Africa.- Barrow (John) Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa, 2 vol., second edition, half-title in vol.2 only (as issued), 8 hand-coloured aquatint plates with tissue guards, 9 folding engraved maps and plans, 3 with partial hand-colouring, with Directions to Binder leaf at end of vol.2 but lacking 2pp. advertisements, occasional marginal foxing, light offsetting from maps, one or two with short tears to folds or fore-edge, X2 in vol.1 slightly creased at lower edge, with L.s. from Barrow loosely inserted, contemporary half calf, gilt, spines gilt with red roan labels, rubbed, joints cracked, spine of vol.1 neatly repaired at head, [Abbey, Travel 322; Tooley 85], 4to, 1806.

⁂ The second and best edition, including plates after Daniell, not present in the first edition. The inserted letter is from Barrow in his position as Second Secretary to the Admiralty, a post which he held from 1804-06 and 1807-45. It is a partly-printed standard letter of acknowledgement with date, details, signature and addressee supplied in manuscript by Barrow, and is addressed to Rear Admiral Sir Graham P.Hamond Bt. of HMS Talbot at Devonport thanking him for his report of arrival at Plymouth in October 1834.