The Siege of Kumassi.
first edition
1901.
by Hodgson, Lady.
Longmans, Green & Co., New York: 1901. First U.S. edition. Some light foxing to first and last few pages, front endpapers darkened a shade, spine tips expertly restored. A restored copy, near fine thus. Folding map and b&w photographs. Brown cloth. Lady Hodgson was the wife of Sir Frederick Hodgson, the governor of the Gold Coast. She witnesses the siege of the fort by the nationals of the Ashanti Confederation. (Inventory #: Embry 144056)