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PRINGLE, Thomas. Some Account of the Present State of the English Settlers in Albany, South Africa. London: Printed for T. & G. Underwood, 1824. 12° (195 x 115mm). Uncut in original grey boards, 1 leaf ads, (spine restored with original paper label). FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST PUBLISHED ACCOUNT OF THE EARLY EXPERIENCES OF THE 1820 SETTLERS and their hardships and sufferings. Mendelssohn II, 185. [Thomas PHILLIPS]. Scenes and Occurrences in Albany and Caffer-Land, South Africa . London: Printed for William Marsh 1827. 8° ( 203 x 125mm). Hand-coloured folding lithographic frontispiece. Uncut in original green boards, contemporary label of the Hobart-Town Book Society on paste-down, (spine renewed, some marginal staining, original endpapers). FIRST EDITION with the Kowie River misprinted as Rownie River. Account of the 1820 settlers in Kaffraria during his three-month stay in 1825. Mendelssohn II, 165. [and:] John Centlivres CHASE. The Cape of Good Hope and the Eastern Province of Algoa Bay, with Statistics of the Colony. Edited by Joseph S. Christophers. London: Pelham, Richardson, 1843. 12° (182 x 110mm). Engraved plate and vignettes, lithographic folding map and views on 1 sheet. (Backed with stiff paper). Contemporary back half morocco gilt, contemporary ownership inscription on first blank. FIRST EDITION accurate account of the Cape and information on the 1820 settlers. Mendelssohn I, 324. (3)