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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1999. First impression. xi - 388pp, black & white illustrations, maps, pictorial endpapers, index. In 1616, an English adventurer, Nathaniel Courthope stepped ashore on a remote island in the East Indies on a secret and dangerous mission - to persuade the head-hunting islander of Run to grant a monopoly to England over their nutmeg, a fabulously valuable spice in Europe. A beautifully told adventure story and a fascinating depiction, illuminated by first-hand accounts, of the world of exploration opening up in the seventeenth century. A bright, tight copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.