VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD (EMBRACING THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS OF THE NARRATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES EXPLORING EXPEDITION. (ONE-VOLUME EDITION); Voyage Round the World embracing the Principal Events of the Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition

Wilkes, Charles

Published by Geo. W. Gorton, Philadelphia, 1849

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Contemporary Full calf, with embossed graphic of a raptor atop a shield to front and rear boards, bordered in blind. Gilt decorated spine worn. Rebacked, later headbands, etc. [xx], pp, 668. Last two leaves separating but still attached. Rear hinge shows mull, but holding well. Browning at edges of margins, and occasional light foxing and/or spotting throughout. 178 in-text engravings on wood. More readable by the layperson than the multi-volume set. "This edition of the Narrative of the Exploring Expedition will be found to contain all the most interest results as well as the exciting scenes of the cruise. I have endeavored to retain all that is interesting to the general reader in Geography and Natural History; also, full descriptions of the places we visited, and of the habits, manners, and customs of the natives." (Charles Wilkes's INTRODUCTION, Washington City, July, 1849).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD (EMBRACING THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS OF THE NARRATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES EXPLORING EXPEDITION. (ONE-VOLUME EDITION); Voyage Round the World embracing the Principal Events of the Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition
• Publisher: Geo. W. Gorton, Philadelphia
• Publication Date: 1849
• Binding: Leather-bound
• Edition: Later Edition.
• Condition: Good Plus
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel, Exploration