Edwards Captain Edward (6 results)

Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Covers lightly bumped. ; Long inscription to Lizzy in author's hand on half-title, signed by author on title page. To include 4500 word transcript of For Love of Cricket by the same author. ; B & W photographs and map; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 63 pages; Signed by Author. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Octavo, 23 cm. Original red cloth, top edge gilt. vi, 177 pp, folding map. Rubbing. Slightly shaken. Toning to endpapers. Folding map in rear of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Pandora in the Pacific.This edition includes the account of the surgeon of the Pandora, Hamilton, and the reports and letters penned by Captain Edward Edwards, who was commissioned with orders to find the mutineers, and whose conduct was vilified in the eighteenth-century press.…

1st ed. Hardback octavo, good plus condition, burgundy cloth cover (lightly flecked), top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, large fold-out map at rear, endpapers & some pages foxed, pages faintly toned, inner hinge little split (pages form), minor edgewear corners, owner's written name. 177 pp. First edition (dated 1914). A description of the voyage of H.M.S. Pandora, as told by the Captain Edward Edwards, which was sent from Britain in 1790 to the Pacific in search of the mutineers of H.M.S. Bounty. Also includes a report by ship surgeon George Hamilton. The Pandora was shipwrecked on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, in 1791. (Owner's name: Harold W. Brooks, and dated 1934.). …

First Edition. A very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling, with 2 minor nicks to spine and 1 to the front panel. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 177 pages; Description: 177 p. : fold. Map ; 23 cm. Subjects: Pandora (Frigate) --Bounty (Ship) --Voyages around the world --Early works to 1800. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. A very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling, with 2 minor nicks to spine and 1 to the front panel. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 177 pages; Description: 177 p. : fold. Map ; 23 cm. Subjects: Pandora (Frigate) --Bounty (Ship) --Voyages around the world --Early works to 1800. 1 Kg. …

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Hidden Bay - A member of the Cape Police investigates a series of missing boats and their crews; The Parson - A Tale of old frontier days in Marshall, Texas; A Gambling Raid in Malaya - A white police officer single-handedly attempts to raid a gambling-den in the Malay States; Through Arctic Seas - Part III - The continues adventures of the Hudson Bay Company steamer Baychimo in the Western Arctic as it studies the Eskimos and wild life - with map and many nice photos; Among the Kazak Nomads - Matthew Edwards describes his time with these hardy riders of the plains, who enjoy hunting with trained eagles - including many very nice photos; On Tour With a Puppet Show - Part I - Walter Wilkinson travels through the West of England with his glorified Punch-and-Judy outfit; George's Crocodile - an amusing tale from the coast of China; "Bimbo" - Russell Afzal's dog killed a sacred monkey, was cursed, and died a mysterious death; Pat the Teacher - He drifted to a remote Australian sheep station and proved his manhood to the full; The Isle of Rip Van Winkle - A visit to the quaint and beautiful island of Banda, the "Pearl of the Moluccas" - with photos; The Romance of Pearls - An excellently photo-illustrated account of the fisheries of Ceylon, with some interesting stories concerning pearls; Across Central Africa from East to West - Part II - The continued tale of Major Jackson's year-long, 6,000 mile trip from Beira to Banana - with interesting photos. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Moorsom, F.G.; Sutcliffe, Norman; Holloway, Cyril; Brock, H.M.; Holloway, Cyril; Goss, G.W.; Potts, Leonard (illustrator).…