Published by C. And J. Rivington, London, 1824
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover in good condition, no dust jacket. Blindstamped publisher's stamp to front, red morocco title label with gilt lettering to spine, partially rubbe away. Boards worn at corners, hinges and spine ends. Inscription to previous owner penned to title page. Pages clean and unmarked internally. AD. Used.
Published by Printed for C. & J. Rivington for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, 1824
First Edition
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Add to basket, 123 pages, 4 separate title pages: A Narrative of the Loss of His Majesty's Packet Lady Hobart on an Island of Ice, June 28, 1803; A Narrative of the Loss of the Honourable East India Company's Ship Cabalva, which was Wrecked on the Morning of July 7, 1818 upon the Cargados Garragos Reef in the Indian Ocean; A Narrative of the Loss of the Centaur Man-of War 1782; A Narrative of the Loss of the Litchfield Man-of War on the Coast of Africa November 29, 1758, also includes two photocopies of newspaper articles from shipwreck of Lady Hobart First Edition , spine missing small section from top, corners lightly rubbed, front joint split but held, front hinge cracked after endpapers, Parochial Lending Library plate to front pastedown, and owner's bookplate to front free endpaper, slight cockling to pages, occasional marking to pages, very good condition , full tree calf, blindstamped publisher's stamp to front, red morocco title label with gilt lettering to spine , 12mo, 18 cm x 11 cm Hardback ISBN:
[FELLOWES, Captain, FRANCKEN, C. W., INGLEFIELD, Captain and SUTHERLAND, Lieutenant]. Narrative of Shipwrecks. Loss of the Lady Hobart Packet; of the Hon. East India Company's Ship Cabalva; and of the Centaur and Litchfield Men-of-War. London; Printed for C. & J. Rivington, 1824. 1st ed. 123pp. Orig. tree calf, blindstamped, gilt-ruled spine, red morocco spine label. Some wear to spine ends and corners, faint scattered foxing and uniform toning, else a very good copy. Four accounts of shipwrecks.