The Cruise of the H.M.S. Galatea, Captain H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., 1867-1868
Milner, Rev. John; Brierly, Oswald W.
Published by W.H. Allen and Co, London, 1869
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9" x 5.75", xii, 487 (1) pp, with a mounted real photograph of the Duke as frontispiece, folding map, 8 chromolithograph plates, 4 tinted wood engraved plates, and additional b/w plates and illustrations in the text. Bound without publisher's ads in three quarter leather and marbled boards, with anchor insignia and other decoration in gilt on spine; top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Rubbing to leather at corner and joiints, with small loss to head of spine. Ownership signature of photographer, filmmaker, and world traveler Merl LaVoy (1886-1953) on the copyright page. Foxing to front flyleaf, frontispiece, and margins of a few plates, but overall clean and sound. Map in fine condition. Publisher's description from the Cambridge University Press edition: "In 1867, Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria's second son, commissioned the Galatea for a voyage around the world which would include the first royal visit to Australia. Stopping along the way in Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town, Alfred was received with great ceremony at each port of call. These visits provided the ship's chaplain John Milner (1822-97) and the artist Oswald Brierly (1817-94) with ample material for this chronicle, published in 1869, which gives background details of each region alongside scenes from the tour, enhanced by illustrations based on Brierly's sketches. The authors drew on various recollections and writings, including a letter from Alfred to his brother describing an elephant hunt in South Africa. The tour was abruptly curtailed in Sydney when a Fenian sympathiser attempted to assassinate the prince, an act which boosted support for the British royal family.". Seller Inventory # 23357
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Title: The Cruise of the H.M.S. Galatea, Captain ...
Publisher: W.H. Allen and Co, London
Publication Date: 1869
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very good
Edition: First Edition.
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The Cruise of H.M.S. Galatea, Captain H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., in 1867-1868
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Wm. H. Allen and Co., London, 1869
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Hardcover
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Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Spine rubbed. 40mm tear to cloth at head of rear joint. Some loss of cloth at edges of corners of boards. Foxing and staining to the frontispiece. The folding map with large 140mm tear and creasing.; xii, 487, [1] pages + mounted oval albumen photographic portrait frontispiece + 8 chromolithograph plates + 4 tinted wood engraved plates. Black and white illustrations on the paginated leaves, some full page. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine, gilt floral illustrations at corners of front board. Variant binding, no title on front board and no nautical illustration to cloth. Page dimensions: 219 x 138mm. The plates are facing pages 9, 28, 61, 88, 100, 129, 172, 236, 323, 355, 404 and 481. [Reference: Ferguson 12627]. Seller Inventory # 24715
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The Cruise of H.M.S. Galatea Captain H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, K.G. in 1867-1868.
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London W H Allen and Co First Edition, 1869
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Seller: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 8vo. xii, 488pp plus large folding map to rear. Illustrated with a mounted real photo portrait of H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh and by coloured chromolithographs and graphotypes from sketches taken on the spot by O.W. Brierley. Bound in half brown morocco with marbled boards. Somewhat rubbed with minor edge wear but a good copy. The Duke visited Australia to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Colony of New South Wales. An eventful and interesting narrative of this royal voyage. Seller Inventory # 5714
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