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2 vols. 8°. XII, 1 p.337 pp., XXVIII; VIII, 1 p, 230 pp., CII, 16 pp. (Verlagsanz./Publisher-Announcements) mit zus. 2 get. lithograph. Frontisp. , 9 get. lith. Taf, e. gefalt. Tabelle u. 6 gefalt. gest. Taf./ with tog. 2 tinted lithographed frontis., 9 tinted lithographed plates, one fol. chart and 6 engraved fold. maps. Blindgeprägtes OLn. mit goldgepr. Rückentitel/Original blindstamped blue cloth with gilt stamped title on the back. Einband lichtrandig, innen stellenw. stockfleckig, erste Bll. in Bd. I. mit leichtem Wasserrand, Taf. etwas gebräunt, in Bd. 2 eine Lage halb lose. Spiegel mit Namenszug/Binding rubbed, some foxing, first pages in Vol. 1 sl. waterstained, some pages in vol. 2 loosed. EA. Henze I, 358f. - Erstausgabe des Reiseberichtes von Henry Keppel (1809-1904), der an Bord der HMS Dido nach Borneo reiste, wo er gemeinsam mit seinem engen Freund James Brooke (1803-1868), der 1842, als Dank für die Niederschlagung eines Aufstandes, durch den Sultan von Brunei zum Raja von Sarawak ernannt worden war, gegen die Piraterie vor Ort kämpfte. Keppels vorliegender Bericht enthält auch Auszüge aus Brookes Tagebüchern. Keppel schreibt im Vorwort, nach einer gedr. Widmung an seinen Vater,: "The visit of her Majesty s ship Dido to Borneo, and her services against the pirates, occupy comparatively so small a portion of these volumes, [.] It was only by undertaking to make the account of them part of the narrative, that I could prevail upon my friend Mr. Brooke to entrust me with his Journal for an public object; (Preface). Die Lithographien stammen aus der berühmten viktorianischen lithographischen Anstalt von William Day und Louis Haghe und sind entsprechend im Stein signiert "Day & Haghe Lith.rs to the Queen". 16-seitiges Heftchen mit Verlagsanzeigen am Ende von Band II beigebunden. First Edition of Henry Keppels (1809-1904) account of the journey on bord of HMS Dido to Borneo, where he, togheter with his close friend James Brooke (1803-1868), who became Raja of Sarawak in 1842 after helping the Sultan of Brunei to suppress a local rebellion, fought against piracy. In the preface Keppel writes: "The visit of her Majesty s ship Dido to Borneo, and her services against the pirates, occupy comparatively so small a portion of these volumes, [.] It was only by undertaking to make the account of them part of the narrative, that I could prevail upon my friend Mr. Brooke to entrust me with his Journal for an public object;." The lithographic plates are signed "Day & Haghe Lith.rs to the Queen", William Day and Louis Haghe formed a parthership in the 1830s and became the most popular lithographic printing firm in victorian London. Vol. II with attached Publishers-Announcements "Works published by Chapman and Hall" (16 pp). Gewicht in Gramm: 3000.
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