Matthew Flinders' Narrative of His Voyage in the Schooner Francis: 1798, Preceded and Followed by Notes On Flinders, Bass, The Wreck of the Sidney Cove, &C

Beschreibung

This edition was limited to 750*copies, this copy being numbered 731 (confirmed on final page). This was the first publication of Flinders' account of his voyage that led to the exploration of the Bass Straight between mainland Australia and the island of Tasmania. Includes wood-engraved frontispiece, title vignette, 6*illustrated chapter headings and one full-page maps. 100pp. This limited edition was designed by Christopher Sandford of Golden Cockerel Press. In the original publisher's green cloth binding. With vignette of schooner in gilt on upper board and gilt lettering to spine. Gilt to upper page edges and fore and lower pages edges left roughly trimmed. Slight turning to corners. Printed in dark-green on heavy grey paper. Text-block firm and pages in excellent condition. Cockalorum 170.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers A6308

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Bibliografische Details

Titel

Matthew Flinders' Narrative of His Voyage in the Schooner Francis: 1798, Preceded and Followed by Notes On Flinders, Bass, The Wreck of the Sidney Cove, &C

Verlag

The Golden Cockerel Press, London, UK

Erscheinungsjahr

1946

Sprache

Englisch

Einband

Hardcover

Illustrator

Buckland Wright, John

Auflage

Limited/Numbered

Zustand

Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags

No Dust Jacket Issued

Verkäuferkataloge

• The Eighteenth Century