george anson byron (18 Ergebnisse)

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Frank on 7 x 13 cm panel cut from front of envelope. In good condition, lightly aged, laid down on part of leaf from album, with the reverse carrying part of the frank to a letter from another unidentified individual, with free postmark from 1826. Byron's frank has the customary red-ink postmark at top right ('FREE | 8 DE 8 | 1826'), and is laid out by him in the customary fashion: 'Portsmouth December Seven | 1826 | The Honble. Mrs. Collingwood | Hawkhurst | Kent'. Byron's signature 'Byron.', at bottom left, is only underlined, and not enclosed within the two parallel lines as required. There is a naval connection between Byron and the addressee. Collingwood House was bought by the celebrated Admiral (of Trafalgar fame) in 1816 for his daughter and her husband George Newnham. It was later the residence of astronomer Sir John Herschel.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - bTitle:/b Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands, in the years 1824-1825. Captain the Right Hon. Lord Byron Commander. [By Maria Graham. With plates, including a map.]br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.br/br/The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. br/br/++++br/The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:br/++++br/br/b/b British Librarybr/b/b Byron, George Anson; Graham, Maria; br/b/b 1826.br/b/b x. 260 p. ; 4º.br/b/b 792.k.19.br/.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - George Anson Byron (1789-1868), cousin of the famous poet, was a naval officer and the seventh Baron Byron. When the king and queen of Hawaii died of measles in July 1824 on a visit to England, Byron was chosen to lead the voyage that returned the bodies to their native land. Prepared by Maria Graham (1785-1842), known later as Lady Callcott, this work was published in 1826 and organised into two parts: the first gives a brief history of the islands, culminating in an account of the fatal visit; the second and larger part is compiled from the journals of those on board HMS Blonde. Engravings made from the drawings of the ship's artist, Robert Dampier, complement observations about the geography of Hawaii, its people and their customs. The remarkable journey home involved the first European sighting of Malden Island and the rescue of survivors from a shipwreck.

1p., landscape 12mo. In good condition, lightly-aged, with minor traces of glue from mount on reverse. With a large firm signature, the text reads: 'Admit the Bearer to the Gallery of the House of Lords | Byron. | Monday | March 7th 1846'.

Half leather. Robert Dampier (Illus.) (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st ed., quarto, original half-leather with marbled boards, later spine with raised bands and gilt. Complete with all 15 aquatint plates including folding frontispiece view of the great Volcano at Peli, folding chart of the voyage, map, views. Previous owner's bookplate fep.Some scattered foxing and toning mainly to edges of first two plates and edges of other plates (apart from the foxing to the large folding frontispiece, the remaining images themselves are clean), foxing also to final pages of Appendix. Corners lightly bumped and rubbed, leather title label scuffed top edge. From the library of book collector,George John Dupuis, with his Heraldic bookplate (Suffield, 1839) to inside front cover. Very good condition. Describes the voyage to the Hawaiian Islands to return the bodies of King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamamalu, who had died of measles on a visit to England. The Blonde was captained by George Anson Byron, 7th Lord Byron and the cousin of the poet. The crew included the botanist James Macrae, the naturalist Andrew Bloxam and the artist Robert Dampier. The ship's party visited a volcano and the place of death of Captain Cook, and the royal tomb. from which they took "almost all that remained of the ancient deities of the Islands". The book was compiled by Maria Graham, another cousin of Captain Byron, from the records of the ship's chaplain Richard Bloxam. The folding 'World Map' by J&C Walker and the plates described below image, "From a drawing taken on the spot by Robert Dampier".

Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to., (10 6/8 x 8 6/8 inches). Folding aquatint frontispiece of the Great Volcano of Peli, at Hawaii (spotted at folds), 3 engraved portraits, 8 fine aquatint plates after Robert Dampier (one or two marginal spots), one plan of Kilauea volcano, one folding map of the voyage (spotted at fold), and one woodcut. Modern half green morocco gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut. Provenance: Aquatints with the discreet marginal blind library stamps of the Royal United Service. "One of the most gracious acts that one country has ever extended to another" (Sir Peter Buck, reported by Forbes) First edition. Byron, a cousin and heir to the famous poet Lord Byron, was commissioned by the British Government to make this voyage to the Hawaiian Islands in order to return the bodies of King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamamalu who had died tragically of measles during their state visit to England. Edited by Maria Graham, Captain Byron's cousin, and later Lady Callcott, from official documents and "the diary of the Reverend Richard A. Bloxam, the chaplain who collected the various papers. Much interesting information is given on Hawaii and its natural history and inhabitants, but the work speaks ill of the American missionaries" (Hill). Abbey Travel; Borba de Moraes I:139; Forbes 630; Finding Paradise: Island Art in Private Collections 37; Hill 231; Sabin 100816. Catalogued by Kate Hunter.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. London, 1826,x, [2], 260 pp. Two maps (one folding); twelve engraved plates (one folding), one full-page woodcut illustration. 4to (270 x 22 mm) contemporary half-calf and marbled boards, re-backed, gilt morocco label, occasional foxing, a nice copy. Byron returns the body of King Kamehameha. "This voyage was termed by Peter Buck (Ti Rangi Hiroa) 'One of the most gracious acts that one country has ever extended to another.' Kamehameha ll of Hawaii and his queen, Kamamalu, were on a visit to London in 1824 when they both died of the measles, for which they had no immunity. This voyage, with the cousin of the poet Lord George Gordon Byron in command, was undertaken by the British government specifically to return their bodies to the Hawaiian Islands.The work contains a history of the late King's visit to London, a resume of the discovery of and visits to Hawaii by British explorers, as well as the main narrative, compiled by Maria Graham from the journals kept by the naturalist (Bloxam) and from other official papers. The Hawaii portion of the text contains an interesting account of events in Honolulu and travels to Hilo, Kealakekua, and Kailua, Kona." Forbes, Hawaiian National Bibliography, 630; Hill, 231.