Stanbury myra ed (4 Ergebnisse)

Wraps. 4to, wraps, colour illus, pp 32. Fine. Accompanient the Journeys of Enlightenment exhibition at the Western Australian Museum - Maritime, in 2008-2009.

stiff wraps. Quarto, stiff illustrated wraps, pp xv, 233, light wrinkling to cover and pages. Good condition. "The wreck of the 462-ton barque Eglinton off the coast of Wanneroo, some 50 north of Perth in Western Australia, on 3 September 1852, was the sensation of the year. Not only did it add to the list of unfortunate maritime incidents for which the Western Australian coast had become well known, but also deprived a very bare colonial market of a large portion of valuable cargo." (WA Museum) This book is a very detailed report on the maritime archaeological survey of the barque. It includes many illustrations of of the items found on the ship, and a substabtial bibliography.…

xv+234pp. 4to. Original pictorial wrappers. Black and white illustrations. A near fine copy.

stiff wraps. Quarto, stiff illustrated wraps, pp xv, 233. Presentation copy (to John Bannister, Director of WA Museum), signed by the editor. Previous owner's bookplate. Near-fine condition. "The wreck of the 462-ton barque Eglinton off the coast of Wanneroo, some 50 north of Perth in Western Australia, on 3 September 1852, was the sensation of the year. Not only did it add to the list of unfortunate maritime incidents for which the Western Australian coast had become well known, but also deprived a very bare colonial market of a large portion of valuable cargo." (WA Museum) This book is a very detailed report on the maritime archaeological survey of the barque. It includes many illustrations of of the items found on the ship, and a substabtial bibliography.…