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Leather-bound. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Incomplete: Octavo, 7.75 in. x 5 in., pp. xxxii, [4], 468. Illustrated with three engravings, one of which folds out; two engravings missing fold-out portion. MAP AND TWO ENGRAVINGS MISSING. Mottled contemporary full calf with professioally rebacked spine. Gilt title on burgundy panel, and five raised bands, to spine. Boards lightly bent. Printed marginalia. Tanned endpapers with dark smudges to title page; smudging to bottom of preliminary pages through page 10; 20% of leaf with pages 47/48 missing. Dedication pages partially detached. Captain George Shelvocke (1675-1742) was an English privateer who wrote a famous 1723 book based on his exploits. Born into a farming family in Shropshire he joined the Royal Navy when he was 15. During two long wars with France and Spain he rose through the ranks to become sailing master and finally second lieutenant of a flagship serving under Admiral John Benbow in the West Indies. However, when war with France ended in 1713 he was beached without even half-pay support. When he was commissioned as captain of the ship Speedwell, he was living in poverty. Alongside the Success, captained by John Clipperton, the Speedwell was involved in a 1719 expedition to loot Spanish ships and settlements along the west coast of South America. The English had just declared war with Spain, the 'War of the Quadruple Alliance', and the ships carried letters of marque, which gave them official permission to wage war on the Spanish and to keep the profits. Shelvocke broke away from Clipperton shortly after leaving British waters and appears to have avoided contact as much as possible for the rest of the voyage. On 25 May 1720 the Speedwell was wrecked, perhaps deliberately, on Selkirk Island, now re-named Robinson Crusoe Island by the Chilean authorities. Shelvocke and his crew were marooned for five months but managed to rebuild a 20-ton boat using some timber from the wreck plus new timber from the island. Leaving the island in October, they transferred into their first prize, renamed the Happy Return, and resumed their journey. They then made their way up the west coast of South America from present-day Chile to Baja California soon transferring to a series of captured enemy vessels. He then sailed for Macao before returning to England. In England he was arrested on charges of piracy at the instigation of the principal shareholders of the voyage, though he was acquitted shortly after for want of evidence. The shareholders suspected, probably with reason, that he had failed to let them know about a significant proportion of the loot from the voyage and planned to keep it for himself and some other members of his crew. In this he probably succeeded. The events portrayed in his book were disputed by a number of critics, in particular by his Captain of Marines, one William Betagh. Shelvocke nevertheless went on to re-establish his reputation and died on 30 November 1742 at the age of 67 years, a fairly wealthy man. In his book, Captain Shelvocke stated that his Second mate, Simon Hatley, shot a black albatross while they were rounding the Cape Horn and this episode in his book served to inspire the central image of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's famous poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: Printed for J. Senex, W. & J. Innys, J. Osborn & T. Longman, 1726. (193 x 120mm). Folding engraved map showing California as an island, 4 engraved plates, 2 folding. Contemporary blind-panelled calf, spine with gilt-lettered morocco label.
 FIRST EDITION of one of the most famous buccaneering voyages. This privately-funded privateering voyage sought to duplicate the success of Woodes Rogers' highly profitable voyage of 1708-1711. Shelvocke commanded the Speedwell and John Clipperton commanded the Success. They were jointly involved on raids against Spanish shipping on the west coast of South America. Shelvocke parted from Clipperton to conduct his own raids in Peru and to sail up the coast to Cabo San Lucas where he remained for some months and wrote one of the earliest descriptions of the Indians of Baja California. He also was one of the first to suggest the possibility of finding gold in California. Controversies surrounding the voyage began with his unjustified attack on a Portuguese Merchantman,which led to desertions and mutiny. It was while rounding Cape Horn that one of his crew shot an albatross, described in this work and later read by William Wordsworth who relayed it to Coleridge. It became an inspiration for his Rime of the Ancient Mariner. After a quick crossing of the Pacific to Guam and Canton where the Speedwell was sold, Shelvocke seems to have awarded himself more than double his share of the plunder. His return to England brought charges of piracy and embezzlement, and the publication of his account in 1726 brought charges of libel from his shipmate William Betagh who duly published his own account and rebuttal in 1728. However, Shelvocke went on to re- establish his reputation and died in 1742, age 67, a wealthy man due to his buccaneering. Alden & Landis 726/192; Barrett 2261; Borba de Moraes II:796; Cowan I pp.211-212; Cowan II pp.581-582; Hill 1557; Howes S-383; Leighly California as an Island 159; Sabin 80158; Wagner Northwest Coast 530; Wagner Spanish Southwest 88.

First edition of Shelvocke's account of a privateering expedition to attack Spanish ships and settlements along the Pacific coast of the Americas. It provides the "fullest account of California, the natives and other features, of any of the old voyages" (Cowan). George Shelvocke (1675-1742) set off as captain of the Speedwell, under the command of the buccaneer John Clipperton, on board the Success. His narrative records shipwreck, survival, and daring captures at sea, including the remarkable seizure of a 200-ton Spanish vessel by his marooned crew. It describes raids along the Pacific coast, a crossing to Canton, and his ultimate return to England laden with spoils. Beyond the adventure, the book is notable for its early discussion of guano, whaling, and traces of Californian gold, and for the famous episode of Simon Hatley shooting an albatross - later immortalized in Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The large folding map depicts depicts California as an island, tracing the voyage, and two plates show native inhabitants. Reissued in 1757, Shelvocke's account was reissued in 1757 by his son George. Cowan (new edition, 1952), pp. 211-12; Hill 1559; Howgego I, S94; Sabin 80158. Octavo (192 x 120 mm), pp. xii, xxxii, 468. Folding engraved double-hemisphere world map as frontispiece, 4 engraved plates (2 folding), engraved title vignette by Pine, numerous woodcut head- and tailpieces. Contemporary calf, recent brown morocco label, spine with raised bands, date gilt-lettered direct at foot, covers with stippled and floral panels and cornerpieces blocked in blind, edges sprinkled red. Ownership inscription on rear blank, verso, of "Cap. Norbury, Portsmouth, July the 23d 1732". This is possibly Coningsby Norbury (1679-1734), Royal Navy captain of the Berwick from 1731 to 1734; a few pencil underlinings. Sometime recased, cracked at foot of spine, edges and corners neatly repaired, minor surface abrasions or patches of stripping, cracking in a few places but firm, adhesion remnants to front endpapers, title dust-soiled at outer edge: a very good copy.