Chronicles of the Sea: or faithful narratives of Shipwrecks Fires Famines and disasters incidental to a life of Maritime enterprise; together with Celebrated Voyages interesting anecdotes etc
1838008148London: 17 Warwick Lane Paternoster Row: William Mark Clark 1838. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. LIZARS D. 119 Weekly parts 2 columns per page bound into 2 volumes 1838 & 1840. In worn half calf faded gilt tooling over worn blue marbled boards. Spines worn some loss to both faded gilt tooling & titles. Internally Vol 1 half title 5 vi-viii 1 2-480 pp. from No 1 Jan 6 1838 to No 60 Dec 29 1839 blue marbled endpapers small edge chip with loss of a few words p103/4 occasional light water stain p384. Vol 2 Nelson portrait frontis 3 iv-viii 2 adverts 1 2-464 pp No 62 Jan 5 1839 to No 119 no date vertical tear with page loss p167/8 corner of p305/6 printed by W. Brace. ink owners details to feps Smith 1872 ink name to tps Hutchinson 1870 blue marbled endpaper lacking to ep V2. Issues 24 & 25 describe the Mutiny of the Bounty & with the all important portrait & memoir of Nelson. 241185 mm. Ferguson JA Bibliography of Australia 2456/57. Uncommon 2 sets in UK BL & Nat Lib 8 in the US 4 Australia & 1 in Sweden! A fascinating read!! <br/> <br/> William Mark Clark hardcover
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