- 1368
Wilson, Thomas Braidwood
Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Description
- Narrative of a Voyage Round the World; comprehending an account of the wreck of the ship "Governor Ready" in Torres Straits; a description of the British settlements on the coasts of New Holland, more particularly Raffles Bay, Melville Island, Swan River, and King George's Sound. London: Sherwood, Gilbert, & Piper, 1835
- paper
FIRST EDITION, 8vo (225 x 135mm.), xvi, 350pp., [ii pp. errata], 8pp. adverts, lithographed folding map and 3 plates, original blindstamped olive green pebble-grained cloth, yellow endpapers, blue morocco-backed folding box, plates and map rather browned
Provenance
O.J. Trinder, armorial bookplate
Literature
Ferguson 2073; Hill (2004) 1893; Wantrup 152
Catalogue Note
The Governor Ready, which was wrecked, had been chartered to transport two hundred male prisoners from Ireland to New South Wales. Much of this account relates to later events and observations as noted in the title.