Chimmo (William). Euryalus: Tales of the Sea..., 1860
[Chimmo, William]. Euryalus: Tales of the Sea, a Few Leaves from the Diary of a Midshipman, 1st edition, London: J. D. Potter, 1860, 14 lithographed plates, all but two tinted or coloured, some spotting throughout, occasional old dampstaining, mostly affecting both lower corners of plates, original blue bead-grain cloth gilt, rubbed, frayed along joints and slight cloth loss at head and foot of spine, some edge and corner wear, 8vo
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A rare work, being William Chimmo’s account of his time as a midshipman on Pacific surveying missions, with much material on Alaska, the Northwest and California, as well as Hawaii and China. On his third voyage, the author joined the HMS Herald at Guayaquil on her search for Sir John Franklin.
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[Chimmo, William]. Euryalus: Tales of the Sea, a Few Leaves from the Diary of a Midshipman, 1st edition, London: J. D. Potter, 1860, 14 lithographed plates, all but two tinted or coloured, some spotting throughout, occasional old dampstaining, mostly affecting both lower corners of plates, original blue bead-grain cloth gilt, rubbed, frayed along joints and slight cloth loss at head and foot of spine, some edge and corner wear, 8vo
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A rare work, being William Chimmo’s account of his time as a midshipman on Pacific surveying missions, with much material on Alaska, the Northwest and California, as well as Hawaii and China. On his third voyage, the author joined the HMS Herald at Guayaquil on her search for Sir John Franklin.
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