David Porter A Voyage In The South Seas 1823
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Author: Porter, David
Title: A Voyage In The South Seas, In The Years 1812, 1813 and 1814. With Particular Details Of The Gallipagos and Washington Islands.
Place Published: London
Publisher:Sir Richard Phillips & Co.
Date Published: 1823
Description:
[i], 126 pp. 4 views and charts, including 1 folding. (8vo) 8¼x5, period tree calf with later rebacking. First English Edition.
An early account of the Galapagos and Marquesas Islands. An abridged English version of Porter's narrative. This abridgement, with the anti-British passages omitted, was the first London edition. Hill 1374.
Condition Report: Some light foxing; very good.
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Author: Porter, David
Title: A Voyage In The South Seas, In The Years 1812, 1813 and 1814. With Particular Details Of The Gallipagos and Washington Islands.
Place Published: London
Publisher:Sir Richard Phillips & Co.
Date Published: 1823
Description:
[i], 126 pp. 4 views and charts, including 1 folding. (8vo) 8¼x5, period tree calf with later rebacking. First English Edition.
An early account of the Galapagos and Marquesas Islands. An abridged English version of Porter's narrative. This abridgement, with the anti-British passages omitted, was the first London edition. Hill 1374.
Condition Report: Some light foxing; very good.