1788 George Keate ACCOUNT OF THE PELEW ISLANDS WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN Map Plates

Description: 1788 George Keate ACCOUNT OF THE PELEW ISLANDS WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN Map Plates Click image to enlarge Description Full Title: An Account of the Pelew Islands, Situated in the Western Part of the Pacific Ocean, Composed from the Journals and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his Officers, who, in August 1783, were there Shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a Packet Belonging to the Honourable East India Company. Author(s): George Keate. Publisher & Date: London: Printed for G. Nicol, 1788. Pages: xxvii, [1], 378 pp. Dimensions (Approx): 30.5 x 24.5 cm. Illustrations: Frontispiece portrait, folding chart of the Pelew Islands, and 15 plates (3 folding). Description: Second edition, published in the same year as the first, apparently with only minor alterations to the text (see note below). Recently rebacked in half calf over contemporary marbled paper covered boards, with gilt lettering and detail to spine. Binding remains sound and firm, boards a little rubbed with wear to edges, worn and bumped to corners. Edward, Lord Harewood's copy with his armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Lacks ffep. Rear pastedown replaced. Inner hinges strengthened. Frontispiece lacking guard-sheet. Text-block remains sound and firm. Pages with age-toning and some foxing in places. Offsetting from plates to adjacent pages, significant in places. Otherwise a very nice, tidy, and sound copy of the second edition. Author's note at the end of the Introduction (p. xvi): "N.B. In sending this Second Edition to the Press, it may not be improper to say, that no Alteration whatever has been made in it from the former one, but merely the changing, or erasing a few unnecessary Words, which, in the hurry of a first Publication, had escaped my Notice." Please view images carefully to confirm condition. Payment Options: Paypal, UK Cheques/Postal Orders, Bank Transfer. Combined Shipping: Wherever possible multiple purchases will be combined into one parcel in order to reduce shipping costs. However, please be aware that books will be dispatched separately from prints, maps, documents, postcards, &c (see notes on Packaging below). Please wait for an invoice to be sent before making payment. Packaging: i) Books: Items will be bubble-wrapped and dispatched either in bubble-lined envelopes (smaller items) or in a sturdy cardboard outer. ii) Prints, Maps, Documents, Postcards, &c: Depending on size & quantity, items will be dispatched either in card-backed envelopes or postal tubes (capped & secured at ends). FEEDBACK: This is always appreciated and will always be left in return after it has been received from buyers. In the event of any problems with your purchase, please contact us immediately, and before leaving feedback, so that we have the opportunity to put things right. Customer satisfaction is important to us, we will respond promptly, and will do our best to resolve any problems. Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete eBay Selling Solution. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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