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 INGLEFIELD. DEAN. BLIGH. ACRES. MORIN. CHEAP. BOYLE. FALCONER. etc Publisher: William Mark Clark Publish Year: 1838 Publish Place: London: 17, Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row Illustrator: LIZARS D Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 008148 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: 1st Edition Inscription: Unknown £1,250 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information 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. (241*185 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!!
