John Byron / BYRON'S NARRATIVE CONTAINING ACCOUNT Of The GREAT DISTRESS 1st 1818

Description: BYRON'S NARRATIVE, CONTAINING ACCOUNT Of The GREAT DISTRESS SUFFERED By HIMSELF And COMPANIONS On The COASTS Of PATAGONIA; From the Year 1740, till their Arrival in England 1746, with a Description of St. Iago de Chili, And the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants; Also a Relation of the Loss of the Wager Man of War, One of Admiral Anson's Squadron. Juvenile Library Author: Byron, John [1723 - 1786] Title: BYRON'S NARRATIVE, CONTAINING ACCOUNT Of The GREAT DISTRESS SUFFERED By HIMSELF And COMPANIONS On The COASTS Of PATAGONIA; From the Year 1740, till their Arrival in England 1746, with a Description of St. Iago de Chili, And the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants; Also a Relation of the Loss of the Wager Man of War, One of Admiral Anson's Squadron. Juvenile Library Publication: London: Printed for S. and A. Davis, Radcliffe Highway. J. Jordan, Printer. 1818 Edition: 1st edition thus. Not in the Hill Collection Catalogue Description: 168 pp. Frontis leaf included in pagination. Frontispiece. 3 internal plates. 16mo. 5-1/2" x 3-1/2". Period black leather spine over marbled paper boards. Flat back. Gilt stamping to spine. Usual wear & scuffing to binding. Chipping at backstrip extremes. Slight lean. Age-toning & foxing to paper. Bookplate to front paste-down [appears 20th C]. Lacks ffep. Long pencil poi to frontis recto giving brief Byron biography. Still, a sound Very Good copy. "Vice-Admiral Byron was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer. He earned the nickname 'Foul-Weather Jack' in the press because of his frequent encounters with bad weather at sea. As a midshipman, he sailed in the squadron under George Anson on his voyage around the world, though Byron made it only to southern Chile, where his ship was wrecked. He returned to England with the captain of HMS Wager."Not in the NUC. OCLC records just a single institutional holding [Western University in Ontario]. COPAC adds one additional: The London Library.A very rare children's account of Byron's Narrative. Seller ID: 49147 Subject: Childrens Tavistock Books, ABAA Reno, NV Established in 1989, Tavistock Books has recently moved from its former long-time Alameda CA location to Reno NV. We are a general antiquarian business, with material ranging from Aviation to Zoology, from the 16th C to the 21st. We have specialties in Dickens, History of Nursing, Children's Serial Fiction & Western Americana. Visits may be arranged by appointment, generally 10 am to 3 pm, Pacific Time. Guarantee We guarantee everything we sell and any item may be returned for any reason within 30 days of receipt. If the return is due to an error on our part, we will reimburse you the cost of your return. Please do exercise the same care in packaging, as we do in shipping all items purchased from us. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), and the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Shipping We are happy to ship to buyers outside of the United States. Please contact us for an exact shipping quote. All books shipped to US destinations are usually sent US Post Office Media Mail, with despatch usually within 72 hours of payment receipt. Delivery typically takes a week, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Faster shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote. We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time. We prefer PayPal. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to promptly resolve the rare problem that may arise.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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