A Voyage Round the World

London: Printed for the Author; by John and Paul Knapton, 1748. WALTER, Richard. A Voyage round the World. in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson Esq; Commander in Chief of a squadron of His Majesty's Ships, sent upon an expedition to the South-Seas. Compiled from papers and other materials of the Right Honourable George Lord… Read more about this item

George Anson was a Royal Navy officer. Anson served as a junior officer during the War of the Spanish Succession and then saw active service against Spain at the Battle of Cape Passaro during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. He then undertook a circumnavigation of the globe during the War of Jenkins' Ear. Anson commanded the fleet that defeated… Read more about this item

Round The World, In the Years MDCCXL - Leather bound boards, a nic to top of rear cover, tips are worn. Red label on rebacked spine, contemporary endpapers. Pages are age toned with foxing and some top edges chipped. Intro includes printer instructions and Errata list,. Three folding plates in VG condition. The Dedication final page starts a… Read more about this item

FIRST EDITION, OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING, HINGES CRACKED WITH MAP OF CALIFORNIA. WALTER'S ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGE IS A MODEL OF WHAT SUCH LITERATURE SHOULD BE. WITH MAP OF CALIFORNIA

CADELL Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Second Cook Voyage - A Voyage towards the South Pole and Round the World.?. In which is included, Captain Furneaux?s Narrative of his Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separation of the Ships First edition of Cook's second voyage. Two volumes, quarto, Complete with frontispiece in Volume I by Hodges and 683… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.