A Voyage Round the World in His Majesty's Frigate Pandora
by Hamilton, George
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Hordern House. 1998. 8vo, quarter calf, marbled paper boards, b&w frontis, b&w illus (in introductory essay), pp. 164. Limited edition, 950 copies. Near-fine. Facsimile, first printed 1793, reissued for the Australian National Maritime Museum with foreword and introductory essay. The Pandora was sent to recover the "Bounty" and bring the mutineers to justice, and after many adventures was eventually wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef. Limited Ed.. Quarter calf.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87229
- Title
- A Voyage Round the World in His Majesty's Frigate Pandora
- Author
- Hamilton, George
- Format/Binding
- Quarter calf
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Limited Ed.
- Publisher
- Hordern House
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- Australia, Bligh, History, Maritime, Mutiny, Navy, Pacific Ocean, Timor
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Muir Books
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Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...