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Published by Nabu Press, 2011
ISBN 10: 1246161826ISBN 13: 9781246161823
Seller: Mispah books, Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback. Condition: Like New. Like New. book.
Published by Printed for J. Dodsley, Pall Mall, London The Fourth Edition . London 1790., 1790
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Matching contemporary half calf, marble paper covered boards. 12mo. 6½'' x 4¼''. Contains [viii] 207; [vi] 224 printed pages of text with monochrome engraved frontispiece to each volume. Rebinding or reference condition with front board loose to volume I, cracking to volume II, original end papers present, paper is clean and fresh. Member of the P.B.F.A. KENT [Margate].
Published by London: Printed by J Cundee for T Hurst, 1802
Seller: Louis88Books (Members of the PBFA), Andover, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 5th or later Edition. London: Printed by J Cundee for T Hurst, 1802, Fifth Edition. Later cloth binding with gilt titles to the spine and date at the base, illustrated throughout. Scarce fifth edition. Possibly ex library. viii, [vi], 261pp. Provenance: no signatures or bookplates. Approximately 6 ¾ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles. Joints good condition sound. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition cloth boards. Page edges good condition tanned and darkened. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition new paste downs. End papers good condition new end papers. Title good condition tanned and marked, repaired to the gutter. Pages good condition tanned, creased and marked. Binding good condition good. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1802 Binding: Hardback.
Published by Printed for John Wilson and sold by G. Nico, London, 1789
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 4th Edition. xxx+408 pages with frontispiece, and one additional plate, large folding map and vocabulary of the Pelew language. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") Original 3/4 leather with marbled boards and gilt lettering and red label to spine. (Hill 907 & 816) Fourth edition. In 1783, the East India Company packet, the Antelope out of Macao was shipwrecked on the Pelew islands (now Pelau or Belau in the western Carolines, in Micronesia). All the crew were saved and were the first Europeans to make contact with these islanders. They were lucky in that there was a Malay there, shipwrecked the year before, who was able to act as interpreter. Captain Henry Wilson and his crew developed unusually amicable relations with the Palauan inhabitants and participated in expeditions against their enemies. They were able to recover a great deal from the wreck and to build a new vessel, with which they sailed to Macau after a stay of just over three months. They took with them Lee Boo, who became a figure of fashionable interest in London. Using extensive interviews with Captain Wilson and other participants, including Lee Boo, George Keate wrote "An Account of the Pelew Islands". This work is distinctive in its account of the encounter between two cultures, for its anthropologically-minded account of Palauan culture and society, and as one of the fullest 18th-century accounts of a Pacific society. Condition: Large folding map repaired. Corners bumped, edge wear, spine rubbed, light worming to back cover, book plate on front paste down, previous owner's name on title in neat inscription dated 1802, some shelf wear, else a good to very good copy.
Published by [Boston] : Printed At The Apollo Press In Boston, For David West .,, 1793
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Full contemporary tree calf, very good. Spine labeled with gilt-blocked red Morocco lab. Minor rubbing and dulling to the spine bands and panel extremities as with age. An uncommonly well-preserved example; scans etc. On request. ; 285 pages; Description: 285, [3] p. (last leaf blank) , [1] leaf of plates : 1 ill. (engraving) ; 17 cm. (12mo) . Subjects: Margate (England) --Description and travel--Early works to 1800. Notes: Signatures: A-U6 W6 X-Z6. References: Evans 25680. 1 Kg. First American from the fourth London edition.
Published by [Boston] : Printed At The Apollo Press In Boston, For David West .,, 1793
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Full contemporary tree calf, very good. Spine labeled with gilt-blocked red Morocco lab. Minor rubbing and dulling to the spine bands and panel extremities as with age. An uncommonly well-preserved example; scans etc. On request. ; 285 pages; Description: 285, [3] p. (last leaf blank) , [1] leaf of plates : 1 ill. (engraving) ; 17 cm. (12mo) . Subjects: Margate (England) --Description and travel--Early works to 1800. Notes: Signatures: A-U6 W6 X-Z6. References: Evans 25680. 1 Kg. First American from the fourth London edition.
Published by Printed for John Wilson and sold by G. Nico, London, 1789
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. xxvii+[direction to the binders]+678 pages with frontispiece, 15 plates (one folding) and 2 maps (ne folding). Folio (12" x 9 3/4") bound in contemporary full leather with gilt double ruled borders, titles stamp3edstamped in gilt on red morocco spine label, extra gilt designs to spine, marbled end papers. (Hill 907 & 816) Third edition. The plates include a frontispiece portrait of Captain Wilson by James Heath (1757-1834), portraits of Abba Thule and Lee Boo, the later drawn by the daughter of the poet George Keate who composed the present work and other island subjects dran by John Plott and engraved by Henry Kingsbury. In 1783, the East India Company packet, the Antelope out of Macao was shipwrecked on the Pelew islands (now Pelau or Belau in the western Carolines, in Micronesia). All the crew were saved and were the first Europeans to make contact with these islanders. They were lucky in that there was a Malay there, shipwrecked the year before, who was able to act as interpreter. Captain Henry Wilson and his crew developed unusually amicable relations with the Palauan inhabitants and participated in expeditions against their enemies. They were able to recover a great deal from the wreck and to build a new vessel, with which they sailed to Macau after a stay of just over three months. They took with them Lee Boo, who became a figure of fashionable interest in London. Using extensive interviews with Captain Wilson and other participants, including Lee Boo, George Keate wrote "An Account of the Pelew Islands". This work is distinctive in its account of the encounter between two cultures, for its anthropologically-minded account of Palauan culture and society, and as one of the fullest 18th-century accounts of a Pacific society. Condition: Rebacked with old spine laid on, binding rubbed, scuffed and chipped, corners bumped, small hole in front joint, small paper lift on the folding chart, occasional soling, foxing and browsing, image offset from plates facing pages else very good.
Published by London: Printed For G.Nicol, 1789., 1789
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 4to. pp. xxvii, [1]directions to binder, 378. folding engraved map, engraved frontis. portrait of Wilson, engraved plan & 14 other engraved plates (1 folding). A handsome copy in later russia, covers with gilt & blind-tooled borders, rebacked (light wear to covers, some marginal browning & light foxing to plates). gilt arms of the Duke of Sutherland (Leveson-Gower) stamped on upper cover. Third Edition. Keate s narrative of the shipwreck of the Antelope off the hitherto unexplored Pelew Islands in 1783 includes a full and interesting description of the manners and customs of the islanders. Constructing a small ship from the wreckage, the crew managed to reach Macao, and eventually arrived safely in England. They took with them Prince Lee Boo, one of the King's sons, but he unfortunately died of smallpox. Cox II 302-303. cfBell K15. cfHill p. 160.
Published by London: G. Nicol, 1789., 1789
Seller: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, U.S.A.
4to., (11 2/8 x 9 inches). Engraved frontispiece, large folding chart of ".the Pelew Islands." (creased and spotted), folding coastal profile and 14 plates (some spotting and a few stains). Modern half calf antique. Third edition. Keate's account of the wreck of the "Antelope" was so popular that it was published four times in London in 1788-1789. Hill 910.
Published by London: G. Nicol, 1788., 1788
Seller: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
4to., (11 6/8 x 9 2/8 inches). Engraved frontispiece portrait, fine folding chart of ". the Pelew Islands and Adjacent Seas.", folding coastal profile and 14 plates (one or two stray spots, but EXCEPTIONALLY BRIGHT). Contemporary tree calf (extremities a bit worn with some minor loss). First edition. Keate's popular account (there were three further editions published in London in 1788-1789), of the wreck and rescue of the ship "Antelope" which was wrecked in 1783 ". on a reef near one of the Palau (Pelew) Islands, a previously unexplored group. The entire crew managed to get safely ashore, where they were well treated by the natives and eventually managed to build a vessel from the wreck, in which they reached Macao. They took Prince Lee Boo, one of King Abba Thulle's sons, with then to England, where he made a very good impression. Unhappily, in spite of all precautions, he soon died of smallpox" (Hill 907). Catalogued by Kate Hunter.
Published by London: Printed For G.Nicol, 1788., 1788
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4to. pp. xxvii, [1]directions to binder, 378, [1 leaf]errata. folding engraved map, engraved frontis. portrait of Wilson, engraved plan & 14 other engraved plates (1 folding). early 19th century diced russia, rebacked (corners & edges worn, some foxing to plates). First Edition. Keate's narrative of the shipwreck of the Antelope off the hitherto unexplored Pelew Islands in 1783 includes a full and interesting description of the manners and customs of the islanders. Constructing a small ship from the wreckage, the crew managed to reach Macao, and eventually arrived safely in England. They took with them Prince Lee Boo, one of the King's sons, but he unfortunately died of smallpox. [BOUND WITH:] HOCKIN, Reverend John Pearce [1773?-1831]. A Supplement To The Account Of The Pelew Islands; Compiled From The Journals Of The Panther And Endeavour, Two Vessels Sent By The Honourable East India Company To Those Islands In The Year 1790; And From The Oral Communications Of Captain H.Wilson. 4to. pp. 3 p.l., 72. 5 engraved plates (3 bound in previous item). (some foxing to plates). London: Printed For Captain Henry Wilson, By W.Bulmer And Co.; Sold By G. And W.Nicol; And J.Asperne, 1803. Hockin's supplementary work, which was added to the fifth edition of Keate (1803) and also provided as a separate to owners of earlier editions, relates the experiences of the crews of the ships Panther and Endeavour, commanded by Captain John M'Clure, sent by the East India Company to convey the unfortunate news of the death of his son to Abba Thulle, King of the islands. The ships conveyed gifts of cattle, animals, plants, and seeds, to the islanders, and the crews taught the natives how to plant and cultivate the new crops. Each ship spent several months at a time surveying the coast of New Guinea and visiting the coast of China. Bell K15 & H205. Cox II 302-303. Hill p. 160 & p. 449.