Maritime
A Narrative of the Loss of the Grosvenor
Carter, George
J. Murray & W. Lane, London, 1791
Good/No Jacket
1st Edition
‘A Narrative of the Loss of the Grosvenor East Indiaman, which was unfortunately wrecked upon the Coast of Caffraria, somewhere between the 27th and 32nd Degrees of Southern Latitude, on the 4th of August, 1782, compiled from the examination of John Hynes, one of the Unfortunate Survivors.’
Half leather contemporary binding. Pp. 174. Copper plate engravings -
fold-out opp p5, single page opp p123. Spine sunned and hinges beginning. Two photocopies of
Le Vaillant engravings (Caffre man and woman) tipped in!
ZAR 4500
Official Guide for Shippers & Travellers to the Principal Ports of the World
Kline, M. Franklin
Osaka Shosen Kaisha, USA, 1931
Very Good/No Jacket
Hardcover, 1st Edition
Heavy quarto, red cloth with leather embossed texture, heavily stamped decoration to front, top & bottom edges gilt, map frontispiece, illustrated throughout with coloured maps and plates/photographs, pp. 780. A-Z of World ports including all principal South African facilities.
The 1930-31 edition or 17th annual edition with many period advertisements. Previous owner’s name ffep.
ZAR 1150
