BULKELEY, JOHN and JOHN CUMMINS. A Voyage to the South-Seas, In the Years 1740-1. Containing, A faithful Narrative of the Loss of his Majesty's Ship the Wager . London: Printed for Jacob Robinson 1743. 8vo, contemporary calf, double-ruled gilt borders, rebacked, corners slightly worn, some mild browning to leaves. FIRST EDITION, the issue with the authors' names on title-page. "This book is one of the main accounts of the wreck of the Wager off the southern coast of Chile after passing through the Strait of Magellan. The ship was part of Anson's fleet, which was on its way to harass the Spanish. The gunner, John Bulkeley, and the carpenter, John Cummins conducted the mutinous part of the crew [across Patagonia, etc.] until they arrived safely in Rio Janeiro"--Hill, pp. 38-39. Provenance : Arthur and Elizabeth Holdsworth of Widdicomb, engraved pictorial allegorical bookplate.
BULKELEY, JOHN and JOHN CUMMINS. A Voyage to the South-Seas, In the Years 1740-1. Containing, A faithful Narrative of the Loss of his Majesty's Ship the Wager . London: Printed for Jacob Robinson 1743. 8vo, contemporary calf, double-ruled gilt borders, rebacked, corners slightly worn, some mild browning to leaves. FIRST EDITION, the issue with the authors' names on title-page. "This book is one of the main accounts of the wreck of the Wager off the southern coast of Chile after passing through the Strait of Magellan. The ship was part of Anson's fleet, which was on its way to harass the Spanish. The gunner, John Bulkeley, and the carpenter, John Cummins conducted the mutinous part of the crew [across Patagonia, etc.] until they arrived safely in Rio Janeiro"--Hill, pp. 38-39. Provenance : Arthur and Elizabeth Holdsworth of Widdicomb, engraved pictorial allegorical bookplate.
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