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Cochelet (Charles). Narrative of the Shipwreck of the Sophia, on the 30th of May, 1819, on the Western Coast of Africa, and of the captivity of a part of the crew in the desert of Sahara, printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co., 1822, folding engraved map (some marks to margins and general light browning), 7 aquatint plates, including 3 folding, modern calf-backed marbled boards, 8vo, together with [Macgregor, Sir Duncan]. A Narrative of the Loss of the Kent East Indiaman, by fire, in the Bay of Biscay, on the 1st March, 1825, third edition, with additions, Edinburgh, Waugh and Innes, 1825, half-title, light scattered spotting, 6 pages of publisher's adverts at end, rough-trimmed, original boards with printed paper label to spine, rubbed and some wear, mostly to upper joint, 8vo, plus Morrison (R.J.). Narrative of the Loss of the Rothsay Castle, Steam Packet, in Beaumaris Bay, on the night of the 17th August, 1831, published by Simpkin and Marshall..., 1831, folding lithographic chart frontispiece (repaired and relined), some minor marks and light soiling, contemporary black half calf, rubbed, 8vo, and [Dalyell, Sir John Graham]. Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea; or historical narratives of the most noted calamaties and providential deliverances, which have resulted from maritime enterprise: with a sketch of various expedients for preserving the lives of mariners, 3 volumes, Edinburgh, 1812, engraved folding map frontispiece of the Eastern Hemisphere facing title of first volume, with some overall spotting, occasional marks elsewhere, contemporary half calf, now with modern rebacks, 8vo, plus two others similar (Loss of the Lady Hobart Packet; of the Hon. East India Company's ship Cabalva; and of the Centaur and Litchfield men-of-war, printed for C. & J. Rivington, 1824, & Perils and Captivity; comprising the sufferings of the Picard Family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816. Narrative of the Captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785, Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770, Edinburgh, Constable & Co., 1827) (Qty: 8) Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.