Jersey.- Campbell (John, Colonel, Commander-in-Chief of Jersey) Anecdotes Relative to the Island of Jersey 1767, manuscript, title and 55pp. excluding blanks and 37pp. of mathematical exercises, contemporary ink inscription on fly-leaf: "Philip Carteret Trinity [Manor] [Jersey]", original vellum, slash marks on covers, slightly yellowed and soiled, sm. 4to, 1767. ⁂ Published anonymously at Southampton in 1773. Philip Carteret (1733-96), explorer; "... his contributions to Pacific geography were notable and a fitting testimony to his powers of observation and his courage." - Oxford DNB.
Jersey.- Campbell (John, Colonel, Commander-in-Chief of Jersey) Anecdotes Relative to the Island of Jersey 1767, manuscript, title and 55pp. excluding blanks and 37pp. of mathematical exercises, contemporary ink inscription on fly-leaf: "Philip Carteret Trinity [Manor] [Jersey]", original vellum, slash marks on covers, slightly yellowed and soiled, sm. 4to, 1767. ⁂ Published anonymously at Southampton in 1773. Philip Carteret (1733-96), explorer; "... his contributions to Pacific geography were notable and a fitting testimony to his powers of observation and his courage." - Oxford DNB.
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