The Cradle of the Deep: An Account of a Voyage to the West Indies Hard cover - 1925

NY: E. P. Dutton & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1925. Eighth Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red cloth, gilt lettering on spine and cover. Illustrated with 44 photographs and four maps. Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet GCVO, CH, CB, FRCS (1853-1923) was a prominent British surgeon of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. An expert in anatomy, Treves was renowned for his surgical treatment of appendicitis, and is credited with saving the life of King Edward VII in 1902. He is also widely known for his friendship with Joseph Merrick, dubbed the "Elephant Man" for his severe deformities. Treves' ability as an author was discovered by Malcolm Morris of Cassell & Co. He wrote many books, including The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences (1923), Surgically Applied Anatomy (1883), The Highways and Byways of Dorset (the county in which he was born) (1906), A Student's Handbook of Surgical Operations (1892), Uganda for a Holiday, The Land That is Desolate, and The Cradle of the Deep (1908). This last volume is an account of his travels in the West Indies, interspersed with portions of their histories; describing (among other things) the death of Blackbeard the pirate, an eruption of Mount Pelée (which destroyed the city of St. Pierre, Martinique), and a powerful earthquake at Kingston, Jamaica, shortly before he landed there. . Former owners' small label on fep and brief gift inscription on ffep, otherwise unmarked; covers and spine moderately soiled, edges mildly worn, else fine; all illustrations and text clean and bright. VERY GOOD. . Photographs and Maps. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xii, (i), 378 pp .