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John B. Alden, 1884. Reprint. . 3/4 leather. Good. No dust jacket. missing two inches of spine covering at the head of the spine, spine covering seems brittle all around, po gift inscription in 1919, tiny damp stain to one corner. 511 p. Includes illustrations.

Century Publishing Co Ltd, London, 1984. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: wood engravings by G. Pearson chiefly after drawings by the honourable A. Y. Bingham. second copy, of the top edge of the text block is quite Brown's/spotty, and there are traces of foxing to the top edge of the first couple of pages. Includes an introduction by George Millar, numerous black-and-white illustrations, and an appendix – summary of the entire voyage compiled from the logbook in tabular form. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XX, 492 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: wood engravings by G. Pearson chiefly after drawings by the honourable A. Y. Bingham. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; 19th century; Ships & the Sea. ISBN: 0712603360. ISBN/EAN: 9780712603362. Inventory No: 0285731. . 9780712603362

Belford, Clarke & Co, 1887. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Darkening to page eges. Hinges are sound..

Chicago: Belford, Clarke & Co., 1883. Later prtg.. Upper portion of front panel very faded - cloth a bit loose as result. Corners bumped. Spine ends frayed. Front hinge cracked. Contents clean. Good-..

Henry Holt, 1883. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. In green cloth. Sound hinges. Wear to cloth at spine ends. .

Belford, Clarke & Co, 1883. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. In black and gilt decorated green cloth. Page edges a little dusty. Sound hinges. A nice copy..

New York:: John B. Alden,. G+/NONE. 1884. Hardcover. Brown covers show light spotting/soil; some corners bumped; slight age darkening of spine but gilt spine lettering bright, easily readable. Hinges sound, uncracked; pgs tight, unmarked. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. No DJ. Reprint of a bestseller in its day; an account by Annie Brassey, wife of Thomas Brassey, of their trip around the world on a steam yacht, accompanied by four children and two dogs. In 1887 she died of malaria while on a voyage from Darwin to Mauritius and was buried at sea. Illustrated with woodcuts throughout. No maps. 511 pgs. ; .

St. Louis, Missouri: J. W. Henry, 1890. First published in 1878. Bright, attractive copy of this account of a journey around the world on the yacht Sunbeam 1876-77, starting from England and along the coasts of South America through the Straits of Magellan, on to the Society Islands, Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), Japan, China, Singapore, Ceylon, up through Suez and the Mediterranean. Illustrated with engravings. Blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black, 488 pages. Some rubbing and scuffing to the extremities, good hinges, sound text block, lightly age-toned but clean pages free from names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Good/No. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1879. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Bingham, A.Y. Reprint. Light stain along base of rear board, some wear to corners, front hinge just beginning to weaken, front and end matter lightly foxed, ink gift note on front flyleaf. 1879 Hard Cover. xi, 479 pp. Engraved plates and cuts throughout text, fold-out chart showing the Sunbeam's route precedes text. Anna 'Annie' Brassey, Baroness Brassey was an English traveller and writer. This work was originally published in England as A Voyage in the Sunbeam, and retitled for the U.S. market. It tells the story of her journey around the world with family, friends and crew (43 people in total!).

St Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.: J. W. Henry, 1890. The book has some browning along the second and title page. The cover has surface wear and small tears in the cloth along the top and bottom edges. . Not Stated. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket (As Issued). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Longmans Green and Co, 1881. Reprint . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Gift inscription written by the previous owner. There is bright gold gilt on the spine and decoration on the front of the book, as well as around the block of the book. The Marbled boards are a little shelf worn and the spine has been repaired. The book is complete with all maps and a chart at the back. The book has some light foxing and age related marks. The condition is given in terms of the book's age 1881. The binding has been repaired. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Longmans, Green, and Co., 1879. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. 492 pages. 1879. Gold lettering on the spine, gold decorations on the spine and around the edges of the front and back boards. Top of the spine is missing a 5/8' x 1/2' piece missing; edges are scuffed. Fore edge is gilded. Front cover of spine is detached. Front free endpaper is worn off. The paper is brittle and foxed - not surprising, due to the date of publication. A very good copy of this title, with 66 illustrations engraved on wood by G. Pearson, chiefly after drawings by the Hon. A. Y. Bingham and one fold out map.

London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1881. 8vo. xx., folding map, 492 pp. Decorative boards, stamped in black and gilt, with a depiction of the good ship Sunbeam on the cover and Mrs Brassey, some children and a fiddler on the spine. All edges gilt. An uncomplaining and enthusiastic diary of life for her and her family aboard the large Sunbeam (43 aboard) as it circumnavigated the globe via the Cape of Good Hope, across the Pacific and along the coast of Japan, through the China Sea and the Bay of Bengal through the Suez Canal and back to London. Some rubbing to the spine and fore-edges otherwise good. Lacking the rear f.e.p. and some foxing. '66 illustrations engraved on wood by G. Pearson chiefly after drawings by the Hon. A. Y. Bingham' . Good. Decorative Cloth. 1881.

London: Longmans, Green & Company. VG. 1879. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good condition without dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 491 pages. Sporadic foxing mostly to endpapers. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

Chicago: Belford, Clarke & Company. Very Good+. 1881. Early edition. Hardcover. Hinges professionally repaired. Boards with light rubbing to extremities; Decorative dark green buckram boards with black embossed lettering and an embossed decoration in black with the Sunbeam in gilt. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 511 pages .

Chicago: Belford, Clarke & Company. Very Good+. 1881. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to spine heels. Front hinge professionally repaired. Else in NF condition; Decorative brown buckram boards with black embossed lettering and an embossed decoration in black with the Sunbeam in gilt. ; 8vo; 511 pages .

London: Longmans, Green and Co.,, 1881. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. 1881 new edition. Original blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black, all edges gilt. Slight wear, light creasing and spotting to folding colour map, otherwise very good indeed. No dust jacket.

London: Longmans Green & Co., 1881. xix, 492pp with 66 illustrations engraved on wood by G. Pearson chiefly after dawings by the Hon. A. Y. Bingham. Illustrated brown buckram, gilt decorated in gilt and black with palm trees and the Sunbeam in full sail. Bright gilt to the cover byt a trifle faded to the spine. Title set in ships wheel on the front board. The first edition was pub. in 1878 with more illus. Some end-paper scribbles by a child otherwise an attractive copy. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS.. New Edition. Hardback. V.g.. 8vo.