Wreck Of the Sydney Cove

Sydney: New Holland, 1997. xiv, 257pp, bw ill, maps, endpaper maps. Black cloth in jacket. Near new. In 1797, the merchant vessel Sydney Cove was on a speculative trading voyage from Bengal to Port Jackson. Near the end of the trip the ship foundered off Preservation Island, Bass Strait, in the aftermath of a hurricane. There followed an extraordinary adventure… Read more about this item

French's Forest (Sydney): New Holland Books, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. xiv,258pp, based on a diary kept by one of the survivors

Frenchs Forest, NSW: New Holland Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. (1997). First Edition. Hardcover. 1864363029 . Previous owner's inscription blacked out. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; xiv, 257, [1 (blank)] pages. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Maps on endpapers. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 229 x 167mm. "The epic story of the shipwrecked… Read more about this item

Sydney: New Holland, 1977. Pp. xiv+258(last blank), text illustrations, text and endpaper maps; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; text block faintly browned; New Holland, Sydney, 1977. First edition. *'In February 1797, the merchant vessel Sydney Cove was on a speculative trading voyage from Bengal, India, to the infant colony of Port Jackson, New South… Read more about this item

French's Forest, Australia: New Holland. VG+/VG+. 1997. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 257pp . Bit of wear to book and DJ. .

New Holland Publishers, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x7x0. In Very Good Condition, Inscription At The Verso Of The Half Title Page, The Book Is Not Highlighted And Has No Remarks. 257 Pages With No Index,- We can ship from Canada and the USA, based on your address. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically… Read more about this item

In 1797 the merchant vessel Sydney Cove on the way to Port Jackson from India met with severe storms and was wrecked amongst the Furneaux Islands of Bass Strait. The story is based on a diary kept by one of the survivors and is a little known tale of trial and endurance, death and survival and although dramatized is based… Read more about this item

New Holland Publishers, Frenchs Forest NSW, 1997. 257 pp, large octavo, maps on end-papers, b&w illustrations, maps, fine copy in like, illustrated d/j.