BYRON, George Anson (1789-1868). Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands.

BYRON, George Anson (1789-1868).  Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands, in the Years 1824-1825. London: John Murray, 1826. 4to (285 x 220mm). Folding aquatint frontispiece of the “Great Volcano of Peli, at Hawaii”, folding engraved chart, 13 plates, including 5 aquatints, after Robert Dampier (occasional spotting and staining, sometimes more pronounced at margins, a few leaves lightly browned). Modern half calf gilt. Provenance: from the Collection of Lt. Cdr. Andrew David (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Abbey Travel 597; Borba de Moraes p. 121; Brunet I, 507 (citing only an edition of 1827 with variant title); Forbes 630; Hill p. 231: “Captain George Anson Byron was the cousin of the famous poet and succeeded to his title. This expedition, his last appointment afloat, was undertaken to convey back to the Hawaiian Islands the remains of their King Kamehameha II and his Queen, who had died from measles during their state visit to England"; Sabin 100816.