Lot 326

OWEN, W. F. W. (1774-1857). Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar, London, 1833, 2 vols., 8vo, 5 plates, 4 folding charts (lacking pp.401-416 of text in vol. II, but supplied in facsimile), modern half calf. (2)

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OWEN, William Fitzherbert Wentworth (1774-1857).  Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar; Performed in H. M. Ships Leven and Barracouta, edited by Heaton Bowstead Robinson. London: Richard Bentley, 1833. 2 volumes, 8vo (205 x 125mm). 5 lithographed plates, 4 folding engraved charts, wood-engraved vignettes (without half titles, section of upper margin of title to first vol. excised and repaired with slight shaving of letters, repairs to the verso of 2 charts, lacking pp.401-416 of text in "Appendix No. II" at the end of vol. II, but supplied in crude modern facsimile, occasional spotting, staining and browning). Modern half calf gilt, new endpapers. Provenance: from the Collection of Lt. Cdr. Andrew David (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Mendelssohn II, p.133. (2)

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