Byron (John). The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron (Commodore in a late expedition round the world) Containing an account of the great distresses suffered by himself and his companions on the coast of Patagonia, from the year 1740, till their arrival in England, 1746. With a description of St. Jago de Chili, and the manners and customs of the inhabitants. Also a relation of the loss of the Wager, Man of War, one of Admiral Anson's squadron, 1st edition, for S. Baker [and others], 1768, bound with: [Dubois-Fontanelle, Jean Gaspard], The Shipwreck and Adventures of Monsieur Pierre Viaud, a native of Bordeaux, and Captain of a Ship, translated from the French by Mrs. Griffith, 1st edition in English, for T. Davies, 1771, 2 works in 1 volume, first work with engraved frontispiece, second with half-title and engraved frontispiece, light offsetting, a few light spots, bookplates, later half calf, a little rubbed, 8vo (Qty: 1) ESTC T142259 & T138378; Sabin 9730 & 99415. 'Admiral Byron's narrative of the loss of the Wager is one of the most thrilling accounts in the language, and supplied his illustrious descendant with many particulars for the shipwreck in "Don Juan"' (Sabin).
Byron (John). The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron (Commodore in a late expedition round the world) Containing an account of the great distresses suffered by himself and his companions on the coast of Patagonia, from the year 1740, till their arrival in England, 1746. With a description of St. Jago de Chili, and the manners and customs of the inhabitants. Also a relation of the loss of the Wager, Man of War, one of Admiral Anson's squadron, 1st edition, for S. Baker [and others], 1768, bound with: [Dubois-Fontanelle, Jean Gaspard], The Shipwreck and Adventures of Monsieur Pierre Viaud, a native of Bordeaux, and Captain of a Ship, translated from the French by Mrs. Griffith, 1st edition in English, for T. Davies, 1771, 2 works in 1 volume, first work with engraved frontispiece, second with half-title and engraved frontispiece, light offsetting, a few light spots, bookplates, later half calf, a little rubbed, 8vo (Qty: 1) ESTC T142259 & T138378; Sabin 9730 & 99415. 'Admiral Byron's narrative of the loss of the Wager is one of the most thrilling accounts in the language, and supplied his illustrious descendant with many particulars for the shipwreck in "Don Juan"' (Sabin).
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