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WILSON, Thomas Braidwood. Narrative of a Voyage Round the World; Comprehending an Account of the Wreck of the Ship "Governor Ready," in Torres Straits; A Description of the British Settlements on the Coasts of New Holland, More Particularly Raffles Bay, Melville Island, Swan River, and King George's Sound; Also, The Manners and Customs of the Aboriginal Tribes. London: Printed for Sherwood, Gilbert, & Piper, 1835.
8vo (206 x 137 mm). Half-title. Engraved folding map and 3 engraved plates. (Some browning and spotting, mostly to the sheet edges.) Original green cloth, gilt-lettered and -decorated (rubbed, spine worn at ends).
FIRST EDTION. "The ship was chartered by the British Navy to transport two hundred prisoners from Ireland to New South Wales. Wilson served as surgeon-superintendent and kept a record of the events which transpired during this voyage. The greater part of his account dwells on those events which occurred after the wrecking and abandonment of the ship in 1829, including the voyage by boat to Timor" (Hill). Hill, p.329.
8vo (206 x 137 mm). Half-title. Engraved folding map and 3 engraved plates. (Some browning and spotting, mostly to the sheet edges.) Original green cloth, gilt-lettered and -decorated (rubbed, spine worn at ends).
FIRST EDTION. "The ship was chartered by the British Navy to transport two hundred prisoners from Ireland to New South Wales. Wilson served as surgeon-superintendent and kept a record of the events which transpired during this voyage. The greater part of his account dwells on those events which occurred after the wrecking and abandonment of the ship in 1829, including the voyage by boat to Timor" (Hill). Hill, p.329.