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Account of the Pelew Islands by KEATE George - 1788
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Account of the Pelew Islands
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1788. KEATE, George. An Account of the Pelew Islands, Situated in the Western Part of the Pacific Ocean, Composed from the Journals and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and Some of His Officers, Who, in August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, in The Antelope, a Packet Belonging to the Honourable East India Company. The Second Edition. London: Printed for Captain Wilson, 1788. Quarto, original three-quarter calf, original marbled boards, uncut. $1750.Second edition, published in the same year as the first, with 15 full-page engraved plates (several folding), frontispiece portrait and folding map.“In August 1783, the Antelope, commanded by Henry Wilson, of the East India Company’s Marines, ran on a rock near one of the Pelew Islands, and became a wreck. This group of islands had been sighted by the Spaniards and others, but had never been explored. Captain Wilson and his crew escaped safely to shore. He and his men were well treated by the natives, and in time they managed to build a small vessel from the wreck, in which they were able to reach Macao, taking with them… one of the king’s sons. Wilson brought him to England where he was lionized and created a very good impression; he, however, unfortunately died of small-pox” (Cox II, 302-3). With superb copper-plates of inhabitants, views, tools, etc. Signatures and bookplate on front endpapers of members of the Chamberlain family, including that of Joseph Chamberlain dated 1789. Occasional light pencil marginalia.Several leaves with early repairs to closed tears and restoration to margins, repair covers text on pages 121-124. Some light scattered foxing or offsetting from plates. A handsome, wide-margined, uncut, large-paper copy in original boards.
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An Account of the Pelew Islands (Literature of Travel Exploration and Empire)
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1789. KEATE, George. AN ACCOUNT OF THE PELEW ISLANDS, SITUATED IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN. COMPOSED FROM THE JOURNALS AND COMMUNICATIONS OF CAPTAIN HENRY WILSON, AND SOME OF HIS OFFICERS, WHO, IN AUGUST 1783, WERE THERE SHIPWRECKED, IN THE ANTELOPE, A PACKET BELONGING TO THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY. London: Printed for Captain Wilson, 1789. 4th edition. a-b8, A-2C8, 2D4. XXX, [2], 408 pp. 8vo., calf with gilt spine and gilt red morocco spine label. Text complete, includes two portraits but lacks map opposite introduction. Frontsipiece has shallow faint dampstain to fore-edge, not affecting image. C3 has short closed tear at fore-edge in margin; Y3 has small puncture at top fore-corner (page number removed). Pp. 220-227 have some light soiling near the bottom of the page. Occasional light foxing. Other than as noted, a very good copy.
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An Account of the Pelew Islands
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London: G. Nicol, Bookseller to His Majesty., 1788. An firsthand account of Captain Henry Wilson's voyage to the Pelew Islands. Bound in full calf with gold decorated spine. Front hinge cracked, else a very good copy.. 29.5 x 25 cm. 378 pp. b/w illustrations and foldables.
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An Account of the Pelew Islands,: situated in the Western Part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the Journals and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his Officers, who, in August 1783, were there shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a Packet belonging to the Honourable East Ind
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London: Printed for Captain Wilson; and sold by G. Nicol,, 1789. First octavo edition, the fourth overall, of one of the most popular shipwreck narratives of all times. With this edition the publisher aimed to make Keate's Account available to those who could not afford the previous quarto versions: the text was reproduced verbatim, and the famous portrait of Prince Lee Boo, sketched by Keate's daughter, was re-engraved. In 1783, the Antelope, commanded by Captain Henry Wilson, was wrecked on a reef near one of the Palau Islands, a group previously unexplored by Western forces. The entire crew managed to get safely ashore, where they were well treated by the island's inhabitants and eventually managed to build a small vessel from the wreck, in which they reached Macao. "They took Prince Lee Boo, one of King Abba Thulle's sons, with them to England, where he made a very good impression. Unhappily, in spite of all precautions, he soon died of smallpox" (ODNB). The present account "was extremely popular…
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AN ACCOUNT OF THE PELEW ISLANDS
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1789. KEATE, George. AN ACCOUNT OF THE PELEW ISLANDS, SITUATED IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN. COMPOSED FROM THE JOURNALS AND COMMUNICATIONS OF CAPTAIN HENRY WILSON, AND SOME OF HIS OFFICERS, WHO, IN AUGUST 1783, WERE THERE SHIPWRECKED, IN THE ANTELOPE, A PACKET BELONGING TO THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY. London: Printed for Captain Wilson, 1789. 4th edition. a-b8, A-2C8, 2D4. XXX, [2], 408 pp. 8vo., original paper covered boards, quite worn. Spine chipped, hand-lettered title. Recent transparent tape repair to rear board at joint. Text complete, includes two portraits and map. Frontispiece has light soil in image margins, not affecting image. Light soil to title page. Map has repair to rear with no loss. Occasional light pencil markings; ink stain or scorch to edges, some margins. Rear flyleaf missing. As is.
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1789. KEATE, George. AN ACCOUNT OF THE PELEW ISLANDS, SITUATED IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN. COMPOSED FROM THE JOURNALS AND COMMUNICATIONS OF CAPTAIN HENRY WILSON, AND SOME OF HIS OFFICERS, WHO, IN AUGUST 1783, WERE THERE SHIPWRECKED, IN THE ANTELOPE, A PACKET BELONGING TO THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY. London: Printed for Captain Wilson, 1789. 4th edition. a-b8, B-2C8, 2D4. xxx, [2], 408 pp. Includes folding map and two engravings (portraits). 8vo., original boards with inked title on spine. Boards worn, spine chipped, tape repair to crown. Some closed tears to a few page edges; B2 - P6 have shallow ink marks at fore-edge, not affecting text. Uncut. Map has a 4 inch closed tear at right (in ocean) repaired on reverse with tape. A good copy for binding. Text complete.
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