New Voyage Round the World, A: The Journal of an English Buccaneer

Hummingbird Press, 1998. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Fine / Near Fine dw. BOATS MARITIME EXPLORATION AUSTRALIANA 'A roaring tale ... remains as vivid and exciting today as it was on publication in 1697' GuardianThe pirate and adventurer William Dampier circumnavigated the globe three times, and took notes wherever he went. This is his frank, vivid account of his buccaneering sea voyages around the world, from the Caribbean to the Pacific and East Indies. Filled with accounts of raids, escapes, wrecks and storms, it also contains precise observations of people, places, animals and food (including the first English accounts of guacamole, mango chutney and chopsticks). A bestseller on publication, this unique record of the colonial age influenced Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver's Travels and consequently the whole of English literature. pp. [6], i - x, [xi-xii], 1-294 : 20 maps : 8 pages of colour illustrations : green cloth covered boards : gilt lettering on spine : pictorial wraps : green silk book ribbon. Maritime Museum exhibition pamphlet inserted. #040423 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Hardcover in Dustjacket Fine / Near Fine dw