The Shipwreck, A Poem by Falconer, William

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London.: Printed for William Miller., 1811. The text illustrated by additional notes, and corrected from the first and second editions; with A Life of the Author, by J. S. Clarke. xlvi, 214pp, engraved frontis (foxed), 3 engraved plates (foxed), engraved vignettes within the text. Modern boards & new endpapers.. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Printed for John Sharpe, 1822. Reprint. With designs by Richd. Westall, R.A.167 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Quarter tan morocco and pebbled cloth. Very good. Reprint. With designs by Richd. Westall, R.A.167 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. A celebrated poem, first published in 1762, by an officer in the Royal Navy, author of the celebrated Dictionary of Marine, who while still a relatively young man, was lost at sea.

London: Cadell and Davies et al, 1808. xiv, 135pp, [1]. Contemporary full morocco, raised flat bands, spine in five panels, title in gilt to second panel, author to fourth, remaining panels with central flower head with leaves and petals emanating, covers with gilt outer frame made up of two triple fillets enclosing varying flower heads, attractive corner piece tool in gilt, this surrounding a blind inner frame of triple fillet and flower head corner tools, gilt roll to inner edges, a.e.g. Rubbed to extremities, corners bumped and worn. Lightly browned internally, with occasional light foxing, previous owners book plate to front pastedown, previous owners name to reverse of front endpaper. Reprint. Full Morocco. Good. 8vo.

London: Bensley, 1804. hardcover. good. With a life of the author by James Stanier Clarke. Illustrated with 3 engraved plates and 5 engraved vignettes. 220pp. Tall 8vo, contemporary straight-grained navy calf, gilt borders and spine, a.e.g. (edges worn; spine a bit dull; scattered foxing and soiling; one plate repaired). London: Printed for William Miller by T. Bensley, 1804. A new edition. Good.<br/><br/> "An excellent descriptive poem" by the Scottish sailor- poet. Lowndes 776. "It deserves a rather exceptional position from the obvious fidelity with which he has painted from nature." NB VI 1029.<br/><br/>

London : William Miller, 1811. Leather. Very Good. 9.5" by 6". J. S. Clarke. A smart leather bound copy of The Shipwreck by William Falconer, with illustrations. A third edition copy. William Falconer was a Scottish epic poet concerned with life at sea. The Shipwreck recounts the final voyage of the merchant ship Britannia and her crew. This edition also has a biography of the author by J. S. Clarke. With four plates and six vignettes.Collated, complete. With a bookplate for Richard Luckett to the page after the front free endpaper.  In full diced calf. Externally, very smart with the spine rebacked. Previous owner bookplate to the front pastedown and with a bookplate for Richard Luckett to the page after the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages with some spots to the frontispiece. Very Good

London: N. Hailes, 1824. Hardcover. Very Good. [Fine nautical binding] 12mo. Bound in straight grained, morocco leather. Gilt ruled and lettered. Nautical scenes embossed on front and back boards, and spine. All edges gilt. Minor rubbing/scuffing. Library bookplate and blind stamp on title page. viii. 116 pages. Frontispiece engraving by Cooke and engraved of the ship hovering on the verge of death. A descriptive account of the voyage of the merchantman, Britannia, from Egypt to Venice. The ship sailed into a violent storm, which drove it into the coast of Greece. Shipwrecked, only 3 of the crew survived.

Collectible - Used - Very Good Condition - Original Leather, with professionally replaced spine, is in very fine condition with some spots here and there on the covers . Spine has 5 raised bands and original label. Publisher: Printed for William Miller by T. Bensley, 1804 - London. Three engraved plates & engraved vignettes by J. Fittler after paintings by N. Pocock. Interior: Pages are warmly age toned. Occasional foxing. First Editiion Includes "A Life of the Author" edited by James Stanier Clarke, F. R. S. A very fine original edition of William Falconer's celebrated masterpiece. If you are looking for a good 19th century copy of "The Shipwreck" you have found it! We ship daily.

1811. FALCONER, William. THE SHIPWRECK, A POEM. Collated with earlier editions. With additional notes and illustrations, and a sketch of the author's life. Embellished with descriptive engravings, by Robert Dodd, Marine Painter. London: Printed for William Baynes ... by John Jackson, 1811. This edition illustrated by Dodd was first issued in 1808, and this copy is one of two editions that were issued in 1811. It reprints the third edition text of the poem, the last to be edited by the author. 18 engraved plates, 3 engraved vignettes, engraved half-title and dedication (to the "Elder Bretheren of the Corporation of Trinity House") pages, each with a vignette, and an engraved folding chart (26 x 31 cm). Quarto (27 x 21 cm). [2], xxxviii, 152 pp. Nineteenth-century three-quarter light brown calf, with gilt decoration and title on spine, and marbled sides. Heraldic bookplate of Christopher Harrison to front pastedown, with his ink signature on title-page. Binding shows a bit of wear on joints, but is… Read More