Descrizione

First Edition, an AUTOGRAPH PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION, DATED MAY 5, 1852. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author. Royal 8vo, publisher's original cloth, blocked with geometric designs to the covers, the spine diced and lettered in gilt. 335 pp. A clean, crisp and well preserved copy, the cloth binding with some minor evidence of age or light wear at the extremities, primarily from shelving. A tight and clean copy with hinges in well preserved condition, strong and able to be used without concern.

Edizione: autograph presentation copy of one of the fine 19th century books written on early american voyages across the globe. coggeshall rounded cape horn, visited the falklands and was active during the war of 1812. these reminisces and writings relate events from a man who spent over a quarter century at sea over a nearly 45 year period. coggeshall gathered extensive journals which were used for gathering together the writings offered in these volumes. autograph presentation copies are not usually encountered.