Byron of the Wager Tapa dura - 1975

Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, January 1975. Hardcover. Good.

New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan. Very Good/Good. 1975. First USA Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo 0698106695 Dust jacket rubbed and some loss to edges, price clipped, now in clear protective sleeve. Red cloth with bright gilt titling on spine. Illustrated end papers. Maps. 8 pages of Plates. 288 pages clean and tight. THE WRECK of the Wager, next to the mutiny on the Bounty, stands as one of the most powerful true adventure stories in the history of the sea. Based in part on journals kept by Midshipman John Byron-future grandfather to the poet-the narrative follows the voyage of the Wager, a 40-gun English supply ship detailed to accompany a squadron searching for Spanish treasure ships in the Pacific. After a safe passage from England ;n 1740, the Wager was parted from her squadron in terrible weather rounding Cape Horn and was driven ashort on the Pacific coast of Tierra del Fuego. A great part of the ship's company was saved, but the worst struggles lay ahead. Even before the… Leer más

New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1975. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0698106695 . Dustjacket chipped and worn.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages .

New York: Coward, McCann, 1974. 1st American . Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included. ISBN: 0-698-10669-5. 29900 shelf. Based on John Byron's journals of 1740. No names,clean text illus endpapers, b/w repros. near fine, vg+ chipped dj, gold-stamped red cloth, tight 288 pgs

New York: Coward, McGann & Geoghegan, Inc., 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG/G, used, hc, red cloth with gilt text to spine and gilt ship on upper, illustrated end papers, 288 pages. Interior clean, no marks, binding tight. DJ has a large tear along spine on the upper as well as a tear to the edge of the upper fold-over. I have put the cover in a protective sleeve so as to not get any worse..

Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1975 Stated First American Edition hardcover with dust jacket. UNREAD COPY with unmarked pages and firm binding. Jacket shows minor shelf-rubbing and minor edge wear including tiny edge nicks. This is NOT an ex-library book and not a remainder. A very good, sturdy copy overall.

New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1975. hardcover. very good(-). Illus. 8vo, red cloth, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, (1975).<br/><br/> Voyage of John Byron to Argentina and Chile.<br/><br/>

New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc., 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 288 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations. Decorated endpapers.Cover boards bound in red cloth, gilt title on spine and front cover decoration. Dust jacket unclipped, has some agewear (see images). Binding tight. Spine straight. Pages clean and unmarked. "One of the Most Powerful Stories in the History of the Sea." Record # 32477

New York: Coward, McCann. Hardcover. 1975. 1st Edition. 8vo 288pp . Very Good in Very Good DJ. B&W Illustrations The wreck of the Wager, next to the mutiny on the Bounty,is one of the most powerful stories in the history of the sea .

New York: Coward McCann & Geoghegan, 1975. 288pp, index, sources, maps, pictorial endpapers. Or red cloth in jacket. Near new. Based on the journal of Midshipman John Byron. The shipwreck of the Wager on Tierra del Fuego and subsequent hardships and mutiny.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.