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Title: Journal of Voyages and Travels by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet, Esq....to Visit Their Various Stations in the South Sea Islands, China, India &c., Between the Years 1821 and 1829 Author: Montgomery, James Place: London Publisher: Frederick Westley and A.H. Davis Date: 1831 Description: 2 volumes. xxiv, [1], 566, viii, [1], 568 pp. 14 engraved plates including 2 frontispiece portraits. (8vo) later calf-backed cloth, morocco spine labels. First Edition. 2 volumes. xxiv, [1], 566, viii, [1], 568 pp. 14 engraved plates including 2 frontispiece portraits. (8vo) 8¼x5¼, half calf and marbled boards, rebacked with original spines laid down, spines gilt decorated, morocco spine labels. First Edition. - See more at: http://www.pbagalleries.com/search/item.php?anr=188099&#sthash.wjTsHdSw.dpuf2 volumes. xxiv, [1], 566, viii, [1], 568 pp. 14 engraved plates including 2 frontispiece portraits. (8vo) later calf-backed cloth, morocco spine labels. First Edition.2 volumes. xxiv, [1], 566, viii, [1], 568 pp. 14 engraved plates including 2 frontispiece portraits. (8vo) 8¼x5¼, half calf and marbled boards, rebacked with original spines laid down, spines gilt decorated, morocco spine labels. First Edition. The voyage out was on the whale-ship "Tuscan" and their stay was mostly in the islands with several accounts of whale--ships and their captains including an account by George Pollard, captain of the ill-fated "Essex" of Nantucket. Pollard's narrative is printed here for the first time and invites comparison with Owen Chase's Narrative. Hill I, pg 295; Bagnall 5667. Lot Amendments Condition: Spines faded, endpapers replaced, bookplate; foxing; very good. Item number: 234990