The Cruise of the 'Alerte': The Narrative of a Search for Treasure on the Desert Island of Trinidad

E. F. Knight

Published by Longmans, Green, and Co, London, 1891

About this Item

A very scarce early edition of this work detailing a voyage to the island of Trindade, illustrated throughout. The very scarce second edition of this work.In the original illustrated cloth binding with gilt text.A detailed account of Edward Frederick Knight's voyage to Trinidade in a 64-foot yawl named the Alerte.At the time, it was the only detailed written account of the island, however it mistakenly describes it as if it was inhabited despite it being populated at the time.The work is illustrated with a frontispiece of the Alerte, seventeen monochrome plates, five in-text woodcuts and two further plates containing coloured maps.Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart. With darkening and marks to the spine. With slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities, heaviest to the spine head and tail. Small library sticker to the front board and a few marks to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the occasional spot, heaviest to the endpapers. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 918Y14

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Cruise of the 'Alerte': The Narrative of...

Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co, London

Publication Date: 1891

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Arthur Shephard

Condition: Very Good

Book Type: book