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Published by London, O.U.P., 1962., 1962
First Edition
xii+276pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper, plates, a very good copy. First edition.
Published by Oxford University Press, London, 1962
Seller: D. A. Horn Books, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. "'My mind is made up,' wrote Rose de Freycinet to her mother: 'I will follow my husband in his expedition.I will share his fate and soften his anxieties.' Her husband was Captain Louis de Freycinet, commander of the corvette Uranie, who had been appointed by the French Government to lead a scientific expedition around the world. .Lady Bassett has used Rose's own lively journal and letters to revive this classic story of exploration for English readers. She shows Rose to have been not only a brave woman but also a perceptive observer of the strange places and peoples she visited." --- "The World Voyage of Rose de Freycinet in the Corvette Uranie 1817 - 1820 From her Journals and Letters and the Reports of Louis de Saulces de Freycinet Capitaine de Corvette" --- Original grey cloth boards, lettered gilt on red panel on spine (22.1 cm height). Endpapers: Front: Map showing Voyage from Toulon to Shark Bay, Back: Map showing Voyage from Shark Bay to le Havre. Previous owner inscription front free endpaper verso. Slight age spotting, else very nice. Frontispiece: Rose Pinon, later de Freycinet, Paris, 1812, aged seventeen & Louis de Saulces de Freycinet. Illustrated dustwrapper, trifle worn on joints and edges, previously protected. Pp. xii, 275 including List of Illustrations (46, Maps (3)), Author's Note and Acknowledgements, Appendix I: The Later Adventures of the Vlamingh Plate, Appendix II: De Freycinet Postscript, Bibliography, Index.
Published by Oxford University Press, London, 1962
Seller: Muir Books -Robert Muir Old & Rare Books - ANZAAB/ILAB, PERTH, WA, Australia
First Edition
cloth boards in d.j. 1st edition. 1st ed., octavo, pp.xii, 275, Index, b&w plates, original cloth boards, endpaper maps. Two previous owner's bookplates (same owner). Dustjacket worn and creased with some chipping to edges. Near-fine condition in very good dust-jacket, protected. Rose de Freycient was smuggled aboard her husband's ship, and accompanied Louis on his extensive voyages. Includes the visit to Shark Bay (Western Australia) in 1818.
Published by Oxford University Press. London. ., 1962
Seller: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia
First Edition
1st Ed. XII, 275 PP with 2 maps, plus 24 pages with 1 map and 46 b/w illust. Fp: Portraits of Rose and of Louis de Freycinet. FEP: Voyage Toulon to Shark Bay. REP: Shark Bay to Le Havre. Cloth cover, gilt ttle on vignette on spine, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 22 x 15. The voyage of Rose with her husband, Capt. Louis de Saulces de Freycinet, of the Uranie. Calls in Australia, shipwrecked on the Falklands (from her journal & letters and the reports of Louis de Saulces de Freycinet, Capitaine de Corvette).
Published by Oxford University Press, London, 1962
Seller: Muir Books -Robert Muir Old & Rare Books - ANZAAB/ILAB, PERTH, WA, Australia
First Edition
Boards in d.j. 1st edition. 1st ed., octavo, pp.xii, 275, Index, b&w plates, original cloth boards, cnrs lightly bumped, endpaper maps. Near-fine condition in very good dust-jacket protected. Rose de Freycient was smuggled aboard her husband's ship, and accompanied Louis on his extensive voyages. Includes the visit to Shark Bay (Western Australia) in 1818.
Published by Oxford U. P. London 1962, 1962
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
1st edition hardback with dust jacket Fine octavo xii + 275pp., frontis., b/w pls., text ills., ep maps, appends., bibliog., index,
Published by Oxford University Press, UK, 1962
Seller: Manyhills Books, Traralgon, VIC, Australia
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by Author. Hardcover. 275 pages. Signed by Author. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Oxford University Press, UK, 1962. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has light creasing. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Pages are lightly tanned. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Exploration; Inventory No: 22070123.