Wreck General Grant by Keith Eunson (11 results)
Published by A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1974
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Contact seller3-star sellerWellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1974. First Edition. The survival story of the few crewmembers who escaped the wreck of the General Grant on the coast of the Aukland Islands in may of 1866, "doomed to 18 months of terrible privation in a bitter climate". What has made the history of this wreck even more memorable through the years… is the prodigious quantity of gold the General Grant was carrying at the time, a fact which has resulted in a succession of treasure-hunting expeditions to the site of the disaster. Bound in blue cloth with dj. Near fine. 21.5 cm. 168 pp. b/w maps and plates. First Edition. The survival story of the few crewmembers who escaped the wreck of the General Grant on the coast of the Aukland.
Language: English
Published by A. H. & A. W. Reed, Wellington, 1974
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Seller: Mainly Fiction, Auckland, New ZealandMainly Fiction
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A very unmarked good copy, with b&w photo illstns, just missing the front free endpaper. The dust jacket is intact and bright.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. H/B Copy in Very Good Condition. The Book is Clean and Tightly bound throughout. D/J is in Good Condition with No rips or Tears Evident, the Jacket is also protected by a plastic Sleeve. No Inscriptions. Free Delivery within the UK.
Language: English
Published by A H & A W Reed, New Zealand, 1974
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Seller: Joan Andrews, Alton, United KingdomJoan Andrews
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st Edition Hardback, d/j has light creasing to back cover, o/w v/g, v/g, looks unread.
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Published by A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1974
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Seller: The Books of Eli, Birmingham, United KingdomThe Books of Eli
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition. Very good+ book, in a very good+ DW. The Wreck of the General Grant is a gripping, highly detailed 1974 historical account written by the New Zealand journalist and author Keith Eunson. The book reconstructs one of the most famous, t…ragic, and tantalizing maritime mysteries of the subantarctic.
Language: English
Published by A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1974
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Seller: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, New ZealandThe Secret Bookshop
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good clean copy with a gift inscription. On 14 May 1866 the General Grant, sailing from Melbourne to London, hit cliffs on the west coast of the main island in the subantarctic Auckland Islands. Of the 83 people on board, 15 eventually made it… ashore at Port Ross at the northern end of Auckland Island. The castaways had little more than the clothes they stood up in. Faced with endless rain and bitter, cold winds, their ability to make a fire would be crucial to their survival. An account of the wreck describes how a survivor watched in dismay as five of their six matches were squandered. To survive, the castaways grew potatoes and caught wild pigs using iron hooks. They also domesticated pigs and goats. After nine months, four of the crew set out in a small boat for Bluff, more than 500 km away. They were never seen again. Another survivor, David McLelland, died of illness before the 10 surviving castaways moved to nearby Enderby Island. They were finally rescued by the whaling brig Amherst in November 1867, having survived for 18 months on the subantarctic islands.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. In excellent condition - no inscriptions.
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Published by A. H. & A. W. Reed, Wellington, 1974
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Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United KingdomAmazing Book Company
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. On 6 May 1866 the GENERAL GRANT, a full-rigged three-masted American ship bound for Britain via Cape Horn, sailed form Melbourne carrying 83 souls and a miscellaneous cargo that included, according to the ship's manifest, 2,500 ounces of gold. Ten days later the… vessel foundered, wedged halfway into a cavern on the pitiless coast of the Auckland Islands, graveyard of many stout ships before and after the GENERAL GRANT . . .(The author's] analysis of what the treasure may in fact have amounted to, and its probable location today, concludes a spellbinding narrative of marine disaster, of human fortitude and self-sacrifice, and of the madness of men consumed by the burning fever for gold.This copy is in FINE condition in a FINE unclipped dustwrapper.
Published by Reed, Wellington, 1974
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Seller: BOP Books, Tauranga, New ZealandBOP Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. 1st. In May 1866 the full rigged ship General Grant, bound for Britain from Melbourne via Cape Horn, was wreck of the desolate sub-Antarctic Auckland Islands.As the ship sailed at the time of the gold rush in Victoria the ship carried at least 2500 ounces of gold, but probabl…y a great deal more that was not recorded in the manifest. As the ship struck land at the base of a steep cliff, and partially in a cavern, 68 persons, many of them women and children, were drowned. There were only 15 survivors, one a woman. One died ashore, four others set out for NZ (200 miles to the north) in a small boat and were never seen again. It was 18 months before the remainder were rescued, after terrible privation and starvation. There have been numerous attempts to recover bullion from the wreck, none with any notable success. All aspects of this rivetting story are recorded in this excellent book. First edition of 1947, 168 pages including appendix and index, 30 b/w illustrations (photos and art), three maps. Blue hard covers with gilt spine titles VG with trace wear lower front corner/spine base, internally excellent, no inscriptions. Colour art DJ is VG+. Photos, Art, Maps (illustrator).
Published by Published by A. H. & A. W. Reed, 182 Wakefield Street, Wellington, New Zealand First Edition . 1974., 1974
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Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United KingdomLittle Stour Books PBFA Member
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original aqua marine cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. The General Grant was a three-masted bark built in Maine in 1864. It was named after Ulysses S. Grant and owned by Messers Boyes, Richardson & Co. While on her way from… Melbourne to London, General Grant crashed into a cliff on the west coast of main island of the Auckland Islands of New Zealand, and subsequently sank as a result. Sixty-eight people drowned and only 15 people survived. It was carrying 58 passengers and 25 crew, along with a cargo of wool, skins, 2,576 ounces of gold, and 9 tons of zinc spelter ballast. Included in the passenger list were a number of successful miners from the Australian gold fields. Contains (x), 168 pp with numerous monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout, 3 maps and charts. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with a little sun fading down the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHIPPING (Liners, Merchant).
More imagesPublished by A.H. & A.W. Reed, New Zealand, 1974
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Seller: Phoenix Books NZ, Waimate, CANTE, New ZealandPhoenix Books NZ
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The Wreck of the General Grant by Keith Eunson. Publisher: A.H. & A.W. Reed, New Zealand, 1974, first edition. Very good hardback with jacket, binding firm, some minor rubbing and fading to edges, no inscriptions, small dent to back cover and jacket, page…s very good, minor marks. Jacket has some shelf-wear with minor marks and chipping, fading to spine area. 168 pages, illustrated. On 14 May 1866 the General Grant, sailing from Melbourne to London, hit cliffs on the west coast of the main island in the subantarctic Auckland Islands. Of the 83 people on board, 15 eventually made it ashore at Port Ross at the northern end of Auckland Island. After nine months, four of the crew set out in a small boat for Bluff, more than 500 km away. They were never seen again. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.
