MARRYAT, Frank S. (1826-1855)
Borneo and the Indian Archipelago. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1848.Large 8vo (280 x 182 mm). Half-title, engraved title, numerous color plates, numerous clipped illustrations from another work laid-in. (A few light pencil markings, marginal spotting.) Contemporary half red morocco, marbled boards, gilt-lettered (joints rubbed, light wear, old tape repairs). FIRST EDITION. Marryat sailed to the East-Indies on a surveying expedition on H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Sir Edward Belcher, from 1843 to 1846. His work is on Borneo, and also provides insight on the Philippines, the Loo-Choo Islands, and Hong Kong.
Property from the Collection of the Valley of Milwaukee, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
