BYRON, GEORGE ANSON (Captain The Right Hon. Lord Commander). - Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands, in the Years 1824-1825.

First Edition; 4to; pp xii, 260; Folding frontispiece of the Great Volcano of Peli at Hawaii, 12 full page plates of which 8 are views, and 2 charts one folding, appendices one of which contains and account of the Birds, Insects and Fish of the islands by A. Bloxham Naturalist of the Expedition; Modern half leather binding, raised bands, title label on spine, Ex Libris bookplate of G. & N. Ingleton on front fixed endpaper, foxing throughout, a very pleasing copy. London: John Murray, Albemarle-Street, 1826. George Anson Byron (1789-1868), was the cousin of the famous poet, a naval officer and the seventh Baron Byron. When the king and queen of Hawaii died of measles in July 1824 on a visit to England, Byron was chosen to lead the voyage that returned the bodies to their native land. Prepared by Maria Graham (1785-1824), known later as Lady Callcott, this work was published in 1826 and organised into two parts: the first gives a brief history of the islands, culminating in an account of the fatal visit; the second and larger part is compiled from journals of those on board HMS Blond. Engravings made from drawings of the ship's artist, Robert Dampier, complement observations about geography of Hawaii, its people and their customs. The remarkable journey home involved the first European sighting of Malden island and the rescue of survivors from a shipwreck.

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