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RUSSELL, W. CLARK. - The Wreck Of The

Title: The Wreck Of The "Grosvenor" An Account of the Mutiny of the Crew and the Loss of the Ship When Trying to make the Bermudas.
Description: Third Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. [ii], 382; bound in original red cloth with bevelled edges, title lettered in gilt on spine and front board, stamped decoration in black and gold to spine and front board, hinges repaired, cloth worn and faded on spine, good copy. London; Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington; 1878. The book was first published in 3 Volumes in 1877, this copy is the cheaper popular edition dated on the title page as 1878 ( but possibly issued in 1881). The book remained a favourite with the public well into the 20th century. The novel was published nearly a century after the actual wreck of the Grosvenor in 1782 and while the novel has the same name that is the only similarity.

Keywords: english literature shipwrecks maritime

Price: AUD 150.00 = appr. US$ 103.78 Seller: Time Booksellers
- Book number: 112055