Jul 30, 2020 - Sale 2543

Sale 2543 - Lot 311

Price Realized: $ 750
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Estimate: $ 600 - $ 800
Byron, Geoge Anson (1789-1868) ed. Maria Graham (1785-1842) Voyage of the H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands in the Years 1824-1825. Large quarto, illustrated with fifteen plates (including folding frontispiece, folding chart of the voyage, and thirteen others), bound in later half leather, foxing throughout, 10 1/2 x 8 in. London: John Murray, 1826.
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First edition. Captain Byron was commissioned to return the bodies of King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamamalu of Hawaii home. They both died of measles while visiting London in 1824. A narrative of the unfortunate visit is included here, along with a description of the journey. On the way back to England, the Blonde rescued survivors from the shipwrecked Frances Mary, who had resorted to cannibalism. Abbey Travel 597; Forbes 630; Hill 231; Huntress 228C; Sabin 100816.