[Marshall, George] Epistles in Verse, Between Cynthio and Leonora, A Voyage to and From the East Indies
Newcastle: Printed for the Author by Preston & Heaton, 1812.
First edition. Octavo. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. 215pp. Followed by "A Short Account," and an index. Contemporary gray marbled boards, modern three quarter polished calf, morocco gilt label on spine. Illustrations by John Thurston and one by Dodd. A scarce poem by George Marshall: frontispiece, engraved dedication leaf and a further ten plates. Engravings are by Allen Robert Branston, White, Charlton Nesbit, Luke Clennell, Armstrong and Thomas Bewick after John Thurston and Dodd 'A View of the Cape of Goodhope' plate is from an engraving by Bewick after Thurston. A nice copy with large margins, some age-toned brown-toning, frontis with corner foxing likely from moisture. Corners bumped and sl. worn.
Price: $650.00 Item #5089