Anson, G. A voyage round the world in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. Compiled by R. Walter. London, printed for the author, 1748. 4to (30:23,5 cm). Mit 42 gefalt. bzw. doppelblattgr. Kupfertafeln u. -karten. 17 Bll., 417 S., 1 Bl. Hldr. d. Zt. Rücken erneuert, etwas fleckig, Deckel leimschattig u. berieben.

Cordier, BS 2095 f.; Alden-L. 748/225; Sabin 1625 u. 101.175; Borba de M. 38 f.; Du Rietz 1086. - Erste Ausgabe. "This famous and unfortunate expedition was sent under the command of George Anson at the beginning of the war with Spain, to harass the Spaniards on the western coast of South America. Walter's account of the voyage is a model of what such literature should be. Of the first two issues published in 1748, one was for the author himself, which is the genuine first, and the other, often called the first, was for the publisher" (Cox I, 49). - Breitrandig; etwas gebräunt u. teilw. fleckig, Karten ebenso; S. 11 sowie 1 Karte mit hinterl. Einriss. 2 Exlibris von Donald Graham u. Lloyd.

First edition, first issue, large paper copy. With 42 engr. plates and maps. Anson visited and gives descriptions of Macao and Canton. Also, a plate on "Chinese Vessels. - Some browning and partly staining, also to maps; backed tear to page 11 and 1 map; 2 bookplates. Contemporary half-calf, spine renewed, somewhat stained; covers glueshadowed and rubbed.