Remarks on the Voyages of John Meares, Esq in a Letter to That Gentleman by George Dixon Late Commander of the Queen Charlotte, in a Voyage Round the World

Dixon, George

Verlag: London Printed for the Author and Sold by John Stockdale,. and George Goulding 1790, 1790

Beschreibung

1st Edition. 37pp. + [1]pp. (ads for works published by John Stockdale) Quarto. Quarter 19th century calf and marbled boards. Small bookplate and shelf label of previous owner. Gilt stamp of "The Society of Writers to the Signet in the middle of the front and rear board. Very clean text with only the occasional spotting. A very nice clean crisp copy with the half title. Smith 2477; Strathern 148; T.P.L. 609. A caustic attack on Meares account of the Voyages of John Meares, which elicted a rebuttal from Meares, to which Dixon replied with "Further Remarks". A wonderful rare part of the Dixon/Meares pamphlet war of which all three items have become extremely rare in todays Market. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 107455

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Remarks on the Voyages of John Meares, Esq ...

Verlag: London Printed for the Author and Sold by John Stockdale,. and George Goulding 1790

Erscheinungsdatum: 1790

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: very good

Auflage: 1. Auflage