Wellsted, James Raymond
£3,250
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 31 August 2016 at 12:00 BST
Description
Travels to the City of the Caliphs, along the Shores of the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean. London: Henry Colburn, 1840. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, 2 lithographed frontispieces, folding map, contemporary green half calf, morocco labels, spines gilt, small repair to title verso, scattered spotting, slightly rubbed
Footnote
Note: Wellsted (1805-1842) was a 2nd Lieutenant and Surveyor aboard the 'Palinurus' which belonged to the East India Company Navy under Captain Moresby. This work and his earlier Travels in Arabia (1838) were the result of his travels in his naval capacity.