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Click here to see our other books! A Voyage Performed By the Late Earl of Sandwich Round the Mediterranean in the Year 1738 and 1739 Earl of Sandwich; John Montagu 1799 T. Caddell Jun. and W. Davies : London 11" by 9" [5], ii-xl, [3], 4-539, [1pp] SUMMARY An illustrated first edition documenting the Earl of Sandwich's voyage to the Mediterranean, complete with the hand-coloured folding map. First Edition,Folding Maps,Illustrated,Leather Binding Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 3 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 36.99 EU Postage : £ 25.99 European Postage: £ 27.99 Asia Postage: £ 47.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 69.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition of this work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one hand-coloured folding map, and twenty-five plates. Collated, complete. ESTC citation number T98245. This work is a quarto, with the signatures running as [2], a-z4, AA-ZZ4, AAA-YYY4, ZZZ2. Prefixed with a memoir of the author's life, written by John Cooke, who was Sandwich's chaplain, and one of the chaplains of Greenwich Hospital. This work documents John Montagu's, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, experiences during his early eighteenth century Grand Tour around Continental Europe. He undertook this tour after he graduated Trinity College Cambridge. He visited what were considered to be stranger and unusual destinations during his tour, as they were part of the Ottoman Empire, such as Greece, Turkey, and Egypt. The tour took a year, and he undertook it with a small group of friends. In Constantinople, he studied the language and customs of the country. On the return of the journey he was full of new information with learned manuscripts and a collection of antiquities. It provided him with his reputation as a traveller and scholar, due to it being an unusual and dangerous voyage. Later in his life Sandwich founded a number of Orientalist societies. Bookplate of Henry Holdsworth to the front pastedown. CONDITION In a full mottled calf binding, rebacked with the original spine and boards laid down. Externally, snart. Light rubbing and surface cracks to the spine. A few light marks to the boards. Minor bumping to the extremities. Bookplate of Henry Holdsworth to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with only the odd light spot. Small repair to the frontispiece, not affecting image. Small marginal closed tears to the head of pages 149/150 and 385/386, with no loss. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques