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A YACHT VOYAGE TO NORWAY, DENMARK, AND SWEDEN.
Ross Esq., W.A.

A YACHT VOYAGE TO NORWAY, DENMARK, AND SWEDEN.

Henry Colburn 1848.
1st Ed. 2 vols. in 1. Sm. thick 8vo. [iv] + 359pp. + t.p. + 304pp. Litho. frontis. Light sporadic browning, half calf with marbled boards, gilt tooled raised bands with intricate gilt tooled compartments and gilt lettering to spine, minor wear to extremities. Toy 937. ‘A voyage in Lord Rodney’s cutter yacht in the spring and summer of 1847. On board were Rodney, in command, the author and one other guest, the sailing master, mate, crew of eight seamen, cook, steward, and boy. Iris sailed from Greenwich to Christiansand, Elsinore, Copenhagen, Falkenborg, Gotteborg, Chrisitiana, Fredrecksvaern, Larvig, Boom, Gron Fjord, Bergen, Scarborough, Yarmouth Roads, and back to Greenwich.’
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