A Voyage In The Sunbeam

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BRASSEY, Lady Annie (1839-1887) SKU: 19468

New edition. pp xix, 492; frontispiece (lacking the tissue guard), engraved titlepage and numerous woodcut illustrations by G. Pearson after drawings by the Hon. A.Y. Bingham. All edges marbled. School prize binding, Telford Borthers of London. awarded by Penzance Church of England High School in 1889, to one Dora Cornish. Scattered spots of foxing to endpapers. A most attractive copy. First published in 1878, 'A Voyage in the Sunbeam' describes Lady Brassey's journey round the world in 1876–77 with a crew of 43, including family and friends.