The Last Voyage
Lady Brassey. R. T. Pritchett, illustrator. The Last Voyage, To India and Australia in the 'Sunbeam.' London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1889. First edition.
Octavo. 490pp (indexed). Illustrated with 18 plates by Pritchett, 2 folding plates. Contemporary red half-leather over marbled boards, spine ruled and lettered in gilt, edges stained red.
Lady Brassey's last voyage on the Sunbeam was to India and Australia, undertaken in November 1886 to improve her health. On the way to Mauritius, she was buried at sea, having died of malaria on 14 September 1887.
Spine sunned and leaning; rubbed and edgeworn to spine and boards, with surface loss to corners, board edges, and spine ends; covers starting; still very good. TKC-863. Item #863Price: $200.00
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