Search Results: narrative of a voyage to madeira by wilde sir william

Dublin: William Curry,Jun,and Co, Longman, Orme,Browne and Company, London, 1840. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Not called for>. Two Volumes.Original boards rebacked.New end papers. Boards and spine unevenly sunned. A tight firm set. Light sporadic foxing spots. Frontispiece, Vol 1 The Yacht "Crusader" Frontispiece, Vol 2 "Telmessus" from a sketch by R.Meiklam.Wilde a medical student, was hired to accompany Robert Meiklam on his yacht "Crusader" " In September, 1837, my friends Sir Henry Marsh and Professor Graves, proposed that I should accompany, as medical attendant, a gentleman who was about to make a voyage for the benefit of his health. Anxiety to see the World, coupled with the fact of my health, then being in a precarious state, induced me gladly to accept this kind offer" Contact seller regarding postage.