A voyage round the world, : in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. / By George Anson, Esq; ; ... Compiled from papers and other materials of the Right Honourable George Lord Anson, and published under his direction, by Richard Walter, ...

"Lord Anson ... appears to have entrusted to Robins for revision the account of the voyage which had been compiled from the journals by ... Richard Walter. There has been considerable dispute as to whether Robins or Walter wrote the book... It seems probable that Robins revised and edited the work."--Dict. Nat. Biog., v. 48, p. 435.

"Illustrated with forty-two copperplates."

Printed on watermarked "Strasbourg bend" paper made by Gerrevink and Villedary.

Plates signed "J. Wood sc.," "J Mason sc.," "R.W. Seale sc.," "I.S. Müller sculp."

Includes list of subscribers.

Press figures.

Signatures: A⁴a⁴b²(-b2) c-d⁴B-3G⁴chi²(-chi1)

English short title catalogue, n66245

Heawood, E. Watermarks, 73

Bookbinding, copy 2 Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand, 2008.

Copy 1. Binding: red grained morocco, ornate gold tooled fleuron design borders, spine gold tooled with decorated compartments, raised spine bands, gold tooled edges, and turn-ins, marbled endpapers, gilt text edges. Spine title: Anson's voyages. Provenance: title page and most text pages ruled in red; bookplate of Alex H. Turnbull. Lacks final leaf (Directions to the bookbinder, for placing the copper-plates). Acc. 23.

Copy 2. Binding: red morocco, ornate gold tooled borders, spine gold tooled with decorated compartments, raised spine bands, decorated gold tooled edges, and turn-ins, marbled (combed) endpapers, gilt text edges. Spine title: Anson's voyage. Provenance: bookplate of Alex H. Turnbull; purchased by Turnbull from B. Quaritch in 1899 for £2.2 (see Alexander H. Turnbull, Acquisition Book, MSX-8822, p.103, no. 813). Lacks subscriber's list (signatures a-b). Acc. 24.

Digital image available: Copy 2 bookbinding, Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details available on request from Curator, Rare Books and Fine Printing.