The Cruise of the Montauk to Bermuda, the West Indies and Florida.
New York: Thomas R. Knox & Co, 1885.
First edition. Frontispiece & 15 plates. xv, [i], 441 pp. 1 vols. Large 8vo. Original blindstamped pictorial cloth, spine gilt, a touch of wear to the extremities but a fine copy Toy, 1057; Morris & Howland, p 92. Item #301986
"An ornately wordy account, filled with ironic humor, puns and amusing turns of phrase. Gives very detailed descriptions of soial conditions in the places visited" (Toy). Mcquade's account of the Montauk's cruise from New York to the Caribbean, which included stops at Bermuda, St. Kitt's, St. Pierre, Martinique, Trinidad, Curacoa, Jamaica, Cuba, and Florida.
Tipped in at the front free endpaper is a bifolium of mourning stationery titled "Finis", commemorating the death Commodore Platt. Dated December 17, 1884. Morris and Howland confirm that this "Finis" is not present in all copies.
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