Royal Navy.- Manning (George) Jottings from Memory of my Voyages Round the World [1861-1877], autograph working draft manuscript, 101pp. excluding blanks, written in a printed log book, numerous corrections and deletions, slightly browned, original roan-backed boards, rubbed, printed paper label on upper cover “Deck Log Book”, folio, n.d. [c. 1870’s]; and a small quantity of others, including a corrected draft of the above and other manuscript material, including relating to Calcutta, Egypt and Japan and record of service on vellum, v.s., v.d. (sm. qty). *** Suez Canal. “The sand has been dug out of the Channel and forms the banks of the Canal through which the ships pass. Every thing is strange & now our vessel is going so slowly that she seemed to glide into this dreamland of silver sky and far reaching yellow sand so silent so wide and so lonely.” – Manning.First mentioned, travels to Italy, Greece, Malta and Suez Canal.