Sale: 348 / Rare Books, Nov. 17./18. 2008 in Hamburg Lot 488

John James Wild - Anchor, Livingston, 2Bde. 1878. [10, 25]


488
John James Wild
Anchor, Livingston, 2Bde. 1878. [10, 25]
Estimate:
€ 200 / $ 214
Sold:
€ 180 / $ 192
(incl. surcharge)
Wild, J. J., At anchor. A narrative of experiences afloat and ashore during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger from 1872 to 1876. With 12 chromolithogr. plates and numerous woodcuts in the text. London, M. Ward 1878. Contemp. half calf (defectvie). Folio. 3 ll., 198 pp.
Ferguson 18556. - Du Rietz 1347. - First edition. - Lacking the lithogr. map of the travel route. - Slightly stained, stamped on verso of plates, binding slightly shaken and defective. - Attached: Livingstone, D., Life & Explorations. With toned lithogr. title, lithogr. map and 19 toned lithogr. plates. London [around 1876]. Contemp. calf with rich gilt tooling and gilt edges. 4to. VIII, 632 pp. - Splendid edition. - Binding rubbed.



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488
John James Wild
Anchor, Livingston, 2Bde. 1878. [10, 25]
Estimate:
€ 200 / $ 214
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€ 180 / $ 192
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