115.0

115. Anson (George).- A Voyage to the South-Seas...performed...by Commodore Anson...By an Officer of the Fleet, title in red and black, crude woodcut portrait and plate (the latter cropped with loss of caption), pp.132-134 printed in wrong order, paper flaw in Gg2, lightly soiled and stained, modern sheep, a little rubbed, [cf.Sabin 1632], 12mo, by A.Merryman, 1744.

est. £200 – £300

This tallies with the Sabin item which is described as “published in numbers, with coarse woodcuts” except for “By George Anson, Esq.” on the title.

Sold for £460
Sale 579, 24th August 2006


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