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Lot 15

ANSON (GEORGE)
A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, 8vo; and 5 further octavo editions (18)

26 February 2020, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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ANSON (GEORGE)

A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, ninth edition, 43 engraved plates and maps (mostly folding), ownership inscriptions of B. Trecothick, and Francis Du Cane (1863), modern calf, 4to, D. Browne, 1756; idem, second edition, 3 folding engraved maps, neatly rebacked preserving original gilt spine, J. and P. Knapton, 1748; idem, third edition, 3 folding engraved plates (some repairs at folds), rebacked, J. and P. Knapton, 1748; idem, fourth edition, 3 folding engraved maps, rebacked to match, various Steele family inscriptions, J. and P. Knapton, 1748; idem, seventh edition, 3 folding engraved plates, ownership inscription of Charles Whittelsey, bookplate of George Beecher, rebacked preserving original spine, J. and P. Knapton, 1753; idem, tenth edition, 4 engraved maps (one additional, one with tears repaired), ownership inscription of Mr. Halls (1784), T. Osborne, 1762; idem, thirteenth edition, 3 folding engraved maps, rebacked preserving original gilt spine, H. Woodfall, 1768; idem, fifteenth edition, 3 folding engraved maps, rebacked with red morocco spine label, W. Strahan, 1780; idem, sixteenth edition, 3 folding engraved maps, rebacked preserving original spine, W. Strahan, 1782; idem, 2 vol., Edinburgh, J. Fairbairn, 1800; idem, 2 vol., contemporary half calf, Edinburgh, J. Ogle, 1812, unless otherwise stated contemporary calf, 8vo; and 5 further octavo editions (18)

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