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[ANSON (GEORGE)]
An Authentic Account of Commodore Anson's Expedition: Containing All That Was Remarkable, Curious and Entertaining, During that Long and Dangerous Voyage, FIRST EDITION, M. Cooper, 1744

26 February 2020, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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[ANSON (GEORGE)]

An Authentic Account of Commodore Anson's Expedition: Containing All That Was Remarkable, Curious and Entertaining, During that Long and Dangerous Voyage... Taken from a Private Journal, FIRST EDITION, title strengthened at inner margin with repair to old tear (just touching one letter), modern calf [ESTC T100273; Hill 39; Sabin 1631], 8vo, M. Cooper, 1744

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A rare anonymous account, published four years before the official narrative, in the same year as the one previously attributed to Philips (see above).

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