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Auction archive: Lot number 158

BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1910-13

Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$933 - US$1,244
Price realised:
£1,000
ca. US$1,555
Auction archive: Lot number 158

BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1910-13

Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$933 - US$1,244
Price realised:
£1,000
ca. US$1,555
Beschreibung:

BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1910-13
BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1910-13 TWO BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE TERRA NOVA : MARK TWAIN [I.E. SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS (1835-1910)]. PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC ... A NEW IMPRESSION . LONDON: CHATTO & WINDUS, 1907. 8°. HALF-TITLE. FRONTISPIECE AND 10 PLATES ONLY. PUBLISHER'S CATALOGUE AT END. (LACKING ONE PLATE, OUTER MARGIN OF PP.239-408 CUT INTO, WITH LOSS OF 2 LETTERS OF DESCRIPTION UNDER ONE PLATE, SOME SPOTTING AND LIGHT BROWNING.) ORGINAL BLUE CLOTH, LETTERED IN GILT ON SPINE AND FRONT COVER (HEAD AND TAIL OF SPINE BUMPED, SOME RUBBING). PROVENANCE : CHARLES SEYMOUR WRIGHT (SIGNATURE IN RED INK TO FRONT PASTEDOWN) -- 'BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1910 FROM C.W. MACKELLAR' (INSCRIPTION ON FRONT PASTEDWON); AND JOHN MILTON (1608-74). POETICAL WORKS . LONDON: BLISS SANDS & CO., [NO DATE]. 4°. HALF TITLE. FRONTISPIECE. (UPPER MARGIN OF FRONTISPIECE WATERSTAINED, LIGHTLY BROWNED THROUGHOUT, A FEW SPOTS). ORIGINAL CLOTH, LETTERED IN GILT ON SPINE (HEAD AND TAIL OF SPINE A LITTLE WORN, RUBBED AND SCUFFED). PROVENANCE : CHARLES SEYMOUR WRIGHT (STAMP ON PASTEDOWN AND ENDPAPER) -- OCEAN LIBRARY, 'THIS BOOK IS LENT TO THE OFFICERS OF THE TERRA NOVA FOR FREE USE DURING THE ENSUING VOYAGE' (LABEL ON ENDPAPER) -- PASSMORE EDWARDS OCEAN LIBRARY, BRITISH & FOREIGN SAILORS SOCIETY (BOOK LABEL ON PASTEDOWN). (2)

Auction archive: Lot number 158
Auction:
Datum:
22 Sep 2010
Auction house:
Christie's
22 September 2010, London, King Street
Beschreibung:

BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1910-13
BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1910-13 TWO BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE TERRA NOVA : MARK TWAIN [I.E. SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS (1835-1910)]. PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC ... A NEW IMPRESSION . LONDON: CHATTO & WINDUS, 1907. 8°. HALF-TITLE. FRONTISPIECE AND 10 PLATES ONLY. PUBLISHER'S CATALOGUE AT END. (LACKING ONE PLATE, OUTER MARGIN OF PP.239-408 CUT INTO, WITH LOSS OF 2 LETTERS OF DESCRIPTION UNDER ONE PLATE, SOME SPOTTING AND LIGHT BROWNING.) ORGINAL BLUE CLOTH, LETTERED IN GILT ON SPINE AND FRONT COVER (HEAD AND TAIL OF SPINE BUMPED, SOME RUBBING). PROVENANCE : CHARLES SEYMOUR WRIGHT (SIGNATURE IN RED INK TO FRONT PASTEDOWN) -- 'BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1910 FROM C.W. MACKELLAR' (INSCRIPTION ON FRONT PASTEDWON); AND JOHN MILTON (1608-74). POETICAL WORKS . LONDON: BLISS SANDS & CO., [NO DATE]. 4°. HALF TITLE. FRONTISPIECE. (UPPER MARGIN OF FRONTISPIECE WATERSTAINED, LIGHTLY BROWNED THROUGHOUT, A FEW SPOTS). ORIGINAL CLOTH, LETTERED IN GILT ON SPINE (HEAD AND TAIL OF SPINE A LITTLE WORN, RUBBED AND SCUFFED). PROVENANCE : CHARLES SEYMOUR WRIGHT (STAMP ON PASTEDOWN AND ENDPAPER) -- OCEAN LIBRARY, 'THIS BOOK IS LENT TO THE OFFICERS OF THE TERRA NOVA FOR FREE USE DURING THE ENSUING VOYAGE' (LABEL ON ENDPAPER) -- PASSMORE EDWARDS OCEAN LIBRARY, BRITISH & FOREIGN SAILORS SOCIETY (BOOK LABEL ON PASTEDOWN). (2)

Auction archive: Lot number 158
Auction:
Datum:
22 Sep 2010
Auction house:
Christie's
22 September 2010, London, King Street
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