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Auction archive: Lot number 25

Burchett, Josiah (1666?-1746) Memoirs of Transactions at Sea during the War with France; Beginning in 1688, and ending in 1697Burchett, Josiah (1666?-1746) Memoirs of Transactions at Sea during the War with France; Beginning in 1688, and ending in 1697

Discovery Auction
14 Feb 2013
Estimate
US$150 - US$250
Price realised:
US$130
Auction archive: Lot number 25

Burchett, Josiah (1666?-1746) Memoirs of Transactions at Sea during the War with France; Beginning in 1688, and ending in 1697Burchett, Josiah (1666?-1746) Memoirs of Transactions at Sea during the War with France; Beginning in 1688, and ending in 1697

Discovery Auction
14 Feb 2013
Estimate
US$150 - US$250
Price realised:
US$130
Beschreibung:

Burchett, Josiah (1666?-1746) Memoirs of Transactions at Sea during the War with France; Beginning in 1688, and ending in 1697. London: Sold by John Nutt near Stationer's-hall, 1703. Octavo, first edition variant, British Museum ex library copy with their classic stamp on the verso of the title with red duplicate stamp beneath, text block broken, contemporary boards detached and quite chipped, contents clean. Burchett served in the navy under Samuel Pepys, rising to Secretary of the Admiralty, and serving for forty-eight years at that post. In this memoir he recalls his time aboard the HMS Britannia, and offers a first-hand view of the naval events of the Nine Years' War.

Auction archive: Lot number 25
Auction:
Datum:
14 Feb 2013
Auction house:
Bonhams | Skinner
Park Plaza 63
Boston, MA 02116
United States
+1 (0)617 3505400
+1 (0)617 3505429
Beschreibung:

Burchett, Josiah (1666?-1746) Memoirs of Transactions at Sea during the War with France; Beginning in 1688, and ending in 1697. London: Sold by John Nutt near Stationer's-hall, 1703. Octavo, first edition variant, British Museum ex library copy with their classic stamp on the verso of the title with red duplicate stamp beneath, text block broken, contemporary boards detached and quite chipped, contents clean. Burchett served in the navy under Samuel Pepys, rising to Secretary of the Admiralty, and serving for forty-eight years at that post. In this memoir he recalls his time aboard the HMS Britannia, and offers a first-hand view of the naval events of the Nine Years' War.

Auction archive: Lot number 25
Auction:
Datum:
14 Feb 2013
Auction house:
Bonhams | Skinner
Park Plaza 63
Boston, MA 02116
United States
+1 (0)617 3505400
+1 (0)617 3505429
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