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Auction archive: Lot number 23

EDMUND FANNING (1769-1841)

Auction 26.09.2002
26 Sep 2002
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,244 - US$1,866
Price realised:
£896
ca. US$1,393
Auction archive: Lot number 23

EDMUND FANNING (1769-1841)

Auction 26.09.2002
26 Sep 2002
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,244 - US$1,866
Price realised:
£896
ca. US$1,393
Beschreibung:

EDMUND FANNING (1769-1841) Voyages to the South Seas, India and Pacific Oceans, China Sea, north-west coast, Feejee Islands, South Shetlands, &c. &c. with an account of the new discoveries made in the southern hemisphere, between the years 1830-1837. Also, the origin, authorization, and progress of the first American National South Sea Exploring Expedition with explanatory notes relative... second edition . New York: William H.Vermilye, 1838. 12° (187 x 117mm.). Lithographic frontispiece. (Some spotting). Original cloth (rubbed, spine soiled). FIRST EDITION: 'The first printing of this book was designated "Second Edition" on the title page' (Rosove). Fanning's '1833 book having been a success, [he]... followed it with this one, containing entirely new material' (Rosove). Sabin 23781; Rosove 120.A1 ('Rare').

Auction archive: Lot number 23
Auction:
Datum:
26 Sep 2002
Auction house:
Christie's
London, King Street
Beschreibung:

EDMUND FANNING (1769-1841) Voyages to the South Seas, India and Pacific Oceans, China Sea, north-west coast, Feejee Islands, South Shetlands, &c. &c. with an account of the new discoveries made in the southern hemisphere, between the years 1830-1837. Also, the origin, authorization, and progress of the first American National South Sea Exploring Expedition with explanatory notes relative... second edition . New York: William H.Vermilye, 1838. 12° (187 x 117mm.). Lithographic frontispiece. (Some spotting). Original cloth (rubbed, spine soiled). FIRST EDITION: 'The first printing of this book was designated "Second Edition" on the title page' (Rosove). Fanning's '1833 book having been a success, [he]... followed it with this one, containing entirely new material' (Rosove). Sabin 23781; Rosove 120.A1 ('Rare').

Auction archive: Lot number 23
Auction:
Datum:
26 Sep 2002
Auction house:
Christie's
London, King Street
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