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Auction archive: Lot number 171

LONG, John (fl 1768-1791) Voyages and Travels of an Indian I...

Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,244 - US$1,866
Price realised:
£875
ca. US$1,361
Auction archive: Lot number 171

LONG, John (fl 1768-1791) Voyages and Travels of an Indian I...

Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,244 - US$1,866
Price realised:
£875
ca. US$1,361
Beschreibung:

LONG, John (fl. 1768-1791). Voyages and Travels of an Indian Interpreter and Trader, Describing the Manners and Customs of the North American Indians . London: for the author, 1791. 4° (269 x 213mm). Folding engraved map of Canada. (Faint staining on the title and preliminaries.) 20th-century burgundy leather, sides and spine tooled in blind and gilt, edges red (spine evenly faded to brown). Provenance : John Markham (1761-1827; bookplate preserved in rebinding).
LONG, John (fl. 1768-1791). Voyages and Travels of an Indian Interpreter and Trader, Describing the Manners and Customs of the North American Indians . London: for the author, 1791. 4° (269 x 213mm). Folding engraved map of Canada. (Faint staining on the title and preliminaries.) 20th-century burgundy leather, sides and spine tooled in blind and gilt, edges red (spine evenly faded to brown). Provenance : John Markham (1761-1827; bookplate preserved in rebinding). FIRST EDITION. John Markham's copy: Admiral Markham first sailed to Canada, with Elphinstone on the Romney , having joined the Navy aged 14. Field 946; Howes L-443; Sabin 41878.

Auction archive: Lot number 171
Auction:
Datum:
23 Sep 2010
Auction house:
Christie's
23 September 2010, London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

LONG, John (fl. 1768-1791). Voyages and Travels of an Indian Interpreter and Trader, Describing the Manners and Customs of the North American Indians . London: for the author, 1791. 4° (269 x 213mm). Folding engraved map of Canada. (Faint staining on the title and preliminaries.) 20th-century burgundy leather, sides and spine tooled in blind and gilt, edges red (spine evenly faded to brown). Provenance : John Markham (1761-1827; bookplate preserved in rebinding).
LONG, John (fl. 1768-1791). Voyages and Travels of an Indian Interpreter and Trader, Describing the Manners and Customs of the North American Indians . London: for the author, 1791. 4° (269 x 213mm). Folding engraved map of Canada. (Faint staining on the title and preliminaries.) 20th-century burgundy leather, sides and spine tooled in blind and gilt, edges red (spine evenly faded to brown). Provenance : John Markham (1761-1827; bookplate preserved in rebinding). FIRST EDITION. John Markham's copy: Admiral Markham first sailed to Canada, with Elphinstone on the Romney , having joined the Navy aged 14. Field 946; Howes L-443; Sabin 41878.

Auction archive: Lot number 171
Auction:
Datum:
23 Sep 2010
Auction house:
Christie's
23 September 2010, London, South Kensington
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