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Auction archive: Lot number 164

The Universal Traveller: or, a Compleat Description of the Several Nations of the World...

Estimate
US$4,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
US$4,500
Auction archive: Lot number 164

The Universal Traveller: or, a Compleat Description of the Several Nations of the World...

Estimate
US$4,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
US$4,500
Beschreibung:

Title: The Universal Traveller: or, a Compleat Description of the Several Nations of the World... Author: Salmon, Thomas Place: London Publisher: Richard Baldwin Date: 1752-1753 Description: 2 volumes. [10], [3]-692; [10], [3]-773, [4] pp. With Frontispiece & 226 plates on 196 sheets, many folding. (folio) 14½x6¼, modern morocco. First Edition. Massive compilation of voyages and travels to the exotic reaches of the world, and Europe as well, with a stunning array of maps and plates. Much there is on China, the East Indies, Africa, the Americas, etc. Lot Amendments Condition: Some minor marginal staining, neat repairs to some of the maps, a few short tears to text leaves, several folding maps with ill-creases, some light offset and aging, still a nice, rebound set, with captivating plates. Item number: 167448

Auction archive: Lot number 164
Auction:
Datum:
23 Feb 2006
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: The Universal Traveller: or, a Compleat Description of the Several Nations of the World... Author: Salmon, Thomas Place: London Publisher: Richard Baldwin Date: 1752-1753 Description: 2 volumes. [10], [3]-692; [10], [3]-773, [4] pp. With Frontispiece & 226 plates on 196 sheets, many folding. (folio) 14½x6¼, modern morocco. First Edition. Massive compilation of voyages and travels to the exotic reaches of the world, and Europe as well, with a stunning array of maps and plates. Much there is on China, the East Indies, Africa, the Americas, etc. Lot Amendments Condition: Some minor marginal staining, neat repairs to some of the maps, a few short tears to text leaves, several folding maps with ill-creases, some light offset and aging, still a nice, rebound set, with captivating plates. Item number: 167448

Auction archive: Lot number 164
Auction:
Datum:
23 Feb 2006
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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