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Lot No. 21: PINKERTON, JOHN

PINKERTON'S VOYAGES VOL. 8

  • Medium: Printed Books
  • Year: 1808-1814
  • Size: 11.6 x 9.2 inches
  • Place: London

Winning Bid : ₹1,18,800

(Inclusive Buyer's Premium)

Estimate

1,00,000 - 1,50,000


Estimate US$

1200-1800

Ends at Oct 17, 2024 07:26 PM IST

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PINKERTON, JOHN

PINKERTON'S VOYAGES VOL. 8

A GENERAL COLLECTION OF THE BEST AND MOST INTERESTINGCAND VOYAGES ANDTRAVELS IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Year: 1808-1814

Size: 29.5 x 23.5 cm (11.6 x 9.2 inches)

Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, and Cadell and Davies. 1808-1814. First edition, 4to.

Only volume 8 out of 17, Vols.
776pp with 17 plates after Hodges and Daniells,

Contemporary canvas, title in gilt on spine.

17 plates Related with East Indies, Malabar, 16 frontispieces, 192 plates, 2 maps (1 folding), 201 engraved plates on 197 sheets Clean, crisp set. Fine

Of great value for the voyages and travels included, sometimes abridged but often complete. Including Pennants Tours, Arthur Youngs Travels in France, Pigafettas Voyage round the World, Parks Travels in Africa, Abstracts of Cooks Voyages, Niebuhrs Travels in Arabia, Turpins History of Siam, Hamiltons Accounts of the East Indies, Kempfers History of Japan, Hamels Travels in Korea, Nieuhoffs Travels in China, etc. D.N.B. John Pinkerton (1758-1826). The [above work] was a useful compilation in its day, being the most voluminous that had hitherto appeared with the exception of the French Histoire G'n'rale des Voyages (Paris, 1785) . A large number of very rare volumes of travels were incorporated, and the average merit of the plates was considerable. A collection of great merit and importance;
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
Good Condition
Nickname Amount(Rs) Type Date & Time(IST)
1 anon0137 99000.00 Regular 17-10-2024 07:10:31 PM IST
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