Estimate: | £400 - £600 |
Hammer price: | £500 |
SNOW, William Parker (1817-95). A Two Years’ Cruise off Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands, Patagonia, and in the River Plate. A Narrative of Life in the Southern Seas. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1857. 2 volumes, 8vo (183 x 115mm). Half title in vol. one, 6 coloured lithographed plates, 3 folding engraved maps with hand-colouring (some light spotting and staining). Modern half speckled calf gilt, top edges gilt. Provenance: from the Collection of Lt. Cdr. Andrew David (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Borba de Moraes p.817; Hill p. 1599; Renard 1508; Sabin 85559; Spence 1141. (2)