Estimate: | £200 - £300 |
Hammer price: | £180 |
WEBSTER, William Henry Bayley (dates unknown). Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, in the Years 1828, 29, 30, Performed in H. M. Sloop Chanticleer. London: Richard Bentley, 1834. 2 volumes, 8vo (212 x 135mm). Half title in vol. II, 2 engraved maps, one folding, 5 lithographed plates, tables (maps lightly browned, plates more heavily browned and spotted, occasional light spotting and staining to text). Attractively bound in modern half calf gilt. Provenance: Admiralty Library (old stamps on titles, cancelled); from the Collection of Lt. Cdr. Andrew David (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Abbey Travel 11; Borba de Moraes I, p. 373; Hill p. 612; Sabin 102429. (2)