A Library of Curiosities - Part II
Sat, Nov 8, 2025 10:00AM EST
Lot 6
ANSON, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762. A voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $50,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $100,000 |
ANSON, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762. A voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, by George Anson, esq; afterwards Lord Anson ... compiled, from his papers and materials, by Richard Walter ... Illustrated with forty-two copper-plates.
Fifteenth Edition.
London, printed for W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, etc., 1776.
Quarto. xx, 417, [2] pages. With folded map frontispiece. XLII Numbered Plates, including maps.
Bound in leather, raised bands, decorative gilt panels, red leather spine label, gilt spine title, gilt dentelles.
H: 11 3/4 W: 9 1/2 in.
Condition
Good. Corners and edges bumped and rubbed., front hinges cracked at head and tail, foxing Pl. XIV, foxing and slight tears to Pl. XXVI (map).
With bookplate, “Nihil sine labor, John Cator.”
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From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum.
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