Antiquarian Books
Friday, 19 - Monday, 29 June 2020
James Burney - Discoveries In The South Seas & Pacific Ocean (5 Vols)
Estimate $4,000 - $6,000
Realised: $2,800 plus premium
Lot Details
Illustrated with Charts. Printed by Luke Hansard, Near Lincoln in the Fields, London, first edition, 1803, and Sold by G and W Nicol, G and J Robinson, T Payne, Cadell & Davies, London, half calf, marbled boards, ex-libris christchurch Boys High with BP and stamps, some boards detached, spines worn and lacking, text and charts good, Vol I with silverfish pin holes, Vol III silverfish from page 65-203 ranging from initial pin holes to other pages worse.
