Lot #1124 - Books On African & Asian Travels (4)
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector
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Sale Date:02 Aug 2014 ~ 10am: Part 1 - Various Collections - Lots 1 - 522
02 Aug 2014 ~ 2.30pm: Part 2 - The David Spode Collection - Lots 601 - 1326 -
Lot #:1124
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Lot Description:Books On African & Asian Travels (4)
TROUP, J.Rose. With Stanley's Rear Column. Second Edition.London, Chapman and Hall, 1890. Folding map [short closed tear at hinge, no loss], 14 plates, (12),361,(1)pp., neat contemporary signature on titlepage, 40pp. Publisher's adverts, 8vo., recent rebind in 1/2 black morocco, spine gilt in panels, marbled boards. An excellent copy; WOLFF, Rev. Joseph. Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara in the years 1843-1845 to ascertain the fate of Colonel Stoddart and Captain Conolly. Fifth Edition.Edinburgh, William Blackwood, 1848.xxv,(1),429,(1)pp., edges untrimmed, 8vo., publisher's blind-stamped grey cloth. An autograph note by Wolff, SIGNED and dated June 28, 1848, is tipped to front flyleaf. A very good copy. The conclusion of a typically gruesome episode in 19c. Central Asian imperial politics, the 'great game'; COOPER, Joseph. The Lost Continent, or, Slavery and the Slave Trade in Africa, 1875. With observations on the Asiatic Slave-trade, carried on under the name of the labour traffic, -
Estimate:A$350 - 500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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