Lot #1159 - Books On Africa (2)
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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 #:1159
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Lot Description:Books On Africa (2)
GATTINI, Michael Angelo and Denis DE CARLI [and] Father Jerom MEROLLA da Sorrento. A Curious and Exact Account of a Voyage to Congo , in the Years 1666 and 1667. [with] A Voyage to Congo, and several other Countries, chiefly in Southern-Africk. ...in the year 1682. Pages numbered 611-650 [and] 651-756, printed double column, red edges, tall 4to.(315x200mm). Recent antique-style half calf and marbled boards. A couple of minor signs of use but a very good copy. Extracted complete from volume 1 of an edition of ""A Collection of Voyages and Travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts ; others now first published in English ; with a general preface, giving an account of the progress of navigation from its first beginning. [A.& J. Churchill] London, 1704-1732 and later. It is not clear which edition this is as the volume was defective. Each of the narratives the work contains is complete in itself with a separate title page; TULLY, Richard. Narrative of a Ten Years' Resid -
Estimate:A$300 - 450
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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