Lot #67 - Lee Boo. The History Of Prince Lee Boo, son of Abba Thulle, King of the Pelew Islands…
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:The Denis Joachim Collection
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Sale Date:19 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 1: Lots 1 - 321
20 Jun 2016 ~ 10am - Session 2: Lots 322 - 480
20 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 3: Lot 481 - 688
20 Jun 2016 ~ 6pm - Session 4: Lots 689 - 818 -
Lot #:67
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Lot Description:Lee Boo. The History Of Prince Lee Boo, son of Abba Thulle, King of the Pelew Islands…
brought to England by Captain Wilson, Commander of the Antelope, East India Packet, which was wrecked off these islands, on the passage from China, on the 9th of August, 1788. With an account of Lee Boo’s death… Duodecimo, with a folding handcoloured frontispiece and one other handcoloured plate, bound with other (unrelated) works in nineteenth-century quarter calf, some staining. London, J. Fairburn, circa 1830. -
Notes:Rare: one of very numerous books on Lee Boo, this is a particularly rare example; the folding frontispiece is especially attractive.
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Estimate:A$200 - 300
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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