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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Denis Joachim Collection
• 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 #:
  180
• Lot Description:
  Ross, James. Hobart Town Almanack for the year 1830. With Embellishments.
  24mo, with engraved title and separate engraved title for the Calendar, both with vignette illustrations, two signals plates (one coloured), seven views by Thomas Bock, and further wood-engravings in the text, in the original calico, rebacked in calf, with the K.R. von Stieglitz bookplate. Hobart Town, James Ross, 1830.
• Notes:
  Rare: the second Ross almanac, with a “Descriptive Itinerary” for travel around Van Diemen’s Land as well as comprehensive statistics for the colony. The plates are by Thomas Bock after Frankland, Dalrymple, and Lemprière. Von Stieglitz has added a series of interesting marginal notes from Thomas Scott’s copy, transcribed from Scott’s copy in the Craig collection. Ferguson, 1366.
• Estimate:
  A$600 - 900
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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