Lot #407 - Jarves, James Jackson. Scenes and Scenery in the Sandwich Islands and a Trip through Central America
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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 #:407
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Lot Description:Jarves, James Jackson. Scenes and Scenery in the Sandwich Islands and a Trip through Central America
being observations from my note-book during the years 1837 – 1842. Octavo, with four engraved plates and folding map, some offsetting and spotting of the (American-printed) text, polished calf of the period, rebacked preserving the original spine and endpapers. London, Moxon, 1844. -
Notes:First edition, the British issue with cancel title. The British issue is rare: Forbes notes that he could find no other bibliographical citations and his appears to be the only notice of the book. Forbes, 1489.
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Estimate:A$200 - 400
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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