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151 - [TRAVELS]. SMITH (W.). TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD and in the m…
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Estimate €40 - €60
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[TRAVELS]. SMITH (W.). TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD and in the most curious regions of the globe from Christopher Columbus to the present day by the most famous navigators. Paris, Ch. de Lamotte, 1860. Two in-8 volumes in the publisher’s grained cloth, decorated with special gilt tools; smooth spine adorned with gilt tools in a rocaille design; gilt title; gilt edges. Gilt on the spine tarnished; light foxing. A COMPILATION OF TRAVEL ACCOUNTS compiled by William SMITH, the complete series comprising 12 volumes. The two volumes presented here contain, in the first, the voyages of George Anson, Byron and Ross; and in the second, the voyages of Baudin, Macarthney, Graham, Heber and Skinner. 8 BEAUTIFUL PLATES, engraved in intaglio on heavy vellum for each volume, including a frontispiece and a title vignette (identical for both volumes). A LOVELY HARDBACK BINDING, decorated with a large gilt plate on the front cover and a gilt embossing on the back cover.
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Auction time 11/12/2026 at 2:00 PM
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