Lot 202
F. S. Marryat, Borneo and the Indian Archipelago. London 1848.
Estimate
€ 600
Starting Price
€ 400
Lot:
202
Category:
Geography and work of views
Marryat, Frank S.: Borneo and the Indian Archipelago. with drawings of costume and scenery. London: Longman,Brown,Green and Longmans 1848. 26,5 x 18 cm. With a lithographed frontispiece and title page, and 20 further tinted lithographs on plates, plus numerous other illustrations within the text. VIII pp., 232 pp. A modern red book with an illustration on the cover.
(Minimal wear. A tear in the spine at pp. 39/40, repaired with adhesive tape. The plates show mostly minor foxing along the top and bottom edges. Minimal browning.)
Abbey Travel 549; Hill 1088 – This volume contains a richly illustrated account of Sir Edward Belcher’s voyage from 1843 to 1846 aboard the ‘HMS Samarang’. The aim of the voyage was to survey key ports in Singapore, Borneo, Hong Kong, Macao, the Philippines, Japan and other countries.
(Minimal wear. A tear in the spine at pp. 39/40, repaired with adhesive tape. The plates show mostly minor foxing along the top and bottom edges. Minimal browning.)
Abbey Travel 549; Hill 1088 – This volume contains a richly illustrated account of Sir Edward Belcher’s voyage from 1843 to 1846 aboard the ‘HMS Samarang’. The aim of the voyage was to survey key ports in Singapore, Borneo, Hong Kong, Macao, the Philippines, Japan and other countries.