Description:
Anson, George (1697-1762) A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. London: John & Paul Knapton, 1749. Fifth edition, large quarto, illustrated with folding frontispiece map, and an additional forty-two engravings (almost all folding),bound in slightly later boards, scuffed, contents generally good, printed on heavy laid paper, with large margins; map 13 torn, map 26 torn and repaired on verso, 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.
Estimate $600-800
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