£4,000 - £5,000
Dalrymple (Alexander), An Historical Collection of the Several Voyages and Discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean, two volume set bound as one, first edition, second issue (with dedication in volume I dated 1770), London: Printed for the Author; And Sold by J. Nourse, et al, 1770-71, half-titles, volume I with engraved folding map frontispiece, volume II title-page discarded, collating: xxx, [ii], 204, [3] (errata), [1] (blank), 21, [3] (chronological bibliography), 24; [iv], 124, 20, [60]pp, illustrated with 4 folding engraved charts and 12 engraved plates, some of which are folding, Chart of the South Pacific Ocean with clean 4cm long close tear, its fore and top margins with a slightly overhanging creased fold, but not affecting within the platemark, contemporary speckled calf over boards, morocco lettering piece, upper-cover split, but holding fast, rubbed in places, red speckled edges, marbled endpapers, 4to, [Cook A11-12; Hill (2004) 410]
Provenance: 1) the Seymour family, Marquesses of Hertford; second-half 19th c Ragley Hall library bookplate. Until sold by 2) ?Christie, Manson & Woods, Valuable Books, Being a Portion of the Library the Property of the Fifth Marquess of Hertford, Deceased [...] and removed from Ragley Hall, Warwickshire, 23rd May, 1938.
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