Sales catalogue: Henry Stevens & Son

Date:: July 1885

Reference:: WA/HMM/CM/Sal/50/4

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$Fine clean uncut copy, vellum by Pratt, small wormbole in the last five leaves $821 SiG “123 ) Although almost a line for line reprint of the 1685 edition, the type has been entirely reset, and is of a slightly larger size, making the page about 4 inch longer. COLUMBUS (Curisropuer). The Discovery of America by Columbus. To which is added, an impartial enquiry into the rise and progress of the contest in America. London: Printed for all the Bookfellers in Town and Country. MDCCLXxvI. 48 pages, margin of title mended. Calf extra by Pratt, uncut 8° (202s. .724) COLUMBUS (Curisropuer). The First Voyage of Columbus, wherein he discovered America. Faithfully translated from the Spanish London: Printed & Sold by R. BafSam etc. n.d. Frontispiece, title {3 85 pages; ‘The Second Voyage,’ frontispiece, title and 90 pages ; ‘The Third and Fourth Voyages, frontispiece, title F 84 pages. Polished blue calf extra by Pratt Z2°° (il 11s-6¢ 125) COLUMBUS (CurisropHer). The First Voyage of Columbus. London: Printed by C. Spilsbury, For Didier and Tebbett _ etc. 1809. Wrapper, 72 pages and three coloured copper plates. The Second and Third Voyages of Columbus, Embellished with Copper Plates. Wrapper, 72 pages and four plates. The Fourth Voyage of Columbus. Embellished with Copper Plates.. Wrapper, 69 pages and four plates. Brown calf extra by Pratt 3222(1t VOsis 426) This edition, although similar, is quite distinct from the foregoing. COMPARATIVE (Tue) Importance of our acquisitions from France in America. With Remarks on a Pamphlet, intitled, An Examination of the Commercial Principles of the late Negociation in 1761. London: J. Hinxman. mpccixn. Title and advertisement, 2 leaves; Text 59 pages; light brown polished calf extra by Pratt O° eidcss 107) CONDITIEN, De welcke by d’ Ed. Mog. Heeren Staten van Hollandt ende Weft-Vrieflandt, toe-geftaan werden aen een yeder, die genegentheydt mochten hebben, om een aenfien- lijcke Colonie uyt te fetten op een feer bequame ende wel- gelegene Plaetfe, op de vafte Kufte van America, die daer toe vaft-geftelt, ende aan-gewefen fal worden. | Amsterdam$

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