Sold for:
$1,342
$1,342
London: F. Fayram & J. Clarke, 1722. 8vo, contemporary panelled rebacked with gilt-lettered spine label, retaining original upper and lower boards, renewed endpapers. Second expanded edition in English (first edition in 1705), of "the earliest work which attempts a comprehensive description of the colony's past history, its natural environment, the aboriginal inhabitants, and contemporary political and social conditions," with engraved frontispiece, head-pieces, and 14 engraved plates by Gribelin. Intermittent foxing; rear blanks torn and creased.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2011-11-15