10th Jan, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

The Roger Casson Collection

 
  Lot 237
 

237

Alexander (James Edward) Travels from India to England; Comprehending a Visit to the Burman Empire

Alexander (James Edward)
Travels from India to England; Comprehending a Visit to the Burman Empire, and a Journey through Persia, Asia Minor, Eropean Turkey, &c. in the Years 1825-26, Parbury, Allen, 1827, first edition, quarto, portrait frontis, two maps, fourteen plates (five coloured), modern calf

Sold for £380
Estimated at £400 - £600


 

Foxing to the title page and frontis. Occasional foxing in places but generally very good. Minor stain to hinge of front endpaper. Binding a little marked with impressed word but generally very good.

 


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Auction: The Roger Casson Collection, 10th Jan, 2019

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