Lot 16•
ANSON (GEORGE) A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, [Shaftesbury, Colin Paul, 1994]; and approximately 30 others relating to George Anson, H.M.S. Wager and related voyages, together with several original engravings, and research notes of Colin Paul (small quantity)
26 February 2020, 13:00 GMT
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ANSON (GEORGE)
A Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, twelfth edition, edited by Richard Walter, folding engraved World map frontispiece, 42 engraved plates and maps (mostly folding), bookplate of the Weslyan Library (withdrawn), contemporary calf, rebacked in calf retaining original spine label, folio (290 x 210mm.), T. Osborne, and others, 1767--BARROW (JOHN) The Life of George Lord Anson, FIRST EDITION, engraved frontispiece, publisher's cloth, spine faded, 8vo, John Murray, 1839--[MILLECHAMP (LAWRENCE)] A Narrative of Commodore Anson's Voyage into the Great South Sea and Round the World, NUMBER 1 OF 5 COPIES, first complete edition with reproductions of title, dedication and illustrations from the original manuscript, introduction by Colin Paul, panelled calf antique, red morocco spine label, solander box, 8vo, [Shaftesbury, Colin Paul, 1994]; and approximately 30 others relating to George Anson, H.M.S. Wager and related voyages, together with several original engravings, and research notes of Colin Paul (small quantity)
Footnotes
Colin Paul's interest in the Anson narratives spanned a period of over fifty years, starting with the his purchase from Maggs in 1961 of Barrow's biography of Anson, and leading eventually to his publishing for the first time Lawrence Millechamp's contemporary account, the present lot including all five copies that were printed.
Excerpts from the account had been published in 1967 by Glyndwr Williams, but here Colin Paul publishes the text in its entirety as well as Millechamp's charming watercolours (mostly ornithological) from the manuscript which is held by the National Maritime Museum. Signed copies of classic works by Williams and Rear Admiral C.H. Layman are also included.