10th May, 2016 12:00

Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Courageous')

 
  Lot 141
 

141

[M] TWO ROYAL GEORGE OAK-BOUND BOOKS<br/>comprising:...

TWO ROYAL GEORGE OAK-BOUND BOOKS
comprising: True Stories of H.M. Ship Royal George from 1746-1841, by Henry Slight for E. Hartnall, Ryde, Isle of Wight, 1841, 120 gilt-edged pages plus 4 engravings, gilt titles to spine, bound with oak from the wreck -- 3½ x 2in. (9 x 5cm.); together with A Narrative of the Loss of the Royal George... Major-General Pasley's Operations in 1839-40-41-41 & 43.. published by S. Horsey, Portsea, 1844, seventh edition, 172 gilt-edged pages with five engravings including one pull-out of the capsize, presentation inscription on fly from September 1844, gilt spine titles, bound in wood from the wreck -- 4¼ x 2¾in. (11 x 7cm.)
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Sold for £682
Estimated at £200 - £400

(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)


Condition Report
True Stories: pronounced warp to both covers, front cover detached along spine but paper still intact; Narrative Loss: mild warping to covers, pages a little time-stained but generally good overall.

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TWO ROYAL GEORGE OAK-BOUND BOOKS
comprising: True Stories of H.M. Ship Royal George from 1746-1841, by Henry Slight for E. Hartnall, Ryde, Isle of Wight, 1841, 120 gilt-edged pages plus 4 engravings, gilt titles to spine, bound with oak from the wreck -- 3½ x 2in. (9 x 5cm.); together with A Narrative of the Loss of the Royal George... Major-General Pasley's Operations in 1839-40-41-41 & 43.. published by S. Horsey, Portsea, 1844, seventh edition, 172 gilt-edged pages with five engravings including one pull-out of the capsize, presentation inscription on fly from September 1844, gilt spine titles, bound in wood from the wreck -- 4¼ x 2¾in. (11 x 7cm.)
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