10th May, 2016 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Courageous')
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[M] A DISPLAY OF THE NAVAL FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS,...
A DISPLAY OF THE NAVAL FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS, 1838
hand-coloured frontispiece and 15 hand-coloured plates of flags, fore-margin of frontispiece and following 2 leaves reinforced, occasional light soiling, modern half-cloth, London, H. Fisher and P. Jackson. A collection of 240 flags including those of Arabia, Batavia, Mahrattas, Mecca and Morocco.
Despite being one of the first popular flag guides available at relatively low cost, copies of this title are surprisingly scarce.
hand-coloured frontispiece and 15 hand-coloured plates of flags, fore-margin of frontispiece and following 2 leaves reinforced, occasional light soiling, modern half-cloth, London, H. Fisher and P. Jackson. A collection of 240 flags including those of Arabia, Batavia, Mahrattas, Mecca and Morocco.
Despite being one of the first popular flag guides available at relatively low cost, copies of this title are surprisingly scarce.
Sold for £744
Estimated at £250 - £350
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A DISPLAY OF THE NAVAL FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS, 1838
hand-coloured frontispiece and 15 hand-coloured plates of flags, fore-margin of frontispiece and following 2 leaves reinforced, occasional light soiling, modern half-cloth, London, H. Fisher and P. Jackson. A collection of 240 flags including those of Arabia, Batavia, Mahrattas, Mecca and Morocco.
Despite being one of the first popular flag guides available at relatively low cost, copies of this title are surprisingly scarce.
hand-coloured frontispiece and 15 hand-coloured plates of flags, fore-margin of frontispiece and following 2 leaves reinforced, occasional light soiling, modern half-cloth, London, H. Fisher and P. Jackson. A collection of 240 flags including those of Arabia, Batavia, Mahrattas, Mecca and Morocco.
Despite being one of the first popular flag guides available at relatively low cost, copies of this title are surprisingly scarce.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Courageous'), 10th May, 2016
