$4,305
Raffles, Sir Thomas Bingley Stamford (1781-1826) The History of Java. London: for Black, Parbury, and Allen; and John Murray, 1817. First edition, two large quarto volumes, illustrated with engraved frontispieces, one in each volume, two folding typographical tables, one large folding hand-colored map bound at the end of the first volume, ten hand-colored plates depicting people, a folding view of the Temple at Brambanan [Prambanan], and other illustrations, for a total of sixty-six plates, in accordance with those listed in the contents, bound in full contemporary tan calf, tooled in gilt, rebacked, ex libris Sir William Curtis Baronet, with his bookplate in both volumes, 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (2) Estimate $3,000-4,000 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2019-05-08