Feb 28, 2013 - Sale 2305

Sale 2305 - Lot 285

Price Realized: $ 1,320
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 500
ASTLEY, THOMAS, publisher. A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels. Volume 4 (of 4). Engraved frontispiece and 73 plates and maps. [16], 751, [41] pages. 4to, contemporary panelled calf, spine ends chipped, joints cracked, cords intact, stain on rear cover; contents generally clean. London: Thomas Astley, 1747

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first edition. This volume deals with China, Korea, Tibet, and Central Asia. Hill, page 210 ("particularly good source for Portuguese and English voyages").