Nov 10, 2016 - Sale 2430

Sale 2430 - Lot 72

Price Realized: $ 1,170
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
[DANA, RICHARD HENRY.] Two Years Before the Mast; A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea. 12mo, original dark brown/black coarse cloth, spine gilt-stamped, short chips to front joint and spine tips, moderate shelf-wear, slightly shaken; ownership inscription to rear endpapers, scattered minor foxing. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1840

Additional Details

first edition of the first issue, Blanck's less common state A binding, with dotted "i" in copyright line and unbroken running head at p. 9. BAL 4434; Grolier, American 46.