Lot 516

West Indies.- Jefferys (Thomas) A Description of the Spanish Islands and Settlements on the Coast of the West Indies, first edition, with 2 additional maps, for T. Jefferys, 1762.

 

Hammer Price: £1,000

Description

West Indies.- Jefferys (Thomas) A Description of the Spanish Islands and Settlements on the Coast of the West Indies, first edition, hand-coloured engraved map frontispiece and 31 folding charts and maps, 2 additional engraved maps (one folding), of which one from the 'London Mag', scattered faint spotting, small loss to bottom corner not affecting text (G4), previous owner's ink inscriptions to front pastedown and title, bookplate, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners, [Sabin 35959], 4to, for T. Jefferys, 1762.

⁂ Inscribed by John Gibson of Whitehaven 1780; Edward Gibson 1843 and the author Walter Oakeshott, 1941.

Description

West Indies.- Jefferys (Thomas) A Description of the Spanish Islands and Settlements on the Coast of the West Indies, first edition, hand-coloured engraved map frontispiece and 31 folding charts and maps, 2 additional engraved maps (one folding), of which one from the 'London Mag', scattered faint spotting, small loss to bottom corner not affecting text (G4), previous owner's ink inscriptions to front pastedown and title, bookplate, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners, [Sabin 35959], 4to, for T. Jefferys, 1762.

⁂ Inscribed by John Gibson of Whitehaven 1780; Edward Gibson 1843 and the author Walter Oakeshott, 1941.

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