Lot 69

King William IV, "The Sailor King".- Nautical Almanac (The) and Astronomical Ephemeris for the year 1783, bookplate of William IV when Prince William, by William Richardson, 1779; and others, eighteenth century maritime (5)

Hammer Price: £900

Description

King William IV, "The Sailor King".- Nautical Almanac (The) and Astronomical Ephemeris for the year 1783, bookplate of William IV when Prince William, 2pp advertisement at end, duty stamp to title, modern photocopy of image of William as a midshipman tipped to front free endpaper, joints beginning, by William Richardson, 1779 § Colliber (Samuel) Columna Rostrata: or, a Critical History of the English Sea-Affairs, first edition, previous owner's ink note to front pastedown, abrasion mark to front pastedown where ?label removed, rebacked, for R. Robinson, 1727 § Memoirs of the English Affairs, chiefly Naval, from the Year 1660, to 1673, engraved frontispiece, later endpapers, rebacked retaining original backstrip, 1729 § Britannia Triumphant: or, An Account of the Sea-Fights and Victories of the English Nation, second edition, engraved portrait frontispiece and 5 plates, neat repairs to spine head and corners, by R. James, 1766 § Byng (Sir George) An Account of the Expedition of the British Fleet to Sicily ..., for J. and R. Tonson, 1739, occasional faint spotting, all but the first with bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst, contemporary calf, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo (5)

⁂ The first mentioned with the bookplate of King William IV when Prince William and serving as a midshipman under Admiral Digby.

Description

King William IV, "The Sailor King".- Nautical Almanac (The) and Astronomical Ephemeris for the year 1783, bookplate of William IV when Prince William, 2pp advertisement at end, duty stamp to title, modern photocopy of image of William as a midshipman tipped to front free endpaper, joints beginning, by William Richardson, 1779 § Colliber (Samuel) Columna Rostrata: or, a Critical History of the English Sea-Affairs, first edition, previous owner's ink note to front pastedown, abrasion mark to front pastedown where ?label removed, rebacked, for R. Robinson, 1727 § Memoirs of the English Affairs, chiefly Naval, from the Year 1660, to 1673, engraved frontispiece, later endpapers, rebacked retaining original backstrip, 1729 § Britannia Triumphant: or, An Account of the Sea-Fights and Victories of the English Nation, second edition, engraved portrait frontispiece and 5 plates, neat repairs to spine head and corners, by R. James, 1766 § Byng (Sir George) An Account of the Expedition of the British Fleet to Sicily ..., for J. and R. Tonson, 1739, occasional faint spotting, all but the first with bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst, contemporary calf, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo (5)

⁂ The first mentioned with the bookplate of King William IV when Prince William and serving as a midshipman under Admiral Digby.

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