Lot 143
Dickinson, Thomas
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 16 January 2013 at 10:00 GMT
Description
A narrative of the operation for the recovery of the public stores and treasure sunk in H.M.S. Thetis. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman, 1836. 8vo, engraved frontispiece, 4 maps and plates; [bound with] [Idem] A diary of the wreck of his majesty's ship Challenger... London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman, 1836. 8vo, folding map and 3 plates (2 folding), contemporary half calf, lower board lacking, spine lacking, upper cover rubbed, pages generally very clean with very occasional light spotting and a small amount to dust-soiling to some edges, plate showing the 'View of Leiibu' torn in two along fold
Footnote
Provenance: Property of the Trustees of Lord Gretton