11th May, 2022 10:30

Two Day Book Sale

 
  Lot 333
 

[HERCULES TENNANT]: THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN OCTOBER 28, 1891 BEING A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE DISASTERS..., [ill George Ferdinand Bigot], Kobe 'Hyogo News', 1892, 2nd edition, preface to 2nd edition reads 'the kindly welcome with which the first edition of this little work was received and the large number of orders we were unable to fulfill led to the conclusion that a more exhaustive work well illustrated would meet with an equally cordial reception...', frontis map 15 plates oblong, original boards worn and soiled, rebacked, new end papers, scarce, no copy of 1st edition on COPAC, 2 copies only of 2nd edition on COPAC

Sold for £42


 

[HERCULES TENNANT]: THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN OCTOBER 28, 1891 BEING A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE DISASTERS..., [ill George Ferdinand Bigot], Kobe 'Hyogo News', 1892, 2nd edition, preface to 2nd edition reads 'the kindly welcome with which the first edition of this little work was received and the large number of orders we were unable to fulfill led to the conclusion that a more exhaustive work well illustrated would meet with an equally cordial reception...', frontis map 15 plates oblong, original boards worn and soiled, rebacked, new end papers, scarce, no copy of 1st edition on COPAC, 2 copies only of 2nd edition on COPAC

Auction: Two Day Book Sale, 11th May, 2022

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