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Lot 724
Sale 1277 - Beyond a Cincinnati Legacy: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleischmann III, Part II
Nov 17, 2023
10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
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$300 -
400
Price Realized
$378
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Lot Description
[SHIPWRECKS]. A group of 5 works about famous shipwrecks, comprising:
1.
A Narrative of the Loss of the Royal George...Bound in the Wood of the Wreck. Portsea: S. Horsey, 1841, 16mo. Illustrated. Bound in wood from the wreck of the St. George, leather spine gilt (covers bowing).
2.
SLIGHT, Henry. True Stories of H. M. Ship Royal George. Ryde, Isle of Wight: E. Hartnall, 1841. 16mo. Illustrated. Modern leather; original wood from the wreck of the St. George laid over covers; folding case.
3.
CLARKE, J. The Wreck of the Orion: A Tribute of Gratitude. London: Longman et al, 1851. Lithographed frontispiece. Original cloth (rebacked).
4.
LACON, William Stirling. The Loss of the Orion, The Amazon, and the Birkenhead. London & Edinburgh: Parker, Furnivall and Parker, W. Blackwood and Sons, 1852. Octavo. Illustrated. Original wrappers (upper wrapper detaching, chipping); cloth slipcase.
5.
Narrative of the Loss of the Comet Steam-Packet. Greenock: Richard Griffin & Co, 1825. Octavo. Frontispiece map. Modern half leather.
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