LOT 3102
24th April 2024
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LOT 3102
SHIP-WRECK. – John BULKELEY and John CUMMINS. A Voyage to the South-Seas in 1740-1. London: Jacob Robinson, 1743. First edition, 8vo (199 x 119mm.) Woodcut headpieces and initials. (Browning, light spotting throughout, blanks lacking.) 20th century full calf, gilt ruled, red morocco lettering piece to the spine (endpapers replaced). Note: Gunner John Bulkeley and carpenter John Cummins were crew members of the ‘Wager’ which was one of George Anson’s fleet. They were wrecked off the southern coast of Chile and, under Captain Cheap, they held together the mutinous crew until they arrived in Rio de Janeiro. [Sabin 9108.]
Hammer price: £850
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