Sale 21FL01 | Lot 151

KINGSLEY, CHARLES Westward Ho! or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the County of Devon, In the Reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty Queen Elizabeth.

Catalogue: Fine Literature

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Lot 151
KINGSLEY, CHARLES Westward Ho! or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the County of Devon, In the Reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty Queen Elizabeth.
 Cambridge: MacMillan, 1855. First edition. Three volumes. Publisher's cloth, housed in cloth slipcase. 7 1/2 x 5 inches; [2], viii, 303, 16 pp., the ads dated April 1855; vi, 356 pp.; vi, 373 pp. A fine unrestored set overall with a few bumps and scuffs to cloth, the hinges cracked throughout, light toning and spotting, with the contemporary booklabel and signatures of G. Belden, the Edward Hubert Litchfield copy with his bookplates.

A fine set in original cloth of Kingsley's most celebrated work. This set with the ad leaf signed "Vol. I. b" at the front of the first volume and the ads dated April (February is earliest). This copy sold as part of the Edward Hubert Litchfield Collection, Parke-Bernet, 3 December 1951, lot 574.
Sadleir 1340.


C The Julius and Theodore Cohn Library

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold for $882 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold for $882 (includes buyer's premium)

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Fine Literature

Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 10am EDT