Sale 20JJ02 | Lot 108

HOOKER, JOSEPH DALTON Himalayan Journals; or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &c.

Catalogue: Travel, Natural History, Americana and Sporting Books

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Lot 108
HOOKER, JOSEPH DALTON Himalayan Journals; or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &c.
London: John Murray, 1854. First edition. Two volumes, original pictorial gilt stamped plum cloth, terracotta endpapers with adverts. 8 5/8 x 5 5/8 inches (22 x 13.5 cm); (vol. 1) xxviii, 408 pp., 32 pp. adverts; (vol. 2) xii, 488 pp., errata slips in both volumes; 2 folding maps, 12 tinted lithographed plates. Spines a bit sunned, head and toe of spine a bit chipped, tear to cloth at mid-spine of volume 1. Occasional minor foxing, slightly shaken, overall a clean copy.
Hooker dedicated this work to Charles Darwin. Yakushi H399a; Abbey, Travel 502; Neate H108.
The condition of this entry ammended 6/8.


C From the Collection of Quentin Keynes; Gift to his American doctor

Estimate: $600 - $900

Sold for $1,000 (includes buyer's premium)

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Travel, Natural History, Americana and Sporting Books

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