Lot 360
  • 360

Dalrymple, Alexander

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description

  • Dalrymple, Alexander
  • A collection of 7 publications, individually bound, 4to (315 x 240mm.), uniformly bound in contemporary vellum-backed marbled wrappers, comprising:
  • paper
1. A Collection of Plans of Ports in the East Indies. London: George Bigg, 1787, third edition, first issue, [viii], 40, 104, 12, 105-172pp., Cook A143
2. A Collection of Views of Land in the Indian Navigation. London: G. Bigg, 1783, first edition, [ii], 18pp., Cook A84
3. Capt. Taylor's Remarks, in Ship Ceres... 1779. [London, 1782], first edition, 12 pp., Cook A120

These pamphlets provide considerable details of Dalrymple's publications.

4. Collection of Plans of Ports in the East-Indies. London: George Bigg, 1787, second edition, first issue, [ii], 70pp., Cook A144
5. General Collection of Nautical Publications by A. Dalrymple. 1783. London: G. Bigg, 1783, first edition, [iv], 16pp., Cook A82
6. General Introduction to a Collection of Plans of Ports, &c. in the Indian Navigation. [London: G. Bigg, 1783], first edition, 104pp., Cook A83
7. List of Classes into which are distributed the Plans of Ports, &c. London: George Bigg, 1786, first edition, [iv], 52pp., Cook A115

Condition

These works are in fine condition
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