Lot Details
Lot 339
WILLIAMSON, THOMAS The East India Vade-Mecum; or, Complete Guide to gentlemen intended for the civil, military, or naval service of the Hon. East India Company.
London: For Black, Parry, and Kingsbury, 1810. First edition. Two volumes. Modern half calf over marbled boards. 8 3/8 x 5 inches; xvi, 520; vii, 506, [6] pp.; half-titles, publisher's advertisements. Rebound with new endpapers, scattered foxing, contemporary ownership inscriptions to half-titles with clipped corner.
Rare. The first travel guide to India.
C Estate of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson
Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold for $937 (includes buyer's premium)
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