Lot 36
FANNING, Edmund (1769-1841). Voyages Round the World; with selected sketches of Voyages to the South Seas, North and South Pacific Oceans, China, Etc. New York: Collins & Hannay, 1833. FIRST EDITION.
Sale 1184 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
May 11, 2023 10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$300 - $400

Sold for $347

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
FANNING, Edmund (1769-1841). Voyages Round the World; with selected sketches of Voyages to the South Seas, North and South Pacific Oceans, China, Etc. New York: Collins & Hannay, 1833.


8vo (226 x 135 mm). Lithographed frontispiece, 4 lithographed plates (2 folding). (Light foxing, a few pale stains). Later half morocco, marbled boards (some wear, joints starting). Provenance: Collector's bookplate, a few pencil marks. 

FIRST EDITION. In 1792, Captain Edmund Fanning of Stonington, Connecticut sailed to the South Seas in search of seal skins, and for the next twenty-five years made voyages to the Pacific and around the world. He visited Australia, South Georgia, Fiji, Tonga, and the Marquesas and discovered several islands, one of which, situated 1200 miles south of Honolulu, still bears his name. In 1829, Fanning was instrumental in organizing an exploring expedition to the South Seas under the command of Benjamin Pendleton and Nathaniel Brown Palmer. Ferguson 1643; Hill 581; Howes F-27; Rosove 119; Sabin 23780.

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