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Lot 81 · Exploration and Travel Literature, Featuring Americana

A Voyage to the South Sea ... for the Purpose of conveying Bread-Fruit Tree to the West-Indies, in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty.... London: printed for George Nicol, 1792.

Bligh, William. 1754-1817.

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$4,000–$6,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — Exploration and Travel Literature, Featuring Americana, New York · 25 October 2022
Record ID
TB-2026-550769
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Bligh, William. 1754-1817., A Voyage to the South Sea ... for the Purpose of conveying Bread-Fruit Tree to the West-Indies, in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty.... London: printed for George Nicol, 1792. Bonhams, 25 Oct 2022, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-550769.

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Bligh, William. 1754-1817., A Voyage to the South Sea ... for the Purpose of conveying Bread-Fruit Tree to the West-Indies, in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty.... London: printed for George Nicol, 1792. Bonhams, 25 Oct 2022, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-550769.

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