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Lot 203 - "Two Years Before The Mast" Antique Illustrated Nautical Adventure Book By Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Published By Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston And New York, 1911

Lot 203 - "Two Years Before The Mast" Antique Illustrated Nautical Adventure Book By Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Published By Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston And New York, 1911

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Antique illustrated “copyright edition” of "Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative" by Richard Henry Dana, Jr., with a supplement and introduction by the author and an additional chapter by his son. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1911. Illustrated throughout with color plates by E. Boyd Smith depicting scenes from Dana’s sea voyage and the California hide trade. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering and nautical anchors, featuring a color pictorial cover illustration of a sailing ship. Binding split along the inner hinge, exposing spine webbing; moderate foxing to front plates; wear and rubbing to edges and corners of covers consistent with age and use.

Auction Date: 11/13/2025

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