FINE ART + DESIGN SUMMER 2026
Thu, Aug 27, 2026 12:00PM EDT
Lot 23
1st Issue : Two Years Before the Mast - Richard Henry Dana
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,500 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $25,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
1st Edition of "Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea."
1840. Published in New York by Harper & Brothers.
Author: Richard Henry Dana Jr.
A finely rebound 1st edition in leather and muslin, with matching slip case.
6 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/4".
Included alongside is a 1918 illustrated edition of the same title, published by Henry Altemus Co, featuring seven unattributed color illustrations (7 3/4 x 6 x 1 1/2"), and a 1940 10th edition of "The BlueJacket's Manual" (7 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 1 1/4").
Condition
Finely rebound in leather and muslin, cover and back page were preserved and laid on paper within. Some staining to the leather on one side of the 1st edition.
Some separation of the binding of the illustrated edition.
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Estate of John Mecray and thence by descent.