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2026-08-27 12:00:00 2026-08-27 12:00:00 America/New_York Vallots Auctioneers Vallots Auctioneers : FINE ART + DESIGN SUMMER 2026 https://auction.vallots.com/auctions/vallot-auctioneers/fine-art-design-summer-2026-23063 Our Fine Art & Design Summer 2026 auction features property from The Preservation Society of Newport County deaccessioned and formerly in situ for decades and original to several of the most celebrated Newport mansions. Previously unseen original artworks and antiques and art from the estate of renowned marine artist John Mecray, alongside a selection of antique to contemporary prints, paintings, decor, sterling silver wares, and a range of vintage and antique rugs from historic Newport and other Rhode Island estates. Vallots Auctioneers info@vallots.com

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Lot 23

1st Issue : Two Years Before the Mast - Richard Henry Dana

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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$500

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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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