The Ricky Jay Collection
Sat, Feb 25, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 59
SPOONER, Capt. Alfred. The Bonassus. An Interesting Account...
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
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SPOONER, Capt. Alfred. The Bonassus. An Interesting Account of the Wonderful Newly Discovered Animal Taken Upwards of 2,700 Miles in the Interior of America? . London: Printed for the author, by W. Benbow, 269 Strand, 1821. Chapbook bound in one quarter later red calf over matching cloth, spine in six compartments, ruled and lettered in gilt. [1 ? 5], 6 ? 20. 8vo. Pages clean and bright; near fine. See Jay?s Journal of Anomalies, V1 N3. An almost entirely unreliable account of the capture of the buffalo in America, most likely written by the promoter of the animal, Joseph Earl James.
