Art + Antiques
Sat, May 4, 2024 11:00AM EDT
Lot 133
10 Volumes on Exploration and Geography (1837-1972)
Estimate: $200 - $400
Unsold
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $5,000 | $250 |
| $10,000 | $500 |
| $20,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $2,500 |
| $75,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
1. James Hall, Statistics of the West at the Close of 1836, J.A. James & Co. (Cincinnati), 1837, 1st ed.
2. James Fenimore Cooper, Naval History of the United States of America, Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. (Philadelphia), 1847. Abridged in one volume, illustrated with engravings.
3. William Seward, Travels around the World, D. Appleton & Co. (New York), 1873. 1st ed. Illustrated.
4. Ernest Ingersoll, The Crest of the Continent, R.R. Donnelley & Sons (Chicago), 1885. 1st ed. Illustrated.
5. Stanley Wood, Over the Range to the Golden Gate, R.R. Donnelley & Sons (Chicago), 1891. Illustrated.
6. Edwin Dingle, Borderlands of Eternity: Embracing 'Across China on Foot', The Institute of Mentalphysics (Los Angeles), 1911. 1st ed. Illustrated.
7. Charles M. Russell, Trails Plowed Under, Doubleday, Page & Co. (New York), 1927. Illustrated. 1st ed.
8. Erskine Caldwell & Margaret Bourke-White, North of the Danube, Viking Press (New York), 1939. 1st ed. Illustrated.
9. Wallace Stegner, Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, Houghton Miffling Co. (Boston), 1954. 1st ed. Complete with a fold-out illustrated panorama of the Grand Canyon over 3 feet in width. Illustrated.
10. National Geographic Society: Maps, National Geographic Magazine (Washington D.C.), 1939-72. A folder with 19 loose maps: Mexico Central America and the West Indies 1939 (two), Atlantic Ocean 1941, Pacific Theater 1942, South America 1942, Pacific Ocean 1943, World Map 1943, Africa 1943, USSR 1944, Philippines 1945, Northeastern United States 1945, Southeastern United States 1947, South Central United States 1947, Canada Alaska and Greenland 1947, Countries of the Caribbean 1947, Central Washington DC 1948, Spain and Portugal 1965, World Map 1965, Cultural Map of Middle East 1972.
Condition
[Hall] Very loose binding, moisture staining and wear to the cover, and foxing to the text. [Cooper] Re-bound, foxing and stains through the text block. [Seward] The front cover and front flyleaves and title page are loose. Scuffs to the cover, tear to the spine. [Ingersoll] Some general wear to the cover. [Wood] Some general wear to the cover. One leaf in the text block has a tear. [Dingle] Moisture staining to the front cover and text block. [Russell] Very good condition, noting some yellowing to the edges of the text block. [Caldwell & Bourke-White] Very good condition. [Stegner] Some wear to the dust jacket. The fold-out panorama has some creasing. [Nat Geo] The 1943 World Map is in poor condition including a large torn loss in the top left. Otherwise generally good to very good condition.
Overall Dimensions
Height: 10.75 in
Width: 8.00 in
Depth: 14.25 in
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