including: Travels in the Great Western Prairies... by Thomas J Farnham, 1841; Across the Plains in '62 by William Smedley, [N.D]; Truman Speaks, 1960, Truman's signature inked to half title; Little America by Richard Evelyn Byrd, 1930, signed by author at half title, with newspaper clipping regarding funeral for lead husky of expedition to verso of fly paper; and others including scarce pamphlets, largest 4to, 11-1/2 x 22-1/4 x 9-1/2 in. overall
Provenance: Property of a South Carolina Collector
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Property of a South Carolina Collector
all with wear to extremities, some boards starting or detached, chipping and losses throughout, fading and scattered staining; <em>Great Western Prairies</em> with rear board detached, front board nearly detached, scratching to boards, child's pencil scribbling to pastedowns and front fly papers but not affecting title page or text; <em>Plains</em> with binding shaken; <em>Truman Speaks</em> with binding slightly shaken, some light scuffing to front board, moisture mark to bottom of fore edge extending to leaves but not affecting text, otherwise good condition; <em>Little America</em> with binding shaken, frontispiece detached but present, moisture mark along fore edge of half title not affecting text or signature, acid burning from newspaper clipping, some soiling/handling marks throughout
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