American & Southern | September 23, 2026
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Lot 300
23 Assorted Volumes on History and Natural Sciences
Estimate: $500 - $700
Sold for
$500
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
including: The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, trans. W. Conyngham Mallory, New York: Brentano's, 1928, in two volumes (complete), dark green three quarter leather over cloth boards, teg; Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard by Anatole France, Paris: L. Carteret, 1921, numbered 60 of 400, full dark blue leather, aeg, housed in custom marbled blue slipcase; A History of British Quadrupeds by Thomas Bell, London: John Van Voorst, 1837, dark green leather over marbled boards, teg; Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1875, red and black blindstamped cloth; and others (see additional photos for titles); overall 9-1/4 x 27-1/2 x 7 in.
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, bumped corners, scuffs and losses to leather； Sylvestre Bonnard slipcase lacking top board
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