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Live Auction

Day 1: Fine Art & Decorative Works

Thu, Jul 16, 2015 05:00PM EDT - Fri, Jul 17, 2015 05:00PM EDT
Lot 180

<em>A State of the Province of Georgia,

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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
Attested upon Oath in the Court of Savannah, November 10, 1740 by William Stephens (1671-1753), governor of the Province of Georgia, 1743- 1751, Howes S946, Sabin 91316, Streeter: "a straightforward account of Georgia as it was in 1740, it includes an account of the founding of Augusta in 1735," bound in contemporary three-quarter morocco over marbled boards, 8 x 5 in., front hinge cracked but holding, some wear at the extremities, tiny bit of loss at the top of the spine, and some foxing and evidence of bookplate removal on the front pastedown and free endpaper, otherwise very good. Provenance: Atlanta, Georgia Collection

Condition

front hinge cracked but holding, some wear at the extremities, tiny bit of loss at the top of the spine, and some foxing and evidence of bookplate removal on the front pastedown and free endpaper, otherwise very good