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Wed, Jan 15, 2020 01:00PM EST
Lot 11
Lawson's History of Carolina, 1714 and 1860
Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
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| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
[The History of Carolina; Containing the Exact Description and Natural History of that Country: Together with the Present State thereof. And A Journal Of a Thousand Miles, Travel'd thro' several Nations of Indians. Giving a particular Account of their Customs, Manners, etc.] by John Lawson (1674?-1711), London: W. Taylor and J. Baker, 1714, with folding engraved black and white map, bound in full blind stamped leather with five raised bands and morocco spine label; [The History of Carolina] by John Lawson, Raleigh: Strother & Marcom, 1860, bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards, with four raised bands and morocco spine label, Sabin 39452; Howes L155;ÿLawsonÿsurveys the land, the possibility for settlement, and the native plants and animals, and emphasizesÿthe Indian inhabitants of the region, and includes a vocabulary, Provenance: Collection from an Important American Family, Note: Last two auction records - Christie's 11/15/11, lot #151, sold for $16,250 (both editions); Heritage 2010, 1714 edition, sold for $16,730; previous to those two records, the 1714 edition sold in 1976
1714 edition with corners bumped, wear at extremities, one small closed tear on map, probably rebacked, front board detached; 1860 edition with rubbing to marbled paper boards, some wear at extremities, scattered light foxing to text
Condition
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