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Lot 29

Six N.C. Natural History and Geology Books

Estimate: $100 - $300

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 two North Carolina Geological Surveys by Ebenezer Emmons (American, 1799-1863), Raleigh: Henry D. Turner, 1856; 1858, each bound in blindstamped cloth, Sabin 55617, 9 x 6 in.; [North Carolina and its Resources.ÿIllustrated.], Raleigh: Winston, M. I. & J. C. Stewart, Public Printers and Binders, 1896, bound in cloth over board, gilt lettering, 9-1/2 x 6-1/2 in.; and others, Provenance: Collection from an Important American Family

Condition

all with wear to extremities, bumped corners, gilt loss, pages with scattered toning, foxing, and creasing; [Hand-Book of North Carolina] missing covers and most of backstrap, title page detached but present; 1858 Geological Survey with tear to backstrap
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