Day 1: American, Southern & Modern Works
Fri, Jan 15, 2016 05:00PM EST - Sun, Jan 17, 2016 05:00PM EST
Live Auction
Lot 194
[The History of the First Discovery
Estimate: $400 - $800
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| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $100,000 | $10,000 |
and Settlement of Virginia] by William Stith Williamsburg: William Parks, 1747, Howes S1014, Sabin 91860, "poor paper" edition, two volumes bound as one, the first edition of one of the first histories of Virginia and an early Virginia imprint, with Powhatan misspelled on page 134: "Powhdtan" viii, 331 pp (continuously numbered), v, [1], 34 pp [1], page 323 misnumbered 223, signature F and G with much less toning, rebound in later three-quarter leather over marbled boards, gilt lettered red morocco spine label, 8 x 5-3/8 in. prelimaries appear to be missing, first page is the title page, title page has an archival repair to the verso, extremities worn, paper edges worn especially towards the rear, a flawed copy but still rare. Provenance: N/A
Condition
prelimaries appear to be missing, first page is the title page, title page has an archival repair to the verso, extremities worn, paper edges worn especially towards the rear, a flawed copy but still rare
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