Emporium & Humber Family Collection Auction
Fri, Feb 4, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 371
The True Travels of Captain John Smith, 1819
Estimate: $500 - $700
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $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 |
The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captaine John Smith in Europe, Asia, Africke, and America: Beginning about the Yeare 1593, and Continued to this Present 1629, Richmond: Republished at the Franklin Press, 1819, two volumes (complete), first American edition from the London edition of 1629, frontispiece black and white engravings in each volume, with three folding illustrated and map plates, in matching full leather bindings, with gilt ruling on spines
Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina
Note: John Smith (English, 1580-1631) helped establish Jamestown.
Condition
volume one front board detached, volume two front and rear boards detached, small tears on each fold out plate
