Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, May 21, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 946
The True Travels of Captain John Smith, 1819
Estimate: $500 - $700
Bid Increments
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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
note: John Smith (English, 1580-1631) helped establish Jamestown.
Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina
Condition
volume one front board detached, volume two front and rear boards detached, small tears on each fold out plate, scuffs, stains, and flaking to leather
