Emporium & Humber Family Collection Auction
Fri, Feb 4, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 375
Three Signed 19th Century North Carolina History Titles
Estimate: $500 - $700
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: A Defence of the Revolutionary History of the State of North Carolina From the Aspersions of Mr. Jefferson by Joseph Seawell Jones (1811?-1855), Boston and Raleigh, 1834, inscribed by Jones, in cloth boards with paper spine label, Howes J-234; Historical Sketches of North Carolina From 1584 to 1851 by John H. Wheeler, Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo, & Co., 1851, inscribed "with respects of the Author", in original blindstamped cloth with gilt lettering at spine, Howes W-323, Thornton 14720; Revolutionary History of North Carolina, in Three Lectures, compiled by William D. Cooke, Raleigh and New York, 1853, inscribed by Cooke, in original blindstamped blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, Howes H-326, Sabin 16352
Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina
Condition
good to very good; Jones with front board detached, top of spine chipped, wear at extremities; Wheeler with large chip at bottom of spine, loss to top of spine affecting title label, corners bumped and worn; Cooke with chip to head of spine, rubbing and loss at extremities
