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Emporium & Humber Family Collection Auction

Fri, Feb 4, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 380

Two Leatherbound John Locke Titles

Estimate: $200 - $400

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

Two Treatises of Government, London: J. Whiston, etc., 1772, reprinted the 7th time, bound in full leather with morocco spine label; An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, London: William Tegg & Co., 1849, 30th edition, bound in half leather over marbled boards

Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina

Condition

Two Treatises with front board detached, rear board partially detached, rubbing at extremities, title page possibly missing, rear preliminaries missing; Human Understanding very good with rubbing at extremities and spine

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