The Great Outdoors: From Audubon to Zuni | February 21, 2024
Wed, Feb 21, 2024 10:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 157
Two South Carolina Natural History Titles
Estimate: $300 - $500
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 |
Report on the Geology of South Carolina by M. Tuomey, Columbia: A.S. Johnston, 1848, one volume, containing numerous engraved illustrations, frontispiece, and folding map, bound in three quarter dark red leather over cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine; Ramsay's History of South Carolina by David Ramsay, Newberry: W.J. Duffie, 1858, "complete in one volume", with two folding maps, bound in three quarter dark brown leather over marbled boards, morocco spine label, marbled edges
Provenance: Estate of Barbara F. Chatham, Ronda and Roaring Gap, North Carolina
Condition
light wear to extremities, scuffs and losses to leather, bumped corners, scattered dampstaining and foxing throughout; Geology of SC accretion to front board, numerous drawings on early pages; History of SC with chipping to spine top, some water stains at early page edges, both folding maps with tears, hinges tender
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Estate of Barbara F. Chatham, Ronda and Roaring Gap, North Carolina
