Lot #1108 - Books On Central & South America (3)
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector
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Sale Date:02 Aug 2014 ~ 10am: Part 1 - Various Collections - Lots 1 - 522
02 Aug 2014 ~ 2.30pm: Part 2 - The David Spode Collection - Lots 601 - 1326 -
Lot #:1108
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Lot Description:Books On Central & South America (3)
WHYMPER, Edward. Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator. London, John Murray, 1892. First English edition. 20 wood-engraved plates including frontis., 4 maps (2 folding, 1 in pocket at back), numerous illustrations in text, xxiv,456pp., foxing on half-title and otherwise clean. Large 8vo. Publisher's cloth gilt with a couple of flecks, corners rubbed. Without the Supplementary Appendix, published 1891, containing natural history and entomology notes; SQUIER, E.G. Nicaragua; Its People, Scenery, Monuments, and the Proposed Interoceanic Canal. (2 vols)New York, D.Appleton & Co., 1852. Two volumes. First edition.Vol.1 - Folding tinted litho frontis, 5 tinted litho plates, 1colour litho plate, 7 wood engraved plates, 2 maps (1 folding), xxii,(2),424pp. Vol.2 - Colour litho frontis., 2 colour litho plates, 9 tinted litho plates, 3 wood engraved plates, 2 maps (1 large folding, incorporating several smaller maps), (ii),iv,3-452pp. Both volumes with numerous wood engraved illustra -
Estimate:A$300 - 450
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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