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Sale 332: Americana - Travel - Exploration - Maritime; Maps & Atlases (#332) 05/25/2006 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #21Westward Bound: A Hundred Years Ago

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$1,625

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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Sale 332: Americana - Travel - Exploration - Maritime; Maps & Atlases (#332) 05/25/2006 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 05/25/2006 1:00 PM PDT

Description

Title:

Westward Bound: A Hundred Years Ago

Author:

Catlin, George

Place Published:

[El Paso, TX]

Publisher:

At the Pass of the North

Date Published:

1939

Description:

Illustrated with sketches throughout by Tom Lea. 10¼x8, original gray cloth-backed yellow paper over boards, housed in a custom clamshell box (matching in color and design in gray-linen backed yellow paper over boards), paper spine label. No. 95 115 hand-numbered copies printed by Carl Hertzog.

Signed by the artist on the limitation page; signed by the printer in the colophon. A rare and remarkably illustrated fine press book.

Condition:

Mild darkening to front volume cover (chiefly to bottom margin), light soiling; faint offsetting to pastedowns, rest of contents fine; still a near fine copy. Scarce.

Item#:

170155
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