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Lot 871
Sale 3233 - Fine Books & Ephemera
Sep 19, 2002
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$4,000 -
6,000
Price Realized
$7,250
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Lot Description
1 vol.
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1 vol.
(Franklin, Benjamin, printer.) Evans, Lewis. Geographical, Historical, Political, Philosophical and Mechanical Essays. Philadelphia: B. Franklin and D. Hall, 1755. First edition, first issue. 4to, modern 3/4 polished tan calf & marbled bds., red morocco spine labels. Without the map. Very slightly cut down (Leaf: 10 1/8 x 7 5/8 inches). Very scattered, very minor foxing. A generally tall, internally clean copy. Complete - "[The] map..., need not be considered an integral part of the Essays since copies of the map and the Essays were sold separately." - Miller.
Miller 605; Evans 7411.
