Condition Report
Contact Information
Lot 272
Sale 5046 - Fine Book Sale
Jan 25, 2007
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
Own a similar item?
Estimate
$1,200 -
1,800
Price Realized
$1,200
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
1 vol.
...
1 vol.
Avity, Pierre d': Description Generale de l'Afrique. Paris: Claude Sonnius & Denys Bechet, 1643. Folio, contemp. speckled calf; scuffed, occasionally rubbed, back joint cracked. Bound with: Description Generale de l'Amerique. Paris: Claude Sonnius & Denys Bechet, 1643. Parts 2 & 3 (of 4) only. Titles printed in red & black & with engraved vignette. With 2 fold. engraved maps dated 1646 - 1 of Africa & 1 of The Americas. Scattered light foxing to text, close tear to leaf N3.
See Sabin 18911