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Lot 452
Sale 697 - Fine Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Nov 6, 2019
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$600 -
800
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$1,188
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Lot Description
MARSHALL, John (1755-1835). The Life of George Washington: Maps and Subscribers' Names. Philadelphia: C.P. Wayne, 1807.
Atlas volume only, 4to (279 x 222 mm). 10 engraved folding maps (8 double-page), mounted on stubs, 22pp. subscribers' list. (Some light browning or offsetting throughout as usual, dampstaining to a few leaves, several leaves loose, a few separations with small losses to folds.) Original sheep-backed marbled boards, printed label to upper cover (overall wear, label partially torn with losses, spine perished). Provenance: John Alburtis (early 19th-century booklabel); William Alburtis (signature).
FIRST EDITION, with maps depicting major battles of Washington's Revolutionary War campaigns, including Boston, New York, and Charleston, and the list of subscribers (frequently lacking). Howes M-317; Sabin 44788.
