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Lot 87: [HERBERT, HENRY WILLIAM]

Est: $1,500 USD - $2,500 USD
Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USJune 04, 2013

Item Overview

Description

The Warwick Woodlands, or Things as They Were, Ten Years Ago. By Frank Forester. Philadelphia: G. B. Zieber, 1845. Bound with: My Shooting Box. By Frank Forester. Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1846 12mo (7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.; 188 x 114 mm). 2 titles bound together without wrappers, second title with pictorial title and 3 engraved illustrations (including the "Tom Draw" plate); some light foxing. Contemporary half olive calf gilt with 2 morocco gilt lettering-pieces, purple cloth; some wear, upper joint starting. Green buckram clamshell case; some minor wear.

Artist or Maker

Literature

Van Winkle, pp. 13–17

Provenance

J. M. Bullus (signature on first title-page). Acquisition: James Cummins

Notes

First editions of two celebrated American sporting novels. Both were originally issued in wrappers, few of which survive.

Auction Details

The Library of a Distinguished American Book Collector

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Sotheby's
June 04, 2013, 12:00 AM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US