$1,599
Scott, Joseph (fl. circa 1795) The United States Gazetteer: Containing an Authentic Description of the Several States. Philadelphia: F. & R. Bailey, 1795. First edition, 12mo, engraved title, folding map frontispiece of the U.S., and eighteen additional folding maps in the text (nineteen in total), in contemporary speckled sheepskin, contemporary red label on spine, front board detached, some spotting and staining to text and maps, 6 1/2 x 4 in. [Together with] Another copy of the above title, same edition, frontispiece map torn away and lacking all but a small scrap; map of New York repaired with yellowing adhesive tape, contents of this copy slightly better than the one above, contemporary marbled sheep, leather discolored unevenly, red label, 6 1/2 x 4 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-05-27
