$163
Chicago: Keen and Lee; Philadelphia: Charles DeSilver, 1857. 8vo, original blind-stamped brown cloth, gilt-lettered and -decorated spine. First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the f.f.e.p. to Charles A. Dana, editor of the "New York Tribune" in 1857, "Cha. A. Dana Esq. respectfully by the Author, N. York, March 17, 1857." With engraved frontispiece, three hand-colored fold-out maps, and 5pp. publishers ads to front and rear endpapers. Wear to boards with upper board threatening to detach; ends bumped and chipped; hinges starting. [Together with:] Chicago: S.C. Griggs, 1854. 8vo, original blind-stamped brown cloth, gilt-lettered and -decorated spine. First edition, second issue with the correct date "1818" on the title page (instead of 1814). Wear to boards; ends bumped and chipped; spine faded; previous ownership ex-libris and retailer's blind-stamp to f.f.e.p.; scattered light foxing.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2014-11-05