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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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William Blanford's account of Eastern Persia
Estate / Collection: The Ken Harte Collection of Natural History
BLANFORD, WILLIAM THOMAS
Eastern Persia. An Account of the Journeys of the Persian Boundary Commission 1870-71-72. London: Macmillan, 1876. Two volumes, modern green cloth. 8 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches (17 x 23 cm); Vol. I, The Geography with Narratives; lviii, 443 pp.; three colored litho maps, one colored and one uncolored plate and text figures; Vol. II, The Zoology and Geology; viii, 516 pp.; eighteen hand-colored litho plates by J. G. Keulemans, one colored litho map, 10 uncolored plates by G. H. Ford and text figures. Scattered foxing, a few minor chips to the extremities of plates, page 19 with a tear into the text.
Sold for $256
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Estate / Collection: The Ken Harte Collection of Natural History
BLANFORD, WILLIAM THOMAS
Eastern Persia. An Account of the Journeys of the Persian Boundary Commission 1870-71-72. London: Macmillan, 1876. Two volumes, modern green cloth. 8 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches (17 x 23 cm); Vol. I, The Geography with Narratives; lviii, 443 pp.; three colored litho maps, one colored and one uncolored plate and text figures; Vol. II, The Zoology and Geology; viii, 516 pp.; eighteen hand-colored litho plates by J. G. Keulemans, one colored litho map, 10 uncolored plates by G. H. Ford and text figures. Scattered foxing, a few minor chips to the extremities of plates, page 19 with a tear into the text.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, ending Sep 12, 2024
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Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on September 12, 2024
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