Ending Sep 12, 2024 10:38 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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An early 19th-century world atlas by one of Britain's greatest mapmakers, Aaron Arrowsmith
Estate / Collection: An Upper East Side Map Collector
ARROWSMITH. A[ARON]
A New General Atlas... Edinburgh: A. Constable & Co., 1817. Contemporary green leather spine over marbled boards, printed paper title label to front board. 11 1/2 x 9 inches (29 x 23 cm); Engraved title, index, and 53 engraved maps by S. Hall after A. Arrowsmith. Binding defective and worn, lacks spine, with detached boards held together with an amateur tape repair, free endpapers loose, dampstaining and spotting to contents, offsetting from plates, the atlas is complete, but is sold as is.
Sold for $256
Estimated at $150 - $250
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: An Upper East Side Map Collector
ARROWSMITH. A[ARON]
A New General Atlas... Edinburgh: A. Constable & Co., 1817. Contemporary green leather spine over marbled boards, printed paper title label to front board. 11 1/2 x 9 inches (29 x 23 cm); Engraved title, index, and 53 engraved maps by S. Hall after A. Arrowsmith. Binding defective and worn, lacks spine, with detached boards held together with an amateur tape repair, free endpapers loose, dampstaining and spotting to contents, offsetting from plates, the atlas is complete, but is sold as is.
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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