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Auction 105, Lot 629

"[Lot of 2] U.S. Iana (1650 - 1950) [together with] A Catalogue of The Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana", Various

Subject: Reference Books

Period: 1968-78 (published)

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Color: Black & White

Size:
7 x 10.5 inches
17.8 x 26.7 cm
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U.S. Iana (1650 - 1950), compiled by Wright Howes, is a selective bibliography describing 11,620 uncommon and significant books relating to the continental portion of the United States. It is a revised and enlarged edition originally published in 1962 for the Newberry Library. R. R. Bowker Company, 1978. 4to, 652 pp., hardbound in brown cloth, no dust jacket as issued.

A Catalogue of The Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana, compiled by Colton Storm, includes nearly 5,000 books, manuscripts, maps, pamphlets, broadsides, broadsheets and photographs from the collection of noted bibliophile and student of Western American history, Everett D. Graff. Detailed collation and binding details are provided, references to other bibliographical descriptions are cited, and many of the more important works have been annotated. 4to, 854 pp., hardbound in red cloth with illustrated dust jacket. These are cornerstone references for collectors of Americana.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $75 - $100

Sold for: $55

Closed on 12/3/2003

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