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Auction 141, Lot 198

"[Lot of 2] The Illustrated London News No. 352-Vol. XIV [and] The Illustrated London News No. 353.- Vol. XIV", London Illustrated News

Subject: California

Period: 1849 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
11 x 16 inches
27.9 x 40.6 cm
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This lot includes the first two editions of the Illustrated London News from 1849. Included are maps and views of the Gold Rush and San Francisco, including a small "Map of the Gold Regions in Upper California" taken from George Foster's rare early pamphlet The Gold Mines of California. 32 pp. of text with numerous illustrations.

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Condition: B+

Light scattered foxing and soiling.

Estimate: $180 - $220

Sold for: $100

Closed on 9/5/2012

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