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Auction 143, Lot 849

"[Lot of 3] Primary Geography... [and] Harper's Introductory Geography... [and] The Comprehensive Geography Number Two…",

Subject: Geography Books

Period: 1877-81 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
8 x 9.5 inches
20.3 x 24.1 cm
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A. Primary Geography: Introductory to Swinton's "Grammar School Geography, by William Swinton, 1879. Features over 20 maps including 2 double-page maps of the United States and the southern states. This complete book is 90 pp. and includes numerous illustrations within the text. Hardbound with pictorial paper over boards. Condition: Text and maps are very good and the covers show minimal wear. (A)

B. Harper's Introductory Geography with Maps and Illustrations Prepared Expressly for This Work by Eminent American Artists, by Harper & Brothers, 1881. Features 14 maps including 2 double-page maps of the United States and the Midwest including Texas. This complete book is 112 pp, including numerous illustrations within the text, and a table of population based upon the 1860 census. Hardbound with pictorial paper over boards. Condition: Text and maps are very good and the covers are bumped and somewhat worn. (A)

C. The Comprehensive Geography Number Two. Containing Numerous Illustrations and Twenty-Six Finely Colored Maps, by P. O'Shea, 1877. 112 pages with 26 maps, including a double-page map of the United States and numerous other illustrations within the text. Hardbound with pictorial paper over boards. Condition: Text and maps have light toning and a few minor spots. Covers and spine show moderate wear. (B+)

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Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $140

Closed on 2/13/2013

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