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Auction archive: Lot number 2

SMITH, JOHN. 1580-1631.

Estimate
US$4,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
US$5,700
Auction archive: Lot number 2

SMITH, JOHN. 1580-1631.

Estimate
US$4,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
US$5,700
Beschreibung:

The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles. [London: Michael Sparkes, 1624.] 4to (270 x 180 mm). 20th century red morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Lacking original title page and maps (replaced in facsimile). FIRST EDITION of the first published account of English colonies in North America, by one of the founders of the Jamestown colony. A finely bound copy of a rare book, albeit in an issue and publication date that cannot be determined without the title page and original maps. Alden 624/152; Church 402; Sabin 82824.

Auction archive: Lot number 2
Auction:
Datum:
21 Oct 2020
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York
Beschreibung:

The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles. [London: Michael Sparkes, 1624.] 4to (270 x 180 mm). 20th century red morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Lacking original title page and maps (replaced in facsimile). FIRST EDITION of the first published account of English colonies in North America, by one of the founders of the Jamestown colony. A finely bound copy of a rare book, albeit in an issue and publication date that cannot be determined without the title page and original maps. Alden 624/152; Church 402; Sabin 82824.

Auction archive: Lot number 2
Auction:
Datum:
21 Oct 2020
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York
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