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Sale 384 View Catalogue
Americana – Travel & Exploration
Natural History – Cartography
Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 1:00 pm

Superb set of the first octavo edition of The Birds of America by John James Audubon, 1840-1844, complete in 7 volumes, with 500 hand-colored lithographed plates.

Estimate: $70,000/100,000

Preview:

Tuesday, July 22, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Wednesday, July 23, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday, July 24, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Other showings by appointment

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Sale 385 View Catalogue
Fine Golf Books & Collectibles:
The Collection of Charles C. Ratigan & Other Owners
Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 1:00 pm

1957 Masters Tournament Low Amateur Trophy Cup Awarded to E. Harvie Ward, Jr.

Estimate: $20,000/30,000

Preview:

Tuesday, August 5, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Wednesday, August 6, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday, August 7, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Other showings by appointment

History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs. Embellished with One Hundred Portraits, from the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at Washington
McKenney & Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America, 3 volumes, with 121 lithographed plates, most of them hand-colored. Offered in Sale 384, Americana – Travel & Exploration - Natural History – Cartography, July 24, 2008. Estimate: $10,000/15,000.
 
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Map of Texas, Compiled from Surveys Recorded in the Land Office of Texas, and Other Official Surveys. By John Arrowsmith, Soho Square. London.... Recognized as an Independent State by Great Britain 16th. Novr. 1840
John Arrowsmith's important Map of Texas during its days as a republic, the rare atlas state of the second issue, dated 17 April, 1841, printed on thick paper with a single horizontal crease. Offered in Sale 384, Americana – Travel & Exploration - Natural History – Cartography, July 24, 2008. Estimate: $25,000/35,000.
 
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