Oct 10, 2002 - Sale 1946

Sale 1946 - Lot 5

Price Realized: $ 546
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
EARLY TRADE CATALOGUE (AGRICULTURE.) William Prince and Sons. Annual Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Plants. 8vo, later 1/2 dyed calf, minor wear; foxed. Jamaica, Long Island, 1835

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"Until proven wrong, I shall name William Prince the first American seedsman who took advantage of the mail order business"--Romaine, page 332; American Imprints 33848. OCLC locates just two institutional copies (Library Company and University of Virginia).<