Apr 12, 2018 - Sale 2473

Sale 2473 - Lot 134

Price Realized: $ 469
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(MASSACHUSETTS.) Morton, Nathaniel. New England's Memorial. 481, [1] pages plus errata slip bound in. 8vo, later 1/2 morocco gilt, moderate wear, front board coming loose; minor wear and short repair to map, foxing, a few pencil notes; original owner's inscription on flyleaf. Boston, 1826

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Stated fifth edition of the first historical work published in North America, back in 1669. This much later edition is notable for another reason--it is believed to contain the first lithographed map published in America, done by Boston's pioneering Pendleton shop. Sabin 51016.