Dec 04, 2003 - Sale 1988

Sale 1988 - Lot 420

Price Realized: $ 16,100
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000
AMERICAN COLOR PLATE BOOK (VIRGINIA.) Beyer, Edward. Album of Virginia. Illustrated title, 40 tinted lithographed views. Oblong folio, contemporary 1/2 morocco, worn, ink shelving number on the front cover; heavily foxed, bookplate, later typed plate list and other material on the front pastedown. Richmond, 1858
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The separately-issued text volume is not present here. "The 40 very beautiful scenic plates which adorn this famous book were actually made in Dresden and Berlin. This is a major outstanding item, the rarity of which is by no means fully appreciated"--Bennett, page 10; Howes B413; Sabin 5125.