Jun 05, 2008 - Sale 2148

Sale 2148 - Lot 22

Price Realized: $ 840
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. Transactions of . . . Volume 1. The Second Edition Corrected. 7 plates, including a map. 4to, lacking boards, needs binding; early owner's signature on title page excised, some marginal chipping on early pages; uncut and partially unopened. Philadelphia, 1789

Additional Details

Includes the laws and regulations of the society, a list of members, and contributions by Rittenhouse, West, Bartram and others on astronomy, agriculture and medicine. The map, which has a minor tear, depicts proposed roads and canals near Philadelphia. Evans 21651.