Oct 10, 2002 - Sale 1946

Sale 1946 - Lot 286

Price Realized: $ 6,900
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
SOUTH CAROLINA RARITY RAMSAY, DAVID. A Sketch of the Soil, Climate, Weather, and Diseases of South-Carolina. 3 tables. [2], [2], 30 pages. 8vo, disbound; margins trimmed but very ample, a few corners turned; Inscribed and Signed by "the author" on the half-title, small portion on inscription excised when margins trimmed. Charleston, 1796

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Ramsay is best known for his history of the rebellion in South Carolina. We can find no record of this Sketch appearing at auction since 1981. Howes R40; Sabin 67707; Evans 31071; Austin 1585.<