Jun 02, 2011 - Sale 2249

Sale 2249 - Lot 25

Price Realized: $ 4,320
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
SPEED, JOHN. A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World. 20 engraved maps by van den Keere; lacks the title-page, world map darkened, map of Europe trimmed and remounted. bound with--England Wales Scotland. Engraved title, 63 engraved maps; Warwickshore map (26) trimmed along bottom with loss of neat line, folding Yorkshire map (38) paper-backed and with some loss along right and left edges, folding map of British Isles in need of minor repair, map of Scotland (52) with trimmed lower margin resulting in loss of neat line and a small portion of image, map 41 to end with minor dampstaining. Together, 2 volumes in one. Small oblong 8vo, later cloth, needs rebinding. sold as is. London, [1646]; 1627