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Lot 31

Group of books, to include History of the US

Estimate: $160 - $320

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Group of books, to include History of the United States, by George Bancroft, in nine volumes, published by Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1844-66; R. E. Lee, A Biography, by Douglas Southall Freeman, in four volumes, published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934-35; A History of the American Fur Trade of the Far West, by Hiram Martin Chittenden, in two volumes, published by Academic Reprints, 1954; True Stories of the Great War, by Francis Miller, in six volumes, published by Review of Reviews, 1917; Forward March! The Photographic Record of America in the World War and the Post War Social Upheaval, by Frank Mackey and Marcus Jernegan, published by The Disabled American Veterans of the World War, 1934; Inevitable War, by Richard Stockton, published by The Perth Company, 1932; and Travels in Some Parts of North America, published by B. & T. Kite, 1812. Provenance: From the Collection of Dr. Fin Sparre, Wilmington, DE.

Condition

United States: spines and boards with some wear, some loss to edges of spines. Lee: good condition. Fur Trade: some loss to dust jackets, books in good condition. Great War: wear and some loss to spines. Forward March: good condition. Inevitable War: good condition. Travels: some wear to edges of boards and spine.

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