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Auction archive: Lot number 64

The Silva of North America: A Description of the Trees Which Grow Naturally in North America Exclusive of Mexico

Estimate
US$500 - US$800
Price realised:
US$270
Auction archive: Lot number 64

The Silva of North America: A Description of the Trees Which Grow Naturally in North America Exclusive of Mexico

Estimate
US$500 - US$800
Price realised:
US$270
Beschreibung:

Title: The Silva of North America: A Description of the Trees Which Grow Naturally in North America Exclusive of Mexico Author: Sargent, Charles Sprague Place: Boston Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company Date: 1891-1902 Description: 14 volumes. Engraved plates throughout. (Folio) 36.5x27.5 cm (14½x10¾") original boards, rebacked, remnants of original paper spines laid down, First Edition. The author was the first Director of the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University. He was said to know more about trees than any other living person. Each volume contains information on a range of species. Ex-library from the Montana State College Library, Bozeman. Lot Amendments Condition: Bindings worn, ex-library markings on endpapers and title pages. Not comprehensively collated but appears complete; sold as is. Item number: 270647

Auction archive: Lot number 64
Auction:
Datum:
5 May 2016
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: The Silva of North America: A Description of the Trees Which Grow Naturally in North America Exclusive of Mexico Author: Sargent, Charles Sprague Place: Boston Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company Date: 1891-1902 Description: 14 volumes. Engraved plates throughout. (Folio) 36.5x27.5 cm (14½x10¾") original boards, rebacked, remnants of original paper spines laid down, First Edition. The author was the first Director of the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University. He was said to know more about trees than any other living person. Each volume contains information on a range of species. Ex-library from the Montana State College Library, Bozeman. Lot Amendments Condition: Bindings worn, ex-library markings on endpapers and title pages. Not comprehensively collated but appears complete; sold as is. Item number: 270647

Auction archive: Lot number 64
Auction:
Datum:
5 May 2016
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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