Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
Thu, Oct 20, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Lot 10
BALCH, Edwin Swift (1856?1927). Antarctica. Philadelphia: A...
Estimate: $200 - $300
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BALCH, Edwin Swift (1856?1927). Antarctica. Philadelphia: Allen, Lane & Scott, 1902. 8vo. 3 large folding maps. Original gilt?lettered red buckram, top edge gilt, others uncut (some rubbing to gilt on spine, discrete evidence of library card pocket removal at end, rear hinge discreetly reinforced). Provenance: Lawrence Public Library (bookplate with inscription: ?GIFT OF EDWIN SWIFT BALCH). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY of this important general overview on Antarctic exploration by a 19th?century mountaineer. Rosove 24.A.1.d (?uncommon?); Spence 83.
