Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
Thu, Oct 20, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Lot 450
HERBERT, Henry William (1807?1858). Frank Forester and His ...
Estimate: $350 - $450
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HERBERT, Henry William (1807?1858). Frank Forester and His Friends; or, Woodland Adventures in the Middle States of North America. London: [R. Clay for] Richard Bentley, 1849. 3 volumes, 8vo. Early half calf, raised bands, green and blue morocco lettering?pieces gilt, compartments gilt?tooled (joints rubbed, some marginal spotting). Provenance: Jeffery Norton (book label). FIRST COLLECTED ENGLISH EDITION of this ?highly important Herbert work and one of the rarest of English ?three?deckers?? (Van Winkle sale catalogue, p. 32). Includes ?The Warwick Woodlands?, ?My Shooting Box? and ?The Deerstalkers?. The latter of which is actually the first book appearance, being published on 23 March 1849, a little less than a month prior to the American edition. BAL 8113.
