Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
Thu, Oct 20, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Lot 204
NORDENSKI?LD, Gustaf (1868?1895). Ruiner af Klippboningar I...
Estimate: $300 - $500
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NORDENSKI?LD, Gustaf (1868?1895). Ruiner af Klippboningar I Mesa Verdes Ca?ons [translation: Ruins of the Cliff Dwellings in Mesa Verde?s Canyons]. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & S?ners F?rlag, [1893]. Small folio. 18 full?page photogravures and maps, numerous in text illustrations from photographs and drawings (plate XIV sprung). Original morocco?backed green cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt (spine gently sunned with few spots of rubbing at extreme ends). Provenance: Gustavi von Hofsten (armorial bookplate). FIRST SWEDISH EDITION. An important archaeological and anthropological collection containing Nordenski?ld?s notes and photographs of his scientific visit at the invitation of two local ranchers who had discovered the site in 1888. Howes N174.
