Sale 21BP02 | Lot 251

[FINE BINDING] BANCROFT, HUBERT HOWE. Achievements of Civilization. The Book of Wealth. Wealth in Relation to Material and Intellectual Progress and Achievement.

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Lot 251
[FINE BINDING] BANCROFT, HUBERT HOWE. Achievements of Civilization. The Book of Wealth. Wealth in Relation to Material and Intellectual Progress and Achievement.
New York: The Bancroft Company, 1896-1908. Original cloth inset with large original watercolors signed by various artists, fine silk and floral endpapers, all edges gilt. Seven volumes (of a possible 10). 22 x 17 inches; photographically illustrated. Some spotting and thumbsoiling to cloth edges and extremities, bump to one edge, a few small stains to cloth and watercolors but generally a well preserved given its size and heft.

These fine, large volumes were produced for the Columbian Exposition.

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Estimate: $400 - $600

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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps

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