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Lot 83
[AMERICA-HUNTING] THORPE, T. B. The Mysteries of the Backwoods; or, Sketches of the Southwest.
Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1846. First edition. Publisher's gilt cloth. 7.25 x 4.25 inches; 190 pp.; five wood engraved plates by Felix O. C. Darley. Wear to binding, lacking frontispiece, contents foxed and stained.
An early collection of humorous stories of frontier life, rivalling that of Davy Crockett, these set in the Southwest. The wood engravings are early examples of the work of the prolific and celebrated illustrator Felix Darley.
C Estate of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson
Estimate: $40 - $60
Sold for $50 (includes buyer's premium)
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