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Online-only sale featuring Audubon’s Birds of America Amsterdam Edition prints, McKenney & Hall portraits, and 19th-century maps. Highlights include the Whooping Crane, Snowy Owl, and Native American leaders like Red Jacket and Pocahontas. Includes editions by Johnson Reprint Corporation, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd., D. Rice, and A.N. Hart. Registration for this sale is done separately from our live auctions.
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Lot 4062

Collection of the Lakeside Classics, Clothbound Books, Lakeside Press, 1929-1951, H 7" W 4.5" 15 PCS

Estimate: $300 - $500
Starting Bid
$150

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$400 $50
$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000

All clothbound in red with gilt lettering. Published by Lakeside Press. Lot includes:

1. Narrative of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition, by George Wilkins Kendall. 1929.

2. The Personal Narrative of James O. Pattie of Kentucky, edited by Timothy Flint. 1930.

3. + 4. Two copies of Wau-Bun: The "Early Day" in the North-West, by Mrs. John H. Kinzie. 1932.

5. Forty Years a Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri: The Personal Narrative of Charles Larpenteur 1833-1872. 1933.

6. Kit Carson's Autobiography, edited by Mile Milton Quaife. 1935.

7. Vanished Arizona: Recollections of My Army Life, edited by Milo Milton Quaife. 1939. 

8. Army Life in Dakota: Selections from the Journal of Philippe Regis Denis de Keredern de Trobriand, translated by George Francis Will. 1941.

9. The Early Day of Rock Island and Davenport: The Narratives of J.W. Spencer and J.M.D. Burrows. 1942.

10. Growing Up with Southern Illinois 1820-1861 from the Memoirs of Daniel Harmon Brush. 1944.

11. + 12. Two copies of The Western Country in the 17th Century: The Memoirs of Lamothe Cadillac and Pierre Liette.1947.

13. A History of Illinois: from its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847 volume 1, by Governor Thomas Ford. 1945.

14. Across the Plains in Forty-Nine, by Reuben Cole Shaw. 1948.

15. The Truth about Geronimo, by Britton Davis. 1951



Provenance:
Property of a Leonard, MI private collector.

Dimensions:
15 PCS x H 7" W 4.5"

Condition

1. Bumping at the corners of the binding. Pencil notations in the upper corners of the first two pages. Slight time staining at the paper edges. 2. Bumping at corners of binding. Foxing at the paper edges and the first and last four pages. 3+4. Bumping, corners of binding. Sun fading at the spine of one. Light foxing at the paper edges. 5. Bumping at corners, edges of binding. Bookplate at the inside of the binding from William Chester Dickinson with an adhered business card from RR Donnelley & Sons. Foxing at the inside boards. 6. bumping, corners. 7. bumping, corners. 8. bumping, corners. Scuffing to the boards. Foxing at the paper edges and at the first 6 and last 6 pages. 9. good. 10. Bumping, corners. Sun fading at spine. Slight foxing inner boards. 11+12. bumping in corners. Sun fading at the spine of one with some rubbing to the gilt. 13. Bumping at corners. Minor rubbing to gilt. Slight sun fading at spine. 14. Bumping, corners. Sun fading at spine. 15. bumping, corners. | Please note all lots show signs of wear commensurate with age and use, and the lack of a statement regarding condition does not imply the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from defects or the effects of aging. Unless otherwise stated, all information provided is the opinion of DuMouchelles' specialists. Should you have any specific questions regarding the condition of this lot, please use the “Request Condition Report” or “Ask a Question” buttons or email conditions@dumoart.com.

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Property of a Leonard, MI private collector.