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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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[CENTRAL ASIA] ETHERTON, P[ERCY] T[HOMAS]. Across the Roof of the World...
Estate / Collection: The Property of a New England Family
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ETHERTON, P[ERCY] T[HOMAS]. Across the Roof of the World. A record of sport and travel through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamirs, Chinese Turkistan, Mongolia and Siberia. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, [1911]. First American edition, from the English sheets. Original publisher's pictorial cloth. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (24 x 16.5 cm); xvi, 429 pp., with photogravure portrait, folding map, 10 plates, 120 photo illustrations in the text. A generally bright copy, though with a small nick to the front joint, minor scratches to rear board; partially unopened.
A rather heavy book, this is a better copy than most encountered. The American edition has a cancel title, but uses the same binding design (with a substitute imprint) as the English. Yakushi E106.
Sold for $252
Estimated at $200 - $300
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: The Property of a New England Family
[CENTRAL ASIA]
ETHERTON, P[ERCY] T[HOMAS]. Across the Roof of the World. A record of sport and travel through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamirs, Chinese Turkistan, Mongolia and Siberia. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, [1911]. First American edition, from the English sheets. Original publisher's pictorial cloth. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (24 x 16.5 cm); xvi, 429 pp., with photogravure portrait, folding map, 10 plates, 120 photo illustrations in the text. A generally bright copy, though with a small nick to the front joint, minor scratches to rear board; partially unopened.
A rather heavy book, this is a better copy than most encountered. The American edition has a cancel title, but uses the same binding design (with a substitute imprint) as the English. Yakushi E106.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, ending Aug 15, 2023
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Successful Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on August 15, 2023
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NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle held a successful auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on August 15, 2023. Offered was a summer miscellany of sporting material, Americana, fine bindings, literature, autographs, maps and more!
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