ID 967414
Lot 218 | Essays on Various Subjects: to Which is added, a Short Treatise on the Art of Praising One's-Self
Estimate value
$ 500 – 800
First editions of two didactic works. Several of the essays by Bigelow, here under the pseudonym "Garrulus," had previously been published in The Telescope. Bigelow was a lawyer and member of the American Antiquarian Society. Stoddard 684 and Evans 36749
Two works in one, 12mo (187 x 102mm). 92pp. (with final blank) and 48pp. (browning and spotting). Contemporary quarter sheep and marbled boards (worn, part of spine panel chipping away). Provenance: James Pearl (inscription on title) - Charles Carter (printed bookplate).
| Artist: | Abijah Bigelow (1775 - 1860) |
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| Place of origin: | USA |
| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Artist: | Abijah Bigelow (1775 - 1860) |
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| Place of origin: | USA |
| Auction house category: | Printed books |
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