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LOT 49

Lot 49

Simon James Dawson, (Scottish-Canadian, 1818-1902)

Simon James Dawson, (Scottish-Canadian, 1818-1902)
Lot 49 Details
Simon James Dawson, (Scottish-Canadian, 1818-1902)

REPORT ON THE EXPLORATION OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN LAKE SUPERIOR AND THE RED RIVER SETTLEMENT AND BETWEEN THE LATTER PLACE AND THE ASSINIBOINE AND SASKATCHEWAN

folio, with two large coloured fold-out maps, 45+pp in three quarter calf linen boards with applied paper title label, published by John Lovell, Toronto, 1859
13.25 x 10.2 in — 33.7 x 26 cm

Estimate $100-$150

Realised: $360
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Biography of Simon J. Dawson

CONDITION DETAILS

Expected wear to cover edges. Interior substantially clean with minor toning, and little to no foxing.

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