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Tue, Mar 24, 2026 04:00PM EDT - Wed, Apr 8, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Lot 38

DERVOORT, J. W., The Water World, AND BEEBE, William, Half Mile Down.

Estimate: $100 - $200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
DERVOORT, J. W., The Water World, AND BEEBE, William, Half Mile Down.
Publisher of Dervoort: Union Publishing House, Cincinnati. 1888. Sold only by subscription.

8vo. Gray publishers cloth, with gilt cover and spine. Frontispiece, 480 pp., with illustrations.

Publisher of Beebe: Harcourt, Brace, and Company, New York. 1934.

8vo. Publishers cloth with embossed cover. Deckled edges. Map on pastedown front board, 344 pp., with illustrations and index.

Each book is approximately H: 8 1/2 x W: 6 3/8 x D: 1 7/8 in.

Condition

Fair to poor. Toning throughout each. Dervoort has very weak hinges at front and back panels, with frayed and scuffed head and tail of spine. Corners of Beebe are bumped and scuffed.

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From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum, CWRU.