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Lot 195

PONTING, Herbert. The Great White South

Estimate: $100 - $200

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Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000
PONTING, Herbert (1870-1935). The Great White South or With Scott in the Antarctic, fourth edition.

Publisher: Robert M. McBride & Company, New York 1923.

8vo. xxvi, 305, 95 unnumberd pages of plates: frontispiece, illustrations (map), portraits, facsimile.

Bound in pictorial cloth with gilt title on cover and spine. Deckled edges.

H: 9 W: 6 D: 1 5/8 in.

Condition

Fair to poor. Covers and panels rubbed and scuffed. Head and tail of spine bumped and scuffed.
Bookplate: "John A. Davidson" on interior back board. Stamp of J. F. English interior front board.
Overall Dimensions
Height: 9.00
Width: 6.00

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