Sale 2563 - Lot 236
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Sale 2563 - Lot 236
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
Russell, William Howard (1820-1907)
The Atlantic Cable.
London: Day & Son Ltd., [circa 1866].
First edition, folio, illustrated with twenty-six chromolithographs (including the title and chart), each mounted as issued, ruled and titled in gold ink; bound in original publisher's embossed cloth covers, worn, lacking spine, sewing perished, pages detached, corners bumped, marginal damage to pages,16 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.
Hook and Norman 189; Sabin 74396; Sterling and Shiers 6-197; Wheeler Gift 1622.
Provenance: from the Stephen White Collection.
The Atlantic Cable.
London: Day & Son Ltd., [circa 1866].
First edition, folio, illustrated with twenty-six chromolithographs (including the title and chart), each mounted as issued, ruled and titled in gold ink; bound in original publisher's embossed cloth covers, worn, lacking spine, sewing perished, pages detached, corners bumped, marginal damage to pages,16 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.
Hook and Norman 189; Sabin 74396; Sterling and Shiers 6-197; Wheeler Gift 1622.
Provenance: from the Stephen White Collection.