28th Apr, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Galton (Francis)
Finger Prints.
Macmillan, 1892, first edition, fifteen plates, original cloth;
idem, Essays in Eugenics.
Eugenics Education Society, 1909, first edition thus, original cloth. (2)
Sold for £130
Estimated at £100 - £200
Finger Prints - previous owner's name and date to ffep verso, closed edges dust marked, contents about VG. Spine slightly slanted. Cloth tired and faded with lighter patches.
Eugenics - pages age tanned, foxing to endpapers. Closed edges dust marked, cloth heavily dust marked and rubbed.
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Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 28th Apr, 2023
A rare late 18th century diary written by Lady Mary Broughton detailing a two-year Grand Tour around Europe, is one of the highlights of the sale. Not only is it a remarkable and detailed travel diary written from a rare female perspective, but it is an important document recording the everyday social history of Europe and a treasure trove of information on picture collections and museums of the era. Also of note is a 17th century Manuscript Account Book with a connection to Crosthwaite in the Lake District, a fine John Speed Map of the World published in 1676, and a copy of John C. Bourne's 'The History and Description of the Great Western Railway'. Amongst the children's literature in the sale is a first edition set of C.S. Lewis' 'The Chronicles of Narnia', and a first edition of Roald Dahl's 'The Twits'.
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