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    Sale 1319

    The Russell B. Aitken Collection of Silver Trophies, Vintage

    New York

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    4 April 2003

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    • LYON, Capt. G.F.  A Narrative
    Lot 887

    LYON, Capt. G.F. A Narrative of Travels in Northern Africa. London, 1821. 4o. Large folding frontispiece map, hand-colored lithograph plates. Contemporary calf gilt, covers detached. Provenance: Viscount Keith (bookplate). FIRST EDITION.

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    USD 1,314

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    USD 800 - USD 1,200

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    LYON, Capt. G.F. A Narrative of Travels in Northern Africa. London, 1821. 4o. Large folding frontispiece map, hand-colored lithograph plates. Contemporary calf gilt, covers detached. Provenance: Viscount Keith (bookplate). FIRST EDITION.

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