paper covered boards
1982 · New York
New York: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1982. paper covered boards. Americana. small 4to. paper covered boards. 54, (6) pages. Illustrated including a foldout frontispiece map. A fine copy. The Declaration was estimated to bring between $150,000 and $200,000 and in the end fetched $285,000. Other items in this 25-item sale included the original map of the Mason-Dixon survey and one of two known copies of the manuscript charter for Pennsylvania. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. (Inventory #: 17011)