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Turner, Frederick Jackson
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3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
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The Significance of the Frontier in American History. Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1894
8vo (9 3/4 x 6 3/8 in.; 247 x 163 mm, uncut and unopened). Caption title. Original printed wrappers; frayed at bottom margin, spine chipped, pencil notation on front wrapper. Blue buckram chemise and slipcase, morocco gilt spine label.
8vo (9 3/4 x 6 3/8 in.; 247 x 163 mm, uncut and unopened). Caption title. Original printed wrappers; frayed at bottom margin, spine chipped, pencil notation on front wrapper. Blue buckram chemise and slipcase, morocco gilt spine label.
Provenance
Historical Society of Wisconsin (released 1946 as a duplicate to:) — Thomas Winthrop Streeter (sale, Parke-Bernet, 21 October 1969, lot 4288) — H. Bradley Martin (sale, Sotheby's New York, 31 January 1990, lot 2546)
Literature
Graff 4209; Grolier American 96 (this copy exhibited); Howes T422; Streeter sale 7:4288
Condition
condition as described in catalogue entry.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First separate printing, one of a few copies abstracted from the Proceedings of the forty-first annual meeting of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Originally delivered as a special address to the American Historical Association at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, Turner's brilliant and startingly original thesis has enormously influenced both academic and popular historical interpretations of America's western expansion and development as a nation. Turner gradually amplified his thesis into the book-length Frontier in American History (New York, 1920).