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4V Buel Blaine DUMMY SAMPLE HISTORY Boyd Davenpor

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This auction lot includes a collection of salesman's samples for the following antique reference titles:

- The World's Unknown - An All-Embracing History of a Century of Exploration and Discovery by J. W. Buel - Dated 1898 by People's Publishing Company (Philadelphia) - Lacking one alternate binding strip, "illustrated with over two hundred engravings made for this work by the best American artists"
- Columbus and Columbia - A Pictorial History of the Man and the Nation by James G. Blaine et al. - Dated 1892 by Historical Publishing Company (Philadelphia) - "Embellished with over Five Hundred Engravings , Maps, Charts , Diagrams, and Illustrations in Oil Colors by the Great Masters"
- Four Centuries of Progress or Panorama of American History by Henry Davenport Northrop - Dated 1893 by W. W. Houston & Co. (Philadelphia) - "A magnificent description of the Columbian Exposition"
- Progress of One Hundred Years and Review of the 19th Century by James P. Boyd - Dated 1899 by International Publishing Company (Chicago) - split binding

The salesman's sample book was widely used during the late 1800's and was carried by sales representatives for publishing companies. The sample book contained a sampling of pages from the subject book and often contain two or more binding style options (color, sheepskin v. cloth, etc.) with different pricing. The tailing pages of the sample book would be blank, lined pages where orders were recorded including the name, address and choice of binding style selected by the buyer. The salesman would then submit the ""dummy"" book to the publisher who would print the orders and distribute the brand new books to the buyers. This method resulted in many, small printings and typically each printing would contain small revisions or updated advertisements, compared to the previous printing. Unless otherwise noted, the books in this lot are in good, intact condition with some age/wear indications. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $9.50

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