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Lot 3078

Two Volumes on American Arithmetic by Pike and Lee

Estimate: $300 - $500
Starting Bid
$150

Bid Increments

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$0 $1
$5 $5
$50 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Two Volumes on American Arithmetic by Pike and Lee.  Comprising Pike, Nicolas, A.M., A NEW AND COMPLETE SYSTEM OF ARITHMETIC. COMPOSED FOR THE USE OF THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES. Second Edition, Enlarged. Revised and Corrected by Ebenezer Adams, A.M. Preceptor of Leicester Academy. Worcester, Massachusetts, Isaiah Thomas, 1797; and, Lee, Chauncey, A.M., THE American Accomptant; BEING A PLAIN, PRACTICAL AND SYSTEMATIC COMPENDIUM OF FEDERAL ARITHMETIC; IN THREE PARTS: DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS, AND SPECIALLY CALCULATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL MERIDIAN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Lansingburgh: William W. Wands, 1797.

{Approximate dimensions:  Pike 7 3/4" high x 5 1/8" wide x 1 5/8" deep, Lee 7 1/8" high x 4 1/4" wide x 1 1/8" deep.}. 

Significant wear and damage, consistent with age and use. Includes covers with some chips, abrasions, scratches, rubbing, leather burn. Pike book with detached cover and first page, a few loose pages. Paper with stains, foxing, a few tears, Lee book with holes to inside cover, first page. 

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