Lot 218

C. McIlvaine, One Thousand American Fungi, Signed

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C. McIlvaine, One Thousand American Fungi, Signed

Estimate: $10 - $500

Starting Bid: $10

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by Atlee Raber Auctioneer
July 6, 2026 6:00 PM EDT
Live Auction
17020 Dover Road
Dundee, OH, US 44624

A single volume hardcover copy of One Thousand American Fungi by Charles McIlvaine, assisted by Robert K. Macadam. Published in Indianapolis by The Bowen-Merrill Company in 1900, this copy is designated as the Author's Edition. This is a limited edition of seven hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number 601. The limitation page bears the handwritten signature of the author, Charles McIlvaine. The work is subtitled Toadstools, Mushrooms, Fungi Edible and Poisonous and provides botanical descriptions, instructions for students, and recipes for cooking. The book is bound in the publisher's green cloth with gilt-stamped mushroom illustrations on the front board and spine, and gilt lettering on the spine. The interior contains numerous botanical illustrations, including black and white text figures. This is an ex-libris copy from the Shaker Heights Public Library, featuring a perforated stamp on the title page, a library ink stamp marked CANCELLED, and library call numbers q588.6 handwritten on the spine and title page.

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$50 $99 $10
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