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New York: Chas. Magnus, [1861?]. Folio broadside, 9" x 32", hand colored lithograph. "Twenty-nine small vignettes of building in and around Washington, D.C. At top is a bust length portrait of George Washington, and at bottom is a larger vignette of the Capitol Building" [AAS description].A lovely copy, with the..... More
New York: American News Company, 1871. 100pp. Stitched, original printed front title wrapper bound into later boards [old bookplate]. Frontis portrait of the murderous fiend, full-page illustrations. Light wear, Very Good. Edward Howard Rulloff [born John Edward Howard Ruloffson] was born in 1821 in New Brunswick, Canada. He had..... More
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New York: Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St. [c.1865]. Folio broadside, 13" x 19". Lithograph bust portrait printed in black and white and hand-colored expertly. Johnson wears a dark jacket and vest with a white button-down collared shirt and dark bow tie. Light toning and dusting, minor wear at corners..... More
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New York: Currier, [1856]. Hand-colored broadside lithograph, 10" x 14." "From a Photograph by Brady taken June 1856" is printed beneath Fremont's portrait. Light discoloration beneath the portrait, the "F" in Fremont lightly abraded. Else Very Good. Fremont is seated in a blue chair in front of flowing purple drapes..... More
[np: 1865? 1867?]. Albumen carte de visite, oblong 2-1/2" x 4." Portraits of Jefferson Davis and Horace Greeley. Light fading and dust, Very Good. Two plausible occasions may have stimulated this portrayal of the unlikely association of Greeley and Davis. One possibility is that it was created around 1867, when..... More
[Massachusetts? 1863?]. Broadside, 5-1/4" x 9." Original pencil drawing on heavy tan paper, finished with blue, red, yellow and flesh toned paints. The talented artist has rendered a well-proportioned likeness of this 55th Massachusetts Black Soldier in Union blue. The attention to the facial features makes it appear likely that..... More
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Boston: L. Prang & Co., [1865]. Lithograph print, 2-3/8" x 3-15/16." Jefferson Davis in a woman's long dress, with shawl and cape, holding a knife in his upraised left hand. A hand points a revolver at Davis's head. Davis wears boots, with spurs. "Entered according to act of Congress in..... More
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[Paris: c.1867]. Broadside, 7.75" x 10.5." Verso's top edge glued to a studio mat board with raised imprint, 'Dusaco, Paris.' This elegant, original illustration is meticulously hand colored, with caption in ink manuscript. Signed DRANER. Fine. This original drawing was later issued as lithograph No. 12 of Draner's "TYPES DESSINES..... More
Winchester, Illinois: Democratic Print. [1866]. Attractive folio broadside, measuring 11-1/2" x 17-1/2" by sight. Housed in a wood frame 20-3/4" x 26-3/4." Light scattered foxing and old folds, a couple of short fold separations in margin. A variety of bold type sizes and styles, within a decorative border. Very Good..... More
New York: Narine & Co., 11 Wall St. N. York, 1844. 8" x 11". [2], [1 blank], [1-address] pp. Illustrated bifolium letter sheet, printed on blue paper. Engraved portrait images of Henry Clay and Theodore Frelinghuysen at top corners; between the portraits is a cameo scene of ships at dock..... More