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Volck, Adalbert:

ETCHING OF STONEWALL JACKSON BASED ON A PENCIL SKETCH THAT VOLCK HURRIEDLY MADE WHILE PASSING THROUGH A CAMP DURING A BLOCKADE-RUNNING TRIP AND NOTICING JACKSON STANDING AMONG A GROUP OF OFFICERS.

[np: nd]. Small etching, 3" x 4-1/4". Full length portrait of Jackson in full uniform, facing left. Accompanied with a small typed note which identifies the piece [brittle and chipping]. The etching is Fine. Volck described the circumstances of this engraving in a letter to McHenry Howard as follows..... More

Price: $4,500.00

[Confederate Veterans] Stone Mountain Memorial:

PHOTOGRAPH OF THE "BOYS OF THE DAYS OF '61, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA CHEERING AS THE FIRST CONSIGNMENT OF STONE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL HALF DOLLARS ARRIVED FROM THE MINT. THE BAGS CONTAIN $50,000 WORTH OF THE NEW COINS AND WERE CLOSELY GUARDED.

[Atlanta?]: Underwood & Underwood, 1925. Photograph of elderly, cheering Confederate veterans arranged in a semi-circle around bags filled with newly minted Stone Mountain Memorial Half Dollars. A pillared building is in the background. The photograph, oblong 8" x 10-1/8", is dated 5/10/25 on the accompanying explanatory caption by Underwood &..... More

Price: $450.00

[Civil War]:

THE FIRST OF MAY 1865 OR GENL MOVING DAY IN RICHMOND VA.

New York: Published by H. & W. Voight. Lith. by Kimmel & Forster, 254 & 256 Canal St. [1865]. Broadside illustration, 9" x 10-3/8". Brightly colored. Small spot at top blank margin. Upper margin of blank verso shows remnants from former taping. Lower blank forecorner chipped. Very Good. "From..... More

Price: $1,500.00

[Hale, Nathan]:

LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NATHAN HALE, THE HERO-MARTYR OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. DESIGNED BY F.O.C. DARLEY, ENGRAVED BY A.H. RITCHIE AND PUBLISHED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO THE ADVENTURES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF AMERICANS.

[Cincinnati? Henry Howe, 1858]. Oblong engraved broadside, uncolored, 10-1/2" x 13-1/2." Scattered light spotting, generally in the blank portions, else Very Good. Henry Howe entered the copyright in the Southern District of Ohio in 1858. Designed by F.O.C. Darley, engraved by A.H. Ritchie and published exclusively for subscribers to the..... More

Price: $450.00

THE SURRENDER OF GENL. JOE JOHNSTON NEAR GREENSBORO N.C. APRIL, 26TH 1865. Currier, Ives

Currier & Ives:

THE SURRENDER OF GENL. JOE JOHNSTON NEAR GREENSBORO N.C. APRIL, 26TH 1865.

New York: Currier & Ives 152 Nassau St. 1865. Broadside colored engraving, oblong 13-7/8" x 10." Light toning, several fox spots, moderate foxing to the blank verso. Good+. "This print celebrates the formal surrender of Johnston's army to Sherman on April 26, 1865, near Greensboro, North Carolina" [online Civil War..... More

Price: $850.00

"JURY REPORT ON PROHIBITION." TWELVE POSTAL ENVELOPES, WITH CARICATURED ILLUSTRATIONS, DEPICTING...

[Prohibition]:

"JURY REPORT ON PROHIBITION." TWELVE POSTAL ENVELOPES, WITH CARICATURED ILLUSTRATIONS, DEPICTING JURORS OF A TRIAL FOR VIOLATING THE PROHIBITION LAWS.

[np: c. 1930]. Set of twelve postal envelopes [complete] in the "Jury Report On Prohibition" series. Each envelope depicts a Juror, numbered 1 through 12, in satiric fashion, with printed commentary. Minor occasional dusting, Fine. Examples: Juror No. 1-- the foreman, "A PROFESSIONAL REFORMER, also active in the "anti-smoking crusade..... More

Price: $450.00

TEN ENGRAVED AND ILLUSTRATED BANK CHECKS FROM THE BANKING HOUSE OF AN AMERICAN JEWISH PIONEER...

Hershfield, L.H.:

TEN ENGRAVED AND ILLUSTRATED BANK CHECKS FROM THE BANKING HOUSE OF AN AMERICAN JEWISH PIONEER WESTERN BANKER, ALL WITH U.S. REVENUE STAMPS AND SIGNED BY L.H. HERSHFIELD OR HIS BROTHER AND PARTNER AARON HERSHFIELD.

Helena, MT: 1866-1874. Ten engraved bank notes, completed in manuscript, from the "Banking House of L.H. Hershfield," "Banking House of L.H. Hershfield & Co.," and "Banking House of L.H. Hershfield & Bro." All signed by Hershfield or his brother and partner Aaron. All with U.S. Revenue Stamps and endorsements. A...... More

Price: $1,000.00

THE ABLE DOCTOR; OR AMERICA SWALLOWING THE BITTER DRAUGHT. Boston Tea Party

[Boston Tea Party]:

THE ABLE DOCTOR; OR AMERICA SWALLOWING THE BITTER DRAUGHT.

[London: 1774]. Engraved illustration, oblong 5" x 7-1/2." Light dusting, some pencil scribbling on blank verso, Very Good. The engraving was published in the London Magazine for May 1774. Its condemnation of England's treatment of the Colonies sparked enormous American interest when Paul Revere copied it for the June..... More

Price: $3,500.00

JAMES MONROE 5TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Nathaniel? Currier

[Currier, Nathaniel?]:

JAMES MONROE 5TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

[np: nd]. An undated [but contemporary], unattributed lithograph half length portrait of a seated James Monroe, with his hands on documents resting on a table in front of him. Draperies and portion of a column in the background. Very Good. The Currier firm produced a similar item but this one..... More

Price: $450.00

BAUM & BERNSTEIN'S SPRING ANNOUNCEMENT. 1885. THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT. HEIGHT 555 FT. COST...

[Judaica] [Folding Patriotic Trade Card]:

BAUM & BERNSTEIN'S SPRING ANNOUNCEMENT. 1885. THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT. HEIGHT 555 FT. COST $1.187.710. CORNER STONE LAID JULY 4, 1848. CAP STONE SET DEC. 6, 1884...

[Meriden CT?]: [Lithograph copyright by] J. H. Bufford's Sons, 1885. Printed by Horton-Printer, 1885. Folding trade card, [4] pp. Folded to 3" x 5." Colored in pink and pale green inks. Lithograph of the Washington Monument, surrounded by trees and sightseers. The inner pages describe the firm's Clothing Department and..... More

Price: $100.00

MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE OF THE NEW YORK MARINE SOCIETY. New York Marine Society

New York Marine Society:

MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE OF THE NEW YORK MARINE SOCIETY.

[New York: early 19th century?]. Broadside, oblong 8-3/4" x 12." An elegant unused certificate from this Society which, as its website states, was "chartered by King George III in 1770 to 'improve maritime knowledge and relieve indigent and distressed shipmasters, their widows and orphans'." Its members included Alexander Hamilton, John..... More

Price: $350.00

PHOTOGRAPH OF MATTHEW A. HENSON, "NEGRO WHO SAVED PEARY, OF NORTH POLE FAME, PROPOSED FOR HONOR...

[Henson, Matthew]:

PHOTOGRAPH OF MATTHEW A. HENSON, "NEGRO WHO SAVED PEARY, OF NORTH POLE FAME, PROPOSED FOR HONOR MEDAL."

[New York: Underwood & Underwood, 1926 or 1927]. Full length Photograph of Henson, in suit and tie, at work in file cabinets at the New York Custom House. 6-1/2" x 8-1/2." Very Good. With typed caption beneath, on stationery of Underwood and Underwood. Underwood and Underwood rubberstamp on otherwise blank..... More

Price: $2,500.00

PHOTOGRAPH OF MATTHEW A. HENSON, "NEGRO WHO SAVED PEARY, OF NORTH POLE FAME, PROPOSED FOR HONOR...

[Henson, Matthew]:

PHOTOGRAPH OF MATTHEW A. HENSON, "NEGRO WHO SAVED PEARY, OF NORTH POLE FAME, PROPOSED FOR HONOR MEDAL."

[New York: Underwood & Underwood, 1926 or 1927]. Frontal photograph of Henson [1866-1955] to his waist, in suit and tie. 6-1/2" x 8-1/2." Very Good. With typed caption beneath, on stationery of Underwood and Underwood, with that firm's rubberstamp on the otherwise blank verso. The Underwood caption reads: "MATTHEW..... More

Price: $2,500.00

THE CAPTURE OF AN UNPROTECTED FEMALE, OR THE CLOSE OF THE REBELLION. Jefferson Davis

[Davis, Jefferson]:

THE CAPTURE OF AN UNPROTECTED FEMALE, OR THE CLOSE OF THE REBELLION.

New York: Currier & Ives, 1865. Oblong broadside, 17-1/2" x 12-1/2." Uncolored. Copyright information, in small lettering at base of the lithograph, shows fading of several words at the end. Small rubberstamp at blank lower right corner; 2-1/2" closed tear [repaired], not affecting image; mild toning. Else Very Good. It..... More

Price: $1,500.00

THE OFFICERS OF THE C.S. ARMY & NAVY. PHOTOGRAPHED AND PUBLISHED BY C.F. MAY, 519 8TH AVENUE, NEW...

[Confederate States of America]:

THE OFFICERS OF THE C.S. ARMY & NAVY. PHOTOGRAPHED AND PUBLISHED BY C.F. MAY, 519 8TH AVENUE, NEW YORK.

New York: [1862-1865]. Oblong 7" x 10," on a mount 11" x 13-7/8." Composite albumen photograph of 49 chest-up images. Each Officer is identified with printed key on the mount. Several images, including Robert Lee and Stonewall Jackson are probably from the Mexican War period; they certainly appear younger than..... More

Price: $1,500.00

LIEUTENANT GENERAL TALMASH. Godfrey Kneller, Jacobus Houbraken

[Kneller, Godfrey; and Jacobus Houbraken]:

LIEUTENANT GENERAL TALMASH.

[np: nd]. Shoulder length portrait within circular engraved border. By Godfrey Kneller and Jacobus Houbraken. Framed, which conceals the imprint. Accompanied by a classical architectural setting with flag, sword, etc.)below. Good+. Thomas Tollemache [Talmash], 1651-1694, was a renowned military leader who lost it all at the assault on Brest..... More

Price: $175.00

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