A large grouping of 19th-century art, engravings, books, and miscellaneous ephemera, all housed in a 19th-century metal trunk. Notably, many of the items depict George Washington. 

Original Art

1. Ink on paper. 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. A riverboat. 

2. Watercolor and gouache of sailing ships.10 3/8 x 7 1/4 in. 

George Washington Related Items

1. After Joseph Kyle. Washington. Engraving. N.p.: W.G. Armstrong. H.4 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. 

2. Washington at Monmouth. Engvaing. New York. G. Putnam, 1858. 9 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. 

3. “Arrival of Knox with Artillery” J. Halpin, after Darley. New York, G.P. Putnam. 9 1/2 x 6 in. 

4. Washington. Engraved profile bust. Philadelphia: Joseph Delaplaine. Engraved by Leney. After J. Wood from Hudson’s Bust. 6 x 7 1/4 in. to cardstock mount, lacking mat. 

5. Washington as Surveyor. N.p.: G.R. Hall, after Darley. 5 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.

6. G. Washington. Engraving. J.O. Buttre, after Gilbert Stuart. 5 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. 

7. Two (2) vignetted albumen CDVs after portraits of George and Martha Washington. 

8. John S. Williams. History of The Invasion and Capture of Washington. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1857. 8vo. Contemporary one-quarter calf.  

Books

1. Jedidah Morse. Geography Made Easy. Boston: Thomas & Andrews, 1811. 8vo. Contemporary calf (significant wear to extremities, board loose). 

2. Washington Irving. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. [New York]: J. & J. Harper, 1833. 8vo. Contemporary calf (front board detached). Ownership inscription: “Presented to T. D. L. from his friend H. Wright 1835.”

3. Richard Frothingham. The Centennial: Battle of Bunker Hill. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1875. 8vo. Folding maps. Original green cloth. 

4. Joel Chandler Harris. Uncle Remus. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1881. 8vo. Original illustrated cloth. 

5. Mark Twain. “1601” or, Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors. Privately Printed, 1925. 8vo. Original wrappers. Limited Edition, numbered 355 of 525. 

Engravings, Etchings, & Lithographs

1. “Christmas at Windsor Castle” woodcut from periodical. 

2. “The Indian Captive”. Engraving by Cushman for Godey. ca 1880s. after attr. Felix Octavius Carr Darley. 

3. “Our work is done! He that strikes another blow makes an enemy of me.” Chap. XXX p. 492. Engraving from Red Rover. ca 1880s. 5 1/8 x 7 3/8 in.

4. Portrait of E.W. Baily. Engraving. J. SMyth after T. Bridgeford. 

5. Two (2) die-cut Valentines. Late 19th/early 20th century. 

6. Russell's Hotel. Quebec, n.d. Printed handbill. 4 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.

Photographs

1. Albumen CDV of Charles Sherwood Stratton, best known as "General Tom Thumb".

2. Two (2) gem-sized albumen portraits of Henrietta, Duchesse d'Orleans 'The Little 'Minette'". Brooklyn, New York: D.H. Smith. 

Miscellaneous Ephemera

1. Copper printing block. Bust portrait of mustachioed man. Period inscription to verso reads: "HB Washington / Hamburg."

2. Garcelon Stamp Company Approval Sheet No. 51. Calais, Maine. Includes 14 stamps, some detached.

3. The Acme Thunderer whistle. 

4. Painted metal trunk. Approx. 19 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. 

Note: This lot cannot be packaged and shipped in-house. Successful bidders winning items marked as being packaged and shipped by a third-party service are responsible for paying the third party directly. We are happy to offer complimentary drop-off service to local third-party packing/shipping companies in Columbus, Ohio.

[Broadsides, Ephemera, Printing, Posters, Handbills, Documents, Newspapers] [Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Tintypes, Cased Images, Union Cases, Albumen Photographs, CDVs, Carte de Visites, Cartes de Visite, Carte-de-visite, Cartes-de-visite, CDV, Cabinet Cards, Stereoviews, Stereocards] [Books, Bibles, Soldier's Bibles, Prayer Books, Ephemera, Pamphlets, Publications, Booklets] [Art, Folk Art, Military Art, Etching, Engraving, Lithographs, Prints, Ephemera]

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