A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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![[American Civil War Patriotic Cover] The Man who conceived C S A.](jpegs/65744.jpg)
[American Civil War Patriotic Cover] The Man who conceived C S A.
[n.d., c. 1863.]
Envelope with red-printed wood engraving on cover, 80 x 135mm (3¼ x 5¼")
An unused envelope satirising the Conferate States of America conceiver as a fop, with monocle hanging aroumd his neck.
[Ref: 65744] £25.00 (£30.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c. 1863.]
Envelope with red-printed wood engraving on cover, 80 x 135mm (3¼ x 5¼")
An unused envelope satirising the Conferate States of America conceiver as a fop, with monocle hanging aroumd his neck.
[Ref: 65744] £25.00 (£30.00 incl.VAT)
![[American Civil War Patriotic Cover] Come, patriots, all that hate oppressio, / Assist in putting down Secession.](jpegs/65745.jpg)
[American Civil War Patriotic Cover] Come, patriots, all that hate oppressio, / Assist in putting down Secession.
[n.d., c. 1863.]
Envelope with wood engraving on cover, 80 x 140mm (3¼ x 5½")
An unused envelope with a female allegorical figure of America, with one hand on the Constitution, the other around the throat of a man with 'Treason' and 'Secession' on his trousers. A paper marked 'Sumpter' lies on the ground.
[Ref: 65745] £30.00 (£36.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c. 1863.]
Envelope with wood engraving on cover, 80 x 140mm (3¼ x 5½")
An unused envelope with a female allegorical figure of America, with one hand on the Constitution, the other around the throat of a man with 'Treason' and 'Secession' on his trousers. A paper marked 'Sumpter' lies on the ground.
[Ref: 65745] £30.00 (£36.00 incl.VAT)
![[American Civil War Patriotic Cover - Benjamin Frankin Butler] Contraband of War; or, Volunteer Sappers and Miners from the ''F.F.V.''](jpegs/65746.jpg)
[American Civil War Patriotic Cover - Benjamin Frankin Butler] Contraband of War; or, Volunteer Sappers and Miners from the ''F.F.V.''
[n.d., c. 1863.]
Envelope with a colour-printed wood engraving with letterpress, 80 x 140mm (3¼ x 5½")
An unused envelope with a scene of a group of slaves escaping from the 'First Families of Virginia', offering to help Major Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-93) as workers. Butler gained fame for refusing to return escaped slaves, designating them as contraband of war. After the war, in the House of Representatives, he wrote the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 and co-authored the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1875.
[Ref: 65746] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c. 1863.]
Envelope with a colour-printed wood engraving with letterpress, 80 x 140mm (3¼ x 5½")
An unused envelope with a scene of a group of slaves escaping from the 'First Families of Virginia', offering to help Major Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-93) as workers. Butler gained fame for refusing to return escaped slaves, designating them as contraband of war. After the war, in the House of Representatives, he wrote the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 and co-authored the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1875.
[Ref: 65746] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[American Civil War Patriotic Cover] ''Him fader's hope, /](jpegs/65747.jpg)
[American Civil War Patriotic Cover] ''Him fader's hope, / Him moder's joy, / Him darling little / Contraband Boy.''
[n.d., c. 1863.]
Envelope with a red-printed wood engraving with letterpress, 75 x 135mm (3 x 5¼")
An unused envelope with a white man holding up a Black baby. It refers to the policy of not returning escaped slaves, classifying them as 'contraband'.
[Ref: 65747] £30.00 (£36.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c. 1863.]
Envelope with a red-printed wood engraving with letterpress, 75 x 135mm (3 x 5¼")
An unused envelope with a white man holding up a Black baby. It refers to the policy of not returning escaped slaves, classifying them as 'contraband'.
[Ref: 65747] £30.00 (£36.00 incl.VAT)
Benjamin Franklin Ne a Boston, dans la nouvelle Angelterre, le 17 Janvier 1706.
Desrayes del. le Beau sculp.
A Paris ches Esnauts et Rapilly, rue S.t Jaques a la Ville de Countances. A.P.D.R. [n.d. c.1780]
Very fine engraving, 185 x 130mm (7¼ x 5"), with large margins. Faint foxing within platemark but not in image.
A head-and-shoulders portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-90), facing left, without spectacles, wearing a fur hat. Set within an oval frame tied with a ribbon at the top, and mounted on a base featuring a title plate.
W 388.
[Ref: 66020] £320.00
Desrayes del. le Beau sculp.
A Paris ches Esnauts et Rapilly, rue S.t Jaques a la Ville de Countances. A.P.D.R. [n.d. c.1780]
Very fine engraving, 185 x 130mm (7¼ x 5"), with large margins. Faint foxing within platemark but not in image.
A head-and-shoulders portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-90), facing left, without spectacles, wearing a fur hat. Set within an oval frame tied with a ribbon at the top, and mounted on a base featuring a title plate.
W 388.
[Ref: 66020] £320.00
The Heathen Chinee.
[n.d., c.1875.]
Chromolithograph. Sheet 370 x 240mm (14½ x 9½").
A version of 'The Smile that was childlike', one of the illustrations of 'The Heathen Chinee', a narrative poem by American writer Bret Harte satirising the racial prejudice against the Chinese in northern California, especially from the Irish labourers who saw them as a threat to their jobs. First published in September 1870 as 'Plain Language from Truthful James', the narrator tells the story of how he and Bill Nye invited 'Ah Sin' to join a gambling card game which the Chinaman claimed not to know. Although Nye is cheating Ah Sin wins: he is attacked and revealed as a better cheat. The game ending in a riot with bottles thrown and guns fired. However James's claim that Ah Sin had 24 packs of cards up his long sleeves show his claims were exaggerated. The poem was an instant hit and was republished in newspapers across the country. However the satire was too subtle for some people: Eugene Casserly, a senator from California, thanked Harte for supporting his anti-Chinese immigration campaign. Despite the poem making him one of the foremost American writers of the period, Hart (1836-1902) called the poem 'the worst poem I ever wrote, possibly the worst poem anyone ever wrote'.
Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 65572] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1875.]
Chromolithograph. Sheet 370 x 240mm (14½ x 9½").
A version of 'The Smile that was childlike', one of the illustrations of 'The Heathen Chinee', a narrative poem by American writer Bret Harte satirising the racial prejudice against the Chinese in northern California, especially from the Irish labourers who saw them as a threat to their jobs. First published in September 1870 as 'Plain Language from Truthful James', the narrator tells the story of how he and Bill Nye invited 'Ah Sin' to join a gambling card game which the Chinaman claimed not to know. Although Nye is cheating Ah Sin wins: he is attacked and revealed as a better cheat. The game ending in a riot with bottles thrown and guns fired. However James's claim that Ah Sin had 24 packs of cards up his long sleeves show his claims were exaggerated. The poem was an instant hit and was republished in newspapers across the country. However the satire was too subtle for some people: Eugene Casserly, a senator from California, thanked Harte for supporting his anti-Chinese immigration campaign. Despite the poem making him one of the foremost American writers of the period, Hart (1836-1902) called the poem 'the worst poem I ever wrote, possibly the worst poem anyone ever wrote'.
Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 65572] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
![[Mexican imperial shield]](jpegs/65725.jpg)
[Mexican imperial shield]
[n.d. c.1823]
Very rare pen and watercolour, sheet 235 x 380mm (9¼ x 15"). On paper watermarked 'J Green & Son 1823'. Centrefold. Writing paper format.
A watercolour of the Mexican Imperial Coat of Arms of 1822 on a writing sheet.
[Ref: 65725] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d. c.1823]
Very rare pen and watercolour, sheet 235 x 380mm (9¼ x 15"). On paper watermarked 'J Green & Son 1823'. Centrefold. Writing paper format.
A watercolour of the Mexican Imperial Coat of Arms of 1822 on a writing sheet.
[Ref: 65725] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
![[Mexican imperial shield]](jpegs/65726.jpg)
[Mexican imperial shield]
[n.d. c.1823]
Very rare pen and watercolour, sheet 170 x 215mm (6¾ x 8½"). On paper watermarked 'Nay & Sons London.' Staining along top edge of paper.
A watercolour of the Mexican Coat of Arms.
[Ref: 65726] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d. c.1823]
Very rare pen and watercolour, sheet 170 x 215mm (6¾ x 8½"). On paper watermarked 'Nay & Sons London.' Staining along top edge of paper.
A watercolour of the Mexican Coat of Arms.
[Ref: 65726] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Vista de la Palacio Nacional de Mejico. despues de la memorable jornada del 15 al 27 de Julio de 1840.
P. Gualdi.
Lito Junto al Correo. [n.d. c.1840]
Rare lithograph, sheet 185 x 350mm (11¼ x 13¾"). Foxing.
From Pedro Gualdi's 'Vistas de la Revuelta Federalista.' A view of the National Palace in disrepair following the July 1840 Federalist Revolt. A balcony railing is broken, and one wall has nearly fallen in. Near the wall are a couple of bystander soldiers and a number of people who seem to be quietly observing the devastation. One of the soldiers has his hand out to the civilian's back while they are conversing.
[Ref: 65723] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
P. Gualdi.
Lito Junto al Correo. [n.d. c.1840]
Rare lithograph, sheet 185 x 350mm (11¼ x 13¾"). Foxing.
From Pedro Gualdi's 'Vistas de la Revuelta Federalista.' A view of the National Palace in disrepair following the July 1840 Federalist Revolt. A balcony railing is broken, and one wall has nearly fallen in. Near the wall are a couple of bystander soldiers and a number of people who seem to be quietly observing the devastation. One of the soldiers has his hand out to the civilian's back while they are conversing.
[Ref: 65723] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)