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Auction archive: Lot number 27

The Uncle's Present. A New Battledoor.

Estimate
US$200 - US$300
Price realised:
US$120
Auction archive: Lot number 27

The Uncle's Present. A New Battledoor.

Estimate
US$200 - US$300
Price realised:
US$120
Beschreibung:

Title: The Uncle's Present. A New Battledoor. Author: Place: Philadelphia Publisher: Jacob Johnson Date: [c.1810] Description: 4 leaves printed on stiff stock, the first and last leaves pasted to inside of cardboard wrappers. Woodcut illustrations. 16.5x10 cm (6½x4") original stiff printed wrappers. "The battledoor was an offshoot of the hornbook, and was printed on the double fold of stiff cardboard with the extra piece folded over in order to fit it for the double purpose it had to serve. In school it was used for teaching children the alphabet, whilst out of school it served as the racket in the game of shuttlecock and battledore" Rosenbach 428. Rare. Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear at folds, worming; very good. Item number: 253747

Auction archive: Lot number 27
Auction:
Datum:
6 Aug 2015
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: The Uncle's Present. A New Battledoor. Author: Place: Philadelphia Publisher: Jacob Johnson Date: [c.1810] Description: 4 leaves printed on stiff stock, the first and last leaves pasted to inside of cardboard wrappers. Woodcut illustrations. 16.5x10 cm (6½x4") original stiff printed wrappers. "The battledoor was an offshoot of the hornbook, and was printed on the double fold of stiff cardboard with the extra piece folded over in order to fit it for the double purpose it had to serve. In school it was used for teaching children the alphabet, whilst out of school it served as the racket in the game of shuttlecock and battledore" Rosenbach 428. Rare. Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear at folds, worming; very good. Item number: 253747

Auction archive: Lot number 27
Auction:
Datum:
6 Aug 2015
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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