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Auction archive: Lot number 10

Lot of three titles

Estimate
US$80 - US$120
Price realised:
US$48
Auction archive: Lot number 10

Lot of three titles

Estimate
US$80 - US$120
Price realised:
US$48
Beschreibung:

Title: Lot of three titles Author: ** Place: Various places Publisher: Date: Various dates Description: Comprises: The Tiny Picture Book. Hand-colored wood-engraved illustrations. 3½x2½, original orange printed boards (spine lacking). Charlestown, [MA]: G.W. Hobbs, c.1860's. * The History of Little Henry and His Bearer. Frontispiece, title illustration. 5¼x3, original printed orange wrappers. Newburyport, [MA]: W. & J. Gilman, [before 1830]. The Gilmans were among America's earliest self-taught wood engravers. * Gems for Children. 8 pp. Illustrated. 2¾x2, original printed pink wrappers (backstrip re-taped). Concord, NH: J.A. Merriam & Rufus Merrill, c.1850's. Together, 3 volumes. Small format, original bindings. Three early American imprints. Lot Amendments Condition: Condition varies, bindings worn, some ownership markings and a few stains; good to very good. Item number: 164023

Auction archive: Lot number 10
Auction:
Datum:
15 Sep 2005
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: Lot of three titles Author: ** Place: Various places Publisher: Date: Various dates Description: Comprises: The Tiny Picture Book. Hand-colored wood-engraved illustrations. 3½x2½, original orange printed boards (spine lacking). Charlestown, [MA]: G.W. Hobbs, c.1860's. * The History of Little Henry and His Bearer. Frontispiece, title illustration. 5¼x3, original printed orange wrappers. Newburyport, [MA]: W. & J. Gilman, [before 1830]. The Gilmans were among America's earliest self-taught wood engravers. * Gems for Children. 8 pp. Illustrated. 2¾x2, original printed pink wrappers (backstrip re-taped). Concord, NH: J.A. Merriam & Rufus Merrill, c.1850's. Together, 3 volumes. Small format, original bindings. Three early American imprints. Lot Amendments Condition: Condition varies, bindings worn, some ownership markings and a few stains; good to very good. Item number: 164023

Auction archive: Lot number 10
Auction:
Datum:
15 Sep 2005
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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