Fourteen (14) Pre Revolutionary War Almanacks, Ames and Low. Octavos, self wrappers, stitched, approx. 22-24 double sided pages. 1st-5th items: AN A(S)TRONOMICAL DIARY, OR, AN ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR(S) OF OUR LORD CHRIST 1752, 1757, 1763, AND 1764 and AMES'S ALMANACK 1759 by Nathaniel Ames, the elder/father (1708-1764), three printed by John Draper, one printed […]
Lot 442: 11 Rev. War Era Almanacks, 1777-1784
Eleven (11) Rev. War Era Almanacs, including West, Stafford, George. Octavo, self wrappers, stitched, approx. 22-24 double-sided pages. 1st-2nd items: THE NEW-ENGLAND ALMANACK, OR LADY'S AND GENTLEMAN'S DIARY, FOR THE YEAR(S) OF OUR LORD CHRIST 1777 AND 1778 by Benjamin West (1730-1813), printed and sold by John Carter, Providence. 1777 edition includes 23 double sided […]
Lot 440: Washington DC and Presidential Prints, 7 pcs.
Group of seven (7) Washington and Presidential related prints. 1st item: THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES FROM ORIGINAL AND ACCURATE PORTRAITS, PAINTED AND ENGRAVED EXPRESSLY FOR THE NEW YORK MIRROR. Weir and Cassilear, circa 1834. Depicts portraits of the first seven presidents: Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John and John Q. Adams, James Madison, James Monroe, […]
Lot 437: Rare Andrew Jackson engraving after Vanderlyn
Engraved portrait of Andrew Jackson after John Vanderlyn, circa 1830. 10" x 8" plate size, 17" x 13" sheet. Possibly a proof state for a copperplate line engraving by J. Rubens Smith (ref. lot 516, Neal Auction, Nov. 23, 2013). Provenance: Collection of Charles and Ann Wells, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Overall general toning and some […]
Lot 438: John Vanderlyn 1804 Portrait, possibly Thomas Jefferson
John Vanderlyn (New York, 1775-1852) ink wash, conte crayon and graphite oval portrait, possibly Thomas Jefferson, signed in pencil, “J. Vanderlyn,” in margin lower left, and in pencil “at Paris 1804,” in lower right margin. Paris, France artist supply store label en verso (partially hidden by brown tape). Oval image – 8-1/2″ x 6-1/2″. Oval […]
Lot 436: James K. Polk Ephemera, 6 items
Group of six (6) ephemera items related to President James K. Polk of Tennessee (1795-1849). 1st and 2nd items: 2 Photogravures of Polk, each with facsimile signature and remarque of his home in Nashville, overall 14 7/8" x 11 3/4" and 15" x 11 1/2", copyright dates 1899 and 1901. 3rd item: Clipped color illustration, […]
Lot 433: President Andrew Jackson Images and Ephemera, 19 pcs.
Group of nineteen (19) prints and ephemera related to President Andrew Jackson. Includes a group of 12 engraved, etched, and lithographic portraits of Jackson, multiple engravers after various artists including Auguste Hervieu (from Domestic Manners of the Americans by Mrs. Trollope, 1832), A.B. Walter, P. Raymond Audibert, Phillibrown after Alonzo Chappel, W. J. Edwards after […]
Lot 434: Hermitage Archive including Giers Photos
19 pcs. Archive of images of the Hermitage in Nashville, home of General and President Andrew Jackson. First 5 items: 5 Otto B. Giers cabinet card albumen photographs depicting The Hermitage as it appeared circa 1892. Subjects include the Front Parlor (showing Ralph E. W. Earl paintings of Rachel and Andrew Jackson); Slave Cabins (with […]
Lot 435: 5 Framed Andrew Jackson Prints
Five (5) framed prints of Andrew Jackson. 1st-3rd items: GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON, THE HERO OF NEW ORLEANS, Chromolithographs of Jackson in military uniform, on horseback, by J. Baillie and Nathaniel Currier (two prints – one with Currier's address listed as 2 Spruce Street and the other at 152 Nassau Street). All approximately 13 1/2" x […]
Lot 431: Collection of Andrew Jackson Eulogies, 10 items
Ten (10) pcs ephemera related to the death of President Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767- June 8, 1845). Includes six period pamplets and three reprints containing the text of eulogies given in 8 American cities. Period pamphets includes eulogies given by Pliny Merrick at Fanueil Hall, Boston; Attorney General and Secretary of State Jeremiah S. […]