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Lot 652: Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, 1st Edition, Signed

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Author Signed, SUTTREE by Cormac McCarthy, Random House, New York, 1979. First Edition, First Printing; fewer than 6,500 printed in the first run. Presentation / association copy, inscribed on the half title page to fellow author John Egerton and his wife “For John & Ann / Best wishes / Cormac McCarthy”. Octavo, original boards, off-white […]

Lot 651: Cormac McCarthy, The Orchard Keeper, 1st Edition, Signed

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Author Signed, THE ORCHARD KEEPER, Cormac McCarthy, Random House, New York, 1965. First Edition, stated “First Printing” on copyright page; only 4,000 printed in the first run. Presentation / association copy, inscribed on the half title page to fellow author John Egerton and his wife “For John & Ann / All best / Cormac McCarthy”. […]

Lot 644: Felix Grundy Autograph Letter, Prints and Biography

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1st item: Rare Felix Grundy (1777-1840) ALS dated Nashville, TN, June 11th, 1818, addressed to Thomas T. Armstrong of North Carolina: “Dear Sir, We have the smallpox in this place and the Federal Court has adjourned in consequence of it, having done no business – your suit stands on a rule for a new trial…” […]

Lot 625: Rare 15th Amendment Illustration, 1872

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Extremely scarce Black voting rights related illustration, “Voting by Ballot in the United States,” from the English magazine “The Graphic,” published Nov. 23, 1872. The image depicts an African American man in suit and hat, casting a ballot at the center of a busy polling place, surrounded entirely by white men wearing clothing suggesting a […]

Lot 622: Civil War Gens. Stewart, Mitchel, Ewell & Wheeler Ephemera & Book

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ALS and other ephemera bearing the signatures of Civil War Generals A.P. Stewart, Ormsby Mitchel, Richard Ewell, Joseph Wheeler. 1st item: Civil War Confederate Gen. Alexander P. Stewart (1821-1908) ALS dated Lebanon, TN, June 16, 1866, to Henry Watterson, part owner of the Republican Banner newspaper, pleading for work. Stewart writes that “the close of […]

Lot 611: CDV Album, Indiana & Civil War

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Photograph album containing CDVs of predominately Civil War era citizens and soldiers of Indiana, with most photographs identified with handwriting on their respective pages. Some notable CDVs include: Major. Moses D. Leeson (1818-1884) of the 5th Indiana Cavalry. Joined 1862, commissioned a 1st Lieutenant of Co. B, eventually promoted to Major. The 5th joined with […]

Lot 607: 1861 Civil War Personal Flag

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Civil War personal flag dating from 1861, Confederate First National pattern, made by or for Miss Jonnie Ewing of Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, whose name is lettered on the flag along with that of CSA President Jefferson Davis. The flag is cotton, entirely hand stitched, and measures 28″W x 12 3/4″H. The following is a […]

Lot 579: Early Kentucky & Tennessee Map, Cyrus Harris, 1796

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A Map of the State of Kentucky and the Tennessee Government Compiled from the Best Authorities by Cyrus Harris, engraved by Amos Doolittle, published by Thomas and Andrews, Boston, 1796. From THE AMERICAN UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHY by Jedidiah Morse. Copper plate engraving of Kentucky and Tennessee depicting early towns and roads, including Nashville and Clarksville, rivers, […]

Lot 571: G. Thomas 6" French Globe on Stand

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Small, vintage French globe made of reinforced cardboard with paper overlaid maps, raised on a metal and wood pedestal stand. Signed “G. Thomas, Editeur. 44 Rue N.D. des Champs, Paris”. 11 1/2″ H, 6″ D. Early 20th century. PROVENANCE: Private Nashville TN Collection. CONDITION: Some scratches, bottom attachment point has widened, now reinforced by later […]