James Montgomery Flagg (American, 1877-1960) ink wash on paper illustration art painting titled “Wild as a Hawk,” depicting a man in dinner attire, leaning over the table of a man and woman in a restaurant. The man and woman are also formally dressed, and appear displeased by the interruption. Signed “James Montgomery Flagg” lower right, […]
Lot 574: Everett Shinn W/C Illustration Painting, Angel from Christ Story
Everett Shinn (New York/Pennsylvania, 1876-1953) black and white watercolor illustration painting from the book “The Christ Story” published by John C. Winston, 1943. An angel hovers over a set of steps in a landscape setting. Signed lower center “Everett Shinn 1943.” Matted and framed under glass in a later molded giltwood frame. Sight: 15 in H x […]
Lot 573: Hank Williams Autograph & Early MGM Royalty Statement
Country music singer Hiram King “Hank” Williams (1923 – 1953) signature and inscription reading “Best Wishes/ Hank Williams/ Sept. 19th” together with an early royalty statement from MGM Records, dated 2-28-49, showing the royalties that Williams earned from the songs Never Again and Lovesick Blues, Williams’ first record to sell a million copies. Both items […]
Lot 571: Gary Trudeau, 2 Original Doonesbury Comic Strip Illustrations
Two (2) Gary B. Trudeau (American, b. 1948) original illustrations for the comic strip Doonesbury. Pen, ink, Zipatone, and correction fluid on partially-printed paper. 1st item: Phil Slackmeyer at a pre-Superbowl cocktail party. Date 1/19/1982. 2nd item: Ellie and Howard discuss the Equal Rights Amendment. Date 11/24/1981. Both signed “G.B. Trudeau” lower right in image and framed in silver […]
Lot 569: Artist Andrew Wyeth & Family Signed Letters, Cards
An archive of Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) and family autograph letters, signed, and printed cards, 21 items total. All are addressed to Nashville art patrons David and/or Peggy Steine, and dated between 1953 and 1970. The grouping includes 5 family cards and 14 Andrew Wyeth signed letters (with envelopes) plus 1 letter from Betsy Wyeth and 1 letter from a young Jamie […]
Lot 543: 2 Early Maps of Italy and Belgium, Blaeu & Visscher
1st item: Joan Blaeu (1596-1673), RIVIERA DI GENOVA DI LEVANTE, regional map of Liguria depicting the coastal area from Genoua to Sarzana, embellished by decorative pictures and coat of arms, from Blaeu’s ATLAS MAJOR published Amsterdam, 1640. Unframed sheet 22 3/8 in. W x 18 3/8 in. H. Neatline 19 3/4 in. W x 15 1/4 in. […]
Lot 540: 8 Books on Tennessee History, Including Signed Mary Murfree
Eight (8) books regarding the history of Tennessee. 1st Item: THE PROPHET OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS by Mary Noailles Murfree (pseud. Charles Egbert Craddock). London: Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly, 1885. First UK Edition. Signed and dated on the title page “Mary N. Murfree / November 1885”. Murfree (1850-1922) was great-granddaughter of Colonel Hardy Murfree […]
Lot 538: 15 Issues of The Fugitive 1923-1925, TN Poets plus 5 Books
Fifteen (15) Issues of THE FUGITIVE covering from 1923 to 1925, plus five (5) Books from Fugitive authors Ransom, Tate, Warren, and Moore. 1st Item: Fifteen (15) original broadside / pamphlet-form issues of THE FUGITIVE (1922-1925) literary magazine, beginning with the February / March issue of 1923 and continuing through the magazine’s final issue in December […]
Lot 537: Slave Colonies of Great Britain, 1825, Macaulay, First Edition, plus Debate on Abolition, 1792
1st Item: THE SLAVE COLONIES OF GREAT BRITAIN; or A Picture of Negro Slavery Drawn by the Colonists Themselves, Being an Abstract of the Various Papers Recently Laid Before Parliament on that Subject. Zachary Macaulay, editor. London: Ellerton and Henderson, 1825. First Edition. 8vo., 164pp; Originally published in pamphlet form, rebound in modern dark green boards with gilt title […]
Lot 532: Child of God by Cormac McCarthy, 1st Edition
CHILD OF GOD by Cormac McCarthy, New York: Random House, 1973. First Edition; only 4,000 copies were printed in the first run. Octavo, 197 pages, stated first edition. Bound in red boards with blue spine embossed “CMcC” to front with gilt lettering to spine, includes original pictorial dust jacket with $5.95 price on flap. 8 […]
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