New York: World Book Company, 1923. View. Ink on paper. Signed. Page measures 7" x 13", image measures 5.75" x 10". An original drawing of a shy fox that served as an illustration for the book "In the North Woods of Maine: The Story of a Winter in the Wilderness Fifty Years Ago", written by E.E. Thomas. Part of the "Pioneer Life Series", the book details the trip taken by the author and his cousin to the primeval forests of..... More
![Item #303672 The Groundhog Revisiting [Broadside]. Richard EBERHART](/pictures/thumb/303672.jpg?v=1636584244)
Cambridge: Pomegranate, 1972. Broadside poem, 20" x 13". Olive paper. Black and red linocut illustration. First edition, number 70 of 250 copies. Poem by Richard Eberhart, and illustration by Karyl Klopp. Signed by the author and artist. Comes with promotional flier from The Pomegranate Press announcing forthcoming books and broadsides, and biographical information of poets featured in Pomegranate Press' "Modern American Poets Series" More
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Paris: Esnauts et Rapilly. Engraving. Image measures 8" x 5 1/4". Sheet measures 11 1/2" x 8 5/8". Stains and repairs to margins, not affecting the image, otherwise in good condition. This remarkable 18th century engraving shows John Paul Jones, a prominent US naval commander in the American Revolutionary War. Jones is depicted in this half-length portrait with his hand outstretched, holding a sword, standing aboard a ship during battle. Other ships are visible in the background, with smoke billowing..... More
Baltimore: Ferrai & Dupin. Stipple engraving. Sheet measures 12.75" x 9". This circa 1798 print features a half length portrait of George Washington. Washington is seen here dressed in military uniform sitting on a chair holding a plan. His sword rests on his right arm while his hat is placed on a table next to him. A medal from the Society of Cincinnati hangs from his left lapel. In the background rows of military tents are visible. The head of..... More
Milan. Aquatint with hand-coloring. Image measures 6.25" x 9". This lovely aquatint shows a view of the Boston Common from Cambridge across the Charles River. A large building flying an American Flag sits in the foreground with the city behind it, an expanse of water and a few small boats between them. The Boston Commons and State House can be identified in the cityscape. In addition, numerous church steeples rise from the clustered building into the hazy yellow sky, which..... More
New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1876. Print. Etching. Image measures 11" x 16" This print, made after Edwin Forbes' original sketches, was published in 1876 as Plate 31 of 40 in Forbes' "The Life Studies of the Great Army." As the special artist for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Magazine, Forbes worked on assignment between 1862-1864, traveling with the Union Army capturing scenes of Civil War battlefields. In this plate, three covered wagons carrying supplies are pulled by six horses. A black..... More
New York: Red Cross. Original poster. Color lithograph. 27.27 x 20.25 inches. This famous World War I propaganda poster was issued to promote the Red Cross in circa 1917 and was one of the most famous Red Cross posters during the war. It features a monumental Red Cross nurse cradling a wounded soldier on a stretcher. Evoking Michelangelo's Pieta where Mary holds the baby Jesus, this poster proved to be highly effective. A large Red Cross is seen in the..... More
New York: Frank Leslie's Weekly, 1881. View. Wood engraving. Sheet measures 11" x 15 3/4". Image measures 8 3/8" x 11 3/4" This print was published in the April 16, 1881 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The illustration reflects the idea that the black population, particularly in the South in places where they exceeded half of the total population, was often under-counted. The print is in very good condition. Wear to margins, not affecting the image. Frank Leslie's Weekly..... More
U. S. Government Printing Office, 1944. Original Poster. Offset Lithograph. 26.75 x 19 inches. WWII poster advertising War Bonds as part of the Sixth War Loan drive. In patriotic red, white and blue it shows Uncle Sam charging into battle with rifle and bayonet. With folds as issued. Some extra folds lower right & upper left but otherwise in good condition. Official U.S. treasury poster. More
Buffalo, Cleveland, and NY: The Matthews-Northrup Works, 1918. Original poster mounted on linen. Color lithograph. Measures 41 3/4" x 27 1/2" The poster was released by Third Liberty Loan, which was the largest fund-raising effort in American history to that date. More
Frankfort: Johann Wechel, 1590. Text engraving. Sheet measures 12 1/2" x 8 3/4" Early text sheet in German describing the burial rites of indigenous peoples of present-day Virginia, the Powhatans. This print was published in 1590, in "Wunderbarliche, doch Warhafftige Erklaerung, von der Gelegenheit und Sitten der Wilden in Virginia, welche newlich von den Engellaendern" the First German Edition of Thomas Hariot's "A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land in Virginia". In the Latin edition, the title..... More
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1886. Wood engraving. Sheet measures 10 3/4" x 16" A humorous print depicts a fortune-teller reading the palm of a hotel cook. She tells the cook "Your future will be a brilliant one. You will some day marry a rich and handsome gentleman." Three men erupt in laughter at the fortune, mocking the cook while she glares at them disdainfully. Drawn by Joseph Becker. The print is in very good condition with some wear to margins..... More
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1890. Woodcut with hand coloring. Sheet measures 15.75 x 10.75" This lovely woodcut engraving from Harper's Weekly depicts an elegant woman posing on the banks of Lake Champlain in New York. From a drawing by W.T. Smedley. The print is in good condition with some chips, tears, and minor toning to margins - not affecting the image. Issued in the August 16, 1890 edition of Harper's Weekly, Vol 34, No. 1756. Harper's Weekly was a New..... More
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1863. Woodcut engraving. Sheet measures 15 7/8" x 22 1/4". Image measures 7 1/2" x 9 1/8" This print was published in the August 3, 1867 issue of Harper's Weekly. The corresponding text reads, "One of our correspondents lately traveling from Richmond to this city found himself the fellow-passenger of a large number of colored persons on their way to the North; and from the rough sketch which he at once made of the scene on..... More
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1864. Woodcut engraving. Sheet measures 15.75 x 10.5" This Civil War era woodcut engraving from Harper's Weekly depicts General Edward Wild, of the Union Army, and his regiment of black soldiers known as the "Colored Troops" freeing slaves from a plantation in North Carolina. The print is in good condition with some minor fraying at edges and stains to margins - not affecting the image. Issued in the January 23, 1864 edition of Harper's Weekly. Harper's..... More
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1894. Woodcut with hand coloring. Sheet measures 15.75 x 10.75" This lovely 1894 woodcut from Harper's Weekly depicts scenes from Long Island. From a drawing by Charles Mente, the page features four images - 1. Digging for Soft Clams at Low Tide, 2. Feeding-Time, 3. Dragging Net for Mummies, and 4. The Daily Outing. The print is in good condition with some chips, tears, and minor toning to margins - not affecting the image. Issued in..... More
New York: 1879. Wood engraving. Image measures 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" This fascinating print was published in the May 17, 1879 issue of Harper's Weekly. It depicts a steamboat departing from Vicksburg, Mississippi. Three white people are seen on the upper deck of the ship, while the lower deck is cramped with black families and their cargo, likely migrating to Kansas. Hundreds of African-Americans congregate at the docks to see them off. A Senate committee in 1880 reports on..... More
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1863. Woodcut engraving. Sheet measures 15 7/8" x 22 1/4" This Civil War-era double page engraving from Harper's Weekly depicts a regiment of black soldiers of the Union Army during battle. The print is in good condition with small holes along center margin, some minor foxing marks, and some chips and tears to margins not affecting the image. Issued in the March 14, 1863 edition of Harper's Weekly. Harper's Weekly was a New York-based illustrated political..... More
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1864. Wood engraving. Sheet measures 11" x 15 7/8". Image measures 9 1/4" x 13 7/8" This print, published in the April 9, 1864 issue of Harper's Weekly, depicts an enslaved family fleeing by boat under the light of the full moon. The accompanying text (not included with this print) describes the scene: "The Federal gun-boat, it will be seen, lies far out at sea, but the sharp eyes of the waiting, watching bondmen have caught..... More
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1893. Lithograph. Sheet measures 11" x 15 3/4". Image measures 8 3/8" x 11 3/4" Lovely print depicting several men fishing along a river bank. A woman looks on from the road. Drawn by W. T. Smedley. The print is in very good condition with some wear to margins. Issued in the January 14, 1893 edition of Harper's Weekly. Harper's Weekly was a New York-based illustrated political magazine published from 1857 until 1916. The magazine featured..... More
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1866. Wood engraving. Sheet measures 11" x 15 3/4". Image measures 8 3/8" x 11 3/4" This print was issued in the December 2, 1865 edition of Harper's Weekly. An "Inquiring Stranger" approaches on horseback, asking "Well, now the war is over, what are you people going to do for a living?" On the left, "ex-slaves" respond, "Why, master, we's gwine to draw." "Draw what?" "Draw rations, Sir." On the left, the "ex-dominant race" responds, "I..... More
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1866. Woodcut engraving. Sheet measures 15.75 x 10.5" This woodcut engraving from Harper's Weekly depicts several views of Trent River Settlement, a freedmen's village outside New Bern, North Carolina. The four illustrations include a view of the settlement, the school house and chapel, "negro huts", and "Generals Steedman and Fullerton conferring with the freedmen in their church". The print is in good condition with some chips, tears, and minor toning to margins - not affecting the..... More
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1866. Wood engraving. Sheet measures 11" x 15 3/4". Image measures 8 3/8" x 11 3/4" This print depicting the Zion School in Charleston, SC was issued in the December 15, 1866 edition of Harper's Weekly. The Zion school was established by the American Missionary Association, an abolitionist group that promoted education for African-American, founding and operating hundreds of schools and colleges following the Civil War. The accompanying text (not included with this print) reads, "It..... More
![Item #304633 View of Ascutney Mountain, taken from High Bridge at Claremont NH; [Balm of Gilead]....](/pictures/thumb/304633.jpg?v=1640716684)
Boston: Forbes & Co., 1868. Print. Original lithograph. Sheet measures 22" x 14 1/2". Broadside poster featuring a view of Mt. Ascutney, Vermont. Title is designed in beautiful decorative lettering across the top, with a tinted lithograph depicting two men gazing over a fence at the peak. The text below the image reads "The above lithograph is a correct representation of the south side of the grand old Ascutney Mountain at the base of which in Windsor, Vermont is manufactured..... More
New York: United States Printing & Lithographic Co, 1901. Print. Chromolithograph. Image measures 21 3/8" x 16" Large embossed print showing the US Constitution in the style of a medieval illuminated manuscript. Features the first five paragraphs of the US Constitution with an embellished portrait of George Washington. A decorative border surrounds the text, featuring various revolutionary battle scenes and portraits of generals. Designed by N. Leoni (1862-1947) an Italian painter and illuminator, known for reviving the medieval art form..... More
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