david claypoole johnson (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Boston: Stereotyped by J. Reed, 1830. Early Printing. Two volumes in one; 12mo (16cm.); full contemporary brown morocco, gilt spine; 108; 108pp.; engraved frontispieces at head of each volume, nine leaves of plates. Leather a bit dried and rubbed at margins, shallow loss at spine crown, brief cracking to front joint, endpapers toned, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper, else a Very Good, clean and sound copy in a lovely binding. Collection of brief comic vignettes adorned with woodcuts by the notable American cartoonist and engraver David Claypoole Johnston (1799-1865). An uncommonly nice copy in contemporary binding. American Imprints 1537.

Jefferson Davis in 1861, And 1863 [Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889)]. Johnson, D[avid] C[laypoole] [1799-1865]. Jeff Davis, After the Fall of Fort Sumter, 1861/ Jeff Davis After the Fall of Fort Sumter 1863. Boston: Designed and Published by D.C. Johnston, Studio Building, Tremont St., [1863]. 4-1/2" x 2/4" lithographed mechanical (metamorphic) slide card. Negligible light soiling, tiny tear to lower outside corner without loss. A well-preserved piece of Civil War ephemera. $950. * One image shows a smiling Jefferson Davis "After The Fall of Fort Sumter, 1861." A slight pull of the slide tab at the bottom of the card transforms Davis's face into a scowling grimace with the caption: "After The Fall of Fort Sumter, 1863." The card is not entirely accurate, which suggests it was printed before Union forces attacked the fort on September 8, 1863. It was reduced to rubble, but it wasn't recaptured. Johnson was an important American cartoonist, printmaker, painter and actor. Along with mechanical cards, he is known for his caricatures, cartoons, portraits of notable American and British actors. This is a rare item. OCLC locates 4 copies (Miami University, Syracuse University, University of Michigan, University of Virginia).