Richard J S GUTMAN / John Wilkes Booth Himself / Original Signed 1st ed 1979

Description: John Wilkes Booth Himself / Original Carte-de-Visite Author: GUTMAN, Richard J.S., and GUTMAN, Kellie O. Title: John Wilkes Booth Himself / Original Carte-de-Visite Publication: Dover, MA: Hired Hand Press, 1979 Description: Hardcover. Wide 8vo. Light brown cloth with gilt lettering and gilt-bordered sepia-tone plate to front board, pictorial dust jacket. 87pp. Numerous illustrations. Fine/very good. Faint jacket edgewear only. Tight and bright first and only edition of this definitive, well-illustrated survey of John Wilkes Booth imagery, with informative text discussing the history of cartes-de-visite and the circumstances behind each Booth portrait. Colophon at rear notes limitation of 1,000 numbered copies (this #46) boldly signed in full by both authors. Fairly scarce -- and this sharp copy is accompanied by an original Booth carte-de-visite, 2 3/8" X 4", n.p., n.y. Very good. Mild age toning and miniscule chip at upper right and lower left corners (likely from earlier mounting). No backstamp and likely one of the many pirated images that surfaced shortly after the assassination. A sharp, attractive copy of this well-known three-quarters length standing pose taken around 1863 by photographer C.D. Fredericks of New York, depicting Booth facing the viewer's right with left arm on hip and right arm posed jauntily across his chest -- image #29 according to Gutman's numbering. A nice example. Seller ID: 47859 Subject: Books, Prints & Photographs Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts deals in out-of-print and antiquarian books, autographs and historic documents, ephemera, maps and pre-1900 newspapers. We operated as an open shop from 1991-2014 in historic Galena, Illinois, and have transitioned to by appointment, mail order and book fairs. Member: ABAA, MWABA, The Manuscript Society. We take great pride in the quality of our stock and clean and cover all hardbound books in dust jacket sleeves or mylar. Every effort has been made to describe each item and any defects accurately. Terms & Shipping All orders ship within two business days. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. In order for the shipping discount on combined purchases to be applied, please wait for our invoice before making your payment. Books ship via USPS Media Mail with tracking. Expedited shipping via USPS Priority Mail can be requested. Please contact us for a quote before making your payment. Autographs, Maps and Ephemera always ship via USPS First Class or Priority. The default shipping charge is for Priority Flat Rate. For reduced shipping on very small items, please wait for our invoice before making your payment. Large or heavy items may require that additional charges be invoiced separately. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING We ship internationally using eBay's International Shipping Program. Autographs Guarantee We are professional, full-time autograph dealers with nearly 30 years' experience buying and selling, authenticating and providing appraisal services. All autographs are guaranteed authentic without time limit to the original purchaser. William Butts, co-owner, apprenticed under a well-known Chicago dealer in the 1980s. For years he authored two columns in Autograph Collector magazine and after more than 25 years remains book reviewer for Manuscripts (quarterly journal of The Manuscript Society), in which capacity he stresses autograph education and reference works as the cornerstone of any serious dealer or collector. He has lectured on autograph authentication and contributes reviews and articles to publications such as Fine Books and Collections.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 900 USD

Location: Galena, Illinois

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