Fine Books & Manuscripts
Wed, Sep 18, 2019 12:30AM EDT
Lot 599
A Coon Alphabet, with an Original Kemble Illustration.
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Kemble, Edward W. A Coon Alphabet. New York/London: R.H. Russell and John Lane, 1898. Soft leather, covers mostly perished. With an original pen and ink drawing of a black girl by Kemble on a flyleaf at front, signed ?EW Kemble/99? and captioned. Pictorial title, followed by 52 full-page illustrations printed on rectos only. Unpaginated. Small 4to. Needs re-binding; contents generally clean with occasional light soiling.
