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The Ricky Jay Collection Part III

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Lot 468

[THUMB, Tom]. STRATTON, Charles Sherwood (1838 – 1883). Cha...

Estimate: $250 - $500

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[THUMB, Tom]. STRATTON, Charles Sherwood (1838 ? 1883). Charles S. Stratton, Known as General Tom Thumb. [New York]: J. Baillie, [ca. 1840s]. Pictorial lithograph with hand-coloring depicts the famous American dwarf standing on a desktop with letter-writing accouterments surrounding him, captioned at bottom. Based on a drawing by Charles Baugniet done in 1844 when Stratton and P. T. Barnum were on tour in Europe. Trimmed to 13 x 9?. Light soiling. SCARCE.