The Ricky Jay Collection Part III
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Lot 469
[THUMB, Tom]. STRATTON, Charles Sherwood (1838 – 1883). Col...
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
[THUMB, Tom]. STRATTON, Charles Sherwood (1838 ? 1883). Collection of General Tom Thumb Photographs and Ephemera. 25 pieces. Includes: Hand-tinted stereo view of Stratton, age 20, and P. T. Barnum. London Stereoscopic Co., [ca. 1858]; ? Sketch of the Life, Personal Appearance, Character and Manners of Charles S. Stratton, The Man in Miniature Known as General Tom Thumb. New York: Van Norden & Amerman, 1847; ? Sketch of the Life, Personal Appearance, Character and Manners of Charles S. Stratton, The Man in Miniature Known as General Tom Thumb, and His Wife, Lavinia Warren Stratton. (two editions) London: Brickhill and Bateman, 1865; And, New York: Wynkoop & Hallenbeck, 1867; ? Gen. Tom Thumb?s Three Year?s Tour Around the World, by Sylvester Bleeker. New York: S. Booth, 1872; ? The Original General Tom Thumb! [England, ca. 1856]. Pictorial letterpress handbill bearing two wood-engraved images of Stratton; ? Engraved envelope in blue ink, verso blind stamped. Bearing several vignettes from Stratton?s tour of Europe, with decorative borders and captions. Edinburgh: James Turner, n.d; ? 18 cartes-de-visite depicting Stratton, Lavinia Warren, or the wedded couple, some with a child (not their own). Photographers include E. & H. T. Anthony (New York), Charles D. Fredricks (New York), Silsbee, Case & Co. (Boston), and W. G. Smith (Cooperstown). Largest item approx. 8 x 4 ??. Conditions vary commensurate with age.
