Rare Books, Autographs, Manuscripts, Drawings

New York: [American Art Association], 1934. Paperback. Grey wraps with black lettering; 6 preliminary leaves, 195, [3] pages frontispiece, richly illustrated, some facsimiles. Fair (Wraps are edgeworn, chipped, smudged; spine is cracked; 1/3 spine strip is missing at the bottom and peeling at the top.; covers are loose; textblock edges are foxed and smudged; first few pages have been bent at top corner; interior is clean, aside from prices realized penciled in; textblock is cracked.). Item #193991

This catalogue was created on the occasion of an auction held on January 4th and 5th, 1934. Included in the sale was "The Original Manuscript of the Star-Spangled Banner, autograph letters & manuscripts by Thomas Jefferson...a superb letter by Edgar Allan Poe about his family...& other valuable properties." -- second preliminary page.

OCLC: 1248612

Price: $35.00