Search Results: Authors starting with E from Auger Down Books

California, 1855. Quarter plate ambrotype measuring 3 ¼ x 4 ¼ inches, with Vance's embossed identification to mat, housed in a black thermoplastic case. Case split at both hinges, image fine. Very Good. Robert Vance was one of the first photographers to document California's gold rush, taking over three hundred images of California that were shown in 1851 in New York (and since lost). He operated a studio in San Francisco at Sacramento and Montgomery Street. This image, of an unidentified subject in formal dress, was likely taken in 1855-1856, when Vance began taking ambrotype portraits.

New York: NAACP, 1959. Poster on heavy card stock, 13 x 10 inches. Some foxing to edges, near fine condition overall. Near Fine. In 1959, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision, the NAACP coordinated a group of celebrations in churches throughout the country to celebrate Freedom Sunday. The effort, led by Reverend Edward J. Odom, Jr., the NAACP church Secretary, involved over 100 local chapters across the country. The celebrations on May 17th were a part of a larger coordinated campaign by the NAACP to register voters, raise funds, and engage in desegregation projects. Coverage in the mainstream press was scant, with several short articles on the celebrations appearing in a range of states including Michigan, Alabama and Indiana. We find no other record of this poster promoting the event, which was produced in New York, and can't confirm whether it was distributed to local chapters. Overall a visually striking poster commemorating both the landmark… Read More

New Orleans, 1854. Fine. A lengthy description of life in New Orleans written by Samuel Sumner (1824-1866), the son of Michael and Mary Sumner of Newburyport, Massachusetts, describing life as an insurance salesman in New Orleans. He talks about his brother Richard (Richard Bartlet Sumner, 1816-1868). Sumner describes his life in New Orleans and alludes to previous difficulties, presumably in his travels from Newburyport and establishing his family in the New Orleans. He talks about the difficulty in establishing business relationships, stating "It has been most unfortunate for me (& I presume there is not one young man in a hundred that has suffered as much as I have from its causes) that I have never been placed in a position suitable to my taste or character, that is, I have had partners for whom I lost all respect & confidence because they had no respect for themselves & therefore it was impossible to succeed under such circumstances; but now I am in a very respectable position and am constantly… Read More

Lithograph poster in colors. Signed in the plate, l.l. Sheet: 38" x 24 â…ž. Creases to lower right quadrant, wear to top and bottom margins, pinholes to corners, very good condition overall. Very Good. The Supremes were at the height of their popularity when they performed at Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall in 1965. Offered here is the iconic poster from the concert, designed by the graphic designer Joe Eula.