American Historical Ephemera & Photography

2 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. tintype portrait of a seated man wearing a tall bowler hat and holding up a large leather bound book with one hand. (Central horizontal creasing to plate, significant vertical scratches, and few other spots and blemishes; unsealed.) Housed in a half pressed paper case (significant wear). Though the book has not been identified, the gilt cover appears to feature an illustration of a woman with a small dog.