The Collected Library, Including Americana and Early Photography

Approx. 190 CDVs and cabinet cards of men, women, and children, including identified subjects ranging from royalty to clergy, as well as unidentified subjects taken by photographers/studios abroad, including England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Scotland, and other locations. Notable photographers include Mayall (London), E. Anthony / Brady (New York), Downey (Newcastle), Hans Hanfstaengl (Dresden), Pierson (Paris), Whitlock (Birmingham), Laurent (Paris), Cramb Brothers (Glasgow), Reutlinger (Paris), Elliott & Fry (London), Maull & Polybank (London), Nadar, and many more. Images in varying conditions though most feature some toning and spotting, with wear to mount edges and corners. Some edges and corners of mounts and prints trimmed.

Highlights include: Multiple CDVs of Queen Victoria and members the royal family. -- 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. albumen photograph on original mount showing Queen Victoria in mourning with her family. Windsor Castle: William Bambridge. -- 22 albumen prints on disbound album pages showing personalities associated with the Franco Prussian War, such as Napoleon III and Crown Prince William of Germany. -- Unmounted print of Prince Fushimi Sadanaru, Japanese soldier and diplomat. -- Cabinet cards of various British literary figures, such as Dean Stanley, Jean Ingelow, William Thackery, Frederic William Farrar, Rhoda Broughton, William Black, William Everett Gladstone, and James Anthony. -- Striking, hand-colored portrait of a Swiss guard, 5 1/4 x 4 in. -- Hand-colored portrait of a gentleman with colorist's description written in verso, 3 x 4 1/8 in. -- Small sampling of CDVs and cabinet card views of European cityscapes and landscapes. -- And more.