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Lot 149
Sale 6356 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
Lots Open
Jun 18, 2025
Lots Close
Jul 2, 2025
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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$400 -
600
Price Realized
$854
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Lot Description
[TWAIN, Mark (1835-1910)]. The American Humorists. CDV featuring TWAIN, BILLINGS, & NASBY.
CDV portrait of The American Humorists, from left to right: Josh BILLINGS (Henry Wheeler Shaw), Mark TWAIN (Samuel Clemens), and Petroleum V. NASBY (David Ross Locke) (rich tonality, some wear and stray marks). Boston: H. G. Smith, ca 1869. Verso bears photographer's imprint along with ink inscription reading, "Dec. 4 1869. Henry W. Shaw, Samuel Clemens, Locke."
Estate of David O'Reilly, Old Bridge, New Jersey