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[Samuel Clemens] Mark Twain: Carte de Visite [CDV] and Trade Card.... (Total: 2 Item...
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Description
[Samuel Clemens] Mark Twain: Carte de Visite [CDV] and Trade Card. Lot includes: 1) 2 3/8" x 4" on photographer's mount; Brighton, England; Image of Twain facing right, taken by W. & A. H. Fry with backstamp on verso. 2) 3" x 5" advertising trade card; London, England; circa late 1870's. Features a lithograph portrait of Clemens (misspelt S.H. Clemmens) based off an 1874 photograph by Gurney. Advertising for a "E. A. Percival, Custom English Tailor."Condition: 1) A few scattered marks. Moderate adhesive staining on verso from prior mounting, with pencil notation. 2) Minor toning with minor soiling. Moderate surface loss on verso from prior mounting.
Auction Info
2026 March 18 The Dan Madsen Collection of Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain Memorabilia Americana & Political Signature® Auction #6335 (go to Auction Home page)
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18th
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