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2247
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$1,180.00
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Revised: 9/23/2013
Please note: James Henley Smith was a lieutenant in Mosby’s 43rd Virginia Battalion. FOUR CONFEDERATE CDVS AND THREE SCARCE 1st EDITION CLASSIC “CONFEDERATE FACES” REFERENCE BOOKS. This group consists of four CDV images from life of General James Henley Smith, Colonel John Mosby, Major Harry Gilmore, and Elijah Bishop. Bishop and Smith both have Baltimore back marks. Elijah Bishop which has written inscription “Elijah Bishop, our Messenger” is pictured as Fig. 329, p. 85 of Confederate Faces by William Albaugh which is included along with More Confederate Faces by William Albaugh and Even More Confederate Faces by Bill Turner. CONDITION: CDVs of Mosby and Gilmore are very good overall. CDV of Smith is on salted paper applied to “Israel & Co.” Baltimore back marked card. There is a tear in top of salt paper and pin holes where mounted. The Bishop CDV is soiled, scratched, and stained with corners missing and has a taped 3″ cracked repair where card is broken in two pieces. The accompanying three books are sound and solid though soiled and dents to boards. “More Confederate Faces” retains scarce dust jacket though soiled and chipped. “Confederate Faces” and “Even More Confederate Faces” both have presentations from late authors William Albaugh and William Turner. 4-49694 JS218 (2,000-3,000)
Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day. |