Books and Manuscripts from the Collection of Jay I. Kislak. Sold to Benefit the Kislak Family Foundation.
Books and Manuscripts from the Collection of Jay I. Kislak. Sold to Benefit the Kislak Family Foundation.
Auction Closed
April 26, 08:00 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Booth, John Wilkes
Document signed ("J. Wilkes Booth for M.A. Booth"), being a receipt for $125 from John B. Nedy for five months rent due Booth's sister, Mary Ann
1 page (153 x 191 mm) on lined paper, Baltimore, 16 November 1863, with the printed caption laid down at bottom: "J. Wilkes Booth, The Assassin of Lincoln | There is no rarer American autograph"; old folds, small chips and tears to top edge, unobtrusive mounting remnants to verso. [Accompanied by]: Carte-de-visite photograph of John Wilkes Booth, albumen photograph (93 x 54 mm), mounted on a slightly large card with "The New Orleans Photographic Co. | 57 Camp Street" credit printed on the reverse; some light spotting, a bit of wear to corners.
After Lincoln's assassination, most Booth memorabilia was destroyed, contributing to the scarcity of autograph material available today. A nice group, including a carte-de-visite showing Booth dressed in coat and hat, holding a walking stick, and leaning on a balustrade before a column.
PROVENANCE:
Charles Goddard Slack, his sale, Sotheby's New York, 16 December 1992, lot 19 — Charles Stickel Autographs, March 1999