[MUSIC] -- [THEATER]. A group of three broadsides and two pieces of sheet music from Uncle Tom's Cabin, comprising:
Sale 1118 - African Americana
Feb 28, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$200 -
$400
Sold for $126
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[MUSIC] -- [THEATER]. A group of three broadsides and two pieces of sheet music from Uncle Tom's Cabin, comprising:
One Night Only. At Central Hall. Saturday Evening, August 30th. English's Dramatic Lyceum, and Great Star Co....Uncle Tom's Cabin! N.p.: N.p.: [late 19th century]. 5 7/8 x 23 3/4 in. -- Theater! Matchette's Hall...By Request of Many Citizens the Great Moral and Religious Drama Entitled Uncle Tom's Cabin, or "Life Among the Lowly," Will Be Performed This Evening. Bourbon, IN: N.p., 1877. 6 7/8 x 10 3/8 in. -- Sixth Street Uncle Tom's Cabin Co. Last Appearance in America! N.p.: N.p., 1893. 5 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. -- Together, 3 broadsides, some toning, old creasing, occasional chips or small tears.
[With:] COLLIER, M.A. and E.J. Loder. Eliza's Flight, A Scene from Uncle Tom's Cabin. Boston, et al: Oliver Ditson, et al, 1852. 10 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. Cover with lithograph by Bufford. -- WHITTIER, John G. and Manuel Emilio. Little Eva; Uncle Tom's Guardian Angel. Boston and Cleveland, OH: John P. Jewett & Company and Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, 1852. 10 1/8 x 13 1/8 in. With Baker-Smith illustration. -- Together, 2 pieces of sheet music, some toning, occasional spotting.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Collection of Tom Charles Huston
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