August 2021 Catalogue

Beautiful Plates From Levaillant’s Magnificent Histoire Naturelle Des Perroquets 33. (LEVAILLANT, Francois) BARRABAND, Jacques, artist. “ Perruche omnicolore.” FROM: Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets. No place, 19th century. One leaf, measuring 13 by 16-1/2 inches, printed in color and finished by hand; matted and framed, entire piece measures 18 by 21-1/2 inches. $1750. Engraved plate, by artist Jacques Barraband, from Francois Levaillant’s famed Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets, printed in color and finished by hand. This plate, number 28 in the original work, is probably from a later, 19th-century edition of the 1801-05 original work, as the size of the plate is midway between the quarto and folio printings of the first edition. Beautifully framed. 34. LEVAILLANT, Francois. BARRABAND, Jacques, artist. “ Le Perroquet Cendre.” FROM: Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets. No place, 19th century. One leaf, measuring 13 by 16-1/2 inches, printed in color and finished by hand; matted and framed, entire piece measures 18 by 21-1/2 inches. $1750. Engraved plate, by artist Jacques Barraband, from Francois Levaillant’s famed Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets, printed in color and finished by hand. This plate, number 100 in the original work, is probably from a later, 19th-century edition of the 1801-05 original work, as the size of the plate is midway between the quarto and folio printings of the first edition. Beautifully framed. 1864 Military Appointment For A Future Medal Of Honor Winner, Signed By Abraham Lincoln As President 35. LINCOLN, Abraham. Engraved document signed. Washington, July 1, 1864. Single vellum sheet (16 by 19-1/2 inches), partially printed and finished in a secretarial hand, embossed blue paper seal; floated on silk and framed, entire piece measures 21-1/2 by 25 inches. $17,500. Splendid Lincoln Civil War document appointing James S. Casey as “Captain in the Firth Regiment of Infantry,” countersigned by Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War. The President here appoints a future Medal of Honor recipient as a Captain in the Fifth Regiment of Infantry. James Seaman Casey, of New York, rose through the military ranks during the Civil War. During the Black Hills War, he served under Nelson Miles and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Wolf Mountain in January 1877. This commission is handsomely engraved with two military vignettes, one of an emblematic eagle and the other an armymotif with crossed flags, cannon, and other accoutrements of war. Docketed in red ink in upper left- hand corner. Contemporary pencil notation in lower right corner. Expected fold line, a bit of faint foxing, Lincoln signature exceptionally crisp and clear. Beautifully framed. No. 33 No. 34 F r a m e d ! 2 0 2 1 B a u m a n R a r e B o o k s 29 28