August 2021 Catalogue

Original Art Nouveau Artwork By Will H. Bradley For The Echo Magazine 7. BRADLEY, Will H. Original cover design [“The Echo magazine”]. Chicago, circa 1895. Original pencil and watercolor magazine cover design highlighted in gouache on card. Artwork measures 5-1/2 by 8 inches; matted and framed, entire piece measures 13 by 16 inches. $15,000. Beautiful original magazine cover design artwork inwatercolor and pencil highlighted in gouache, by noted Art Nouveau artist Will H. Bradley. A stunning original magazine cover design in delicate monotones by Will H. Bradley (1868-1962), one of the foremost American Art Nouveau designers of his time, known for his advertising posters and book andmagazine illustrations. The Echo, a “humorous and artistic fortnightly” was advertised as “Chicago’s new paper—in which will appear a series of colored frontispieces byWill H. Bradley.” It began publication in May 1895 and ceased in July 1897. With an original lithograph poster advertisement for “The Echo” based on Bradley’s drawing, measuring 21-1/2 x 14-1/2 inches. A superb example of Bradley’s artistry, handsomely framed. Rare Abolitionist Broadside Released In 1859, “Address Of John Brown To The Virginia Court” 8. (BROWN, John). Broadside [“Address of John Brown to the Virginia Court, when about to receive the Sentence of Death, for his heroic attempt at Harper’s Ferry, to Give deliverance to the captives, and to let the oppressed go free”]. Boston, 1859. Single sheet of beige paper, measuring 11 by 14 inches; pp. 1; matted and framed, entire piece measures 16 by 19-1/2 inches. $8500. Fascinating 1859broadside sharingJohnBrown’s speechbefore the court prior to receivinghis death sentence of the Harper’s Ferry Raid, published the same year as both the raid and Brown’s execution and originally sold by the abolitionist weekly, The Liberator. This broadside was published the same year as the Harper’s Ferry raid and was sold by William Lloyd Garrison’s abolitionist weekly, The Liberator . A broadside such as this would have been greatly inspiring to The Liberator ’s readers, many of whomwere less moderate than Garrison and considered Brown a martyr. Expert paper repair, mainly marginal, to folding creases; a few tiny spots of soiling. A most rare and desirable abolitionist broadside. 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 7 6