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298. [TOLSTOY]. EBERT, Charles H. original caricature of tolstoy for Lifemagazine. Greenwich CT (?). 10th January 1902.
£798
mounted, a fine, signed, original ink wash drawing of tolstoy, dressed in peasant’s garb and clogs, leaning on a hoe. under his foot is a large sheet of paper with the word “excomunication” [sic] below which is a russian orthodox prelate’s crown. in the background are three onion domed orthodox churches.
Although he had been distanced from the orthodox church for several years tolstoy was only finally excommunicated in 1901. this action caused reaction at home and abroad, hence this caricature in Lifemagazine in early 1902.
charles h. ebert was a regular contributing artist to Life magazine. he is also known for his landscape paintings, notably of maine and connecticut.
299. TROLLOPE, Anthony. An editor’s tales. Strahan & Co., Publishers. 1870.
£598
8vo., handsomely bound in full contemporary dark green morocco, boards with triple line gilt borders, upper board with gilt block of the arms of the earl of carysfort, spine lettered in gilt with triple gilt line rules and initials surmounted by a crown at foot, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers with engraved bookplate and shelf label, spine very slightly browned, but a very attractive copy.
first edition. in 1867 trollope left the post office, and in 1868 he unsuccessfully ran for a seat in parliament. during this period trollope also began to work as an editor, first at the fortnightly review and then at st. paul’s magazine. his experiences as an editor form the basis of the stories in An Editor’s Tales, all of which were first published in st. paul’s. the tales are: the turkish bath, mary gresley, Josephine de montmorenci, the panjandrum, the spotted dog and mrs brumby.
the fine engraved bookplate featuring elton hall is by charles W. sherborn (1831-1912) who ranks as one of the foremost artists of his time in armorial compositions.
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