Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, May 21, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1001

Three Abolitionist Titles

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Le Vieux Salomon Ou Une Famille D'Esclaves Au XIXe Siecle by Charles Testut, New Orleans, 1872; Les Quarteronnes de la Nouvelle Orleans by Sidonie de la Houssaye, Imprimerie du Meschaebe, Bonnet Carre, 1894; Fantasies Litteraires by Adolphe de Mercier du Quesnay, handwritten account in French of a New Orleans resident dated 1860 to 1880

Provenance: Private Florida Collection

Condition

Le Vieux Salomon...appears to have been rebound at some point with hardback covers, some interior inscriptions; Les Quarteronnes...loose leafs, no binding present, seemingly complete, some edge losses; Fantasies...loose leafs, foxing, staining