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Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
FIND OUT WHO IS BURIED IN THAT TOMB (PRESIDENTS--1886.) The Grant Album, in Memoriam: Mount MacGregor to Riverside Park, Edition de Luxe. 161 albumen prints, each about 10 x 12 inches, on original 14 x 18 mounts with printed captions, a few with advertisements printed on verso. Large oblong folio, publisher's morocco gilt, title on both covers, mounted in a massive cast-iron spring-hinged display frame, with moderate wear to binding from the case; mounts slightly bowed throughout, a few with chips or repairs, a few with finger-soiling but most quite clean. With brass and iron display base on casters, 26 1/2 inches tall, the whole reaching nearly 4 feet when mounted. (TFC) [Boston: U.S. Instantaneous Photo Company, 1886]
While any good American would have wanted this elegant memorial in their parlor in the weeks after Grant's untimely death, the intended audience was more likely public spaces such as rail stations or hotel lobbies. The photographs cover Grant's entire family and career, with many of his Manhattan funeral procession. Versions of this album were produced with various numbers of photographs; this is one of the larger ones. It does not often appear on the market with the display stand. This is one of the heaviest lots we've offered, so bidders should consider shipping arrangements beforehand.
