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Four out of five of the auction catalogs published for the disposal of the Eldridge R. Johnson Collection, all from various dates in 1946.These include: Part I -- Manuscripts and drawings including the famous original "Alice"manuscript and two copies of the rare first (1865) edition and other Carroll books and manuscripts and important Cruikshank books and drawings; Part III -- Cruikshank drawings and sketches and famous books illustrated by him; Part IV -- engravings and etchings by Durer, Rembrandt, Schonauer, Whistler and Zorn; and Part V the four folios of Shakespeare 1623, 1632, 1664 and 1685. All catalogs are illustrated and very clean and tightly bound with matching blue covers. One shows light evidence of water staining to lower corner and bottom edge leaving faint mark and mild crinkling and Part III has penciled realized prices on some entries. Eldridge R. Johnson was co-creator of the Victor Talking Machine Company. Wonderful resource.

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