J a Wates (3 results)

Polperro -Antique pencil signed etching. Signed J.A WATES, and dated 1924. Plate impression approx 5 3/4 x 4 1/4 ins. Overall dimensions 8 1/8 x 5 1/2 ins. Good strong impression. Depicting a harbor side scene in the Cornish village. ?some margin wear, marks, stain predominantly on the back?

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. J. A. Wates (illustrator). Original color lithograph sheet for October 5, 1881, 10 x 13.5 inches. Illustration shows McVeagh with 'retribution mortar" bricking a wall behind which are faces of Dorsey and Brady "to be bricked up for Star Route Jobbery." Very good copy with small chip along upper margin not affecting text or ruling. In 1881 President James Garfield launched an investigation into the Star Route Scandal in which U.S. postal officials received bribes in return for awarding postal delivery routes in the southern and western areas. Brady and Dorsey were two of the corrupt officials involved. They were both acquitted at trial.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 374 pages (complete). Volume One only. Ex-library (Ove Arup Incorporated Library) copy with consequent stamps, labels, residue, marks, annotations. The leather cover is smart and tidy. The binding is lightly skewed. The corners have knocks. The gold titling is fresh. Aside from marks to the frontis papers the contents are bright, clean, clear, diligent, earnest, competent, confident. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.