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WILLIAM WRIGHT

• DAN DE QUILLE, HISTORY OF THE BIG BONANZA,
  DAN DE QUILLE, HISTORY OF THE BIG BONANZA, 1ST ED History of the Big Bonanza: An Authentic Account of the Discovery, History, and Working of the World Renowned Comstock Silver Lode of Nevada, Including the Present Condition of th Various Mines Situated Thereon; Sketches of the Most Prominent Men Interested in Them; Incidents and Adventures Connected With Mining, The Indians, and the Country; Amusing Stories, Experiences, Anecdotes, etc. by Dan De Quille (pen name of William Wright.) Mark Twain assisted with the publication of this book. Published 1876 by American Publishing Company. First edition. First state. Twain was a good friend of William Wright (Dan De Quille) and lived in Nevada during the times described. By coincidence, Twain and De Quille wrote letters to each other that crossed in the mail, each suggesting to the other the idea of writing this book; Twain was struck by this event and later wrote an account of it in an essay on mental telepathy. This was one of the worst selling books ever published by the American Publishing Company; after five months only 2,173 copies had been sold, and sales soon evaporated altogether. the publisher advertised this binding as "silver colored English cloth." Bound in original pale mauve cloth, stamped in black and gilt. 8vo. 566pp. BAL 3370. Howes W710. Paher, Nevada 2220.
• IDEAS FOR RUSTIC FURNITURE PROPER FOR...Ideas
  IDEAS FOR RUSTIC FURNITURE PROPER FOR...Ideas for Rustic Furniture proper for Garden Seats, Summer Houses, Hermitages, Cottages, &c. , by William Wrighte, London: I. & J. Taylor, not dated (ca. 1780), twenty-five engraved plates. Provenance: (bookplate) E.J. & H. Lloyd. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Front board almost detached. Good condition with light toning.
• LATE GEORGE II MAHOGANY LIBRARY BOOKCASE MID
  LATE GEORGE II MAHOGANY LIBRARY BOOKCASE MID 18TH CENTURY the egg and dart moulded breakfront cornice above a pair of astragal glazed doors with arch moulded tops, flanked and divided by square pilasters; the lower part with hinged flap cupboards enclosing shelves, on a moulded plinth base175cm wide, 290cm high, 29cm deepProvenance:Cusworth Hall, YorkshireHollis & Webb, 14-23 October, 1952, Estate of the late Lady Isabella G. K. Battie-Wrightson, [one of] lots 565-568Sotheby's New York, 28-29 October, 1988, Property of Claus van Bulow, Clarendon Court, Newport, Rhode IslandFreeman's Auctioneers, Philadelphia, 20 September, 2007, lot 124Note: Cusworth Hall is a Grade I listed Georgian Palladian country house near Doncaster in South Yorkshire. The house was built for William Wrightson in 1740-45. The house stayed with members of the Wrightson family until 1952, when the contents were put up for sale to meet death duties. The house was subsequently sold to Doncaster Council and today is a venue and museum. The present lot, one of four bookcases originally from the library wing, was sold in 1952 as one of lots 565-568.
• REVEREND HENRY YOUNG FRAKTUR BIRTH CERTIFICATEReverend
  REVEREND HENRY YOUNG FRAKTUR BIRTH CERTIFICATEReverend Henry Young (Southeastern Pennsylvania 1792-1858) , Columbia County ink and watercolor fraktur birth certificate for William Wright, b. 1821, with a central drawing of an officer on horseback titled Northumberland Troop , 9 1/4" x 7 1/2". The Northumberland Troop fought in the Revolutionary war. It was raised in August, 1776 in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Competitive In-House shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Staining. Not glued down.