1899 Our Islands & Their People Book + 1911 Signed Portrait Sketch A.M. Johnson
$ 68.12
Description
1899 Our Islands & Their People Book + 1911 Signed Portrait Sketch A.M. Johnson. • Original pencil portrait sketch. The sketch shows creasing and age toning but remains intact and legible. Signed “A. M. Johnson” and dated Aug. 6, 1911. early 1900s portrait sketch. 1899 travel book. 1899 Our Islands and Their People Illustrated Book + 1911 Signed Portrait Sketch A.M. Johnson + Pressed Leaf Ephemera A fascinating historical grouping discovered inside a late-19th century illustrated folio: “Our Islands and Their People: As Seen with Camera and Pencil.” This large format work was published in 1899 by N. D. Thompson Publishing Co. and documents the Caribbean and newly acquired American territories following the Spanish-American War. Included with the book are two intriguing pieces of early 20th-century ephemera found inside the pages: a hand-drawn portrait sketch dated August 6, 1911 and signed A. M. Johnson, and a pressed tropical leaf, likely used as a bookmark or natural souvenir. Together these pieces form a small and evocative historical time capsule—an artifact not only of the book itself but also of the unknown reader who owned and interacted with it more than a century ago. Included in this listing • Our Islands and Their People Large illustrated folio published 1899 by N. D. Thompson Publishing Co. Contains photographs, maps, and historical writing relating to Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and other island territories. • Original pencil portrait sketch Signed “A. M. Johnson” and dated Aug. 6, 1911 Executed on aged paper and discovered folded inside the book. A confident observational sketch of a seated man wearing a hat. • Pressed tropical leaf Found preserved between the pages of the book. Likely kept as a botanical curiosity or travel keepsake. --- Condition Book shows age and use consistent with an antique volume of this period, including edge wear, handling marks, and aging to pages. Interior illustrations and maps remain present. The sketch shows creasing and age toning but remains intact and legible. The pressed leaf has been preserved inside the book for many decades and remains delicate. Please review photos carefully for condition details. --- Dimensions (approx.) Book: large folio format Sketch: approximately 8 x 10 inches (estimated) antique illustrated book Spanish American War era history 1899 travel book Caribbean history book early 1900s portrait sketch A M Johnson drawing 1911 found art ephemera pressed botanical leaf antique Americana historical ephemera lot antique portrait drawing colonial Caribbean history --- Sometimes the most interesting history isn’t printed on the page—but quietly left behind between them.
