3 Rare Woodcuts from The Daily Graphic and Once A Week.
Lot 16. 3 Rare Woodcuts from The Daily Graphic and Once A Week. First and foremost is an approximate 18” x 12” cover print from the July 5, 1873 Daily Graphic. A composite woodcut of the Athletics of Philadelphia show 9 players highlighted by Cap Anson, Dickie McBride and Ezra Sutton. Others are J Sensenderfer, J.E. Clapp, W. Fisher, M. McGeary and W.D. Fisler. Some roughness on the edges but excellent overall. The Once A Week print is from Nov. 5, 1889 and depicts the 1889 Championship between New York and Brooklyn. Highlighted are woodcuts Of Capt. Ewing and Brooklyn’s Capt. O’Brien, amidst other generic cuts. The other Once A Week is from May 6, 1890 and features “New York’s Brotherhood Park” and shows John Ward, Tim Keefe , 3 executives and 11 scenes from the park. Both Once A Weeks are excellent. Winning Bid $250.
