$6,150
Custis, George Washington Parke (1781-1857) The Monongahela, or Washington on the First Great Field of his Fame . Folio manuscript on paper of an unpublished play, produced in New York on September 30, 1839 for one night only, consisting of fifty-two leaves of wove lined paper, including title page, list of dramatis personae, followed by the text of the play itself, with stage directions underlined in red, inscribed on recto leaves only, in brownish black ink, the final leaf with a few brief notes on costume, in a different hand; presumably created for use in the production of the stage version of the play, disbound, some marginal damage caused by a large ink stain, affecting more than thirty leaves, title dusty, 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-05-31
