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ORIGINAL PIECES FROM THE
CY STAPLETON COLLECTION
3198 S. John Redditt Dr.
Lufkin, Texas 75904
(409) 637-7468
FAX (409) 637-1480
Thank you for your interest in items from my "Printing History
Collection". This list contains a few other artifacts that do not
relate to printing that I have collected over the years. All
pieces are guaranteed to be as described.
I am not in the business of selling documents, but rather am in
the process of disposing of my personal collection of some 100,000
items. I hope to do a fairly regular list and will keep your name
on my mailing list to receive future lists.
All printed pieces are matted and shrink wrapped unless otherwise
noted. All items are accompanied by a descriptive card. Most
items are one-of-a-kind and are subject to prior sale. On a few
items, such as early news sheets, American Colonial Documents, and
Civil War documents, I may have two or more similar pieces. As an
example, I may have 4 copies of Addison & Steele's "The Spectator"
(different dates). If the numbered item you order has been sold, I
will substitute a different date, if available - unless the
content of the listed item is significant.
You may order by phone or FAX me at the number above to get
additional details, to reserve a piece, or to place an order. In
the case of reserved pieces, I will hold them for 14 days awaiting
payment before removing them from the reserved list. Payment may
be made by MasterCard, VISA, or check. Please add $5.00 per order
to cover packaging, shipping and insurance. Texas residents must
add 8.25% for state sales tax.
Please note item #000. This is not a specific item, but rather a
small group of original pieces printed on handmade paper between
1460 and 1499ad. These pieces were stored with my incunabula, but
over the years the descriptive labels have become separated from
the individual pieces and I cannot identify them any more detailed
than the fact that they are incunabula, and printed within the
first 50 years after Gutenberg developed the process. These are
all priced at $25.00 each and I will send what I consider the
nieces of the remaining pieces as they are ordered.
The 300 series items are all what I call "trade show prints".
These are high quality prints that are actually printed at
graphic arts trade shows to show the capabilities of various
manufacturers printing presses and pre-press equipment. While not
unusual or uncommon to the average printer, these are highly
sought after by the general public, and many are magnificent. They
are "limited editions" in a sense in that normally a particular
piece is printed only at one trade show - after which the plates
are discarded. They are not signed or numbered. In the margins
will normally be the information relating to the press it was
printed on, the ink and paper used, etc. Over the years I have
picked up 10-20 of each of these at the various trade shows and
conventions I have attended. Most of these are in the $10-$15
range and the price reflects more the cost of mounting and matting
rather than the value of the print itself.
Cy Stapleton
3198 S. John Redditt Dr.
Lufkin, Texas 75904
(409) 637-7468
FAX (409) 637-1480
INV# VALUE DATE DESCRIPTION
---- ------ ------------ ----------------------------------------
000 25.00 15th Cen. Incunabula - See note at the end of this
list.
101 165.00 1769 American Colonial applicaton for 300
acres of land in Philadelphia area.
Part printed, part handwritten. Very
rare Colonial document.
102 65.00 1539 Leaf from 1539 Great Bible - 3rd bible
printed in England and 4th English
translation. A major source for the
1611 King James version.
103 55.00 1487 Johann Amerbach imprint. Two hand
painted initial letters in red and blue.
Comes with a description of the piece
and the book it came from. A very nice
leaf.
104 20.00 1986 Marque de Martin imprint on handmade
paper. A 15th century military ship
105 60.00 1681 Addison & Steele's "The Observator", a
marvelous piece dated March 1, 1681
106 20.00 1988 Marque de Martin imprint on handmade
paper. The Ruling Planets, 1491.
107 20.00 1988 Marque de Martin imprint on handmade
paper - Venice, 1492
108 40.00 c1480 Leaf from Guido de Mont Rochen's
Manipulus Curatoum, printed in Cologne
by Johann Guldenschaff c1480.
109 10.00 1873 Full page ad for Lockwood's Directory of
the Paper Trade from American Newspaper
Reporter.
110 10.00 1873 Display & word classified ads for
engravings, folders, mailing eqpt.,
printing companies for sale, etc.
111 10.00 1873 Full page illustrated classified ads for
Fairhauer & Acme presses and other eqpt.
2 great woodcuts of presses.
112 18.00 1870 Marvelous children's newspaper with
color mast and woodcut of children at
play. The Child at Home, Sept. 1870.
113 18.00 1926 Music interest - German imprint of
Ludwig Spohr
114 18.00 1926 Music Interest - German print of Luigi
Cherubini.
115 15.00 c1975 Printing interest. Douglas Parrish
print of Geofrey Tory, engraver, and
Simon Decolines, printer.
116 40.00 1710 Rare copy of Oct. 12, 1710 issue of The
Examiner, an early news sheet.
117 275.00 1340 Great manuscript leaf, by hand on animal
skin (vellum). From a religious work.
Has red & blue initial letters plus some
red text. A cross is done in text at
lower right margin. Wide margins.
118 15.00 1873 Illustrated front cover of Oct. 27,
1875 issue of American Newspaper
Reporter. Very nice piece with 9
writers illustrated, including Mark
Twain and Bret Harte.
119 10.00 1873 Printing interest. Wood type chart.
Full page ad from American Printer's
Warehouse.
120 12.00 c1930 Beautiful litho - abstract of stars,
moon, clouds, etc.
121 18.00 1926 Music interest. German lithoo of Jgor
Strawinskij. Color.
122 18.00 1926 Music interest. German litho of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
123 38.00 1782 Rare Connecticut pay receipt for
Revolutionary War bills. Part printed,
part handwritten. Endorsed on back and
signed by pay table.
124 20.00 1988 Marque de Martin imprint on handmade
paper - Canterbury Tales, 1484.
125 25.00 1773 Beautifully handwritten ledger piece
from American Colonial general store -
pewter, gun powder, etc.
126 500.00 1791 Very rare signature of Isaiah Thomas.
Receipt for an ad in Thomas' Mass. Spy.
Thomas was one of the most significant
Colonial era printers, the author of the
first history of printing in America,
and one of those who stood watch in the
Old North Tower to send Paul Revere and
the other riders on their "midnight
ride".
127 15.00 c1975 Printing interest. Robert Thom print of
Egyptians making papyrus and doing
pictography.
128 375.00 1823 Printing interest. Very rare
handwritten letter by Sir Charles
Wilkins (1749-1836?)- printer and
orientalist. Included is bio and
auction description.
129 20.00 c1850 Leaf from rare heiroglyphic bible.
130 75.00 1760 Rare Benjamin Franklin imprint. A leaf
from An Extract from a Treatise by
William Law, M.A., printed by Franklin
in Philadelphia for the Quakers.
American Colonial era imprints are very
rare.
131 85.00 1768 Very rare American Colonial newspaper.
The Boston Chronicle, Feb. 22, 1768.
News of the day. One of the colonies'
most respected newspapers.
132 25.00 1985 Beautiful example of the ancient
oriental art of paper cutting. This
piece is of two birds on a branch on a
beautiful maroon paper. I acquired this
on a trip to China in 1985.
133 950.00 1918 An incredibly rare fragment of history -
a small piece of the canvas covering of
Baron von Richtoven's WWI tri-wing
fighter, recovered after the Baron was
shot down. Is mounted on a print
illustrating the plane. The print was
done in the same style as the
Smithsonian Institute did an aviation
collection some years ago. A copy of
the original recovered pieces and what
part of the plane they came from
accompanies the fragment (approximately
1" square). This fine piece was
acquired from aviation artist, Bob
Carlin, from a friend of his who was the
last survivor of the squadron that shot
down the Baron, and is one of several
fine aviation related pieces in my
collection.
134 65.00 1902 Rare bullfight broadside with one large
and two small woodcuts. Very nice.
135 12.50 C100ad Roman era coin dating 50bc-100ad, hand
stamped. Found in the Palistine area.
136 20.00 - A beautiful reproduction of the 1484
woodcut, "Pilgrims at the Table" from
Caxton's "Canterbury Tales". Printed
with a hand press by Marque de Martin on
paper made by Robert and Suesanne
Martin.
137 20.00 - A fine reproduction of String Musicians,
a 16th century woodcut printed by Marque
de Martin on a hand press using paper
138 20.00 - Beautiful reproduction of the 1510
woodcut of London from Cronycle of
Englonde. This was printed on a
handmade press by Marque de Martin on
paper made by Martin.
139 125.00 1759 A fine and very rare Benjamin Franklin
imprint - a leaf from his "The Liberty
of the Spirit and of the Flesh" that he
printed for the Mormons in Philadelphia.
This was one of the last pieces Franklin
printed before he sold his shop to his
partner, Hall. It is mounted
side-by-side with a fine woodcut of
Franklin working in his shop.
140 5.00 - A small fragment off the NASA Lunar
Landing Module. This is a gold plated
transistor cut from a defective circuit
board, and mounted in a small coin
holder. Not rare, but an interesting
conversation piece. I acquired the
board some years ago from a friend who
was a support person on the mission.
141 75.00 1759 Similar to item #139, but does not have
the woodcut mounted with it. This is
the "finis" page.
142 20.00 - A fine reproduction of the 1493 woodcut,
"Dancers", from Neuer Weltchronik
(Nuremberg). This was printed on a hand
press by Marque de Martin, on handmade
paper made by Robert and Suesanne
Martin.
143 25.00 - An excellent example of the oriental art
of paper cutting. This piece, a bird on
a limb, was acquired by me on a trip to
China in 1985.
144 20.00 - A reproduction of "The Organist", from
the 1492 Gafurius, Theorica Musicae
(Milan). This was printed on a handmade
press by Marque de Martin on paper made
by Robert and Suesanne Martin.
145 20.00 c2-400ad Pre Columbian fragment. This is the
small head of a "fertility" idol which
was thrown into the fields praying for
good crops. It was recovered on a early
1960's dig by a friend who was on a Los
Angeles County Museum dig in Western
Mexico.
146 15.00 1915 Fantastic ad, though not in the best
condition (with a corner and a piece out
of the side affecting some text) of the
grand opening of "The Birth of a Nation"
- considered the first of the modern
movies using pan shots, closeups, and
montage. Traveled with its own
orchestra.
147 12.50 Civil War Lead Civil War bullet recovered in the
area of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania by Erik
the Flutemaker - a friend on the
Renaissance Festival circuit.
148 20.00 - A reprint of the 1493 woodcut, "Knight
with Flag", from Neuer Weltchronik,
Nuremberg. This beautiful piece was
printed on a hand press by Marque de
Martin on paper made by Robert and
Suesanne Martin.
149 15.00 c1840? Mini Ball recovered from the San Jacinto
River near the San Jacinto, Texas
battlefield. This was found as shell
was being laid for a parking lot at Kuhn
Paint Company in Houston in the early
1960's. I was making a call on the
company when the shell was being laid
and we found about 50 of these
artifacts. I was able to keep a few of
them. I know nothing more about them.
They could be from as early as the
Battle of San Jacinto, or perhaps as
late as the Civil War. Because so many
were found in such a small area, we
surmised that they came from a keg of
bullets that were on a barge or boat
that was sunk in the area.
160 35.00 c1985 Signed & numbered limited edition
embossing of John Wayne. This is #233
of 2,500. Double matted and beautiful
deep embossing of bust of Wayne in
western wear.
161 45.00 1685 The Observator, August 1, 1685. A very
nice copy of this important early news
sheet. An unusual sort of journalism in
that it is done as conversation.
162 55.00 1497 A nice 15th century imprint, this piece
was printed in Lyons in 1497 by Jean
Pivard. It is a leaf from a Latin
bible. Typography is very nice. Paper
is in such fine condition because it is
handmade from cotton rags.
163 75.00 1568 A leaf from the Bishop's Bible - One of
the main translations used in the 1611
King James version. This leaf is from
Exodus.
165 75.00 1711 A great copy of Addison & Steele's "The
Spectator", Dec. 26, 1711 - one of
journalism's finest accomplishments,
their style of journalism is studied yet
today.
168 25.00 1722 The Weekly Journal and Saturday Post of
August 4, 1722. Very elaborate masthead
and large initial letter on front page.
News of the day includes 4-500 tons of
copper being made into coins at the
Tower of London, an execution, and the
fact a citizen was found guilty of
sodomy and sentenced to pillory.
169 60.00 1791 Fine copy of Moses Woodward's "Middlesex
Gazette" dated Dec. 10, 1791. Front
page letter from a field officer near
Ft. Washington. His garrison of 1,700
men are not looking forward to conflict
with 1500 well provisioned Indians.
Much other nice news and ads in this
rare piece.
170 25.00 - A photo of Torpedo Squadron 8 - famous
for the fact that the entire squadron
was wiped out by the Japanese during the
Battle of Midway. The photo is
personally autographied by the
squadron's sole survivor and author of
the book, "Sole Survivor", George Gay.
171 15.00 - Full color print of Queen Victoria's
Imperial State Crown. Made in 1838,
then reset for King George VI in 1937.
172 50.00 1894 Thomas Nast signature on a $3.25 check
payable to F.L. Jennings, March 10,
1894. Nast was the most famous of the
19th century political cartoonists. It
was he who created the Democratic
Donkey, Republican Elephant, Tammany
Tiger, the image we have of Uncle Sam,
and even jolly old Santa Claus. A very
nice item.
173 10.00 - A reprint of the Courier & Ives "Great
Boston Fire". Quality of reprint is
fair.
174 50.00 1487 A beautiful original 15th century
imprint from the press of Marinus
Saracenus (Venice). A leaf from Plinius
Secundius Naturalis Hystorie. After the
piece was printed, a scribe or printer's
helper inked a large initial letter in
color. The paper remains in such
excellent condition because it is made
from pure rag with no fillers or
caustics.
175 27.50 1862 Fine Civil War quartermaster ledger for
Edward Cunningham, 139th Regt. of Penn.
Volunteers. Part handwritten, part
printed.
176 45.00 1902 Very rare Spanish bullfight broadside
with 4 woodcuts and fancy borders.
small piece missing out of right side
not effecting type and small tear at
bottom poorly repaired.
177 65.00 c1300? Rare early oriental woodblock print.
Part of a scroll, believed to date from
the late 14th century. A very nice and
scarce example of how printing was done
prior to Gutenberg's introduction of
movable type.
178 35.00 1862 Quartermaster issue ledger sheet for
Henry Frantz of the 143rd Regiment of
the Penn. Volunteers. Frantz returned
from being a Prisoner of War and was
reissued some equipment to replace that
evident lost.
180 18.00 - Papermaking in Fabriano - a beautiful
full color print by George Parrish.
181 18.00 - Chinese Block Printing - a beautiful
full color print by Robert Thom.
182 18.00 - The Roman Alphabet. Beautiful full
color print by D.M. Parrish.
183 18.00 - Charlemagne and the Monastic Scribes.
Beautiful full color print by Robert
Thom
184 18.00 - Benjamin Franklin, Printer & Publisher.
Beautiful full color print by Robert
Thom.
185 18.00 - John Peter Zenger's trial. A beautiful
full color print by George Parrish.
186 18.00 - Shakespeares First Folio - a beautiful
full color print by George Parrish.
187 18.00 - Nicolas Jensen, Printer & Typefounder.
A beautiful full color print by Robert
Thom of Jensen working at his bench.
188 25.00 - Johann Gutenberg and Movable Type. A
beautiful full color print by Robert
Thom of Gutenberg's print shop and type
foundry.
189 55.00 1482 A very fine piece with wide margins and
nice typography. Printed by Antoniodi
Bartolommeo Misconini in Florence in
1482. A leaf from Horatius Flaccus
Quintus Opera. Has marginal notes and
red paragraph marks.
193 45.00 1793 A copy of Benjamin Russell's fine 18th
century American newspaper, The
Columbian Centinel (Boston), dated Feb.
16, 1793. Great text and ads, including
an ad for "labourers" to dig a canal
linking the Schuiylkill, the
Susquehanna, and the Delaware. The
generous pay is $6 per month plus food
and lodging (bring your own blanket).
194 45.00 1793 A fine copy of Benjamin Russell's fine
18th century newspaper, The Columbian
Centinel (Boston), dated November 4,
1797. Great ads and interesting
editorial content.
196 35.00 19th Century Original 19th century wood engraving of
the "Revisers of the Old Testamet. This
is a fantastic group portrait - a double
page spread from "Harper's Weekly".
Slight foxing, otherwise great.
197 35.00 18th century Leaf from Burmese leaf book. Text was
scribed into a dried palm leaf which was
cut to size and drilled. It was then
strung together like a venetian blind.
A very nice, unusual, and scarce piece.
198 75.00 19th Century Fantastic signature (24-pages - book
trims out about 3.25x6) from the
Cherokee Indian Bible - the only bible
printed in the Cherokee language. Rare.
199 25.00 - Excellent collection of miniature
reprints of famous front pages. Death
of Kennedy, Pope, Ruby, New York
Blackout, Moon flight, etc.
200 285.00 Gail Bordon imprint - the most famous of
early Texas printers. Official printer
for the Republic of Texas. Part
printed, part handwritten, this piece is
witnessed and signed on the back by his
brother and partner, John Bordon.
300 12.50 - A very nice transportation theme "trade
show" print - those high- quality prints
printing equipment manufacturers produce
to demonstrate the quality of work their
equipment is capable of. While common
among printers, these are highly
collectible by those outside the
printing industry. For the most part
they are in a sense, "limited editions",
but not signed and numbered. It is
seldom a manufacturer will use the same
set of separations once they have been
printed at one show. This one
demonstrates the Ryobi 522H run at
13,000 sheets per hour. Shown is a
balloon, sailing ships, a bicycle,
carriage, and a rickshaw(sp).
301 10.00 - Similar to #300. Beautiful horizon
scene with 4 jets streaking across the
sky. Printed on a 40" 6-color
Heidelberg Speedmaster.
302 10.00 - Similar to #300. This is a full color
print of of playing cards, dice and
poker chips. A beautiful piece printed
on a Komori Sprint at Southwestern
Graphics 93.
303 10.00 - Similar to #300. This was showing the
quality of the Optronics Colorsetter
4000 and the Ryobi press. It is a
beautiful scene of Texas bluebonnets in
a blaze of color.
304 12.50 - Similar to #300. Print is of a sculptor
working on a casting of a bird with his
welding torch. Was printed on a
Heidelberg GTOZ using Wikoff ink.
305 10.00 - Similar to #300. A very nice print, not
unlike the work of T. LaTreck(sp),
printed on a Hamada E47S at Southwestern
Graphics 93.
306 20.00 - The most popular of all recent trade
show prints - Newschwanstein Castle -
Mad King Ludwig's extravagant 19th
century castle - the one the Disney
World and Land castles were modeled
after. Printed on the Heidelberg MOY-IT
4-color press.
307 25.00 - Similar to #300. A magnificent piece
printed on the Heidelberg 72VP press.
The poster is an incredible scene - "Be
transformed" - a butterfly coming out of
his caccoon in a field of blazing color
flowers, with "Spring" dropped into the
background. An exceptionally fine
piece.
308 25.00 - Similar to #300. Great sports scene of
Dallas Cowboy #8 - World Champions.
Printed on a Komori L-628-III.
309 12.50 - Similar to #300. A beautiful pair of
prints of porpoise - an underwater scene
full of color. Printed on a Shinohara
66IP press.
310 20.00 - Similar to #300. A magnificent map of
the known world from c1500ad. Printed
in Chicago in 1985 on a Miehle Roland
200 press.
311 12.50 - Similar to #300. A NASA photo of the
Jovian System from the Voyager mission.
Produced by Z-Nix to demonstrate their
input system.
312 12.50 - Similar to #300. A fantastic poster of
a red and gold Harley Davidson bike.
Printed at 11,000 sheets per hour on a
Ryobi 512 press.
313 12.50 - Similar to #300. What a treasure. This
is a great shot of a Persian kitty
surrounded by colorful flowers. Printed
on a Ryobi 512 at Southwestern Graphics.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED
I started collecting significant items relating to the history of
printing some 30 years ago. Over the years I have acquired some
100,000 items dating from about 3,500bc to the present.
The original purpose of this collection was to attempt to build a
collection of pieces relating to the history of printing that
could be used as a traveling exhibit. That exhibit was culled
down to about 75 pieces - the earliest being a clay tablet with
the earliest form of handwriting on it and the latest being a copy
of the first book printed using the phototype process (the 1952
"Wonderful World of Insects").
I continued to upgrade the collection where I could afford to.
As an example, I might have a nice copy of Isaiah Thomas's "Mass.
Spy" in the collection, then come across another copy that had an
engraving by Paul Revere. I would replace the copy in the
collection with the new copy - storing the older one.
In other cases, I would have to purchase a small collection in
order to get one or two pieces I wanted. Over the years the
collection grew and grew - still with only some 75 pieces in the
"real" collection.
As the word of my collection spread, I was offered more and more
pieces - some having nothing to do with my collection, but since
they were interesting, I would occasionally purchase them. It's
almost like eating peanuts - once you start it's hard to stop.
Over the years I traded some of my pieces with other collectors -
some for pieces totally out of my main area of interest. As an
example, I traded a collection of old bible leaves to a collector
of Roman artifacts for a number of Roman Empire related artifacts
- coins, oil lamps, tear vials, and other such items. I made a
similar trade with an archeologist for some Pre Columbian
fragments, with an aviation artist for some wonderful WWI and WWII
limited edition prints, etc.
I have also traded with Civil War artifact collectors and even
artists that I work with at the various Renaissance Festivals I
participate in.
As time passed and I had to move my "cache" from one area of our
home, office, or warehouse, some of the pieces started getting
separated from their descriptions and others began to get damaged.
I decided that it was time to pull out a hundred or so of my
absolute favorites and dispose of the remainder.
In 1990 I started matting a few of the pieces and taking them
with me to the Texas Renaissance Festival and Scarborough Faire -
where we operate an exucational 15th century style print shop and
type foundry. The pieces sold quite well. In the October 1993
edition of Quick Printing Magazine's "Helene's Hotline", Helene
noted that I had "prints" relating to the history of printing for
printers to use to decorate their shops. While most of my items
are not actually prints in the way most people think of as prints,
they certainly are appropriate to decorate a print shop. I
started getting calls from printers all over the country and
decided that it was time to put together a list.
This is my first list, and the items on this list are in no
particular order of significance. They are simply the first 100
or so items I pulled out of the storage area. We cut mats for the
items, wrote up descriptive cards, and placed them on this list.
We are continuing to mat new items, and as we get them matted I
will be adding to this list - probably every month or two. Each
new list will contain the items remaining from the previous list,
as well as any new items. If you are interested in continuing to
receive this list, let me know and I will put you on my mailing
list.
As far as the pricing goes, you can use this rule of thumb... On
items that are in the $10 - $15 range, the piece itself probably
has little true value, but rather is a nice piece to display. The
bulk of that price is the cost of mounting and matting the piece.
The higher priced items are priced according to what I paid for
the piece originally, a perceived value, or auction prices for
similar items that I have seen. A couple of areas where my prices
are extremely low will be in the 18th century American Colonial
and early years of the Union pieces and 19th century wood
engravings. These pieces are priced rediculously high everywhere I
see them displayed or advertised. As an example, in Dallas
recently I saw a collection of 19th century wood engravings from
Harper's Weekly priced at between $150 and $450. One, priced at
$250, was the same as #196 on this list - and it wasn't in as good
a condition as was mine. American Colonial pieces such as the
general store ledgers I have in this list (such as #125), I have
seen in the $150 - $200 price range. Many years ago I purchased 2
bound ledger books - in very bad condition and missing a number of
sheets, but still containing the transactions of over 500
accounts. Let's see, 500 X $150 = $75,000. Anyone want to make an
offer? I will settle for a far more reasonable price on the
individual pieces. Finally there are items such as the fragment
from the Red Barron's Fokker Tri-Wing (WWII). There is no way to
determine a price on something like this because it is almost
unique. That sort of thing is priced as perceived value -
probably a bargain to some collectors, but what that piece is
worth to me.
You will find some interesting pieces in this and future lists,
and hopefully some of them will hit your hot button.
