Antique Unpublished "Don't Mind Me" with Printing Plates and Other Ephemera
Item Details
An antique and unpublished original copy of Don’t Mind Me by Mary Miller Smith with printing plates and other ephemera. This collection is presented inside of a Travis Club cigar box. The items include the original printing plates; and unbound pages of the poetical works that are hand signed and hand colored by Frank Smart. Also included is a signed syndication contract between Mary Miller Smith and H. C. Allison; a partial map of Europe (National Geographic Society, Washington D.C., 1922); and a boxing promotion cut-out featuring Jimmy McLarnin.
| Title and Author/Editor | Don’t Mind Me (Mary Miller Smith) |
| Illustrator | Frank Smart |
| Binding | Unbound |
| Publisher | Unknown |
| Publication Year | Before 1920 |
Condition
- scuffs, loss of finish, bowing, broken lid with tape attached, and fading to cigar box; edge wear and toning to paper items; printing plates show ink residue.
Dimensions
- measurement of cigar box encasing items; pages measured at 8″ × 6″; plates measured at approximately 2.25″ × 2.5″.
Item #
18DAL285-117
