David Gladfelter writes:

Lot 18430: Presentation Book of Large Engraved Scenes FromAround the World ca. 1858

Presentation Book of Large Engraved Scenes From Around theWorld ca. 1858 from the Smillie Archives

Robert Hinshelwood, an engraver and Smillie family member bymarriage, presented this book of approximately 100 largearchitectural and scenery engravings to James D. Smillie inFebruary, 1858. Many are identified on the back including thesubject and artists involved. From The Smillie FamilyArchives

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Lot 18431: James Smillie's Personal 1850 Scrapbook

James Smillie's Personal 1850 Scrapbook
Sometimes wonderful things come in humble wrappings. That iscertainly the case with this scrapbook, put together by JamesSmillie beginning in 1850. Although the exterior covers andbinding show their age, their condition simply does not matteronce you delve into the contents. Smillie kept business cards,labels, carte d'visites, bill heads, stock certificates,bills of exchange, and, yes, even a few bank notes. They allreside inside this one inch thick volume. There are many hundredsof neat paper collectibles that, by in large, are in very nicecondition. The glue used to affix them to the pages has notproduced any significant damage. Here are a few of the highlightsof the contents:

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Lot 18437: Book Entitled "Specimens of Bank NoteEngraving by Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co.

Book Entitled "Specimens of Bank Note Engraving byToppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co." From the JamesSmillie Archive

This book is beautifully bound in light brown leather with thetitle in gold. The cover is intact but the spine has worn down tothe paper backing. The book has over 75 pages and, at one time,it was full of uncut sheets of obsolete proof notes. Ghost imagesof many can still be detected on a number of the album pages. Forwhatever reason, most of these sheets were removed and Smillierepurposed parts of the book to mount die proof vignettes andmiscellaneous prints that were of interest to him (some fiftypages). Fortunately for collectors, and for reasons which havebeen lost to time, seven proof sheets remain along with two pagesof world proof notes. Sheets remaining are:

The world proof notes are from:

Obsolete bank note proofs and models:

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