Crandall, Rand Percy, Dr

Album of his tours in the U. S. Navy, including his Havana during the SPANISH AMERICAN WAR; Manilla, Guam, Savannah, Newport, San Francisco in 1899, and China in 1904. he was aboard the USS IOWA, USS CONSTELLATION, USS OREGON, USS COLLIER JUSTIN, USS NEW ORLEANS, USS GEORGIA, USAT KIILPATRICK, USAT THOMAS and USS GENERAL ALAVA

Ca. 123 leaves, with numerous drawings and autographs. 4to, Various places: 1899-1932. Black roan. Rebacked and repaired, scuffed, lower corners broken on most sheets, some chipping and marginal browning, some leaves loose, several repaired along gutter with tape; nonetheless quite good, in a brown morocco-backed slipcase.

A remarkable album by this prominent Naval surgeon, which includes: FREDERIC REMINGTON. Original pen sketch signed "Frederic Remington," (card broken through signature, repaired in tape, some soiling and wear along fore-edge), captioned "Iowa-Havana waiting for the Ravishing to Begin," 8 x 10 inches, Remington was covering the Spanish-American War for Hearst (P. 50) . JULIAN RIX. Original watercolor inscribed "Dear Doctor, it is a poor heart that never rejoices-keep it up. Julian Rix, Nov 19th "[board broken in lower corner losing date, separated along gutter, chipping of fore-edge), the watercolor is of a submarine made from a syringe, 8 x 10 inches (p. 99). E. W. KEMBLE. Original pen sketch inscribed "To my dear little boy Doc from E. W. Kemble, Dec. 22, 1899" a sketch of a smiling black face (break in board in upper margin and lower corner with loss of blank area) on 8 x 10 sheet, sketch about 4 x 4 inches. Original drawings and sketches by Henry Stall, e. Garcia, "Jolly," S. Montgomery Roosevelt, Sam Powel, Horatio R. Harper, R. P. Smith, George M. Stellner, J. Oliver Spurr, H. B. Quinan, Bobbie Aitkey, Robert William Henderson, "Lafe," Raphael A. Weed (including an original etching inscribed to Crandall), Charles Rollo Peters, Hy Mayer and p. Nelson. Many are pencil or pen and ink, some are watercolors, and most are caricatures of Crandall. There are also several leaves of autographs and signatures of notables of the day, including Yates Stirling, Lloyd Osbourne, George Barnett, David Belasco, Stanford White, Stewart Brice, Arthur Weld, George Broadhurst, George Ade, and Frederick Warde; a few leaves are signed by members of "The Lambs" and The Bohemian Club of San Francisco; and illuminated quotes by Frank Unger, Crandall and W. Spence Wright. There is an autograph note from Mason Mitchell of the Roosevelt's Rough Riders, thanking the doctor for his help the 2nd July '98 at Sibonay Cuba (Mitchell was injured and is mentioned in Roosevelt's "Rough Riders"; an introduction by Clay M. Greene, a poem by Charles G. Yale, music by A. B. Sloane a group of Chinese watercolors from Canton, Hong Kong and Shanghai in 1904 (rice paper cracked, drawings laid down or taped)

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