Lot 328
Leon Joseph Fremaux (American/New Orleans, 1821-1898), New Orleans Characters, published by Peychaud & Garcia, 48 Camp Street, New Orleans, 1876. Including sixteen hand-colored lithographs of "A cotton classer", "Sugar broker and weigher", "Bel Calas, bel calas tout chauds! (Merchant of Rice fritters)", "Chactaw (sic) indian squaws", "Tam...tam tam...ad infinitum. The geinman (sic) that beats the drum for the man that sells", "Appoloy cheapay, Madama, fyfee cents la dozena! (Apples cheap, Madam, five cents a dozen)", "The Merry Roustabouts", "Ting ta fixee, Madam! (Anything to fix, Madam)", "On the flags, (selling imaginary stocks at real prices)", "The Flag covers the merchandise", "Marchand latenier! (Merchant of the Palmetto Root)", "O! O-yta. sallay ! (Oysters, salty!)", "Rrrrramonah! (Chimney Sweep)", "Eks! Fresh Eks! tres por oun dima (Eggs! three for a dime)", "Ice-cream a la vanille!", and "Rose. Cila qui vende cafe en bas la halle (Rose, who sells coffee in the French Market)", with hand-colored title page of decorative border and "Tignon a la Chinoise", original brown cloth and leather cover, gilt stamped lettering, 14 in. x 10 in.
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