This is a genuine, one of a kind, authentic and incredible piece of History.
This is an original work done by Herbert E. Valentine, there are no copies or re-prints of it. Truly a One of a Kind.
We have offered a few pictures of the sketches here but we are not releasing all the sketches. The buyer can decide if they want to release these up to now "unseen" sketches to the general Public.
The pictures do not show all the detail of the sketches. Scanning would have shown better detail but we did not want to handle the book anymore than absolutely necessary.
H.E. Valentine was a Civil War artist born in the year 1841. According to the Virginia Tech Archives, Valentine disappeared after the Civil War, which ended in 1865. The first sketch in this sketchbook is dated 1908, a little more than 40 years after his disappearance.
The only thing we have found similar to this is sketch book is on Virginia Tech’s Website.
The book for sale here has 36 pages chronicling H E Valentine’s trip from Bedford (NH or MA?) To South Royalton, VT. Sketches date from 1908 to 1913. The first page has the artist’s full signature and he gives his address as Boston. This page is dated July of 1908.
The book appears to be a tribute or following of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saints Movement and Publisher of the Book of Mormon. Sketches include the home of E B Ellis Quarry which was the quarry that supplied the granite to make a 40 Ton memorial to Joseph Smith. The monument is in South Royalton VT and was built on the 100th year anniversary of Smith’s birth. Another page is dedicated to Joseph Smith’s Birthplace of Sharon, VT. Valentine may have been visiting his buddies from the civil war days but it seems he was following a path that Joseph Smith may have taken years before.
Book is in good Vintage Condition. Some pages are beginning to come loose. Book should be in a museum or private collection where it can be properly preserved.
Hard cover with the words "Sketch Book" printed on it.
The Artist wrote town names and dates along with his Signature.
Inside Cover has the information of the seller of the sketch book.
Page 1: has the full signature of the Artist and his address as of 1908.
He has also listed the towns he visited along with the dates he was there.
Page 2
Sketch: Memorial Boulder
Named: Boulder at Bedford Park.
Dated: 07/21/08
Signed: HEV
Page 3
No Sketch, Inscription from Memorial Boulder
Named: Inscription
Dated: 07/21/08
Signed:
Page 4
Sketch: Buildings (Stables?) And 2 Houses
Named: Opposite Jewett’s
Dated: July 1908
Signed: HEV
Page 5
Sketch: House, Tree and Pump
Named: Pump at Mrs Flint’s
Dated: Sep 9/09
Signed: HEV
Page 6
Sketch: Large Salt Box House with 2 large trees.
Named: Opposite Hotel
Dated: Sep 16/09
Signed: HEV
Page 7
Sketch: Large House, Large trees, Water pump and a sign in the Tree
Sign in the tree reads "Bedford House"
Dated: 1909
Signed HEV
Page 8
Sketch: Very Tall Tower on a hill with 2 people standing near the base to give prospective of size.
Named: Stand Pipe Bedford
Dated: 1909
Signed: HEV
Page 9
Sketch: Woman walking down a road with the tower from page 8 in the distance.
Named: Fletcher Avenue
Dated: Sep 21/09
Signed: HEV
Page 10
Sketch: House with Long buildings and a stone wall.
Named: Up the Lane @ Flint’s
Dated: Sep 21/09
Signed: HEV
Page 11
Sketch: Large house with 2 porches. One porch has a hammock on it. Trees and Lawns
Named: Wait House Dublin NH
Dated: 7/14/10
Not Signed
Page 12
Sketch: Landscape Lake and Mountains
Named: Monadnock across Dublin Lake
Dated 7/15/10
Not Signed
Page 13
Sketch: House in the trees and a stone wall
Not named
Dated 7/16/10
Not Signed
Page 14
Sketch: Clapboard building with rocking chairs on the porch.
Named: The So Piazza
Dated 7/16/10
Not signed
Page 15
Sketch: Stable at a fork in the road.
Named: The Stable
Dated: 7/17/10
Not signed
Page 16
Sketch: Landscape, barns mountains and utility poles
Named: Monadnock from Chesham Road
Dated: 7/18/10
Not signed.
Page 17
Sketch: Clump of Birch Trees behind a stone wall
Not named
Dated 7-19-10
Not signed
Page 18
Sketch: Large split rock with a plaque on it
Named: Cemetery at Dublin NH
Dated: 7-19-10
Not Signed
Page 19
Sketch: Landscape, River or lake and mountains. Structure in the distance.
Named: View from Oak Hill Dublin NH
Dated 7-20-10
Not signed
Page 20
Sketch: River Hills Farmstead and geese flying in formation.
Named: White River at So. Royalton VT from the Bridge.
Dated: Aug 12/10
Not signed
Page 21
Sketch: Country Road, cow in a pasture and a homestead in the distance.
Named: White River at So. Royalton.
Dated: Aug 16, 1910
Not signed
Page 22
Sketch: Country road with a pasture along the river. A barn and a car on the road.
Named: View on the White River at So. R
Dated: Aug 16, 1910
Not signed
Page 23
Sketch: Incomplete sketch, Mountain pasture scene
Not named
Not dated
Not signed
Page 24
Sketch: Small building with trees and a table
Named: The home of the cat-bird. E.B. Ellis Quarry, Bethel VT
Dated: Aug 17, 1910
Not signed
Page 25
No sketch, Text
Text: James 1-5, Sacred to the memory of Joseph Smith, the prophet, born here 23 December 1805. Martyred Carthage, Illinois 27th June 1844
Dated: Aug 18, 1905
Not signed
Page 26
Sketch: Covered bridge with trees around and hills in the background.
Named: Old Bridge
Dated: Aug 19, 1910
Not signed.
Page 27
Missing, clean cut
Page 28
Large house with barn and a structure off in the distance.
Named: The observatory
Dated: Aug 22, 1910
Not signed
Page 29
Sketch: Hayfield with people haying.
Named: The hayfield at the Rowell Place
Not dated
Not Signed
Page 30
Sketch: Unfinished Landscape sketch
Not named
Not dated
Not Signed
Page 31
Sketch: Country Road with trees
Named: Gross Dr. Reading
Dated: Oct 8, 1910
Not signed
Page 32
Sketch: Large house with out buildings and a lamp post.
Named: Mr. Gould’s So. Royalton, VT
Dated: 7/9/12
Not signed
Page 33
Sketch: Unfinished. Country road with trees
Not named
Not Dated
Not Signed
Page 34
Sketch: Building with trees. A bridge and large rock
Named: Jock Moses, ???
Dated: 7/10/12
Not signed
Page 35
Sketch: Homestead with trees and mountains in the background
Named: Sordd’s (?)
Dated: 7/30/13
Not Signed
Page 36, 37, 38
Blank Pages
Inside back cover
Some kind of list, not sure if it is people or things.
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