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[Dylan, Bob]A remarkable group of very early photographs, contact sheets, and negatives. [St. Paul, MN: ca. 1960] 9 photographic prints (various sizes: largest 315 x 266 mm; smallest 118 x 97 mm). 2 on photographic paper, the rest on thick cardstock, 7 of the prints with “Dillon” handwritten in pencil on rectos, 1 with “CREDIT | Deanna Harris Hoffman | St. Paul, Minnesota” stamped twice in black on recto; 2 prints with some abrasion to recto, one with tiny loss to right margin, others with some mild wear at edges. [With]: 39 photographic portraits on 5 contact sheets (various sizes: 252 x 202 mm; 252 x 100 mm; 125 x 202 mm). Photographs annotated, with 3 marked by X’s and 2 circled, each with handwritten note in pencil on recto, reading either “Bob Dillon,” “Dillon,” “Proof | Gretel,” “Gretel,” or “Proof | Dillon”; one sheet with a large crease, the rest with some minor creasing and light rubbing at edges. [With]: 10 photographic portraits (various sizes, but most: 250 x 202 mm; 216 x 187 mm; 121 x 171 mm; 127 x 102 mm). One portrait with “Dylan | Gretel” handwritten in pencil on the recto, all others with “Dillon” handwritten in pencil on the recto, some with a black stamp reading “CREDIT | Deana Harris Hoffman | St. Paul, Minnesota,” some with “Hoffman” in pencil, one with cursive signature in pencil; some light wear at edges but otherwise pristine. [And]: 56 photographic negatives (various sizes: 124 x 100 mm; 34 x 40 mm; 60 x 60 mm). REFERENCEPelto, Gretel, private interview; Scaduto, Anthony. Bob Dylan A Biography [5th edition]. New York: Helter Skelter Publishing, 2001 PROVENANCEGretel Pelto, thence by descentCondition reportCondition as described in catalogue entry. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The