Chicago: Temple Litho. Poster. Offset lithograph. Page measures 26.5" x 40.5". Circus poster from the 1920s with lively elephants. The Haag Brothers were circus organizers in the Midwest during the first decades of the 20th century. Their "Haag Railroad Show" ran from 1894 to 1938. Repairs to edges but otherwise bright and clean. More
New York: Peter Beard, 1977. Special revised edition published on occasion of an exhibition of the same name at the International Center of Photography, New York City, November-December 1977. Illustrated (mostly black and white). Unpaginated square 4to, grey cloth faded at spine. New York: Peter Hill Beard, (1977). A very good(+) copy. Inscribed by the author on flyleaf: "Dear John Warm greetings and memories from 'New Haven' Salaam, Peter (B.) 11/11/77" More
New York: Viking, 1965. Text and photos by Beard. Illustrated with many handsomely printed photogravure plates and figures, along with some others in color. 256 pages. 4to, gilt-lettered gray cloth, pictorial d.w. (edgeworn and with a few chips). New York: Viking Press, (1965). First American edition of the author's first photo book. Ownership inscription on front endpaper, still a very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
1760. Town plan. Uncolored engraving. Page measures 9" x 13". Lovely town plan of Goa that also includes a panorama view. Both views include mountains, trees, buildings, elephants, ships in the harbor, boats resting on the shore, and religious buildings. Key with a list of 30 places is on the left side corresponding to the town plan. Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the title of "Inginieur de..... More
Hanover, NH: Steerforth Press, 2008. Illustrated. 224 pages. 8vo., green boards, dust wrapper. First US edition. Hanover, NH: Steerforth Press, (2008). A near fine copy in a near fine wrapper. More
New York: Random House, 1933. Translated by Merle S. Haas. Illustrated (color). 48 pages. Slim 4to, lightly scuffed and bumped glossy pictorial boards; shaken and with inner hinges re-enforced, dust wrapper quite worn, with chipping and tearing, but front cover illustration intact. New York: Random House, (1933). A very good (-) copy in a poor wrapper. More
Boston: Lothrop, 1880. Illustrated. 363pp., 12mo, decorative blue cloth with gilt lettering; covers lightly rubbed and worn. Boston: D. Lothrop, (1880). A very good copy. More
New York: Scribner, 1937. Preface by John Collier. Illustrated with 33 photogravures. 136pp. 8vo, orange cloth (worn at tips). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. First edition. Very good. More
1683. Map. Engraving with original outline coloring. 17 3/8 x 21 1/2 inches. Sheet measures 21 x 25 inches. Split to lower center margin, some creases to upper margin but otherwise good condition and majestic coloring. Elegant and rare map of the Upper Nile Kingdom, of what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea in 1683. Portuguese missionaries were the first Europeans to describe the source of the Blue Nile. The Blue Nile flows south from Lake Tana and then west across..... More
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1874. Woodcut. Page measures 16 3/8" x 11 1/2". A full page political cartoon referencing the midterm elections of 1874. The image shows an elephant, representing the Republican party, falling into a trap. The cartoon was published as a sequel to a previous image published on November 7, and is one of the first cartoons to use the elephant as a Republican symbol.From the November 21, 1874 edition of Harper's Magazine, page 960. Minor chip and..... More
View. Uncolored etching. Signed with yellow stamp with artist's initials. Image measures 8" x 5.75". Beautiful and lush tropical scene with elephants and four figures walking on a trail. Circa 1927-1929. Minor crease to lower right edge. Tavik Frantisek Simon (1877-1942), born in Zeleznice, Czechoslovakia, traveled widely and visited the United States in the 1920s. His art represented impressions of where he'd been. More
Etching with hand coloring. Signed in pencil at lower right. Image measures 4 x 6". Sheet measures 6.5 x 10". This original print by New York artist Clara Tice features an elephant and a giraffe. Made in 1921, the image features the pair in mid-run amidst tall grass, with the elephant leading. Tice beautifully depicts the two animals with dynamic lines and beautiful colors. The print is in excellent condition with no chips and tears. Textured edges from original thick..... More
Etching with hand coloring. Signed in pencil at lower right. Image measures 4.5 x 6". Folded sheet measures 6.5 x 10". This lovely original print by New York artist Clara Tice depicts a mother and baby elephant. Made in 1921, the image shows the pair in mid-run amongst tall grass. The mother elephant walks in front while the baby elephant is following joyfully. Tice's careful linework helps convey the pairs bulky yet graceful bodies while the lively green grass beautifully..... More
Paris: Laurens. 4 color plates & many black & white text illustrations of elephants. Small 4to, gray pictorial gray cloth; pages & binding browned at edges. Paris: Laurens, n.d. (ca. 1920). Reprint of a children's book originally published in 1906. More
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