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1720113801720. 480 by 485mm. 19 by 19 inches. Manuscript map in pen and ink with wash colouring. Highly finished and skilled engineering plan of the siege of the fortress town of Landau in the German Palatinate. Landau passed into French control under the terms of the Treaty of Westphalia 1648 which ended the Thirty Years' War. In 1688 Louis XIV ordered Sébastien Le Prestre marquis de Vauban one of the most brilliant military engineers in history to construct new defences for the town constructed between 1688 and 1691. During the War of the Spanish Succession Landau was besieged and captured four times; changing hands in 1702 1703 and 1704 as the fortunes of war ebbed and flowed. Finally in 1713 the pace was besieged by the French and recaptured remaining in their hands until the end of the war their possession subsequently confirmed in the Treaty of Utrecht. This decorative manuscript plan which highlights the defences of the places as well as the siege works constructed by the besiegers is typical of the high standard of plans created by French military engineers in the eighteenth century. unknown
73520London: Andrew Melrose Ltd. 1914. Illustrated Chantefable FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED. Quarto 26 x 21cm pp.4 69 1. With 17 illustrated plates by Eileen Lawrence Smith including a colour frontispiece and two further colour plates each mounted on card with a tissue-guard. Publisher's quarter vellum with gilt titles to spine blue paper over boards and gilt titles to upper. Top edge gilt others untrimmed. Black ink gift inscription to the fly-leaf dated March 1915 possibly from the translator but unverified. Light occasional spotting throughout with some offsetting to endpapers otherwise internally clean. Moderate toning to spine; just starting to lower joint but holding firm. Light general wear to binding. Very good. London: Andrew Melrose Ltd., 1914 unknown
18752233New York: McLoughlin Bros 1875. JUVENILE ABECEDARIAN RHYMING VERSE ILLUSTRATED. <br /> Small 4to; 12pp; stiff yellow pictorial wrapper with the title printed in red on the front and a color vignette of a woman sewing while a young child looks on with an open ABC book; ownership in pencil on front above the border; rear wrapper features publisher's ad for "New Picture Books for Little Children" including "Big Picture Series-31 Kinds." "Uncle Ned's Picture Books." "Gilt Cover Picture Books." "Golden Light Series." and "Half-Hours with the Bible."; publisher's string binding; alphabet letters printed in red and accompanied by color pictorials; numbered lessons with one-syllable words are found on alternate pages; 3" split from bottom at spine fold; very good plus. OCLC locates only 6 copies. A wonderful child's ABC book with a colorful pictorial front cover. Lively color illustrations accompany each boldly printed letter and many are accompanied by rhymes. In typical Victorian fashion many of the rhymes are quirky and would raise eyebrows in a children's book today.<br /> "C. Curious croaking carrion Crow / The tailor shot at with his cross-bow."<br /> "T. This a trim and turban'd TURK / More fond of smoking than of work." <br /> The moral lessons so frequently found in Victorian children's books are also represented.<br /> "E. Earnest ELLEN will excel / For she learns her lessons well."<br /> "I. IGNORANCE and IDLENESS / Bring poor Isaac to distress." <br /> The lessons included in this book are numbered II through XI skipping the number I. Preceding the lessons the alphabet is pictured in capital letters and in lowercase letters or minuscules. The lessons feature two three- and four-letter words to teach both spelling and pronunciation. McLoughlin Bros unknown
21974Very Good. Classic Palace Theatre Vaudeville Program with Archie Gunn Cover<br /> <br /> A period program from B.F. Keith's Palace Theatre the premier vaudeville house in America documenting the height of New York's live entertainment culture between the wars. Programs from the Palace capture the transition moment between vaudeville dominance and the rise of Broadway and film.<br /> <br /> Illustrated throughout with performer portraits theatrical advertisements and contemporary fashion promotions the program offers a vivid cross-section of stage entertainment and commercial culture. <br /> Featured performers include Leonora Hughes and Mary Haynes alongside theatrical promotions for productions such as The Firebrand and The Guardsman with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. <br /> Advertisements from Bonwit Teller Milgrim and other luxury retailers reinforce the close connection between theatre fashion and urban sophistication.<br /> <br /> PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION<br /> Stapled pictorial wraps.<br /> Format: Theatre program.<br /> Size: 5.5 by 7.75 inches.<br /> Pagination: 32 pages.<br /> Illustrations: Photographic plates and period advertising throughout.<br /> Cover: Illustrated by Archie Gunn.<br /> Imprint:New York: B.F. Keith's Palace Theatre circa late 1920s-early 1930s.<br /> <br /> CONDITION: Bindings are secure. Text is clean; light even age-toning. Moderate handling wear; light soiling to wraps. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE -<br /> This program reflects the final flourishing of vaudeville at the Palace Theatre before its decline in the 1930s. It captures a moment when live performance fashion and consumer culture intersected in New York's entertainment capital.<br /> <br /> The Palace Theatre stood at the center of American vaudeville and its programs functioned as both souvenir and cultural document. This example reflects the layered experience of the era: performance fashion advertising and social aspiration all contained within a compact format. The inclusion of national advertisers and Broadway promotions underscores how the Palace served as a bridge between touring acts and New York's theatrical establishment.<br /> <br /> Archie Gunn 1863-1930 was a prominent American illustrator associated with Life magazine and known for his elegant depictions of fashionable women. His work helped define the visual language of early 20th-century American illustration. Cover with his 'signiture'.<br /> <br /> SUBJECTS: Vaudeville programs Palace Theatre New York Broadway history Archie Gunn illustration theatrical advertising 1920s entertainment culture fashion advertising ephemera Theatre Ephemera Performing Arts Illustrated Ephemera unknown
186816496London 1868. 130 by 210mm. 5 by 8.25 inches. Cashing in at the Bank of Love Bank note creased a few tears skilfully repaired. A Valentine's Day promissory note published for the 14th February 1868. The note is in the form of the five pound bank notes issued by the Bank of England in the nineteenth century. Whereas the bank of England promised to pay the bearer of the note five pounds worth of gold. The bear of this note can expect "the entire Love of the supplicant who sends this". The note is endorsed by none other than Cupid Chairman of the Bank of Love who's head office is located at the Temple of Hymen. unknown
183528785München 1835-40. Other. Altkoloriertes Albumblatt allseitig knapp auf die Einfassungslinie bzw. Bildlinie beschnitten. Gut erhalten und in dekorativem Altkolorit. 145 by 185mm 5 by 7 inches. 145 by 185mm 5 by 7 inches. Hand-Colored Original Lithograph by Anonymous depicting Basilika. Published München 1835. Sheet: 145 by 185mm 5 by 7 inches. A fine and original hand-colored example of Anonymous's celebrated cartographic work documenting this region of Germany with the precision and decorative artistry characteristic of the 18300s. Anonymous was a cartographer active in the 1800s working in the tradition of European copper-engraved cartography. Their maps are valued by collectors for their historical accuracy and decorative quality.This original lithograph with original hand coloring depicts the region of Basilika published in München 1835-40. The map records the political and geographic boundaries of the region as understood in 1835-40 offering a fascinating window into the history of German territorial organization. Sheet measures 145 by 185mm 5 by 7 inches. In good condition showing expected signs of age. Ready to frame. unknown
18911775New York: McLoughlin Bro's 1891. First Edition. Boards. Very good. PICTURE BOOK. First edition. 4to 12 ½" x 10"; 120pp; glazed color pictorial boards red cloth shelf-back; b&w vignette two lions on the title page; 52 full-page lithographed illustrations with titles other illustrations in text; scuffing to edges corners bumped with loss some age toning; pg 93/94 with closed tear through ¾ of the page now with an archival repair; very good minus. OCLC locates this first edition in 4 libraries 3 in the U.S. and 1 in Canada. Scarce in the marketplace in any condition this large-sized McLoughlin picture book was printed with at least two different cover illustrations. The detailed black and white lithographic illustrations picture animals in their natural environment many of them shown hunting and eating. McLoughlin Bro's unknown
175730036Leipzig 1757. Other. In excellent condition. 175 by 250mm 7 by 9¾ inches. Original copper engraving hand colored when published. Original map from the famous seriesNeues Kriegs-Theater. This plan depicts the battle in Prague with the Prussians in 1757. unknown
18653882Philadelphia: W.W. Harding 1865. Album 5 x 6 x 2.5 in. Title-page a little foxed verso blank Index to portraits 2 pp. followed by 25 thick cards creating 50 slots; all are filled with 47 cartes-de-visite 2 views and one chromolithograph a little foxed. Bound in original blue-green roan over deeply embossed carved boards covers and spine gilt edges dazzlingly gilt and gauffered each board with four porcelain beads two working catches and clasps with luxuriously wrought mounts and two porcelain beads moire pastedowns and endpapers. Minor scuffing to binding extremities. SUPERB CIVIL WAR ERA PHILADELPHIA BINDING THE GILT AND GAUFFERED EDGES GLEAM AMAZINGLY. <br /> <br /> The assemblage of the present album may be localized to Minnesota or neighboring Wisconsin owing to the surprising inclusion of two small views by Benjamin Franklin Upton 1818-1910 of the St. Croix River which demarks the two states. One of the images is entitled "Views of the Dells on the St. Croix River" a stereoscopic copy dated 1865 is at the Getty; the other is a log jam downriver from the bridge with a group of loggers posed in the foreground two stereoscopic copies of this scene are view held by NYPL Photography Collection. <br /> <br /> While it is not certain that the family who assembled the album are from either Minnesota or Wisconsin it seems self-evident that the St. Croix River was of considerable significance. Was the last name of this family "Quincy" We are perplexed by a third surprising inclusion namely a chromolithograph of a "Quince Blossom" probably not at random. The present album is far more luxurious than Harding's more common and much more inferior "Universal Photograph Album" 1861 and ours is distinguished by its exceptional condition. W.W. Harding unknown
56082Birmingham: printed by J. Upton for the venue 1889. Concert Programme ORIGINAL SILK PROGRAMME. Octavo bi-fold printed on all sides 22 x 15cm. Cream silk printed in dark blue. Heavy fraying to edges especially fore-edge with one large brown mark to the front cover as well as a few much small spots. Wear and creases showing that the programme has been folded twice more. Some evidence of basic repairs to the lower half of the spine fold. A fair copy of an extremely rare and fragile item. Birmingham: printed by J. Upton for the venue, 1889 unknown
1885364London: H. Such Machine Printer & Publisher 177 Union Street Boro'. S.E. 1885. About very good with some minor tears to edges and evidence of folding with minor holes from same. Scarce with one copy on OCLC as of April 2024. Broadside Ballads Online Bod5857. H. Such, Machine Printer & Publisher, 177, Union Street, Boro'., S.E. unknown
1940140948117British Columbia: no publisher 1940. Near Fine. A lovely vintage photograph album containing plants that are either native or endemic to the Pacific Northwest likely British Columbia neatly assembled by an amateur botanist. Most images are taken in the wild while several are of pressed plant specimens shot against a white background. The last three images differ from the theme: One depicts a black bear attempting to get into a barrel of Swift'ning Shortening lard a Chicago-based company whose product was later sold in a Canadian shop in Manitoba under the name Swift Canadian Co. a cluster of Lymantria dispar caterpillars on a leaf and a freshly caught trout. <p>Oblong. 8 x 5.5". Commercial string-bound black leatherette photo album with upper cover lettered in gilt. Canadian Kodak Co. "No. A Eaton Special" label to rear pastedown. 78 neatly arranged silver gelatin prints 21 of which are hand-colored ranging in size from 6cm x 8.5 cm to 17.5cm to 12.5cm. Images are corner mounted 5 mounted with glue typically with mounted typed captions at bottom margin. Lacking two photos. Near Fine with light rubbing to covers of album some images silvered. A beautiful collection of images. The first comprehensive field guide to plants of the Pacific Northwest was not published until 1973. [no publisher] unknown
187231906Boston / Dover: D. Lothrop & Co. / G. T. Day & Co 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. 60pp. Green cloth stamped in blind on the sides spine decorated in gold. Engraved frontispiece title vignette illustrations. Contemporary inscription on front free endpaper. Front hinge a bit weak small scrape to spine heel small faint stain affecting the top edge of the first five leaves. A very good copy. ; 24mo. D. Lothrop & Co. / G. T. Day & Co hardcover
190014776Peking c1900. map 340 by 261mm. 13.5 by 10.25 inches. Manuscript map 227 by 175mm in pencil and coloured pencil with ink annotations minor foxing pasted on paper. Contemporary newspaper clipping affixed to upper left corner with pin. Two photographs 86 by 295mm pasted to verso sun-spotted bleached and toned. Separate sheet with two photographs pasted to front one to verso in same condition. This unique manuscript plan of the Peking Legation Quarter records the positions of the two opposing sides during the most tense conflict of the Boxer Rebellion. <br/><br/>The Yihetaun Movement was a violent uprising in China at the turn of the twentieth century inspired by the proto-nationalist sentiments of United in Righteousness a militant group commonly referred to as 'Boxers'. They condemned the presence of colonial and Christian influences in the country and were incensed by the disruption that had resulted from the growth of foreign powers. Their activities grew increasingly violent throughout the late1890s until against a background of severe drought Boxer rebels converged on Beijing then known as Peking. They marched on the city with the aim of "supporting the Qing government and exterminating the foreigners". In fear of extermination foreigners and Chinese Christians fled to the Legation Quarter the foreign diplomatic centre in the city. Their panic was justified as Empress Cixi sided with the Boxers and issued an imperial decree declaring war on foreign powers. <br/><br/>Combined forces from Japan the United Kingdom America France Russia Germany Italy and Austria-Hungary formed the 'Eight-Nation Alliance' to combat the Chinese attacks. The Boxers responded by besieging the Legation Quarter in the summer of 1900 during which the head of the British diplomatic embassy Claude MacDonald later stated that the 13th July was "the most harassing day". The present plan maps the movements of both sides during this engagement with an annotation explaining that "all north of blue line taken by enemy between 20th June - 10th July". A newspaper clipping attached to the map recounts how the allied forces led by British Lietenant-General Gaselee liberated the Legation Quarter the following month with the British the first to breach the Boxers' siege lines. The rebellion was formally ended in 1901 with the Boxer Protocol a settlement under which China was forced to pay a large indemnity to the foreign powers and accept that "the quarter occupied by the legations shall be considered as one specially reserved for their use and placed under their exclusive control in which Chinese shall not have the right to reside and which may be made defensible". <br/><br/>Included alongside the map are five photographs taken inside the Legation Quarter helping to illustrate what life was like for the British troops stationed in Beijing during the conflict. One shows a tennis court set on the mountainside which is referenced in the account of Wilkinson a student interpreter at the British Legation. He records that "in summer there was tennis on the Legation lawn and in the grounds of the residence of the young European employees of the China Maritime Customs as well as garden parties at the American Legation". Two other photographs capture the Quarter's extensive gardens filled with trees bridges and pavilions. Wilkinson concedes that "it was an attractive place in which to stay. Only the water-tower and the dingy brick power-plant spoilt the pleasant effect of trees and lawns and flowering shrubs. The large extent of the grounds deadened the noise of the city outside as well as attracting various wild birds - crows cuckoos magpies hoopoes woodpeckers and orioles." A further photograph shows a line of Indian soldiers standing to attention in front of their barracks; as part of the British Empire Indian forces played a key role in its military engagements. The final photograph appears to have been taken from a boat leaving or arriving at the U.S. Quarantine Wharf in the port of Tianjin which was the main maritime gateway to Beijing. Tianjin was central in the conflict since the Boxers cut the railway line between the port-city and Beijing in order to completely isolate the latter making it difficult for the Eight-Nation Alliance to coordinate an organised attack. <br/><br/>The picturesque scenes shown in the photographs seem far removed from the very real dangers posed by the rebellion a contrast acutely captured by this intimate and unique collection of contemporary documents. <br/><br/> Conger 'Letters from China with Particular Reference to the Empress Dowager and the Women of China' Chicago 1909; Cranmer-Byng 'The old British Legation at Peking 1860-1959: Based on a Lecture Delivered on 20 August 1962' Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963; Preston 'The Boxer Rebellion' New York: Berkley Books 2000; Thompson 'William Scott Ament and the Boxer Rebellion' Jefferson NC 2009; Wilkinson '"Where Chineses Drive" English Student-Life at Peking. By a student interpreter' London 1885. unknown
1904u3210Stuttgart: Loewes Verlag Ferdinand Carl 1904. Undated German abecedary with a gift note dated 1904 but likely earlier. No author or illustrator mentioned. Fantastic full color chromolithograph illustrations accompanying short lists of words beginning with each letter of the alphabet with a few brief verses; including a Bear Clown Duck Ente Hen Hahn Hunter Jaeger Teacher Lehrer Luftballon Nutcracker Peacock Pfau Turkey Truthahn Cyclist Velocipedist and Goat Ziege. Two letters per page with j as a variant of i and x y z on the final page. Each page is printed on one side only. Hardcover narrow quarter red cloth over full color front board plain grey rear board. Shows some edgewear & minor staining gift note inside front; main body of the book is detached leaving the first and last leaves AB & XYZ attached; minor staining & edge tears to a few pages; illustrations bright and crisp. 12 leaves 12 printed pages. First Edition. Quarter Cloth. Fair. 8¼" by 11¼". Loewes Verlag Ferdinand Carl Hardcover
18821740New York and London: Thos.Nelson & Sons and S.W. Partridge & Co 1882. Wraps. Very good . New York: Thos. Nelson & Sons 42 Bleeker Street and London: S.W. Partridge & Co. 9 Paternoster Row <br /> <br /> 48mo 3 11/16" x 2 7/8"; 22pp; stiff color pictorial wrapper title on front series and publisher on rear wrapper; gift inscription on recto fp dated 1882; color fp; silhouette vignette of a bird on title page; text and 12 illustrations printed in blue; light hand-soiling; very good plus. OCLC locates 2 copies one in the U.S. and one in Canada. Eleven blurbs with corresponding illustrations on the facing page. Two have a religious theme one cautioning against drink. Four of the illustrations are silhouettes. Probably written and first published in the U.K. as some of the text has British subject matter. Thos.Nelson & Sons and S.W. Partridge & Co unknown
18193652France Late 18th–early 19th century. Manuscript in French written in brown ink with corrections and deletions protected with a somewhat later added cover-page. From the collection of General Martin de Vignolle. Light stains and occasional dog-earing otherwise in fine condition. Manuscript in French written in brown ink with corrections and deletions protected with a somewhat later added cover-page. 21 pages in-folio. <p><br /> Unpublished French account of the 1796 Russian campaign against Persia written by a secretary of the Austrian embassy.<br /> <p><p><br /> A contemporary or near-contemporary draft mémoire in French by a secretary of the Austrian embassy possibly in Paris describing the Russian campaign against Persia in 1796. The manuscript appears to be unpublished. The title identifies the author as attached to the Austrian diplomatic service suggesting a perspective shaped by contemporary European diplomatic observation.<br /> <p><p><br /> Known as the Persian Expedition of 1796 this campaign was launched by Empress Catherine II of Russia in retaliation for Persia’s invasion of Georgia the previous year. Commanded overall by Count Valerian Zubov with senior officers including General Paul Potemkin Russian forces advanced into the eastern Caucasus capturing key cities in present-day Dagestan and Azerbaijan including Derbent and Baku. The expedition ended abruptly when Catherine died in November 1796 and her successor Paul I ordered a withdrawal.<br /> <p><p><br /> Provenance: from the collection of General Martin de Vignolle 1763–1824 Count of the Empire as noted on a somewhat later added cover-page inscription by a family member identifying the manuscript as coming from his papers and indicating the writer’s familial connection as his son-in-law.<br /> <p>. unknown
180727321Milano: Negozianti 1807. Other. Very clear and strong printed example in excellent condition. 540 by 733mm 21 by 28 inches. 540 by 733mm 21 by 28 inches. Original antique copper engraving uncolored published 1807. Depicting Milan & Lombardy this map is a fine example of 0s European cartography. Image: 540 by 733mm 21 by 28 inches. An attractive and historically significant 19th-century map for the discerning collector. This engraving was published anonymously by a professional publisher of the period. While the engraver's identity is not recorded the quality of the work reflects the high standards of professional printmaking of the era.A fine and unusual map depicting Northern Italy with Milan in its center. The map includes Bergamo towards Brescia also it extends in the west towards the Lago d' Orta and the Lago Maggiore. Rare map of Northern Italy individual published and printed in Milan.A fine example from published Milano sought after by collectors of antique maps of Italy antique maps of Milan and antique copper engraving uncoloreds for sale. In very good condition. Light age-toning as expected for an 19th-century map. Colors vivid. Negozianti unknown
181024004Paris 1810. Other. In excellent condition. 223 by 280mm 8¾ by 11 inches. 223 by 280mm 8¾ by 11 inches. Copper engraving hand colored in outline. unknown
174317785Paris: I.F. Benard 1743. 252 by 184mm. 10 by 7.25 inches. Prints""Nicolas de Fer Geographie de sa Majeste Nicolas de Fer Engraved portrait. Portrait of Nicolas de Fer 16461720 who was apprenticed to Parisian engraver Louis Spirinx and made his first map at 23. In 1687 his father's printing firm was passed on to Nicolas who rapidly expanded the cartographical side of the business. Perhaps de Fer's greatest work 'L'Atlas curieux' was published from 1700 until 1705 at which point it spanned four volumes and contained 113 maps and views many of which focused on the regions and monuments of France. The entire work can be considered a celebration of the French empire under the reign of King Louis XIV from whom de Fer received a royal privilege in 1703. During de Fer's period as official geographer to the King de Fer continued to produce a great number of impressive maps which eventually won him the even more prestigious post of official geographer to the Pope to which he was appointed in 1720. The portrait served as the frontispiece of 'Les frontieres de France et des Pais Bas' at atlas by de Fer published by I.F. Benard in 1743. It shows de Fer in a high powdered peruke and elaborately flowing robes holding a pen in his left hand. In the oval frame around him his name and official roles are identified while the plinth below reads: """"A server le Public j'ay employé mes jours En habile Geographe j'ay parcouru la terre. Et si par mes travaux j'ay pu le satisfaire Qu'il demande poour moy le Celeste sejour"""". Flanking the plinth are all manner of geographical and astronomical equipment. I.F. Benard, unknown
180319052Weimar: Industrie Comptoire 1803. Other. In excellent condition. 178 by 170mm 7 by 6¾ inches. 178 by 170mm 7 by 6¾ inches. Copper engraving uncolored as published. Detailed map of Bambuk based on Compagnons sketch and travel route. This small map shows the confluence of the river Senegal and Falme further its shows details of roads rivers and gold mines. Industrie Comptoire unknown
1969M7191<p>South Pasadena CA: Cherokee Examiner 1969. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket as issued. Near VG. 4to 36pp stapled wrappers. Uncommon radical journal of Native American politics from 1971. Unmarked copy a little tearing to back cover.</p> South Pasadena, CA: Cherokee Examiner paperback
70541Game Board VINTAGE CHESS BOARD. Disguised as a pair of folio volumes 45 x 25 x 8cm closed on a shelf. A wooden box with metal hinges covered in variously coloured leather depicting a chess board on the outside and a backgammon board inside. Moderate general wear and scuffing inside and out. Attractive and sturdy. Very good. unknown
19204211s.l. Germany or Austria s.d. late 19th or early 20th century. Poor. 64mo 70 x 55 mm. Homemade binding cloth spine loosening front cover perished; back cover: board covered with glazed paper present on the pastedown inside detaching but the glazed paper on the outside is torn away. VERY WORN see the 44 IMAGES on our website the back cover becoming unstable but all the leaves are attached. Preserved in a fine cloth case which is perfectly fitted to allow the manuscript to be correctly removed and completely protected. HIGHLY CURIOUS LILLIPUTIAN ALBUM CONTAINING JUVENILE DRAWINGS OF THE MOST UNLIKELY ASSEMBLAGE OF UNDER-REPRESENTED PEOPLES NAMELY AFRICANS NATIVE AMERICANS AND ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS ALL DEPICTED IN THEIR NATIVE HABITATS AND INDIGENOUS ATTIRE. <br /> <br /> We have never encountered a manuscript such as this one either in permanent collections on in the trade. Our album contains 41 colored drawings and b/w sketches on 35 leaves with a number of blanks bound in. They include:<br /> <br /> AFRICANS: 28 drawings and b/w sketches including hunting scenes some on horseback; nude and partially clothed Africans; African landscapes with lions tigers and great birds some devouring each other; an African child being saved from a tiger by an angel; and a man and woman dancing in a garden; three Africans cultivating grapes; several Africans fighting and much more. Some of the drawings feature palm trees and rounded huts. The caption on one of the drawings reads "In die Jagt" sic.<br /> <br /> NATIVE AMERICANS: 9 drawings and b/w sketches including hunting scenes with the hunters in full headdress with feathers; in one of the drawings a group of three men are in combat with a tiger who leaps from a large tree. Interestingly some of the drawings likewise feature palm trees. The caption on one of the drawings reads "Zweiter Theil vom dem Ameriganer oder Idianer."<br /> <br /> ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS: 4 drawings and b/w sketches the most remarkable being a scene of two men seated beneath a tree a large dinosaur bird flies immediately above and in the sky a peaceful sun sees all. The caption on one of the drawings reads "Dritter Theil von dem Australiener." <br /> <br /> GNOME: 1 b/w sketch. The gnome wears a backpack and carries a gnarled walking stick his conical hat bearing a heart-shaped ornament in the background a laughing sun peers over the horizon.<br /> <br /> That Parts II and III have a divisional title suggests that there were one or more leaves at the beginning of Part I as well now no longer extant. Nonetheless this is a fascinating little children's manuscript and remains A REMARKABLE SURVIVAL. <br /> <br /> CATALOGUER'S NOTE: We are grateful to Dr. Claudia Bubenik for helping us transcribe the juvenile German inscriptions. unknown
70065A fine watercolour depicting shells on pith paper. Oblong 15.0 x 23.0 cm. Glass covered. In simple but elegant frame of 27.0 x 34.0 cm. = Delicately water-coloured images of shells by an unknown artist. The genera are usually very recognizable except for the volutid; species-level identification is less easy but that of course has not been the aim of the artist who painted the gastropods as mirror images. Some light foxing but not very distractive. A unique item. unknown
