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19640005951New York: Beginner Books 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good . 8vo pictorial cover is of glossy stock some newsprint "burn" pp. 30-31; price on dj flap is 195/ 195; tips of dj spine nicked short tears <br/><br/>Things a child can make with paper string stick-um corks and other household odds-and-ends. Book B-37 in the series. Beginner Books hardcover
3073Folkmanis Puppets. TOY. 0. . Folkmanis Puppets unknown
val1fgs441960. Hardcover. Good. 1960 Hardcover val1 Good-Ex-library picture cover library marked cover spine tear at top overall cover wear No Dj Bobbs-Merrill Company Inc text very good illustrated by author ISBN: 0689846991. hardcover
19941720140702034Fontana London 1994-01-01. Audio CD. Like New. CD plays perfectly & the case looks good. Fontana London unknown
3211Folkmanis Puppets. TOY. 0. . Folkmanis Puppets unknown
20012021864Marlboro VT: Tasha Tudor and Family Inc 2001. First Limited Edition. Fine. Tasha Tudor. Image size: 14 x 11 inches / 17.5 x 12.5 inches sealed in its original cardboard-backed plastic sleeve with TT&F sticker on the back <br/><br/>Numbered in pencil at the lower right corner this is no. 223/500. This has it all: Christmas tree trimmings children candles corgis and more. Surprisingly scarce. Tasha Tudor and Family, Inc unknown
19270005609London: "The Children's Companion" Office 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 colour plates plus numerous black-and-whites by H. KA. Robinson. Quarto unpaginated clothbacked pictorial paper over boards a trifle loose extremities rubbed inked name on endpaper. <br/><br/>4 colour plates plus numerous black-and-whites by H. KA. Robinson. A scarce tome. Stories on "The Fairy of Simple Joy" "The Smile of the Sea Princess" " The Magic Knitting" "The Brave Tin Soldier" & "The Little Mermaid". Robinson's artwork is quite colorful and appealing the cover art is softer and more pastel and I am guessing that Robinson was an in-house illustrator for The Children's Companion but I find no listing of him/her in the DICTIONARY OF 20TH CENTURY BRITISH ILLUSTRATORS. "The Children's Companion" Office hardcover
31350Folkmanis Puppets. TOY. 0. . Folkmanis Puppets unknown
1972264173South Western Arts Association. Printed by Jacqueline Simkins 1972. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 12 Broadsides 11.75 x 8.5 inches when folded. 1or 2 sheets when folded to create 4 or 8 pages. First edition first printing. A near fine copy in illustrated folder. Folder slightly worn. Scarce with WorldCat locating 1 copy.<br> South Western Arts Association. Printed by Jacqueline Simkins paperback
1984002901Lothian Book World 1984. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine/issued without dj. 8vo 57 pages white cloth <br/><br/>Copy 2509 / 5000. Lothian Book World hardcover
1980384850Los Angeles California 1980. Unbound. Near Fine. Photomechanically reproduced flyer on 8.5" x 11" blue paper. Fine. An original flyer promoting a gig at the Whiskey-a-Go-Go with Social Distortion 45 Grave and the Meat Puppets. Artwork is of marching Nazis. This gig was only a few years before Social Distortion's mid-80s hiatus brought on by frontman Mike Ness' drug addiction; to date they are the highest grossing punk band. Fronted by Dinah Cancer 45 Grave were a Horror punk band formed in 1979. They are considered one of the first American goth rock bands. unknown
1970216726Indonesia. Before1970s. Water buffalo hide and pigment chiselled and cut out 17 x 22 figure only affixed to a bamboo baton worn with noticeable loss of pigment. This puppet represents the animal character of Kate Kancana or golden rooster a form assumed by Prince Arjuna in the Javanese Wayang Kulit tradition. <br> <br>Purchased in Indonesia in the early 1970s. <br> <br>See : Joko Susilo Eisler Shadow-Puppet Collection Catalogue Bates College Lewiston Maine . unknown
1970216676Indonesia. Before1970s. Water buffalo hide and pigment 37 x 76 cms painted both sides some surface wear and loss of pigment mounted on the original spliced bamboo baton in very good condition. Figure of a Naga or sea serpent used in the Javanese and Balinese 'wayang kulit' or leather shadow puppet theatre tradition. This puppet appears in many different stories in the Mahabharata epic and in the Javanese tradition can also represent the god and king of all snakes Bathara Naga. <br> <br>Purchased in Java in the early 1970s. . hardcover
001042Harper & Row 1989 Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. F. Cloth. As New/As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-06-021340-X. Presentation by illustrator with original art a tub person. Special copy. Harper & Row, 1989 Hardcover
1970216171Indonesia. Before1970s. Water buffalo hide and pigment 33 x 18 cms painted both sides affixed to a spliced horn baton loss at the head surface wear and loss of pigment overall in good condition. A naked devil figure or “Satanan” used in the Javanese and Balinese 'wayang kulit' or leather shadow puppet theatre tradition. Unsurprisingly a menacing and malign figure the puppet is depicted naked with blackened genitals with bared teeth and fangs. <br> <br>Purchased in Java in the early 1970s. . hardcover
1970216155Indonesia. Before1970s. Water buffalo hide and pigment 48 x 78.5 cms with tail fully extended painted both sides affixed to an ebonized baton with cotton 51 cms head and tail articulated with string. A Javanese folk puppet depicting a saddled Kuda horse possibly representing the character of Jaran. In traditional all-night shadow puppet performances Jaran appears during the budhalan scene army leaving the kingdom. Purchased in Java in the early 1970s. . unknown
1970216167Indonesia. Before1970s. Water buffalo hide and pigment 37 x 54 cms the original spliced horn baton present but detached tail attached with thread surface wear and abrasion with significant loss to the pigment. A Javanese folk puppet depicting a saddled Kuda horse possibly representing the character of Jaran. In traditional all-night shadow puppet performances Jaran appears during the budhalan scene army leaving the kingdom. This example has older style colouring the horse with a dappled black and white coat. <br>Purchased in Java in the early 1970s. . unknown
1970216156Indonesia. Before1970s. Water buffalo hide and pigment 36 x 59 cms painted both sides affixed to an ebonized baton with cotton 43 cms. A Javanese folk puppet depicting a saddled Kuda horse possibly representing the character of Jaran. In traditional all-night shadow puppet performances Jaran appears during the budhalan scene army leaving the kingdom. Purchased in Java in the early 1970s. . unknown
1970216774Indonesia. Before1970s. Wood and mixed media three puppet heads some loss of pigment and wear more severe in one example all approx 14 x 13 cms sold with an original wooden baton. Three puppet heads one representing Jiweng a clown figure in the Wayang Golek Menak tradition. The other two are from unidentified characters. <br> <br>Most common in West Java rod puppetry dates back to the early 17th Century. Stories may be of Hindu Buddhist or Islamic origin as well as more modern themes. This example is of Wayang Golek Manek is specifically concerned with the Amir Hamza cycle of stories. The stories narrate the exploits of an Arab warrior Hamza. Though from an oral tradition the stories were written down in Persian. <br> <br>Purchased in Java in the early 1970s. <br> <br>Also see: Gregory Churchill et al "Semar ever so smartly. Images of Semar in Indonesian Folk Arts". Winayangan 2009 . unknown
1970216170Indonesia. Before1970s. Water buffalo hide and pigment 42 x 16 cms painted both sides affixed to a spliced horn baton some surface wear and loss of pigment overall in good condition. Figure of a Pocong used in the Javanese and Balinese 'wayang kulit' or leather shadow puppet theatre tradition. <br> <br>A pocong is a ghost in the form of a corpse wrapped in its burial shroud. The deceased are typically wrapped in a white cloth which is tied at several places including feet torso and neck. Burial is often without a casket. Before closure of a grave the ties must be loosed so that the spirit of the person is released. If not they are doomed to wander the world haunting the living and places at will. Belief has it that they sometimes haunt bamboo or bannana tree groves in order to befriend the living. <br> <br>During early Covid lockdown in Java neighbourhoods would block road access to enforce curfew with one or two people dressed as pocongan as a warning to trespassers. <br> <br>Purchased in Java in the early 1970s. . hardcover
1970216677Indonesia. Before1970s. Water buffalo hide and pigment elaborately gilt 38 x 56 cms painted both sides minor surface wear and loss of pigment without the baton in very good condition. Figure of Jatayu a demi-god who takes the form of a vulture or an eagle used in the Javanese and Balinese 'wayang kulit' or leather shadow puppet theatre tradition. According to the Ramayana epic Jatayu died while trying to thwart the kidnapping of Dewi Sinta by Rahwana the king of Alengka. A very attractive example. <br> <br>Purchased in Java in the early 1970s. . hardcover
1970216720Indonesia. Before1970s. Water buffalo hide gilt and pigment chiselled and cut out 34 x 54 cms fully extended painted both sides affixed to a spliced horn baton some fading and minor loss of pigment. This puppet represents the supreme being Sang Hyang Wenang power holder of all gods in the Javanese 'wayang kulit' or leather shadow puppet theatre tradition. In Old Javanese the term Hyang means "god" "goddess" "deified being" or "divinity". <br> <br>Purchased in Java in the early 1970s. <br> <br>See: Joko Susilo Eisler Shadow-Puppet Collection Catalogue Bates College Lewiston Maine . hardcover
1970216164Indonesia. Before1970s. Water buffalo hide and pigment 28 x 40 cms painted both sides affixed to a spliced stick some surface wear but in vey good condition. Vivid example of the Wayang kulit Celeng/Babi Hutan or wild boar possibly the character Batara Kalagumarang. In Hindu lore the boar is an avatar of the god Vishnu and symbolizes courage strength and tenacity <br> <br>See: Joko Susilo Eisler Shadow-Puppet Collection Catalogue Bates College Lewiston Maine <br> <br>Purchased in Java in the early 1970s. . unknown
1970216154Indonesia. Before1970s. Water buffalo hide and pigment 29 x 44.5 cms affixed with cotton to a baton 41 cms. A folk puppet depicting Nyi Brayut and her husband Ki Brayut the small lead figure in red jacket and pants who have a great many children. Kyi Brayut is carrying on his shoulder a support which connnects the children to the basket like base on which the children are being carried. The term "brayut" comes from the word "brayat" meaning offspring. <br> <br>Of ancient origin this shadow puppet was traditionally used for the ritual ceremony held at the 7th month of pregnancy to safeguard the mother and baby during its birth. The display of the puppet would symbolically "bring down" Nyi and Ki Brayut and so magically intervene to assist in a safe birth. <br> <br>This puppet was often used from the early 1970s onwards in government campaigns urging the use of birth control to limit family size. <br> <br>Purchased in Java in the early 1970s. . unknown
1970216244Indonesia. Before1970s. Water buffalo hide 66 x 24 cms body pigment jointed arms painted both sides intricately punctured the jointed arms and body affixed to horn and wooden batons slight wear and rubbing with some loss of pigment to the top of the shoulder of one arm but in very good bright condition. This puppet represents the figure of Batara Yamadipati the god of death. Son of Semar he is responsible for collecting the souls of mortals when their time comes. In the Javanese Wayang he dwells with mortals and is invited to joke by the Punakawans. This example is brightly coloured joyful almost flesh-coloured rather than gilt and black--symbolically death hiding in plain sight. <br> <br>Purchased in Java in the early 1970s. <br> <br>Also see: Joko Susilo Eisler Shadow-Puppet Collection Catalogue Bates College Lewiston Maine . unknown
