dwarfs (10 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Good.

Softcover. Zustand: Good.

Zustand: Wie neu. 22 tracks. Sehr gut erhalten. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 14,1 x 12,6 x 1,4 cm, Audio-CD.

Vinyl. Zustand: Sehr gut. 6 tracks, 45 rpm. Cover etw. berieben, LP sehr gut erh.! Vereinzelt leichte Kratzer. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1550.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 596 pages. 9.21x6.14x1.31 inches. In Stock.

Unbound. Zustand: Very Good. Original 45 rpm record. Slight scratching else very good plus in a near fine unprinted paper sleeve with some toning. A parody of The Beach Boys "Barbara Ann" this is the first known version of the track written as a response to the Iranian Hostage Crisis in 1979.

Zustand: Matted. Fine. On laid paper with small margins all around. Watermark: (possibly a cross) encircled. With a nick in the top margin, not entering the image. 100 x 138 mm. Provenance: Paul Davidsohn, Lugt 654 On laid paper with small margins all around. Watermark: (possibly a cross) encircled. With a nick in the top margin, not entering the image. 100 x 138 mm.

285 x 186 mm. (11 1/4 x 7 1/2"). 12 plates, printed on recto only. Unbound and laid into a wrapper of handmade paper from the period. In a new green folding cloth box. Each engraving with one central scene surrounded by a decorative border featuring additional figures and emblems. Sheila O'Connell, "The Popular Print in England 1550-1850," pp. 159-161. âLeaves for January and December a little browned and soiled, the latter with two one-inch tears in the margins with early repairs, other leaves in very fine condition. A remarkable survival, this delightful set of prints features an amusing array of dwarfen characters portraying various societal types in contemporary garb engaged in activities appropriate to each month. The month of May, for example, features "Miss Nightengale Quaver" and her probable suitor "Sr. Tweedle-dum Tickle" making (literal) music together, the gentleman strumming a lute and the lady singing along. Though fashionably dressed, both figures are caricatured, rendering the accompanying six lines of verse praising the beauty of the month--and how it "inspires new flames, revives extinguisht Loves"--more than a little humorous. Other characters like "Don Diego Surly-Phyz and his boy Dumplin," and "Beau Noodle and Mistress Simper ye Bar-keeper," give an idea of the range of types, trades, and human flaws on display here, all of which are depicted in a similarly whimsical manner. This particular genre of imagery owes much to the work of Jacques Callot (1592-1635), whose engravings of dwarfs appeared in "Varie Figure Gobbi" (1616). In the 18th century the "Gobbi" figures were further popularized by German and Dutch artists, most notably in a work called "Il Callotto Resuscitatio" (ca. 1715), which features images that are extremely reminiscent of the present work. The anonymous artist who designed our suite of plates undoubtedly drew on this tradition while also borrowing from the work of Jonathan Swift, applying the word "Lilliputian" to these clearly dwarf-like characters. The original plates were probably published in the 1730s or '40s, and certainly by 1753, when the group appeared in John Bowles' catalogue alongside a number of other Lilliputian-themed prints. The presence of wove paper in this set--a material available from the 1760s but not in wide use until later in the century--suggests that this particular copy was printed closer to 1770. Due to the ease with which they may be broken up and damaged, it is extremely rare to find a complete set of these plates on the market, and even rarer to find them in such fine condition.

This albumen paper photograph (90 × 58 mm) is in excellent condition, on the original plain mount; details of the subjects are written in pencil on the verso. The Magri wedding took place on Easter Monday, 6 April 1885 at the Church of the Holy Trinity in New York City; this image would appear to be contemporary, and (the negative at least) of American origin.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. ¶ Harold Pyott. Le plus petit homme du monde. Harold Pyott (1887-1937), a Stockport native, was a well-known British sideshow performer. With a height of ca. 58 cm he was slightly smaller than the famous American Tom Thumb. His nicknames included "Tiny Tim", "The English Midget" and "The Living Doll". ¶ L'Homme le plus petit du monde vous souhaite une bonne année. Baron Paucci de Messine, 19 ans, 62 centimètres, 7 kilogrammes 800. Baron Paucci, incorrectly advertised as "the smallest man on earth", was apparently employed by Dreamland Circus Side Show at Coney Island. ¶ Nouveau cirque, 251, rue-St-Honore Galerie des Phénomènes, La Poupée Vivante. ¶ M. Bagonghy. Le plus petit ecuyer du monde. Age de 22 ans, son poids: 20 kilos. ¶ M. Bagonghy. Le plus petit ecuyer du monde. Age de 22 ans, son poids: 20 kilos. ¶ Andenken an Prinzessin Elisabeth. Crease in the lower left hand corner. Elisabeth performed in Friedrich Wilhelm (Willy) Siebold's side show in Germany. She died in 1937. ¶ "Tom Pouce II" chez Bostock. Le plus petit adulte du monde. Two creases in lower right and left hand corner. ¶ Chiquita. Bostock Hippodrome. Used as a postcard. The front with annotation: "Souvenir du 1 Avril 1904", sent to a "mademoiselle" in Paris. Crease in the upper right hand corner. Her real name was Alize Espiridiona Cenda del Castillo (1869 1945), a singer and performer from Cuba. Cuban author Antonio Orlando Rodríguez wrote a novel about her. ¶ L'homme miniature, unique au monde entier. The front with an annotation: "Souvenir d'une visite a Bosto[c]k Eugénie". ¶ Minola (with blindstamp of "studio A. Pasta Torino".