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Two fascinating broadsheets for Paul Bernabo's travelling zoo

Two fascinating broadsheets for Paul Bernabo's travelling zoo

by BERNABO, Paul

Germany, 1851. First Edition. Two fine German broadsheets, advertising a travelling zoo. Among the many fascinating animals listed for exhibition, the Australian dingo makes a surprising inclusion. The 1840s and 1850s saw a distinct rise in the popularity of travelling menageries throughout the world; one thinks of the Beaumont-Waller exhibits held in Hyde Park in Sydney in 1847. A staple of such exhibits was a wide variety of animals from the far-flung reaches of the globe, with the exotic and the... Read more about this item
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NZ$2,696.72
The First Ten

The First Ten

by Peich, Michael; Michael McCurdy

Lincoln: Penmaen Press, 1978. First Edition, one of 500 copies printed. This copy SIGNED by McCurdy twice, at Title and Afterword. Woodcuts by McCurdy. Bibliographically describes all Penmaen Press books, broadsides and ephemera 1968-1978, with additional items. Includes 16 pp. of photographs of contributors: Peich, McCurdy, Lynd Ward, Allen Ginsberg and others. A demonstrable work of love. 9½ x 6½.. Near Fine original blue cloth-covered boards blind stamped with gilt lettering to spine in like dust... Read more about this item
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NZ$81.08
Dancing Negroes.  Negros bailandos. Colecction de Canciones, No. 1.

Dancing Negroes. Negros bailandos. Colecction de Canciones, No. 1.

by Posada, José Guadalupe

Mexico: A. Vanegas Arroyo, 1924.. Woodcut. Annotated: Block cut in 1900; printed in 1924. 152 x 101 mm. on wide margined paper measuring 305 x 230 mm. Annotated. Initialled S.A. in pencil.
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NZ$337.84
Woodcut Initials. T, V, L, P, Q.

Woodcut Initials. T, V, L, P, Q.

by [17th Century Italian Engraver]

[Roma: ca. 1650?]. Woodcuts on Laid Paper, Most with text to verso. Most 5 x 5.5 cm. Very Good. From the Collection of Hon. Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby (1829 - 1908), Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland; son of the 4th Earl of Bessborough.
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NZ$84.46
Woodcut Initials. S, Q, V, L, M.

Woodcut Initials. S, Q, V, L, M.

by [17th Century Italian Engraver]

[Roma: ca. 1650?]. Woodcuts on Laid Paper, Most with text to verso. Most 5 x 5.5 cm. Good with marginal tear to corner of supporting paper. From the Collection of Hon. Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby (1829 - 1908), Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland; son of the 4th Earl of Bessborough.
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NZ$84.46
69.

69.

by Schatz, Otto R

1927.. Woodcut. Signed Otto R. Schatz and dated in pencil. 100 x 110 mm on wide margined paper measuring 300 x 230 mm. May not be the artist's signature.
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NZ$464.53
DOVE AT THE WINDOWS: LAST LETTERS OF FOUR QUAKER MARTYRS

DOVE AT THE WINDOWS: LAST LETTERS OF FOUR QUAKER MARTYRS

Lincoln, MA: Penmaen Press, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Tall quarto (8" x 11-3/4") in original cloth. Foreword by George Selleck. Illustrated with five woodcuts by Michael McCurdy. One of 24 copies of a total edition of 224 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. This copy is marked "MM" at the colophon and belonged to the publisher and illustrator, Michael McCurdy.
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NZ$316.72
Female Nude, Standing. From Twenty-Five (25) Nudes.

Female Nude, Standing. From Twenty-Five (25) Nudes.

by Gill, Eric

1938.. Wood-engraving. Printer's proof. 7 x 3-7/8 inches on wide margined paper measuring 12 x 9 inches. Evan Gill, no. 38. (Large format is Physick, no. 962.) Initial, title and date in pencil in the margin. This version is possibly a copy by Earl M. Washington.
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NZ$422.30
Ten Fables with Twenty One Illustrations by Rachel Russell.

Ten Fables with Twenty One Illustrations by Rachel Russell.

by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Stevenson, Robert Louis. Ten Fables with Twenty One Illustrations by Rachel Russell. London: The Swan Press, Chelsea : MCMXXVIII [1928]. With a memorial bookplate, "In Memory of Michael Hariot Huth Walters for his Friend" with the name Betty Menzies written in ink. Elizabeth G.C. Menzies was the rare woman staff photographer at Princeton University, whose images decorated the front cover of the Princeton Alumni Weekly for many years and a friend of Michael Heriot Huth Walters. Walters died suddenly. His... Read more about this item
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NZ$929.06
The Lake and the Woods: Or Nature's Calendar

The Lake and the Woods: Or Nature's Calendar

by Prishvin, Mikhail

London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1951. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Brian Hope-Taylor. Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket that has been price-clipped. Miniature studies of bird and animal life with lovely wood engravings by Brian Hope-Taylor. Translated from the Russian by W.L. Goodman. Clean copy. Record # 373269
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NZ$33.78
AN INTRODUCTION TO A HISTORY OF THE WOODCUT With a Detailed Survey of Work  Done in the Fifteenth Century. 2 Volume Set.

AN INTRODUCTION TO A HISTORY OF THE WOODCUT With a Detailed Survey of Work Done in the Fifteenth Century. 2 Volume Set.

by Hind, Arthur M

London: Constable & Company Ltd.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1935. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 838 pages; Red cloth bindings with light rubbing and wear. Name and address on front free endpapers of both volumes. .
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NZ$185.81
Woodcut Initials. O, P, Q.

Woodcut Initials. O, P, Q.

by [17th Century Italian Engraver]

[Roma: ca. 1650?]. Woodcuts on Laid Paper, Most with text to verso. Most 5 x 5.5 cm. Very Good. From the Collection of Hon. Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby (1829 - 1908), Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland; son of the 4th Earl of Bessborough.
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NZ$84.46
Woodcut Initials. V, L.

Woodcut Initials. V, L.

by [17th Century Italian Engraver]

[Roma: ca. 1650?]. Woodcuts on Laid Paper, Most with text to verso. Most 5 x 5.5 cm. Very Good. From the Collection of Hon. Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby (1829 - 1908), Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland; son of the 4th Earl of Bessborough.
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NZ$84.46
Woodcut Initials. S, P, Q, D, C.

Woodcut Initials. S, P, Q, D, C.

by [17th Century Italian Engraver]

[Roma: ca. 1650?]. Woodcuts on Laid Paper, Most with text to verso. Most 5 x 5.5 cm. Very Good. From the Collection of Hon. Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby (1829 - 1908), Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland; son of the 4th Earl of Bessborough.
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NZ$84.46
A SUITE OF EIGHT WOODCUTS TO ILLUSTRATE STEPPENWOLF BY HERMANN HESSE

A SUITE OF EIGHT WOODCUTS TO ILLUSTRATE STEPPENWOLF BY HERMANN HESSE

by [HESSE, Hermann] ACKERMANN, Helmut

New York: The Print Club [Limited Editions Club], 1979. First Edition. Prints in a folder. Fine in a Fine folder. Helmut Ackermann. Folio (12-3/4" x 18") consisting of loose sheets laid into a printed folder, the whole enclosed in a folding cloth portfolio with ribbon ties. Copy #58 of 200 suites of 8 original woodcuts, each printed directly from the block in two colors, per the artist's intentions, and SIGNED and numbered by Ackermann in pencil. The woodcuts were originally printed in one color,... Read more about this item
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NZ$739.02
Woodcut Initials. P, C, L, D, Q.

Woodcut Initials. P, C, L, D, Q.

by [17th Century Italian Engraver]

[Roma: ca. 1650?]. Woodcuts on Laid Paper, Most with text to verso. Most 5 x 5.5 cm. Very Good. From the Collection of Hon. Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby (1829 - 1908), Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland; son of the 4th Earl of Bessborough.
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NZ$84.46
The Picture Alphabet

The Picture Alphabet

by BISHOP & CO

Houndsditch: Bishop & Co, 1830. First Edition. A delightful woodcut alphabet. Here are many favourites - the Fox, the Goose, and the Lamb - but where necessary, the publisher's evidently felt capable of stretching their young audience. Significantly, it includes a 'K' for Kangaroo, revealing how wide-spread and how quickly the appetite for exotic natural history from Australia and the South Pacific had grown. There are also more unusual inclusions such as 'I' for Ibex, and even 'M' for Mermaid. Sadly,... Read more about this item
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NZ$908.08
Woodcut Initials. A, I, B, O, M.

Woodcut Initials. A, I, B, O, M.

by [17th Century Italian Engraver]

[Roma: ca. 1650?]. Woodcuts on Laid Paper, Most with text to verso. Most 5 x 5.5 cm. Very Good. From the Collection of Hon. Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby (1829 - 1908), Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland; son of the 4th Earl of Bessborough.
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NZ$84.46
Woodcut Initials. Q, L, S, N, I.

Woodcut Initials. Q, L, S, N, I.

by [17th Century Italian Engraver]

[Roma: ca. 1650?]. Woodcuts on Laid Paper, Most with text to verso. Most 5 x 5.5 cm. Very Good. From the Collection of Hon. Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby (1829 - 1908), Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland; son of the 4th Earl of Bessborough.
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NZ$84.46
Woodcut Initials. A, C, D, E.

Woodcut Initials. A, C, D, E.

by [17th Century Italian Engraver]

[Roma: ca. 1650?]. Woodcuts on Laid Paper, Most with text to verso. Most 5 x 5.5 cm. Very Good. From the Collection of Hon. Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby (1829 - 1908), Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland; son of the 4th Earl of Bessborough.
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NZ$84.46
Female Nude, Lying. From Twenty-Five (25) Nudes.

Female Nude, Lying. From Twenty-Five (25) Nudes.

by Gill, Eric

1938.. Wood-engraving. Printer's proof 3-6/7 x 6-1/4 inches on wide margined paper measuring 12 x 9 inches. Evan Gill, no. 38. (Large format is Physick, no. 954.) Initial, title and date in pencil in the margin. This version is possibly a copy by Earl M. Washington.
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NZ$422.30
Female Nude, Standing, from Behind. From Twenty-Five (25) Nudes.

Female Nude, Standing, from Behind. From Twenty-Five (25) Nudes.

by Gill, Eric

1938.. Wood-engraving. Printer's proof 6-5/8 x 4 inches on wide margined paper measuring 12 x 9 inches. Evan Gill, no. 38. (Large format is Physick, no. 940.) Initial, title and date in pencil in the margin. This version is possibly a copy by Earl M. Washington.
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NZ$422.30
Gefilde der Liebe. Holzschnitte zu 'Daphnis und Chloe'. Mit einem Vorwort von Godo Remszhardt/Fields of Love. Woodcuts for "Daphnis and Chloe". With a foreword by Godo Remszhardt

Gefilde der Liebe. Holzschnitte zu 'Daphnis und Chloe'. Mit einem Vorwort von Godo Remszhardt/Fields of Love. Woodcuts for "Daphnis and Chloe". With a foreword by Godo Remszhardt

by Aristide Maillol

Feldafing Obb., Buchheim Verlag, Regensburg, Germany, 1954. First Thus. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Aristide Maillol. Printed in brown ink, 44 full-page woodcut illustrations for the classical Greek tale of 'Daphnis and Chloe' by the French sculptor & artist Aristide Maillol, with a 5 page introduction (in German text) by Godo Remszhardt. These delightful drawings reflect the artist's love of the female form. Size: 12mo - over... Read more about this item
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NZ$42.60
Woodcut Initials. O, P, T, M, D.

Woodcut Initials. O, P, T, M, D.

by [17th Century Italian Engraver]

[Roma: ca. 1650?]. Woodcuts on Laid Paper, Most with text to verso. Most 5 x 5.5 cm. Very Good. From the Collection of Hon. Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby (1829 - 1908), Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland; son of the 4th Earl of Bessborough.
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NZ$84.46
Hair Combing. [Portrarit of Petra, the artist's daughter].

Hair Combing. [Portrarit of Petra, the artist's daughter].

by Gill, Eric

1929.. Wood-engraving. Reduced format printer's proof. 5.25 x 3.5 inches on wide-margined paper measuring 12 x 9 inches. Physick, no. 208. Initial, title and date in pencil in the margin. This version is possibly a copy by Earl M. Washington.
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NZ$422.30