OLYMPICS 2000

Demo Olympia 18.9.93...

Berlin: Berliner Antiolympia Koordination, 1993. 600 x 425 mm. A poster for the demonstration against the Berlin bid to host the 2000 Olympics. Berlin had been an early front runner in the contest, but their bid was marred by demonstrations on the 18th September. The vote was held on 23rd September 1993 and the the games were awarded to Sydney.

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Book number: 44808

Catalogue: Posters

Keywords: Posters

OLYMPIC GAMES MUNICH 1972

Deutschland erwartet Sie in München '72.

Berlin: 1972. Poster 855 x 610 mm. a little frayed along one side. A rare satirical poster.

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Book number: 44784

Catalogue: Posters

Keywords: Posters

[GEORGE III and GEORGE IV]

A Diary of the Royal Tour in June, July, August, and September, 1789. Interspersed with anecdotes, poetry, and descriptions, historical, typographical, &c. &c. To which is added That of Their Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, and Duke of York, &c. &c. with Characters of the King, Prince of Wales, and the Dukes of York and Clarence. By an Observer of the Times.

J. Southern, Scatcherd and Whitaker, 1789. 8vo. pp. [2], 112, 36. Modern half calf.

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Book number: 44545

[PHOTOGRAPHY]

The Duthie Park: a Descriptive and Historical Sketch.

Aberdeen: Printed at the Free Press Office, 1883. Small 4to. pp. [8], 104> one photo-gravure and 4 photographic plates mounted on card. Original decorated blue cloth, gilt. A little light wear to the corners otherwise an excellent copy.

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Book number: 44257

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: Photography

W.T.D.

Eau Américaine Contre les taches de Rousseurs. La Seule Efficace connue jusqu'à ce jour.

c. 1890. Trade card, 115 x 70 mm. printed both sides, front in colour lithography. This item may have at some time been mounted and will bear traces on the reverse of adhesive or removal of mounts. Various weak alkaline solutions were advocated by pharmacists at this time> this is probably one of those. Manufactured by W.T.D. of New York, this is the card for a French distributor chez Deroy at Boulogne.

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Book number: 41719

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Ephemera

[J. SMITH]

England at One View.

B.D. Cousins, c. 1838. Large broadside 755 x 500 mm. printed on newsprint, a little browned. A statistical look at England and Wales leaning on the Parliamentary Census of 1831 and McCulloch's Statistics of the British Empire [1837]. The details given are wide ranging, separated into counties and include figures for agricultural produces, average rents, populations, etc. "Monmouthshire - Agriculture tolerable and improving. Part defended by dykes from the sea. Tillage performed chiefly by oxen - cattle good, chiefly of the Hereford breed. Mules much used. Stock of sheep 175,000 - wool packs 2,000. Average size of farms 140 acres - rent 12s 9d. Minerals coal iron, and limestone. Coal employs several thousand men, and iron about 3,000> preparation of tin 300> iron wire, 60> colours 70> shoemakers 632> tailors, 398. Contains six hundreds, 127 parishes. Returns four members - two for country, two for Monmouth..."

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Book number: 45161

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Ephemera

[GAME]

Englische Park. English Park. Parc Anglais.

Germany, c. 1820. Game or toy. Box 195 x 245 mm., board 350 x 455 mm. and 56 of 58 pieces, all hand coloured cut out shapes> the board a little grubby, the label badly browned and worn, the box lid split in two. The colours on the individual pieces still nice and bright. I have been unable to trace another copy. A most attractive 3 dimensional perspective construction toy, the board with slots running horizontally to insert the numbered pieces into their correct place> the slots very tight so I have been unwilling to press the pieces into place in case of damage. Some of the numbers have worn off the pieces so it is not clear where they fit, and without a key it has not been possible to establish which pieces might be lacking.

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Book number: 45430

Catalogue: Games

Keywords: Games

[JAMES ROBERTS after]

An Essay on Woman. Illustrated with Notes from Various Authors.

Robert Sayer, 17th October, 1772. Etched and engraved print, 335 x 225 mm. trimmed to the border and laid down. A rare satirical/allegorical literary/anatomical engraving featuring a half skeleton mirrored with a fully clothed character. Seemingly not held by any British institutions, this image exists bearing a number of imprints, we previously had one published by M. Darby and dated 1769. However this is a reverse of that image with the woman facing right, as is the copy held at Yale.

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Book number: 42011

Catalogue: Ephemera

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[DISSECTED PUZZLE]

Events From English History.

William Peacock, c. 1857. Dissected puzzle, or jigsaw, 315 x 500 mm. lacking three lugs but otherwise complete with the hand colouring still bright. The final scene shows the Siege of Sebastopol [Sevastopol] 1854-5 during the Crimean War.

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Book number: 45434

Catalogue: Games

Keywords: Games

[THOMAS KITSON CROMWELL]

Excursions in the County of Norfolk: comprising a brief historical and topographical delineation of every town and village> together with descriptions of the residences of the nobility and gentry...a complete guide for the traveller and tourist.

Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818. 2 volumes. 8vo. Large Paper copies, 205 x 130 mm. pp. iv, 199> [4], 175, [1, corrections and additions]: folding map of the county, folding plan of Norwich, 100 engravings. Contemporary straight grained calf, rubbed, but a sound set.

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Book number: 42579

Catalogue: Topography

Keywords: Topography

[HENRY BLACHFORD SHILLIBEER]

Extract from a New Farce, Lately come out, and Played with the greatest possible Success, among the Western Potwallers, called "Gaining a Footing."

Wilton: H.B. Shillibeer, printer, c. 1820. Small 8vo. pp. 8> drop head title, unbound, old reinforcing tape to left hand margin. A satire on a forthcoming election at Taunton, Somerset. "...the next thing on the list, was to see Mr. Henry Blachford Shillibeer, privately to take the state of the Burrow." The piece ends "To be continued." Shillibeer was the author of several books about Taunton published about this time so it seems reasonable to ascribe this piece to him.

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Book number: 42553

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Ephemera

[MUSIC] [GLASGOW]

Family Ticket. Series of Grand Vocal & Orchestral Concerts. This ticket will admit three members of a Family residing under one roof and is transferable to Ladies only.

Glasgow: Allan & Ferguson, Lithographer, c. 1850. Ticket, 75 x 115 mm.

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Book number: 44033

I.V.W. [IRVING VAN WART Illustrated by AMES VAN WART]

Fannie. A Recollection of Wondrous Wanderings.

Fontainebleau: [privately printed], Dec. 1864. 4to. pp. 67> illustrations. Original blue cloth, gilt, all edges gilt. A little wear to the head of the spine otherwise a Fine copy. PRESENTATION COPY. Inscribed by the illustrator "To Mrs Douglas Story with the kindest regards of her friend Ames Van Wart. Oct 1907." With a little sketch of a dancing rabbit. Written by Irving and illustrated by his twin brother Ames who were great nephews of Washington Irving. Irving Van Wart's humorous rhyming travelogue of a journey through Europe, largely Germany and France, was illustrated by his twin Ames. He remarks on the prodigious quantities of beer in Germany and describes a donkey ride in Aix, France. Irving Van Wart was named after his uncle, Washington Irving (Washington's sister Sarah was Irving Van Wart's mother). Washington Irving lived with the Van Wart family in Birmingham, England on a few separate occasions, and wrote many of his classic stories there, including Rip Van Winkle.

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Book number: 45543

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Literature

[JAMES CRAIG]

Financial Position of the River Tyne Commission. Important Meeting of Due payers.

[Newcastle-upon-Tyne?], c. 1876. Small 8vo. pp. 13. Soiled. No wrappers, [as issued?]. This item may have at some time been mounted and will bear traces on the reverse of adhesive or removal of mounts. Graig, one of the Tyne commissioners, presented the report regarding the total debt of £3 million and how to finance the debt on the revenue of around £170,000 per annum. No locations traced.

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Book number: 41808

Catalogue: Ephemera

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[FABRIC LABEL]

[For Silk? with Middle Eastern scene]

c. 1850. Colour printed label, 75 x 105 mm.

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Book number: 43870

Catalogue: Ephemera

Keywords: Ephemera