Dogs

1829. Signed Aug. Edouart fecit and dated 1829 lower left. 11 x 7-1/4 inches. Matted. Signed Aug. Edouart fecit and dated 1829 lower left. 11 x 7-1/4 inches. Augustin Amant Edouart was a French-born portrait artist who began making silhoutte portraits in London in 1825. In 1829 he moved to Edinburgh, where he worked for three years before traveling in the United States and then moving back to France. Edouart's silhouttes, cut out from black paper by hand, are held by collections such as the National Portrait Gallery in London, the National Galleries of Scotland, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. His work has been included in several leading exhibitions on silhouettes as an art form. This fine example of Edouart's work shows a man in a top hat carrying a thin straight cane, followed by a small dog with short legs. The workmanship gives a sense of motion, and the glint of white at the man's collar is striking in an otherwise near-solid figure. Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York

(New York): Thornwillow Press, 1997. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Oblong elephant folio. With three original photogravures. Paper portfolio with ribbon ties, full black felt-lined linen clamshell box. Slight stain on the clamshell box, perhaps from the sizing used on the cloth covering it, else fine. Limited to 100 numbered copies with each photogravure numbered and Signed by Wegman.

London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1818. First edition. Full Calf. Good Plus. xi, [3], 615, [1] pp. With 34 hand-colored plates, and numerous woodcuts interspersed through text (generally chapter headers and footers). 8vo, 8.75 by 5.5 inches, 22 by 14 cm. Extremely scarce with colored plates! Rebacked, with red spine labels. Foxing scattered, occasionally on the heavy side. Plates generally attractive, even when can see light foxing as in frontis. Majority are clean, or with light soilage in margins. Binding is tight.

Original vintage silver gelatin photograph,image size 9 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. [24.4 x 19.7 cm.]. Matted to archival standards with a window over-mat, framed and glazed with uv protecting glass, in a pewter colored wooden frame 17 3/8 x 15 1/4 inches. There is a tiny crease to the upper left tip; else a fine print. Camilla Koffler, "Ylla", 1911 - 1955) was born in Vienna, attended boarding school in Budapest, and studied sculpture in Belgrade. When she discovered that her name, Camilla stood for "Camel" in Serbian, she changed it to Ylla. In 1931, she moved to Paris and worked as an assistant to photographer, Ergy Landau. In 1932, she began what would be her "calling": photographing animals. In 1940, MoMA was instrumental in obtaining an entry visa for her and she settled in the U.S. in 1941. She published several collections on dogs, cats, ducks and chimps. This photograph of a Spaniel chewing a bone on which is printed in pale blue crayon "Merry Xmas", and is SIGNED in pink crayon, "Ylla", is a vintage… Read More

Poster WWII, Because somebody talked, Heyman, Wesley
WWII motivational poster
Color poster shows a sad cocker spaniel with its head resting on sailor's collar on back of a blue chair. On the wall behind the chair hangs a "Gold Star" service flag with a red border, white center and yellow star in the middle. A gold star on a service flag signifies a family member who has died in war.
Heyman, Wesley 1944
Purchased: private seller

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Longmans, Green and Company, London, 1908. Fifth Impression. Hardcover. Good Condition. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author to the title page. Fifth Impression, 1908. Dung beetle is shown to be pushing dung with front legs on pgs 65, 337 & 457 .Green cloth, gilt titles and vignettes. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. 474 pages. Bumped and rubbed extremities, short splits at head and base of spine, surface markings to front and rear boards, light soiling and foxing to fore edge and top and bottom edges. Internally, the tissue guard is creased and the lower 2" has separated from the binding, occasional light foxing/soiling to page margins, binding somewhat loose but secure, pp. 193, 195 are 3mm. short on lower edge, binding visible at gutter of pp. 64-65, plus evidence of previous repair,the plate opp. p.213 has wear to edges, plus 2cm.x1cm. area of surface damage, probably from the white coloured material adhering to facing page and partially obscuring the… Read More

This book is in poor condition. The cover binding has separated from the pages and would need to be repaired. There is foxing of varying degrees throughout though interior pages are mostly just tanned. Last 2 pages of index are missing. There are a few loose pages throughout. One chromolithographed plate missing - Fox Terrier. Exterior cover has significant wear. If you would like additional photos please contact our store. This book may require additional funds for shipping and insurance.

Complete series of 6 prospective copperplates engravings (each plate measures ca. mm 200x165) with strictly contemporary hand colouring. Very nice condition.
They scenery-like sheets create a perspective image if arranged one behind the other.
Appreciated by spectators attending from balconies, the view exhibits an extraordinary street circus with various animals: an elephant, bears, savants dogs playing comedies, acrobatic monkeys, etc.; trainers wear sumptuous oriental costumes.
Cf. https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/blog/miniature-theaters-martin-engelbrecht
A. Milano-W. Seitz, Numerazione dei diorami teatrali di Martin Engelbrecht, in La camera dei sortilegi. Autoritratto di una società nei diorami teatrali del '700, Mostra diretta da G. Strehler, Milano 1987, p. 61.

Longmans, Green & Co. London. 1907. FIRST EDITION. First printing. Large 8vo. (8.5 x 6.4 inches). Colour frontis, 22 full page mono plates and hundreds of small engraved vignettes to the margins of the text pages, all by E. Caldwell. This is the scarce first issue with the margin drawings of a dung beetle pushing his load with his front legs rather than his back on pages 65, 337 and 457. These were changed in later issues. Some feint offsetting to the blank endpapers and a few pages with some minor spotting but generally a very bright and clean copy throughout. Publishers original dark green cloth with gilt illustrations and lettering to the front board and the spine. The board edges are lightly rubbed and the gilt just a little dulled but overall a very good copy of this scarce first edition.

Cream board binding with picture of Caesar and the title on the front board. Title on the spine.
Where's Master? By Caesar. The Kings Dog
This dog was given precedence over the Kaiser at Edward VII's funeral
The book is a British Royal family product. The handwritten inscription on the fly leaf is believed to be that of Princess Mary, daughter of King George V.
Caesar (1898–1914) was a Wire Fox Terrier owned by King Edward VII. He was bred in the kennels of Kathleen, Duchess of Newcastle, and became the constant companion of the King. After the King's death in 1910, the dog attended the funeral and walked in the procession in prominence ahead of nine kings and other heads of state. Caesar has been the subject of paintings, and a hand crafted hardstone model created by the House of Fabergé.
Within a month of the funeral an unofficial book was published, Where's Master?, giving a first person account of Caesar from the king's death up to the funeral, something which made Queen Mary furious. The book… Read More

Cassell & Company Ltd, 1890. Fine.

Complete set of all two volumes on Canines from Sir William Jardine's ambitious Victorian series The Naturalist's Library
With all 71 steel engravings (62 handcoloured plates, 5 b/w plates, 2 b/w title vignettes and 2 b/w portraits) engraved by Scottish engraver William Lizars after illustrations by Lt.-Col. Charles Hamilton Smith and James Stewart
Includes the Falkland Island aguara-dog, Dusicyon australis, that was described as extinct around 1870, as well as the endangered Sumatran dhole, Canadian eskimo dog, and African wild dog, and the critically endangered Darwin's fox. With many species of wolf, fox, hyaena, and wild dog, as well as domesticated breeds such as greyhound, sheepdog, Dalmatian coach dog, setter, spaniel, cocker, poodle, mastiff, bull dog, etc.
Mammalia Vol. IX, Dogs, Canidae or Genus Canis of the Authors, Vol. I, Charles Hamilton Smith, 33 steel engraved plates by Charles Hamilton Smith, portrait of Pallas, 1839 (Volume XXV of the whole series)
Mammalia Vol. X, Dogs, Canidae or… Read More

1840 DOGS Naturalists Jardine Mammalia Canine Wolves Fox Illustrated Veterinary

Sir William Jardine was a 19th-century Scottish naturalist most known for his extensive series of books on natural history, 'The Naturalist's Library'.

This undated edition of Jardine's 'Mammalia' is beautifully color illustrated with 36 engravings of various species of dogs! The plates from Jardine's works are exceedingly desirable and are found framed and displayed by themselves. This volume showcases illustrations and descriptions of mastiffs, terriers, foxhounds, greyhounds, watch dogs, wolf dogs and huskies, foxes, hyenas, and aardwolves!

Item number: #24940
Price: $499

JARDINE, Sir William

The Naturalist's Library, Mammalia. Vol. X [vol2]. Dogs

Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars, 1840.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xvi, [2], [17]-299, [5]
o 40 engraved plates (35 hand colored)
· References: Lowndes 1192
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover
o Brown cloth
·… Read More

Cream board binding with picture of Caesar and the title on the front board. Title on the spine.
Where's Master? By Caesar. The Kings Dog This dog was given precedence over the Kaiser at Edward VII's funeral The book is a British Royal family product. The handwritten inscription on the fly leaf is believed to be that of Princess Mary, daughter of King George V.
Caesar (1898–1914) was a Wire Fox Terrier owned by King Edward VII. He was bred in the kennels of Kathleen, Duchess of Newcastle, and became the constant companion of the King. After the King's death in 1910, the dog attended the funeral and walked in the procession in prominence ahead of nine kings and other heads of state. Caesar has been the subject of paintings, and a hand crafted hardstone model created by the House of Fabergé. Within a month of the funeral an unofficial book was published, Where's Master?, giving a first person account of Caesar from the king's death up to the funeral, something which made Queen Mary furious. The book… Read More