Search Results: Titles starting with E from Rob Zanger Rare Books LLC

1900. Very good +. Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. "One of the factors that made circus so popular was that fairground entertainers travelled to their audiences. From the late 18th century, circuses toured to even the smallest towns and in the 19th century the development of the railways enabled circuses to travel further. By the 1870's huge circuses were touring across Europe and America with two or three trainloads of equipment. Early touring circuses were often small operations, manned entirely by a single family. The company might include a couple of acrobats, a clown who performed a comic equestrian act, a tightrope walker, and as many horses as could be afforded - perhaps two trained to perform and two used to pull the cart from town to town. A short show would be repeated several times a day from noon… Read More

London: British Weekly Office, 1889. First Edition, First Issue. Near fine. 12mo, 7 x 4 1/2 inches (178 x 113 mm); pp. 115 + 4 of publisher's advertising. Red calf binding by Root & Son (stamp on fly leaf) with gold fillets and rosettes on boards, 5 raised bands, gilt decoration and titles in compartments, turn-ins decorated in gilt, marbled endpapers, original white paper wrappers printed in red and black bound in, where Barrie's nom-de-plume Gavin Ogilvy is used, advertising on verso of front wrapper for "Auld Licht Idylls" and verso of back wrapper for "When a Man is Single," (making it the First Issue); t.e.g., spine slightly sunned, page edges lightly and uniformly toned but pages clean, firmly bound. [Cutler 13]. A rare true first issue of Barrie's collection (2nd issue is cloth) in a beautiful leather binding. This is a collection of stories and prose portraits of 7 professors including Robert Louis Stevenson and Lord Rosbery, previously published by The British Weekly between July 1887 and… Read More

Miniature Print Society, 1946. Etching and drypoint on greenish cream wove paper, 3 1/4 x 1 15/16 inches (81 x 48 mm), full margins. Signed, dated, and inscribed "III" in pencil. Number 46 from the French Churches series; number 37 from the Miniature series. In superb condition with all of the fine lines printing clearly. With the John Taylor Arms collectors stamp in the lower-center margin. [Fletcher 409]. Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I, Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy, and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking, having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge, near the Navy Yard, and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France… Read More

1722. Chiaroscuro woodcut on cream laid paper, laid down to a cream laid paper matrix (as issued), printed from three blocks in dusky pink, olive green and grayish blue, with a gold border and pink watercolor frame. Printed area measures 6 11/16 x 4 5/8 inches (170 × 117 mm), watercolor frame measures 8 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches (215 x 160 mm), and the matrix measures 15 1/2 x 11 inches (393 x 278 mm), full margins. Inscribed "P. Inv. AMZ del et Sculp" in the block lower left, and dated "1722" in the block, lower right. An excellent example with rich color in very good condition and with no visible defects. [Bartsch 22.]. Count Anton(io) Maria Zanetti the Elder visited London from his native Venice in 1721. During the course of that trip Zanetti purchased 130 drawings by Parmigianino from the collection of Thomas Howard, the late Earl of Arundel, and also had the opportunity to view some early chiaroscuro woodcuts which belonged to William Cavendish, then the second Duke of Devonshire. Zanetti was… Read More

London: Thomas Mclean, 1835. Etching with hand coloring in watercolor on cream wove paper. 5 3/8 x 7 3/4 inches (135 x 195 mm), full margins. A lovely well inked impression with fresh and lively color. In very good condition, the colors are fresh and dark, with lots of additions. The sheet displays several soft handling creases well outside of image area, and three tabs of mounting tape along top sheet edge, well outside of image area.

1900. Etching with drypoint on cream laid paper with a partial watermark, 11 x 5 1/4 inches (280 x 133 mm), full margins. Signed in pencil, titled, and inscribed "ep. No. 3," in pencil, lower margin. A rare image by a lesser-known female impressionist artist and contemporary of Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt. Wife of internationally-acclaimed interior designer, decorator and ceramacist, George Hoentschel, Antoinette Desaille is sometimes referenced with her husband's surname. Desaille, a well-known impressionist who was heavily influenced by Paul Helleu, is buried alongside her husband in a family plot in Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris where she was interred after her death in 1905.

1940. Very good +. Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. Suvasini Ramaswamy published this account in The Wire on February 25 2016: " . . . elephants are not domesticated but are rather just wild individuals whose 'will' has been tamed. They remain immune to our domesticating attempts by virtue of their long gestation periods, their low birth rates and their large size and appetite (expensive to maintain for the many generations needed for domestication). And yet historically, the sheer power, size and scale of elephants have made them attractive to humans as an enormous powerhouse waiting to be tamed. The art of taming and training elephants goes back nearly 4,000 years and seems to have developed originally in Asia, from where it is believed to have spread to Africa and Europe. . .

Very good +. Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (241 x 190 mm) The Greatest Show on Earth Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) from the Roland Butler Collection, hand stamp on verso. According to Pliny the Elder: "The elephant is the closest of all animals to humans in intelligence. It understands the language of its own country, and can therefore understand and obey orders. Elephants are wise and just, remember their duties, enjoy affection, and respect religion. They know that their tusks are valuable, so when a tusk falls off they bury it. Elephants are gentle, and do no harm unless provoked." [The largest land mammal on Earth, elephants embody the African landscape. Using seasonal cues and their long-term memories, these hulking creatures travel vast distances in close-knit herds to find water and food throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Highly intelligent and social animals, they learn most of their behaviors through the… Read More

1940. Very good +. Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. When Barnum and Bailey's "Greatest Show on Earth" rolled into American towns . . . daily life abruptly stopped. Months before the show arrived, an advance team saturated the surrounding region with brilliantly colored lithographs of the extraordinary: elephants, bearded ladies, clowns, tigers, acrobats and trick riders. On "Circus Day," huge crowds gathered to observe the predawn arrival of "herds and droves" of camels, zebras, and other exotic animals-the spoils of European colonialism. Families witnessed the raising of a tented city across nine acres, and a morning parade that made its way down Main Street, advertising the circus as a wondrous array of captivating performers and beasts from around the world. For isolated American audiences, the sprawling circus… Read More

1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on brown laid paper, 12 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (317 x 210 mm), with a floral-motif border painted in blue and gold, the full sheet. With extensive inscriptions in Persian written in black ink on the verso. In good condition with extraordinary color. We see Empress Nur Jahan making an offering to a sage in his hut, as Emperor Jahangir looks on from a tree stand. Nur Jahan was fond of hunting and often went on hunting tours with her husband and was known for her boldness in hunting ferocious tigers. She is reported to have slain four tigers with six bullets during one hunt. According to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan this feat, inspired a poet to declaim a spontaneous couplet in her honor: "Though Nur Jahan be in form a woman, In the ranks of men she's a tiger-slayer" - Unknown Poet Banks Findly, Ellison (11 February 1993). Nur Jahan: Empress of Mughal India. Oxford, UK: Nur Jahan : Empress of Mughal India. ISBN 9780195074888.

1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cream laid paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches (210 x 160 mm), the full sheet. Some scattered light surface soiling, along with age related toning and some handling creases, minor edge tears and losses, and scattered insect damage and inscriptions. Extensive inscriptions in red and black ink on the verso. The color is exceptionally fresh, rich, and saturated. An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire. Mirza Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim (30 August 1569 - 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir ("Conqueror of the World'), was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627. He was the third and only surviving son of Akbar and his chief empress, Mariam-uz-Zamani, born to them in the year 1569. He was named after the Indian Sufi saint, Salim Chishti. -Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E., eds. (2014). The Oxford handbook of Sikh studies. Oxford University… Read More

1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on light weight cream laid paper, 10 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches (274 x 137 mm), the full sheet. Some scattered light surface soiling, along with age related toning and some handling creases, minor edge tears and losses, and scattered inscriptions. Extensive inscriptions in red and black ink on the verso and in the margins on the recto. The color is exceptionally fresh, rich, and saturated. Mirza Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim (30 August 1569 - 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir ("Conqueror of the World'), was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627. He was the third and only surviving son of Akbar and his chief empress, Mariam-uz-Zamani, born to them in the year 1569. He was named after the Indian Sufi saint, Salim Chishti. -Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E., eds. (2014). The Oxford handbook of Sikh studies. Oxford University Press. p. 647. ISBN 978-0-19-969930-8.

1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cream laid paper, 9 1/8 x 5 1/4 inches (232 x 133 mm), the full sheet. Some scattered light surface soiling, along with age related toning and some handling creases, minor edge tears and losses, and scattered inscriptions. Extensive inscriptions in red and black ink on the verso. The color is exceptionally fresh, rich, and saturated. Mirza Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim (30 August 1569 - 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir ("Conqueror of the World'), was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627. He was the third and only surviving son of Akbar and his chief empress, Mariam-uz-Zamani, born to them in the year 1569. He was named after the Indian Sufi saint, Salim Chishti. -Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E., eds. (2014). The Oxford handbook of Sikh studies. Oxford University Press. p. 647. ISBN 978-0-19-969930-8.

1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on brown laid paper, 12 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (317 x 210 mm), with a floral-motif border painted in blue and oxblood, the full sheet. With extensive inscriptions in Persian written in black ink on the verso. In good condition with overall toning and minor creasing, all consistent with age. The color is rich and and fresh with bright yellow illumination. In the distance we see the Jahangir Mahal Agra, as well as a sage meditating in his hut. A beautiful composition. Nur Jahan was fond of hunting and often went on hunting tours with her husband and was known for her boldness in hunting ferocious tigers. She is reported to have slain four tigers with six bullets during one hunt. According to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan this feat, inspired a poet to declaim a spontaneous couplet in her honor: "Though Nur Jahan be in form a woman, In the ranks of men she's a tiger-slayer" - Unknown Poet Banks Findly, Ellison (11 February 1993). Nur Jahan: Empress of Mughal India.… Read More

1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on handmade card stock, 10 5/8 x 7 3/4 inches (270 x 197 mm), the full sheet. Margins and verso are washed in tea, with minor scattered surface soiling and some areas of light, scattered discoloration. The top right and bottom left corners are very slightly dog-eared, well outside of the image area. Colors remain fresh and well saturated. Mirza Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim (30 August 1569 - 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir ("Conqueror of the World'), was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627. He was the third and only surviving son of Akbar and his chief empress, Mariam-uz-Zamani, born to them in the year 1569. He was named after the Indian Sufi saint, Salim Chishti. - Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E., eds. (2014). The Oxford handbook of Sikh studies. Oxford University Press. p. 647. ISBN 978-0-19-969930-8.

1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on light weight brown laid paper, 10 1/4 x 6 1/8 inches (260 x 156 mm), the full sheet, 9 1/4 x 7 inches (231 x 177 mm), the full sheet. In good condition with scattered light areas of discoloration and inscriptions in ink in the margins. Extensive inscriptions in black and red ink on the verso. Mirza Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim (30 August 1569 - 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir ("Conqueror of the World'), was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627. He was the third and only surviving son of Akbar and his chief empress, Mariam-uz-Zamani, born to them in the year 1569. He was named after the Indian Sufi saint, Salim Chishti. -Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E., eds. (2014). The Oxford handbook of Sikh studies. Oxford University Press. p. 647. ISBN 978-0-19-969930-8.

1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on light weight brown laid paper, 10 x 6 1/4 inches (254 x 159 mm), the full sheet. Some scattered light areas of discoloration and age related toning, small edge losses and scattered handling tear along the left sheet edge, well outside of the image area. Extensive hand inscriptions in black and red ink on the verso. Colors are exceptionally bright and fresh with good saturation. Mirza Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim (30 August 1569 - 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir ("Conqueror of the World'), was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627. He was the third and only surviving son of Akbar and his chief empress, Mariam-uz-Zamani, born to them in the year 1569. He was named after the Indian Sufi saint, Salim Chishti. -Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E., eds. (2014). The Oxford handbook of Sikh studies. Oxford University Press. p. 647. ISBN 978-0-19-969930-8.

1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on light weight cream laid paper, 6 x 86 inches (137 x 274 mm), the full sheet. Some scattered light surface soiling, along with age related toning and some handling creases, minor edge tears and losses, repairs (verso), and scattered inscriptions in ink and graphite. Extensive inscriptions in red and black ink on the verso and in the margins on the recto. The color is exceptionally fresh, rich, and saturated. Mirza Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim (30 August 1569 - 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir ("Conqueror of the World'), was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627. He was the third and only surviving son of Akbar and his chief empress, Mariam-uz-Zamani, born to them in the year 1569. He was named after the Indian Sufi saint, Salim Chishti. -Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E., eds. (2014). The Oxford handbook of Sikh studies. Oxford University Press. p. 647. ISBN 978-0-19-969930-8.

1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on light weight cream laid paper, 8 1/4 x 6 inches (210x 153 mm), the full sheet. Some scattered light surface soiling, along with age related toning and some handling creases, minor edge tears and losses, and scattered inscriptions. Extensive inscriptions in red and black ink on the verso and in the margins on the recto. The color is exceptionally fresh, rich, and saturated. Mirza Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim (30 August 1569 - 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir ("Conqueror of the World'), was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627. He was the third and only surviving son of Akbar and his chief empress, Mariam-uz-Zamani, born to them in the year 1569. He was named after the Indian Sufi saint, Salim Chishti. -Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E., eds. (2014). The Oxford handbook of Sikh studies. Oxford University Press. p. 647. ISBN 978-0-19-969930-8.

1890. Pencil and black ink on cream laid paper with a border drawn in light blue ink, 6 x 5 1/8 inches (153 x 130 mm). Scattered light surface soiling and multiple soft horizontal folds. Nur Jahan was fond of hunting and often went on hunting tours with her husband and was known for her boldness in hunting ferocious tigers. She is reported to have slain four tigers with six bullets during one hunt. According to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan this feat, inspired a poet to declaim a spontaneous couplet in her honor: "Though Nur Jahan be in form a woman, In the ranks of men she's a tiger-slayer" - Unknown Poet Banks Findly, Ellison (11 February 1993). Nur Jahan: Empress of Mughal India. Oxford, UK: Nur Jahan : Empress of Mughal India. ISBN 9780195074888.