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Poster inscribed [""Children's Book Showcase""] by SENDAK Maurice

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Seller: Bauman Rare Books

Title: Poster inscribed [""Children's Book Showcase""]
Author: SENDAK Maurice
Seller: Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description: 1976. Signed. SENDAK, Maurice. Poster inscribed [""Children's Book Showcase""]. No place: Children's Book Council, 1976. Color poster, measuring 17 by 22 inches; handsomely matted and framed, entire piece measures 21 by 26 inches. $2800.Lovely color-printed poster inscribed by Maurice Sendak to a close friend, ""for Michael from Maurice,"" with Sendak having filled in the blank fields ""Place,"" ""Date"" and ""Times"" with ""Ridgefield, Conn.,"" ""Feb. 14, '76"" and ""Terrific!""Sendak chose the image at the top of this poster to be included in his Posters collection, one of only 24 to be selected. Hanrahan C5l. The former owner of this inscribed poster was Maurice Sendak's neighbor, Andrew, from Ridgefield, Connecticut; the inscribee, Michael, was Andrew's brother. Sendak bought a home and studio in Ridgefield in 1972 with his longtime partner, Eugene Glynn, and lived there until his death. Andrew first encountered Sendak in 1975 during one of his daily dog walks. (Sendak owned many dogs throughout his life, and they often starred in his books.) Andrew was immediately taken with Sendak, who reminded him of his recently deceased father. One day, Andrew called Sendak at home and asked if he could join him on his walks. Andrew and Sendak thus embarked on a 37-year friendship that also included the Andrew's mother, Betty, as well as Andrew's brother. Sendak went on long walks and hikes with Andrew and his family regularly, discussing general life events, opera, and books. He also invited them into his studio to show off works in progress. Andrew's mother, Betty, was an avid reader and collector and she and Sendak would talk late into the night about books. Sendak offered Betty advice about how to find and authenticate rare children's books, which she used to build her collection. Additionally, he frequently bartered for autographs (i.e. a cake for an inscribed drawing featuring the cake). Sendak often referred to Betty as ""Elizabeth"" in inscriptions as he felt that ""Betty"" was too common a name. The many inscribed drawings, along with first editions, signed books, and other valuable items grew into one of the country's premier Sendak collections.Fine condition.

[DOGS - Early American Illustrations]. The Council of Dogs: illustrated with suitable engravings by Roscoe, William

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Title: [DOGS - Early American Illustrations]. The Council of Dogs: illustrated with suitable engravings
Author: Roscoe, William
Seller: Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Philadelphia: Published by Johnson & Warner, No. 147, Market-Street, Brown & Merritt, printers, 24, Church-alley), 1821. Very good. Square 12mo. 16 pp. With 8 plates including frontispiece (dated 1821) which has been mounted inside front wrapper as per most copies (one plate loose; final page partially pasted onto the inside of lower cover; plates browned as is always the case on account of the inferior paper stock). Original salmon stiff wrappers. ¶ First American Edition, second issue, ONE OF THE FIRST BOOKS PRINTED IN AMERICA WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF DOGS. The poem makes oblique references to the Dog Tax proposed in Britain in 1796. As a Pro-Union diatribe against government oppression, "The Council of Dogs" is hardly suitable for children. First published in London by Harris in 1808, its bitter satire much darker than most "children's books" of the time. Unlike the typical whimsical chapbook illustrations that intermix human and animal parts, the pictures in "The Council of Dogs" are carefully delineated and seem more akin to British dog-breeding prints. THE STORY: After announcing that dogs feel overlooked in all the excitement over the butterfly and peacock gatherings, various dog breeds appear and give partisan soapbox speeches about the superiority of one breed over another. The poem moves away from Dorset's pattern as the content grows darker. Eventually, all sense of the child-as-reader disappears, and the poem becomes an overt protest of the dog tax and a covert call for Workers to Unite. THE DOG TAX OF 1796: Rural dog gatherings were associated with unruly working-class gatherings, such as animal fights and bear and bull baiting. Animal control laws were one of many legal measures to circumscribe the lives of the poor and protect the privilege of the rich. The dog licensing act was intended to control unregulated dogs that roamed the city streets. Since the dog owner (not the dog) was required to carry the license, dog licenses ultimately regulated owners. The compelling force behind the Dog Tax was not to generate revenue but rather to discourage the rural poor from owning Poaching Dogs. It is significant that one of the speaking animals in "The Council of Dogs" is a Poacher's Dog. Further, as Ritvo has suggests, when dog shows began in England in 1859, they were dedicated to controlling dog breeds and stopping indiscriminate cross-breeding. Dog shows created model-breed specimens and discouraged mongrels." (SOURCE: Donelle Ruwe, "British Children's Poetry in the Romantic Era" pp. 25-26). ¶ REFERENCES: Moon, 166. Osborne, p. 627. Rosenbach 389. Welch, American children's books, 241. Rosenbach 603.

Jules Romain; L'histoire De Scipion, tapisseries et Dessins

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Title: Jules Romain; L'histoire De Scipion, tapisseries et Dessins
Seller: Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
Description: Paris: Editions De La Réunion Des Musées Nationaux, 1978. 151p., colored and b/w illus., original stiff wrapeprs, quarto format. At head of t.p.: Grand Palais, 26 mai-2octobre 1978. Important exhibition on this tapestry of the French Renaissance commissioned by Franci I and done upon the theme of Scipio Africanus.

1968 Winterthur Conference Report: Spanish, French and English Traditions in The Colonial Silver of North America by Winterthur Museum

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Title: 1968 Winterthur Conference Report: Spanish, French and English Traditions in The Colonial Silver of North America
Author: Winterthur Museum
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: VG, shelf wear, may have small tear to wraps and/or light soiling to wraps, may have pencil mark at top corner of title page, in
Description: Winterthur, Delaware: The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1969. Second printing. Softcover. VG, shelf wear, may have small tear to wraps and/or light soiling to wraps, may have pencil mark at top corner of title page, interior otherwise clean.. Tannish glossy wraps. 109 pp. Numerous bw illus. Chapters include: "Time's Perfection and Colonial Art," by George Kubler; "The Ecclesiastic Silver of Colonial Mexico," Richard Ahlborn; "Silversmithing in Canada During the French Colonial Period," by John Langdon; "Domestic Silver of the Colonial United States," by John Davis; "American Church Silver: A Statistical Study," by Anthony Garvan and Arlene Kringold; and "The Functions of American Church Plate," by Frank Sommer, III. Includes many illustrations of Colonial American, Spanish American, and French Canadian silver.

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