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Pencil and some color; a humorous 'sporting' scene with a man in fox hunt garb, hat flying off, speeding along on a horse, chasing a dog running along the course, others in background, a fun action scene; inscribed and signed in pencil on the right, "To a charming hostess from Tony Sarg '31"; composed on one of the blank panels of a green paper menu; approx. 7" x 12"; some spotting and discoloration to image, edgewear; back of menu wording rubbed, no indication as to the location; amusing Sarg image in good condition.

1931 Original Tony Sarg Artwork Signed and Inscribed
Sarg, Tony
1931. Pencil and some color; a humorous 'sporting' scene with a man in fox hunt garb, hat flying off, speeding along.. more
Price: $250.00

58 pages; inscribed and signed by the artist-author and with an original drawing, in the year of publication - "To the Right Hon. L.R./Grant Mason June 4, 1926 (with an inscription below the humorous drawing) W.B.K.'s bachelor dinner, shall we say?" and the drawing initialed and dated by the artist, showing Grant Mason characteristic 'Bingo' the cartoon dog character looking hung over and worse for wear; with a short introduction by William B. Kip, most probably the "W.B.K." noticed in the drawing; illustrations in black and white throughout, Bingo's mis-adventures as the Yale doggie; original illustrated hardcover boards, glazed paper; approx. 9 1/2" x 11 3/4" size; some edge, tips wear and rubbing to the boards; good condition and especially nice for the artist's inscription and drawing, evidently to a close acquaintance 'in' on the joke.

Bingo's Book
Mason, G. Grant Jr.
New Haven: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1926. 58 pages; inscribed and signed by the artist-author and with an original drawing, in the year of publication - "To.. more
Price: $250.00

147 + (34) pages of publisher's announcements at back, these pages printed on two different paper stocks; black and white illustrations, amusing and instructive; set out in the format of a "Programme for Ten Entertainments" on ten evenings; each 'evening' having several games and tricks, illusions and 'amusements' available; original color illustrated paper covered wraps binding; some edge, tips wear to covers; spine ends chipped, as are corners, closed tear on back panel; still, in good condition; interesting 19th century American amusement history.

Dick's One Hundred Amusements for Evening Parties, Picnics and Social Gatherings, Containing New and Attractive Parlor Games...Surprising Tricks...Musical and Other Innocent Sells...Comical Illusions...new and Ingenious Puzzles...Mrs. Jarley's Wax-Works.
(Parlor Amusements)
New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1879. 147 + (34) pages of publisher's announcements at back, these pages printed on two different paper stocks; black and white.. more
Price: $125.00

Collection of images from the archive of the Miller services, having their backstamp (unless otherwise noted) include: Official photograph of Princess Chichibu of Japan wearing wedding gown (Miss Setsu Matsudaira (1909-1995) wife of Prince Chichibu (Yasuhito) daughter of the former Japanese Ambassador to the U.S.); Another of Miss Setsuko Matsudaira, with her mother, visiting the empress Dowager at Higashi-Gosho Aoyama before her wedding; Empress Nagako posed with her coronoation gown & crowned, in preparation for her official coronation as Empress; Empress Nagako while expecting her second child; Japanese Ambassador (1924) Tsueno Matsudaira & Mme. Matsudaira in Washington D.C. during the cherry blossom blooming; (C. 1930) Japanese Prince and Princess Acompanied by the Japanese Ambassador view the cherry blossoms in Washington (Princess and Prince Takamatsu and Madam and Ambassador Dobuchi, during the royal couple's honeymoon tour around the world); Ambassador Matsudaira & his wife and family; Prince Kan-In (Field Marshall Kotohito), Empress Nagako of Japan and Prince Tokugawa (Iesato) photographed at the Constitution Memorial Hall in Tokyo; C. 1930 H.H. Princess Kazuko Taka, on her first birthday (1929-1989) wife of Toshimichi Takatsukasa and third daughter of Emperor Sho-wa and Empress Ko-jun, sister to the present Emperor of Japan, Emperor Akihito; Tokyo Military Academy Band Broadcasts Birth of a Grand-Daughter to Their Majesties (Toyama Military Academy band in radio station); Pacific Flyer Mr. Suo (Actually printed Uicho Sawa, Japanese Aviator - "...one of the four fliers will attempt a non-stop flight from Japan to the United States next spring.") this image with the Teikoku Tsushinsha Photograph Service Kyobashiku Tokyo Japan official stamp on back of image, evidently supplied to Miller; Group of happy Japanese children enjoying the slides in Shiba Park Tokyo (most visible women and some children in kimono); varying sizes, most about 6" x 8" size; most images are accompanied by the typed press announcements, a couple are detached and present; a little creasing, edgewear; overall, in very good condition and an interesting group portraying the important royalty in Japan at the time.

C. 1924 - 1930 Collection of 12 Images of the Japanese Royal Family and the Japanese Ambassadors to the United States at the Time, Along with a Few Related Photographs
(Japan)
Washington, D.C.: Henry Miller, News Picture Service, 1924. Collection of images from the archive of the Miller services, having their backstamp (unless otherwise noted) include: Official photograph of.. more
Price: $450.00

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