INDIAN TRAVEL POSTER

"D. Newsome" (Dorothy), (Ghutiari Sharif), c. 1930's, a wonderfully colored poster, depicting the mazaar of Pir Ghazi Mubarak Ali Sabab, a 17th c. shrine with Pilgrims, "printed by House of Origin, the Calcutta Posters, EBR Publicity", some minor foxing, backed on poster board, 39" x 25", (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar).

INDIAN TRAVEL POSTER

"F. Channer, Simla", c. 1930's, C. Claridge & Co., Bombay, depicting a steep hillside, street scene with donkeys and a market scene, Simla was the former capital of Punjab, "by C. Claridge and Co Ltd. Bombay", some insect damage along the bottom section and minor foxing, paper loss along upper right and left borders, tack holes in upper corners, backed on poster board, 39 1/2" x 25", (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar).

INDIAN TRAVEL POSTER

"Sobha Singh, See India, Kamakhya Temple", 1940, depicts visitors bathing, possibly before the annual Hindu celebration of "Durga Piya" during "Navaratri" in the autumn. The domed Temple is located in the western part of Guwahati City in Assam, India. Paper loss on lower left, possibly insect damage, and also along left border, minor foxing in lower section, small tack holes in upper corners, backed on poster board, 40" x 25", (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar).

INDIAN TRAVEL POSTER

Unidentified artist, "Visit Garhmukh Tesar". East Indian Railway Press, Calcutta, foreground depicts a husband and wife holding a child with background of steps up an incline to a mountain temple, backed on poster board, 40" x 25", (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar).

INDIAN TRAVEL POSTER

Shep, "See India". Darjeeling and Kanchanjinga, (printed in India for the government of India, by G. Claridge & Co. Ltd., Bombay, India), insect damage along lower left section and along both side margins, two holes in upper corners with picture wire attached for hanging, backed on poster board, 39" x 25", (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar).

INDIAN TRAVEL POSTER

"D. Newsome" (Dorothy). Street scene with Pilgrims, Temple bell and Temple, Calcutta Chromotype Ltd, 52-3 Bowbazar Street, Cal. Foxing in lower section and minor spotting in upper left part of scene, tack holes in upper corners, backed on poster board, 40" x 25", (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar).

INDIAN TRAVEL POSTER

"Doig" (Desmond), Eden Gardens", ancient stepped Temple in a reflecting pool, with visitors, "East India Railway Press, Calcutta", repaired tear from top into left center of pinnacle (approximately 9"), minor paper loss to left bottom side, multiple tack holes in upper corners, backed on poster board, 39" x 24", (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar).

TWO INDIAN TRAVEL POSTERS

Sobha Singh, "See India, Kangchenjunga near Darjeeling", "printed in India for the government of India, by G. Claridge & Co. Ltd., Bombay, India", heavily foxed with tack holes in corners and on sides, backed on poster board, 39" x 25"; Sobha Singh, "Mussooric", depicting a road in the mountains with male and female on horseback, and travelers on the road, "The Eagle Lithograph Co. Ltd., Calcutta", heavily foxed overall with minor paper loss around the outer border, top right and bottom left, backed on poster board, 40" x 25 1/2", (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar).

INDIAN TRAVEL POSTER

"G. Mandal" (Gobinda), Pilgrims along a river, 1938, "printed by House of Origin, the Calcutta Posters, EBR Publicity", foxing through the river and into the clouds, small pin holes in upper corners, backed on poster board, 39 1/2" x 25", (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar).

HISTORY OF LITTLE GOODY TWOSHOES

Otherwise called "Mrs. Margery Twoshoes", "The First Worcester Edition, Isiah Thomas, 1787," gray paper cover with subtle designs, illustrated with 35 engravings, overall good condition, with age toning, 158 pages with a page of further books by I. Thomas, 4" x 2 1/2".

HISTORY OF THE EXPEDITION... 1814

Lewis, Meriweather and William Clark; History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captain's Lewis and Clark..Performed During the Years 1804-5-6 By Order of the Government of the United States by Paul Allen, Esquire. Philadelphia, 1814. First edition. ix [1], 522 pages. Three maps. 22 cm. Original gilt full leather with gilt label. Volume Two only. Wear to binding. Foxing throughout . Good. Field 928. Howes 317. Number 50 of the Grolier One Hundred. Wagner-Camp 13:1, very scarce. 

HISTORY OF THE EXPEDITION...

Lewis, Meriweather and William Clark; History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captain's Lewis and Clark...Performed During the Years 1804-5-6 By Order of the Government of the United States by Paul Allen, Esquire. New York, 1842. Two volumes. 16 cm. Cloth with gilt spines. Revised and abridged with an introduction and notes by Archibald M'Vickar. Folding map, five charts and one plate. Foxing. Volume two missing rear end sheet. A few small tears to folding map. Good. Howes 317. Wagner-Camp 13:7; "from the Library of Hingham, Mass. historian Solomon Lincoln. Acquired from a descendant Henrietta Hilles, Hingham 1971" (JPR collection). 

AMBROTYPES, DAGUERREOTYPES AND TINTYPES

Collection of 19th c. ambrotypes, daguerreotypes, and miniature tintypes (approximately 15 pieces), some in hard cases, one tagged "found in the Nye Tavern, Hingham,...identified as Wm. A. Nye, 1868, Ship St.", hard cases, frames and loose, some are colored, (JPR collection). 

DAGUERREOTYPES

Rare 1/4 plate daguerreotype, showing Niagara Falls with figures sitting on the bank, a clear image, gilded liner, cased; and a 1/4 plate daguerreotype, showing a young boy with a school book on a Victorian carved chair, leather case. 

TWENTY-SIX DAGUERREOTYPES

Most in original cases, (one in a gutta-percha), some are tagged with identification of who they are, one fine 1/2 plate of a young girl in a Victorian armchair, etc., all found in Hingham, Mass., (JPR collection). 

SEVEN DAGUERREOTYPES

All with original cases, family groups of twos and threes, some sitters are identified, all found in Hingham, Mass., many from the Fay family of Hingham, (JPR collection). 

FOUR CARTE-DE-VISITES

Depicting late 19th c. side show entertainers: "Annie Jones, The Bearded Lady", born in Virginia in 1865 (d. 1902) and suffered from Hirsutism. She went on exhibit at the age of nine months under the name of "the Infant Esan". She earned $150 a week with P.T. Barnum. Photograph by "Chas. Eisenmann, 229 Bowery, N.Y." who advertised on the back of his cards "Extra Inducements to the Theatrical Profession". Also "Mr. I.W. Sprague (Isaac), age 38 years, height 5' 5 1/2", weight 46 pounds, pictured with his wife Jasmon and his three sons...". Billed as one of the human oddities and the original thin man of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. He was born in Bridgewater, Mass. in 1841; Also "Mlle. Antoinette" whose hair dropped all the way to the ground; and one of the earliest "Fat Ladies" with the oval stamp on the back of the photographer "A.J. Vandeford, Baltimore"; (JPR collection).

PHOTOGRAPH CARTE-DE-VISITES ALBUM

19th c. photograph carte-de-visites album with a collection of images of actors and celebrities, including Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle, E.L. Davenport, John Gilbert, Edwin Booth, etc., (approximately 45 images), "album belonged to Hingham Playwright Thomas Pendleton Robinson who resided on South Pleasant St, J.P.R. Collection".

PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHILDREN

Two 19th c. photographs of children: two boys dressed as soldiers in a studio background, (Harry W. Miller Portraits on reverse), Hial B. Sears and S. Randall Lincoln, c. 1889, in a fancy metal frame, 6 1/2" h; and an oval colored tin type of two seated boys, "from attic of the so called long green house that stood once on the west corner of Cottage and North Streets, Hingham..." (JPR), 8" h, 5 1/2" w, (ex. Mason Foley; JPR collection).

CARTE-DE-VISITES

Two carte-de-visites of two American artists, Eastman Johnson (1824-1906) and Robert Swain Gifford (1840-1905), both are by "Bogardus Photographer, New York", both found by John Richardson in a box of Isaac Sprague material, both show minor blue ink stains, (ex. Priscilla Sprague; JPR collection).

FRAMED POSTERS

Three framed theatrical pieces: "When Hearts are Trumps By Tom Hall", Will H. Bradley (artist), finely framed and matted, impressed "Les Aitres De L'Affich, Imprimer Chaix", 11" x 9" (sight); "Turandot", ...Edizioni Ricordi, Milano, 12" x 8 1/2" (sight); "L'Escarmouche, Fac-simile...", 9" x 7" (sight).

18TH C. MEZZOTINT

"Colonel Mordaunt's Cock Match", "at Lucknow in the Province Oude in the Year 1786 at which were present several High and distinguished, Personages", "R. Erlom after Zoffany. Published England 1798", original bill of sale on reverse "The Parker Gallery", shows minor tears, and a repair in bottom right margins, framed, matted and glazed, 20" x 26 1/2" (sight), (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar); along with a newspaper article about Zoffany's painting.

TWO 19TH C. AQUATINTS OF BATTLE SCENES

Both separate views of "The Battle of Seetabudee, Nagpore, East Indies", Pub. Edward Orme, London 1823, some minor foxing on mats in upper right, finely matted and framed, 18" x 25" (sight), battle took place in 1817, (originally purchased from W. Heffer & Sons, LTD, Sidney Street, Cambridge); (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar).

AQUATINTS OF BATTLE SCENES

Four separate colored aquatints of battle scenes, all framed and matted: two views of "Storming of Seringapatam, May 4th 1799"; two views of "Battle of Assye, Sept. 23, 1803"; all by Stadler after Heath, published by Tegg, England, 1818, purchased at The Parker Gallery, London, 1998, 7 1/4" x 8" (sight), 14 1/2" x 15 1/2" (framed); (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar). 

FOUR VIEWS OF KING'S COLLEGE

Finely detailed watercolor of King's Chapel and Clare Hall (appears to be 19th c.), repaired 7" tear upper left, other smaller repairs, finely matted and framed, "Bought of Gabor Kossa at his shop in Trumpington Street, (opposite the Fitzwilliam or Peterhouse) sometime in the 1960's for 8 pounds)", 13" x 19 1/2" (sight); Colored line engraving by S. Sparrow after I.K. Baldrey, published 1802 of The West Fronts of King's College, King's Chapel and Clare Hall (Cambridge University Almanack 1802), small white spots in foreground, otherwise fine condition, 12" x 17" (sight); Two "Contemporary Cambridge" Limited prints by the late Dennis Flanders, R.W.S., R.B.A., "Kings Parade" 20/350, and the "Interior of the Chapel", 1980, 20/350, both measure 14 1/2" x 19" (sight); (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar, former professor, King's College, Cambridge). 

19TH C. PRINT

Colored print of a Fighting Cock "The Black Breasted Dark Red Champion Who Killed three in 2 minutes". Published by E. Marshall. Engraved by R.G. Reeve, London. "Published March 20th 1835 by J. Fuller, Rathbone Place". Finely matted and framed, 14 1/2" x 10 1/2" (sight), (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar).

SIX AQUATINTS AND ENGRAVINGS

Six views (aquatints and engravings) of King's College and Cambridge: "Cambridge from the Ely Road", by J.C. Stadler after W. Westall, published by Ackermann, 1815, finely matted and framed, "8" x 11" (sight); "King's College, Cambridge", by E. Byrne after R. Harraden, Jr., published by R. Harraden & Son, Cambridge, and by R. Cribb & Son, London, 1809, finely matted and framed, 6" x 9" (sight); "King's College from Clare Hall Piece", by J. LeKeux after F. Mackenzie, finely matted and framed, 6" x 9" (sight); "Interior of the Hall, King's College", by J. LeKeux after F. Mackenzie, finely matted and framed, 7" x 5" (sight); "The Front of King's College, from Trumpington Street", by J. LeKeux after F. Mackenzie, finely matted and framed, 6" x 9" (sight); and "South Side of King's College Chapel" (later edition), by D. Havell after F. Mackenzie, finely matted and framed, 9" x 11" (sight); (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar, former professor, King's College, Cambridge). 

AQUATINTS AND ENGRAVINGS

Four views (aquatints and engravings): "Botanic Garden", by J. Stadler after W. Westall, published London, 1815, for R. Ackermann's History of Cambridge, finely matted and framed, some foxing, 9" x 11" (sight); "Clare Hall" (later edition), by J. Bluck after A. Pugin, published London, 1814, for R. Ackermann's History of Cambridge, finely matted and framed, 8" x 9 1/2" (sight); "The East India House", Dedicated by permission to the Honorable East India Company, published by Colnaghi Sala & Co., London, 1800, finely matted and framed, 9" x 10" (sight); and "India House, The Sale Room", by Stadler after Rowlandson & Pugin, published London, 1808, finely matted and framed, 9" x 11" (sight); (from the collection of the later Frederick Hagar, former professor, King's College, Cambridge). 

VIEW OF TAJE MAHAL

18th c. aquatint "The Taje Mahal at Agra", "Published as the Act directs for Thos. Daniell by Rob't. Bowyer at the Historic Gallery Pall Mall July 1796", "No. XVII", light foxing at upper right on the mat, finely matted and framed, 18 1/2" x 24" (sight), (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar). 

AQUATINT "PART OF...CALCUTTA"

18th c. colored aquatint, "Part of Cheringhee, Calcutta", by and after T. Daniell, 1798, published by Thomas and William Daniell, Howland Street, Fitzroy Square, London, some discoloration in the sky, finely matted and framed, 18 1/2" x 24" (sight), 26" x 31" (framed); (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar). 

AQUATINT "VIEW...CALCUTTA"

18th c. colored aquatint, "View on the Chitpore Road, Calcutta", by and after Thomas Daniell, engraved by Thomas and William Daniell, No. 11, published by Thomas Daniell, London, 1797, very fine, finely matted and framed, 18 1/4" x 24" (sight); (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar). 

19TH C. AQUATINT

"Near the Fort of Currah, on the River Ganges." Published as the Act directs by Thos. Daniell RA, Howland Street, Fitzroy Square London, August 1 1801.", some minor staining at top central portion of print, 18" x 23 3/4", (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar).

FOUR 19TH C. AQUATINTS

"South Front of Haileybury College, Hertfordshire", William Wilkins architect, drawn and engraved by T. Medland, published by T. Medland, 1810, heavily foxed condition, 16" x 22" (sight); "South East View of Tritchinopoly India", by and after Thomas and William Daniell, published, 1812, England, 7" x 9" (sight); "Jugeanor in the Mountains of Sirinagur India", by and after Thomas and William Daniell, published, 1814, England, 7" x 9" (sight); and "Hattrass, The Fort of Diah Ram, 1817", by G. Fitz Clarence, engraved by R. Havell & Son, London, published by John Murray, 1819, 7" x 9" (sight); (from the collection of the late Frederick Hagar). 

DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA

Translated from the original Spanish by Charles Jarvis, 4 vols., London, Thomas McLean, Publisher, 1819, 1st Ed., hard cover, fine, 24 full page aquatint engravings, hand-colored plates by John Heaviside Clark, very finely tooled leather bindings with five raised bands, fully tooled leather covers, all very good condition with minor scuffing and minor light discoloration, (JPR collection).