![A mammoth album of circus photographs]. James V. Chloupek, compiler](/pictures/thumb/4607_1.jpg?v=1560463873)
An extraordinary album of over 1000 extensively captioned photographs evidently compiled by circus devotee, collector, and amateur photographer James Chloupek or someone close to him, chronicling the American circus scene in the first half of the twentieth century, particularly around the time of World War II. This remarkable album captures.....
A rare and wonderfully vivid poster depicting Edith Clifford’s remarkable sword-swallowing act. In his Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women, Ricky Jay offers perhaps the best and most extensive account of Clifford’s act, making reference to this poster, which is illustrated in color: Houdini states that Mlle. Clifford was.....
![N.Y. Vols at Petersburg, Va. [and] Winter Camp of the Third Brigade N Y. Vols. . H. Shorey,...](/pictures/thumb/4055_1.jpg?v=1560463502)
A handsome and vividly detailed pair of eyewitness Civil War watercolors executed by a member of the Third Brigade of the New York Volunteers. Edwin H. Shorey of Utica, New York enlisted as a private on October 5th, 1861 and was mustered into Company “B” of the New York 57th.....
A large and quite impressive bird’s eye view of Portland, Maine, as it appeared after a decade of rebuilding, following the great fire of 1866. This fine, richly detailed view of Portland depicts the city—viewed from an elevated eastern vantage point—as a lively, prosperous place, with a busy harbor, an.....
![The World. [Schoolgirl Map]. Cordelia Wilder](/pictures/thumb/5596_1.jpg?v=1575052663)
An attractive manuscript map by a Hingham, Massachusetts schoolgirl.The map is projected on a double hemisphere, with the continents in very appealing pastel wash and outline color and major topographical and riverine features delicately delineated. The map is dated 1826, but the geography reflects a late 18th century world view.....