London: Rudolph Ackermann 1817. Delightful example of the "line and dot" caricature craze of the Regency period. Although the art of the stick figure dates back to prehistoric times English caricaturist George Moutard Woodward is generally credited with inspiring the modern "pinmen" genre with his "Multum in Parvo or Lilliputian Sketches" early in the nineteenth century. Soon publishers across London were turning out prints of comically expressive pinmen hunting riding dueling flirting and acting Shakespeare. In February 1817 Ackermann's Repository of Arts published a satirical poem "Dottator et Lineator Loquitur" from the perspective of an exultant caricaturist: "I know that I can do much more / Than artists ever did before; / With but a DOT and eke a LINE / In ev'ry shape and act I'll shine." The poem was illustrated with a series of pinmen performing scenes from a ball: "Asking to Dance" "Cross Hands" "Hornpipe" and so on. This engraving printed on heavy paper and trimmed within the plate mark features the same dancers depicted in the pages of Ackermann's. A very good caricature print. Engraved caricature print measuring 3.75 x 8.25 inches imprint trimmed. Occasional stray spot. [Rudolph Ackermann] unknown books
Leinfelden-Echterdingen : Konradin Verlag. Good. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. Leinfelden-Echterdingen : Konradin Verlag, unknown
N.p.: N.p. 1950. Two vintage black and white photographs advertising the legendary Ohrbach's department store in the Wilshire Prudential Insurance Company building today home of the Screen Actors Guild. An strong example the apex of its mid-century design in Los Angeles. Stamped on the verso by Woro Studio the agency who shot and struck the photographs for the store's use at<br/><br/>Ohrbach's was a moderately-priced department store with a merchandising focus primarily on clothing and accessories. From its modest start in 1923 Ohrbach's expanded dramatically after World War II and opened numerous branch locations in the metro areas of New York New Jersey and Los Angeles. The growth of the fashion industry in California encouraged the company's expansion to the state and the firm employed the services of a buying office in Los Angeles as early as 1939 and opened its own office in 1945<br/><br/>In 1948 Ohrbach's leased three floors and the mezzanine in a wing of the Prudential Insurance Company building designed by Welton Becket and William Wurdeman on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile. The success of the Miracle Mile store led the firm to open another branch in Downtown Los Angeles in 1953 when it acquired the twelve-story Milliron's building at 5th and Broadway. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown books
Blurb 2020. Hardcover. Very Good. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Blurb hardcover
Bookseller reference : G1714116603I4N01 ISBN : 1714116603 9781714116607
Blurb 2020. Paperback. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Blurb paperback
Bookseller reference : G1714238563I2N00 ISBN : 1714238563 9781714238569
Blurb 2020. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Blurb hardcover
Bookseller reference : G1714112659I4N00 ISBN : 1714112659 9781714112654
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