Scintillating Science: Catalogue 112!
[Hirayama Jinta] Japanese Prints of Shell Effects.
[n.d., c.1877.]
Six very scarce
Japanese woodblocks, printed in colours. Each sheet c. 220 x 150mm (8¾ x
6"), laid on card in pairs, with a typed English title label (as
above). A little wear.
Six rare Japanese Ukiyo-e
prints promoting shell-effect fireworks by Hirayama Jinta (1840-1900),
each titled in Japanese. In 1877 Hirayama Jinta founded a firework
manufactory famous for its innovations in bringing new colours to
Japanese fireworks. He exported fireworks to Britain, where they were
marketed by Brocks, who offered versions of these prints numbered to
refer to a price list. In 1883, Hirayama Jinta became the first Japanese
to earn a patent from America as a fireworks expert. The Japanese
titles suggest these were issued for the Japanese market but acquired by
a Briton, perhaps at the first public display of Hirayama Jinta's
products (see ref 57178). An export catalogue he produced for
international sales is still preserved at the Yokohama Library.
[Ref: 57220] £950.00
We have the pleasure in sending out our new Science catalogue containing:
Astronomy, including telescopes and astronomers.
Natural Phenomena like the weather and volcanoes.
Transport : railways, canals, aviation including planes and balloons.
Geography such as caves, ancient rock formations, landslips, fossils and maps.
Portraits of academics, authors, botanists, doctors, mathematicians, mapmakers, philosophers, zoologists etc.
Some more decorative pieces representing the idea of science.
Fireworks including 19th century handbill ephemera.
New in store: we have a very large collection of uncatalogued items on the above subjects split into categories.
And
Other general uncatalogued ephemera etc available to view.
SO COME INTO THE SHOP AND TAKE A LOOK!
Many of the astronomy items come from the collection of our friend and
old restorer Gerald Morris, sadly no longer with us and the collection
of David Smith forms the core of Railways, Steam Ships and engineering
in this new listing. David was a good customer of ours and others for
over 40 years.
Browse the whole catalogue here!
A few highlights:
Phillip Brannan Del. R. Picken, W. L. Walton, R. Carrick, Lith. Day & Son Lithr. To the Queen. London Published June 9th 1851 by Ackermann & Co. 96 Strand by Appointment to The Queen, H.R.H. Prince Albert, and the Royal Family.
£1800
Stock Ref: 57047
An Historical, Emblematical, Patriotical, and Political Print, representing the English Balloon, or National Debt in the year 1782, with a full View of the Stock Exchange, and its supporters the Financiers Bulls, Bears, Brokers, Lame Ducks, and others, and a proportionate Ball of Gold, the specific size of all the Money we have to pay it with supposing that to be Twenty Millions of Pounds sterling, the Gold, and Silver Trees entwined with Serpents, & upheld by Dragons, for the pleasure of Pluto & all his Bosom Friends.
E.H.P. Eliz.h Hen.ta Phelps, pinx.t. W.m. Phelps Inv.t. F. Jukes Sculp.t.
London, Publish'd as the Act Directs, by W.m Phelps, July 1, 1785.
Aquatint with etching & engraving. Sheet 540 x 410mm (21¼ x 16"). Trimmed into plate, some wear, with repairs. Extremely rare but damaged.
A satire of the National Debt, with the Stock Exchange (New Jonathan's Coffee House in Change Alley) with a balloon on the roof held in place by bulls and bears with human faces. In the street are investors, some with webbed feet indicating they are 'lame ducks'.
BM Satires 6803.
[Ref: 57123] £950.00
For more Satire click here
London. C. Clark, 6 Tudor Street, Blackfriars [n.d., c.1835].
£390
Stock Ref: 56966
