(Learned Animals)A group of eight playbills Mr. Zucker ... has brought ... the amazing Little Learned Horse. [London]: N.p., 1769. Letterpress playbill (225 x 185 mm). Ruled in decorative border; two old folds, stray spots. — The Amazing Learned Pig. [London?]: N.p., [1785]. Woodcut at center depicting pig with the letter "Y" in its mouth, surrounded by type reading "The ... Pig of Knowledge" and flanked by masonic symbols, broadside ruled in decorative border, hand-dated; two old folds, loss to upper right corner, browned at handwritten date. — The Learned Goose ... Patechnicon Arcade. [London]: Jaques, [ca. 1835]. Letterpress handbill (220 x 140 mm). Three woodcut masonic symbols to head, Milbourne Christopher ownership sticker to verso; toned, tiny chip to lower right corner. — The Living Talking Canary Bird. [London]: S.G. Fairbrother, [ca. 1838]. Handwritten note in pencil to foot reading, "500£ was offered for this talking wonder—but refused—it died shortly after"; old folds. — Animal Sagacity, and No Deception. The Mysterious Calculating Pig. [London]: N.p., n.d. Letterpress playbill (280 x 105 mm). Woodcut of royal arms to head; a little wear to margins, fingersoiling. — Toby the Sapieen [sic] Pig. [London]: Lyon, N.d. Letterpress handbill (224 x 140 mm). Three woodcuts to head, one depicting Toby; old folds, a little wear at margins, chipped at upper right corner. — The Learned Pig ... Mr. James L. Hazard. Lowell: Hayes, N.d. Letterpress playbill (598 x 253 mm). Two woodcut vignettes depicting the pig, printed in several typefaces, blue paper, days and times of performances handwritten in black ink; large dampstain to right edge, chips to margins, several small holes, some spots, old folds. — Dan Rice's Great Show and School of Educated Animals. Philadelphia: Ledger Job Print, N.d. Letterpress playbill (596 x 230 mm). Three woodcuts to head depicting Rice and animals, border of woodcut vignettes at margins; worn, long closed tear at center, chips to margins, creases. A menagerie of remarkable animals, including prophetic pigs, talking geese, spelling canaries, among other animals capable of mathematics and learned pursuits. Featured here are two famous learned pigs—the early Amazing Pig of Knowledge, and his renowned successor, Toby the Sapient Pig, who supposedly wrote his own autobiography: The Life and Adventures of Toby the Sapient Pig: With Opinions of Men and Manners. While learned pigs had preceded Toby, he distinguished himself by being the first pig to write with a pen. Toby achieved great fame, but despite "his critical success, [he] was skeptical of the press. 'They twisted me sadly: some of the editors, from what they wrote, I firmly believe had never been there'" (LP&FW). He was celebrated "by such luminaries as Samuel Johnson, William Wordsworth Pierce Egan, Mary Wollstonecraft, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and William Blake" (EE). Ricky Jay noted that the undated playbill for the "The Mysterious Calculating Pig" was among his favorite broadsides. Sold as group lot, not subject to return. REFERENCE:LP&FW, p. 22; EE, p. 76 PROVENANCE:Milbourne Christopher (sticker to verso, The Learned Goose ... Patechnicon Arcade. [London]: Jaques, [ca. 1835].)Condition reportCondition as described in catalogue entry.
(Learned Animals)A group of eight playbills Mr. Zucker ... has brought ... the amazing Little Learned Horse. [London]: N.p., 1769. Letterpress playbill (225 x 185 mm). Ruled in decorative border; two old folds, stray spots. — The Amazing Learned Pig. [London?]: N.p., [1785]. Woodcut at center depicting pig with the letter "Y" in its mouth, surrounded by type reading "The ... Pig of Knowledge" and flanked by masonic symbols, broadside ruled in decorative border, hand-dated; two old folds, loss to upper right corner, browned at handwritten date. — The Learned Goose ... Patechnicon Arcade. [London]: Jaques, [ca. 1835]. Letterpress handbill (220 x 140 mm). Three woodcut masonic symbols to head, Milbourne Christopher ownership sticker to verso; toned, tiny chip to lower right corner. — The Living Talking Canary Bird. [London]: S.G. Fairbrother, [ca. 1838]. Handwritten note in pencil to foot reading, "500£ was offered for this talking wonder—but refused—it died shortly after"; old folds. — Animal Sagacity, and No Deception. The Mysterious Calculating Pig. [London]: N.p., n.d. Letterpress playbill (280 x 105 mm). Woodcut of royal arms to head; a little wear to margins, fingersoiling. — Toby the Sapieen [sic] Pig. [London]: Lyon, N.d. Letterpress handbill (224 x 140 mm). Three woodcuts to head, one depicting Toby; old folds, a little wear at margins, chipped at upper right corner. — The Learned Pig ... Mr. James L. Hazard. Lowell: Hayes, N.d. Letterpress playbill (598 x 253 mm). Two woodcut vignettes depicting the pig, printed in several typefaces, blue paper, days and times of performances handwritten in black ink; large dampstain to right edge, chips to margins, several small holes, some spots, old folds. — Dan Rice's Great Show and School of Educated Animals. Philadelphia: Ledger Job Print, N.d. Letterpress playbill (596 x 230 mm). Three woodcuts to head depicting Rice and animals, border of woodcut vignettes at margins; worn, long closed tear at center, chips to margins, creases. A menagerie of remarkable animals, including prophetic pigs, talking geese, spelling canaries, among other animals capable of mathematics and learned pursuits. Featured here are two famous learned pigs—the early Amazing Pig of Knowledge, and his renowned successor, Toby the Sapient Pig, who supposedly wrote his own autobiography: The Life and Adventures of Toby the Sapient Pig: With Opinions of Men and Manners. While learned pigs had preceded Toby, he distinguished himself by being the first pig to write with a pen. Toby achieved great fame, but despite "his critical success, [he] was skeptical of the press. 'They twisted me sadly: some of the editors, from what they wrote, I firmly believe had never been there'" (LP&FW). He was celebrated "by such luminaries as Samuel Johnson, William Wordsworth Pierce Egan, Mary Wollstonecraft, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and William Blake" (EE). Ricky Jay noted that the undated playbill for the "The Mysterious Calculating Pig" was among his favorite broadsides. Sold as group lot, not subject to return. REFERENCE:LP&FW, p. 22; EE, p. 76 PROVENANCE:Milbourne Christopher (sticker to verso, The Learned Goose ... Patechnicon Arcade. [London]: Jaques, [ca. 1835].)Condition reportCondition as described in catalogue entry.
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