The Ricky Jay Collection

Pinder, George, & William Pinder Cirque Pinder [Elephants]. Montauban: Affiches J. Guillau, 1890s Color lithograph poster (26 1/2 x 37 3/8 in.; 675 x 950 mm). Tear into image at lower right margin, some tiny spots of surface abrasion, fold creases, very small spots of loss with recoloring of red background at two intersecting folds. Laid down on linen. George Pinder is shown with his Asian elephant pair, who, on the poster at least, bear some resemblance to Babar and Celeste (the bull was named Bosco). The elephants perform feats of balance and acrobatics and have a refreshment while seated at a table.

View 1 of Lot 501: Pinder, George, & William Pinder | Babar's Asian cousins?

pinder, george, & william pinder | babar's asian cousins?

Sculpture : Afrique, Océanie, Amériques

Statuette, Iles Babar, Indonésie haut. 20,5 cm ; 8 in

statuette, iles babar, indonésie | babar islands figure, indonesia

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Selections from the Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman

The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman

The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman Brunhoff, Jean de; and Laurent de Brunhoff A complete set of the Babar books. Paris: Éditions du Jardin des Modes, 1931–34 and Hachette, 1936–56 Together, 12 volumes, folio (363 x 267 mm), except A. B. C. de Babar 8vo. Illustrated throughout in color. Publisher's quarter cloth, pictorial boards and endpapers; some minor wear to bindings, but generally good. Two buckram clamshell cases, morocco gilt lettering-pieces on spines. First editions. Complete sets of the Babar books are rare, as most copies were literally read to pieces. ﻿Jean de Brunhoff volumes: Histoire de Babar, 1931; Le Voyage de Babar, 1932; Le Roi Babar, 1933; A.B.C. de Babar, 1934; Babar et le Père Noel, 1941 (designed in 1936); Les Vacances de Zephir, 1936; Babar en Famille, 1938. Laurent de Brunhoff volumes: Babar et ce Coquin D'Arthur, 1946; Pique-Nique Chez Babar, 1949; Babar Dans L'ile Aux Oiseaux, 1951; La Fête de Celesteville, 1954; Babar et le Professeur Grafiton, 1956.

brunhoff, jean de; and laurent de brunhoff | a complete set of the babar books of jean and laurent de brunhoff

PF1224

Si Jean de Brunhoff, artiste peintre, enthousiasmé par les récits de son épouse Cécile qui endormait ses enfants en leur racontant les histoires d 'un éléphant eut l'idée de pubier dès 1931 aux Éditions des Jardins des modes les aventures de Babar ; c'est son fils Laurent qui en assurera la postérité. Jean de Brunhoff disparaîssant en 1937, Laurent attendra la fin de la guerre pour publier son premier Babar dont deux planches sont mises à la vente "Babar et ce coquin d'Arthur". Les aventures du toujours jeune pachyderme se sont vendues à plusieurs dizaine de millions d'exemplaires et ont été traduites en vingt-sept langues.

Si Jean de Brunhoff, artiste peintre, enthousiasmé par les récits de son épouse Cécile qui endormait ses enfants en leur racontant les histoires d 'un éléphant eut l'idée de pubier dès 1931 aux Éditions des Jardins des modes les aventures de Babar ; c'est son fils Laurent qui en assurera la postérité. Jean de Brunhoff disparaîssant en 1937, Laurent attendra la fin de la guerre pour publier son premier Babar dont deux planches sont mises à la vente "Babar et ce coquin d'Arthur". Les aventures du toujours jeune pachyderme se sont vendues à plusieurs dizaine de millions d'exemplaires et ont été traduites en vingt-sept langues. if Jean de Brunhoff, painter, excited by the stories of his wife Cecile whoputted to sleep her children by telling them stories of an elephant had the idea to publish from 1931 at  Éditions des Jardins des modes  les aventures de Babar ; it's his son, Laurent, who will ensure his posterity. Jean de Brunhoff disappearing in 1937, Laurent will wait the end of the war to publish his first Babar's album of whom two boards of his first album Babar et ce coquin d'Arthur will be on sale. The adventures of the forever young pachyderm have sold several ten million copies and have been translated into 27 languages​​. 

laurent de brunhoff (né en 1925) babar et ce coquin d'arthur, 1946

Original Illustration Art from the Collection of Kendra and Allan Daniel

Babar returning home with a chef's hat under his arm

Babar returning home with a chef's hat under his arm 8 1/2 by 8 in., ink and watercolor drawing, signed with initials "LB" lower right, matted, glazed and framed (16 1/8 by 15 11/16 in.), minor mark in top right corner

babar in brown suit returning homeink and watercolour, 8½ x 8, signed with initials

brunhoff, jean de. babar, celeste, la vieille dame et zephir, ink and watercolour,...

brunhoff, laurent de. babar and the wully-wully, ink and watercolour, signed...

babar, zehir ud-din mahomet, emperor of hindustan. memoirs of zehir-ed-din...

L13408

150 by 220mm., ink and monochrome drawing, unsigned, marked in blue pencil noting book publication page number, printer's annotations on reverse together with remnants of labels, very slight soiling

babar puts on his thinking crown

125 by 220mm., ink and monochrome watercolour drawing, unsigned, marked in blue pencil noting book publication page number, printer's annotations on reverse together with remnants of label, short tears at edges not affecting image

"what the birds told babar"

150 by 268mm., ink and monochrome watercolour drawing, unsigned, remnants of blue pencil marking showing edit lines, printers' annotations on reverse together with remnants of labels, slight crease and minor soiling

babar and .... father christmas

162 by 270mm., ink and monochrome watercolour drawing, unsigned, marked in blue pencil showing edit lines, printer's annotations on reverse together with remnants of labels, slight soiling  with staining in lower left corner

"babar's search for father christmas"

brunhoff, jean de. les vacances de z°phir, paris: hachette, 1936; babar en famille,...

brunhoff, jean de. babar's travels, methuen, 1935; babar's friend zephir, methuen, 1937...

brunhoff, jean de. histoire de babar le petit °l°phant, paris: editions du jardin du...

brunhoff, jean de. le voyage de babar, paris: editions du jardin des modes, 1932; le roi...

The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part IV

The Story of Babar. 1934, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, illustrations throughout by the author, blue cloth backed pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers; [and] Babar's Travels. 1935, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, illustrations throughout by the author, red cloth backed pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers; both folio (361 x 260mm.), extremities of slightly soiled boards worn, small nick to spine of vol. 1 (2)

two volumes from the babar series in english. london: methuen & co., 1934-1935, comprising:

i) Histoire de Babar le petit éléphant. Jardin des Modes, 1931, first edition, first state (without elephant logo on the copyright page), blue cloth backed pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers; ii) Le Voyage de Babar. Jardin des Modes, 1932, first edition, early issue (listing three titles on the copyright page), red cloth backed pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers; iii) Le Roi Babar. Jardin des Modes, 1933, first edition, black cloth backed pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers; iv) Les Vacances de Zéphir. Hachette, 1936, first edition, cream cloth backed pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers; v) Babar en Famille. Hachette, 1938, first edition, grey cloth backed pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers; all folio (364 x 264mm.), illustrations throughout by the author, extremities of all volumes very lightly worn, some light soiling, small discrete stamp to the corner of the rear paste down endpaper of vol. 2 (5)

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