Set of 10 circus postcards showing dwarfs. France, Germany and Italy, early 20th century.

[Circus - Freaks - Dwarfs].

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� Harold Pyott. Le plus petit homme du monde. Harold Pyott (1887-1937), a Stockport native, was a well-known British sideshow performer. With a height of ca. 58 cm he was slightly smaller than the famous American Tom Thumb. His nicknames included Tiny Tim , The English Midget and The Living Doll . � L Homme le plus petit du monde vous souhaite une bonne ann�e. Baron Paucci de Messine, 19 ans, 62 centim�tres, 7 kilogrammes 800. Baron Paucci, incorrectly advertised as the smallest man on earth , was apparently employed by Dreamland Circus Side Show at Coney Island. � Nouveau cirque, 251, rue-St-Honore Galerie des Ph�nom�nes, La Poup�e Vivante. � M. Bagonghy. Le plus petit ecuyer du monde. Age de 22 ans, son poids: 20 kilos. � M. Bagonghy. Le plus petit ecuyer du monde. Age de 22 ans, son poids: 20 kilos. � Andenken an Prinzessin Elisabeth. Crease in the lower left hand corner. Elisabeth performed in Friedrich Wilhelm (Willy) Siebold s side show in Germany. She died in 1937. � Tom Pouce II chez Bostock. Le plus petit adulte du monde. Two creases in lower right and left hand corner. � Chiquita. Bostock Hippodrome. Used as a postcard. The front with annotation: Souvenir du 1 Avril 1904 , sent to a mademoiselle in Paris. Crease in the upper right hand corner. Her real name was Alize Espiridiona Cenda del Castillo (1869 1945), a singer and performer from Cuba. Cuban author Antonio Orlando Rodr�guez wrote a novel about her. � L homme miniature, unique au monde entier. The front with an annotation: Souvenir d une visite a Bosto[c]k Eug�nie . � Minola (with blindstamp of studio A. Pasta Torino .

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Set of 10 circus postcards showing dwarfs. France, Germany and Italy, early 20th century.

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Dedicated to the weird and wonderful, Black Dog Rare Books was established in December 2018. Based in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, I offer quirky, unusual, interesting and rare books and ephemera from four centuries. I have a BA (Hons.) in German and an MA (Hons.) in Book and Manuscript Studies (University of Amsterdam). Having worked as a bibliographer at the National Library of the Netherlands and as a cataloguer and dealer at Antiquariaat Forum, I have broad experience in the world of rare books. I am a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). My clients include libraries, museums, private collectors and fellow members of the trade.

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