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  • A male dwarf, playing the violin to a family in a rural setting. Etching by P.S. Lamborne after A. van Ostade.
  • In Paris, at the theatre of M. Comte, in 1819, a female dwarf was exhibited, seventy-three years of age, with a height of only 33 inches ...
  • A coal porter, an alchemist and a rich man who hopes vainly to profit from alchemy. Etching, 18th century.
  • [Leaflet (1880?) advertising appearances by The Lilliputian Monarchs: the Australian General Tom Thumb and Commodore Knott at the Horns Assembly Rooms (Kennington, London, England). Printed on orange/yellow paper].
  • Vishnu in his incarnation as Vamana the dwarf. Engraving, 1672.
  • Programme and complete arrangements for this day : Friday, August 11th, 1882 ... / Royal Aquarium.
  • General Tom Thumb : the man in miniature, exhibiting every day and evening, in Caitlin's Indian Collection, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly for a short time only.
  • "Little Nickoli" : the smallest comedy mystic man in the world.
  • In 1580, a Dutch dwarf exhibited himself in London : he was three feet high, had never a good foot, nor no knee at all, and yet could dance : he had no arm, but a stump to the elbow, or little more to the right side ... He was accompanied by a Dutch giant.
  • Gruss von Krichel's Riesen- und Märchen-Revue.
  • [Leaflet advertising appearances by Frank Uffner's American Midgets: Lucia Zarate and General Mite at the Piccadilly Hall, London. Printed on white paper].
  • [Leaflet advertising appearances by Frank Uffner's American Midgets: Lucia Zarate and General Mite at the Piccadilly Hall, London. Printed on yellow paper].
  • Tom Thumb : the oldest midget in the world : the world's wonder : age 66 years, stands 39 ins. high.
  • The Great Versatile Midgets, Leonard, Semon & Sonia and two yards of human assistance : in conjuring, bending, dancing, whistling, song and patter.
  • Martha Ullrich : Midget Mansion, Merrie England, Ramsgate, 1936.
  • Lucia Zarate and General Mite, two dwarfs, with a giant and their exhibitor. Wood engraving by W.I. Mosses after F. Dadd.
  • [Folded handbill on yellow paper advertising Millie Christine, the Two-Headed Nightingale, and Harvey's Midges (smallest people in the world : Princess Lottie, Prince Midge, Miss Jennie Worgen and General Tot), appearing at the Piccadilly Hall, London, 17 February 1885].
  • Simon Paap, a dwarf. Engraving.
  • [Small leaflet advertising appearances by General and Lady Mite, "open to spar all comers"].
  • Two of the cleverest dwarfs ever before the public, none excepted, most intelligent, most symmetrically formed, most pleasing & pleasant in appearance & conversation & the most accomplished actors, expert & skilful swordsmen, graceful dancers & fine pantomimists : Count Rosebud, Baron Little Finger.
  • [Undated handbill (August 1880?) advertising appearances at the Royal Aquarium, London by Chang, the vast Mongolian, accompanied by Henrik Brustad, the huge Norwegian, the Chinese Tom Thumb, the midget Adonis, the Anakites (giants) and midgets. Printed on off-white paper].
  • Ritters midgets.
  • Royal North Woolwich Gardens ... : W. Holland's grand carnival benefit on Monday, August 23rd, Tuesday, 24 & Wednesday 25, 1875. This is the event of the season!.
  • [Newspaper cutting (from the Pictorial Times) showing the Presentation of Tom Thumb to the Queen (mid 1840s?)].
  • A dwarf on the shoulders of a giant, in a rowdy inn. Etching by G. Cruikshank.
  • Fred Roper and his 20 wonder midgets : Edith Rollason, 19 years, 32 inches high : Jack Bacon, 18 years, 31 inches high.
  • [Leaflet advertising the "midgets' return to London": General Mite, his father, E.F. Flynn and Miss Millie Edwards at the Imperial Theatre, adjoining the Royal Aquarium, London (1882?). It has a cartoon of General Mite being arrested by two policemen].
  • Post card : [2 views of a female midget with a baby next to a carved chair].
  • A little bit of history : at just 26 cm tall, the 17-year-old who is about to set a new record.
  • South London Palace : Boxing night & every evening / Proprietors, E. Poole & H. Ulph, Jun.