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Dear Caroline, I have just received my copy of Peer Gynt! It is in sound condition and is absolutely beautiful. I want to thank all of you at David Brass for this. I ordered it as a thank-you gift for a cherished acting professor who just directed a production of Peer Gynt... It will be from everyone in the cast. He's retiring after 30 years of teaching service, and I want you to know that this means a lot to us because it will be a very treasured parting gesture to him. Thank you so so much. JP

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Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders,

London: S. & J. Fuller, 1815. Alken's First Published Work The Comic Foibles of Amateur Horsemen [ALKEN, Henry]. Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders, or the reverse of Sporting Phrases taken from the Work entitled Indispensable Accomplishments… [by] Ben Tally Ho, an occasional Visitor in Leicestershire. London: S. & J. Fuller.....

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Kate Greenaway. Kate GREENAWAY, G. S. Layard, Greenaway.
GREENAWAY, Kate; Layard, G.S.; Greenaway...

Kate Greenaway

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. Edition de Luxe, with an Exceptional Original Pencil Sketch by Kate Greenaway [GREENAWAY, Kate]. SPIELMANN, M.H., and G.S. LAYARD. Kate Greenaway. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 500 numbered copies (this copy being No. 123), signed by the artist’s.....

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'An Elephant at the Great Royal Hotel'. Ernest GRISET.
GRISET, Ernest

'An Elephant at the Great...

n.p.: , 1865. “An Elephant Takes His Ease at the Great Royal Hotel” Four Superb Original Pen, Ink and Watercolor Drawings by Ernest Griset A Delightful Victorian Comic Suite, ca. 1865 GRISET, Ernest. An Elephant at the Great Royal Hotel. Four original pen, ink and watercolor drawings. [London?]: n.p., n.d......

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Croquis du Jour. Honoré DAUMIER, Édouard de BEAUMONT.
DAUMIER, Honoré; BEAUMONT, Édouard de;...

Croquis du Jour

Paris: Chez Aubert, 1849. 'Sketches of the Day' Thirty Superb Lithograph Plates by Daumier, Beaumont, Bouchot, Cham & Vernier DAUMIER, Honoré. BEAUMONT, Édouard de. BOUCHOT, Frederic. CHAM. & VERNIER, Charles. Croquis du Jour. Paris: Chez Aubert, [1849]. Folio (13 9/16 x 10 1/8 inches; 345 x 257 mm.). Thirty fine.....

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Collection des Uniformes de L'Armee Francais. Le Chef D'Escadron MALLET, ENGELMAN.
MALLET, Le Chef D'Escadron; ENGELMAN...

Collection des Uniformes de L'Armee...

Paris: Charles Piquet, 1817. The Unfinished Masterpiece of the French Restoration Army One of the Earliest Military Lithographs Printed by Godefroy Engelmann The Complete Published Series MALLET, Le Chef d'Escadron. ENGELMANN, Godefroy, lithographer. Collection des Uniformes de l'Armée Française comprenant chaque régiment de toute arme, avec des détails de l'habillement.....

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Humourist, The:. George CRUIKSHANK.
CRUIKSHANK, George

Humourist, The:

London: Printed and Published by J. Robins & Co., 1819. Rare in the Original Pictorial Boards Forty Hand Colored Etchings by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. The Humourist: A Collection of Entertaining Tales, Anecdotes, Repartees, Witty Sayings, Epigrams, Bon Mots, Jeu d’esprits, &c. Carefully selected. London: Printed and Published by.....

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Issue of Five Drawings, An. Aubrey BEARDSLEY.
BEARDSLEY, Aubrey

Issue of Five Drawings, An

London: Leonard Smithers, 1906. “Too Free for Circulation” Beardsley’s Suppressed Juvenal & Lucian Drawings A Clandestine Portfolio of Decadent Eroticism, Limited to 120 Copies BEARDSLEY, Aubrey. An Issue of Five Drawings Illustrative of Juvenal and Lucian. London: [Leonard Smithers], 1906. Limited to 120 copies. Folio (13 3/8 x 8 15/16.....

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Life and Times of Catherine de' Medici, The. COSWAY BINDING, RIVIÈRE, SON.
COSWAY BINDING; RIVIÈRE & SON...

Life and Times of Catherine...

London: Hutchinson & Co, [1934]. "Happiness is the one Thing we Queens can never have." (Catherine de' Medici) A Superb Cosway Binding with an Exceptional Portrait Miniature of Catherine de' Medici COSWAY BINDING. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. [MISS C.B. CURRIE], miniaturist. WATSON, Francis. The Life and Times of Catherine de'.....

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Peradventures of Private Pagett, The. Arthur RACKHAM, W. P DRURY.
RACKHAM, Arthur; DRURY, W.P.

Peradventures of Private Pagett, The

London: Chapman and Hall, 1904. "Tell it to the Marines" A Near Fine Copy in the Original Pictorial Dust Jacket With Eight Half-Tone Plates by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur]. DRURY, Major W.P. The Peradventures of Private Pagett. With Eight Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London: Chapman and Hall, 1904. First edition.....

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Shooting. Henry ALKEN, T. SUTHERLAND.
ALKEN, Henry; SUTHERLAND, T

[Shooting]

London: Thomas Pulser, 1817. A Set of Four Magnificent Hand Colored Aquatint Plates by Henry Alken, Engraved by T. Sutherland ALKEN, Henry. [Shooting]. London: Thomas Pulser, 1 June 1817 [i.e. 1820]. Four Magnificent Hand Colored Sporting Engravings by T. Sutherland after Henry Alken. Elephant folio (16 5/8 x 21 7/8.....

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Le Tohu-Bohu Plaisant. NUMA, Pierre-Numa BASSAGET.
NUMA (pseudonym of Pierre-Numa BASSAGET);...

Le Tohu-Bohu Plaisant

Paris: Chez Bulla Frères, 1850. The Chaos and Pleasantries of Human Relationships NUMA (pseudonym of Pierre-Numa BASSAGET). Le Tohu-Bohu Plaisant. Paris: Chez Bulla Freres, [ca. 1850]. Folio (16 1/4 x 12 1/8 inches; 413 x 308 mm.). Sixty superb hand colored lithograph plates + duplicates (with different hand coloring) of.....

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Le Pélerin, ou Souvenirs de Rome. Camille BONNARD.
BONNARD, Camille

Le Pélerin, ou Souvenirs de...

Paris: Camille Bonnard, 1829. The Pilgrim, or Memories of Rome Illustrated with Thirty Fine Hand Colored Copper Engraved Plates BONNARD, Camille. Le Pélerin, ou Souvenirs de Rome. Tome Premier [all published]. Paris: Camille Bonnard, 1829. First and only edition. Octavo (8 x 5 inches; 203 x127 mm.). [1-5], 6-155, [1.....

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Cent cinq costumes des départemens de la Seine Inférieure, du Calvados, de la Manche et de. Louis Marie LANTÉ, Georges GATINE.
LANTÉ, Louis Marie; GATINE, Georges...

Cent cinq costumes des départemens...

Paris: Durand ainé, 1830. The Finest Nineteenth-Century Survey of the Traditional Costume of Normandy One Hundred and Five Beautifully Hand-Colored Plates by Lanté, Pécheux, and Gatine [LANTÉ, Louis Marie; PÉCHEUX; and GATINE, George Jacques, illustrators]. Cent cinq costumes des départemens de la Seine Inférieure, du Calvados, de la Manche et.....

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Galerie Théâtrale. Henry MONNIER.
MONNIER, Henry

Galerie Théâtrale

Paris: Chez Hy. Gaugain et Cie…et chez E. Ardit, 1828. Monnier’s “Theatrical Gallery” [MONNIER, Henry, illustrator]. Galerie Théâtrale. Paris: Chez Hy. Gaugain et Cie.…et chez E. Ardit, [n.d., 1828]. Quarto (10 1/8 x 8 3/8 inches; 258 x 216 mm.). Twenty-four numbered hand-colored plates lithographed by E. Ardit and H......

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Kaleidoscope, Le. AUBERT, CIE.
AUBERT & CIE.

Kaleidoscope, Le

Paris: Aubert & Comp.ie., 1850. “A Kaleidoscope of Paris” Forty-One Lithographed Plates by Grandville, Daumier, Gavarni, Platier and Others [AUBERT & CIE.]. Le Kaléidoscope. Dessins de tous genres, par tous les Artistes. Paris: Aubert & Comp.ie, Place de la Bourse, 29, [ca. 1850]. First edition. Folio (13 1/8 x 9.....

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Coursing. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Coursing

London: Thos. Mc.Lean, 1824. Henry Alken's Depiction of Coursing ALKEN, Henry. [Coursing / Six Handcoloured Aquatints / by / Henry Alken] (letterpress title). London: Thos. Mc.Lean, 1824. First edition. Small oblong folio (9 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches; 249 x 368 mm.). A set of six hand-coloured etched plates, each.....

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Roadsters' Album, The. B. NEWHOUSE, Henry ALKEN, harles.
NEWHOUSE, C[harles].B.; ALKEN, Henry

Roadsters' Album, The

London: Messrs. Fores, 1845. The Unique Copy with Henry Alken's Original Design for the Title-Page Together with Alken's Hand-Colored Etched Proof Documenting the Creation of One of the Great Sporting Pictorial Titles NEWHOUSE, C[harles] B. [&] ALKEN, Henry. The Roadsters' Album. London: Messrs. Fores, January 2, 1845. Second edition. Folio.....

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Les Amis de Polichinelle. MOVABLE BOOK, Pierre DELCOURT.
MOVABLE BOOK; DELCOURT, Pierre

Les Amis de Polichinelle.

Paris: A. Capendu, Editeur, 1890. Les Amis de Polichinelle [MOVABLE BOOK]. Les Amis de Polichinelle par Pierre Delcourt. Paris: A. Capendu, Editeur, [ca. 1890]. Small quarto (8 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches; 216 x 162 mm.). [10] pp. Lithograph title-page and four full-page colored lever-operated moveable plates, each with leaf.....

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The Passions Humourously Delineated. Timothy BOBBIN, John.
BOBBIN, Timothy (pseudonym of John...

The Passions Humourously Delineated

London: Printed for Edward Orme by J. Hayes, 1810. "We Didn't Need Dialogue. We Had Faces!" 1810 Physiognomy Color Plates Predate Norma Desmond BOBBIN, Timothy (pseudonym of John Collier, 1708-1786). The Passions, Humourously Delineated. Containing Twenty-Five Plates, With His Portrait, Title Plate, and Poetical Descriptions. London: Printed for Edward Orme.....

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Galerie Théâtrale. Henry MONNIER.
MONNIER, Henry

Galerie Théâtrale

Paris: Chez Hy. Gaugain et Cie…et chez E. Ardit, 1828. Monnier’s “Theatrical Gallery” A Very Unusual Example with the Plates in Two States - Colored and Plain [MONNIER, Henry, illustrator]. Galerie Théâtrale. Paris: Chez Hy. Gaugain et Cie.…et chez E. Ardit, [n.d., 1828]. Oblong folio. (10 3/8 x 14 inches;.....

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Les Vésuviennes. Charles-Édouard de BEAUMONT.
BEAUMONT, Charles-Édouard de,

Les Vésuviennes

Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie. Editeurs, 1848. Les Vésuviennes - The Radical feminist Group as Depicted by Charles Édouard de Beaumont Twenty Superb Hand Colored Lithographs BEAUMONT, [Charles-]É[douard] de. Les Vésuviennes ou les Soldats pour rire… Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie. Editeurs, [1848]. Folio (12 15/16 x 9 3/4 inches;.....

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How to Qualify for a Meltonian:. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

How to Qualify for a....

London: S. & J. Fuller, at the Temple of Fancy, 1819. One of Alken's Finest Sets (Schwerdt) Six Remarkable Hand Colored Etched Plates ALKEN, Henry. How to Qualify for a Meltonian: Addressed to all Would-be Meltonians. By Ben Tally-Ho… London: S. & J. Fuller, at the Temple of Fancy, 1819.....

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Les enfans d'aujourd'hui. Charles TRONSENS, Carlo GRIPP.
TRONSENS, Charles; GRIPP, Carlo [&]...

Les enfans d'aujourd'hui

Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie…, 1855. Thirty-Two Fine Hand Colored Lithograph Plates Depicting Children in Various Adult Situations TRONSENS, Charles (pseudonyms of "Sathaniel" & "Carlo Gripp") French caricaturist and illustrator. Les enfans d'aujourd'hui. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie… du Journal pour rire, [1855]. First edition. Oblong quarto (6 1/8 x......

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"Goodnight Sheep&quot. Jane DYER, artist.
DYER, Jane, artist

"Goodnight Sheep"

: , 1993. “She Snuggles Her Lamb” Jane Dyer's Original Published Watercolor for Goodnight, Goodnight Sleepyhead Together with an As-New Copy of the Book DYER, Jane, artist. KRAUSS, Ruth. Goodnight Sheep. Original illustration for Goodnight, Goodnight Sleepyhead. New York: HarperCollins, 2004. Original pen, ink and watercolor illustration on paper. Image.....

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Book of Common Prayer, The. FORE-EDGE PAINTING, EDWARDS OF HALIFAX.
FORE-EDGE PAINTING; EDWARDS OF HALIFAX...

Book of Common Prayer, The

Paris: Printed by P. Didot Sen. and sold by W. Edwards and Sons, Halifax, 1791. A Superb Early Edwards of Halifax Vellum Binding with an Edwards Fore-Edge Painting FORE-EDGE PAINTING. EDWARDS OF HALIFAX, binder and artist. BIBLE IN ENGLISH. The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, and.....

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