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Jardin Des Plantes en Estampes, Le. Albert ADAM, Jules ROSTAING.
ADAM, Albert; ROSTAING, Jules

Jardin Des Plantes en Estampes...

Paris: Maison Martinet - Hautecoeur, Frères, 1860. The Animals of the Jardin des Plantes With Twenty-Four Superb Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates An Exceptionally Rare French Juvenile Natural History [ADAM, Albert, illustrator]. ROSTAING, Jules. Le Jardin des Plantes en Estampes. Dessiné et Lithographié par A. Adam. Accompagné d’une Histoire de Tous les.....

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The Lord of the Rings. J. R R. TOLKIEN, Ingahild GRATHMER, FRASER.
TOLKIEN, J.R.R.; GRATHMER, Ingahild; FRASER...

[The Lord of the Rings]

London: The Folio Society, 2002. The Folio Society Tolkien Master Set Limited Editions in Fine Bindings by Smith Settle TOLKIEN, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings; The Hobbit; The Silmarillion. London: The Folio Society, 2002–2003. A magnificent uniform limited edition set, each title restricted to 1,750 numbered copies.....

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Fourberies de femmes [Second Series Complete. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Fourberies de femmes [Second Series...

Paris: Chez Aubert gal. Véro-Dodat, 1837. The Complete Second Series of Fourberies de Femmes With Fifty-Two Lithograph Plates by Gavarni GAVARNI [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Fourberies de femmes. Paris: Chez Aubert gal. Véro-Dodat, [n.d., 1837]. Second Series Complete. Folio (13 1/8 x 9 7/8 inches; 334 x 251 mm.).....

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Figures on a Boat. Marjorie PRICEMAN, artist.
PRICEMAN, Marjorie, artist

[Figures on a Boat]

: , 1994. “Catch a Steamship Bound for Europe” Original Published Artwork for How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World Marjorie Priceman's Beloved 1994 Children's Classic PRICEMAN, Marjorie (1958-), artist. Figures on a Boat. Original illustration for How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World.....

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Tale of Peter Rabbit, The. Beatrix POTTER.
POTTER, Beatrix

Tale of Peter Rabbit, The

Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1904. First American Printing of Peter Rabbit In the Original Printed Dust Jacket POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Altemus' Wee Books for Wee Folks. Thirty-one Illustrations. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1904. First American edition, first printing. Sixteenmo. [3]-127, [3, blank] pp., including thirty-one color.....

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Sketches from Punch's Book of British Costumes [&] Miscellaneous Sketches from Punch. PUNCH.
PUNCH

Sketches from Punch's Book of...

London: , 1874. Fifty-Nine Original Victorian Pen-and-Ink Drawings After Punch A Remarkable Miniature Manuscript Album Including Thirty-Three Drawings from Punch's Book of British Costumes In a Superb Persian-Style Lacquer Wallet Binding [PUNCH]. Sketches from Punch's Book of British Costumes. An album of fifty-nine original pen-and-ink drawings by an unidentified but.....

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Characters in the Grand Fancy Ball Given by the British Ambassador Sir Henry Wellesley, at. Rudolph ACKERMANN.
ACKERMANN, Rudolph

Characters in the Grand Fancy...

London: Printed for R. Ackermann, 1828. Ackermann’s “Characters in the Grand Fancy Ball” [ACKERMANN, Rudolph]. Characters in the Grand Fancy Ball Given by the British Ambassador Sir Henry Wellesley, at Vienna, at the Conclusion of the Carnival 1826; in Thirteen Highly Coloured Plates: with a Description of the Entertainments on.....

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Eight Representations of Shooting. Sir Robert FRANKLAND.
FRANKLAND, Sir Robert

Eight Representations of Shooting

Cambridge: W.D. Jones, at His Repository of Arts…, 1813. "A scarce set of amusing shooting incidents. In draftsmanship and colouring they are superior to "Indispensable Accomplishments."" (Schwerdt). FRANKLAND, Sir Robert, Illustrator. Eight Representations of Shooting. Engraved by Woodman & Turner from Drawings by Robert Frankland Esqr. To whom these Plates.....

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Comic Almanack, The, for 1835[-1853. George CRUIKSHANK.
CRUIKSHANK, George

Comic Almanack, The, for 1835[-1853]

London: Charles Tilt & David Bogue, 1835-53. A Handsomely Bound Complete Set of George Cruikshanks's “The Comic Almanacks” [CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator]. The Comic Almanack, for 1835[-1853]: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing “All Things Fitting for Such a Work.” By Rigdum Funnidos, Gent. Adorned with a Dozen of “Righte.....

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Personal History of David Copperfield, The. Charles DICKENS, Hablot Knight BROWNE.
DICKENS, Charles; BROWNE, Hablot Knight

Personal History of David Copperfield...

London: Bradbury and Evans, 1849. "I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world." Charles Dicken's David Copperfield in the Original Parts DICKENS, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. With illustrations by H.K. Browne. London: Bradbury and Evans.....

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Tribulations de la Garde Nationale. Frédéric BOUCHOT.
BOUCHOT, Frédéric

Tribulations de la Garde Nationale

Paris: Chez Aubert, 1835. The Comic Misfortunes of the Bourgeois Citizen-Soldier Frédéric Bouchot's Brilliant Satire on the French National Guard BOUCHOT, Frédéric. Tribulations de la Garde Nationale. Paris: Chez Aubert, [1835]. First Edition. Folio (14 1/8 x 11 inches; 359 x 280 mm.). Twenty-five (of twenty-seven) beautifully hand-colored lithographs, all.....

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Flora's Gems: or, The Treasures of the Parterre. James ANDREWS, Louisa Anne TWAMLEY.
ANDREWS, James; TWAMLEY, Louisa Anne

Flora's Gems: or, The Treasures...

London: Charles Tilt, 1830. "Handsome and Interesting Ornaments for the Drawing-Room Table" ANDREWS, James. Flora's Gems: or, The Treasures of the Parterre. Twelve Bouquets, drawn and coloured from nature, by James Andrews. With Poetical Illustrations, by Louisa Anne Twamley. London: Charles Tilt, [1830]. First edition. Folio (14 1/2 x 10.....

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Hunter's Annual. Richard Barrett DAVIS.
DAVIS, Richard Barrett

Hunter's Annual

London: Published by R.B. Davis, 1836. First Edition of Hunter's Annual [No. 1] in the Publisher's Printed Wrappers Four Superb Hand Colored Lithographs Depicting Four of the Most Celebrated Hunts [DAVIS, Richard Barrett]. Hunter's Annual [No. 1]. Dedicated by Permission of His Most Gracious Majesty King William the 4th. by.....

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English Spy, The. Robert CRUIKSHANK, Thomas ROWLANDSON.
CRUIKSHANK, Robert; [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator];...

English Spy, The

London: Sherwood, Jones, and Co., 1825-26. Nineteenth Century Hush-Hush The Private Lives of Celebrities With Portraits by R. Cruikshank and Rowlandson CRUIKSHANK, Robert, illustrator]. [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, Illustrator]. BLACKMANTLE, Bernard (pseud. of Charles Molloy Westmacott). The English Spy: An Original Work, Characteristic, Satirical, and Humorous. Comprising Scenes and Sketches in Every.....

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Keepsake de Costumes, Le. Francois Claudius COMPTE-CALIX.
COMPTE-CALIX, Francois Claudius

Keepsake de Costumes, Le

Paris: Chez Aubert, 1853. Twenty Hand Colored Plates depicting the Costumes of Western Europe and North Africa COMPTE-CALIX, Francois Claudius. Le Keepsake de Costumes. Dessins de Compte Calix, gravés sur acier. Album offert aux abonées du journal Les Modes Parisiennes. Paris: [Chez Aubert], 1853. Folio (13 5/8 x 10 1/2.....

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Les Métamorphoses du jour. J. J. GRANDVILLE, pseud. of Jean-Ignace-Isidore.
GRANDVILLE, J.J. (pseud. of Jean-Ignace-Isidore...

Les Métamorphoses du jour

Paris: Gustave Havard, 1854. Grandville’s Beast-Headed People [GRANDVILLE, J.J., illustrator]. Les Métamorphoses du jour. Accompagnées d’un texte par MM. Albéric Second, Louis Lurine, Clément Caraguel, Taxile Delord, H. de Beaulieu, Louis Huart, Charles Monselet, Julien Lemer. Précédées d’une notice sur Grandville par M. Charles Blanc. Paris: Gustave Havard, 1854.  First.....

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Adventures of Doctor Comicus, The. Thomas ROWLANDSON, in the style.
ROWLANDSON, Thomas, in the style...

Adventures of Doctor Comicus, The

London: Printed for B. Blake, 1815. In The Original Printed Boards The First Dr. Syntax Imitation [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, in the style of]. [COMBE, William, imitation of]. The Adventures of Doctor Comicus, or the Frolicks of Fortune. A Comic Satirical Poem for the Squeamish & the Queer. In Twelve Cantos, by.....

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Agréments de la Vie de château, Les. Eugène LAMI.
LAMI, Eugène

Agréments de la Vie de...

Paris: Chez Gihaut frères, 1828. Twenty Charming Hand-Colored Lithographs of French Upper Class Country Life The Copy of Ferdinand De Lesseps LAMI, Eugène. [Les Agréments de la Vie de château] [First and Second Series]. Paris: Paris H. Gache. [n.d., 1828-1833]. Two parts in one oblong folio volume (9 3/4 x......

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Nos Jolies Parisiennes (The Pretty Women of Paris. Charles-Édouard de BEAUMONT.
BEAUMONT, Charles-Édouard de

Nos Jolies Parisiennes (The Pretty...

Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari et Chez Martinet, 1860. 'The Pretty Women of Paris' as seen by Édouard de Beaumont Depicted in Twenty-Nine Fine Lithograph Plates BEAUMONT, Charles-Édouard de. Nos Jolies Parisiennes (The Pretty Women of Paris). Album par Édouard de Beaumont. Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari et Chez Martinet.....

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Les Compensations. Charles PHILIPON, Émile WATTIER.
PHILIPON, Charles, illustrator; WATTIER, Émile

Les Compensations

Paris: Chez Ostervald ainé, Rittner, & Hautecœur, 1828. One of the Earliest Masterpieces of French Romantic Caricature Charles Philipon's Exceptionally Rare Les Compensations Forty-Eight Superb Hand-Colored Lithographs by the Founder of La Caricature and Le Charivari PHILIPON, Charles. WATTIER, Émile. Les Compensations composées et dessinées par Ch. Philipon, lithographies par.....

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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus…. Barry MOSER, PENNYROYAL PRESS.
MOSER, Barry, illustrator; PENNYROYAL PRESS;...

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus…

West Hatfield [Massachusetts]: Printed by Harold McGrath at Pennyroyal, 1983. Barry Moser’s Favorite of All His Pennyroyal Books “It Holds Together as a Unit, a Coherent Whole” With an Additional Suite of the Wood Engravings, Each Signed by Moser [MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. [PENNYROYAL PRESS]. SHELLEY, Mary Wollstonecraft. Frankenstein; or, The.....

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Reine des Neiges, La. Edmund DULAC, Hans Christian ANDERSEN.
DULAC, Edmund; ANDERSEN, Hans Christian

Reine des Neiges, La

Paris: L'Édition D'Art / H. Piazza, 1911. French Signed Limited Edition of Edmund Dulac's Hans Andersen [DULAC, Edmund, illustrator]. ANDERSEN, Hans Christian. La Reine des Neiges et Quelques Autres Contes Illustrés par Edmond Dulac. Paris: L'Édition D'Art / H. Piazza, [1911]. French Signed Limited Edition. Limited to 500 numbered copies.....

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Album Comique de Pathologie Pittoresque. Charles AUBRY, CHAZAL, BELLANGÉ, PIGAL.
AUBRY, Charles; CHAZAL; BELLANGÉ; PIGAL

Album Comique de Pathologie Pittoresque

Paris: Chez Ambroise Tardieu, Editeur, 1823. Twenty Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting Caricatures of Various Diseases AUBRY, Charles and others. Album Comique de Pathologie Pittoresque, Recueil de vingt caricatures médicales dessinées par Aubry, Chazal, Colin, Bellangé, et Pigal. Paris: Huzard-Courcier (for) Chez Ambrose Tardieu, 1823. First edition of this exceptionally rare.....

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Princesse Badourah, La. Edmund DULAC, Franz SCHAUWERS.
DULAC, Edmund, Illustrator; SCHAUWERS, Franz...

Princesse Badourah, La

Paris: L'Édition D'Art H. Piazza, 1914. Limited to 500 Signed Copies This Copy in a Beautiful Contemporary Binding by Franz Schauwers With Decorations Not Found in the English Language Edition DULAC, Edmund. La Princesse Badourah. Conte des Mille et une Nuits. Illustré par Edmond Dulac. Paris: L'Édition D'Art H. Piazza.....

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Shakespeare’s Comedy of Twelfth Night or What You Will. W. Heath ROBINSON, William SHAKESPEARE.
ROBINSON, W. Heath; SHAKESPEARE, William

Shakespeare’s Comedy of Twelfth Night...

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1908. The Deluxe Signed Twelfth Night With Forty Mounted Color Plates by W. Heath Robinson [ROBINSON, W. Heath, illustrator]. SHAKESPEARE, [William]. Shakespeare’s Comedy of Twelfth Night, or What You Will. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1908]. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 350 numbered copies signed by the.....

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