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Academy for Grown Horsemen, An. Thomas ROWLANDSON, Henry BUNBURY, GAMBADO.
ROWLANDSON, Thomas; BUNBURY, Henry; GAMBADO...

Academy for Grown Horsemen, An

London: Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808. With Twenty-Nine Hand Colored Etched Plates by Thomas Rowlandson ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator. [BUNBURY, Henry]. GAMBADO, Geoffrey. An Academy for Grown Horsemen Containing the completest instructions for Walking, Trotting, Canering, Galloping, Stumbling, and Tumbling. [and] The Annals of Horsemanship: Containing Accounts of Accidental.....

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The Christening Procession of Prince Taffy. Richard DOYLE.
DOYLE, Richard

The Christening Procession of Prince...

London: [Printed by W. Kohler for Messrs. Fores, 1842. The Christening Procession for the Prince of Wales [DOYLE, Richard]. The Christening Procession of Prince Taffy [later King Edward VII]. [Printed by W. Kohler for Messrs. Fores, Published 1, March, 1842]. Oblong twelvemo (4 15/16 x 8 5/8 inches; 126 x......

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Recueil de Caricatures. Frédéric BOUCHOT, Henry MONNIER.
BOUCHOT, Frédéric; MONNIER, Henry

Recueil de Caricatures

Paris: Delpech, 1840. A Rare Collaboration Between Frédéric Bouchot and Henri Monnier Nine Beautifully Hand-Colored Lithographs Celebrating the Golden Age of French Social Satire BOUCHOT, Frédéric [&] MONNIER, Henri. Recueil de Caricatures par Bouchot. [Paris, ca. 1840]. Oblong quarto (10 1/4 x 13 3/8 inches; 260 x 340 mm.). Lithographed.....

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Historical and Descriptive Accounts of the Theatres of London:. Edward Wedlake BRAYLEY, Daniel HAVELL.
BRAYLEY, Edward Wedlake; HAVELL, Daniel

Historical and Descriptive Accounts of...

London: Printed for J. Taylor, 1826, 1826. London’s Principal Theatres during the Georgian Era as shown in Fourteen Fine Hand Colored Aquatint Plates BRAYLEY, Edward Wedlake. HAVELL, Daniel (illustrator). Historical and Descriptive Accounts of the Theatres of London: Illustrated with a view of each theatre, elegantly coloured, drawn and engraved.....

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Eccentric Excursions, or, Literary & Pictorial Sketches of Countenance, Character &. George Moutard WOODWARD, Isaac CRUIKSHANK.
WOODWARD, George Moutard; CRUIKSHANK, Isaac

Eccentric Excursions, or, Literary &...

London: Allen & Co., 1807. "A Study the Inhabitants of the Roundhouse and the Regular Attendants at the Police-Court" A Journey in Caricature through Early Nineteenth Century England… WOODWARD. George Moutard. Eccentric Excursions, or, Literary & Pictorial Sketches of Countenance, Character & Country, in different parts of England & South.....

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Four Original Watercolors in the Manner of George Cruikshank. CRUIKSHANKIANA.
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Four Original Watercolors in the...

N.p.: n.p., n.d. Four Charming Faux-Cruikshank Watercolors [CRUIKSHANKIANA]. Four Original Watercolor Caricatures in the Manner of George Cruikshank. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Two images at 5 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (143 x 91 mm); two at 5 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. (134 x 90 mm). Each image executed on.....

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Theatrical Pleasures. LANE, heodore.
LANE, T[heodore]

Theatrical Pleasures

London: Pubd. by Thos McLean, 1826. Excessively Rare Series of Caricatures of the London Theater LANE, T[heodore]. Theatrical Pleasures. London: Pubd. by Thos. McLean, [n.d., ca. 1826]. First edition, complete. Large quarto (12 5/8 x inches; 321 x mm.). Six numbered hand-colored engraved plates each tipped-onto hinged stiff card mounts.....

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Italien und seine Bewohner. Geralamo FRANCESCINI, August GERASCH.
FRANCESCINI, Geralamo; GERASCH, August

Italien und seine Bewohner

Vienna: , 1840. Fourteen Superb Hand Colored Lithograph Plates Depicting the Various Costumes of the Different Regions of Italy FRANCESCHINI, Gerolamo. GERASCH, August. Italien und seine Bewohner (Italy and its Inhabitants). Vienna, [1840]. First edition. Oblong quarto (12 1/2 x 20 1/8 inches; 318 x 511 mm.). 30 pp. Fourteen.....

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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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Pie and the Patty-Pan, The. Beatrix POTTER.
POTTER, Beatrix

Pie and the Patty-Pan, The

London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1905. First Edition of The Pie and the Patty-Pan POTTER, Beatrix. The Pie and the Patty-Pan. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1905. First edition, first printing. Small quarto (7 x 5 1/2 inches; 178 x 140 mm.). 51, [1, printer’s imprint] pp. Color frontispiece and.....

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Omnium Gatherum. Henry HEATH.
HEATH, Henry

Omnium Gatherum

London: Charles Tilt, 1840. Fourteen Humorous Hand-Colored Engraved Plates 'A Fine Collection of Miscellaneous People or Things' HEATH, H[enry]. Omnium Gatherum. [Together with:] Omnium-Gatherum. Second Series. [London: Published by Charles Tilt, n.d., ca. 1840]. Later issue, on thick paper (first published 1831-1834). Oblong folio (10 1/16 x 13 3/4 inches;.....

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Mœurs Britanniques. CHAM, Amédée de.
CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de...

Mœurs Britanniques

Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1850. Fifteen Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Caricaturing the British CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de Noé). Mœurs Britanniques. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., [n.d., ca. 1850]. Large folio (13 1/4 x 10 inches; 336 x 252 mm.). Hand-colored lithographed title and fifteen numbered hand-colored lithographed plates, heightened.....

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Debiteurs et Créanciers. Frédéric BOUCHOT.
BOUCHOT, Frédéric

Debiteurs et Créanciers

Paris: Aubert & Cie., 1837. One of the Finest Surviving Collections of Frédéric Bouchot's Hand-Colored Lithographs A Brilliant Panorama of Bourgeois Life, Urban Comedy, and Social Satire in July Monarchy Paris BOUCHOT, Frédéric. Débiteurs et Créanciers; Contributions indirectes; Après le carnaval; Les Malheurs d'un amant heureux; together with Les embellissements.....

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Shakespeare Head Brontë, The. SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS, Charlotte Brontë.
[SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS]; Brontë, Charlotte;...

Shakespeare Head Brontë, The

Oxford: , 1931. The Shakespeare Head Brontë A Fine Set in the Original Dust Jackets [SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS]. BRONTË, [Charlotte, Emily, and Anne]. The Shakespeare Head Brontë. Oxford: Newly Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press and Published for the Press by Basil Blackwell, 1931. Limited to 1,000 copies. Eleven large.....

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Ah quel plaisir de voyager! CHAM, Amédée de.
CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de...

Ah quel plaisir de voyager!

Paris: Maison Martinet / Hautecoeur Frères, 1860. Oh, What Fun To Travel! (Not) In Twenty Scarce Lithographs CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de Noé). Ah quel plaisir de voyager! Paris: Maison Martinet / Hautecoeur Frères, n.d. [ca. 1860]. First edition. Folio (13 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches; 349 x 261 mm.).....

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Recueil de Scenes Populaires. Edmé-Jean PIGAL.
PIGAL, Edmé-Jean

Recueil de Scenes Populaires

Paris: Chez Martinet et Gihaut, 1822. Fifty-Two Highly Amusing Hand Colored Lithograph Plates Showing the People of Paris PIGAL, Edmé-Jean. Recueil de Scenes Populaires. [Collection of Popular Scenes]. Paris: Chez Martinet et Gihaut, [1822]. First edition. Folio (12 1/2 x 10 1/8 inches; 318 x 258 mm.). Lithograph title-page and.....

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Thoughts While Fox Hunting. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

[Thoughts While Fox Hunting]

London: , 1833. "Thoughts While Fox Hunting" A Very Scarce and Highly Amusing Series of Hand Colored Lithograph Plates ALKEN, Henry. [Thoughts While Fox Hunting]. London: Thomas McLean, 1833. First [hand-colored] edition. Oblong folio (10 9 16 x 14 1/4 inches; 268 x 362 mm.). Six very fine hand colored.....

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Le Bout de L'Oreille. Pierre-Paul COMBA.
COMBA, Pierre-Paul

Le Bout de L'Oreille

Paris: Arnauld de Vresse, 1855. "Whisperings in the Ear" "A Little Bit of One's True Self" COMBA, Pierre-Paul. Le Bout de L'Oreille par Comba. Paris: Arnauld de Vresse, [ca. 1855]. First edition. Folio (12 15/16 x 10 inches; 338 x 254 mm.). Pictorial hand colored lithograph title and eighteen fine.....

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Tour of the Grand Junction. John HASSELL.
HASSELL, John

Tour of the Grand Junction

London: Printed for J. Hassell…, 1819. A Journey Along England’s Great Commercial Waterway Rare Large-Paper Copy, Uncut in the Original Boards With Twenty-Four Hand-Colored Aquatint Views HASSELL, J[ohn]. Tour of the Grand Junction, Illustrated in a Series of Engravings; with an Historical and Topographical Description of Those Parts of the.....

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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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Un An de la Vie d'un Jeune homme. Victor ADAM.
ADAM, Victor

Un An de la Vie...

Paris: Sazerac et Duval, Engelmann, Langlumè & Brossier, 1824. A French Rake's Progress One Year in the Life of a Young Man — From Parisian Pleasures to Debtors' Prison and Marriage Seventeen Superb Hand-Coloured Lithographs by Victor Adam An Exceptionally Scarce and Delightful Early Example of French Narrative Caricature...

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Album de Sainte-Pélagie, Prison de la Dette. Victor ADAM.
ADAM, Victor

Album de Sainte-Pélagie, Prison de...

Paris [&] London: V. Morlet [&] McLean, 1830. Behind the Walls of Sainte-Pélagie Debt, Despair, and Defiance in Restoration Paris Twelve Superb Hand-Colored Lithographs by Victor Adam An Exceptionally Rare and Remarkable Pictorial Record of Life in a Parisian Debtor's Prison ADAM, Jean-Victor (1801–1866). Album de Sainte-Pélagie, Prison de.....

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Virginians, The. William Makepeace THACKERAY.
THACKERAY, William Makepeace

Virginians, The

London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857. The Borowitz Copy, in the Original Parts and with an Autograph Letter Signed by Thackeray THACKERAY, W[illiam] M[akepeace]. The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood by the Author. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1858-1859 [i.e., November 1857-October 1859]. First.....

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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.....

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Annals of Sporting, The. Thomas ROWLANDSON, Caleb QUIZEM, WOODWARD.
ROWLANDSON, Thomas; QUIZEM, Caleb; WOODWARD...

Annals of Sporting, The

London: Thomas Tegg, 1809. "Esteemed on Account of its Humorous Plates by Rowlandson" Rare In the Original Printed Boards [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, engraver]. QUISEM, Caleb (pseud.). The Annals of Sporting. London: Thomas Tegg, 1809. First edition. Twelvemo (6 3/4 x 4 in; 171 x 105 mm). [10], 104 pp., untrimmed. Hand-colored.....

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