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Attempts at Humour, Poetical and Physiognomical. George Moutard WOODWARD.
WOODWARD, George Moutard

Attempts at Humour, Poetical and...

London: B. Crosby, 1803. So Scarce It's No Laughing Matter WOODWARD, George Moutard. Attempts at Humour, Poetical and Physiognomical. London: Printed for the Author; Published by B. Crosby and Co., 1803. First edition. Quarto (10 x 7 5/8 in; 253 x 193 mm). 27, [1, blank] pp. Eight hand-colored etchings.....

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. [And:] Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Lewis CARROLL, John TENNIEL.
CARROLL, Lewis; TENNIEL, John, illustrator

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. [And:]...

London: Macmillan and Co, 1894. Alice in Full Dress: Tenniel’s Wonderland in a Sangorski & Sutcliffe Binding CARROLL, Lewis (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. With forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel. Thirty-eighth thousand. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1897. [Bound together with:] Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found.....

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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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Life of an Actor, The. Pierce EGAN, Theodore LANE.
EGAN, Pierce; LANE, Theodore, illustrator

Life of an Actor, The

London: Printed for C.S. Arnold, 1825. "Acting is the Perfect Idiot's Profession" (Katherine Hepburn). "The Art of Acting Consists in Keeping People from Coughing" (Benjamin Franklin). EGAN, Pierce. LANE, Theodore, illustrator. The Life of an Actor… Dedicated to Edmund Kean, Esq. The Poetical Descriptions by T. Greenwood. Embellished with Twenty-Seven.....

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Tribulations Parisiennes et Campagnardes. Albert ADAM.
ADAM, Albert

Tribulations Parisiennes et Campagnardes

Paris: Hautecoeur Frères, 1840. Parisian and Country Tribulations The Humorous Side of Distress, Trouble, Misery, Anguish, Agony, Grief and Wretchedness… ADAM, Albert, illustrator. Tribulations Parisiennes et Campagnardes. Par Albert Adam. Paris: Hautecoeur Frères, [ca. 1840]. First edition. Folio (12 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches; 328 x 251 mm.). Lithographed pictorial.....

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Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The. Barry MOSER, L. Frank Baum.
MOSER, Barry; Baum, L. Frank;...

Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The

West Hatfield, Massachusetts: Printed by Harold McGrath at The Pennyroyal Press, 1985. Barry Moser’s Remarkable Wonderful Wizard of Oz One of the Great Pennyroyal Press Books — Limited to 350 Copies, Signed by Moser [MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. [PENNYROYAL PRESS]. BAUM, L. Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Illustrated by.....

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Humourist, The:. George CRUIKSHANK.
CRUIKSHANK, George

Humourist, The:

London: Printed and Published by J. Robins & Co., 1819. With the Very Rare First Issue of Volume I CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. The Humourist: A Collection of Entertaining Tales, Anecdoes, Repartees, Witty Sayings, Epigrams, Bon Mots, Jeu d’esprits, &c. Carefully selected. London: Printed and Published by J. Robins & Co......

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Inconvéniens d'un Voyage en Diligence. Xavier LEPRINCE.
LEPRINCE, Xavier

Inconvéniens d'un Voyage en Diligence

Paris: Chez Gihaut Freres... et Sazerac et Duval, 1826. The Disadvantages of Traveling by Stagecoach Illustrated in Twelve Highly Amusing Lithographs LEPRINCE, Xavier. Inconvéniens d'un Voyage en Diligence. [The Disadvantages of Traveling by Stagecoach]. Douze Tableaux, Lithographiés par M. Xavier Leprince. Paris: Chez Gihaut Freres... et Sazerac et Duval, 1826.....

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Works of Oliver Goldsmith, The. Oliver GOLDSMITH, Peter Cunningham.
GOLDSMITH, Oliver; Cunningham, Peter

Works of Oliver Goldsmith, The

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1900. The Library Edition of the Works of Oliver Goldsmith GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Works of Oliver Goldsmith. Edited by Peter Cunningham, F.S.A. Illustrated. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1900. Library Edition. Twelve large octavo volumes (8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches; 221 x 147 mm.).....

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Tour Through Paris, A. William SAMS.
SAMS, William

Tour Through Paris, A

London: William Sams, [1828]. An Appealing and Underappreciated Color-Plate Book of Paris SAMS, William. A Tour Through Paris, Illustrated with Twenty-One Coloured Plates, Accompanied with Descriptive Letter-Press. London: William Sams, [n.d., 1828]. [Second edition], identical to the first of 1824 but with subtitle added, and plates in different order. Folio.....

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Les Différents Publics de Paris. Gustave DORÉ.
DORÉ, Gustave

Les Différents Publics de Paris

Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Amusant, [1854]. A Superb Copy Of One of the Master's Earliest Successes DORÉ, Gustave. Les Différents Publics de Paris. Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Amusant, [1854]. First edition. Oblong quarto (10 x 13 1/4 in; 254 x 335 mm.). Lithograph title and twenty original lithograph.....

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Lavengro; The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest. George BORROW.
BORROW, George

Lavengro; The Scholar - The...

London: John Murray, 1851. A Remarkable Extra-Illustrated First Edition of “Lavengro” With Thirty-Three Original Topographical Watercolors Attributed to Samuel Poole Sumptuously Bound by Cedric Chivers BORROW, George. Lavengro; The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest. London: John Murray, 1851. First edition. Three octavo volumes (7 5/8 x 4 3/4.....

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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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Spenser’s Faerie Queene. Walter CRANE, Edmund Spenser, Zaehnsdorf.
CRANE, Walter; Spenser, Edmund; Zaehnsdorf

Spenser’s Faerie Queene

London: Published by George Allen, 1897. The Most Important Work Illustrated by Walter Crane, One of 1,000 Copies Printed on Handmade Paper [CRANE, Walter, illustrator]. SPENSER, [Edmund]. Spenser’s Faerie Queene. A Poem in Six Books, with the Fragment Mutabilitie. Edited by Thomas J. Wise. Pictured by Walter Crane. London: Published.....

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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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Defauts et Vices. Henri de MONTAUT.
MONTAUT, Henri de

Defauts et Vices

Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie. Editeurs, 1860. Extremely Scarce Children Satirize Bad Adult Behavior MONTAUT, Henri de. Defauts et Vices. Composes par... Lithographies par Berr, Haguental & Fagonde. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie. Editeurs, [1860]. First edition, colored issue. Oblong folio (11 x 16 inches; 280 x 410 mm.). Title-page.....

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The London Stage. The LONDON STAGE, George CRUIKSHANK.
LONDON STAGE, The; CRUIKSHANK, George...

The London Stage;

London: Sherwood, Jones and Co., 1825. A Library of the English Stage in Four Volumes - A Regency Theater in Miniature The London Stage - From Garrick to Sheridan, Printed from Acting Copies LONDON STAGE. The London Stage; A collection of the most reputed tragedies, comedies, operas, melo-dramas, farces and.....

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National Sports of Great Britain, The. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

National Sports of Great Britain...

London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean, 1825. "He could draw Hunting and write about it because he hunted himself, as Ferneley did, or Herring" Fifty Fine Hand-Colored Etched Plates Depicting The National Sports of Great Britain ALKEN, Henry. The National Sports of Great Britain, by Henry Alken. Fifty Engravings with Descriptions.....

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Symptoms of the Shop. George Moutard WOODWARD, Francis SANSON.
WOODWARD, George Moutard; SANSON, Francis...

Symptoms of the Shop

London: S.W. Fores, 1801. Three of George Moutard Woodward's Hand-Colored Prints from "Symptoms of the Shop" WOODWARD, George Moutard, artist, SANSON, Francis, printmaker. Symptoms of the Shop. London: S.W. Fores, 1801. First edition. Quarto (10 1/8 x 8 1/16 inches; 257 x 265 mm.). Three (of twelve) hand colored 'Satirical'.....

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The Funny Folk of Disneyland Helping to Build a House. WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS

The Funny Folk of Disneyland...

London: IPC Magazines Ltd, 1977. Building a House - The Disney Way Mickey, Minnie, Pooh, Robin Hood, Merlin, Baloo, King Louie and Friends Original Walt Disney Artwork for Disney Time No. 4 WALT DISNEY STUDIOS. The Funny Folk of Disneyland Helping to Build a House. Original hand-painted artwork for the.....

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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Robert Louis STEVENSON.
STEVENSON, Robert Louis

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll...

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1886. First Edition of Jekyll and Hyde in the Original Wrappers STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1886. First English edition. Octavo (9 x 4 5/8 inches; 178 x 118 mm.). [8], 141, [1, blank].....

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"Tout ce qu'on Voudra&quot. Honor&eacute DAUMIER.
DAUMIER, Honoré

"Tout ce qu'on Voudra"

Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1850. “Anything You Like”: Daumier and the Freedom of Observation Daumier’s Notebook of Parisian Life DAUMIER, Honoré. Tout ce qu’on voudra. Paris: published in Le Charivari, 1847–1852. Folio (14 3/8 × 10 1/8 inches; 365 × 257 mm - actual plate size). Album containing 73.....

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Gretna-Green Bolt-a, The. Henry ALKEN, William Henry ARMSTRONG.
ALKEN, Henry; ARMSTRONG, William Henry;...

Gretna-Green Bolt-a, The

London [&] Paris: Rudolph Ackermann [&] Galignani & Co., 1853. "A Rare Work. The frontispiece. which is executed in the manner of Henry Alken" From the Library of Fitz Eugene Dixon [ALKEN, Henry, in the style of]. [ARMSTRONG, William Henry]. O'BRADLEY, Arthur, pseudonym. The Gretna-Green Bolt-a, or, Young Ladies' Man-ual.....

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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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Les Enfans terribles. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Les Enfans terribles

Paris: Bauger et Cie., 1838-42. Gavarni’s “Terrible Children” Fifty Superb Hand Colored Lithographs Including the Pictorial Title-Page GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Les Enfans terribles. Paris: Bauger et Cie., [n.d., 1838-1842]. First edition. Large quarto (13 11/16 x 10 1/2 inches; 345 x 267 mm.). Pictorial hand-colored lithograph.....

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