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Actualités…. Honoré DAUMIER, Charles CHAM VERNIER.
DAUMIER, Honoré; VERNIER, Charles CHAM

Actualités…

Paris: Chez Aubert, 1849. A Fine Publisher's Album containg Forty Fine Lithographs by Daumier, Cham and Vernier DAUMIER, Honoré. CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de Noé). VERNIER, Charles. [Actualites] etc. [spine titled n gilt Vérités. Paris: Chez Aubert, [1849-1855]. Folio (13 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches; 348 x 260 mm.). A......

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Album Varié par M.M. Cham, Daumier, Gavarni. CHAM, Amédée de.
CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de...

Album Varié par M.M. Cham...

Paris: Chez Arnauld De Vresse, 1851. A Fine Selection of Sixteen Hand Colored Lithographs from Five of Cham's Best Albums CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de Noé). Album Varié par M.M. Cham, Daumier, Gavarni, et autres Dessinateurs du Charivari. Paris: Chez Arnauld De Vresse, [ca. 1851]. Folio (12 7/8 x 10.....

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Schau mich an! [Look at me! MOVABLE BOOK, Lothar MEGGENDORFER.
MOVABLE BOOK; MEGGENDORFER, Lothar

Schau mich an! [Look at...

Munich: Verlag von J.F. Schreiber, 1888. A Rare and Early Meggendorfer Movable MOVABLE BOOK. MEGGENDORFER, Lothar. Schau mich an! [Look at me!]. Ein Ziehbilderbuch von Lothar Meggendorfer. Verlag von J.F. Schreiber: Esslingen - Stuttgart, [1888]. First German edition. Oblong quarto (10 x 13 1/2 inches; 254 x 343 mm.). [10].....

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Panidochème ou Toutes Sortes de Voitures. Victor ADAM.
ADAM, Victor

Panidochème ou Toutes Sortes de...

Paris: Chez Ch. Motte, 1830. A Rare Book on Coaching Twelve Superb Lithograph Plates ADAM, Victor. [Panidochème ou Toutes Sortes de Voitures par V. Adam 1830]. Paris: Chez Ch. Motte, 1830. First Charles Motte edition (preceded only by the 1828 Gihaut Frères hand colored issue with 36 plates). Oblong folio.....

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Professional Life of Mr. Dibdin, The. Charles DIBDIN, binder BAYNTUN.
DIBDIN, Charles; BAYNTUN, binder

Professional Life of Mr. Dibdin...

London: Published by the Author, at His Music-Warehouse…, 1803. Sixty Aquatint Plates Illustrating Charles Dibdin’s Songs Delicately Designed, Etched and Hand-Colored by Dibdin’s daughter DIBDIN, [Charles]. The Professional Life of Mr. Dibdin, Written by Himself. Together with the Words of Six Hundred Songs Selected from His Works, and Sixty Small.....

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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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Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies; from 1799 to 1815, The. James JENKINS, William HEATH, artist.
JENKINS, James; HEATH, William, artist

Martial Achievements of Great Britain...

London: Printed for Js. Jenkins… by L. Harrison & J.C. Leigh, [1814-15]. A Spectacular Multiple-State Copy Showing the Complete Evolution of Forty-Nine Aquatint Plates [JENKINS, James]. [HEATH, William, artist]. The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies; From 1799 to 1815. London: Printed for Js. Jenkins… by L. Harrison.....

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The Progress of a Midshipman exemplified in the career of Master Blockhead. George CRUIKSHANK, Frederick MARRYAT.
CRUIKSHANK, George; MARRYAT, Frederick, illustrator

The Progress of a Midshipman...

London: Thos. McLean, 1835. The Progress of a Midshipman Eight Hand Colored Aquatint Plates by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George, engraver. [MARRYAT, Frederick, illustrator]. The Progress of a Midshipman exemplified in the career of Master Blockhead in seven plates & Frontispiece. London: Thos. McLean, Aug 1st 1835. First edition, [third state.....

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Cockney-Sportsmen. James GILLRAY.
GILLRAY, James

Cockney-Sportsmen

London: H. Humphrey, 1800. Gillray's Masterpiece of Sporting Satire A Complete Contemporary Hand-Colored Suite in Exceptional Original Condition GILLRAY, James. Cockney-Sportsmen. London: H[annah] Humphrey, November 12th, 1800. Oblong folio (13 1/2 x 19 1/8 inches; 342 x 485 mm. Plate mark 10 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches; 254 x 358.....

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Spithead and Portsmouth. M. GROVE, Basil LUBBOCK, previous.
GROVE, M.; LUBBOCK, Basil (previous...

Spithead and Portsmouth

n.p.: , 1845. Five Hand Colored Etched and Aquatint Plates Commemorating the Naval Review Carried out by Queen Victoria in June 1845 Basil Lubbock's Copy - Quite Possibly Used for Reference GROVE, M., artist. Spithead & Portsmouth. [n.p., n.d, ca. 1845]. Oblong quarto (10 1/4 x 14 5/8 inches; 261.....

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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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Eccentric Tales. George CRUIKSHANK, W. F. von KOSEWITZ.
CRUIKSHANK, George; KOSEWITZ, W.F. von...

Eccentric Tales

London: James Robins and Co., 1827. Eccentric Cruikshank with Three Original Pencil and Watercolor Drawings [CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator]. KOSEWITZ, W.F. von. Eccentric Tales. From the German of W.F. Von Kosewitz, with Illustrations by George Cruikshank, From Sketches by Alfred Crowquill. London: James Robins and Co., 1827. First edition in book.....

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Le Diable Boiteux A Paris. Jean-Gabriel J. S -. SCHEFFER, J S.
SCHEFFER, Jean-Gabriel J.S -.; J.S.

Le Diable Boiteux A Paris

Paris: Chez Ostervald ainé, 1830. "The Lame Devils of Paris" Exceptionally Rare Suite of Six Hand Colored Lithographed Plates [SCHEFFER, Jean-Gabriel]. J.S -. Le Diable Boiteux A Paris, Par Gabriel Scheffer. [Paris: Chez Ostervald ainé, 1830. First edition. Part one only (of two). Oblong quarto (9 1/8 x 12 3/8.....

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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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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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Picturesque Tour Through the Isle of Wight, A. Charles RAYE.
RAYE, Charles

Picturesque Tour Through the Isle...

London: Printed for the Proprietor by Howlett and Brimmer, 1825. “A Regency Color-Plate Tour of the Isle of Wight” RAYE, Charles. A Picturesque Tour Through the Isle of Wight. Illustrated by Numerous Views. London: Printed for the Proprietor by Howlett and Brimmer, 1825. First edition. Oblong quarto (7 7/8 x......

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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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Collection of Sporting and Humorous Designs, A. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Collection of Sporting and Humorous...

London: Collected and Published by Thomas M'Lean, 1824. The Golden Age of English Sporting Color-Plate Books A Monumental Regency Collection of Henry Alken’s Finest Sporting & Humorous Designs Over 320 Hand-Colored Plates in Three Elephant Folio Volumes ALKEN, Henry. A Collection of Sporting and Humorous Designs, Comprising A Variety of.....

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Surprise Pictures from Fairy Land. TRANSFORMATION BOOK.
TRANSFORMATION BOOK

Surprise Pictures from Fairy Land

London: Ernest Nister, 1907. Stories that Transform Before Your Eyes — Ernest Nister’s Magical Pull-Tab Fairy Tales [TRANSFORMATION BOOK]. BINGHAM, Clifton. Surprise Pictures from Fairy Land. Verses by Clifton Bingham. London: Ernest Nister, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, [1907] (code no. 1861). Quarto (9 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches;.....

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Souvenirs de Londres. Eugène LAMI.
LAMI, Eugène

Souvenirs de Londres

Paris: Lami Denozan, 1826. Eugene Lami's Exceptionally Rare First Account of his Visit to England in 1826 Including Two Wonderful Scenes of a 'Cock Fight' and a 'Boxing Match' LAMI, Eugène, illustrator. Souvenirs de Londres. Paris: Lami Denozan, 1826. First edition. Large oblong quarto (10 5/16 x 13 3/8 inches;.....

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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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Tâtonnements de Jean Bidoux, Les. CHAM, Amédée de.
CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de...

Tâtonnements de Jean Bidoux, Les

Paris: Mon. Martinet, 1860. The Trial of Jean Bidoux in his Military Career CHAM [Pseudonym of Charles Amédée de Noé]. Les Tâtonnements de Jean Bidoux dans la Carrière Militaire. (The trials of Jean Bidoux in his Military Career). Par Cham. Paris: Mon. Martinet, [1860]. First edition. Large quarto (13 1/4.....

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Adventures of Johnny Newcome in the Navy. Charles WILLIAMS, John MITFORD.
WILLIAMS, Charles; MITFORD, John

Adventures of Johnny Newcome in...

London: Published for the Author, 1823. Written While the Insane Author Was Living in a Gravel Pit [WILLIAMS, Charles, illustrator]. MITFORD, John. The Adventures of Johnny Newcome in the Navy. A Poem, In Four Cantos, With Notes. The Third Edition. London: Published for the Author and sold by Sherwood, Neely.....

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Robert Macaire Boursier. Caricaturana no. 29. Honoré DAUMIER.
DAUMIER, Honoré

Robert Macaire Boursier. Caricaturana no...

Paris: N.p., 1895. A Unique Daumier Survival: Robert Macaire Boursier Issued as a Belle Époque Jig-Saw Puzzle Preserved in the Original Delvaux Paris Box DAUMIER, Honoré. Robert Macaire Boursier. Caricaturana no. 29. [Jig-Saw Puzzle]. N.p. [Paris], n.d. (circa 1895–1915). Folio (12 1/2 × 9 7/8 inches; 317 × 251 mm).....

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Life of Cobbett, The. James GILLRAY.
GILLRAY, James

Life of Cobbett, The

London: H. Humphrey, 1809. James Gillray's Life of Cobbett with Eight Superb Hand-Colored Etched Plates GILLRAY, James. The Life of Cobbett, written by himself. London: H[annah] Humphrey, 1809. First edition. Large folio (19 3/8 x 12 inches; 492 x 305 mm.). The complete set of eight etchings, with large margins.....

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