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Collection des uniformes de l'Armée Francaise présentée au Roi. Charles AUBRY.
AUBRY, Charles

Collection des uniformes de l'Armée...

Paris: Au depot General de la Guerre, 1823. The Rare First Issue of One of the Earliest and Most Beautiful French Lithographed Military Costume Books Officially Presented to Louis XVIII by Marshal Victor, Duc de Bellune, Minister of War AUBRY, Charles. Collection des Uniformes de l'Armée Française Présentée au Roi.....

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"Little Son, Hush-a-Bye&quot. Anne Yvonne GILBERT, artist.
GILBERT, Anne Yvonne, artist

"Little Son, Hush-a-Bye"

: , 1991. “Little Son, Hush-a-Bye” The Original Published Double-Page Artwork From Yvonne Gilbert's Baby's Book of Lullabies & Cradle Songs GILBERT, Anne Yvonne (1950-), artist. Little Son, Hush-a-Bye. Original illustrations for Baby's Book of Lullabies & Cradle Songs. [1990]. Two original pen, ink and watercolor illustrations, conceived as a......

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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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Traité sur la Cavalerie. Louis Hector DRUMMOND DE MELFORT.
DRUMMOND DE MELFORT, Louis Hector...

Traité sur la Cavalerie

Paris: De l'Imprimerie de Guillaume Desprez, 1776. Drummond de Melfort's Traité sur la Cavalerie (1776) The Definitive Eighteenth-Century Work on Cavalry Tactics, Dedicated to Louis XVI DRUMMOND DE MELFORT, Louis Hector (Compte de). Traité sur la Cavalerie. Maréchal de Camp ès Armées du Roi, & Inspecteur-Général des Troupes-Légeres. Paris: De.....

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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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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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Works of Art in the Collections of England. Édouard LIÈVRE, binder HOLLOWAY.
LIÈVRE, Édouard; HOLLOWAY, binder

Works of Art in the...

London: Holloway and Son, 1873. One of a Very Few Copies Specially Bound by Holloway LIÈVRE, Édouard. Works of Art in the Collections of England. Drawn by Édouard Lièvre author of: "Collections Célébres D' Oeuvres D'Art en France" and engraved by Bracquemond, Courtry, Flameng, Greux, Le Rat, Lhermitte, J. Lièvre.....

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Robert Browning’s Complete Works. Robert BROWNING.
BROWNING, Robert

Robert Browning’s Complete Works

New York: Fred DeFau & Company, 1910. Robert Browning in a Striking Monastery Hill Binding The Florentine Edition - Elegantly Decorated with Inlaid Floral Tooling BROWNING, Robert. Complete Works. With an introductory essay by William Lyon Phelps. New York: Fred DeFau & Company, [1910]. Florentine Edition. Limited to 1,000 numbered.....

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Svenska Arméens Uniformer. Utgifne Ar 1825. Adolph Uric SCHÜTZERCRANTZ, Alexander WETTERLING.
SCHÜTZERCRANTZ, Adolph Uric; WETTERLING, Alexander...

Svenska Arméens Uniformer. Utgifne Ar...

Stockholm: F.H. Morin, 1825. The Costumes of The Swedish Army in 1825 Depicted in Twenty-Three Magnificent Hand Colored Lithograph Plates SCHÜTZERCRANTZ, Adolph Uric. Kongl. Svenska Arméens Uniformer. Utgifne Ar 1825. Stockholm: F. H. Morin, 1824-25. Parts 1-10 complete. Folio (18 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches; 463 x 292 mm.). [2.....

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Oriental Field Sports. Captain Thomas WILLIAMSON, Samuel HOWITT.
WILLIAMSON, Captain Thomas; HOWITT, Samuel

Oriental Field Sports;

London: Edward Orme, 1819. "The Manners, Customs, Scenery, and Costume of a Territory, Now Intimately Blended with the British Empire" (Preface) Forty Magnificent Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates WILLIAMSON, Captain Thomas, [Author, Illustrator], [HOWITT, Samuel, Illustrator]. Oriental Field Sports; Being a Complete, Detailed, and Accurate Description of the Wild Sports of the.....

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Uniformes de l'Armee Belge. Henri Francois Joseph HENDRICKX.
HENDRICKX, Henri Francois Joseph

Uniformes de l'Armee Belge

Brussels: Charles Muquart, 1855. Four Superb Double-Page Hand Colored Lithographs Depicting The Uniforms of the Belgian Army in 1855 HENDRICKX, Henri Francois Joseph. Uniformes de l'Armée Belge, Publiés d'apres les dessins originaux exécutés par ordre de S.A.R. Monseigneur le Duc de Brabant et sur les documents fournis par le Départment.....

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Almanacks for 1883[-1895] [And:] Kate Greenaway’s Almanack & Diary for 1897. Kate GREENAWAY.
GREENAWAY, Kate

Almanacks for 1883[-1895] [And:] Kate...

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1882. An Excellent Complete Set of Kate Greenaway's Charming Almanacs Including the Rare 1897 Issue which is inscribed to Eileen Ponsonby GREENAWAY, Kate. Almanack for 1883-[1895]. London: George Routledge and Sons, [1882-1894]. [Together with:] Kate Greenaway’s Almanack & Diary for 1897. London: J.M Dent &.....

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Inn Yard on Fire. Thomas ROWLANDSON, James MALTON.
ROWLANDSON, Thomas; MALTON, James

Inn Yard on Fire

London: T. Malton, 1791. "Who'er has travell'd life's dull round, Through all its various paths hath been, Must oft have wondered to have found His warmest welcome at an inn!" ROWLANDSON, Thomas. MALTON, James. Inn Yard on Fire. Drawn & Etchd. by T. Rowlandson. Aquatinta by T. Malton. [London, 1791].....

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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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Vertus & Qualités. Henri de MONTAUT.
MONTAUT, Henri de

Vertus & Qualités

Paris: chez Arnauld de Vresse, 1860. Extremely Scarce Children Satirize Good Adult Behavior MONTAUT, Henri de. Vertus & Qualités. Dessins Composés par... Paris: chez Arnauld de Vresse, n.d. [c. 1860s]. Colored issue. Oblong folio (11/4 x 15 7/8 in; 285 x 403 mm). Twelve hand-colored lithographed plates with interleaves. Each.....

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Coronation of His Most Sacred Majesty King George the Fourth, The. George NAYLER.
NAYLER, George

Coronation of His Most Sacred...

London: Published by Henry Bohn, 1837. The Coronation of King George the Fourth Forty-Two Magnificent Hand Colored Plates NAYLER, Sir George. The Coronation of His Most Sacred Majesty King George the Fourth solemnized in the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter Westminster upon the Nineteenth Day of July MDCCCXXI. Undertaken by.....

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Distractions. Henry MONNIER, George CRUIKSHANK.
MONNIER, Henry; CRUIKSHANK, George

Distractions

Paris & London: Paulin Libraire-Éditeur, Colnaghi, Son and Co, 1832. The Manners of French Society Executed with Gentle Satire MONNIER, Henry. CRUIKSHANK, George. Distractions, par Henry Monnier to his friend George Cruikshank. Paris & London: Paulin Libraire-Éditeur, Colnaghi, Son and Co., 1832. First edition. Oblong folio (11 x 16 inches;.....

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Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, The. Beatrix POTTER.
POTTER, Beatrix

Story of a Fierce Bad...

London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1906. Beatrix Potter’s “Fierce Bad Rabbit” Panorama POTTER, Beatrix. The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit. London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co., [1906]. First edition, first issue (printed November 1906), with “London & New York” on the back of the.....

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Le Peau de Chagrin. Études Sociales. René KIEFFER, binder, Honoré BALZAC.
KIEFFER, René, binder; BALZAC, Honoré...

Le Peau de Chagrin. Études...

Paris: H. Delloye [&] Victor Lecou, Éditeurs, 1838. An Incredible Early Twentieth Century 'Portrait' Binding by René Kieffer Specially Bound for Gérard de Berny in Memory of his Father Gabriel de Berny First Illustrated Edition with an additional set of Proof Illustrations on 'Large Thick Paper' BALZAC, Honoré de. KIEFFER.....

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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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In Powder & Crinoline. Kay NIELSEN, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch.
NIELSEN, Kay; Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur

In Powder & Crinoline

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. Edition De Luxe in the Original Green Vellum Binding [NIELSEN, Kay, illustrator]. QUILLER-COUCH, Sir Arthur. In Powder & Crinoline. Old Fairy Tales Retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [n.d., 1913]. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 500 copies (this.....

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Specimens of Riding near London. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Specimens of Riding near London

London: Thomas M'Lean, 1821. Alken's Rare Satire Successfully Transplants Horse's Ass to Rider's Seat ALKEN, Henry. Specimens of Riding Near London. Drawn from Life. London: Published by Thomas M'Lean, 1821. First edition. Oblong folio (10 x 13 3/4 inches; 254 x 350 mm.). Printed title and eighteen hand-colored engraved plates.....

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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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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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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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