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Dear Caroline, I have just received my copy of Peer Gynt! It is in sound condition and is absolutely beautiful. I want to thank all of you at David Brass for this. I ordered it as a thank-you gift for a cherished acting professor who just directed a production of Peer Gynt... It will be from everyone in the cast. He's retiring after 30 years of teaching service, and I want you to know that this means a lot to us because it will be a very treasured parting gesture to him. Thank you so so much. JP

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The Good Old Days II. Ronald SEARLE.
SEARLE, Ronald

The Good Old Days II

Paris: Éditions R.S., 1977. “A Bicycle Built for One Very Extraordinary Cat” Ronald Searle's Delightful The Good Old Days II An Original Color Lithograph, Signed and Numbered by the Artist One of Only Ninety-Nine Impressions SEARLE, Ronald (1920–2011). The Good Old Days II. Paris: Éditions R.S., 1977. Original color lithograph.....

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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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Snickerty Nick. Arthur RACKHAM, Julia Ellsworth FORD.
RACKHAM, Arthur; FORD, Julia Ellsworth...

Snickerty Nick

Los Angeles: Sutton House, 1935. Snickerty Nick with the Music Near Fine in original Printed Dust Jacket [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. Snickerty Nick & the Giant. By Julia Ellsworth Ford… Rhymes by Witter Bynner. Music by Charles Arthur Ridgway. Los Angeles [&] San Francisco: Sutton House, [1935]. [Third edition, the first.....

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Musée pour rire, Le. Honoré DAUMIER, GAVARNI, BOUCHOT, Philipon.
DAUMIER, Honoré; GAVARNI; BOUCHOT; Philipon...

Musée pour rire, Le

Paris: Chez Aubert, 1839. With 50 Hand-Colored Lithographs, including Nine by Honoré Daumier and Fifteen by Gavarni [DAUMIER, Honoré, Gavarni, and others, illustrators]. [ALHOY, Maurice, Louis Huart, and Ch[arles] Philipon, editors]. Le Musée pour rire. Dessins par tous les caricaturistes de Paris; Texte par MM. Maurice Alhoy, Louis Huart et.....

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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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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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Sir Maximus Mouse. Alan ALDRIDGE.
ALDRIDGE, Alan

Sir Maximus Mouse

London: , 1973. The Cheese Tycoon At Home in the Cheddar Bank Original Art From "The Butterfly Ball" ALDRIDGE, Alan. Sir Maximus Mouse. Original Art, Plate No. 19 from The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast. [London], 1973. 25 x 19 1/4 inches (64 x 49 cm) matted and glassed.....

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Stealing the Lunch: Goblins at a Woodland Picnic. G. GUGGENHEIM, Arthur RACKHAM, In.
GUGGENHEIM, G; [RACKHAM, Arthur (In...

Stealing the Lunch: Goblins at...

n.p.: , 1921. “Stealing the Lunch” A Remarkable 1921 Fantasy Watercolor In the Manner of Arthur Rackham GUGGENHEIM, G. [Stealing the Lunch: Goblins at a Woodland Picnic]. 1921. Original pen, ink and watercolor drawing on paper, signed and dated at lower left “G. Guggenheim. 1921.” and additionally inscribed at lower.....

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Baierische Volkstrachten. Johann Ludwig Christian RHEINWALD, NEUREUTHER.
RHEINWALD, Johann Ludwig Christian; NEUREUTHER...

Baierische Volkstrachten

Munich: Johann Ludwig Christian Rheinwald, 1804. Twelve Superb hand Colored Aquatint Plates Depicting the Various Regional Costumes and Typical Outfits of Bavaria RHEINWALD, Johann Ludwig Christian. NEUREUTHER, Ludwig, artist. Baierische Volkstrachten, herausgegeben von J.L.C. Rheinwald. Munich: Johann Ludwig Christian Rheinwald, 1804-1806. First edition. Two parts in one volume - all.....

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Twenty Four Subjects Exhibiting the Costume of Paris. CHALON, ohn, ames.
CHALON, J[ohn] J[ames]

Twenty Four Subjects Exhibiting the...

London: Published by Rodwell and Martin, 1822. A Tall Copy and Rare With the Lithographic Title-Page CHALON, John James, illustrator. Twenty Four Subjects Exhibiting the Costume of Paris, The Incidents taken from Nature, Designed and Drawn on Stone by J.J. Chalon. London: Published by Rodwell and Martin, 1822. First edition.....

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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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Piccinino, Le. George SAND.
SAND, George

Piccinino, Le

Paris: Desessart, 1847. "Piracy, Banditry and Disorder" Bewitching Beauty Inflames Desires Uncut, in the Original Printed Wrappers SAND, George. Le Piccinino. Paris: Desessart, Éditeur, 1847. First edition. Five octavo volumes (9 1/16 x 5 7/16 inches; 231 x 139 mm.). [4], 315, [1, blank], [1, “Table”], [3, blank] (final blank.....

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

National Sports of Great Britain...

London: Published by Thomas McLean… Printed by W. Lewis, 1821. The Cornerstone of Every Great Henry Alken Collection A Superb Contemporary Hand-Colored Copy in Straight-Grain Morocco From the Library of Sir Walter Gilbey ALKEN, Henry. The National Sports of Great Britain. London: Published by Thomas McLean, Repository of Wit and.....

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La Caricature, Journal. Dondé et Dirigé par Ch. Philipon. LA CARICATURE, Charles PHILIPON, founder.
LA CARICATURE; [PHILIPON, Charles, founder...

La Caricature, Journal. Dondé et...

Paris: Chez Aubert, 1830-1832. The Journal That Initiated the Golden Age of French Caricature [LA CARICATURE]. [PHILIPON, Charles, founder, publisher, editor]. La Caricature. Morale, Religieuse, Littéraire et Scénique. Nos. 1 - 86 [first three volumes of ten]. Paris: Chez Aubert, Nov 4, 1830 - April 18, 1833. Three large quarto.....

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L’homme, son esprit, ses goûts et ses habitudes. J. J GRANDVILLE.
GRANDVILLE, J.J.

L’homme, son esprit, ses goûts...

Paris: Aubert & Cie., 1843. Grandville's Paris: A Scarce Collected Album of Physiognomy, Fashion, Character, and Social Satire GRANDVILLE, J.J. L’homme, Son esprit, ses goûts et ses habitudes. Jugés par son Physique. Paris: Aubert & Cie., 1843. First collected edition. Oblong quarto (8 3/4 x 11 5/16 inches; 222 x......

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Peradventures of Private Pagett, The. Arthur RACKHAM, W. P DRURY.
RACKHAM, Arthur; DRURY, W.P.

Peradventures of Private Pagett, The

London: Chapman and Hall, 1904. "Tell it to the Marines" A Near Fine Copy in the Original Pictorial Dust Jacket With Eight Half-Tone Plates by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur]. DRURY, Major W.P. The Peradventures of Private Pagett. With Eight Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London: Chapman and Hall, 1904. First edition.....

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La Guirlande choix de Danses a caractère de tous les pays. NUMA, Pierre-Numa BASSAGET.
NUMA (pseudonym of Pierre-Numa BASSAGET);...

La Guirlande choix de Danses...

Paris: Paris: H. Gache [&] London: E. Gambart, 1850. The Traditional Dances of France, Italy, Spain and the Czech Republic Six Superb Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by Pierre-Numa Bassaget NUMA (pseudonym of Pierre-Numa BASSAGET). La Guirlande choix de Danses a caractère de tous les pays. Lithographiées par Régnier & Bettannier.....

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Collection de Travestissemens de Toutes Nations. George Jacques GATINE, Louis LANTE.
GATINE, George Jacques; LANTE, Louis...

Collection de Travestissemens de Toutes...

Paris: , 1832. One of the Rarest and Most Charming of all Costume Books GATINE, George Jacques. [LANTE, Louis Marie], illustrators. Collection de Travestissemens de Toutes les Nations. Pour Dames. Paris, 1832. First edition of one of the rarest and most charming costume books. Folio (12 7/8 x 9 1/4.....

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L'Ecole des Voyageurs. Frédéric BOUCHOT.
BOUCHOT, Frédéric

L'Ecole des Voyageurs

Paris: Dupin & Cie., 1839. 'The School of Travelers' Twelve brilliant hand-colored lithographs of early 19th-century travel and misadventure. BOUCHOT, Frédéric. L'Ecole des Voyageurs. (The School of Travelers). Paris: Dupin & Cie., [ca. 1839]. Folio (13 3/4 x 10 inches; 350 x 254 mm.). Twelve superb hand colored lithograph plates.....

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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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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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Les Lorettes. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Les Lorettes

Paris: Chez Aubert, 1841. "Love is their business, and they drive hard bargains They are as luxurious and idle as they are beautiful Their lives are a tissue of deception and hypocrisy" GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Les Lorettes. Paris: Chez Aubert, June 1841-December 1843. Folio (13 1/2.....

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The Novels of Jane Austen. Jane AUSTEN, obert illiam CHAPMAN, R, W.
AUSTEN, Jane; CHAPMAN, [R]obert [W]illiam...

The Novels of Jane Austen

Oxford: Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1923. The Best Collected Edition of Jane Austen's Works AUSTEN, Jane. The Novels of Jane Austen. The Text based on Collation of the Early Editions by R.W. Chapman. With Notes Indexes and Illustrations From Contemporary Sources. In Five Volumes. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press.....

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Battles of the British Army in Portugal, Spain and France from the year 1808 to 1814, The. Edward ORME.
ORME, Edward

Battles of the British Army...

London: Edward Orme, 1815. Edward Orme's Extraordinary Bronze Medallion Libraries of British Military and Naval Glory Two Complete Series of Twenty-Five Contemporary Hand-Colored Aquatints Preserved in Their Original Commemorative Bronze Medallions ORME, Edward. The Battles of the British Army in Portugal, Spain and France, From the Year 1808 to 1814.....

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'An Elephant at the Great Royal Hotel'. Ernest GRISET.
GRISET, Ernest

'An Elephant at the Great...

n.p.: , 1865. “An Elephant Takes His Ease at the Great Royal Hotel” Four Superb Original Pen, Ink and Watercolor Drawings by Ernest Griset A Delightful Victorian Comic Suite, ca. 1865 GRISET, Ernest. An Elephant at the Great Royal Hotel. Four original pen, ink and watercolor drawings. [London?]: n.p., n.d......

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