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Shooting. Henry ALKEN, T. SUTHERLAND.
ALKEN, Henry; SUTHERLAND, T

[Shooting]

London: Thomas Pulser, 1817. A Set of Four Magnificent Hand Colored Aquatint Plates by Henry Alken, Engraved by T. Sutherland ALKEN, Henry. [Shooting]. London: Thomas Pulser, 1 June 1817 [i.e. 1820]. Four Magnificent Hand Colored Sporting Engravings by T. Sutherland after Henry Alken. Elephant folio (16 5/8 x 21 7/8.....

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Poetical Works and other Writings, The. John KEATS.
KEATS, John

Poetical Works and other Writings...

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. The Finest Collected Edition of John Keats's Works KEATS, John. The Poetical Works and Other Writings of John Keats. Edited with notes and appendices by H. Buxton Forman. Revised with additions by Maurice Buxton Forman. With an introduction by John Masefield. New York: Charles.....

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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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Scraps From the Sketch-Book of Henry Alken. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Scraps From the Sketch-Book of...

London: Thomas M'Lean, 1825. Very Scarce Alken With Forty-Two Hand-Colored Plates Engraved by Alken Himself ALKEN, Henry. Scraps From the Sketch-Book of Henry Alken. Engraved by Himself. Containing Forty-Two Plates. London: Thomas M'Lean, 1825. Second edition (plates dated 1820), complete; preceded by the oblong quarto edition of 1823, but of.....

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Les Autrichiens en Italie. BARIC, Jules Jean Antoine.
BARIC, [Jules Jean Antoine]

Les Autrichiens en Italie

Paris: Arnauld de Vresse, Editeur, [1860]. Eighteen Hand-Colored Lithographs Depicting the Antics of the Austrian Army During the Italian Campaign of 1859. BARIC, [Jules Jean Antoine]. Les Autrichiens en Italie. Par Baric. Paris: Arnauld de Vresse, Editeur, [n.d., ca. 1860]. First (only?) edition. Folio (13 1/4 x 10 inches; 336.....

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Histoire Complette de Mr. Mayeux, Dessinée par divers Artistes et coloriée avec soin. [Together. Charles Joseph TRAVIÈS.
TRAVIÈS, Charles Joseph

Histoire Complette de Mr. Mayeux...

Paris: Hautecoeur-Martinet, 1819-1831. A Superb and Exceptionally Rare Collection of Mr. Mayeux “To say that he is vulgar is totally inadequate” TRAVIÈS, Charles Joseph. Histoire Complette de Mr. Mayeux, Dessinée par divers Artistes et coloriée avec soin. Paris: Hautecoeur-Martinet, 1831. [Together with]: Album Mayeux. Portraits Imagerie Populaire [cover title]. [Paris.....

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Le Progres de Seduction. Émile-Charles WATTIER, Jean-Francois VILLAIN, ENGELMANN.
WATTIER, Émile-Charles; VILLAIN, Jean-Francois; ENGELMANN...

Le Progres de Seduction

Paris: [Engelmann], 1833. With Fifteen Charming Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates [WATTIER, Émile-Charles]. Le Progres de Seduction. En Quinze Planches. Á Paris: [Engelmann], 1833. Large quarto (13 3/4 x 10 1/8 inches; 350 x 257 mm.). Wrapper title. Fifteen hand-colored lithographed plates by Villain (the first nine) and G. Engelmann (the last.....

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Original Walt Disney Production celluloid with background featuring Thomas O'Malley and. WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS

Original Walt Disney Production celluloid...

USA: Walt Disney Studios, 1970. Thomas O'Malley and Duchess DISNEY STUDIOS. Original Walt Disney Production celluloid with background featuring Thomas O'Malley and Duchess from The Aristocats. Walt Disney: [USA, 1970]. Image size: 7 7/8 inches x 9 7/8 inches; 202 mm x 250 mm. Framed size: 12 3/4 inches x......

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Italian Trades and Costumes. Filippo FERRARI, Giacomo LENGHI.
FERRARI, Filippo; LENGHI, Giacomo

[Italian Trades and Costumes]

Naples & Rome: , 1824. A Fascinating Album Containing Thirty Superb Hand Colored Lithographs of Italian Trades and Costumes FERRARI, Filippo. LENGHI, Giacomo. [Costumi No. XXX di Roma e di altri paesi dello Stato pontificio, designati ed incini all' acqua forte da Filippo Ferrari]. [Italian Trades and Costumes]. Naples &.....

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Grotesque Sketches. CARICATURE.
[CARICATURE]

Grotesque Sketches

: , 1840. A Unique and Complete Album of 121 Grotesque Watercolors An Extraordinary Satirical Cycle Concluding with “Finis” [CARICATURE]. Grotesque Sketches by Uncle Walpole. Taken down from the walls of his late dwelling The Hermitage. 1840. Veluti in Speculum [As in a mirror]. England, ca. 1840–1847. Large folio (21.....

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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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Paris le matin [And:] Paris le soir. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Paris le matin [And:] Paris...

Paris: Chez Bauger [and] Chez Aubert, 1839. “Paris in the Morning” and “Paris at Night” GAVARNI [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Paris le matin. [Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, n.d., 1839]. Twelve numbered lithographed plates, depicting Parisian life in the morning. Plates printed by Aubert & Cie. [and] Paris le.....

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Galerie Théâtrale. Henry MONNIER.
MONNIER, Henry

Galerie Théâtrale

Paris: Chez Hy. Gaugain et Cie…et chez E. Ardit, 1828. Monnier’s “Theatrical Gallery” [MONNIER, Henry, illustrator]. Galerie Théâtrale. Paris: Chez Hy. Gaugain et Cie.…et chez E. Ardit, [n.d., 1828]. Quarto (10 1/8 x 8 3/8 inches; 258 x 216 mm.). Twenty-four numbered hand-colored plates lithographed by E. Ardit and H......

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The Family Robinson Crusoe: or, Journal of a Father Shipwrecked, with His Wife and Children, on. WYSS, William GODWIN, Johann David.
WYSS [Johann David]; GODWIN, William...

The Family Robinson Crusoe: or...

London: M.J. Godwin and Co.…, 1816. "The Swiss Family Robinson" First Edition in English, Second Issue In Contemporary Sheep WYSS, [Johann David]. The Family Robinson Crusoe: or, Journal of a Father Shipwrecked, with His Wife and Children, on an Uninhabited Island. Translated from the German of M. Wiss [by William.....

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Picturesque Tour of the River Thames. WESTALL and Samuel Owen, WESTALL, Samuel Owen, William.
WESTALL (William) and Samuel Owen;...

Picturesque Tour of the River...

London: R. Ackermann, 1828. One of Only "A Few" Large Paper Copies Earliest Issue with the "Twickenham Blotches" WESTALL (William) and Samuel OWEN. Picturesque Tour of the Thames. Illustrated by Twenty-Four Coloured Views, a Map, and Vignettes, from Original Drawings Taken on the Spot by William Westall and Samuel Owen.....

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Oeuvres Choisies de Gavarni. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Oeuvres Choisies de Gavarni

Paris: J. Hetzel, 1846. A Remarkable Survival GAVARNI, Paul, illustrator. Oeuvres Choisies de Gavarni. Revues, corrigées et nouvellemant classées par l'Auteur. Études de Moeurs Contemporaines. Paris: J. Hetzel, 1846. First Collected Edition. Two octavo volumes (10 7/16 x 7 1/4 inches; 265 x 184 mm.). Lithograph frontispiece, [xii], 39 plates;.....

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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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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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Ideas, Accidental and Incidental To Hunting and Other Sports. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Ideas, Accidental and Incidental To...

London: Thomas M'Lean, 1826-30. First Edition, Early Issue The Mishaps of a Maladroit Equestrian On The Hunt And Coaches Out of Control "Have You Any Idea Which Way The Hounds Went? ALKEN, Henry. Ideas, Accidental and Incidental To Hunting and Other Sports.; Caught in Leicestershire, &c. London: Thomas M'Lean, n.d......

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English Spy, The. Robert CRUIKSHANK, Thomas ROWLANDSON.
CRUIKSHANK, Robert; [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator];...

English Spy, The

London: Sherwood, Jones, and Co., 1825-26. Nineteenth Century Hush-Hush The Private Lives of Celebrities With Portraits by R. Cruikshank and Rowlandson CRUIKSHANK, Robert, illustrator]. [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, Illustrator]. BLACKMANTLE, Bernard (pseud. of Charles Molloy Westmacott). The English Spy: An Original Work, Characteristic, Satirical, and Humorous. Comprising Scenes and Sketches in Every.....

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An original watercolor painting from "Christmas 1993 or Santa's Last Ride.&quot. Errol LE CAIN, Leslie BRICUSSE.
LE CAIN, Errol; BRICUSSE, Leslie

An original watercolor painting from...

London: , 1987. Santa Being Hijacked LE CAIN, Errol, illustrator. BRICUSSE, Leslie. An original watercolor painting from "Christmas 1993 or Santa's Last Ride." (Faber, 1987). [Santa being hijacked]. Image size: 16 3/8 x 11 1/2 inches. [Page 22]. "It was as though, in some strange way,/I saw in one extraordinary.....

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Aesop's Fables. Arthur RACKHAM, AESOP.
RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator; AESOP

Aesop's Fables

London: William Heineman, 1912. Where Ancient Fable Meets Arthur Rackham's Enchanted Imagination The Signed Limited Edition of Aesop's Fables, 1912 [RACKHAM, Arthur]. AESOP. Aesop's Fables. A New Translation by V.S. Vernon Jones with an Introduction by G. K. Chesterton and Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, 1912. Limited to.....

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Great Wellington's Funeral Obsequies. Arthur Wellesley WELLINGTON, Duke of.
WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of

Great Wellington's Funeral Obsequies

London: Read & Co.,, 1852. The Funeral of the Great Duke of Wellington An Extravagant Affair on an Unprecedented Scale The most Extraordinary Street Procession that Londoners had ever Witnessed [WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of]. Great Wellington's Funeral Obsequies. To which is added a Memoir of his life, death and.....

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Complete Set of the Fairy Books, A. Andrew LANG, H. J. Ford, Sangorski.
LANG, Andrew; Ford, H.J.; Sangorski...

[Complete Set of the Fairy...

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889. A Complete First Edition Set of Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books Uniformly 'Harlequin' Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe [LANG, Andrew, editor]. The Blue Fairy Book. [Together with:] The Red Fairy Book. [And:] The Green Fairy Book. [And:] The Yellow Fairy Book. [And:] The Pink Fairy.....

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Country Characters. George Moutard WOODWARD, Thomas ROWLANDSON.
WOODWARD, George Moutard; ROWLANDSON, Thomas

Country Characters

London: R. Ackerman, 1821. A Remarkably Crisp Copy of Rowlandson's and Woodward's Satirical Illustrations Depicting the Tradesmen of London WOODWARD, George Moutard, ROWLANDSON, Thomas illustrators. Country Characters. London: Pubd.… by R. Akerman [sic], [1800? but 1821]. First edition, later issue with the plates watermarked 1821*** Quarto (11 x 8 5/8.....

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