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Two Gnomes. Richard James WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS, Richard James

[Two Gnomes]

: , 1950. Two Gnomes WILLIAMS, R. James, illustrator. [Two Gnomes]. [N.p., ca. 1950]. Original watercolor depicting two gnomes standing under the branch of a tree. On the branch is an owl looking down at them. Signed R. James Williams on lower right corner. Image size: 9 1/8 inches x......

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Unpublished Poem to his Sister Fanny. John KEATS.
KEATS, John

Unpublished Poem to his Sister...

Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1909. A Keats Poem—From Publisher to the Great Editor A Presentation Copy to H. Buxton Forman, Retaining His Bookplate. KEATS, John. Unpublished Poem to his Sister Fanny. Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1909. Limited to 489 copies. Small quarto (8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches; 216 x......

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Punch à Paris. CHAM, Amédée de.
CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de...

Punch à Paris

Paris: Lange Lévy et Comp., 1850. First Edition, Bound from the Original Parts Complete with all six of the original front wrappers and the five leaves of advertisements at the end From the Bibliothèque Antoine Vautier CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de Noé). HUART, Louis. CHAMPS, Victor, binder. Punch à Paris.....

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Tale of Tom Kitten, The. Beatrix POTTER.
POTTER, Beatrix

Tale of Tom Kitten, The

London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1907. First Edition of “Tom Kitten” POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Tom Kitten. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1907. First edition. Twelvemo (5 7/16 x 4 1/8 inches; 138 x 105 mm.). 84, [1], [1, blank] pp. Color frontispiece and twenty-six color plates (included in.....

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Tout ce Qu'on Voudra [As you like it. Honoré DAUMIER.
DAUMIER, Honoré

Tout ce Qu'on Voudra [As...

Paris: Chez Aubert & cie., 1847. Honoré Daumier's 'As You Like It' DAUMIER, Honoré. Tout ce Qu'on Voudra (As you like it). Paris: Chez Aubert & cie., [1847]. Folio ( 13 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches; 336 x 251 mm.). Nineteen fine lithograph plates of which seventeen are hand colored.....

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Adelphi edition of the works of Jane Austen, The. Jane AUSTEN, SANFORSKI, SUTCLIFFE.
AUSTEN, Jane; SANFORSKI & SUTCLIFFE...

Adelphi edition of the works...

London: Martin Secker, 1923. The Adelphi Edition of Jane Austen Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe AUSTEN, Jane. The Adelphi edition of the works of Jane Austen. London: Martin Secker, [1923]. Seven small quarto volumes (6 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches; 171 x 124 mm.). Pride and Prejudice; Sense and Sensibility;.....

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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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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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Christmas Books, The. Charles DICKENS, BROCK, harles, dmund.
DICKENS, Charles; BROCK, C[harles] E[dmund]...

[Christmas Books, The]

London: J .M. Dent & Co., 1905. Charles Dickens' Christmas Books Illustrated by Charles Edmund Brock DICKENS, Charles. BROCK, C.E., illustrator. Christmas Books. With Illustrations by C.E. Brock. London: J.M. Dent, 1905-1909. Five small octavo volumes (7 x 4 1/2 inches; 178 x 114 mm.). With a total of forty.....

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An original pen, ink and monotone drawing from "Christmas 1993 or Santa's Last Ride.&quot. Errol LE CAIN, Leslie BRICUSSE.
LE CAIN, Errol; BRICUSSE, Leslie

An original pen, ink and...

London: , 1987. Santa's Shampoo LE CAIN, Errol, illustrator. BRICUSSE, Leslie. An original pen, ink and monotone drawing from "Christmas 1993 or Santa's Last Ride." "Santa's Shampoo". Image size: 6 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. [Page 26]. "They asked me if I'd go on TV?/And would I vote for GOP?/And.....

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Jorrock's Jaunts and Jollities. Robert Smith SURTEES, Hablot BROWNE.
SURTEES, Robert Smith; BROWNE, Hablot...

Jorrock's Jaunts and Jollities

London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1843. With the Exceptionally Rare Hand Colored "Suppressed Portrait of John Jorrocks SURTEES, Robert Smith. BROWNE, Hablot Knight, aka. PHIZ, illustrator. Jorrock's Jaunts and Jollities. Being the Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eating, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits of that Renowned Sporting Citizen, Mr. John Jorrocks, of St.....

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Characters in the Grand Fancy Ball Given by the British Ambassador Sir Henry Wellesley, at. Rudolph ACKERMANN.
ACKERMANN, Rudolph

Characters in the Grand Fancy...

London: Printed for R. Ackermann, 1828. Ackermann’s “Characters in the Grand Fancy Ball” [ACKERMANN, Rudolph]. Characters in the Grand Fancy Ball Given by the British Ambassador Sir Henry Wellesley, at Vienna, at the Conclusion of the Carnival 1826; in Thirteen Highly Coloured Plates: with a Description of the Entertainments on.....

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Musée pour rire, Le. Honoré DAUMIER, Gavarni, Maurice Alhoy.
DAUMIER, Honoré; Gavarni; Alhoy, Maurice;...

Musée pour rire, Le

Paris: Chez Aubert, 1839. With 150 Hand-Colored Lithographs, including Forty-Five by Honoré Daumier and Forty-Two 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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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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Naval Achievements of Great Britain from the Year 1793 to 1817, The. James JENKINS.
JENKINS, James

Naval Achievements of Great Britain...

London: Printed for J. Jenkins… by L. Harrison, 1817. One of the Finest Early Copies of One of the Greatest English Naval Color-Plate Books First Issue with Pre-Publication Watermarks and Fifty-Five Superb Hand-Colored Aquatints JENKINS, James. The Naval Achievements of Great Britain from the Year 1793 to 1817. London: Printed.....

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La Coquette. PAPER DOLL.
[PAPER DOLL]

La Coquette

Paris: H. Rousseau, [1856]. An Elegant 19th Century Paper Doll With Multiple Gowns [PAPER DOLLS]. La Coquette. Paris: H. Rousseau, n.d. [1856]. Hand-colored, double-sided lithographed French paper doll with twelve hand-colored lithographed gowns with matching hats including a magnificent wedding ensemble. Lithography by H. Jannin. Housed in a truly remarkable.....

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Les enfans d'aujourd'hui. Charles TRONSENS, Carlo GRIPP.
TRONSENS, Charles; GRIPP, Carlo [&]...

Les enfans d'aujourd'hui

Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie…, 1855. Thirty-Two Fine Hand Colored Lithograph Plates Depicting Children in Various Adult Situations TRONSENS, Charles (pseudonyms of "Sathaniel" & "Carlo Gripp") French caricaturist and illustrator. Les enfans d'aujourd'hui. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie… du Journal pour rire, [1855]. First edition. Oblong quarto (6 1/8 x......

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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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Lady into Fox [&] A Man in the Zoo. David GARNETT.
GARNETT, David

Lady into Fox [&] A....

London: Chatto & Windus, 1922-24. Metamorphosis & Spectacle - Garnett’s Two Modern Fables in Fine Jackets An Exceptionally Preserved, Inscribed Bloomsbury Pair GARNETT, David. Lady into Fox. London: Chatto & Windus, 1922. together with: GARNETT, David. A Man in the Zoo. London: Chatto & Windus, 1924. First editions. Two octavo.....

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Physionomies Tragiques [&] Physionomie Tragico-Classique [&] La Tragedie. Honoré DAUMIER.
DAUMIER, Honoré

Physionomies Tragiques [&] Physionomie Tragico-Classique...

Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1841. "Daumier also felt the time was ripe to revive Greek tragedy, but in a somewhat unexpected way" DAUMIER, Honoré. Physionomies Tragiques [&] Physionomie Tragico-Classique [&] La Tragedie. Paris: [1851], 1841, 1848. Oblong folio (10 x 13 1/4 inches; 254 x 336 mm.). Thirty fine.....

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Joe Lisle's Play Upon Words. Joseph LISLE.
LISLE, Joseph

Joe Lisle's Play Upon Words

London: Thomas M'Lean, 1828. A Delightful Gallimaufry of Visual Wordplay, Corniness, and Puns in Caricature Forty Hand Colored Aquatint Plates LISLE, Joseph. Joe Lisle's Play Upon Words. London: Thomas M'Lean, 1828. First edition. Small oblong quarto (6 5/8 x 10 3/8 inches; 169 x 268 mm.). Letterpress title-page. Forty hand.....

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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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Letters written by the late right honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his. Philip Dormer Stanhope CHESTERFIELD, Earl.
CHESTERFIELD, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl...

Letters written by the late...

London: Printed for J. Nichols; W.J. and J. Richardson… , 1800. "Insightful and sophisticated advice on how a gentleman should navigate the social conventions of etiquette and good manners" CHESTERFIELD, Lord. Letters written by the late right honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his son Philip Stanhope, Esq.....

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English Dance of Death, The …[And:] The Dance of Life…. Thomas ROWLANDSON, William COMBE.
ROWLANDSON, Thomas; COMBE, William

English Dance of Death, The...

London: Printed by J. Diggins; Published at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts, 1815. Rowlandson at His Zenith The English Dance of Death & The Dance of Life - The Great Ackermann Color-Plate Masterpieces [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator]. [COMBE, William]. The English Dance of Death, from the Designs of Thomas Rowlandson, with.....

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Cent et Un Robert-Macaire, Les. Honoré DAUMIER, Charles PHILIPON.
DAUMIER, Honoré; PHILIPON, Charles

Cent et Un Robert-Macaire, Les

Paris: Chez Aubert et Cie, Éditeurs du Musée pour Rire, 1839. An Exceptionally Rare Hand-Colored Copy [DAUMIER, Honoré, illustrator]. Les Cent et un Robert-Macaire, composés et dessinés par M. H. Daumier, sur les idées et les légendes de M. Ch. Philipon, réduits et lithographiés par MM. ***; texte par MM.....

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