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Bons Parisienes, Ces. Edmond MORIN.
MORIN, Edmond, illustrator

Bons Parisienes, Ces

Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie. Editeurs, 1842. 'The Parisians at Play' Twenty Superb Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by Edmond Morin MORIN, Edmond, illustrator. [Ces Bons Parisiens]. (These Good Parisians). Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie. Editeurs, [ca. 1842]. Folio (13 3/16 x 9 5/8 inches; 335 x 245 mm.). Twenty highly.....

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The New Whole Duty of Man. FORE-EDGE PAINTING, The "DOVER PAINTER".
FORE-EDGE PAINTING; The "DOVER PAINTER"...

The New Whole Duty of...

London: Printed for W. Bent, 1833. With an Exquisite Fore Edge Painting of St. Giles's Church, Cripplegate By The "Dover Painter" [FORE-EDGE PAINTING]. [The "DOVER PAINTER"], artist. [ALLESTREE, Richard]. The New Whole Duty of Man, Containing The Faith as well as Practice of A Christian: Made Easy For the Practice.....

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Gretna-Green Bolt-a, The. Henry ALKEN, William Henry ARMSTRONG.
ALKEN, Henry; ARMSTRONG, William Henry;...

Gretna-Green Bolt-a, The

London [&] Paris: Rudolph Ackermann [&] Galignani & Co., 1853. "A Rare Work. The frontispiece. which is executed in the manner of Henry Alken" From the Library of Fitz Eugene Dixon [ALKEN, Henry, in the style of]. [ARMSTRONG, William Henry]. O'BRADLEY, Arthur, pseudonym. The Gretna-Green Bolt-a, or, Young Ladies' Man-ual.....

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ABC du Sportsman. Honoré PINEL.
PINEL, Honoré

ABC du Sportsman

Paris: Librairie Ducrocq, 1869. Practical Knowledge of the Horse With Seventy-Two Colored Lithograph Plates on all Aspects of the Horse PINEL, Honoré. ABC du Sportsman Robes et Marques; Conformations, Tares, Vices Rédhibitoires; [&] LesRaces. Paris: Librairie Ducrocq, 1869. Large octavo (9 1/4 x 6 7/8 inches; 236 x 175 mm.).....

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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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Views on the Thames…. Henry J. ALFRED.
ALFRED, Henry J.

Views on the Thames…

London: Henry J. Alfred, 1857. Six Fine Hand Colored Views of The River Thames ALFRED, Henry J. Views on the Thames… Marlow Weir, Near Marlow Bridge, Bisham Abbey,Temple Lock, Hurley, Harleyford. London: Henry J. Alfred, 1857. First edition. Oblong folio (13 1/2 x 20 inches; 343 x 508 mm.). Six.....

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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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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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Newcomes, The. William Makepeace THACKERAY, Richard Doyle.
THACKERAY, William Makepeace; Doyle, Richard

Newcomes, The

London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First Edition of “The Newcomes” in the Original Parts [THACKERAY, William Makepeace]. The Newcomes. Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family. Edited by Arthur Pendennis, Esq. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood by Richard Doyle. Vol. I[-II]. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1854-1855 [i.e., October 1853-August 1855].....

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Touch at the Fine Arts, A. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Touch at the Fine Arts...

London: Thomas M’Lean, 1824. Artists Jargon Satirically Defined Rare in the Original Boards ALKEN, Henry. A Touch at the Fine Arts: Illustrated by Twelve Plates, with Descriptions by Henry Alken. London: Published by Thomas M’Lean, Repository of Wit and Humour, 1824. First edition. Quarto (10 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches;.....

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Les Diables de Lithographies. LE POITEVIN, Eugène.
LE POITEVIN, [Eugène]

Les Diables de Lithographies

Paris / London: Chez Aumont / Charles Tilt, [1832]. Scarce Complete Devils Having Diabolical Fun In a Very Unusual Binding LE POITEVIN, [Eugène Modeste Edmond]. Les Diables de Lithographies. Paris / London: Chez Aumont / Charles Tilt, n.d. [1832]. First edition, complete. Oblong folio (14 3/8 x 21 3/4 in;.....

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Au Bal Masqué. Charles-Édouard de BEAUMONT.
BEAUMONT, Charles-Édouard de

Au Bal Masqué

Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, Maison Martinet, 1860. Charles-Édourd de Beaumont's Au Bal Masqué - At the Masked Ball BEAUMONT, Charles-Édouard de. Au Bal Masqué. [At the Masked Ball] Album par Beaumont. Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, Maison Martinet, [1860]. [Fifth Series]. Quarto (13 x 10 inches; 330 x 254.....

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Six Quartiers de Paris. Henri MONNIER.
MONNIER, Henri

Six Quartiers de Paris

Paris: Delpech, 1828. Extremely Rare Monnier MONNIER, Henri. Six Quartiers de Paris. Paris: [François Séraphin] Delpech, 1828. A rare suite of six hand colored lithographed plates, (without the hand colored lithographed title) otherwise complete as issued. Oblong quarto. Plate size: 9 x 12 inches (231 x 307 mm). Bound to.....

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A Paris. Promenades sur les Quais. PANORAMA, Charles Étienne Pierre MOTTE.
PANORAMA; MOTTE, Charles Étienne Pierre...

A Paris. Promenades sur les...

[Paris]: Lithographie de C. Motte rue des Marais, no. 15, 1825. 'Walks on the Parisian Quays' A Wonderful Tour of the River Seine from Quai de Bourbon to Quai d'Orsay in Panorama Form [PANORAMA]. MOTTE, Charles Étienne Pierre, lithographer. A Paris. Promenades sur les Quais. [Paris]: Lithographie de C. Motte.....

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Reine des Neiges, La. Edmund DULAC, Hans Christian ANDERSEN.
DULAC, Edmund; ANDERSEN, Hans Christian

Reine des Neiges, La

Paris: L'Édition D'Art / H. Piazza, 1911. French Signed Limited Edition of Edmund Dulac's Hans Andersen [DULAC, Edmund, illustrator]. ANDERSEN, Hans Christian. La Reine des Neiges et Quelques Autres Contes Illustrés par Edmond Dulac. Paris: L'Édition D'Art / H. Piazza, [1911]. French Signed Limited Edition. Limited to 500 numbered copies.....

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Album des Charges du Jour. Honoré DAUMIER.
DAUMIER, Honoré

Album des Charges du Jour

Paris: Charivari and Martinet, 1859. The Moroccan Sultan, Monsieur Prudhomme (a Stereotypical Bourgeois), and the Chinese Emperor Thirty Fine, Humorous Lithographs by Honoré Daumier DAUMIER, Honoré. Album des Charges du Jour. 30 Lithographies par H. Daumier. Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari…et chez Martinet, [1859-60]. First edition. Oblong folio (10 3/8.....

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Roadsters' Album, The. B. NEWHOUSE, Henry ALKEN, harles.
NEWHOUSE, C[harles].B.; ALKEN, Henry

Roadsters' Album, The

London: Messrs. Fores, 1845. The Unique Copy with Henry Alken's Original Design for the Title-Page Together with Alken's Hand-Colored Etched Proof Documenting the Creation of One of the Great Sporting Pictorial Titles NEWHOUSE, C[harles] B. [&] ALKEN, Henry. The Roadsters' Album. London: Messrs. Fores, January 2, 1845. Second edition. Folio.....

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Picturesque Tour along the Rhine, from Mentz to Cologne…, A. J. J. von GERNING, Johann Isaac.
GERNING, J.J. [Johann Isaac] von

Picturesque Tour along the Rhine...

London: Published by R. Ackermann.…Printed by L. Harrison, 1820. One of the Great Nineteenth-Century Color-Plate Books, with Twenty-Four Hand-Colored Aquatints GERNING, J.J. [Johann Isaac] von. A Picturesque Tour Along the Rhine, from Mentz to Cologne: With Illustrations of the Scenes of Remarkable Events, and of Popular Traditions. Embellished with Twenty-Four.....

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Microcosm of London; or, London in Miniature, The. Rudolph ACKERMANN, William COMBE, PUGIN.
ACKERMANN, Rudolph; COMBE, William; PUGIN...

Microcosm of London; or, London...

London: R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts, 1808. With Eight of Abbey's Twelve Key Plates in Their First "Luminous" State A Wonderful Example with 'Pre-Publication' Watermarks Throughout Bound in Early Twentieth Century Three-Quarter Red Straight-Grain Morocco [ACKERMANN, R[udolph]. The Microcosm of London; or, London in Miniature]. London: R. Ackermann’s Repository of.....

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Souvenirs de Carnaval. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Souvenirs de Carnaval

Paris: Rittner et Goupil, 1837. French Society Enjoying the Foibles and Vices of Carnival as Depicted by Gavarni Six Exceptionally Rare Hand Colored Lithograph Plates GAVARNI, Paul [Sulpice Guillaume Chevallier]. Souvenirs de Carnaval par Gavarni. Paris: Rittner et Goupil, [1837]. First edition, first issue. Elephant folio (20 3/4 x 13.....

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Les Amis de Polichinelle. MOVABLE BOOK, Pierre DELCOURT.
MOVABLE BOOK; DELCOURT, Pierre

Les Amis de Polichinelle.

Paris: A. Capendu, Editeur, 1890. Les Amis de Polichinelle [MOVABLE BOOK]. Les Amis de Polichinelle par Pierre Delcourt. Paris: A. Capendu, Editeur, [ca. 1890]. Small quarto (8 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches; 216 x 162 mm.). [10] pp. Lithograph title-page and four full-page colored lever-operated moveable plates, each with leaf.....

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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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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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Two Songs of Father Goose. L. Frank BAUM, W. W DENSLOW.
BAUM, L. Frank; DENSLOW, W.W.

Two Songs of Father Goose

Chicago & New York: The George M. Hill Company, 1900. A Rare Baum–Denslow Christmas Newspaper Supplement from the Great Oz Year of 1900 BAUM, L. Frank. DENSLOW, W.W. Two Songs of Father Goose. Christmas Music Supplement of The Examiner. Chicago & New York: The George M. Hill Company, 1900. First.....

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Chansons de P.J. Béranger Anciennes, Nouvelles et Inédites. Henri MONNIER, Achille DEVÈRIA, BÉRANGER.
MONNIER, Henri; DEVÈRIA, Achille; BÉRANGER...

Chansons de P.J. Béranger Anciennes...

Paris: Baudouin Frères, Éditeurs, 1828. Pierre-Jean de Béranger "The Most Popular French Songwriter of All Time" "The First Superstar of French Popular Music" Thirty Three (of Forty, as is often the case) Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by Henri Monnier MONNIER, Henri, illustrator. Chansons de P.J. Béranger Anciennes, Nouvelles et Inédites.....

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