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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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A fine album of thirty-three superb hand colored lithograph plates, heightened with gum arabic. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

A fine album of thirty-three...

Paris: Chez Aubert, 1837. An Amazing Collection of Thirty-Three Superb Hand Colored Lithographs By the Best French Caricaturists - From Some of their best Series GAVARNI, Paul. [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. DAUMIER, Honoré. VERNIER, Charles. TRAVIES, Charles Joseph. A fine album of thirty-three superb hand colored lithograph plates, heightened.....

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British Proverbs. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

British Proverbs

London: E. & C. Mc.Lean, 1824. "It's Not How Long - But How Well We Live" ALKEN, Henry. British Proverbs. London: E. & C. Mc.Lean, 1824. First edition. Oblong quarto (10/1/4 x 13 3/4 inches; 261 x 350 mm.). Six amusing hand-colored soft-ground etchings, five with five and one with.....

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Life In London. Pierce EGAN.
EGAN, Pierce; CRUIKSHANK, George and...

Life In London

London: Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, Paternoster-Row, 1821. "Indeed, the Taste for it Amounted to a Craze" EGAN, Pierce. [CRUIKSHANK, George and Robert, illustrators]. Life In London; or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorne, Esq. and His Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian.....

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Habits of New French Legislators. James GILLRAY.
GILLRAY, James

Habits of New French Legislators

London: H. Humphrey, 1798. Gillray Punctures Parliament Complete and Exceedingly Scarce [GILLRAY, James]. Habits of New French Legislators and other Public Functionaries. London: H. Humphrey, 1798. First edition, complete; both series. Folio (platemarks c. 260 x 195 mm). Twelve hand-colored engravings, some stipple and aquatint, lettered with series title and.....

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National Ball Costumes. André Léon Larue MANSION.
MANSION, André Léon Larue

National Ball Costumes

London: Pubd.…by R. Ackermann, 1831. Twelve Superb Hand-Colored Lithographs of Regional Costume MANSION, aka André Léon Larue. National Ball Costumes. London: Pubd.… by R. Ackermann, 1831-1832. Folio. Twelve numbered hand-colored lithographed plates (measuring approximately 7 5/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 193 x 138 mm. on sheets measuring approximately 15 3/8.....

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Life of a Soldier, The. William HEATH.
HEATH, William

Life of a Soldier, The

London: William Sams, 1823. Rarely Found in the Original Boards HEATH, William. The Life of a Soldier. A Narrative and Descriptive Poem. With Eighteen Engravings by William Heath.. London: William Sams, 1823. First edition. Quarto (10 1/2 x 7 5/8 in; 268 x 195 mm). [8, incl. half-title], 150, [2.....

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My Lord Mayor's Album or Cockney Sports 1835. Henry HEATH.
HEATH, Henry

My Lord Mayor's Album or...

London: Published by I. B. Brooks, 1835. My Lord Mayor's Album by Henry Heath Twenty-Four Highly Amusing Hand Colored Lithograph Plates [HEATH, Henry, illustrator]. My Lord Mayor's Album or Cockney Sports. London: Published by I. B. Brooks, 1st January 1835. First edition. Small folio (10 x 7 1/8 inches; 255.....

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Kafirs Illustrated, The. George French ANGAS.
ANGAS, George French

Kafirs Illustrated, The

London: J. Hogarth, [1849]. "Of the three works, The Kaffirs Illustrated is the most uncommon" (Tooley). With Thirty Beautiful Hand-Colored Plates ANGAS, George French. The Kafirs Illustrated, in a Series of Drawings taken among the Amazulu, Amaponda, and Amakosa Tribes; also, Portraits of the Hottentot, Malay, Fingo, and other races.....

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

National Sports of Great Britain...

London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean, 1825. "He could draw Hunting and write about it because he hunted himself, as Ferneley did, or Herring" Fifty Fine Hand-Colored Etched Plates Depicting The National Sports of Great Britain ALKEN, Henry. The National Sports of Great Britain, by Henry Alken. Fifty Engravings with Descriptions.....

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Les Petites Félicités et les Petites Misères Humaines. Henry MONNIER.
MONNIER, Henry

Les Petites Félicités et les...

Paris: Delpech, 1829. Henry Monnier's Parody on Thomas Rowlandson's Miseries of Human Life "From Childhood to Old Age" MONNIER, Henry. Les Petites Félicités et Les Petites Misères Humaines. Paris: Delpech, 1829. Oblong quarto (10 x 13 1/8 inches; 253 x 332 mm.). Ten fine and amusing hand colored lithograph plates.....

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

Les Débardeurs

Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, 1840. Sixty-Four (of Sixty-Six) Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates by Gavarni Depicting “The Stevedores” GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Les Débardeurs. Album par Garvarni. Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, [n.d., 1840-1842]. Large quarto (14 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches; 367 x 285 mm.). Sixty-four (of.....

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The “Bab” Ballads. Much Sound and Little Sense [&] More “Bab”. W. S. GILBERT, SANGORSKI, SUTCLIFFE.
GILBERT, W.S.; SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE...

The “Bab” Ballads. Much Sound...

London: John Camden Hotten [&] George Routledge and Sons, 1869. “Much Sound and Little Sense” The Cornerstone of Gilbert’s Comic Genius GILBERT, W.S. The “Bab” Ballads. Much Sound and Little Sense. With illustrations by the author. London: John Camden Hotten, 1869. First edition. Small octavo (7 1/4 x 4 1/2.....

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Fonteyn and Nureyev. Rudolf NUREYEV, Alexander BLAND.
NUREYEV, Rudolf; BLAND, Alexander

Fonteyn and Nureyev

London: Orbis Publishing, 1979. “To Dear Leslie…” - Rudolf Nureyev to Leslie Bricusse A Signed Association Copy of Fonteyn and Nureyev, with a Playhouse Theatre Archive of Nureyev in The King and I A compelling association copy linking two titans of 20th-century performance - Rudolf Nureyev and Leslie Bricusse -enhanced.....

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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 Rare Large-Paper Copy In the Original Drab Boards Twenty-Four Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates 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 Counties of Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and.....

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Meggendorfers Bilder aus demTierleben [Pictures From Animal Life. Lothar MEGGENDORFER.
MEGGENDORFER, Lothar

Meggendorfers Bilder aus demTierleben [Pictures...

: , 1895. Scarce, Near Fine Meggendorfer 'Transformation Pictures From Animal Life' [TRANSFORMATION BOOK]. MEGGENDORFER, Lothar. Meggendorfers Bilder Aus Dem Tierleben. [Pictures From Animal Life]. Ein Verwandlungsbilderbuch mit Versen von Julius Beck. Zveite Auflage. Inhalt: Der Storke am Teich - Der Hase - Der gescheite Pudel - Das Küchlein und.....

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Ideal Husband, An. Oscar WILDE.
WILDE, Oscar

Ideal Husband, An

London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. “A Play of Conscience and Corruption - Wilde at His Brilliant Peak” First Edition, Limited Issue - From the Library of Esher Place WILDE, Oscar. An Ideal Husband. By the Author of Lady Windermere's Fan. London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. First edition, limited.....

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

Original Walt Disney Production celluloid...

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

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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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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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Costumes Belgiques, Civils, Militaires, Religieux, Anciens et Modernes. Jean-Baptiste MADOU, Jean-Louis Van HAMELRYCK.
MADOU, Jean-Baptiste; HAMELRYCK, Jean-Louis Van

Costumes Belgiques, Civils, Militaires, Religieux...

Bruxelles: J.B.A.M. Jobard, 1825. A Superb Set in the Original Wrappers of Madou & Van Hamelryck's Costumes of Belgium Complete with 124 Fine Hand Colored Lithograph Plates MADOU, Jean-Baptiste, and [Jean-Louis Van HAMELRYCK]. Costumes Belgiques, Civils, Militaires, Religieux, Anciens et Modernes. Dessinés par Madou. Vingt-cinq livraisons de cinq planches, et.....

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Beschrijving hoedanig de Koninklijke Nederlandsche troepen en alle in militaire betrekking. J. F TEUPKEN.
TEUPKEN, J.F.

Beschrijving hoedanig de Koninklijke Nederlandsche...

The Hague: Bij de Gebroeders Van Cleef, 1823. A superb copy of the finest Dutch color plate work on military costume TEUPKEN, J.F. Beschrijving hoedanig de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Troepen en alle in militaire betrekking staande personen gekleed, geëquipeerd en gewapend zijn… Gevolgd van 51 platen met eene titelplaat, voorstellende officieren.....

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