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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. Chalon's Costume of Paris - A Superb Large Paper Example Complete with Twenty-Four Wonderful Hand Colored Lithograph Plates And the Four Original Pictorial Lithograph Wrappers CHALON, John James, illustrator. Twenty Four Subjects Exhibiting the Costume of Paris, The Incidents taken from Nature, Designed.....

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Twelfth Night Characters. Thomas ROWLANDSON.
ROWLANDSON, Thomas

Twelfth Night Characters

London: Thomas Tegg, 1811. One of the Rarest of all the Thomas Rowlandson Items "These Delicate Engravings show Various Fictional Characters taken from Various Ranks of Society" ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator. [Twelfth Night Characters, in Twenty-Four Figures]. London: [Thomas Tegg, Cheapside, 1811]. Twelvemo (5 1/8 x 3 1/4 inches; 131 x......

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Boutades. Henry MONNIER.
MONNIER, Henry

Boutades

Paris: Delpech, 1830. One of the Rarest of Henri Monnier's Early Lithographic Albums A Brilliant Satire on the Pretensions, Vanities, and Absurdities of Parisian Society MONNIER, Henri. Boutades [Jokes]. Paris: Delpech, [1830]. First edition, complete as issued. Oblong quarto (11 1/8 x 14 3/8 inches; 283 x 365 mm.). Hand-colored.....

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Moeurs Parisiennes. Henry MONNIER.
MONNIER, Henry

Moeurs Parisiennes

Paris: Chez Gihaut frères, 1828. Henry Monnier's Rare Album of Parisian Manners MONNIER, Henry. Moeurs Parisiennes… [Parisian Manners]. Paris: Chez Gihaut frères, 1828. First edition. Quarto (10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches; 276 x 216 mm.). Ten humorous hand colored plates lithographed by de Villain. Minimal, mainly marginal foxing, otherwise.....

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Fourberies de femmes [Second Series Complete. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Fourberies de femmes [Second Series...

Paris: Chez Aubert gal. Véro-Dodat, 1837. The Complete Second Series of Fourberies de Femmes With Fifty-Two Lithograph Plates by Gavarni GAVARNI [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Fourberies de femmes. Paris: Chez Aubert gal. Véro-Dodat, [n.d., 1837]. Second Series Complete. Folio (13 1/8 x 9 7/8 inches; 334 x 251 mm.).....

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"Arriving by Boat&quot. Arthur RACKHAM, artist.
RACKHAM, Arthur, artist

"Arriving by Boat"

[London]: , 1890. An Original Arthur Rackham Pencil Drawing To The Other Side? RACKHAM, Arthur, artist. "Arriving by Boat" [n.d., n.p., ca. 1890]. Original pencil drawing. Image size: 8 1/2 x 5 inches: 215 x 127 mm. Matted, framed and glazed (frame size: 16 3/8 x 12 3/4 inches; 423.....

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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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Ackermann's Sporting Scraps. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Ackermann's Sporting Scraps

London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1850. One of the Rarest of all Henry Alken's Albums ALKEN, Henry. [Ackermann's Sporting Scraps]. London: Rudolph Ackermann, February 20th. 1850 - March 13th. 1861. First edition. Oblong quarto (8 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches; 214 x 273 mm.). Thirty-six superb hand colored aquatint plates, heightened with.....

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Alice's Adventures Under Ground. Lewis CARROLL, Charles Lutwidge DODGSON.
CARROLL, Lewis; DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge

Alice's Adventures Under Ground

London: Macmillan and Co., 1886. The Original Alice: Carroll’s Manuscript Facsimile in First Edition CARROLL, Lewis [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson]. Alice’s Adventures Under Ground. Being a Facsimile of the Original MS. Book afterwards developed into “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” With Thirty-Seven Illustrations by the Author. London: Macmillan and Co., 1886. First.....

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Defauts et Vices. Henri de MONTAUT.
MONTAUT, Henri de

Defauts et Vices

Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie. Editeurs, 1860. Extremely Scarce Children Satirize Bad Adult Behavior MONTAUT, Henri de. Defauts et Vices. Composes par... Lithographies par Berr, Haguental & Fagonde. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie. Editeurs, [1860]. First edition, colored issue. Oblong folio (11 x 16 inches; 280 x 410 mm.). Title-page.....

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Melange of Humour, The. Henry ALKEN, Daniel Thomas EGERTON.
ALKEN, Henry; EGERTON, Daniel Thomas

Melange of Humour, The

London: Printed by W. Lewis, 1835. Fifty Hand-Colored Plates Caricaturing the English and French Lifestyle of the 1820s [EGERTON, Daniel Thomas, and others]. The Melange of Humour; A Series of Fifty Coloured Engravings, Comprising a Great Variety of Comic Subjects, by The most Popular Artists of the Present Day. London.....

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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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Actualites. CHAM, Amédée de.
CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de...

Actualites

Paris: Arnauld de Vresse & Martinet, 1864. Cham's Most Ambitious Sustained Effort… Actualités - 116 Hand Colored Lithographs CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de Noé). Actualités. A fine collection of one hundred and sixteen hand colored lithograph plates, all heightened with gum arabic. Paris: Arnauld de Vresse & Martinet [1864-1870]. A......

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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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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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Svenska Arméens Uniformer. Utgifne Ar 1825. Adolph Uric SCHÜTZERCRANTZ, Alexander WETTERLING.
SCHÜTZERCRANTZ, Adolph Uric; WETTERLING, Alexander...

Svenska Arméens Uniformer. Utgifne Ar...

Stockholm: F.H. Morin, 1825. The Costumes of The Swedish Army in 1825 Depicted in Twenty-Three Magnificent Hand Colored Lithograph Plates SCHÜTZERCRANTZ, Adolph Uric. Kongl. Svenska Arméens Uniformer. Utgifne Ar 1825. Stockholm: F. H. Morin, 1824-25. Parts 1-10 complete. Folio (18 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches; 463 x 292 mm.). [2.....

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Historical Account of the Campaign in the Netherlands, in 1815, An. William MUDFORD, George CRUIKSHANK.
MUDFORD, William; CRUIKSHANK, George

Historical Account of the Campaign...

London: Henry Colburn, 1817. The Fall of Emperor Napoleon I and the Victory of the English Armies Illustrated with Twenty-Eight Superb Hand Colored Aquatint Plates MUDFORD, William. CRUIKSHANK, George. An Historical Account of the Campaign in the Netherlands, in 1815, Under His Grace the Duke of Wellington, and Marshall Prince.....

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Recueil des Scènes Familiéres, et de Société de Paris. Jean-Gabriel J. S- SCHEFFER, PIGAL.
SCHEFFER, Jean-Gabriel J.S-; PIGAL; &c

Recueil des Scènes Familiéres, et...

Paris: n.p. [Chez Martinet], 1824. Exceedingly Scarce Familiar Scenes of Parisian Society Caught in the Wry [SCHEFFER, Jean-Gabriel]. J.S -, PIGAL, &c, &c. Recueil des Scènes Familiéres, et de Société de Paris. Paris: n.p. [Chez Martinet], 1824. First (only) issue, complete in three parts in one original printed wrapper (14.....

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English Dramatists, The. ENGLISH DRAMATISTS, Thomas MIDDLETON, MARLOWE.
ENGLISH DRAMATISTS; MIDDLETON, Thomas; MARLOWE...

English Dramatists, The

London: John C. Nimmo, 1885. The English Dramatists on Large Paper A Finely Bound Brian Frost Set of the Great Elizabethan and Jacobean Playwrights ENGLISH DRAMATISTS. The English Dramatists Edited by A. H. Bullen. London: John C. Nimmo, 1885–1888. Large-paper issue, one of only 120 numbered copies printed on laid.....

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Poetical Works of Robert Burns; The. FORE-EDGE PAINTING, Helen HAYWOOD, artist.
FORE-EDGE PAINTING; HAYWOOD, Helen, artist;...

Poetical Works of Robert Burns;...

London: Printed for John Bumpus, Walker and Co.…, 1822. With Two Very Fine Fore-Edge Paintings by Helen R. Haywood Depicting Burns Cottage with a Portrait of Robert Burns and a Fine View of the Bridges on the River Ayr FORE-EDGE PAINTING. HAYWOOD, Helen, artist. BURNS, Robert. The Poetical Works of.....

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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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From the Earth to the Moon. Jules VERNE.
VERNE, Jules

From the Earth to the...

New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1874. First Obtainable American Edition - Verne’s 'From the Earth to the Moon and A Trip Round It' VERNE, Jules. From the Earth to the Moon. Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: And A Trip Round It. Translated from the French by Louis.....

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Histoire d’une Épingle Par elle mème. Henri-Gérard FONTALLARD, lithographer DUCARME.
FONTALLARD, Henri-Gérard, illustrator; DUCARME, lithographer

Histoire d’une Épingle Par elle...

Paris: Chez Osterwald ainé, 1827. “The History of a Pin” Sixteen Fine Hand Colored Lithograph Plates [FONTALLARD, Henri-Gérard, illustrator]. Histoire d’une Épingle Par elle mème. [En seize tabeaux]. Composé et dessine par H. Gérard-Fontallard, [accompagnés d’un texte], extrait du Corsaire. Du 17 Juillet, 1827. Paris: Chez Osterwald ainé, et chez.....

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Book of Common Prayer, The. FORE-EDGE PAINTING, EDWARDS OF HALIFAX.
FORE-EDGE PAINTING; EDWARDS OF HALIFAX...

Book of Common Prayer, The

Paris: Printed by P. Didot Sen. and sold by W. Edwards and Sons, Halifax, 1791. A Superb Early Edwards of Halifax Vellum Binding with an Edwards Fore-Edge Painting FORE-EDGE PAINTING. EDWARDS OF HALIFAX, binder and artist. BIBLE IN ENGLISH. The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, and.....

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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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