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Visit to the Monastery of La Trappe, in 1817: A. W. D FELLOWES.
FELLOWES, W.D.

Visit to the Monastery of...

London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean, 1823. With Thirteen Fine Hand-Colored Plates FELLOWES, W.D. A Visit to the Monastery of La Trappe, in 1817: with notes, taken during a tour through Le Perche, Normandy, Bretagne, Poitou, Anjou, Le Bocage, Touraine, Orleanois, and the Environs of Paris. Illustrated with numerous coloured engravings.....

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A History of the University of Oxford. Rudolph ACKERMANN.
ACKERMANN, Rudolph

A History of the University...

London: R. Ackermann, 1814. One of the Finest Copies We Have Seen in More Than Sixty Years Uncut Throughout in a Magnificent Contemporary Binding on Elephant Wove Paper With the first-issue list of plates before the addition of the thirty-three later-issued Founders portraits ACKERMANN, Rudolph. A History of the University.....

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Naval Chronology of Great Britain, The. James RALFE.
RALFE, James

Naval Chronology of Great Britain...

London: Whitmore and Fenn, 1818. Scarcer Than a Battleship in a Bathtub In the Original Twelve Parts as Issued The Genuine Hand-Colored Issue RALFE, Mr. J[ames]. Naval Chronology of Great Britain. Or, an Historical Account of Naval and Maritime Events, From the Commencement of the War in 1803, to the.....

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History of the Royal Residences, The. PYNE, illiam, enry.
PYNE, W[illiam] H[enry]

History of the Royal Residences...

London: Printed for A. Dry, 1819. Pyne’s Royal Residences In a Fine Contemporary Straight-Grain Morocco Binding PYNE, W[illiam] H[enry]. The History of the Royal Residences of Windsor Castle, St. James's Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House, and Frogmore. Illustrated by one hundred highly finished and coloured engravings.....

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Comforts of Bath, The. Thomas ROWLANDSON.
ROWLANDSON, Thomas

Comforts of Bath, The

London: , 1860. The Complete and Scarce 1860 Hand-Colored Reprint ROWLANDSON, Thomas. The Comforts of Bath. [London, 1860]. Reprint edition, complete and scarce. Oblong quarto (10 5/16 x 12 5/8 in; 261 x 322 mm.). No text or title, as issued. Twelve hand-colored aquatint plates with gray wash borders after.....

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

Les Lorettes

Paris: Chez Aubert, 1841. "Love is their business, and they drive hard bargains They are as luxurious and idle as they are beautiful Their lives are a tissue of deception and hypocrisy" GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Les Lorettes. Paris: Chez Aubert, June 1841-December 1843. Folio (13 1/2.....

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Struggles and Adventures of Christopher Tadpole at Home and Abroad, The. John LEECH, Albert SMITH.
LEECH, John; SMITH, Albert

Struggles and Adventures of Christopher...

London: Richard Bentley, 1846. The Various Misadventures of a Young and Naïve Protagonist First Edition in the Original Sixteen Monthly Parts Illustrated by John Leech LEECH, John, illustrator. SMITH, Albert. The Struggles and Adventures of Christopher Tadpole at Home and Abroad. By Albert Smith. Illustrated by Leech. London: Richard Bensley.....

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Pie and the Patty-Pan, The. Beatrix POTTER.
POTTER, Beatrix

Pie and the Patty-Pan, The

London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1905. First Edition of The Pie and the Patty-Pan POTTER, Beatrix. The Pie and the Patty-Pan. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1905. First edition, first printing. Small quarto (7 x 5 1/2 inches; 178 x 140 mm.). 51, [1, printer’s imprint] pp. Color frontispiece and.....

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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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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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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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American Families. AMERICAN FAMILIES.
[AMERICAN FAMILIES]

American Families

New York: The Americana Historical Society, Inc., 1924. The Magnificent Allerton Copy of the Edition De Luxe One of Only Fifty Numbered and Registered Volumes, Printed on Japon Paper and Lavishly Illustrated with Mounted India-Paper Plates and Heraldic Achievements in Gold, Silver, and Colors [AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY]. American Families. Genealogical.....

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"Little Son, Hush-a-Bye&quot. Anne Yvonne GILBERT, artist.
GILBERT, Anne Yvonne, artist

"Little Son, Hush-a-Bye"

: , 1991. A Lovely Dual Watercolor Lullaby Framed Together with a Stunning Custom Mat GILBERT, Anne Yvonne, artist. "Little Son, Hush-a-Bye". From Baby's Book of Lullabies & Cradle Songs. [N.p.], 1991. Two original pen, ink and watercolor illustrations. Image sizes: 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches; 191 x 191.....

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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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Double spread cover for Walt Disney's Disneyland comic series No. 47. January 15th [1972]. WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS

Double spread cover for Walt...

N.p.,: , 1972. Hiawatha Racing Casey Junior To The Railroad Station WALT DISNEY STUDIOS. Original hand-painted artwork for the double spread cover of Walt Disney's Disneyland comic series No. 47. [January 15th 1972]. Gouache on artist board. Image size: 12 x 26 1/2 inches. In fine condition. Matted, framed and.....

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Works. Oscar WILDE.
WILDE, Oscar

Works

London: Methuen & Co., 1908. First Collected Edition Handsomely Bound by Birdsall of Northampton WILDE, Oscar. Works. London: Methuen & Co., [1908-1922]. The Picture of Dorian Gray with imprint: Paris: Charles Carrington, 1908. First collected edition including For the Love of the King which was published in 1922. One of.....

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Quartette. Rudyard KIPLING.
KIPLING, Rudyard

Quartette

Lahore: The "Civil and Military Gazette Press, 1885. One of Rudyard Kipling's Earliest Publications Containing the First Appearance of "The Phantom Rickshaw" KIPLING, Rudyard. 1885 Quartette. The Christmas Annual of the Civil & Military Gazette by Four Anglo-Indian Writers. Lahore: The "Civil and Military Gazette Press, 1885. First Edition. Tall.....

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Old English 'Squire, The. John CARELESS, RIVIÉRE, pseudonym.
CARELESS, John [pseudonym]; RIVIÉRE &...

Old English 'Squire, The

London: Printed for Thomas McLean, 1821. Scarce Copy With Earliest Watermarks Complete With Half-Title CARELESS, John [pseudonym]. [CHATTO, William Andrew]. The Old English 'Squire. "A Jovial Gay Fox-Hunter, Bold, Frank, and Free." A Poem in Ten Cantos. Illustrated with Plates, by One of the Family. London: Printed for Thomas McLean….....

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Simples Histoires Trouvees Dans Un Pot Au Lait. Jean Pierre BRES.
BRES, Jean Pierre

Simples Histoires Trouvees Dans Un...

Paris: Chez Lefuel, 1825. Complete and Exceptionally Fine in its Original Box Eight Superb Hand Colored Stipple Engravings of Young 'Entrepreneurs' BRES, Jean Pierre. Simples Histoires, Trouvées Dans Un Pot Au Lait. Par M. Bres. Paris: Chez Lefuel, 1825. Eight small octavo volumes in original hand-colored lithograph box. Each volume.....

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Caricatures de J.J. 1818. à paris. Jean-Baptiste ISABEY.
ISABEY, Jean-Baptiste

Caricatures de J.J. 1818. à...

Paris: Chez l’auteur et chez Alphonse Giroux, 1818. Isabey’s Grotesque and Indelicate Caricatures [ISABEY, Jean-Baptiste]. Caricatures de J.J. 1818. à paris. Paris: Chez l’auteur et chez Alphonse Giroux, 1818. First edition. Oblong folio (10 1/4 x 14 3/8 inches; 260 x 365 mm.). Publisher's lithograph pale pink wrapper as title-page.....

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La Journée d'une actrice, ou Douze scènes de jour et de nuit. Édouard WATTIER, Émile WATTIER.
WATTIER, Édouard; WATTIER, Émile

La Journée d'une actrice, ou...

Paris: Sazerac et Duval, 1826. The Day of an Actress, or Twelve Scenes of Day and Night Twelve Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates WATTIER, Édouard. [La Journée d'une actrice, ou Douze scènes de jour et de nuit, Lithographiées par Ed. Wattier. Paris: Sazerac et Duval, 1826]. First edition. Large folio (14 1/4.....

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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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Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Austrians. William ALEXANDER, Bertrande de MOLEVILLE.
ALEXANDER, William; MOLEVILLE, Bertrande de

Picturesque Representations of the Dress...

London: Printed for John Murray… by W. Bulmer, 1814. With Fifty Hand-Colored Engraved Plates ALEXANDER, William. Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Austrians. Illustrated in fifty coloured engravings. With descriptions. London: Printed for John Murray… by W. Bulmer, 1814. Octavo (9 5/16 x 6 1/2 inches; 238.....

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Lithographies d'après le Chansons de Beranger. Henri MONNIER.
MONNIER, Henri

Lithographies d'après le Chansons de...

Paris: Bernard et Delarue, 1828. One of the Rarest of all the Hand-Colored Suites Illustrated by Henri Monnier MONNIER, Henri. Lithographies d'après les Chansons de Béranger par Henry Monnier. [Paris]: Bernard et Delarue, [1828]. First edition. Oblong quarto (9 3/8 x 12 inches; 239 x 305 mm.). Twenty-four superb hand-colored.....

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Day’s Journal of a Sponge, A. Michael EGERTON.
EGERTON, Michael

Day’s Journal of a Sponge...

London: Published for the Proprietor, by Rowney & Forster, 1824. The Misadventures of a Regency Free-Loader Told in Six Beautifully Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates [EGERTON, Michael]. [A Day’s Journal of a Sponge. By Peter Pasquin. London: Published for the Proprietor, by Rowney & Forster, 1824]. First edition. Oblong folio (10 3/8.....

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