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Dear Caroline, I have just received my copy of Peer Gynt! It is in sound condition and is absolutely beautiful. I want to thank all of you at David Brass for this. I ordered it as a thank-you gift for a cherished acting professor who just directed a production of Peer Gynt... It will be from everyone in the cast. He's retiring after 30 years of teaching service, and I want you to know that this means a lot to us because it will be a very treasured parting gesture to him. Thank you so so much. JP

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Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, The. Beatrix POTTER.
POTTER, Beatrix

Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, The

London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1908. First Edition of “Jemima Puddle-Duck,” Presentation Copy POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1908. First edition. Presentation copy inscribed on front free endpaper “For/Mr... Worrimer? /with Miss Potter’s/Compliments./ Oct 17th 09.”  Twelvemo (5 7/16 x 4 1/8 inches; 139 x 105.....

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Armée des Souverains Alliés année 1815. [Army of the Allied Sovereigns. Adrien GODEFROY.
GODEFROY, Adrien

Armée des Souverains Alliés année...

Paris: Chez Martinet, 1815. Fourteen Magnificent Hand Colored Caricature Plates Depicting The Armies of the Allied Sovereigns GODEFROY, Adrien. Armée des Souverains Alliés année 1815. [Army of the Allied Sovereigns] Paris: Chez Martinet, [1815]. First edition. Oblong folio (10 3/4 x 15 1/8 inches; 273 x 384 mm.). Fourteen magnificent.....

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Centennial Portfolio:. Thompson WESTCOTT.
WESTCOTT, Thompson

Centennial Portfolio:

Philadelphia: Thomas Hunter, 1876. The Great Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia 1876 A Superb Pictorial Record of America’s First World’s Fair WESTCOTT, Thompson. Centennial Portfolio: A Souvenir of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia, Comprising Lithographic Views of Fifty of Its Principal Buildings, With Letter-Press Description. Philadelphia: Thomas Hunter, 1876. Oblong quarto (7.....

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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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Oriental Field Sports. Captain Thomas WILLIAMSON, Samuel HOWITT.
WILLIAMSON, Captain Thomas; HOWITT, Samuel

Oriental Field Sports;

London: Edward Orme, 1819. "The Manners, Customs, Scenery, and Costume of a Territory, Now Intimately Blended with the British Empire" (Preface) Forty Magnificent Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates WILLIAMSON, Captain Thomas, [Author, Illustrator], [HOWITT, Samuel, Illustrator]. Oriental Field Sports; Being a Complete, Detailed, and Accurate Description of the Wild Sports of the.....

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Leipziger National Trachten. Johann Salomo RICHTER.
RICHTER, Johann Salomo

Leipziger National Trachten

Leipzig: Johann Baptist Klein, 1790. Exceptionally Rare Complete with Forty-Eight Hand Colored Engravings Depicting the Street Vendors of Leipzig in the Late Eighteenth Century RICHTER, Johann Salomo. Leipziger National Trachten. Leipzig: [Johann Baptist Klein, 1790-1791]. First edition Complete. Octavo (7 3/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 187 x 124 mm.). Forty-eight.....

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The Novels of Jane Austen. Jane AUSTEN, obert illiam CHAPMAN, R, W.
AUSTEN, Jane; CHAPMAN, [R]obert [W]illiam...

The Novels of Jane Austen

Oxford: Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1923. The Best Collected Edition of Jane Austen's Works AUSTEN, Jane. The Novels of Jane Austen. The Text based on Collation of the Early Editions by R.W. Chapman. With Notes Indexes and Illustrations From Contemporary Sources. In Five Volumes. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press.....

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Clichy. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Clichy

Paris: En vente Au Bureau du Journal Amusant…et au Bureau du Charivari, 1840. Gavarni's Memories of his Time in the Debtors Prison 'Clichy' Depicted in Twenty-One Lithographed Plates GAVARNI [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Clichy. Album par Gavarni. Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, [n.d., 1840-1841]. Large quarto (13 3/4 x......

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Turlupinades Contrariétés et Autres Amusemens Négatifs. CHAM, Amédée de.
CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de...

Turlupinades Contrariétés et Autres Amusemens...

Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1850. Jokes in Poor Taste CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de Noé). Turlupinades Contrariétés et Autres Amusemens Négatifs [Jokes in Poor Taste], Par Cham. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., [ca. 1850]. First edition. Folio (13 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches; 337 x 251 mm.). Hand-colored lithographed.....

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Costume of the Russian Empire, The. William ALEXANDER.
ALEXANDER, William

Costume of the Russian Empire...

London: Printed for W. Miller, 1803. First Issue of William Alexander's Costume of the Russian Empire In a Spectacular Neoclassical Binding in the Style of Staggemeier & Welcher [ALEXANDER, William]. The Costume of the Russian Empire, illustrated by a series of seventy-three engravings. With descriptions in English and French. London.....

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Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, The. Beatrix POTTER.
POTTER, Beatrix

Story of a Fierce Bad...

London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1906. Beatrix Potter’s “Fierce Bad Rabbit” Panorama POTTER, Beatrix. The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit. London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co., [1906]. First edition, first issue (printed November 1906), with “London & New York” on the back of the.....

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La Caricature, Journal. Dondé et Dirigé par Ch. Philipon. LA CARICATURE, Charles PHILIPON, founder.
LA CARICATURE; [PHILIPON, Charles, founder...

La Caricature, Journal. Dondé et...

Paris: Chez Aubert, 1830-1832. The Journal That Initiated the Golden Age of French Caricature [LA CARICATURE]. [PHILIPON, Charles, founder, publisher, editor]. La Caricature. Morale, Religieuse, Littéraire et Scénique. Nos. 1 - 86 [first three volumes of ten]. Paris: Chez Aubert, Nov 4, 1830 - April 18, 1833. Three large quarto.....

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Illustrations to Popular Songs. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Illustrations to Popular Songs

London: , 1823. The Duke of Gloucester's Copy With Three of the Original Pencil Sketches for the Book By Henry Alken ALKEN, Henry. Illustrations to Popular Songs. London: Published by Thomas M'Lean, 1823. First edition, second issue. Oblong folio (9 15/16 x 14 3/8 inches; 253 x 366 mm.). [2].....

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The Passions Humourously Delineated. Timothy BOBBIN, John.
BOBBIN, Timothy (pseudonym of John...

The Passions Humourously Delineated

London: Printed for Edward Orme by J. Hayes, 1810. "We Didn't Need Dialogue. We Had Faces!" 1810 Physiognomy Color Plates Predate Norma Desmond BOBBIN, Timothy (pseudonym of John Collier, 1708-1786). The Passions, Humourously Delineated. Containing Twenty-Five Plates, With His Portrait, Title Plate, and Poetical Descriptions. London: Printed for Edward Orme.....

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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. "Cologne! Cologne! Thy Walls are Won" 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.....

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Rangoon Views, and Combined Operations in the Birman Empire. Joseph MOORE, Captain Frederick MARRYAT.
MOORE, Joseph; MARRYAT, Captain Frederick

Rangoon Views, and Combined Operations...

London: Thos Clay, 1825. Moore and Marryat's Splendid Views of Rangoon and Scenes of British Military Manœuvers in the Area MOORE, Joseph, [Lieut., and Captain Frederick Marryat]. [Rangoon Views, and Combined Operations in the Birman Empire]. First and Second Series. London: Thos Clay, 1825-1826]. First edition. First Series with most.....

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Les Lions. Jules PLATIER.
PLATIER, Jules

Les Lions

Paris: Chez Bauger, 1842. Jules Platier - Les Lions A Virtually Unknown Suite of Hand Colored Lithographs PLATIER, Jules. Les Lions. Paris: Chez Bauger, [1842]. First and only edition. Oblong folio (13 1/4 x 9 11/16 inches; 335 x 246 mm.). Six (of eight?) magnificent hand colored lithographs heightened with.....

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

National Sports of Great Britain...

London: Published by Thomas McLean… Printed by W. Lewis, 1821. "Considered the Most Comprehensive and Most Famous Work by Henry Alken" (Dixon) With the Hand Colored Frontispiece dated 1820 ALKEN, Henry. The National Sports of Great Britain. By Henry Alken. With Descriptions, in English and French. London: Published by Thomas.....

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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. A Tall Copy and Rare With the Lithographic Title-Page CHALON, John James, illustrator. Twenty Four Subjects Exhibiting the Costume of Paris, The Incidents taken from Nature, Designed and Drawn on Stone by J.J. Chalon. London: Published by Rodwell and Martin, 1822. First edition.....

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Recueil des costumes de la Bretagne & des autres Contrées de la France. CHARPENTIER, H[enri Désiré.
CHARPENTIER, (H[enri Désiré])

Recueil des costumes de la...

Nantes: Charpentier Pere, Fils & Cie., 1829. The Costumes of Brittany and Other Regions of France 120 Superb Hand Colored Lithograph Plates CHARPENTIER, (H[enri Désiré]). Recueil des costumes de la Bretagne & des autres Contrées de la France. Ou la mise des Habitans offre quelque singularité remarquablen, dédié a son.....

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Poems of W.B. Yeats, The. YEATS, illiam, utler.
YEATS, W[illiam] B[utler]

Poems of W.B. Yeats, The

London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd.,, 1949. The Definitive Edition of the Poems of W.B. Yeats, One of 350 Sets Signed by the Author YEATS, W[illiam] B[utler]. The Poems of W.B. Yeats. London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1949. Limited to 375 numbered copies (of which 350 are for sale), signed by.....

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"If No One Ever Marries Me&quot. Barbara McCLINTOCK, artist.
McCLINTOCK, Barbara, artist

"If No One Ever Marries...

: , 2012. A Lovely Original Watercolor From Leave Your Sleep Adapted to Music by Natalie Merchant McCLINTOCK, Barbara, artist. "If No One Ever Marries Me". From Leave Your Sleep by Natalie Merchant. [N.p.], 2012. Original pen, ink and watercolor illustration. Signed "Barbara McClintock" on lower left-hand corner. Image size.....

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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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Madeleines, Les. CHAM, Amédée de.
CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de...

Madeleines, Les

Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1840. Exceedingly Scarce Caricatures of Repentant Ladies of Easy Virtue CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de Noé). Les Madeleines. Varieté de L'Espece Lorettes. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie, [n.d., ca. 1847]. First edition. Large folio (13 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches; 336 x 251 mm.). Hand-colored.....

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Le Tohu-Bohu Plaisant. NUMA, Pierre-Numa BASSAGET.
NUMA (pseudonym of Pierre-Numa BASSAGET);...

Le Tohu-Bohu Plaisant

Paris: Chez Bulla Frères, 1850. The Chaos and Pleasantries of Human Relationships NUMA (pseudonym of Pierre-Numa BASSAGET). Le Tohu-Bohu Plaisant. Paris: Chez Bulla Freres, [ca. 1850]. Folio (16 1/4 x 12 1/8 inches; 413 x 308 mm.). Sixty superb hand colored lithograph plates + duplicates (with different hand coloring) of.....

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