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Dear Debra, Caroline and David Brass Family, I can't thank you enough for the exquisite volume of The Tempest. The book (as Caroline mentioned before in correspondence) is in top notch condition, and the plates and pages have been lovingly cared for over the years. Please know that I too will care for and treasure this volume that will no doubt, be loved and highly regarded in my small collection. I am so thrilled to have done business with you all, and I definitely hope to do so again in the future. It is clear you all care for books in handling and packing, treasuring them as much as I do. With my deepest thanks, RBD

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Baliverneries Parisiennes [Parisian Gossip. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Baliverneries Parisiennes [Parisian Gossip]

Paris : Au Bureau du Charivari, 1846. The Gossip of Paris as depicted by Gavarni GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Baliverneries Parisiennes [Parisian Gossip]. Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, 1848. First edition, complete. Folio (13 x 10 inches; 330 x 254 mm.). Twenty-four fine lithograph plates. Publisher's yellow.....

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Wind in the Willows, The. Kenneth GRAHAME, Ernest H. Shepard.
GRAHAME, Kenneth; Shepard, Ernest H.

Wind in the Willows, The

London: Methuen Children's Books, 1971. A Signed Shepard Masterpiece One of Only 250 Copies - A Charming Postscript to Grahame’s Classic GRAHAME, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen Children’s Books, [1971]. Limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by the illustrator Ernest H. Shepard.....

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Findens' Tableaux of The Affections; [With:] Finden's Tableaux:. William FINDEN, Edward FINDEN, MITFORD.
FINDEN, William; FINDEN, Edward; MITFORD...

Findens' Tableaux of The Affections;...

London: Charles Tilt, 1839; 1840. "Two of the Exceptionally Rare Hand-Colored Deluxe Issues for 1839 and 1840" FINDEN, William and Edward. Finden's Tableaux or the Affections; A Series of Picturesque Illustrations of the Womanly Virtues. From paintings by W. Perring. Edited by Mary Russell Mitford [With:] Findens' Tableaux: The Iris.....

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Les Compensations. Charles PHILIPON, Émile WATTIER.
PHILIPON, Charles, illustrator; WATTIER, Émile

Les Compensations

Paris: Chez Ostervald ainé, Rittner, & Hautecœur, 1828. An Exceptionally Rare and Amusing Suite of Hand Colored Lithographs PHILIPON, Charles. WATTIER, Émile. Les Compensations Composées et Dessinées par Ch. Philipon, Lithographies par Wattier. Paris: Chez Ostervald ainé, Rittner, & Hautecœur, [1828]. First edition. Quarto (14 x 11 inches; 355 x......

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Snickerty Nick. Arthur RACKHAM, Julia Ellsworth FORD.
RACKHAM, Arthur; FORD, Julia Ellsworth...

Snickerty Nick

Los Angeles: Sutton House, 1935. Snickerty Nick with the Music Near Fine in original Printed Dust Jacket [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. Snickerty Nick & the Giant. By Julia Ellsworth Ford… Rhymes by Witter Bynner. Music by Charles Arthur Ridgway. Los Angeles [&] San Francisco: Sutton House, [1935]. [Third edition, the first.....

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Eccentric Excursions, or, Literary & Pictorial Sketches of Countenance, Character &. George Moutard WOODWARD, Isaac CRUIKSHANK.
WOODWARD, George Moutard; CRUIKSHANK, Isaac

Eccentric Excursions, or, Literary &...

London: Allen & Co., 1807. "A Study the Inhabitants of the Roundhouse and the Regular Attendants at the Police-Court" A Journey in Caricature through Early Nineteenth Century England… WOODWARD. George Moutard. Eccentric Excursions, or, Literary & Pictorial Sketches of Countenance, Character & Country, in different parts of England & South.....

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Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian. Richard DAGLEY.
DAGLEY, Richard

Takings; Or, The Life of...

London: John Warren , 1821. The Humorous Trials of College Life In 26 Hand-Colored Etchings DAGLEY, Richard. Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian. A Poem. Illustrated by Twenty-Six Etchings, from Designs by R. Dagley. London: John Warren and G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1821. First edition. Octavo (9 1/4 x......

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Les Jeux de L'Enfance [with] Recueil de Cinquante Scenes de Grisetes [with] Recueil des. Charles AUBRY, Louis Leopold BOILLY.
AUBRY, Charles; BOILLY, Louis Leopold;...

Les Jeux de L'Enfance [with]...

Paris: Delpech, 1826 / 1824. Mischievous Children, Grisettes and Deadly Sins In Sixty Hand-Colored Lithographs AUBRY, Charles. BOILLY, Louis Leopold. [SCHEFFER, Jean-Gabriel]. J.S. Les Jeux de L'Enfance [with]Recueil de Cinquante Scenes de Grisettes [with] Recueil des Scenes Familiéres [with] Boilly Les Sept péchés capital [with] Miscellaneous Prints. Paris: Delpech, 1824-1826.....

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Picturesque Tour of the Seine From Paris to the Sea. Jean-Baptiste-Balthazar SAUVAN.
SAUVAN, Jean-Baptiste-Balthazar

Picturesque Tour of the Seine...

London: R. Ackermann, 1821. One of Fifty Large-Paper Copies With Remarkably Brilliant Impressions of the Plates That are Greatly Superior to those in the Regular Copies SAUVAN, Jean-Baptiste-Balthazar. Picturesque Tour of the Seine, From Paris to the Sea. With particulars historical and descriptive… Illustrated with twenty-four highly finished and coloured.....

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Sporting Discoveries, or The Miseries of Shooting in a series of seven plates. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Sporting Discoveries, or The Miseries...

London: S. & J. Fuller, 1816. "One of the Rarest of Alken's Works" Seven Magnificent Hand Colored Etched Plates Depicting 'The Miseries of Shooting' ALKEN, Henry. [Sporting Discoveries, or The Miseries of Shooting in a series of seven plates, Being Hints to Young Sportsmen. By Ben Tally-Ho. Author of "Qualified.....

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How to Qualify for a Meltonian:. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

How to Qualify for a....

London: S. & J. Fuller, at the Temple of Fancy, 1819. One of Alken's Finest Sets (Schwerdt) Six Remarkable Hand Colored Etched Plates ALKEN, Henry. How to Qualify for a Meltonian: Addressed to all Would-be Meltonians. By Ben Tally-Ho… London: S. & J. Fuller, at the Temple of Fancy, 1819.....

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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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Galerie Théâtrale. Henry MONNIER.
MONNIER, Henry

Galerie Théâtrale

Paris: Chez Hy. Gaugain et Cie…et chez E. Ardit, 1828. Monnier’s “Theatrical Gallery” [MONNIER, Henry, illustrator]. Galerie Théâtrale. Paris: Chez Hy. Gaugain et Cie.…et chez E. Ardit, [n.d., 1828]. Quarto (10 1/8 x 8 3/8 inches; 258 x 216 mm.). Twenty-four numbered hand-colored plates lithographed by E. Ardit and H......

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Moeurs Administratives. Henry MONNIER.
MONNIER, Henry

Moeurs Administratives

Paris: Delpech, 1828. One of Monnier's Great Albums Groveling Bureaucrats at Work, aka Idle MONNIER, Henry. Moeurs Administratives, Dessinées d'apres Nature par... Paris: Delpech, 1828. First edition, Series II only. Oblong quarto (10 1/4 x 13 7/8 inches; 262 x 352 mm.). Complete with the engraved vignette title-page and twelve.....

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Picturesque Rides and Walks. John HASSELL.
HASSELL, John

Picturesque Rides and Walks

London: Printed for J. Hassell…, 1817. Large-Paper Copy With 120 "Charmingly Composed " Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates HASSELL, J[ohn]. Picturesque Rides and Walks, with Excursions by Water, Thirty Miles round the British Metropolis; Illustrated in a Series of Engravings, Coloured after Nature: with an Historical and Topographical Description of the Country.....

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Carmina. FORE-EDGE PAINTING, Quintus Horatius Flaccus.
FORE-EDGE PAINTING; Horatius Flaccus, Quintus;...

Carmina

Paris: E Prelis Fratrum Mame, 1808. With a Fine Fore-Edge Painting of Verona, Italy by the "Double-Line Painter" FORE-EDGE PAINTING. DOUBLE-LINE PAINTER. HORACE (Quintus Horatius Flaccus. Carmina. Editio Stereotypa Herhan. Paris: E Prelis Fratrum Mame, 1808. With a fine early twentieth century fore-edge painting by the "Double-Line Painter" showing a......

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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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Hunting. James GILLRAY, Brownlow NORTH.
GILLRAY, James; NORTH, Brownlow

Hunting

London: H[annah] Humphrey, 1800. "Rare In This Fine State" (Schwerdt) GILLRAY, James. NORTH, Brownlow. [Hunting: A set of four humorous prints - A Preceding Companion to Cockney Sportsmen]. London: Published by H[annah] Humphrey, April 8th, 1800. Oblong folio (11 5/8 x 16 5/8 inches; 296 x 422 mm. Plate mark.....

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Souvenirs du camp de Luneville. Eugène LAMI.
LAMI, Eugène

Souvenirs du camp de Luneville

Paris: Delpech Editeur, 1829. Six Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting Military Scenes LAMI, Eugène, illustrator. Souvenirs du camp de Luneville. Par E. Lami. Paris: Delpech Editeur, 1829. Oblong folio (8 5/8 x 11 3/4 inches; 220 x 298 mm.). Lithographed wrapper as vignette title-page and six hand-colored lithographed plates. Plates lithographed.....

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Variétés Drolatiques [bound with] Histoire Ancienne. Honoré DAUMIER.
DAUMIER, Honoré

Variétés Drolatiques [bound with] Histoire...

Paris: Léopold Pannier et Cie., 1841. An Exceptionally Rare Daumier Album Seven Series Complete Containing Fifty Humorous Lithographs DAUMIER, Honoré, illustrator. Variétés Drolatiques. Vulgarités. - Les Musiciens de Paris. - Proverbes de famille. - Proverbes et Maximes. - La Peche. - La Journée du Celibataire. - Les Saltimbanques. 50 Planches.....

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Grossherzoglich Hessisches Militair. Franz Hubert MÜLLER, Joseph VÖLLINGER.
MÜLLER, Franz Hubert; VÖLLINGER, Joseph...

Grossherzoglich Hessisches Militair

Carlsruhe: Johann Velten, 1830. Thirty Superb Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting The Hessian Army MÜLLER, Franz Hubert. VÖLLINGER, Joseph, lithographer. Grossherzoglich Hessisches Militair. Nach der Natur ausgenommen von Doctor F.H. Müller… und auf Stein gezeichnet von J. Völlinger. Herausgegeben von Johann Velten in Carlsruhe. Carlsruhe: Johann Velten, [ca. 1830]. First edition.....

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

Les Débardeurs

Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, 1840. Sixty-Six Lithographed Plates by Gavarni "Stevedores" at the Carnival of Paris GAVARNI [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Les Débardeurs. Album Comique par Garvarni. Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Amusant & Petit Journal pour Rire. [Chez Bauger], [1840-1842]. Three large quarto volumes (13 1/4 x......

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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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Collection des Costumes du Grand Duché de Bade. Edouard PINGRET.
PINGRET, Edouard

Collection des Costumes du Grand...

Paris: Dèro-Becker, Editeur, 1828. The Costumes of the Grand Duchy of Baden Twenty Fine Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by Edouard Pingret PINGRET, Edouard. Collection des Costumes du Grand Duché de Bade par Ed. Pingret. Paris: Dèro-Becker, Editeur, [ca. 1828-1830]. First edition. Folio (13 1/8 x 10 inches; 333 x 254.....

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Les Chattes Parisiennes. Ed DAMOURETTE.
DAMOURETTE, Ed

Les Chattes Parisiennes

Paris: Aubert & Cie.,, 1850. Rare Album with Twenty Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates Satirical Depictions of Parisian Women DAMOURETTE, Ed. Les Chattes Parisiennes. Dessinées par Ed. Damourette. Paris: Aubert & Cie., [ca. 1850]. Folio (13 1/8 x 9 7/8 inches: 333 x 251 mm.). Lithograph title-page and twenty hand colored lithograph.....

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