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Norske Nationaldragter tegnede af forskjellige norske Kunstnere og ledsaede med oplÿsende. Nils Christian TÖNSBERG.
TÖNSBERG, Nils Christian

Norske Nationaldragter tegnede af forskjellige...

Oslo: Jörgen Schive, Winckelmann & Sönner, 1852. Thirty-Three Colored Plates Illustrating the National Costumes of Norway TÖNSBERG. Nils Christian. Norske Nationaldragter tegnede af forskjellige norske Kunstnere og ledsaede med oplÿsende. Text. Udgivne af Chr. Tönsberg. Christiania, Udgiverens Forlag. [Oslo]: Trykt af [Printed by] Jörgen Schive, Winckelmann & Sönner, 1851-52. Norwegian.....

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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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Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Hamlet. W. G. SIMMONDS, William Shakespeare.
SIMMONDS, W.G.; Shakespeare, William

Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Hamlet

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1910. A Striking Arts and Crafts Interpretation of Hamlet One of 250 Signed Copies with Thirty Mounted Color Plates [SIMMONDS, W[illiam] G[eorge], illustrator]. SHAKESPEARE, [William]. Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Hamlet. Illustrated by W. G. Simmonds. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1910]. Limited to 250 numbered copies signed by.....

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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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Sporting Repository, The. Henry ALKEN, James BARENGER.
ALKEN, Henry and James BARENGER...

Sporting Repository, The

London: Printed by W. Lewis… for Thomas McLean, 1822. "First and only edition of a rare and valuable magazine" (Schwerdt) ALKEN, Henry [and] BARENGER, James, illustrators. The Sporting Repository, containing Horse-Racing, Hunting, Coursing, Shooting, Archery, Trotting and Tandem Matches, Cocking, Pedestrianism [and] Pugilism. anecdotes on sporting subjects, interspersed with essays.....

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Charles Dickens by Pen and Pencil. Charles DICKENS, Frederic G. KITTON.
DICKENS, Charles; KITTON, Frederic G

Charles Dickens by Pen and...

London: Frank T. Sabin [&] John F. Dexter, 1890. A Finely Bound, Profusely Illustrated Remembrance of Charles Dickens [DICKENS, Charles]. KITTON, Frederic G. Charles Dickens by Pen and Pencil. Including anecdotes and reminiscences collected from his friends and contemporaries by Frederic G. Kitton. Illustrated with engravings. London: Frank T. Sabin.....

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Les Contretems en Caricatures. Eugéne LAMI.
LAMI, Eugéne

Les Contretems en Caricatures

Paris: Gide fils, 1823-24. Scarce Awkward Clashes! Trés Amusant! Trés Rare Inopportune Social and Personal Events Eugène Lami's Interpretation of Thomas Rowlandson's Miseries of Human Life LAMI, Eugène. Les Contretems en Caricatures. Paris: Gide fils, [Dec.]1823 - [Jan.]1824. First editions of both series complete. Oblong octavo (8 1/4 x 10.....

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Proceedings of the Sussex Agricultural Society, from its Institution, to 1798, inclusive. Edmund SCOTT.
SCOTT, Edmund

Proceedings of the Sussex Agricultural...

Lewes: Printed by W. and A. Lee, 1800. Ten Superb Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates Depicting Cattle & Sheep SCOTT, Edmund. [Portraits of Prize Cattle & South Down Sheep] Proceedings of the Sussex Agricultural Society, from its Institution, to 1798, inclusive. Together with Engravings of the Prize Cattle for that Year, from.....

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Les Frères d'Armes. Victor ADAM, Antoine Léon MOREL-FATIO.
ADAM, Victor; MOREL-FATIO, Antoine Léon...

Les Frères d'Armes

Paris: Librairie d'Éducation, A. Courcier, Éditeur, 1860. 'Brothers In Arms' The Italian War of Independence and The Crimean War The Battles of Magenta, Kinburn and Malakoff ADAM, Victor, illustrator [&] MOREL-FATIO, Antoine Léon, illustrator. Les Frères d'Armes. Par Th. Midy. Ullustré de six superbes gravures a deux teints par V......

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Grotesque Sketches. CARICATURE.
[CARICATURE]

Grotesque Sketches

: , 1840. A Unique and Complete Album of 121 Grotesque Watercolors An Extraordinary Satirical Cycle Concluding with “Finis” [CARICATURE]. Grotesque Sketches by Uncle Walpole. Taken down from the walls of his late dwelling The Hermitage. 1840. Veluti in Speculum [As in a mirror]. England, ca. 1840–1847. Large folio (21.....

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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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Album Militar. Victor ADAM, José VILLEGAS.
ADAM, Victor; VILLEGAS, José

Album Militar

Madrid: Estamperias de los Suizos, 1846. The Military Costume of the Spanish Army Thirty-two Superb Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by Victor Adam after José Villegas ADAM, Victor, illustrator. VILLEGAS, José. Album Militar. Coleccion de uniformes del ejercito Español pintadas por D.J. Villegas y lithografiados por V. Adam. Madrid: Estamperias de.....

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Le Morte d'Arthur] The Birth Life and Acts of King Arthur. Sir Thomas MALORY, Aubrey BEARDSLEY.
MALORY, Sir Thomas; BEARDSLEY, Aubrey...

[Le Morte d'Arthur] The Birth...

London: The Folio Society, 2003. “Beardsley and Malory - The Arthurian Legend in Its Most Enchanting Modern Form” No. 30 of 1,000 Copies - A Luxurious Folio Society Facsimile MALORY, Sir Thomas. The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur… Le Morte Darthur. Embellished with designs by Aubrey Beardsley. London.....

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Les Rives de la Seine. Isidore-Laurent DEROY.
DEROY, Isidore-Laurent

Les Rives de la Seine

Paris: Ch. Motte, 1831. A Deluxe India-Paper Copy with Hand-Colored Plates Heightened in Gum Arabic Preserving All Three Original Pictorial Wrappers DEROY, Isidore-Laurent. Les Rives de la Seine. Trente-six dessins lithographiés par M. Deroy. Publiés en trois livraisons par Ch. Motte, éditeur. Paris: Ch. Motte, 1831. First edition. Oblong folio.....

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

Habits of New French Legislators

London: H. Humphrey, 1798. One of the Great Rarities of Gillray's Political Caricature The Complete Twelve-Plate Habits of New French Legislators in Contemporary Hand-Color [GILLRAY, James.] Habits of New French Legislators and other Public Functionaries. London: H. Humphrey, 1798. First edition. Complete, comprising both published series. Folio (plate marks approximately.....

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Illustrations of the Five Senses. Hablot K. BROWNE, "PHIZ".
BROWNE, Hablot K.; "PHIZ"

Illustrations of the Five Senses

London: Grant & Griffith, 1852. The Five Senses as Depicted by "Phiz" BROWNE, Hablot K. Illustrations of the Five Senses. By H.K. Browne. "Phiz". London: Grant & Griffith, 1852. First edition. Oblong quarto (9 5/8 x 13 1/2 inches; 245 x 343 mm.). Five hand colored etched plates, all interleaved.....

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Jardin des Plantes: La Ménagerie et la Vallée Suisse. Jean Louis Charles PAUQUET.
PAUQUET, Jean Louis Charles, illustrator

Jardin des Plantes: La Ménagerie...

Paris: Amédée Bédelet, [1857]. Twenty Hand Colored Lithograph Plates Depicting the Species in the Second Oldest Zoological Gardens in the World PAUQUET, Jean Louis Charles, illustrator. Jardin des Plantes: La Ménagerie et la Vallée Suisse. Dessins d'après Nature par Pauquet, Lithographiés par Bocquin. Texte Illustré de 140 Vignettes sur Bois.....

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Souvenir d'Amourette. Charles PHILIPON, Alexandre CHEYÈRE.
PHILIPON, Charles, illustrator; CHEYÈRE, Alexandre...

Souvenir d'Amourette

Paris: Chez Genty, 1829. 'Memories of a Brief Affair' Twelve Superb Hand-Colored Lithographs by Charles Philipon PHILIPON, Charles. Souvenir d' Amourette. [Memories of a brief affair]. [Paris]: Chez Genty, [1830]. First edition. Folio (13 x 9 1/2 inches; 331 x 241 mm.). Complete with twelve superb hand-colored lithograph plates by.....

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Inconvéniens d'un Voyage en Diligence. Xavier LEPRINCE.
LEPRINCE, Xavier

Inconvéniens d'un Voyage en Diligence

Paris: Chez Gihaut Freres... et Sazerac et Duval, 1826. The Disadvantages of Traveling by Stagecoach Illustrated in Twelve Highly Amusing Lithographs LEPRINCE, Xavier. Inconvéniens d'un Voyage en Diligence. [The Disadvantages of Traveling by Stagecoach]. Douze Tableaux, Lithographiés par M. Xavier Leprince. Paris: Chez Gihaut Freres... et Sazerac et Duval, 1826.....

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Nos Gentils Hommes a Gout. CHAM, Amédée de.
CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de...

Nos Gentils Hommes a Gout.

Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie.,, 1846. The Pleasures of Youth… Young Parisian Gentlemen At Play CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de Noé). Nos Gentils Hommes a Gout. Tournure, Elégance, Moeurs et Plaisirs de la Jeunesse Dorée. Par Cham Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., n.d. [1846]. First (only) edition, complete. Folio (13.....

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Prophéties Charivariques. QUILLENBOIS, Charles Marie.
QUILLENBOIS, pseudonym of Charles Marie...

Prophéties Charivariques

Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie. Editeurs, 1846. Quillenbois’ Rare Album of Sixty-Nine Facetious Prophecies of Parisian Life [QUILLENBOIS, pseudonym of Charles-Marie de Sarcus, illustrator]. Prophéties Charivariques. Par Quillenbois. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., [n.d., but ca. 1846]. Large folio (13 1/8 x 9 3/4 inches; 333 x 248 mm.). Lithographed.....

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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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Les Fleurs Animées. J. J. GRANDVILLE, pseud. of Jean-Ignace-Isidore.
GRANDVILLE, J.J. (pseud. of Jean-Ignace-Isidore...

Les Fleurs Animées

Paris: Gabriel De Gonet, Éditeur, 1847. Grandville's Favorite Work "Poetic and Gracious Originality, Dexterity of Mind and Observation" [GRANDVILLE, J.J., illustrator]. DELORD, Taxile. Les Fleurs Animées. Introductions Par Alph. Karr, Texte Par Taxile Delord Première Partie [&] Deuxième Partie. Paris: Gabriel De Gonet, Éditeur, [no date but 1847]. First edition.....

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Un An de la Vie d'un Jeune homme. Victor ADAM.
ADAM, Victor

Un An de la Vie...

Paris: Sazerac et Duval, Engelmann, Langlumè & Brossier, 1824. First Edition of the Illustrator's First Book With Seventeen Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates ADAM, Victor. Un An de la Vie d un Jeune Homme. Histoire véritable en 17 Chapitres. Escrits par lui-même et Lithographiés par Victor Adam. Paris: Sazerac et Duval, Engelmann.....

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Robert Macaire, Les. Honoré DAUMIER, Charles PHILIPON.
DAUMIER, Honoré; PHILIPON, Charles

Robert Macaire, Les

Paris: Chez Aubert, 1838. Daumier's Most Celebrated Work Les Robert Macaire [Caricaturana] Complete with 100 Spectacular Hand-Colored Plates, All Heightened with Gum Arabic A Remarkable Example in the Original Publisher's Blue Cloth DAUMIER, Honoré and Charles Philipon. Les Robert Macaire [Caricaturana]. Paris: 1838. First edition. Folio (13 3/16 x 10.....

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