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Portraits of the Winning Horses of the Great St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster
HERRING, John Frederick

Portraits of the Winning Horses...

London: S. & J. Fuller at their Sporting-Gallery, 1827-1843. Twelve Magnificent Hand Colored Aquatint Plates of The St. Leger Winners and The Derby Winners HERRING, John Frederick. Portraits of the Winning Horses of the Great St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster, [and] Portraits of the Winning Horses of the Derby Stakes.....

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English Fairy Tales
RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator; STEEL, Flora...

English Fairy Tales

London: Macmillan & Co., 1918. Edition De Luxe One of 500 Signed Copies [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. STEEL, Flora Annie. English Fairy Tales. Retold by Flora Annie Steel. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: Macmillan & Co., 1918. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 500 numbered copies, (this copy being no. 295), signed.....

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An original pen, ink and monotone drawing from "Christmas 1993 or Santa's Last Ride."
LE CAIN, Errol; BRICUSSE, Leslie

An original pen, ink and...

London: , 1987. Santa's Home LE CAIN, Errol, illustrator. BRICUSSE, Leslie. An original pen, ink and monotone drawing from "Christmas 1993 or Santa's Last Ride." [Santa's Home]. Image size: 7 3/4 x 10 inches. [Page 4]. "Our story starts on January One./A Brand New Year has just begun./Another Christmas has.....

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Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, The
COSWAY-STYLE BINDING; SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE...

Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe...

London: Reeves & Turner, 1886. A Superb Early Sangorski & Sutcliffe Cosway-Style Binding COSWAY-STYLE BINDING. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Given from his own editions and other authentic sources. Collated with many manuscripts and with all editions of authority together with.....

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Wind in the Willows, The
RACKHAM, Arthur; GRAHAME, Kenneth; Rogers...

Wind in the Willows, The

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1940. Arthur Rackham’s “Wind in the Willows” [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. GRAHAME, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. With an Introduction by A.A. Milne & Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1940. Limited to 2,020 numbered copies (this copy being No.....

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Wits and Beaux of Society, The
COSWAY-STYLE BINDING; WHARTON, Grace and...

Wits and Beaux of Society...

London: J.W. Jarvis & Son, 1890. The Wits and Beaux of Society A Spectacular Pair of Late-NineteenthCentury Cosway-Style Bindings Extra-Illustrated with Sixty-Eight Fine Engraved Portraits [COSWAY-STYLE BINDING]. WHARTON, Grace and Philip, pseudonym. The Wits and Beaux of Society… New edition with a Preface by Justin Huntly McCarthy,… And the original.....

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Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies; from 1799 to 1815, The
JENKINS, James; HEATH, William, artist

Martial Achievements of Great Britain...

London: Printed for Js. Jenkins… by L. Harrison & J.C. Leigh, [1814-15]. An Amazing Large-Paper Copy with the Majority of the Plates in Three States [JENKINS, James]. [HEATH, William, artist]. The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies; From 1799 to 1815. London: Printed for Js. Jenkins… by L......

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Prometheus Unbound. A Lyrical Drama
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe; ESSEX HOUSE...

Prometheus Unbound. A Lyrical Drama

London: [Essex House Press] Edward Arnold , 1904. Essex House Press Prometheus Unbound In a Fine Designer Binding by Marie-Louise Farge SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. [ESSEX HOUSE PRESS]. ASHBEE, C.R., artist. FARGE, Marie-Louise, binder. Prometheus Unbound. A Lyrical Drama. Printed at Essex House, Campden, Gloucestershire, under the care of C.R. Ashbee.....

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Lovers' Panorama, The
CRUIKSHANK, George; CRUIKSHANK, Robert

Lovers' Panorama, The

London: Hodgson & Co.,, 1835. Exceptionally Scarce Valentine Caricature by George and Robert Cruikshank Obadiah "I do confess I long have loved thee, And hope thou hast conceived the like for me;" Rachael "Yea, if thou wishest to take me to wife, I'll be thy partner thro' this weary life;".....

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Holy Bible Ornamented with Engravings by James Fittler from Celebrated Pictures by Old Masters, The
BIBLE IN ENGLISH; FITTLER, James...

Holy Bible Ornamented with Engravings...

London: R. Bowyer, 1795. The 'Killer Bible', Illustrated with Sixty-Two Copper-Engraved Plates from the Old Masters, A Remarkably Fine Copy of the Large-Paper Edition In a Wonderful Georgian Full Morocco Binding [BIBLE IN ENGLISH]. The Holy Bible Ornamented with Engravings by James Fittler from Celebrated Pictures by Old Masters. The.....

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Shooting
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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Musée pour rire, Le
DAUMIER, Honoré; Gavarni; Alhoy, Maurice;...

Musée pour rire, Le

Paris: Chez Aubert, 1839. With 150 Hand-Colored Lithographs, including Forty-Five by Honoré Daumier and Forty-Two by Gavarni [DAUMIER, Honoré, Gavarni, and others, illustrators]. [ALHOY, Maurice, Louis Huart, and Ch[arles] Philipon, editors]. Le Musée pour rire. Dessins par tous les caricaturistes de Paris; Texte par MM. Maurice Alhoy, Louis Huart et.....

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Mystery of Edwin Drood, The [and] John Jasper's Secret
DICKENS, Charles

Mystery of Edwin Drood, The...

London: Chapman and Hall, 1870. First Edition of Edwin Drood and The First 'Conclusion' - John Jasper's Secret Uniformly Bound by Zaehnsdorf DICKENS, Charles. The Mystery of Edwin Drood. With Twelve Illustrations by S.L. Fildes, and a Portrait. London: Chapman and Hall, 1870. First edition in book form of Dickens’s.....

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Poems by Robert Bridges
[BINDING]. ZAEHNSDORF, binders; BRIDGES, Robert

Poems by Robert Bridges

London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1873. First Edition of the Poet Laureate Robert Bridges First Collection of Poems In a Spectacular Zaehnsdorf 'Exhibition' Binding [BINDING]. ZAEHNSDORF, binders. BRIDGES, Robert. Poems by Robert Bridges Batchelor of Arts in the University of Oxford. London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1873. First edition. Octavo (7 3/8.....

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Don Juan
BYRON, George Gordon, Lord

Don Juan

London: Thomas Davison, 1819. The First Edition of Lord Byron's Don Juan Mainly Uncut in the Original Boards BYRON, George Gordon, Lord. Don Juan. London: Printed by Thomas Davison, 1819-1821; Printed for John Hunt, 1823; Printed for John and H.L. Hunt, 1824. First editions, large-paper issues. of Volumes I-VI. Complete.....

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Life and Times of Catherine de' Medici, The
COSWAY BINDING; RIVIÈRE & SON...

Life and Times of Catherine...

London: Hutchinson & Co, [1934]. "Happiness is the one Thing we Queens can never have." (Catherine de' Medici) A Superb Cosway Binding with a Fine Portrait by Miss C.B. Currie of Catherine de' Medici COSWAY BINDING. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. [MISS C.B. CURRIE], miniaturist. WATSON, Francis. The Life and Times.....

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Royal Movable Punch & Judy
[MOVABLE BOOK]

Royal Movable Punch & Judy

London: Dean & Son, 160A Fleet St., [1870]. Exceptionally Rare and Fully Functional A Remarkable Survivor Showing 'The Battle Royal of the Sexes' [MOVABLE BOOK]. Royal Moveable Punch & Judy. London: Dean & Son, 160A Fleet St., [1873]. First edition. Folio (13 7/8 x 9 1/2 inches; 352 x 241.....

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Pied Piper of Hamelin, The
RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator; BROWNING, Robert

Pied Piper of Hamelin, The

London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1934. The Signed Limited Edition [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BROWNING, Robert. The Pied Piper of Hamelin. London: George G. Harrap & Co., [1934]. Limited to 410 copies, signed by Arthur Rackham, this being copy no. 30. Octavo (9 1/8 x 6 inches; 232 x 152.....

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History of Johnny Quae Genus, The
ROWLANDSON, Thomas; [COMBE, William]

History of Johnny Quae Genus...

London: R. Ackermann, 1822. The English Gil Blas Illustrated By Rowlandson [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, artist]. [COMBE, William]. The History of Johnny Quae Genus. The Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax: A Poem, by the Author of The Three Tours. London: R. Ackermann, 1822. First edition. Octavo. [4], 259 [i.e. 267].....

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Save Human Lives
SZYK, Arthur, illustrator

Save Human Lives

New York: Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe, 1944. A Remarkable Survival "We call upon the free peoples of Europe and Asia temporarily to open their frontiers to all victims of oppression…" (Theodore Roosevelt) SZYK, Arthur, illustrator. Save Human Lives. They must not die. New York: Emergency.....

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Everybody's Pepys
RIVIÈRE & SON, binder; PEPYS...

Everybody's Pepys

London: G. Bell and Sons, 1927. Everybody's Pepys A Fine Inlaid Binding by Rivière & Son Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard RIVIÈRE & SON, binder. PEPYS, Samuel. SHEPARD, Ernest H., illustrator. Everybody's Pepys. The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660-1669. Abridged from the Complete Copyright Text and Edited by O.F. Morshead.....

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Cranford
ZAEHNSDORF, binder; THOMSON, Hugh; GASKELL...

Cranford

London: Macmillan and Co., 1895. In a Fine 1897 'Exhibition' Binding by Zaehnsdorf [ZAEHNSDORF, binders]. THOMSON, Hugh, illustrator. GASKELL, Mrs. [Elizabeth]. Cranford. With a preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie and illustrations by Hugh Thomson. London: Macmillan and Co., 1895. Early reprint of the 1891 first Thomson illustrated edition. Octavo (7.....

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Collection of First Editions of Smollett’s Works
SMOLLETT, Tobias; Rivière & Son

Collection of First Editions of...

London: [various publishers], 1748. A Fine Collection of Smollett First Editions [SMOLLETT, Tobias]. The Adventures of Roderick Random. In Two Volumes. London: Printed for J. Osborn, 1748. [Together with:] The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. A New Translation, by the Author of Roderick Random. Adorned with Thirty-Three Cuts, Neatly.....

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Picturesque Rides and Walks
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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India. A Birds-Eye View
COSWAY-STYLE BINDING; SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE;...

India. A Birds-Eye View

London: Constable and Company Limited, 1931. A Superb Sangorski & Sutcliffe Cosway-Style Binding with Three Fine Miniatures COSWAY-STYLE BINDING. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. RONALDSHAY, Earl of. India. A Birds-Eye View by the Earl of Ronaldshay. London: Constable and Company Limited, [1931]. Later printing (first published in 1924). Octavo (8 3/16.....

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