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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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Specimens of Riding Near London. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Specimens of Riding Near London

London: Published by Thomas M'Lean, 1823. Alken's Rare Satire Successfully Transplants Horse's Ass to Rider's Seat ALKEN, Henry. Specimens of Riding Near London. Drawn from Life. London: Published by Thomas M'Lean,. Repository of Wit and Humour, No. 26, Haymarket, 1823. Second edition. Oblong folio (8 3/4 x 12 3/4 in;.....

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Poetical Works and other Writings, The. John KEATS.
KEATS, John

Poetical Works and other Writings...

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. The Finest Collected Edition of John Keats's Works KEATS, John. The Poetical Works and Other Writings of John Keats. Edited with notes and appendices by H. Buxton Forman. Revised with additions by Maurice Buxton Forman. With an introduction by John Masefield. New York: Charles.....

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Lord of the Flies. William GOLDING.
GOLDING, William

Lord of the Flies

New York: Coward-McCann, 1955. A Near Fine First American Lord of the Flies A Cornerstone of Twentieth-Century Literature GOLDING, William. Lord of the Flies. New York: Coward-McCann, [1955]. First American edition. Octavo (8 x 5 1/4 inches; 203 x 133 mm.). [viii], [1]–243, [1, blank] pp. Publisher’s tan cloth over.....

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Almanacks for 1883[-1895] [And:] Kate Greenaway’s Almanack & Diary for 1897. Kate GREENAWAY.
GREENAWAY, Kate

Almanacks for 1883[-1895] [And:] Kate...

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1882. An Excellent Complete Set of Kate Greenaway's Charming Almanacs Including the Rare 1897 Issue which is inscribed to Eileen Ponsonby GREENAWAY, Kate. Almanack for 1883-[1895]. London: George Routledge and Sons, [1882-1894]. [Together with:] Kate Greenaway’s Almanack & Diary for 1897. London: J.M Dent &.....

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Academy for Grown Horsemen, An. Thomas ROWLANDSON, Henry BUNBURY, GAMBADO.
ROWLANDSON, Thomas; BUNBURY, Henry; GAMBADO...

Academy for Grown Horsemen, An

London: Printed for Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808. With Twenty-Nine Hand Colored Etched Plates by Thomas Rowlandson ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator. [BUNBURY, Henry]. GAMBADO, Geoffrey. An Academy for Grown Horsemen Containing the completest instructions for Walking, Trotting, Canering, Galloping, Stumbling, and Tumbling. [and] The Annals of Horsemanship: Containing Accounts of Accidental.....

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Naval Victories of Great Britain, from the Commencement of the War in the Year 1803 to 1816. W. LEWIS, publisher.
LEWIS, W., publisher

Naval Victories of Great Britain...

London: Printed by W. Lewis, 1820. The Naval Victories of Great Britain Scarce Large-Paper Issue with Forty-Two Hand Colored Aquatint Plates LEWIS, W., publisher. Naval Victories of Great Britain, from the Commencement of the War in the Year 1803 to 1816; Being a series of coloured views of naval engagements.....

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Proverbes et Bons Mots Mis en Action, d'après les Moeurs Populaires. Edmé-Jean PIGAL, Joseph Honoré ARAGO.
PIGAL, Edmé-Jean; ARAGO, Joseph Honoré;...

Proverbes et Bons Mots Mis...

Paris: Chez Noel et Dauty, 1823. Proverbs and Good Words Put Into Action… Complete With Sixty-Six Fine Hand Colored Lithographs PIGAL, Edme-Jean (1798-1873). ARAGO, Jacques (1790-1855). PAJOU, Augustin (1800-1878). Proverbes et Bons Mots Mis en Action, d'après les Moeurs Populaires; Composés et Lithographiés par MM. Pigal, Pajou et J.s Arago.....

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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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Distractions. Henry MONNIER, George CRUIKSHANK.
MONNIER, Henry; CRUIKSHANK, George

Distractions

Paris & London: Paulin Libraire-Éditeur, Colnaghi, Son and Co, 1832. The Manners of French Society Executed with Gentle Satire MONNIER, Henry. CRUIKSHANK, George. Distractions, par Henry Monnier to his friend George Cruikshank. Paris & London: Paulin Libraire-Éditeur, Colnaghi, Son and Co., 1832. First edition. Oblong folio (11 x 16 inches;.....

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La Morte D'Arthur. Sir Thomas MALORY.
MALORY, Sir Thomas

La Morte D'Arthur

London: Printed and Published by R. Wilks, 1816. The 'Eighth' Edition of Sir Thomas Malory's “King Arthur” MALORY, Sir Thomas. La Morte D'Arthur. The most Ancient and Famous History of the Renowned Prince Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. By Sir Thomas Malory Knt. London: Printed and Published.....

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Collection des Costumes Militaires, Armée Francaise 1832. Victor ADAM.
ADAM, Victor

Collection des Costumes Militaires, Armée...

Paris: Chez Dero-Becker, 1840. The Military Costumes of France Forty-Two Superb Hand Colored Lithographs by Victor Adam ADAM, Victor. Collection des Costumes Militaires, Armée Francaise 1832, Représentés dans des Sujets de Genre. Lithographie par V. Adam. Paris: Chez Dero-Becker, [ca. 1840]. First edition. Oblong folio (10 7/8 x 14 1/4.....

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Scènes de la Vie Intime. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Scènes de la Vie Intime

Paris: n.p., 1837. The Most Intimate of All Gavarni's Color-Plate Suites GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Scènes de la Vie Intime. [Paris: 1837]. Folio (16 3/8 x 10 1/4 inches; 415 x 260 mm). Twelve superb hand colored lithographs all heightened with gum arabic. The actual plate size.....

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Fancy Ball Dress. André Léon Larue MANSION.
MANSION, André Léon Larue

Fancy Ball Dress

London: Printed by Englemann, Hullmandel or Lefevre for W. Spooner, 1831. Mansion's Fancy Ball Dress Complete with Thirty Magnificent Hand Colored Lithographs of the Highest Quality Depicting the Costumes of Europe and Russia MANSION, aka André Léon Larue. [Fancy Ball Dress]. [London: W. Spooner, 1831-32]. First edition. Large folio (18.....

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Nuances du Sentiment. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Nuances du Sentiment

Paris: Aubert et Cie., 1839. The Fine Shades of Feeling: Gavarni and the Comedy of Modern Emotion GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume-Sulpice Chevallier]. Nuances du Sentiment. Paris: Aubert et Cie., [1839–1840]. First edition. Folio (13 1/4 x 10 inches; 336 x 254 mm.). Twenty-five lithograph plates. Plate no. 20 with.....

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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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Galerie Théâtrale. Henry MONNIER.
MONNIER, Henry

Galerie Théâtrale

Paris: Chez Hy. Gaugain et Cie…et chez E. Ardit, 1828. Monnier’s “Theatrical Gallery” A Very Unusual Example with the Plates in Two States - Colored and Plain [MONNIER, Henry, illustrator]. Galerie Théâtrale. Paris: Chez Hy. Gaugain et Cie.…et chez E. Ardit, [n.d., 1828]. Oblong folio. (10 3/8 x 14 inches;.....

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Nos Jolies Parisiennes (The Pretty Women of Paris. Charles-Édouard de BEAUMONT.
BEAUMONT, Charles-Édouard de

Nos Jolies Parisiennes (The Pretty...

Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari et Chez Martinet, 1860. 'The Pretty Women of Paris' as seen by Édouard de Beaumont Depicted in Twenty-Nine Fine Lithograph Plates BEAUMONT, Charles-Édouard de. Nos Jolies Parisiennes (The Pretty Women of Paris). Album par Édouard de Beaumont. Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari et Chez Martinet.....

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Roadsters' Album, The. B. NEWHOUSE, Henry ALKEN, harles.
NEWHOUSE, C[harles].B.; ALKEN, Henry

Roadsters' Album, The

London: Messrs. Fores, 1845. The Unique Copy with Henry Alken's Original Design for the Title-Page Together with Alken's Hand-Colored Etched Proof Documenting the Creation of One of the Great Sporting Pictorial Titles NEWHOUSE, C[harles] B. [&] ALKEN, Henry. The Roadsters' Album. London: Messrs. Fores, January 2, 1845. Second edition. Folio.....

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"Happiness" and "Dismay&quot. Kate GREENAWAY, In the style.
[GREENAWAY, Kate], (In the style...

"Happiness" and "Dismay"

: , 1875. A Superb Pair of Drawings In the Early Style of Kate Greenaway [GREENAWAY, Kate], (In the style of). "Happiness" and "Dismay". Two ink drawings, initialed and dated 1875. A pair of two original pen and ink drawings. Image sizes: 6 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches: 165 x......

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Social Club, The. William Henry PYNE.
PYNE, William Henry

Social Club, The

London: S. and J. Fuller, 1822. William Pyne's The Social Club The Pyne Family Copy in the Original Parts Most Likely the Finest Copy Extant PYNE, William Henry. The Social Club: Consisting of a Series of Stories; and Accompanied by Humourous Prints of each Subject, Engraved and Coloured in Imitation.....

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Boilly's Humorous Designs. Louis-Léopold BOILLY.
BOILLY, Louis-Léopold

Boilly's Humorous Designs

London: E. & C. M'Lean, 1823. Scarce First British Appearance of Boilly's Grimaces BOILLY, Louis-Léopold. Boilly's Humorous Designs. Seven Plates, Coloured After the Original Drawings. Price One Guinea. London: E. & C. M'Lean, 1823. First UK publication of a selection of Boilly's initial plates from his Recueil de Grimaces (1823).....

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The “Bab” Ballads. Much Sound and Little Sense [&] More “Bab” Ballads. Much Sound and. W. S. GILBERT, SANGORSKI, SUTCLIFFE.
GILBERT, W.S.; SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE...

The “Bab” Ballads. Much Sound...

London: John Camden Hotten [&] George Routledge and Sons, 1869. “Much Sound and Little Sense” The Cornerstone of Gilbert’s Comic Genius GILBERT, W.S. The “Bab” Ballads. Much Sound and Little Sense. With illustrations by the author. London: John Camden Hotten, 1869. First edition. Small octavo (7 1/4 x 4 1/2.....

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La Coquette. PAPER DOLL.
[PAPER DOLL]

La Coquette

Paris: H. Rousseau, [1856]. An Elegant 19th Century Paper Doll With Multiple Gowns [PAPER DOLLS]. La Coquette. Paris: H. Rousseau, n.d. [1856]. Hand-colored, double-sided lithographed French paper doll with twelve hand-colored lithographed gowns with matching hats including a magnificent wedding ensemble. Lithography by H. Jannin. Housed in a truly remarkable.....

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Two Gnomes. Richard James WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS, Richard James

[Two Gnomes]

: , 1950. Two Gnomes WILLIAMS, R. James, illustrator. [Two Gnomes]. [N.p., ca. 1950]. Original watercolor depicting two gnomes standing under the branch of a tree. On the branch is an owl looking down at them. Signed R. James Williams on lower right corner. Image size: 9 1/8 inches x......

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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. The Finest Illustrated Journey Along the Seine - One of Ackermann's Great Deluxe Travel Books One of Only Fifty Atlas (Large-Paper) Copies With Superb Brilliant Impressions Greatly Superior to the Ordinary Issue SAUVAN, Jean-Baptiste-Balthazar. Picturesque Tour of the Seine, From Paris to the Sea. With Particulars.....

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