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

Boilly's Humorous Designs

London: E. & C. M'Lean, 1823 & D. Alexander, 1823. Scarce First British Appearance of Boilly's Grimaces Eleven Superb Hand Colored Lithographs BOILLY, Louis-Léopold. Boilly's Humorous Designs. London: E. & C. M'Lean, 1823 & D. Alexander, 1824. A fine collection from the first UK publication of Boilly's initial plates from.....

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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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Souvenirs de Londres. Eugène LAMI.
LAMI, Eugène

Souvenirs de Londres

Paris: Lami Denozan, 1826. Eugene Lami's Exceptionally Rare First Account of his Visit to England in 1826 Including Two Wonderful Scenes of a 'Cock Fight' and a 'Boxing Match' LAMI, Eugène, illustrator. Souvenirs de Londres. Paris: Lami Denozan, 1826. First edition. Large oblong quarto (10 5/16 x 13 3/8 inches;.....

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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 (10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches;.....

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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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Les Geuex de Bourgeois. Honoré DAUMIER.
DAUMIER, Honoré

Les Geuex de Bourgeois

Paris: Aubert & Cie, 1851. With Twenty Superb Lithographed Plates by Honoré Daumier [DAUMIER, Honoré, illustrator]. Les Gueux de Bourgeois. Études de leurs mœurs féroces et de leurs habitudes criminelles. Paris: Aubert & Cie, [n.d., ca. 1851]. First edition. Folio (13 1/4 x 10 inches; 335 x 254 mm.). Pictorial.....

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Souvenirs de Carnaval. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Souvenirs de Carnaval

Paris: Rittner et Goupil, 1837. French Society Enjoying the Foibles and Vices of Carnival as Depicted by Gavarni Six Exceptionally Rare Hand Colored Lithograph Plates GAVARNI, Paul [Sulpice Guillaume Chevallier]. Souvenirs de Carnaval par Gavarni. Paris: Rittner et Goupil, [1837]. First edition, first issue. Elephant folio (20 3/4 x 13.....

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Kim. Rudyard KIPLING.
KIPLING, Rudyard

Kim

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1901. First Edition of Rudyard Kipling's Kim In the almost complete original printed dust jacket KIPLING, Rudyard. Kim. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1901. First English Edition. Octavo (7 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches; 200 x 130 mm.). [vi]], [1]-413, [1, blank], [2, publisher's advertisements].....

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Tale of Ginger & Pickles, The. Beatrix POTTER.
POTTER, Beatrix

Tale of Ginger & Pickles...

London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd, 1930. Signed by Beatrix Potter at Hill Top During the Second World War An Exceptionally Attractive Copy with Contemporary Wartime Provenance POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Ginger & Pickles. London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., [1930]. Later edition (first published in 1909). An exceptionally.....

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Ce qu'on dit et ce qu'on pense [What one says and what one thinks. Jean-Gabriel SCHEFFER, J S-.
[SCHEFFER, Jean-Gabriel] J.S-

Ce qu'on dit et ce...

Paris: Gihaut Frères, 1829. 'What One Says And What One thinks' Forty-Eight Fine Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates by Jean-Gabriel Scheffer [SCHEFFER, Jean-Gabriel]. Ce qu'on dit et ce qu'on pense [What one says and what one thinks]. Paris: Gihaut Frères, [1829-30]. Folio (13 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches; 343 x 260 mm.).....

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Nouvelle Lanterne Magique, La. Honoré DAUMIER, Achille Jacques DEVÉRIA.
DAUMIER, Honoré; DEVÉRIA, Achille Jacques...

Nouvelle Lanterne Magique, La

Paris: Chez Aubert, 1847. A Fine Album of Fifty Lithographs - Including Twelve by Honoré Daumier and Seventeen by Achille Devéria DAUMIER, Honoré. CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de Noé). VERNIER, Charles. La Nouvelle Lanterne Magique. Dessins par tous les Artistes. Paris: Chez Aubert, [ca. 1847-1850]. Large quarto (11 3/4 x......

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The Progress of a Midshipman exemplified in the career of Master Blockhead. George CRUIKSHANK, Frederick MARRYAT.
CRUIKSHANK, George; MARRYAT, Frederick, illustrator

The Progress of a Midshipman...

London: Thos. McLean, 1835. The Progress of a Midshipman Eight Hand Colored Aquatint Plates by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George, engraver. [MARRYAT, Frederick, illustrator]. The Progress of a Midshipman exemplified in the career of Master Blockhead in seven plates & Frontispiece. London: Thos. McLean, Aug 1st 1835. First edition, [third state.....

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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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Scraps From the Sketch-Book of Henry Alken. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Scraps From the Sketch-Book of...

London: Thomas M'Lean, 1825. Very Scarce Alken With Forty-Two Hand-Colored Plates Engraved by Alken Himself ALKEN, Henry. Scraps From the Sketch-Book of Henry Alken. Engraved by Himself. Containing Forty-Two Plates. London: Thomas M'Lean, 1825. Second edition (plates dated 1820), complete; preceded by the oblong quarto edition of 1823, but of.....

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Album des Charges du Jour [and] Les Cosaques pour rire. Honoré DAUMIER, CHAM.
DAUMIER, Honoré; CHAM (pseudonym of...

Album des Charges du Jour...

Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari…et chez Martinet, 1859. The Moroccan Sultan, Monsieur Prudhomme and the Chinese Emperor Thirty Fine, Humorous Lithographs by Honoré Daumier Bound together with Les Cosaques Pour Rire Forty fine lithographs by Daumier, Cham & Vernier DAUMIER, Honoré. Album des Charges du Jour. 30 Lithographies par H......

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Mr. Papillon par Cham. CHAM, Amédée de.
CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de...

Mr. Papillon par Cham

Paris: Maison Martinet, 1856. Mr. Papillon's Highly Amusing Voyage Around the World Love and Romance in Various Countries CHAM [pseudonym of Charles Amédée de Noé]. Mr. Papillon par Cham. [Mr. Papillon ou L'Amour Autour du Monde]. Paris: Maison Martinet, [1856]. Large quarto (13 3/8 x 10 inches; 339 x 254.....

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Le Bout de L'Oreille. Pierre-Paul COMBA.
COMBA, Pierre-Paul

Le Bout de L'Oreille

Paris: Arnauld de Vresse, 1855. "Whisperings in the Ear" "A Little Bit of One's True Self" COMBA, Pierre-Paul. Le Bout de L'Oreille par Comba. Paris: Arnauld de Vresse, [ca. 1855]. First edition. Folio (12 15/16 x 10 inches; 338 x 254 mm.). Pictorial hand colored lithograph title and eighteen fine.....

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Double spread cover for Walt Disney's Disneyland comic series No. 47. January 15th [1972]. WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS

Double spread cover for Walt...

N.p.,: , 1972. Hiawatha Racing Casey Junior To The Railroad Station WALT DISNEY STUDIOS. Original hand-painted artwork for the double spread cover of Walt Disney's Disneyland comic series No. 47. [January 15th 1972]. Gouache on artist board. Image size: 12 x 26 1/2 inches. In fine condition. Matted, framed and.....

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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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From the Earth to the Moon. Jules VERNE.
VERNE, Jules

From the Earth to the...

New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1874. First Obtainable American Edition - Verne’s 'From the Earth to the Moon and A Trip Round It' VERNE, Jules. From the Earth to the Moon. Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: And A Trip Round It. Translated from the French by Louis.....

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La Ménagerie Parisienne. Gustave DORÉ.
DORÉ, Gustave

La Ménagerie Parisienne

Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Pour Rire, [1854]. "From Lions to Sewer Rats: Doré’s Merciless Pencil Spares No Class of Parisian Society" DORÉ, Gustave. La Ménagerie Parisienne. Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Pour Rire, n.d. [1854]. First [proof] printing of this remarkable and extremely rare album, comprising 24 original lithographs.....

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Modes et Ridicules] & [Séries Anglaise. Henry MONNIER.
MONNIER, Henry

[Modes et Ridicules] & [Séries...

Paris: Gihaut Frères, éditeurs, 1825. One of Henry Monnier's Earliest Works Ten Superb Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates Depicting 'Absurd Fads' Bound together with Four of the Plates from the 'Série Anglaise' MONNIER, Henry, illustrator. [Modes et Ridicules] & [Séries Anglaise]. Paris: Gihaut Frères, éditeurs, 1825. Large folio (13 3/8 x 9.....

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Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy, The. FORE-EDGE PAINTING, The "DOVER PAINTER".
FORE-EDGE PAINTING; The "DOVER PAINTER"...

Principles of Moral and Political...

Edinburgh: Printed for Adam Black, 1814. With Two Superb Fore-Edge Paintings by the "Dover Painter" FORE-EDGE PAINTING. [The "DOVER PAINTER"], artist. PALEY, William. The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy. The Twenty-First Edition. Edinburgh: Printed for Adam Black, 1814. With two superb fore-edge paintings executed ca. 1930 by the "Dover.....

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Selection of Fac-similes of Water-Colour Drawings, A. Robert BOWYER, publisher, Samuel PROUT.
BOWYER, Robert, publisher; PROUT, Samuel

Selection of Fac-similes of Water-Colour...

London: R. Bowyer, 1825. "A Tour de Force of Engraving and Colouring" (Martin Hardie) BOWYER, Robert, publisher. A Selection of Fac-Similes of Water-Colour Drawings, from the works of the most distinguished British artists. London: Published by R. Bowyer, 1825. First edition, first issue (before the titles were added at the.....

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La Fiesta Espanola. Bartolomé TOVAR.
TOVAR, Bartolomé

La Fiesta Espanola

Seville: Imprenta y Libreria de José G. Fernández, 1860. A Rare Spanish Album of Bullfighting with Twenty-Two Fine Wood-Engraved Plates [TOVAR, Bartolomé]. La Fiesta Espanola. [Seville: Imprenta y Libreria de José G. Fernández], 1860. First edition. Oblong quarto (7 3/4 x 11 3/8 inches; 197 x 289 mm.). Twenty-two hand-colored.....

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