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

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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Scènes Comiques d'après Nature. Albert ADAM, lithographer GODARD.
ADAM, Albert, illustrator; GODARD, lithographer

Scènes Comiques d'après Nature

Paris: Hautecoeur Frères, 1860. Sixteen Fine Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates Many with Several Scenes ADAM, Albert, illustrator. Scènes Comiques d'après Nature. [Plates lithographed by Godard]. Paris: Hautecoeur Frères, 1860. Oblong octavo (6 5/16 x 10 inches; 161 x 253 mm.). Hand colored lithographed title-page and sixteen highly amusing hand-colored lithograph plates.....

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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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Moments of Fancy and Whim by Henry Alken. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Moments of Fancy and Whim...

London: Published by Thomas M'Lean, 1823. "There Is A Pleasure in Being Mad Which None But Madmen Know" "Some Men To Business Some To Pleasure Take. Some Their Troubles, Some Their Fortunes Make" ALKEN, Henry. Moments of Fancy and Whim… We rather fancy, than Know. London: Published by Thomas M'Lean.....

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Meggendorfers Bilder aus demTierleben [Pictures From Animal Life. Lothar MEGGENDORFER.
MEGGENDORFER, Lothar

Meggendorfers Bilder aus demTierleben [Pictures...

: , 1895. Scarce, Near Fine Meggendorfer 'Transformation Pictures From Animal Life' [TRANSFORMATION BOOK]. MEGGENDORFER, Lothar. Meggendorfers Bilder Aus Dem Tierleben. [Pictures From Animal Life]. Ein Verwandlungsbilderbuch mit Versen von Julius Beck. Zveite Auflage. Inhalt: Der Storke am Teich - Der Hase - Der gescheite Pudel - Das Küchlein und.....

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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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Fashion & Folly, or The Buck's Pilgrimage. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Fashion & Folly, or The...

London: William Sams, 1822. The Adventures of Lubin and his Friend Dashall One of the Rarest of all of Henry Alken's Works ALKEN, Henry, artist. HEATH, William, engraver. Fashion & Folly, or The Buck's Pilgrimage. [London: William Sams, 1822]. First edition. Oblong quarto (7 1/8 x 11 7/8 inches; 181.....

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Les Différents Publics de Paris. Gustave DORÉ.
DORÉ, Gustave

Les Différents Publics de Paris

Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Amusant, [1854]. A Superb Copy Of One of the Master's Earliest Successes DORÉ, Gustave. Les Différents Publics de Paris. Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Amusant, [1854]. First edition. Oblong quarto (10 x 13 1/4 in; 254 x 335 mm.). Lithograph title and twenty original lithograph.....

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Humourist, The:. George CRUIKSHANK.
CRUIKSHANK, George

Humourist, The:

London: Printed and Published by J. Robins & Co., 1819. Rare in the Original Pictorial Boards Forty Hand Colored Etchings by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. The Humourist: A Collection of Entertaining Tales, Anecdotes, Repartees, Witty Sayings, Epigrams, Bon Mots, Jeu d’esprits, &c. Carefully selected. London: Printed and Published by.....

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Album Militaire de l'Armée Francaise en Action. Louis-Pierre-René de MORAINE.
MORAINE, Louis-Pierre-René de

Album Militaire de l'Armée Francaise...

Paris: J. Vermot, 1860. The Soldiers of the French Army Thirty-Two Hand Colored Plates MORAINE, Louis-Pierre-René de. [Album Militaire de l'Armée Francaise en Action.] [150 Sujets lithographiés par de Moraine.] Paris: J. Vermot, [1860]. First edition. Small quarto (10 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches; 267 x 207 mm.). Sixteen unnumbered.....

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Comic Almanack, The, for 1835[-1853. George CRUIKSHANK.
CRUIKSHANK, George

Comic Almanack, The, for 1835[-1853]

London: Charles Tilt & David Bogue, 1835-53. A Handsomely Bound Complete Set of George Cruikshanks's “The Comic Almanacks” [CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator]. The Comic Almanack, for 1835[-1853]: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing “All Things Fitting for Such a Work.” By Rigdum Funnidos, Gent. Adorned with a Dozen of “Righte.....

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Symptoms of the Shop. George Moutard WOODWARD, Francis SANSON.
WOODWARD, George Moutard; SANSON, Francis...

Symptoms of the Shop

London: S.W. Fores, 1801. Three of George Moutard Woodward's Hand-Colored Prints from "Symptoms of the Shop" WOODWARD, George Moutard, artist, SANSON, Francis, printmaker. Symptoms of the Shop. London: S.W. Fores, 1801. First edition. Quarto (10 1/8 x 8 1/16 inches; 257 x 265 mm.). Three (of twelve) hand colored 'Satirical'.....

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Svenska Arméens Uniformer. Utgifne Ar 1825. Adolph Uric SCHÜTZERCRANTZ, Alexander WETTERLING.
SCHÜTZERCRANTZ, Adolph Uric; WETTERLING, Alexander...

Svenska Arméens Uniformer. Utgifne Ar...

Stockholm: F.H. Morin, 1825. The Costumes of The Swedish Army in 1825 Depicted in Twenty-Three Magnificent Hand Colored Lithograph Plates SCHÜTZERCRANTZ, Adolph Uric. Kongl. Svenska Arméens Uniformer. Utgifne Ar 1825. Stockholm: F. H. Morin, 1824-25. Parts 1-10 complete. Folio (18 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches; 463 x 292 mm.). [2.....

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Collection des Costumes des Provinces Septentrionales du Royaume des Pays-Bas. Hendrik GREEVEN.
GREEVEN, Hendrik

Collection des Costumes des Provinces...

Amsterdam & Paris: Frans Buffa & Chez Engelmann et Cie., 1828. The Costumes of the Netherlands in Twenty Vividly Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates [GREEVEN, H., illustrator]. Collection des Costumes des Provinces Septentrionales du Royaume des Pays-Bas, Dessinés d’après Nature par H. Greeven et lithographiés par Vallon de Villeneuve. Amsterdam: Chez François.....

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Aesop's Fables. Arthur RACKHAM, AESOP.
RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator; AESOP

Aesop's Fables

London: William Heineman, 1912. Where Ancient Fable Meets Arthur Rackham's Enchanted Imagination The Signed Limited Edition of Aesop's Fables, 1912 [RACKHAM, Arthur]. AESOP. Aesop's Fables. A New Translation by V.S. Vernon Jones with an Introduction by G. K. Chesterton and Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, 1912. Limited to.....

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Paris le matin [And:] Paris le soir. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Paris le matin [And:] Paris...

Paris: Chez Bauger [and] Chez Aubert, 1839. “Paris in the Morning” and “Paris at Night” GAVARNI [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Paris le matin. [Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, n.d., 1839]. Twelve numbered lithographed plates, depicting Parisian life in the morning. Plates printed by Aubert & Cie. [and] Paris le.....

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Affiches Illustrèes [&] Gentilhommes Bourgeois [&] Des Mères de Famille. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Affiches Illustrèes [&] Gentilhommes Bourgeois...

Paris: Chez Aubert, 1846. Three Complete Series by Paul Gavarni GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Affiches Illustrèes [&] Gentilhommes Bourgeois [&] Des Mères de Famille. Paris: Chez Aubert, 1846-1848. Three complete series bound in one folio volume (13 5/8 x 10 3/8 inches; 345 x 268 mm.). Fourteen.....

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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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Vie de château, La. Eugène LAMI.
LAMI, Eugène

Vie de château, La

Paris: Chez Gihaut frères, 1832. Ten Charming Hand-Colored Lithographs of French Upper Class Country Life LAMI, Eugène. La Vie de château. [Second Series]. Paris: Chez Gihaut frères, éditeurs, [n.d., 1832-1833]. Oblong folio volume (10 1/4 x 13 1/8 inches; 260 x 333 mm.). Ten numbered hand-colored lithographed plates. Some light.....

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Collection of Plays and Related Works, A. J. M. BARRIE, J. A HAMMERTON.
BARRIE, J.M.; HAMMERTON, J.A.

Collection of Plays and Related...

London: Various publishers, 1918. “The Theatre of J. M. Barrie: A Finely Bound Zaehnsdorf Collection” BARRIE, J. M. A Uniformly Zaehnsdorf-Bound Collection of Plays and Related Works. London: various publishers, 1914–1938. Eleven octavo volumes (varying sizes between 7 7/8 x 5 3/8 inches and 6 7/8 x 4 5/8 inches;.....

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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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The Funny Folk of Disneyland Helping to Build a House. WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS

The Funny Folk of Disneyland...

London: IPC Magazines Ltd, 1977. Building a House - The Disney Way Mickey, Minnie, Pooh, Robin Hood, Merlin, Baloo, King Louie and Friends Original Walt Disney Artwork for Disney Time No. 4 WALT DISNEY STUDIOS. The Funny Folk of Disneyland Helping to Build a House. Original hand-painted artwork for the.....

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Observations sur les Modes et les Usages de Paris. LE BON GENRE, Pierre MESANGERE.
BON GENRE, LE; MESANGERE, Pierre...

Observations sur les Modes et...

Paris: Chez l'Editeur, 1827. The Rarely Seen Parisian Scene The Rise of the Post-Revolution French Middle Class Its Customs, Costumes, and Leisure Activities [BON GENRE, LE]. Observations sur les Modes et les Usages de Paris, pour Servir d'Explication aux 115 Caricatures Publiées Sous le Titre De Bon Genre, Depuis le.....

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Ce Que Parler Veut Dire. Frédéric BOUCHOT.
BOUCHOT, Frédéric

Ce Que Parler Veut Dire

Paris: Paris: Chez Aubert gal: Vero-Dodat, 1837. One of Frédéric Bouchot's Greatest Comic Suites Thirty Brilliant Hand-Colored Lithographs Exploring the Difference Between What We Say - and What We Say - and What We Really Mean BOUCHOT, Frédéric, illustrator. Ce Que Parler Veut Dire (What We Say — and What.....

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