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Dear Caroline, I have just received my copy of Peer Gynt! It is in sound condition and is absolutely beautiful. I want to thank all of you at David Brass for this. I ordered it as a thank-you gift for a cherished acting professor who just directed a production of Peer Gynt... It will be from everyone in the cast. He's retiring after 30 years of teaching service, and I want you to know that this means a lot to us because it will be a very treasured parting gesture to him. Thank you so so much. JP

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Lavengro; The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest. George BORROW.
BORROW, George

Lavengro; The Scholar - The...

London: John Murray, 1851. Extra-Illustrated with an Original Watercolor Cycle A Fully Realized Victorian Vision of Lavengro BORROW, George. Lavengro; The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest. London: John Murray, 1851. First edition. Three octavo volumes (7 5/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 194 x 121 mm.). xx, 360; xii.....

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Visit to the Monastery of La Trappe, in 1817: A. W. D FELLOWES.
FELLOWES, W.D.

Visit to the Monastery of...

London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean, 1823. With Thirteen Fine Hand-Colored Plates FELLOWES, W.D. A Visit to the Monastery of La Trappe, in 1817: with notes, taken during a tour through Le Perche, Normandy, Bretagne, Poitou, Anjou, Le Bocage, Touraine, Orleanois, and the Environs of Paris. Illustrated with numerous coloured engravings.....

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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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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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24 Caricatures by Several Ladies Gentlemen Artists &c. [&] Caricatures Macaronies &. Mary DARLY, publishers Matthew.
DARLY, Mary & Matthew, publishers

24 Caricatures by Several Ladies...

[London] No. 39 Strand: M. Darly, 1771. Ninety-Six Hand Colored Etched Plates Lampooning Contemporary Fashion and Manners Scarce Ladies and Macaronies depicted by Mary Darly, the Mother of Pictorial Satire DARLY, Mary, and Matthew. 24 Caricatures by Several Ladies, Gentlemen, Artists &c. 1771. [&] Vol II of Caricatures, Macaronies &.....

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Findens' Tableaux of The Affections; [With:] Finden's Tableaux:. William FINDEN, Edward FINDEN, MITFORD.
FINDEN, William; FINDEN, Edward; MITFORD...

Findens' Tableaux of The Affections;...

London: Charles Tilt, 1839; 1840. "Two of the Exceptionally Rare Hand-Colored Deluxe Issues for 1839 and 1840" FINDEN, William and Edward. Finden's Tableaux or the Affections; A Series of Picturesque Illustrations of the Womanly Virtues. From paintings by W. Perring. Edited by Mary Russell Mitford [With:] Findens' Tableaux: The Iris.....

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Three Tours of Doctor Syntax, The. Thomas ROWLANDSON, William COMBE.
ROWLANDSON, Thomas; COMBE, William

[Three Tours of Doctor Syntax...

London: Pub.…at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts, 1812. The Three Tours of Doctor Syntax [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator]. [COMBE, William]. The Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of the Picturesque. A Poem. London: Pub.…at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts, 1812. First edition, first issue, with p. 1 reading “Chapter I” and.....

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Fonteyn and Nureyev. Rudolf NUREYEV, Alexander BLAND.
NUREYEV, Rudolf; BLAND, Alexander

Fonteyn and Nureyev

London: Orbis Publishing, 1979. “To Dear Leslie…” - Rudolf Nureyev to Leslie Bricusse A Signed Association Copy of Fonteyn and Nureyev, with a Playhouse Theatre Archive of Nureyev in The King and I A compelling association copy linking two titans of 20th-century performance - Rudolf Nureyev and Leslie Bricusse -enhanced.....

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Tour of the Grand Junction. John HASSELL.
HASSELL, John

Tour of the Grand Junction

London: Printed for J. Hassell…, 1819. A Rare Large-Paper Copy In the Original Drab Boards Twenty-Four Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates HASSELL, J[ohn]. Tour of the Grand Junction, Illustrated in a Series of Engravings; with an Historical and Topographical Description of Those Parts of the Counties of Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and.....

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Spithead and Portsmouth. M. GROVE, Basil LUBBOCK, previous.
GROVE, M.; LUBBOCK, Basil (previous...

Spithead and Portsmouth

n.p.: , 1845. Five Hand Colored Etched and Aquatint Plates Commemorating the Naval Review Carried out by Queen Victoria in June 1845 Basil Lubbock's Copy - Quite Possibly Used for Reference GROVE, M., artist. Spithead & Portsmouth. [n.p., n.d, ca. 1845]. Oblong quarto (10 1/4 x 14 5/8 inches; 261.....

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Works of Oliver Goldsmith, The. Oliver GOLDSMITH, Peter Cunningham.
GOLDSMITH, Oliver; Cunningham, Peter

Works of Oliver Goldsmith, The

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1900. The Library Edition of the Works of Oliver Goldsmith GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Works of Oliver Goldsmith. Edited by Peter Cunningham, F.S.A. Illustrated. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1900. Library Edition. Twelve large octavo volumes (8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches; 221 x 147 mm.).....

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Military Discoveries. Henry ALKEN, Ben TALLY-HO.
ALKEN, Henry; TALLY-HO, Ben

Military Discoveries

London: S & J Fuller, 1819. Scarce Misery in the Army [ALKEN, Henry] TALLY-HO, Ben. Military Discoveries or, The Miseries of campaigning in a series of seven plates being Hints to Young Officers. London: S & J Fuller, March 24, 1819. Oblong quarto (10 1/8 x 14 inches; 257 x......

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Cent et Un Robert-Macaire, Les. Honoré DAUMIER, Charles PHILIPON.
DAUMIER, Honoré; PHILIPON, Charles

Cent et Un Robert-Macaire, Les

Paris: Chez Aubert et Cie, , 1839. An Exceptionally Rare Original Hand-Colored Copy [DAUMIER, Honoré, illustrator]. PHILIPON, Charles. Les Cent et Un Robert-Macaire composés et dessinés par M. H. Daumier, sur les Idées et les Légendes de M. Ch. Philipon réduits et lithographiés par MM***; Texte par MM. Maurice Alhoy.....

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Grand Album D'Animaux Comiques (Big Book of Funny Animals. MOVABLE BOOK, Adeline REYNAUD.
MOVABLE BOOK; REYNAUD, Adeline

Grand Album D'Animaux Comiques (Big...

Paris: A. Capendu, 1900. Comical Animals Having a Good Time Six Wonderful Movable Plates [MOVABLE BOOK]. REYNAUD, Adeline. Grand Album D'Animaux Comiques. (Big Book of Funny Animals) Texte de Mlle. Adeline Reynaud. Paris: A. Capendu, 1900. Folio (14 x 9 1/2 inches; 356 x 242 mm.). Lithograph title-page (recto of.....

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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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Bibliography of Samuel Johnson, A. COSWAY BINDING, RIVIÈRE, SON.
COSWAY BINDING; RIVIÈRE & SON...

Bibliography of Samuel Johnson, A

Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1925. "The True Art of Memory is the Art of Attention" (Samuel Johnson) A Superb Cosway Binding with a Remarkable Portrait by Miss C.B. Currie of Dr. Samuel Johnson COSWAY BINDING. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. [MISS C.B. CURRIE], miniaturist. A Bibliography of Samuel Johnson by William.....

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Moby-Dick or The Whale. Herman MELVILLE, Rockwell KENT.
MELVILLE, Herman; KENT, Rockwell, illustrator;...

Moby-Dick or The Whale

London: The Folio Society, 2009. “The Great White Whale - Rockwell Kent’s Vision in a Monumental Folio Society Edition” Limited to 1,750 Copies - A Striking Modern Classic in Silver and Black MELVILLE, Herman. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. Illustrations by Rockwell Kent. London: The Folio Society, 2009. Limited Edition. One.....

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Les Débardeurs [&] Le Carnaval [&] Le Carnaval a Paris. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Les Débardeurs [&] Le Carnaval...

Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Amusant & du Petit Journal pour Rire, 1840. One Hundred and Twenty-Two Hand Colored Lithographed Plates by Paul Gavarni Including the "Stevedores" at the Carnival of Paris Le Carnaval a Paris 1e Série & Le Carnaval a Paris GAVARNI [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Oeuvres.....

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Types Modernes. J. J. GRANDVILLE, Jean Ignace Isidore.
GRANDVILLE, J.J.; Jean Ignace Isidore...

Types Modernes

Paris: Neuhaus [&] Aubert, 1835. J.J. Grandville's Types Modernes A Fine Example in the Original Wrappers GRANDVILLE, J.J. Types Modernes. Observations Critiques: Le dedans de l'Homme expliqué par le dehors. 1re livraison. (Modern Types. Critical Observations: The inside of Man explained by the outside). Paris: Neuhaus [&] Aubert, 1835-38. Oblong.....

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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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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. Arthur RACKHAM, J. M BARRIE.
RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator; BARRIE, J.M.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906. Arthur Rackham's Peter Pan The First Trade Edition - Handsomely Bound [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BARRIE, J.M. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (From “The Little White Bird”). With Drawings by Arthur Rackham. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906. First trade edition. Quarto (9 3/4 x 7 1/4.....

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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Robert Louis STEVENSON.
STEVENSON, Robert Louis

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll...

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1886. First Edition of Jekyll and Hyde in the Original Wrappers STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1886. First English edition. Octavo (9 x 4 5/8 inches; 178 x 118 mm.). [8], 141, [1, blank].....

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Works of Matthew Arnold, The. Matthew ARNOLD.
ARNOLD, Matthew

Works of Matthew Arnold, The

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, Smith, Elder and Company, 1903. "Ah, love, let us be true To one another…" Mathew Arnold's Edition de Luxe in an Elegant Binding by Rivière for Sotheran's ARNOLD, Matthew. The Works of Matthew Arnold. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, Smith, Elder and Company, 1903–1904. Edition.....

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Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders,

London: S. & J. Fuller, 1815. Alken's First Published Work The Comic Foibles of Amateur Horsemen [ALKEN, Henry]. Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders, or the reverse of Sporting Phrases taken from the Work entitled Indispensable Accomplishments… [by] Ben Tally Ho, an occasional Visitor in Leicestershire. London: S. & J. Fuller.....

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Picturesque Tour Through the Isle of Wight, A. Charles RAYE.
RAYE, Charles

Picturesque Tour Through the Isle...

London: Printed for the Proprietor by Howlett and Brimmer, 1825. “A Regency Color-Plate Tour of the Isle of Wight” RAYE, Charles. A Picturesque Tour Through the Isle of Wight. Illustrated by Numerous Views. London: Printed for the Proprietor by Howlett and Brimmer, 1825. First edition. Oblong quarto (7 7/8 x......

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