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Illustrations to Popular Songs. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Illustrations to Popular Songs

London: , 1823. The Duke of Gloucester's Copy With Three of the Original Pencil Sketches for the Book By Henry Alken ALKEN, Henry. Illustrations to Popular Songs. London: Published by Thomas M'Lean, 1823. First edition, second issue. Oblong folio (9 15/16 x 14 3/8 inches; 253 x 366 mm.). [2].....

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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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American Families. AMERICAN FAMILIES.
[AMERICAN FAMILIES]

American Families

New York: The Americana Historical Society, Inc., 1924. The Magnificent Allerton Copy of the Edition De Luxe One of Only Fifty Numbered and Registered Volumes, Printed on Japon Paper and Lavishly Illustrated with Mounted India-Paper Plates and Heraldic Achievements in Gold, Silver, and Colors [AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY]. American Families. Genealogical.....

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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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Life In London. Pierce EGAN.
EGAN, Pierce; CRUIKSHANK, George and...

Life In London

London: Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, Paternoster-Row, 1821. "Indeed, the Taste for it Amounted to a Craze" EGAN, Pierce. [CRUIKSHANK, George and Robert, illustrators]. Life In London; or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorne, Esq. and His Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian.....

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Gretna-Green Bolt-a, The. Henry ALKEN, William Henry ARMSTRONG.
ALKEN, Henry; ARMSTRONG, William Henry;...

Gretna-Green Bolt-a, The

London [&] Paris: Rudolph Ackermann [&] Galignani & Co., 1853. "A Rare Work. The frontispiece. which is executed in the manner of Henry Alken" From the Library of Fitz Eugene Dixon [ALKEN, Henry, in the style of]. [ARMSTRONG, William Henry]. O'BRADLEY, Arthur, pseudonym. The Gretna-Green Bolt-a, or, Young Ladies' Man-ual.....

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Coronation of His Most Sacred Majesty King George the Fourth, The. George NAYLER.
NAYLER, George

Coronation of His Most Sacred...

London: Published by Henry Bohn, 1837. The Coronation of King George the Fourth Forty-Two Magnificent Hand Colored Plates NAYLER, Sir George. The Coronation of His Most Sacred Majesty King George the Fourth solemnized in the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter Westminster upon the Nineteenth Day of July MDCCCXXI. Undertaken by.....

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Theatrical Pleasures. LANE, heodore.
LANE, T[heodore]

Theatrical Pleasures

London: Pubd. by Thos McLean, 1826. Excessively Rare Series of Caricatures of the London Theater LANE, T[heodore]. Theatrical Pleasures. London: Pubd. by Thos. McLean, [n.d., ca. 1826]. First edition, complete. Large quarto (12 5/8 x inches; 321 x mm.). Six numbered hand-colored engraved plates each tipped-onto hinged stiff card mounts.....

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Les Petites Félicités et les Petites Misères Humaines. Henry MONNIER.
MONNIER, Henry

Les Petites Félicités et les...

Paris: Delpech, 1829. Henry Monnier's Parody on Thomas Rowlandson's Miseries of Human Life "From Childhood to Old Age" MONNIER, Henry. Les Petites Félicités et Les Petites Misères Humaines. Paris: Delpech, 1829. Oblong quarto (10 x 13 1/8 inches; 253 x 332 mm.). Ten fine and amusing hand colored lithograph plates.....

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Swedish Army, The. Adolphus Christian Frederick EBEN, Baron.
EBEN, Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron...

Swedish Army, The

London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1808. Twenty-Four Superb Hand Colored Aquatint Plates Heightened with Silver and Gold Engraved by Nicolaus Heideloff after Baron Eben All with Manuscript Captions in Ink EBEN, Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von. HEIDELOFF, Nicolaus. The Swedish Army. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède. London.....

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Picturesque Tour along the Rhine, from Mentz to Cologne…, A. J. J. von GERNING, Johann Isaac.
GERNING, J.J. [Johann Isaac] von

Picturesque Tour along the Rhine...

London: Published by R. Ackermann.…Printed by L. Harrison, 1820. One of the Great Nineteenth-Century Color-Plate Books, with Twenty-Four Hand-Colored Aquatints GERNING, J.J. [Johann Isaac] von. A Picturesque Tour Along the Rhine, from Mentz to Cologne: With Illustrations of the Scenes of Remarkable Events, and of Popular Traditions. Embellished with Twenty-Four.....

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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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Italien und seine Bewohner. Geralamo FRANCESCINI, August GERASCH.
FRANCESCINI, Geralamo; GERASCH, August

Italien und seine Bewohner

Vienna: , 1840. Fourteen Superb Hand Colored Lithograph Plates Depicting the Various Costumes of the Different Regions of Italy FRANCESCHINI, Gerolamo. GERASCH, August. Italien und seine Bewohner (Italy and its Inhabitants). Vienna, [1840]. First edition. Oblong quarto (12 1/2 x 20 1/8 inches; 318 x 511 mm.). 30 pp. Fourteen.....

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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. ELIOT, homas, tearns.
ELIOT, T[homas] S[tearns]

Old Possum's Book of Practical...

London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1939. First Edition of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot ELIOT, T[homas] S[tearns]. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. London: Faber and Faber, [1939]. First edition, first printing with the words "First Published in September 1939" printed on the copyright page.....

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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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Costumes Belgiques, Civils, Militaires, Religieux, Anciens et Modernes. Jean-Baptiste MADOU, Jean-Louis Van HAMELRYCK.
MADOU, Jean-Baptiste; HAMELRYCK, Jean-Louis Van

Costumes Belgiques, Civils, Militaires, Religieux...

Bruxelles: J.B.A.M. Jobard, 1825. A Magnificent Panorama of Belgian Costume Through the Ages The Exceptionally Rare First Edition in the Original Twenty-Five Parts, with 124 Superb Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates [MADOU, Jean-Baptiste, and Jean-Louis VAN HAMELRYCK]. Costumes Belgiques, Civils, Militaires, Religieux, Anciens et Modernes. Dessinés par Madou. Vingt-cinq livraisons de cinq.....

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Tales of Humour, Gallantry, & Romance. George CRUIKSHANK, Thomas ROSCOE.
CRUIKSHANK, George; ROSCOE, Thomas

Tales of Humour, Gallantry, &...

London: Printed for Charles Baldwyn, 1824. George Cruikshank's Own Copy Signed and Dated by Him on the Title-Page CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. [ROSCOE, Thomas]. [Italian Tales]. Tales of Humour, Gallantry, & Romance, Selected and Translated from the Italian. With Sixteen Illustrative Drawings by George Cruikshank. London: Printed for Charles Baldwyn, 1824.....

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Le Peau de Chagrin. Études Sociales. René KIEFFER, binder, Honoré BALZAC.
KIEFFER, René, binder; BALZAC, Honoré...

Le Peau de Chagrin. Études...

Paris: H. Delloye [&] Victor Lecou, Éditeurs, 1838. An Incredible Early Twentieth Century 'Portrait' Binding by René Kieffer Specially Bound for Gérard de Berny in Memory of his Father Gabriel de Berny First Illustrated Edition with an additional set of Proof Illustrations on 'Large Thick Paper' BALZAC, Honoré de. KIEFFER.....

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Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. of Halston, Shropshire. Henry ALKEN, APPERLEY.
ALKEN, Henry, illustrator -- [APPERLEY...

Memoirs of the Life of...

London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1837. "A Most Valuable and Important Book" Second and Enlarged Edition With Additional Text and Six Extra Hand-Colored Plates [ALKEN, Henry, illustrator]. NIMROD (pseud. of C.J. Apperley). Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. of Halston, Shropshire, Formerly M.P. for Shrewsbury, High sheriff for.....

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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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La Peche [&] Proverbes et Maximes. Honoré DAUMIER.
DAUMIER, Honoré

La Peche [&] Proverbes et...

Paris: Chez Aubert, 1840. Fishing and Proverbs as seen by Honoré Daumier DAUMIER, Honoré. La Peche [&] Proverbes et Maximes. Paris: Chez Aubert, 1840-41. Folio (13 1/8 x 10 1/8 inches; 333 x 258 mm.). La Peche. Seven lithograph plates, complete. Proverbes et Maximes. Twelve lithograph plates, complete. Together nineteen.....

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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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Doctor Syntax in Paris or A Tour in Search of the Grotesque. William COMBE, Charles Williams.
COMBE, William; Williams, Charles

Doctor Syntax in Paris or...

London: Printed for W. Wright, 1820. Syntax Abroad: The Grotesque Tourist in Paris A Spirited Imitation of the Rowlandson - Combe Tradition, with Fine Hand-Colored Aquatints [COMBE, William]. Doctor Syntax in Paris or A Tour in Search of the Grotesque. A Humorous & Satirical Poem. London: Printed for W. Wright.....

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History of Johnny Quae Genus, The. Thomas ROWLANDSON, William COMBE.
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 (9 7/8 x 6.....

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Picturesque Scenery in the Holy Land and Syria. Francis B. SPILSBURY.
SPILSBURY, Francis B.

Picturesque Scenery in the Holy...

London: Edward Orme, 1803. Francis B. Spilsbury's Account of his Travels in the Holy Land and Syria During the Napoleonic Campaigns SPILSBURY, Francis B. Picturesque Scenery in the Holy Land and Syria, Delinieated during the Campaigns of 1799 and 1800. By F.B. Spilsbury, of his Majesty's ship Le Tigre; Surgeon.....

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