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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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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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Grand Leicestershire Steeple Chase. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Grand Leicestershire Steeple Chase

London: R. Ackermann, Junr. Sporting Gallery, 1830. The Grand Leicestershire Steeple Chase Eight Magnificent Hand-Colored Plates by C. Bentley after Henry Alken ALKEN, Henry. Grand Leicestershire Steeple Chase. On the 12th. of March, 1829. London: R. Ackermann, Junr.Sporting Gallery, Jan[uar]y. 1st, 1830. First edition. Oblong folio (16 1/2 x 20.....

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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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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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Touch at the Fine Arts, A. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Touch at the Fine Arts...

London: Thomas M’Lean, 1824. Artists Jargon Satirically Defined Rare in the Original Boards ALKEN, Henry. A Touch at the Fine Arts: Illustrated by Twelve Plates, with Descriptions by Henry Alken. London: Published by Thomas M’Lean, Repository of Wit and Humour, 1824. First edition. Quarto (10 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches;.....

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La Boite aux Lettres. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

La Boite aux Lettres

Paris: Caboche, Grégoire , 1837. One of Paul Gavarni's Rarest and Most Famous Series Thirty-Four Superb Lithographs… GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. La Boite aux Lettres. Paris: Caboche, Grégoire et Cie, Chez Arnauld de Vresse, libraire éditeur, [1837-1839]. Folio (13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches; 343 x 267.....

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Book of Common Prayer, The. FORE-EDGE PAINTING, EDWARDS OF HALIFAX.
FORE-EDGE PAINTING; EDWARDS OF HALIFAX...

Book of Common Prayer, The

Paris: Printed by P. Didot Sen. and sold by W. Edwards and Sons, Halifax, 1791. A Superb Early Edwards of Halifax Vellum Binding with an Edwards Fore-Edge Painting FORE-EDGE PAINTING. EDWARDS OF HALIFAX, binder and artist. BIBLE IN ENGLISH. The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, and.....

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Oriental Field Sports. Captain Thomas WILLIAMSON, Samuel HOWITT.
WILLIAMSON, Captain Thomas; HOWITT, Samuel

Oriental Field Sports;

London: Edward Orme, 1819. "The Manners, Customs, Scenery, and Costume of a Territory, Now Intimately Blended with the British Empire" (Preface) Forty Magnificent Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates WILLIAMSON, Captain Thomas, [Author, Illustrator], [HOWITT, Samuel, Illustrator]. Oriental Field Sports; Being a Complete, Detailed, and Accurate Description of the Wild Sports of the.....

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Studies From the Stage. William HEATH.
HEATH, William

Studies From the Stage

London: W. Sams, 1823. The Rare First Edition HEATH, William. Studies From the Stage, or the Vicissitudes of Life. London: W. Sams, 1823. First edition. Oblong folio (9 7/8 x 14 in; 250 x 354 mm). Engraved title (plain) and over 100 hand-colored illustrations on twenty etched plates, watermarked 1822.....

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Tale of Little Pig Robinson, The. Beatrix POTTER.
POTTER, Beatrix

Tale of Little Pig Robinson...

London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., 1930. First Edition of “Little Pig Robinson,” in the Original Dust Jacket Inscribed by Beatrix Potter on the Front Free Endpaper POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Little Pig Robinson. London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd. [1930]. First edition, second printing. Inscribed by Beatrix Potter.....

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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” [MONNIER, Henry, illustrator]. Galerie Théâtrale. Paris: Chez Hy. Gaugain et Cie.…et chez E. Ardit, [n.d., 1828]. Quarto (10 1/8 x 8 3/8 inches; 258 x 216 mm.). Twenty-four numbered hand-colored plates lithographed by E. Ardit and H......

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Charles Dickens by Pen and Pencil. Charles DICKENS, Frederic G. KITTON.
DICKENS, Charles; KITTON, Frederic G

Charles Dickens by Pen and...

London: Frank T. Sabin [&] John F. Dexter, 1890. A Finely Bound, Profusely Illustrated Remembrance of Charles Dickens [DICKENS, Charles]. KITTON, Frederic G. Charles Dickens by Pen and Pencil. Including anecdotes and reminiscences collected from his friends and contemporaries by Frederic G. Kitton. Illustrated with engravings. London: Frank T. Sabin.....

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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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Eccentric Tales. George CRUIKSHANK, W. F KOSEWITZ.
CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator; KOSEWITZ, W.F....

Eccentric Tales

London: James Robins and Co., 1827. Eccentric Cruikshank [CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator]. KOSEWITZ, W.F. von. Eccentric Tales. From the German of W.F. Von Kosewitz, with Illustrations by George Cruikshank, From Sketches by Alfred Crowquill. London: James Robins and Co., 1827. First edition in book form, originally issued in four parts with.....

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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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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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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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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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National Sports of Great Britain, The. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

National Sports of Great Britain...

London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean, 1825. "He could draw Hunting and write about it because he hunted himself, as Ferneley did, or Herring" Fifty Fine Hand-Colored Etched Plates Depicting The National Sports of Great Britain ALKEN, Henry. The National Sports of Great Britain, by Henry Alken. Fifty Engravings with Descriptions.....

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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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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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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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Souvenirs du camp de Luneville. Eugène LAMI.
LAMI, Eugène

Souvenirs du camp de Luneville

Paris: Delpech Editeur, 1829. Six Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting Military Scenes LAMI, Eugène, illustrator. Souvenirs du camp de Luneville. Par E. Lami. Paris: Delpech Editeur, 1829. Oblong folio (8 5/8 x 11 3/4 inches; 220 x 298 mm.). Lithographed wrapper as vignette title-page and six hand-colored lithographed plates. Plates lithographed.....

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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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Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Austrians. William ALEXANDER, Bertrande de MOLEVILLE.
ALEXANDER, William; MOLEVILLE, Bertrande de

Picturesque Representations of the Dress...

London: Printed for John Murray… by W. Bulmer, 1814. With Fifty Hand-Colored Engraved Plates ALEXANDER, William. Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Austrians. Illustrated in fifty coloured engravings. With descriptions. London: Printed for John Murray… by W. Bulmer, 1814. Octavo (9 5/16 x 6 1/2 inches; 238.....

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