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Poor Cecco. Arthur RACKHAM, Margery Williams BIANCO.
RACKHAM, Arthur; BIANCO, Margery Williams

Poor Cecco

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925. The Rarest of the Limited Edition Rackham Books Limited to 105 Copies [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BIANCO, Margery Williams. Poor Cecco. By Margery Williams Bianco. Author of "The Velveteen Rabbit." Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. New York: George H. Doran Company, [1925]. First edition, deluxe.....

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Life of George Cruikshank, The. KELLIEGRAM BINDING, George CRUIKSHANK.
KELLIEGRAM BINDING; CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator;...

Life of George Cruikshank, The

London: Chatto and Windus, 1883. In a Beautiful and Unusual Kelliegram Binding From the Library of Jakob Raskob - Builder of The Empire State Building [KELLIEGRAM Binding]. [CRUIKSHANK, George]. JERROLD, Blanchard. The Life of George Cruikshank. In Two Epochs. A New Edition. With Eighty-Four Illustrations. London: Chatto and Windus, 1883.....

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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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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. RUBÁIYÁT OF OMAR KHAYYÁM, MAURIN.
RUBÁIYÁT OF OMAR KHAYYÁM; MAURIN...

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

Philadelphia: David McKay Co., 1942. A Finely Bound Rubaiyat Illustrated by Willy Pogany POGANY, Willy, illustrator. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám in English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrations by Willy Pogany. Philadelphia: David McKay Co., [1942]. Small folio (9 7/8 x 7 1/16 inches; 250 x 180 mm.). [127], [1, printers.....

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Schau mich an! [Look at me! MOVABLE BOOK, Lothar MEGGENDORFER.
MOVABLE BOOK; MEGGENDORFER, Lothar

Schau mich an! [Look at...

Munich: Verlag von J.F. Schreiber, 1888. A Rare and Early Meggendorfer Movable MOVABLE BOOK. MEGGENDORFER, Lothar. Schau mich an! [Look at me!]. Ein Ziehbilderbuch von Lothar Meggendorfer. Esslingen - Stuttgart, [1888]. First German edition. Oblong quarto (10 x 13 1/2 inches; 254 x 343 mm.). [10] pp. (including foreword and.....

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Fiddle Faddle Fashion Book, The. John LEECH, Percival LEIGH.
[LEECH, John, illustrator]; LEIGH, Percival

Fiddle Faddle Fashion Book, The

London: Chapman and Hall, 1840. A Scarce Little Sucker One of the Rarest of All Leeches Victorian Unisex Costumes - Lady-Like Gentlemen [LEECH, John, illustrator]. [LEIGH, Percival]. [The Fiddle Faddle Fashion Book. And Beau Monde à La Française enriched with Numerous Highly Colored Figures of Lady-Like Gentlemen. Edited by The.....

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Portraits Des Grands Hommes, Femmes Illustres, et Sujets Mémorables de France. Antoine-François SERGENT-MARCEAU.
SERGENT-MARCEAU, Antoine-François

Portraits Des Grands Hommes, Femmes...

Paris: Chez Blin, [1792]. Seventy-Eight Superb Color Printed Portraits of The Heroes of France Each Followed by "The Picture of Their Most Glorious Deed" [SERGENT-MARCEAU, Antoine-François]. Portraits Des Grands Hommes, Femmes Illustres, et Sujets Mémorables de France, gravés et imprimée en couleurs. Dédiée Au Roi. Paris: Chez Blin, [c. 1792].....

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Histoire de Manon Lescaut. Franz OSTERMANN, binder, Franz OSTERMANN.
OSTERMANN, Franz, binder; OSTERMANN, Franz...

Histoire de Manon Lescaut

Paris: Librairie Charles Tallandier, 1898. A Fine Pictorial Inlaid Binding by Franz Ostermann Specially Bound for Sir Henry Harben [BINDING]. OSTERMANN, Franz, binder, aka FRANZ. PRÉVOST, L'Abbé. LELOIR, Maurice, illustrator. Histoire de Manon Lescaut et du Chevalier des Grieux. Préface de Guy de Maupassant. Illustrations de Maurice Leloir. Paris: Librairie.....

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An original pen, ink and monotone drawing from "Christmas 1993 or Santa's Last Ride.". Errol LE CAIN, Leslie BRICUSSE.
LE CAIN, Errol; BRICUSSE, Leslie

An original pen, ink and...

London: , 1987. Santa's Shampoo LE CAIN, Errol, illustrator. BRICUSSE, Leslie. An original pen, ink and monotone drawing from "Christmas 1993 or Santa's Last Ride." "Santa's Shampoo". Image size: 6 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. [Page 26]. "They asked me if I'd go on TV?/And would I vote for GOP?/And.....

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English Sacred Poetry of the Olden Time. RIVIÈRE, binders SON, TENNIEL.
RIVIÈRE & SON, binders; TENNIEL...

English Sacred Poetry of the...

London: The Religious Tract Society, 1864. With an Original Tenniel Pencil Drawing and Tracing In An Elegant Binding By Rivière TENNIEL, John, et al, illustrators. WHITE, Rev. L.B. English Sacred Poetry of the Olden Time. Collected and Arranged by the Rev. L.B. White, M.A. London: The Religious Tract Society, 1864.....

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King of the Golden River, The. Arthur RACKHAM, John Ruskin.
RACKHAM, Arthur; Ruskin, John

King of the Golden River...

London: George Harrap & Co., 1932. One of 575 Copies Signed by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. RUSKIN, John. The King of the Golden River. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George Harrap & Co., [1932]. One of 575 copies signed by Arthur Rackham, this being copy No. 472. Octavo (8.....

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 Halcyon Days, Crummles Enamel.
Halcyon Days and Crummles Enamel...

A Magnificent Collection of Halcyon Days and Crummles Enamel Boxes Halcyon Days Ltd is a British retailer of English handcrafted and manufactured luxury goods including gifts for the home in the form of enamelware and English fine bone china tea, coffee and dinnerware as well as enamel jewelry and silk.....

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Song of the English, A. W. Heath ROBINSON, KIPLING.
ROBINSON, W. Heath, illustrator; KIPLING...

Song of the English, A

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909. One of 500 Copies, Signed by W. Heath Robinson [ROBINSON, W. Heath, illustrator]. KIPLING, Rudyard. A Song of the English. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [n.d., 1909]. Edition DeLuxe. Limited to 500 copies (this copy being No. 311), numbered and signed.....

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A Study in Scarlet. Arthur Conan DOYLE, Charles DOYLE.
DOYLE, Arthur Conan; DOYLE, Charles...

A Study in Scarlet

London: Ward, Lock and Co., , 1888. “I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose." A Great Detective's Debut, or The Case of The Missing Rare Book DOYLE, Arthur Conan. A Study in.....

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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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Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, The. Daniel DEFOE, binder MORRELL.
DEFOE, Daniel; MORRELL, binder

Life and Adventures of Robinson...

London: Cochrane and Pickersgill, 1831. Robinson Crusoe - Finely Bound by Morrell With a Portrait of Daniel Defoe and Sixteen Engraved Plates DEFOE, Daniel. The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. With a biographical sketch of De Foe, written expressly for this edition, and illustrations from original designs. In two.....

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Cris de Paris dessinés d’après nature. Carle VERNET.
VERNET, Carle

Cris de Paris dessinés d’après...

Paris: Chez Delpech, 1820. Charles Vernet's 'Cries of Paris' Illustrated with One Hundred Fine Hand Colored Lithograph Plates VERNET, C[arle]. Cris de Paris dessinés d’après nature par C. Vernet. Paris: Chez Delpech, [n.d., ca. 1820]. First Edition. Large folio (13 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches; 340 x 247 mm.). Lithograph.....

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Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field…. FORE-EDGE PAINTING, Sir Walter SCOTT.
FORE-EDGE PAINTING; SCOTT, Sir Walter

Marmion: A Tale of Flodden...

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Company, 1811. "Day set on Norham's castled steep. And Tweed's fair river, broad and deep… " Bound by Taylor & Hessey and with a Fine Fore-Edge Painting by the "Double-Line Painter" [FORE-EDGE PAINTING]. [TAYLOR & HESSEY, binder]. [DOUBLE-LINE PAINTER, artist]. SCOTT, Sir Walter. Marmion: A Tale.....

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Day in a Child’s Life, A. Kate GREENAWAY, Myles B. Foster.
GREENAWAY, Kate; Foster, Myles B.;...

Day in a Child’s Life...

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1881. One of the Books That Relieved John Ruskin's Depression Rare in Dust Jacket GREENAWAY, Kate. FOSTER, Myles B. A Day in a Child’s Life. Music by Myles B. Foster. Engraved and Printed by Edmund Evans. London: [n.d., 1881]. First edition. Quarto (9 9/16 x......

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"Saas Fee" [Switzerland. Arthur RACKHAM.
RACKHAM, Arthur

"Saas Fee" [Switzerland]

: , 1890. Arthur Rackham's Fünverein - His 'Five Club' RACKHAM, Arthur, artist. "Saas Fee" [n.d., n.p., ca. 1890]. Original pencil and red crayon drawing, signed "A Rackham/Saas Fee/-- 99" on lower right-hand corner. Image size: 6 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches: 159 x 95 mm. Matted, framed and glazed.....

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Sign of Four, The. Arthur Conan DOYLE, Charles KERR.
DOYLE, Arthur Conan; KERR, Charles...

Sign of Four, The

London: Spencer Blackett, 1890. “This is all an insoluble mystery to me,” said I. “It grows darker instead of clearer.” “On the contrary,” he answered, “it clears every instant.” 'The Sign of Four' The Second Sherlock Holmes Story A Fine Example in the Original Cloth DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan. The Sign.....

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Cruikshank's Fairy Library. George CRUIKSHANK, artist.
CRUIKSHANK, George, artist

[Cruikshank's Fairy Library]

London: , 1864. A Complete Set of the Proofs on India Paper of the Twenty-Four Plates in the Series Four Signed in Pencil by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George. [The Fairy Library]. [London: D. Bogue / Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1853, 1854, 1854 & 1864]. A Complete Set of the Etched.....

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Le Tohu-Bohu Plaisant. NUMA, Pierre-Numa BASSAGET.
NUMA (pseudonym of Pierre-Numa BASSAGET);...

Le Tohu-Bohu Plaisant

Paris: Chez Bulla Frères, 1850. The Chaos and Pleasantries of Human Relationships NUMA (pseudonym of Pierre-Numa BASSAGET). Le Tohu-Bohu Plaisant. Paris: Chez Bulla Freres, [ca. 1850]. Folio (16 1/4 x 12 1/8 inches; 413 x 308 mm.). Sixty superb hand colored lithograph plates + duplicates (with different hand coloring) of.....

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Cockney's Shooting Season, in Suffolk, A. Henry ALKEN.
ALKEN, Henry

Cockney's Shooting Season, in Suffolk...

London: Thomas M'Lean, 1822. "One Season Makes a Proficient; Practice Makes Perfect" But - Peter Pop and Sam Slop are A Danger to the Peace ALKEN, Henry. A Cockney's Shooting Season, in Suffolk, By Henry Alken. Containing The Remarkable Adventures that actually occurred to a young Cit on a visit.....

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Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, The. Beatrix POTTER.
POTTER, Beatrix

Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, The

London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1911. First Edition of The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes in the Original Printed Glassine Dust Jacket POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1911. First edition. Twelvemo (5 7/16 x 4 1/8 inches; 139 x 105 mm.). 84, [1], [1.....

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