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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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L'Esercito d'Oltre Mare. Quinto CENNI.
CENNI, Quinto

L'Esercito d'Oltre Mare

Milan: Ant. Vallardi, 1880. Military Figures from Four Continents of the World Depicted in Twelve Superb Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by Quinto Cenni CENNI, Quinto. L'Esercito d'Oltre Mare. Schizzi militari Raccolti e Disegnati de Q. Cenni. Milan, A. Villardi, [1880]. First edition. Oblong quarto (12 7/16 x 17 1/8 inches;.....

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Fairy Caravan, The. Beatrix POTTER.
POTTER, Beatrix

Fairy Caravan, The

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1929. A Fine Copy of the Only Signed Limited Beatrix Potter Book POTTER, Beatrix. The Fairy Caravan. Philadelphia: David McKay Company, [1929]. Autographed edition. Limited to 100 numbered copies, signed by Beatrix Potter. Small quarto (8 5/16 x 6 1/4 inches; 212 x 159 mm.). 225, [3.....

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Ce qu'on dit et ce qu'on pense [What one says and what one thinks. Jean-Gabriel J. S - SCHEFFER.
SCHEFFER, Jean-Gabriel J.S -.

Ce qu'on dit et ce...

Paris: Chez Gihaut Frères, 1829. 'What One Says And What One thinks' Sixty Fine Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates by Jean-Gabriel Scheffer [SCHEFFER, Jean-Gabriel]. Ce qu'on dit et ce qu'on pense [What one says and what one thinks]. Paris: Gihaut Frères, 1829. First edition. Complete. Oblong folio (9 3/4 x 13 inches;.....

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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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Physionomies Tragiques [&] Physionomie Tragico-Classique [&] La Tragedie. Honoré DAUMIER.
DAUMIER, Honoré

Physionomies Tragiques [&] Physionomie Tragico-Classique...

Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1841. "Daumier also felt the time was ripe to revive Greek tragedy, but in a somewhat unexpected way" DAUMIER, Honoré. Physionomies Tragiques [&] Physionomie Tragico-Classique [&] La Tragedie. Paris: [1851], 1841, 1848. Oblong folio (10 x 13 1/4 inches; 254 x 336 mm.). Thirty fine.....

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Allo! Allo! Bostock. MOVABLE BOOK, Adeline REYNAUD.
MOVABLE BOOK; REYNAUD, Adeline

Allo! Allo! Bostock

Paris: A. Capendu Editeur, 1900. Scholarly Animals "Living the Good Life" [MOVABLE]. REYNAUD, Adeline. Allo, Allo! Bostock. Grand Album d'Animaux Savants. Paris: A. Capendu-Editeur, [n.d., ca. 1900]. Folio (14 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches; 365 x 240 mm.). Lithograph title-page (recto of page [2] and six full-page colored lever-operated moveable.....

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Mr. Briggs & His Doings. John LEECH.
LEECH, John

Mr. Briggs & His Doings

London: Bradbury and Evans, 1860. Scarce Leech His Most Popular Character LEECH, John. Mr. Briggs & His Doings. Fishing. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1860. First edition. Oblong folio (12 1/2 x 18 in; 318 x 457 mm). Twelve hand-colored lithograph plates heightened with gum arabic, mounted on artist board. Descriptive.....

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Melange of Humour, The. Henry ALKEN, Daniel Thomas EGERTON.
ALKEN, Henry; EGERTON, Daniel Thomas

Melange of Humour, The

London: Printed by W. Lewis, 1835. Fifty Hand-Colored Plates Caricaturing the English and French Lifestyle of the 1820s [EGERTON, Daniel Thomas, and others]. The Melange of Humour; A Series of Fifty Coloured Engravings, Comprising a Great Variety of Comic Subjects, by The most Popular Artists of the Present Day. London.....

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Neuestes Costüme der Staatsbeamten der Republik Frankreich nach dem Befehl des ersten Consuls. Alexis CHATAIGNIER.
CHATAIGNIER, Alexis

Neuestes Costüme der Staatsbeamten der...

Germany: , 1802. The Costumes of the State Officials of the Republic of France According to the Order of the First Consul Bonaparte [CHATAIGNIER, Alexis]. Neuestes Costüme der Staatsbeamten der Republik Frankreich nach dem Befehl des ersten Consuls Bonaparte. [Germany], 1802. Small octavo (7 3/4 x 5 inches; 198 x......

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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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Les Enfans terribles. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Les Enfans terribles

Paris: Bauger et Cie., 1838-42. Gavarni’s “Terrible Children” Fifty Superb Hand Colored Lithographs Including the Pictorial Title-Page GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Les Enfans terribles. Paris: Bauger et Cie., [n.d., 1838-1842]. First edition. Large quarto (13 11/16 x 10 1/2 inches; 345 x 267 mm.). Pictorial hand-colored lithograph.....

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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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Historical Account of the Campaign in the Netherlands, in 1815, An. William MUDFORD, George CRUIKSHANK.
MUDFORD, William; CRUIKSHANK, George

Historical Account of the Campaign...

London: Henry Colburn, 1817. The Fall of Emperor Napoleon I and the Victory of the English Armies Illustrated with Twenty-Eight Superb Hand Colored Aquatint Plates MUDFORD, William. CRUIKSHANK, George. An Historical Account of the Campaign in the Netherlands, in 1815, Under His Grace the Duke of Wellington, and Marshall Prince.....

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Cent cinq costumes des départemens de la Seine Inférieure, du Calvados, de la Manche et de. Louis Marie LANTÉ, Georges GATINE.
LANTÉ, Louis Marie; GATINE, Georges...

Cent cinq costumes des départemens...

Paris: Durand ainé, 1830. The Finest Nineteenth-Century Survey of the Traditional Costume of Normandy One Hundred and Five Beautifully Hand-Colored Plates by Lanté, Pécheux, and Gatine [LANTÉ, Louis Marie; PÉCHEUX; and GATINE, George Jacques, illustrators]. Cent cinq costumes des départemens de la Seine Inférieure, du Calvados, de la Manche et.....

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Battles of the British Army in Portugal, Spain and France from the year 1808 to 1814, The. Edward ORME.
ORME, Edward

Battles of the British Army...

London: Edward Orme, 1815. Edward Orme's Extraordinary Bronze Medallion Libraries of British Military and Naval Glory Two Complete Series of Twenty-Five Contemporary Hand-Colored Aquatints Preserved in Their Original Commemorative Bronze Medallions ORME, Edward. The Battles of the British Army in Portugal, Spain and France, From the Year 1808 to 1814.....

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Costumes of the French Pyrenees, The. John JOHNSON, J. D HARDING.
JOHNSON, John; HARDING, J.D.

Costumes of the French Pyrenees...

London: James Carpenter & Son, 1832. Thirty Fine Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by J.D. Harding Depicting the Costumes of the French Pyrenees JOHNSON, John. [and] HARDING, J.D., lithographer. The Costumes of the French Pyrenees. Drawn on Stone by J.D. Harding. From Original Sketches by J. Johnson Esqr. London: James Carpenter.....

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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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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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Jardin Des Plantes en Estampes, Le. Albert ADAM, Jules ROSTAING.
ADAM, Albert; ROSTAING, Jules

Jardin Des Plantes en Estampes...

Paris: Maison Martinet - Hautecoeur, Frères, 1860. The Animals of the Jardin des Plantes With Twenty-Four Superb Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates An Exceptionally Rare French Juvenile Natural History [ADAM, Albert, illustrator]. ROSTAING, Jules. Le Jardin des Plantes en Estampes. Dessiné et Lithographié par A. Adam. Accompagné d’une Histoire de Tous les.....

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Spenser’s Faerie Queene. Walter CRANE, Edmund Spenser, Zaehnsdorf.
CRANE, Walter; Spenser, Edmund; Zaehnsdorf

Spenser’s Faerie Queene

London: Published by George Allen, 1897. The Most Important Work Illustrated by Walter Crane, One of 1,000 Copies Printed on Handmade Paper [CRANE, Walter, illustrator]. SPENSER, [Edmund]. Spenser’s Faerie Queene. A Poem in Six Books, with the Fragment Mutabilitie. Edited by Thomas J. Wise. Pictured by Walter Crane. London: Published.....

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"Goodnight Sheep&quot. Jane DYER, artist.
DYER, Jane, artist

"Goodnight Sheep"

: , 1993. “She Snuggles Her Lamb” Jane Dyer's Original Published Watercolor for Goodnight, Goodnight Sleepyhead Together with an As-New Copy of the Book DYER, Jane, artist. KRAUSS, Ruth. Goodnight Sheep. Original illustration for Goodnight, Goodnight Sleepyhead. New York: HarperCollins, 2004. Original pen, ink and watercolor illustration on paper. Image.....

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Original leaves from famous English books. LEAF BOOK.
[LEAF BOOK]

Original leaves from famous English...

London: The Folio Society, 1963. A Panorama of English Printing The Folio Society’s Monumental Collection of Original Leaves from the Great English Presses [LEAF BOOK]. Original Leaves from Famous English Books. London: The Folio Society, [1963]. One of only 200 sets compiled and issued by The Folio Society. Large folio.....

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Life and Times of Catherine de' Medici, The. COSWAY BINDING, RIVIÈRE, SON.
COSWAY BINDING; RIVIÈRE & SON...

Life and Times of Catherine...

London: Hutchinson & Co, [1934]. "Happiness is the one Thing we Queens can never have." (Catherine de' Medici) A Superb Cosway Binding with an Exceptional Portrait Miniature of Catherine de' Medici COSWAY BINDING. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. [MISS C.B. CURRIE], miniaturist. WATSON, Francis. The Life and Times of Catherine de'.....

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Life of an Actor, The. Pierce EGAN, Theodore LANE.
EGAN, Pierce; LANE, Theodore, illustrator

Life of an Actor, The

London: Printed for C.S. Arnold, 1825. "Acting is the Perfect Idiot's Profession" (Katherine Hepburn). "The Art of Acting Consists in Keeping People from Coughing" (Benjamin Franklin). EGAN, Pierce. LANE, Theodore, illustrator. The Life of an Actor… Dedicated to Edmund Kean, Esq. The Poetical Descriptions by T. Greenwood. Embellished with Twenty-Seven.....

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