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The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia. David ROBERTS.
ROBERTS, David

The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea...

London: Day and Son, 1855. The First Quarto Edition in the Deluxe Binding The Most Ambitious Work Ever Published In England With 250 Lithographed Plates ROBERTS, David. The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia after Lithographs by Louis Haghe from Drawings made on the spot by David Roberts.....

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Tailor of Gloucester, The. Beatrix POTTER.
POTTER, Beatrix

Tailor of Gloucester, The

London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1903. First Published Edition In the Rare Original Printed Glassine Dust Jacket POTTER, Beatrix. The Tailor of Gloucester. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1903. First published edition, first issue (printed October 1903), with a single-page endpaper occurring four times. Twelvemo (5 7/16 x 4 1/16.....

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My Hunting Sketch Book [and] My Hunting Sketch Book Volume Two. Lionel EDWARDS.
EDWARDS, Lionel

My Hunting Sketch Book [and]...

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode Limited, 1928. The Large-Paper Edition DeLuxe - Signed by Lionel Edwards EDWARDS, Lionel. My Hunting Sketch Book [and] My Hunting Sketch Book Volume Two. Written and Illustrated by Lionel Edwards, R.I. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode Limited, 1928-1930. Large-Paper Copies. Limited to 255 and copies and 185.....

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Figures on a Boat. Marjorie PRICEMAN, artist.
PRICEMAN, Marjorie, artist

[Figures on a Boat]

: , 1994. A Bright, Sunny Original Watercolor Beautifully Framed and Matted PRICEMAN, Marjorie, artist. [Figures on a Boat]. From How to Make an Apple Pie and see the World. [n.p.], 1994. Original watercolor, signed "MP" on lower right-hand corner. Image size: 9 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches; 248 x......

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"Happiness" and "Dismay". Kate GREENAWAY, In the style.
[GREENAWAY, Kate], (In the style...

"Happiness" and "Dismay"

: , 1875. A Superb Pair of Drawings In the Early Style of Kate Greenaway [GREENAWAY, Kate], (In the style of). "Happiness" and "Dismay". Two ink drawings, initialed and dated 1875. A pair of two original pen and ink drawings. Image sizes: 6 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches: 165 x......

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“Paradise of Children, The”. Arthur RACKHAM.
RACKHAM, Arthur

“Paradise of Children, The”

[n.p.]: , 1922. A Superb Original Arthur Rackham Watercolor Drawing for Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “A Wonder Book” RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939). “The Paradise of Children.” London: 1922. Original pen-and-ink and watercolor drawing for the tinted line drawing illustrating “The Paradise of Children” (“Pandora’s Box”) in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s A Wonder Book (London: [n.d......

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Chansons de P.J. Béranger Anciennes, Nouvelles et Inédites. Henri MONNIER, Achille DEVÈRIA, BÉRANGER.
MONNIER, Henri; DEVÈRIA, Achille; BÉRANGER...

Chansons de P.J. Béranger Anciennes...

Paris: Baudouin Frères, Éditeurs, 1828. Pierre-Jean de Béranger "The Most Popular French Songwriter of All Time" "The First Superstar of French Popular Music" A Superb Copy in the Publisher's Original Printed Wrappers Complete with Forty Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by Henri Monnier & a Duplicate Colored Suite. MONNIER, Henri, illustrator.....

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Cat in the Hat, The. SEUSS Dr., Theodor Seuss GEISEL.
SEUSS, Dr.; GEISEL, Theodor Seuss

Cat in the Hat, The

New York: Random House, 1957. Theodore Seuss Geisel's Most Famous Book First Edition, in the Rare First Issue Dust Jacket SEUSS, Dr. (pseudonym of Theodor Seuss Geisel). The Cat in the Hat. [New York]: Random House, [1957]. First edition, first issue. Octavo (8 15/16 x 6 3/8 inches; 227 x......

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Panidochème ou Toutes Sortes de Voitures. Victor ADAM.
ADAM, Victor

Panidochème ou Toutes Sortes de...

Paris: Chez Ch. Motte, 1830. A Rare Book on Coaching Twelve Superb Lithograph Plates ADAM, Victor. [Panidochème ou Toutes Sortes de Voitures par V. Adam 1830]. Paris: Chez Ch. Motte, 1830. First Charles Motte edition (preceded only by the 1828 Gihaut Frères hand colored issue with 36 plates). Oblong folio.....

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Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders. Henry ALKEN, Ben Tally Ho.
ALKEN, Henry; Ben Tally Ho

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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Witches and Warlocks, Ghosts Goblins and Ghouls. "The Lay of St. Aloys". Arthur RACKHAM, artist.
RACKHAM, Arthur, artist

Witches and Warlocks, Ghosts Goblins...

[London]: , [1907]. Witches and Warlocks, Ghosts, Goblins and Ghouls RACKHAM, Arthur, artist. "The Lay of St. Aloys" or, Witches and Warlocks, Ghosts Goblins and Ghouls. London, [1907]. A fine, pen ink and watercolor (9 x 6 inches; 228 x 15 mm.) depicting Witches and Warlocks, Ghosts, Goblins and Ghouls.....

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

National Sports of Great Britain...

London: Published by Thomas McLean… Printed by W. Lewis, 1821. "Considered the Most Comprehensive and Most Famous Work by Henry Alken" (Dixon) With the Hand Colored Frontispiece dated 1820 ALKEN, Henry. The National Sports of Great Britain. By Henry Alken. With Descriptions, in English and French. London: Published by Thomas.....

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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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Life and Adventures of Oliver Goldsmith, The. COSWAY-STYLE BINDING, SANGORSKI, SUTCLIFFE.
COSWAY-STYLE BINDING; SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE;...

Life and Adventures of Oliver...

London: Bradbury & Evans / Chapman & Hall, 1848. With Three Watercolor Portrait Miniatures Under Glass Sumptuously Extra-Illustrated [COSWAY-STYLE BINDING]. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. FORSTER, John. The Life and Adventures of Oliver Goldsmith. A Biography in Four Books. London: Bradbury and Evans/Chapman & Hall, 1848. First edition, sumptuously extra-illustrated. Three.....

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Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures. Arthur RACKHAM, Sir Arthur QUILLER-COUCH.
RACKHAM, Arthur; QUILLER-COUCH, Sir Arthur

Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures

London: William Heinemann, 1913. With Forty-Four Mounted Color Plates Including 'Cupid's Alley' RACKHAM, Arthur. Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures. With an Introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. London: William Heinemann. n.d. [1913]. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 1,130 numbered copies, signed by the artist (this copy being no. 165). Large quarto.....

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

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906. A Most Significant Copy of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens  Inscribed by J.M. Barrie to "Tootles" RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. BARRIE, J.M. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906.  First edition, first impression. A remarkable presentation copy inscribed in ink on the half-title.....

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Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome, The. Thomas ROWLANDSON, Lt. Col ROBERTS.
ROWLANDSON, Thomas; ROBERTS, Lt. Col...

Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome...

London: Printed for Patrick Martin, 1815. Fifteen Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates Drawn and Etched by Thomas Rowlandson [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator]. [ROBERTS, Lt. Col. David, author]. The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome. With an Account of His Campaigns on the Peninsula and in Pall Mall: With Sketches by Rowlandson; and Notes. By.....

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Scenes of Clerical Life. George ELIOT.
ELIOT, George

Scenes of Clerical Life

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1858. Domestic Realism, Pathos, and Humor George Eliot’s First Works of Fiction ELIOT, George. Scenes of Clerical Life. In Two Volumes. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1858. First edition in book form of George Eliot’s first works of fiction. Two octavo volumes (7 3/8 x......

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Attempts at Humour, Poetical and Physiognomical. George Moutard WOODWARD.
WOODWARD, George Moutard

Attempts at Humour, Poetical and...

London: B. Crosby, 1803. So Scarce It's No Laughing Matter WOODWARD, George Moutard. Attempts at Humour, Poetical and Physiognomical. London: Printed for the Author; Published by B. Crosby and Co., 1803. First edition. Quarto (10 x 7 5/8 in; 253 x 193 mm). 27, [1, blank] pp. Eight hand-colored etchings.....

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Zankiwank & the Bletherwitch, The. Arthur RACKHAM, S. J. Adair FITZGERALD.
RACKHAM, Arthur; FITZGERALD, S.J. Adair

Zankiwank & the Bletherwitch, The

London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1896. "The First Good Rackham" [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. FITZGERALD, S.J. Adair. The Zankiwank & the Bletherwitch. With Pictures by Arthur Rackham. London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1896. First edition. Small octavo (7 5/8 x 5 1/2 in; 193 x 140 mm). xii, 188 pp. Seventeen.....

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Album Militar. Victor ADAM, José VILLEGAS.
ADAM, Victor; VILLEGAS, José

Album Militar

Madrid: Estamperias de los Suizos, 1846. The Military Costume of the Spanish Army Thirty-two Superb Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by Victor Adam after José Villegas ADAM, Victor, illustrator. VILLEGAS, José. Album Militar. Coleccion de uniformes del ejercito Español pintadas por D.J. Villegas y lithografiados por V. Adam. Madrid: Estamperias de.....

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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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Fancy Ball Dress. André Léon Larue MANSION.
MANSION, André Léon Larue

Fancy Ball Dress

London: Printed by Englemann, Hullmandel or Lefevre for W. Spooner, 1831. Mansion's Fancy Ball Dress Complete with Thirty Magnificent Hand Colored Lithographs of the Highest Quality Depicting the Costumes of Europe and Russia MANSION, aka André Léon Larue. [Fancy Ball Dress]. [London: W. Spooner, 1831-32]. First edition. Large folio (18.....

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The Hound of Heaven. Sidney FARNSWORTH, scribe, illuminator.
FARNSWORTH, Sidney, scribe & illuminator;...

The Hound of Heaven

London : , 1912. A Truly Beautiful Illuminated Manuscript on Roman Vellum by Sidney Farnsworth Francis Thompson (possibly Jack the Ripper) Infamous Ode "The Hound of Heaven" Elegantly Bound by Rivière & Son FARNSWORTH, Sidney, scribe & illuminator. [RIVIÈRE & SON, binders]. THOMPSON, Francis. The Hound of Heaven. A Poem.....

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Snickerty Nick. Arthur RACKHAM, Julia Ellsworth FORD.
RACKHAM, Arthur; FORD, Julia Ellsworth...

Snickerty Nick

Los Angeles: Sutton House, 1935. Snickerty Nick with the Music Near Fine in original Printed Dust Jacket [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. Snickerty Nick & the Giant. By Julia Ellsworth Ford… Rhymes by Witter Bynner. Music by Charles Arthur Ridgway. Los Angeles San Franciso: Sutton House, [1935]. [Third edition, the first with.....

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