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Conservatoire de la Danse Moderne, Le. QUILLENBOIS, Charles Marie.
QUILLENBOIS, pseudonym of Charles Marie...

Conservatoire de la Danse Moderne...

Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1845. “The Academy of Modern Dance" Forty-Four Highly Amusing, Hand Colored Vignettes Depicting Parisian Dances [QUILLENBOIS, pseudonym of Charles-Marie de Sarcus, illustrator]. Le Conservatoire de la Danse Moderne. Charges Parisiennes. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie, [1845]. Folio (13 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches; 337 x......

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Cockney-Sportsmen. James GILLRAY.
GILLRAY, James

Cockney-Sportsmen

London: H. Humphrey, 1800. One of the Scarcest of all James Gillray's Works GILLRAY, James. Cockney-Sportsmen. London: H[annah] Humphrey, November 12th, 1800. Oblong folio (13 1/2 x 19 1/8 inches; 342 x 485 mm. Plate mark 10 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches; 254 x 358 mm.). Four magnificent hand-colored soft-ground.....

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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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Burlesque Translation of Homer, A. George Moutard WOODWARD, BRIDGES.
WOODWARD, George Moutard, illustrator; BRIDGES...

Burlesque Translation of Homer, A

London: G.G. & J. Robinson, 1797. "A Work full of Humor Which Often Transgresses the Bounds of Decency" With Twenty-Five Hand-Colored Etched Plates [WOODWARD, George Moutard, illustrator]. [BRIDGES, Thomas]. [GROSE, Francis, engraver?]. A Burlesque Translation of Homer. In Two Volumes. The Fourth Edition Improved. London: G.G. & J. Robinson, 1797.....

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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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Cranford. binders ZAEHNSDORF, Hugh THOMSON, GASKELL.
ZAEHNSDORF, binders; THOMSON, Hugh; GASKELL...

Cranford

London: Macmillan and Co., 1895. In a Fine 1897 'Exhibition' Binding by Zaehnsdorf [ZAEHNSDORF, binders]. THOMSON, Hugh, illustrator. GASKELL, Mrs. [Elizabeth]. Cranford. With a preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie and illustrations by Hugh Thomson. London: Macmillan and Co., 1895. Early reprint of the 1891 first Thomson illustrated edition. Octavo (7.....

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Clichy. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Clichy

Paris: En vente Au Bureau du Journal Amusant…et au Bureau du Charivari, 1840. Gavarni's Memories of his Time in the Debtors Prison 'Clichy' Depicted in Twenty-One Lithographed Plates GAVARNI [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Clichy. Album par Gavarni. Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, [n.d., 1840-1841]. Large quarto (13 3/4 x......

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Day of the Jackal, The. SANGORSKI, SUTCLIFFE, Frederick FORSYTH.
SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE; FORSYTH, Frederick

Day of the Jackal, The

London: Hutchinson, 1971. Inscribed First Edition of Frederick Forsyth's 'The Day of the Jackal' Bound by Sangorski & Sutclifffe In a Unique Pictorial Binding FORSYTH, Frederick. [SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders]. The Day of the Jackal. London: Hutchinson, 1971. First edition. Presentation copy inscribed by John Forsyth on the verso of.....

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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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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 Home LE CAIN, Errol, illustrator. BRICUSSE, Leslie. An original pen, ink and monotone drawing from "Christmas 1993 or Santa's Last Ride." [Santa's Home]. Image size: 7 3/4 x 10 inches. [Page 4]. "Our story starts on January One./A Brand New Year has just begun./Another Christmas has.....

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Inconvéniens d'un Voyage en Diligence. Xavier LEPRINCE.
LEPRINCE, Xavier

Inconvéniens d'un Voyage en Diligence

Paris: Chez Gihaut Freres... et Sazerac et Duval, 1826. The Disadvantages of Traveling by Stagecoach Illustrated in Twelve Highly Amusing Lithographs LEPRINCE, Xavier. Inconvéniens d'un Voyage en Diligence. [The Disadvantages of Traveling by Stagecoach]. Douze Tableaux, Lithographiés par... Paris: Chez Gihaut Freres... et Sazerac et Duval, 1826]. First edition. Oblong.....

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Recueil de Caricatures. Frédéric BOUCHOT, Henri MONNIER.
BOUCHOT, Frédéric; MONNIER, Henri

Recueil de Caricatures

Paris: Delpech, 1840. Rare Collaboration Between Frédéric Bouchot and Henri Monnier BOUCHOT, Frédéric. [&] MONNIER, Henri. Recueil de Caricatures par Bouchot. [Paris, n.d., ca. 1840]. Oblong quarto (10 1/4 x 13 3/8 inches; 260 x 340 mm). Lithographed title-page and eight hand-colored lithographed plates. Four by Frédéric Bouchot and four.....

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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. "Cologne! Cologne! Thy Walls are Won" 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.....

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Les Autrichiens en Italie. BARIC, Jules Jean Antoine.
BARIC, [Jules Jean Antoine]

Les Autrichiens en Italie

Paris: Arnauld de Vresse, Editeur, [1860]. Eighteen Hand-Colored Lithographs Depicting the Antics of the Austrian Army During the Italian Campaign of 1859. BARIC, [Jules Jean Antoine]. Les Autrichiens en Italie. Par Baric. Paris: Arnauld de Vresse, Editeur, [n.d., ca. 1860]. First (only?) edition. Folio (13 1/4 x 10 inches; 336.....

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Marie Antoinette. COSWAY-STYLE BINDING, Cedric CHIVERS, binder.
COSWAY-STYLE BINDING; CHIVERS, Cedric, binder;...

Marie Antoinette

London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1905. A Most Unusual Cosway-Style Binding by Cedric Chivers of Bath [COSWAY-STYLE BINDING]. CHIVERS, Cedric, binder. NOLHAC, Pierre de. Marie Antoinette. London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1905. Reprinted from the Illustrated Edition of Marie Antoinette the Queen by permission of Messrs Goupil & Company. Octavo (8 1/8.....

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Poetical Works of John Keats, The. COSWAY-STYLE BINDING, SANGORSKI, SUTCLIFFE.
COSWAY-STYLE BINDING; SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE;...

Poetical Works of John Keats...

London: Edward Moxon, 1854. "A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever: its Loveliness Increases; It will Never Pass into Nothingness" COSWAY-STYLE BINDING. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. KEATS, John. The Poetical Works of John Keats. With a Memoir by Richard Monckton Milnes. Illustrated by 120 designs, original and from the.....

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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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Officium Beatae Mariae Virginis S. Pii V. Pontificis Maximi. VENETIAN BINDING, BOOK OF HOURS.
VENETIAN BINDING; BOOK OF HOURS

Officium Beatae Mariae Virginis S....

Venice: Ex Typographia Balleoniana, 1754. A Fine Eighteenth Century Italian Book of Hours in its Original Red Morocco Binding With Hand-Painted Gauffered Edges [VENETIAN BINDING]. [BOOK OF HOURS]. Officium Beatae Mariae Virginis S. Pii V. Pontificis Maximi. Venetiis [Venice]: Ex Typographia Balleoniana, 1754. Octavo (7 3/4 x 4 5/8 inches;.....

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Poetical Sketches of Scarborough:. Thomas ROWLANDSON, John Buonarotti PAPWORTH.
ROWLANDSON, Thomas; PAPWORTH, John Buonarotti

Poetical Sketches of Scarborough:

London: Printed for R. Ackermann, by J. Diggens, 1813. With Twenty-One Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator]. Poetical Sketches of Scarborough: Illustrated by Twenty-One Engravings of Humourous Subjects, Coloured from original Designs, Made Upon the Spot by J. Green, and Etched by T. Rowlandson. London: Printed for R. Ackermann, by.....

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Lochinvar. Alberto SANGORSKI, calligrapher, Sir SCOTT.
SANGORSKI, Alberto, calligrapher; SCOTT, Sir...

Lochinvar

[London]: , 1926. "There Never Was a Knight Like The Young Lochinvar." A Fine Illuminated Calligraphic Manuscript by Alberto Sangorski In a Spectacular Jeweled Binding by Richard Smart SANGORSKI, Alberto, caligrapher. SMART, Richard, binder. SCOTT, Sir Walter. Lochinvar. [London: "designed, written out and illuminated by Alberto Sangorski, Oct. 12. 1926"].....

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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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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. With Twenty-Four Superb Hand Colored Lithograph Plates Depicting All Species of Animals [ADAM, Albert, illustrator]. ROSTAING, Jules. Le Jardin Des Plantes en Estampes. Dessiné et Lithographié par A. Adam. Accompagné d'une histoire De Tous Les Animaux Que Possède La Ménagerie par Jules Rostaing.....

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Historic, Military, and Naval Anecdotes. Edward ORME.
ORME, Edward

Historic, Military, and Naval Anecdotes,

London: Edward Orme, 1819. "A Handsome Volume" In Scarce Earliest Issue, A Scarce Tall Copy ORME, Edward. Historic, Military, and Naval Anecdotes, Of Personal Valour, Bravery, and particular Incidents which occurred to the Armies of Great Britian and her Allies, in the last long-contested War, terminating with the Battle of.....

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Cendrillon. Arthur RACKHAM, Charles PERRAULT.
RACKHAM, Arthur; PERRAULT, Charles

Cendrillon

Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1919. The First of Arthur Rackham's Two Great Silhouette Books The French Edition de Luxe [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. PERRAULT, Charles. Cendrillon. D'Apres Ch. Perrault avec illustrations par Arthur Rackham. Paris: Librairie Hachette, [1919]. French Edition de Luxe. Limited to 500 copies signed by the illustrator, of which.....

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