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Dear Debra, Caroline and David Brass Family, I can't thank you enough for the exquisite volume of The Tempest. The book (as Caroline mentioned before in correspondence) is in top notch condition, and the plates and pages have been lovingly cared for over the years. Please know that I too will care for and treasure this volume that will no doubt, be loved and highly regarded in my small collection. I am so thrilled to have done business with you all, and I definitely hope to do so again in the future. It is clear you all care for books in handling and packing, treasuring them as much as I do. With my deepest thanks, RBD

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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" Forty Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by Henri Monnier MONNIER, Henri, illustrator. Chansons de P.J. Béranger Anciennes, Nouvelles et Inédites, avec des vignettes de Devéria et des dessins.....

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East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Kay NIELSEN, Peter Christen ASBJÖRNSEN.
NIELSEN, Kay; ASBJÖRNSEN, Peter Christen;...

East of the Sun and...

London: Hodder and Stroughton, 1914. Perhaps the Most Beautiful Children's Book Ever Published One of Five Hundred Copies Signed by Kay Nielsen NIELSEN, Kay, Illustrator. [ASBJÖRNSEN, Peter Christen, and Jörgen Ingebreksten Moe]. East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North. London: Hodder and Stoughton.....

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Album Comique de Pathologie Pittoresque. Charles AUBRY, CHAZAL, BELLANGÉ, PIGAL.
AUBRY, Charles; CHAZAL; BELLANGÉ; PIGAL

Album Comique de Pathologie Pittoresque

Paris: Chez Ambroise Tardieu, Editeur, 1823. Twenty Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting Caricatures of Various Diseases AUBRY, Charles and others. Album Comique de Pathologie Pittoresque, Recueil de vingt caricatures médicales dessinées par Aubry, Chazal, Colin, Bellangé, et Pigal. Paris: Huzard-Courcier (for) Chez Ambrose Tardieu, 1823. First edition of this exceptionally rare.....

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Life of a Sportsman, The. Henry ALKEN, NIMROD, Charles APPERLEY.
ALKEN, Henry; NIMROD; APPERLEY, Charles...

Life of a Sportsman, The

London: Rudolph Ackermann, Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 1842. First Issue The "Rich In Interest" Classic With 36 Hand-Colored Aquatints [ALKEN, Henry, illustrator]. NIMROD (pseud. of Charles J. Apperley). The Life of a Sportsman. By Nimrod. With Thirty-Six Coloured Illustrations by Henry Alken. London: Rudolph Ackermann, Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 1842. First edition.....

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Sir Edwin Landseer R.A. COSWAY BINDING, RIVIÈRE, SON.
COSWAY BINDING; RIVIÈRE & SON...

Sir Edwin Landseer R.A.

London: Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ld., 1902. A Spectacular Cosway Binding with Two Oval and Eight Circular Miniatures By Miss C.B. Currie COSWAY BINDING. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. CURRIE, Miss C.B., miniaturist. MANSON, James A. Sir Edwin Landseer, R. A. Illustrated with Twenty-one Plates, and a Photogravure Frontispiece. London: The.....

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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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Lives of the most Eminent English Poets:, The. FORE-EDGE PAINTING, Helen HAYWOOD, artist.
FORE-EDGE PAINTING; HAYWOOD, Helen, artist;...

Lives of the most Eminent...

London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington; W. Nicol and Son…, 1821. With Two Very Fine Fore-Edge Paintings by Helen R. Haywood Depicting the Homes of Abraham Cowley and Alexander Pope - Both with a Fine Portrait FORE-EDGE PAINTING. HAYWOOD, Helen R., artist. JOHNSON, Samuel. The Lives of the most.....

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Wind in the Willows, The. Arthur RACKHAM, Kenneth GRAHAME, Rogers.
RACKHAM, Arthur; GRAHAME, Kenneth; Rogers...

Wind in the Willows, The

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1940. Arthur Rackham’s “Wind in the Willows” [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. GRAHAME, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. With an Introduction by A.A. Milne & Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1940. Limited to 2,020 numbered copies (this copy being No.....

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Italian Trades and Costumes. Filippo FERRARI, Giacomo LENGHI.
FERRARI, Filippo; LENGHI, Giacomo

[Italian Trades and Costumes]

Naples & Rome: , 1824. A Fascinating Album Containing Thirty Superb Hand Colored Lithographs of Italian Trades and Costumes FERRARI, Filippo. LENGHI, Giacomo. [Costumi No. XXX di Roma e di altri paesi dello Stato pontificio, designati ed incini all' acqua forte da Filippo Ferrari]. [Italian Trades and Costumes]. Naples &.....

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Holy Bible Ornamented with Engravings by James Fittler from Celebrated Pictures by Old Masters, The. BIBLE IN ENGLISH, James FITTLER.
BIBLE IN ENGLISH; FITTLER, James...

Holy Bible Ornamented with Engravings...

London: R. Bowyer, 1795. The 'Killer Bible', Illustrated with Sixty-Two Copper-Engraved Plates from the Old Masters, A Remarkably Fine Copy of the Large-Paper Edition In a Wonderful Georgian Full Morocco Binding [BIBLE IN ENGLISH]. The Holy Bible Ornamented with Engravings by James Fittler from Celebrated Pictures by Old Masters. The.....

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Sentiments and Similes of William Shakespeare. Henry Noel HUMPHREYS, William SHAKESPEARE.
HUMPHREYS, Henry Noel; SHAKESPEARE, William

Sentiments and Similes of William...

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851. "I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself and falls on the other." (Macbeth's Ambition) A Remarkable Survival HUMPHREYS, Henry Noel. SHAKESPEARE, William. Sentiments and Similes of William Shakespeare. A......

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Original Walt Disney Production celluloid with background featuring Thomas O'Malley and Uncle. WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS

Original Walt Disney Production celluloid...

USA: Walt Disney Studios, 1970. Thomas O'Malley and Uncle Waldo DISNEY STUDIOS. Original Walt Disney Production celluloid with background featuring Thomas O'Malley and Uncle Waldo from The Aristocats. Walt Disney: [USA, 1970]. Image size: 7 7/8 inches x 9 7/8 inches; 202 x 250 mm. Framed size: 12 3/4 inches.....

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A Superlative Blank Album Binding in Creased and Chased Pewter and Morocco Leather. Monique LALLIER.
LALLIER, Monique

A Superlative Blank Album Binding...

Summerfield, North Carolina: , ca. 1980. A Unique Art Binding in Creased Pewter by Monique Lallier [BINDINGS]. LALLIER, Monique (binder). A Superlative Blank Album Binding in Creased and Chased Pewter and Goatskin Leather. Summerfield, North Carolina. Square quarto (12 x 12 in; 305 x 305 mm). Forty-eight blank leaves interleaved.....

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 ARTHUR RACKHAM, In the style.
[RACKHAM, ARTHUR], (In the style...

"Stealing the Lunch" [RACKHAM, ARTHUR], (In the style of). G. Guggenheim. "Stealing the lunch". Original pen, ink and watercolor. Signed on the lower left corner "G. Guggenheim 1921" and on the right lower corner "Arthur Rackham 09". Image size: 10 1/2" x 14 7/8"; 267 x 368 mm. Matted framed.....

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Cranford. BAYNTUN-RIVIÈRE, Hugh THOMSON, GASKELL Mrs.
BAYNTUN-RIVIÈRE; THOMSON, Hugh; GASKELL, Mrs...

Cranford

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1935. In a Fine Inlaid Binding by Bayntun (Rivière) [BAYNTUN (RIVIÈRE), binders]. THOMSON, Hugh, illustrator. GASKELL, Mrs. [Elizabeth]. Cranford. With a preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie and illustrations by Hugh Thomson. London: Macmillan and Co., 1935. Later Hugh Thomson illustrated edition. Octavo (7 1/16 x......

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Tour Through Paris, A. William SAMS.
SAMS, William

Tour Through Paris, A

London: William Sams, [1828]. An Unusually Fresh & Clean Copy The Plates Superbly Hand-Colored SAMS, William. A Tour Through Paris, Illustrated with Twenty-One Coloured Plates, Accompanied with Descriptive Letter-Press. London: William Sams, [n.d., 1828]. [Second edition], identical to the first of 1824 but with subtitle added, and plates in different.....

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Ces Amours d’enfans. Honoré DAUMIER, Auguste BELIN, PLATTIER.
DAUMIER, Honoré; BELIN, Auguste; PLATTIER...

Ces Amours d’enfans

Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1850. Love These Children! But the Joys and Sweets of Fatherhood Are Extremely Scarce [DAUMIER, Honoré. Henri-Daniel Plattel. Jules Platier]. [PLATTEL, Henri Daniel]. Ces Amours d’enfans. Joies et Douceurs de la Paternité. Paris: Aubert & Cie, [n.d., ca. 1850]. Small oblong quarto (6 5/8 x......

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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. James BOSWELL, Samuel JOHNSON, RIVIÈRE.
BOSWELL, James; JOHNSON, Samuel; RIVIÈRE...

The Life of Samuel Johnson...

London: Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, 1791-93. First Edition, First Issue of Boswell's Life Of Johnson Together With The Excessively Rare 'The Principal Corrections and Additions' Bound in at the End of Volume Two BOSWELL, James. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an Account of his Studies.....

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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" Thirty Three (of Forty, as is often the case) Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by Henri Monnier MONNIER, Henri, illustrator. Chansons de P.J. Béranger Anciennes, Nouvelles et Inédites.....

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Les Débardeurs. Paul GAVARNI, Guillaume.
GAVARNI, Paul; [pseudonym of Guillaume...

Les Débardeurs

Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, 1840. Sixty-Six Magnificent Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates by Gavarni Depicting “The Stevedores” GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Les Débardeurs. Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, [n.d., 1840-1842]. Folio (13 7/8 x 10 3/8 inches; 353 x 264 mm.). Sixty-six superb numbered hand-colored lithographed plates, heightened.....

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When Christmas Comes Around. JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH, UNDERWOOD.
SMITH, JESSIE WILLCOX, illustrator; UNDERWOOD...

When Christmas Comes Around.

New York: Duffield & Company, 1915. When Kids and Christmas Meet [SMITH, JESSIE WILLCOX, Illustrator]. UNDERWOOD, Priscilla. When Christmas Comes Around. Sketches of Children. Pictures in Color by Jessie Willcox Smith. New York: Duffield & Company, 1915. First edition. Quarto (11 1/4 x 9 7/8 in; 287 x 252 mm).....

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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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Sketches by Boz. COSWAY-STYLE BINDING, binders BAYNTUN-RIVIÈRE, DICKENS.
COSWAY-STYLE BINDING; BAYNTUN-RIVIÈRE, binders; DICKENS...

Sketches by Boz

London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. The First Complete Edition of 'Sketches by Boz' Extra-Illustrated by the Insertion of a Hand-Colored Duplicate Suite of the Plates In A Fine Bayntun (Rivière) Cosway-Style Binding [COSWAY-STYLE BINDING]. BAYNTUN-RIVIÈRE, binders. DICKENS, Charles. Sketches by Boz Illustrative of every-day life and every-day people. With forty.....

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Old Man and the Sea, The. Ernest HEMINGWAY.
HEMINGWAY, Ernest

Old Man and the Sea...

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. "But Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated" HEMINGWAY, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. First edition, first printing with "A" on the verso of title-page. Octavo ( 7 7/8.....

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Tribulations de la Garde Nationale. Frédéric BOUCHOT.
BOUCHOT, Frédéric

Tribulations de la Garde Nationale

Paris: Chez Aubert, 1835. Frédéric Bouchot Comically Illustrates the French National Guard BOUCHOT, Frédéric. Tribulations de la Garde Nationale. Paris: Chez Aubert, [1835]. First Edition. Folio (14 1/8 x 11 inches; 359 x 280 mm.). Twenty-five (of twenty-seven) highly amusing hand colored lithographs mounted on stubs. All plates heightened with.....

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