London: The Folio Society, 2008. “One of 1,000 Copies with Original Signed Etching A Private Press Masterpiece of Modern Illustration” GRAHAME, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. Illustrated by Charles van Sandwyk. London: The Folio Society, 2008. Centenary Edition. Limited to 1,000 numbered copies, each containing an original hand-printed copperplate..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1886. The Original Alice: Carroll’s Manuscript Facsimile in First Edition CARROLL, Lewis [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson]. Alice’s Adventures Under Ground. Being a Facsimile of the Original MS. Book afterwards developed into “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” With Thirty-Seven Illustrations by the Author. London: Macmillan and Co., 1886. First..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1869. Ghosts and Comets: An Excellent First Edition of Phantasmagoria CARROLL, Lewis [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson]. Phantasmagoria and Other Poems. London: Macmillan and Co., 1869. First edition, first issue. Small octavo (6 3/4 x 4 5/8 inches; 172 x 117 mm.). viii, [1-3], 4–202, [2, blank] pp..... More
Londres: Macmillan and Co., 1869. “Alice” en Français - One of the Great Early Translations of a Literary Classic The 1869 First French Edition, Exceptionally Preserved in Original Cloth CARROLL, Lewis [Lewis Carroll]. Aventures d’Alice au Pays des Merveilles. Traduit de l’Anglais par Henri Bué. Illustré de 42 vignettes par..... More
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London: Macmillan and Co., 1870. “Presented by Lewis Carroll to the Crofts Sisters” An Early and Documented Family Association Set of Alice and Looking-Glass CARROLL, Lewis. (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. With forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel. Twenty-third thousand. London: Macmillan and Co., 1870. [with:] Through the Looking-Glass..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1899. A Classic Macmillan Issue Elegantly Rebound CARROLL, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. With Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel. London: Macmillan & Co., 1899. Octavo (8 x 5 3/8 inches; 203 x 137 mm.). [3–11], 12–122, [2] pp. Text block browned. Handsomely bound ca. 1960 by..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1886. A Victorian Fairy Tale Reimagined - The Sambourne Edition in a Fine Bayntun Binding The Water-Babies with One Hundred Illustrations by Linley Sambourne KINGSLEY, Charles. The Water-Babies. A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby. New Edition. With One Hundred Illustrations by Linley Sambourne. London: Macmillan and..... More
![Item #06565 Speeches of Charles Dickens [1841-1870], The. Charles DICKENS, Richard Herne SHEPHERD](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/06565_149_copy.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1776636004)
London: Chatto and Windus, 1884. One of Only 50 Large-Paper Copies A Finely Bound Gathering of Dickens’s Public Voice [DICKENS, Charles]. SHEPHERD, Richard Herne, editor. The Speeches of Charles Dickens [1841–1870]. Edited and prefaced by Richard Herne Shepherd. With a new bibliography revised and enlarged. London: Chatto and Windus, 1884..... More
London: Printed for J. Johnston, 1822. Johnny Newcome Returns: The Soldier’s Comic Progress A Spirited Sequel to the Celebrated Naval Satire - With Fine Cruikshank Plates [MITFORD, John]. My Cousin in the Army: or, Johnny Newcome on the Peace Establishment. A Poem. By a Staff Officer. London: Printed for J...... More
London: Printed for W. Wright, 1820. Syntax Abroad: The Grotesque Tourist in Paris A Spirited Imitation of the Rowlandson - Combe Tradition, with Fine Hand-Colored Aquatints [COMBE, William]. Doctor Syntax in Paris or A Tour in Search of the Grotesque. A Humorous & Satirical Poem. London: Printed for W. Wright..... More
London: John Lane., 1894. “A Woman of No Importance — Wilde Before the Fall” First Edition, One of 500 Copies — The Slocum Copy WILDE, Oscar. A Woman of No Importance. London: John Lane, 1894. First edition. One of 500 copies. Small quarto (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 inches; 210..... More
London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. “The Trivial Comedy for Serious People - Wilde’s Masterpiece” First Edition, One of 1,000 Numbered Copies WILDE, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest. A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. By the Author of Lady Windermere’s Fan. London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. First edition..... More
London: Published by the Author, at His Music-Warehouse…, 1803. Sixty Aquatint Plates Illustrating Charles Dibdin’s Songs Delicately Designed, Etched and Hand-Colored by Dibdin’s daughter DIBDIN, [Charles]. The Professional Life of Mr. Dibdin, Written by Himself. Together with the Words of Six Hundred Songs Selected from His Works, and Sixty Small..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1840. “He draws richly and wittily, and his caricatures, like all he does, have the causticity and unexpectedness of the observer poet.” - Charles Baudelaire JACQUE, Charles-Émile, illustrator. Militairiana [Charges burlesques]. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., [1840]. Folio (13 3/16 x 9 15/16 inches; 335..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. First Edition, Early Issue - in the Original Cloth DICKENS, Charles. The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby. With Illustrations by Phiz. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. First edition. Early issue, with thirty-five of Smith’s forty-one first-issue internal flaws (including all of the major points)..... More
Paris: Hautecoeur-Martinet, 1819-1831. A Superb and Exceptionally Rare Collection of Mr. Mayeux “To say that he is vulgar is totally inadequate” TRAVIÈS, Charles Joseph. Histoire Complette de Mr. Mayeux, Dessinée par divers Artistes et coloriée avec soin. Paris: Hautecoeur-Martinet, 1831. [Together with]: Album Mayeux. Portraits Imagerie Populaire [cover title]. [Paris..... More
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1849. "A Good Working Set Of Charles Dickens's 'David Copperfield' in the Original Parts" DICKENS, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. With illustrations by H.K. Browne. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850 [i.e., May 1849-November 1850]. First edition in the original monthly parts, twenty numbers bound..... More
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1849. "I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world." Charles Dicken's David Copperfield in the Original Parts DICKENS, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. With illustrations by H.K. Browne. London: Bradbury and Evans..... More
London: WellsGardner, Darton & Co., Ltd., 1905. The Final Book in the Bastable Family Adventure Series NESBIT, Edith. Oswald Bastable and Others. Illustrated by Charles Brock and H.R. Millar. London: WellsGardner, Darton & Co., Ltd., [1905]. First edition of the final book in Nesbit’s much-loved Bastable family cycle., First state..... More
London: The Temple Press, [1909]. Tales From Shakespeare Illustrated by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. LAMB, Charles and Mary. Tales from Shakespeare. London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1909. First trade edition. Octavo (9 x 6 1/4 inches; 229 x 159 mm.). xii, 304 pp. Twelve color plates, including frontispiece. Two..... More
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Paris: [Anonymous], 1830. Forbidden Laughter in the July Monarchy: Traviès’ Mayeux Unleashed in a Rare Erotic Caricature Album TRAVIÈS, Charles Joseph, illustrator. [MAYEUX]. [Les Douze journées erotique de Mayeux]. Paris: [Anonymous], ca 1830-35. First and only edition. Small octavo (7 1/4 x 4 7/8 inches; 185 x 123 mm.). Twelve..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert, 1840. Twenty-Five Fine Lithographs by Traviès Illustrating the Manners of the Parisiennes TRAVIÈS, Charles Joseph. Scènes de Moeurs [Scenes of Manners]. Paris: Chez Aubert, [ca. 1840]. First edition. Folio (13 9/16 x 10 3/8 inches; 341 x 264 mm.). Twenty-five fine lithograph plates. Bound ca. 1840 in..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert, Éditeur du Musée Philipon…, 1842. Twenty Superb Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by Daumier, Gavarni, Platier, Bouchot & Plattel [DAUMIER, Honoré & others]. Paris Comique, Revue Amusante Des Caractères, Moeurs, Modes, Folies, Ridicules, Excentricités, Niaiseries, Bêtises, Sottises, Voleries et Infamies Parisiennes. Text non politique Par MM. L. Huart..... More
Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, Maison Martinet, 1860. Nine Humorous Lithographs Depicting a Lack of Experience and Sophistication BEAUMONT, Charles-Édouard de. Naivetés. Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, Maison Martinet. 1860. Folio (13 1/2 x 10 inches; 342 x 254 mm.). Nine fine lithograph plates, all mounted on stubs. Some light..... More
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1852. Charles Dickens' Bleak House in the Original Parts DICKENS, Charles. Bleak House. With Illustrations by H. K. Browne. London: Bradbury and Evans, March 1852 -September 1853. First edition in the original parts: twenty numbers in nineteen parts. This set has all three typographical errors associated..... More
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