![Item #05638 [Life in London and Sporting Guide]. George CRUIKSHANK, Pierce EGAN](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/05638_0115.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1694472729)
n.p.: n.d., 1824. Albert M. Cohn & William Hartmann Woodin's Fine Collection of Newspaper Extract Woodcut Illustrations by George Cruikshank for Life in London & Sporting Guide Two of them signed with ink initials by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. [EGAN, Pierce], [Life in London and Sporting Guide]. No place..... More
London: Marsh and Miller, Edinburgh: Constable and Co., 1830. 'George Cruikshank Claims his Participation' "These were done by my Brother… but I assisted him in every one of them GCk" (title-page) CRUIKSHANK, Robert. TAYLOR, John. Monsieur Tonson. By John Taylor. Illustrated by Robert Cruikshank. London: Marsh and Miller… and Edinburgh..... More
Edinburgh [&] London: William Blackwood [&] T. Cadell, 1831. "My dear little friends! if you'll listen to me, I'll tell you a story as true as can be…" With three fine etched plates by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. [SOUTHEY, Caroline Bowles]. The Cat's Tail: Being the History of Childe..... More
Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & T. Cadell, 1836. A Humorous Group of Tales With Eight Full-Page Etched Plates by George Cruikshank Handsomely Bound by Rivière & Son CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator, [WHITE, James]. The Adventures of Sir Frizzle Pumpkin; Nights at Mess; and other Tales. With illustrations by George Cruikshank..... More
London: Hurst, Chance & Co., 1828. Four Engraved Woodcut Plates by George Cruikshank illustrating Tim Bobbin's Lancashire Dialect The Sir David Salomons Copy with the Plates on India Paper, Mounted CRUIKSHANK (George). Suite of four engravings by George Cruikshank illustrating Tim Bobbin's Lancashire Dialect. London: [London: Hurst, Chance & Co..... More
Paris: De l’Imprimerie de Jacques Langlois, 1651. The First French Edition of Leonardo’s Treatise of Painting Heavily Annotated by a Royal Academy Member The Most Important Treatise on Art to be Written During the Renaissance Containing the First Representation of La Joconde - The Mona Lisa LEONARDO DA VINCI. Traitté..... More
London: Ferriday and Catherwood, 1821. Albert M. Cohn's own Copy - One of Just Two Example Known "From Blousalinda's piercing eye, The peace-destroying wizard, A dart in dripping dipt let fly, Which hit him in the gizzard" (page 4). CRUIKSHANK, George and Robert, illustrators. The Spitalfields Weaver; or, Tom Shuttle..... More
London: Printed for Dean and Munday, 1821. Albert M. Cohn's Own Copy CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. Daddy Gander's entertaining fairy tales; containing Constantia, Diamonds and Toads, Florio and Florella and Miranda and the Royal Ram. Embellished with a colored frontispiece. London: printed for Dean and Munday, [1821]. Small octavo (5 1/2..... More
London: William Tweedie, [1857]. Original Edition of George Cruikshank's Famous Speech on Education With Three Wood Engravings Presentation Copy to Fellow Writer and Publisher Octavian Blewitt CRUIKSHANK, George. A Slice of Bread and Butter, cut by G. Cruikshank, Being the substance of a speech delivered at a public meeting, held..... More
London: T. Hugues, 1826. With a Fine Folding Hand Colored Engraved Frontispiece by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. [POOLE, John]. Paul Pry, in which are all the Peculiarities, Irregularities, Singularities, Pertinacity, Loquacity, and Audacity of Paul Pry, as performed by Mr. Liston, at the Theater Royal, Haymarket, with unbounded applause..... More
Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1908. First Edition of L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables "The Dearest and Most Moving Child Since the Immortal Alice" (Mark Twain) MONTGOMERY, L[ucy] M[aud]. Anne of Green Gables. Illustrated by M.A. and W.A.J. Claus. Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1908. First edition, First Impression..... More
London: David Bogue, 1849. First Edition with George Cruikshank's Original Pencil Sketch for the Frontispiece From the Libary of Albert M. Cohn CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. REACH, Angus B. Clement Lorimer; or, the Book with the Iron Clasps. A Romance. illustrated by George Cruikshank. London, David Bogue, 1849. First edition with..... More
London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co., Edinburgh: Fraser and Co., 1837. Rare Set of Proofs on India Paper CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. [Scenes from the life of Edward Lascelles]. [London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co., Edinburgh: Fraser and Co., 1837]. Oblong quarto (8 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches; 209 x 242 mm.). Four..... More
London: Published for the artist, by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1830. Large Paper Copy with Six Fine Etchings by George Cruikshank on India Paper Mounted Handsomely bound by James Brockman CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. Illustrations of popular works by George Cruikshank Part 1. London: Published for the artist, by..... More
Paris: Chez Delpech, 1823. Eight Superb Hand-Colored Lithographs from Boilly's Recueil de Grimaces BOILLY, Louis-Leopold. [A selection of eight plates from] Recueil de Grimaces. Paris: chez Delpech, 1824-1827. First edition, first issue. Folio (12 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches; 320 x 248 mm.). A collection of eight superb hand-colored chalk..... More
![Item #05553 Keepsake Parisien. Le Bijou [Le Musée des Dames]. Francois Claudius COMPTE-CALIX](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/05553_0013.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1689367605)
Paris: Chez Arnauld de Vresse, 1851. A Superb Example COMPTE-CALIX, Francois Claudius. [Le Musée des Dames] Keepsake Parisien. Le Bijou par Mesdames Anais Ségelas, A. Lacroix, Desbordes-Valmore, Éléonore du Seigneur… avec une preface de M.P. Lacroix. Dessins par M. Compte-Calix. Paris: Chez Arnauld de Vresse, [1851]. Folio. (17 x 11..... More
Paris: A. Capendu, Editeur, 1884. A Superb Pop-Up Peep-Show Theatre A Remarkable Survival from 1884 [POP-UP PEEPSHOW]. Grand Theatre en Actions. Paris: A. Capendu, Editeur, 1884. Pauvre Robinson (Poor Robinson); Un chat comme on en voit peu (A cat that we see little of) - Trop parler..... More
Nuremberg: G.W.Faber, 1836. The First Rail Road in Germany - A Peeep-Show A Remarkable Survival [PEEP-SHOW]. Deutschland's erste Eisenbahn zwischen Nürnberg und Fuerth. La premiere route de fer en Allemagne entre Nuremberg & Furth. The first rail-road in Germany between Nuremberg and Furth. [Nuremberg: G.W. Faber, ca. 1836]. Oblong octavo..... More
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857. “Credit is a System Whereby a Person who can't Pay, gets Another Person who can't Pay, to Guarantee that he can Pay” (Charles Dickens) A Superb Complete Set in the Original Parts with all the Advertisements DICKENS, Charles. Little Dorrit. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne..... More
London: The Queen, 1870. Paris Fashions 1870-1890 One hundred and twenty-two hand colored engraved plates [FASHION]. The Queen. The Lady's Newspaper and Court Chronicle. Latest Paris Fashions Presented to the subscribers to the Queen… The Queen: London, January 1st, 1870 - February 1st, 1890. Large folio (15 9/16 x 10..... More
Paris: A l’Etablissement Lithographique de Langlumé et Cie, 1826. One of Grandville’s Earliest Publications GRANDVILLE, [J.J.]. [Les Dimanches d’un bourgeois de Paris ou Les tribulations de la petite propriété. Par Isidore Granville]. Paris: A l’Etablissement Lithographique de Langlumé et Cie, [n.d., 1826]. First edition. Oblong folio (11 1/8 x 14..... More
Paris: Chez Bauger, 1837. The Complete Second Series of Fourberies de Femmes With Fifty-Two Hand-Colored Lithographs by Gavarni GAVARNI [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Fourberies de femmes. Paris: Chez Aubert gal. Véro-Dodat, [n.d., 1837]. Paris: Chez Bauger, [n.d., 1837]. Second Series Complete. Folio (13 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches; 336..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848. First American Edition of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights A Legendary Rarity in the Original Paper Wrappers BRONTË, Emily. Wuthering Heights. A Novel by the Author of "Jane Eyre". Complete in Two Parts. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848 First American edition. Two octavo volumes..... More
London: R. Ackermann, 1829. First Issue of One of the Finest of Alken's Sets - Exceedingly Rare (Schwerdt) ALKEN, Henry. The Qualification; A Series of Six Subjects: Drawn and engraved by Henry Alken, and dedicated, without permission, to All Fox-Hunters. London: R. Ackermann, Jun. [1 August 1829]. Oblong quarto (10..... More
Mainz: Johann Gutenberg, Johann Fust, and Peter Schoeffer, 1455. A Relic of the Invention of Printing - A Single Paper Leaf from the Gutenberg bible The First Complete Book Printed with Movable Type [BIBLE IN LATIN]. [GUTENBERG, Johann]. [Biblia Latina]. [Mainz: Johann Gutenberg Johann Fust, and Peter Schoeffer..... More
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