London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1858. Excessively Rare First Edition, First Issue, of “The Coral Island” BALLANTYNE, Robert Michael. The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean… With Illustrations by the Author. London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1858. First edition, first issue, with the plate “Terrible Encounter with a...... More
Paris: Chez Aubert, 1833. An Excessively Scarce Color-Plate Book Each Plate with a Peek-a-Boo “Oh, My!” Moveable Door or Window PHILIPON, Charles. Les Portes et Fenetres, Inv. par Ch. Philpon, Exécutées par plusieurs Artistes. Paris: Chez Aubert, n.d. [1833]. First edition of this excessively rare suite. Folio (14 1/4 x 10 5/8..... More
Paris: Chez L'Éditeur…, 1827. The Exceptionally Rare First Edition With 105 Beautifully Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting French Costume LANTÉ, Louis Marie. GATINE, George Jacques. Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux et de plusieurs autres parties de l'ancienne province de Normandie; dessinés, la plupart, par M. Lanté, gravés par M. Gatine, et..... More
London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1946. A Very Fine Cosway-Style Binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe COSWAY-STYLE BINDING. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. EINSTEIN, Alfred. Mozart. His Character, His Work. Translated by Arthur Mendel and Nathan Broder. With six half-tone plates. London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1946. First English language edition. Octavo (8 3/16..... More
London: Peter Owen Limited, 1951. A Fine Cosway-Style Binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe COSWAY-STYLE BINDING. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. SAPONARO, Michele. Michelangelo. Translated from the Italian by C.J. Richards. London: Peter Owen Limited, [1951]. First edition, second impression. Octavo (9 x 5 7/8 inches; 229 x 149 mm.). viii, [1]-201, [1..... More
[Paris]: Éditions Pierre à Feu, Maeght Éditeur, 1947. The Legendary Catalog of the 1947 International Surrealism Exhibition With Five Original Color Lithographs by Brauner, Ernst, Hérold, Lam, and Miro DUCHAMP, Marcel. BRETON, André. DONATI, Enrico. Le Surréalisme en 1947. [Paris]: Éditions Pierre à Feu, Maeght Éditeur, [1947]. First edition of this legendary..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1912. The Largest Rackham Plates Ever Printed [RACKHAM, Arthur]. BARRIE, J.M. "These tricky fairies sometimes slyly change the board on a ball night" A single plate from The Peter Pan Portfolio, by Arthur Rackham, from “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens,” by J.M. Barrie. London: Hodder &..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1912. The Largest Rackham Plates Ever Printed [RACKHAM, Arthur]. BARRIE, J.M. "The fairies are exquisite dancers" A single plate from The Peter Pan Portfolio, by Arthur Rackham, from “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens,” by J.M. Barrie. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [n.d., 1912]. Handsomely framed and glazed..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1912. The Largest Rackham Plates Ever Printed [RACKHAM, Arthur]. BARRIE, J.M. "Put his strange case before old Solomon Caw" A single plate from The Peter Pan Portfolio, by Arthur Rackham, from “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens,” by J.M. Barrie. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [n.d., 1912]. Handsomely..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1957. "A sudden blow: the great wings beating still Above the staggering girl, her thighs caressed By the dark webs, her nape caught in his bill, He holds her helpless breast upon his breast…" (Leda and the Swan) YEATS, W[illiam] B[utler]. The Variorum Edition of the Poems of W.B...... More
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Paris: En Vente Au Bureau du Journal Amusant & du Petit Journal pour Rire, 1839. Daumier's Naked Humanity The Human Body As It Really Is And Scarce (the Book, Not the Body) DAUMIER, Honoré. [Les Baigneurs (The Bathers)]. Paris: Aubert & Cie., [&] Chez Bauger [&] Au Bureau du Charivari, [1839]. First edition..... More
Paris: A. de Vresse [&] Maison Martinet, 1862. A Fine French Album of Sixty-Six Caricatures Including Twenty-Eight with Hand-Coloring PELCOQ, Jules, illustrator. Actualités. Paris: A. de Vresse [&] Maison Martinet, [1862-1863]. Folio (13 3/4 x 10 1/8 inches; 350 x 257 mm.). Twenty-eight fine and mainly amusing hand colored lithograph plates..... More
Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Amusant, 1859. Gustave Dorés Amusing Attack on the 'Excesses' in French History DORÉ, Gustave. Les Folies Gauloises [Depuis les Romains Jusqu'a nos Jours. Album de Moeurs et de Costumes par Gustave Doré. Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Amusant, 1859]. First edition. Oblong folio (10 13/16 x...... More
Paris: Chez Niquet Place Maubert près la rue des Lavandieres, 1770. The Complete Suite of Twenty-Four Superb French Burlesque Etched Plates Depicting Street Life of the Social Classes CHEVALIER, J[ean] A[lexandre]. Nouveau Cahier de Charges a l'eau-forte; Second Cahier de Charges a l'eau-forte; Troisieme Cahier de Charges a l'eau-forte; Quatrieme Cahier de..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1935. First Openly Published U.S. Edition Illustrated and Signed By Henri Matisse JOYCE, James. [MATISSE, Henri, illustrator]. Ulysses. With an introduction by Stuart Gilbert and illustrations by Henri Matisse. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1935. First openly published American edition, limited to 1500 numbered copies signed..... More
London: Printed for J. Bell, Gallery of Fine Arts, 1806. The First Seven Volumes of One of the Most Important Women's Magazines of its Time [FASHION]. BELL, John. La Belle Assemblée; or, Bell's Court and Fashionable Magazine. London: Printed for J. Bell, Gallery of Fine Arts, 1806-1810. Volumes one through seven..... More
Paris: Chez Arnauld de Vresse, Editeur, 1857. "To Hell With The Servants!" CHAM [Pseudonym of Charles Amédée de Noé]. Au Diable les Domestiques! [To hell with the servants!]. Paris: Chez Arnauld de Vresse, Editeur, [1857]. Folio (13 1/4 9 7/8 inches; 337 x 252 mm.). Pictorial lithograph title-page and eighteen superbly..... More
Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Les Modes Parisiennes…, 1858. "The Tortures of Fashion" CHAM [Pseudonym of Charles Amédée de Noé]. Les Tortures de la Mode [The Tortures of Fashion]. Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Les Modes Parisiennes et du Journal Amusant, [1858]. Folio (13 7/16 x 10 1/2 inches; 341 x...... More
Oxford: Printed by Leon: Lichfield… for Rob: Young, & Ed. Forrest, 1640. First Complete English Edition of Bacon’s “De Augmentis Scientiarum” BACON, Sir Francis. Of the Advancement and Proficience of Learning or the Partitions of Sciences IX Bookes Written in Latin by the Most Eminent Illustrious & Famous Lord Francis..... More
London: John Murray, 1930. "Who has become the greatest medium-baiter of modern times? Undoubtedly Houdini. Who was the greatest physical medium of modern times?" DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Edge of the Unknown. London: John Murray, [1930]. First English edition. Octavo (7 5/16 x 4 7/8 inches; 186 x 124 mm.). viii, 332..... More
London: John Murray, 1918. Intended to Direct Public Attention to the Great Danger of Enemy Submarines… DOYLE, Arthur Conan. Danger! and other Stories. London: John Murray, 1918 [but 1929]. First English edition - first reissue. Small octavo (7 1/4 x 4 7/8 inches; 185 x 124 mm.). [x], 246 pp. Publisher's..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1912]. “His love of danger, his intense appreciation of the drama of an adventure…" DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Lost World. Being an account of the recent amazing adventures of Professor George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Professor Summerlee, and Mr. E.D. Malone of the “Daily Gazette.”..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1912]. "Scotland's Worst Ever Miscarriage of Justice" DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Case of Oscar Slater [Condemned for murder in 1909 and now in penal servitude].London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1912]. First English edition, first issue. Small octavo (6 x 4 3/8 inches; 152 x 110 mm.). [1-4]-5-99, [1..... More
Bristol: J.W. Arrowsmith, 11 Quay Street, [1992]. A Near Fine First Issue of Conan Doyle's Napoleonic Era, Action and Adventure Novel DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Great Shadow… Arrowsmith's Christmas Annual 1892. Bristol: J.W. Arrowsmith, 11 Quay Street, [1892]. First English edition. Small octavo (6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches; 166 x...... More
London: Smith, Elder, & Co.,, 1900. "His Descriptions of the Various Engagements are Masterpieces of Graphic Writing" DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Great Boer War… With Maps. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1900. First English edition. Octavo (8 x 5 1/4 inches; 204 x 133 mm.). x, 552, [12, publishers catalog]..... More
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