Paris: Au depot General de la Guerre, 1823. The Rare First Issue of One of the Earliest and Most Beautiful French Lithographed Military Costume Books Officially Presented to Louis XVIII by Marshal Victor, Duc de Bellune, Minister of War AUBRY, Charles. Collection des Uniformes de l'Armée Française Présentée au Roi..... More
London: Printed by C. Baldwyn, 1823. Brainsmiles By Cruikshank Twenty Hand-Colored Plates [CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator]. Points of Humour; [Part I] & Part II Illustrated by the Designs of George Cruikshank. London: Printed by C. Baldwyn, 1823 [& 1824]. First edition. Two parts bound in one. Octavo (9 3/4 x 6..... More
London: Published for the Artist, by Charles Tilt, 1833. George Cruikshank's Masterpiece in Color The Exceptionally Rare Hand-Colored Parts Issue in the Original Nine Wrappers CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. My Sketch Book. London: Published for the Artist by Charles Tilt, 1833–1834. First edition in the original nine parts. Oblong quarto (7..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie. Editeurs, 1846. Quillenbois’ Rare Album of Sixty-Nine Facetious Prophecies of Parisian Life [QUILLENBOIS, pseudonym of Charles-Marie de Sarcus, illustrator]. Prophéties Charivariques. Par Quillenbois. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., [n.d., but ca. 1846]. Large folio (13 1/8 x 9 3/4 inches; 333 x 248 mm.). Lithographed..... More
Paris: Hautecoeur Frères, 1860. Sixteen Fine Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates Many with Several Scenes ADAM, Albert, illustrator. Scènes Comiques d'après Nature. [Plates lithographed by Godard]. Paris: Hautecoeur Frères, 1860. Oblong octavo (6 5/16 x 10 inches; 161 x 253 mm.). Hand colored lithographed title-page and sixteen highly amusing hand-colored lithograph plates..... More
Paris: Aubert & Cie., 1837. One of the Finest Surviving Collections of Frédéric Bouchot's Hand-Colored Lithographs A Brilliant Panorama of Bourgeois Life, Urban Comedy, and Social Satire in July Monarchy Paris BOUCHOT, Frédéric. Débiteurs et Créanciers; Contributions indirectes; Après le carnaval; Les Malheurs d'un amant heureux; together with Les embellissements..... More
New York: Fred DeFau & Company, 1910. Robert Browning in a Striking Monastery Hill Binding The Florentine Edition - Elegantly Decorated with Inlaid Floral Tooling BROWNING, Robert. Complete Works. With an introductory essay by William Lyon Phelps. New York: Fred DeFau & Company, [1910]. Florentine Edition. Limited to 1,000 numbered..... More
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. One of Thackeray’s Great Novels - In the Original Monthly Parts as Issued THACKERAY, William Makepeace. The History of Pendennis. His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848–1850 [i.e., November 1848–December 1850]. First edition, in the original twenty-four..... More
New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1928. The Only Peter Rabbit Almanac A Beautifully Inscribed First London Edition Presented by Beatrix Potter During Her Lake District Years POTTER, Beatrix. Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929. London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., 1928. First London edition. A handsome presentation copy, inscribed by..... More
London: Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, Paternoster-Row, 1821. "Indeed, the Taste for it Amounted to a Craze" EGAN, Pierce. [CRUIKSHANK, George and Robert, illustrators]. Life In London; or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorne, Esq. and His Elegant Friend Corinthian Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian..... More
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. Edition de Luxe, with an Exceptional Original Pencil Sketch by Kate Greenaway [GREENAWAY, Kate]. SPIELMANN, M.H., and G.S. LAYARD. Kate Greenaway. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 500 numbered copies (this copy being No. 123), signed by the artist’s..... More
London: Methuen & Co., 1908. First Collected Edition Handsomely Bound by Birdsall of Northampton WILDE, Oscar. Works. London: Methuen & Co., [1908-1922]. The Picture of Dorian Gray with imprint: Paris: Charles Carrington, 1908. First collected edition including For the Love of the King which was published in 1922. One of..... 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
Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Pour Rire, [1854]. "From Lions to Sewer Rats: Doré’s Merciless Pencil Spares No Class of Parisian Society" DORÉ, Gustave. La Ménagerie Parisienne. Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Pour Rire, n.d. [1854]. First [proof] printing of this remarkable and extremely rare album, comprising 24 original lithographs..... More
Paris: De l'Imprimerie de Guillaume Desprez, 1776. Drummond de Melfort's Traité sur la Cavalerie (1776) The Definitive Eighteenth-Century Work on Cavalry Tactics, Dedicated to Louis XVI DRUMMOND DE MELFORT, Louis Hector (Compte de). Traité sur la Cavalerie. Maréchal de Camp ès Armées du Roi, & Inspecteur-Général des Troupes-Légeres. Paris: De..... More
![Item #06233 Tout ce Qu'on Voudra [As you like it]. Honoré DAUMIER](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/06233_114.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1757972974)
Paris: Chez Aubert & cie., 1847. Honoré Daumier's 'As You Like It' DAUMIER, Honoré. Tout ce Qu'on Voudra (As you like it). Paris: Chez Aubert & cie., [1847]. Folio ( 13 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches; 336 x 251 mm.). Nineteen fine lithograph plates of which seventeen are hand colored..... More
London: Privately Printed by Strangeways and Sons, 1902. The First Privately Printed Edition of Beatrix Potter’s Scarce Second Book POTTER, Beatrix. The Tailor of Gloucester. [London: Privately Printed by Strangeways and Sons], December 1902. First (privately printed) edition of Beatrix Potter’s scarce second book. One of 500 copies printed. Twelvemo..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1929. A Fine Copy of the Only Signed Limited Beatrix Potter Book POTTER, Beatrix. The Fairy Caravan. Philadelphia: David McKay Company, [1929]. Autographed edition. Limited to 100 numbered copies, signed by Beatrix Potter. Small quarto (8 5/16 x 6 1/4 inches; 212 x 159 mm.). 225, [3..... More
London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., 1930. First Edition of “Little Pig Robinson,” in the Original Dust Jacket Inscribed by Beatrix Potter on the Front Free Endpaper POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Little Pig Robinson. London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd. [1930]. First edition, second printing. Inscribed by Beatrix Potter..... More
London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd, 1930. Signed by Beatrix Potter at Hill Top During the Second World War An Exceptionally Attractive Copy with Contemporary Wartime Provenance POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Ginger & Pickles. London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., [1930]. Later edition (first published in 1909). An exceptionally..... More
London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1908. Presentation Copy of One of Beatrix Potter's Greatest Tales Inscribed by the Author Only One Year After Publication POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1908. First edition. Presentation copy inscribed on front free endpaper “For/Mr... Worrimer? /with Miss Potter’s/Compliments./ Oct..... More
London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1906. Beatrix Potter’s “Fierce Bad Rabbit” Panorama POTTER, Beatrix. The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit. London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co., [1906]. First edition, first issue (printed November 1906), with “London & New York” on the back of the..... More
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1904. First American Printing of Peter Rabbit In the Original Printed Dust Jacket POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Altemus' Wee Books for Wee Folks. Thirty-one Illustrations. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1904. First American edition, first printing. Sixteenmo. [3]-127, [3, blank] pp., including thirty-one color..... More
Paris: Camille Bonnard, 1829. The Pilgrim, or Memories of Rome Illustrated with Thirty Fine Hand Colored Copper Engraved Plates BONNARD, Camille. Le Pélerin, ou Souvenirs de Rome. Tome Premier [all published]. Paris: Camille Bonnard, 1829. First and only edition. Octavo (8 x 5 inches; 203 x127 mm.). [1-5], 6-155, [1..... More
Munich: Braun und Schneider, 1900. A quintessential example of Lothar Meggendorfer’s unparalleled ability to seamlessly merge art, humor, and mechanics into one harmonious creation [MOVABLE]. MEGGENDORFER, Lothar. Lebende Thierbilder. Ein Ziehbilderbuch. Vierzehnte Auflage. Verlag von Braun und Schneider in München, ca. 1900. [Living Animal Pictures. A drawing picture book. Fourteenth..... More
