Paris: Chez Delpech, 1820. Charles Vernet's 'Cries of Paris' Illustrated with One Hundred Fine Hand Colored Lithograph Plates VERNET, C[arle]. [Cris de Paris dessinés d’après nature]. Paris: Chez Delpech, [n.d., ca. 1820]. First Edition. Large folio (14 5/16 x 10 7/8 inches; 363 x 275 mm.). One hundred very fine hand-colored..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1836. First Edition, First Issue Set of The Library of Fiction, With Two Sketches by “Boz” and Plates by Seymour and Buss [DICKENS, Charles, contributor]. The Library of Fiction, or Family Story-Teller; Consisting of Original Tales, Essays, and Sketches of Character. With Fourteen Illustrations. Vol. I...... More
London: Printed for Rodwell and Martin, 1819. Twelve Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates Depicting the Victories of the Duke of Wellington WESTALL, R[ichard]. Victories of the Duke of Wellington, from Drawings by R. Westall, R.A. London: Printed for Rodwell and Martin, 1819. First edition. Large quarto (12 1/8 x 9 3/4 inches;... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1907. "Stories From the Arabian Nights is Dulac's Most Important Book" (Hughey) Edition De Luxe - One of 350 Signed Copies Fifty Mounted Color Plates DULAC, Edmund, illustrator. Stories from The Arabian Nights. Retold by Laurence Housman. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1907]. Edition de Luxe, limited to three... More
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London: , 1864. A Complete Set of the Proofs on India Paper of the Twenty-Four Plates in the Series Four Signed in Pencil by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George. [The Fairy Library]. [London: D. Bogue / Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1853, 1854, 1854 & 1864]. A Complete Set of the Etched Proofs on... More
Paris: Publié par Firmin Didot frères, et Lami-Denozan [and] London: Colnaghi Son et Co.…, 1829. Twenty-Four Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting Lami and Monnier’s “Travels in England” [LAMI, Eugène, and Henry Monnier, illustrators]. Voyage en Angleterre, par Eug. Lami et H. Monnier. Paris: Publié par Firmin Didot Frères, et Lami-Denozan [and] London: Colnaghi..... More
Paris: J. Langlume, 1840. A Remarkable Survival of a Mid-Nineteenth Century Parisian Childrens' Coloring Book [LANGLUMÉ, J, publisher]. Le Petit Album de Dessin et d'Aquarelle [Petits Sujets variés]. Paris: J. Langlume, [ca. 1840]. First (only) edition. Small oblong twelvemo (4 3/8 x 5 inches; 112 x 127 mm.). Early ink signature... More
Paris: Chez l'Auteur, et chez Megré; à Versailles chez Blaizot, 1765. With Twenty-Three Very Fine Hand Colored Engraved Plates Depicting French & Italian Actors An Exceptionally Fine Example in its Original French Red Morocco binding WHIRSKER, artist. [FESCH, Jean Louis]. Le Métamorphoses de Melpomene et de Thalie, ou Caracteres Dramatiques des Comedies..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1838. "The Most Celebrated of English Clowns" Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi Superbly Bound by Bayntun ca. 1920 Four Magnificent Color Pictorial Inlaid Characters Handsomely Extra-Illustrated [DICKENS, Charles]. BAYNTUN, binder. Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by "Boz." With Illustrations by George Cruikshank. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. [II.] London: Richard Bentley, 1838..... More
London: J.J. Stockdale, 1825. "Here’s a piece of pork and greens!" Unknown to both Abbey and Tooley Twelve Fine Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates WILSON, Harriette. [FINDLAY, J., illustrator]. Paris Lions and London Tigers… London: J.J. Stockdale, 1825. First edition. Small octavo (6 5/8 x 4 1/8 inches; 168 x 105 mm.). 231, [1, advertisements]... More
London: Elkin Matthews and John Lane, 1894. An Exceptionally Rare Example with the Addition of all Three of the Suppressed Plates bound in WILDE, Oscar. BEARDSLEY, Aubrey, illustrator. Salomé. A Tragedy in One Act. Translated from the French of Oscar Wilde [by Lord Alfred Douglas]: Pictured by Aubrey Beardsley. London: Elkin..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1915. Edition de Luxe, Signed by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. DICKENS, Charles. A Christmas Carol. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, [1915]. Limited to 525 numbered copies, of which 500 are for sale in Great Britain, Ireland and Colonies (this copy being No. 56), signed by Arthur... More
London: Published by R. Alistair McAlpine, 1974. "The Greatest Literary Hoax of the Twentieth Century" MALLEY, Ern. NOLAN, Sidney, artist. The Darkening Ecliptic. Poems by Ern Malley. Paintings by Sidney Nolan, Preface by Robert Melville. Introduction by Elwyn Lynn. [London]: Published by R. Alistair McAlpine, 1974. First edition. Limited to 1,000... More
Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1901. One of Ten Copies Printed on vellum With Ten Fine Initial Letters Printed in Red and Black ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel. RICKETTS, Charles. MOSHER, Thomas B. The Blessed Damozel. [colophon: Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1901]. First Variorum Edition. One of Ten Copies Printed on Vellum (this... More
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1975. STOKER, Bram. WOLF, Leonard. Wilfried Sätty, illustrator. The Annotated Dracula. Introduction, Notes, and Bibliography by Leonard Wolf. Art by Sätty. With Maps, Drawings, and Photographs. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., [1975]. First edition thus. Large quarto ( 11 x 8 1/2 inches; 280... More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. "The Ultimate Secret has been stolen. The trouble is, it's so secret that no knows what it is. Obviously it has to be retrieved, and Dick Deadeye is just the man to do it." SEARLE, Ronald. Dick Deadeye based on the drawings of Ronald Searle... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. The Belles of St. Trinian's and other Cartoons SEARLE, Ronald. The Female Approach. Cartoons by Ronald Searle with an Introduction by Malcolm Muggeridge, Editor of Punch. London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. First American Edition. Small quarto (10 x 7 1/4 inches; 253 x 184 mm.)... More
London: Macdonald, 1949. "Hearties and Half-Wits" SEARLE, Ronald. The Female Approach. With masculine sidelights by Ronald Searle. With a letter from Max Beerbohm. London: Macdonald, [1949]. First edition. Octavo (7 13/16 x 5 1/8 inches; 199 x 130 mm.). 96 pp. Illustrated throughout in black & white, mainly full-page. Publisher's cream... More
London: Macmillan, 2006. Signed by Jeffrey Archer ARCHER, Jeffey. SEARLE, Ronald, illustrator. Cat O' Nine Tails. And Other Stories. Drawings by Ronald Searle. London: Macmillan, [2006]. First edition. Signed by Jeffrey Archer in black ink on the title-page. Small quarto (9 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches; 246 x 190 mm.). x, 262... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1949. Joseph and his Brothers Illustrated by Arthur Szyk SZYK, Arthur, illustrator. The Story of Joseph and his Brothers. As told in the King James version of the Holy Bible & Illustrated by Arthur Szyk. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1949. Limited to 2500 copies of... More
[London]: The Daily Telegraph, 1914. With Color Illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielsen & Maxfield Parrish [RACKHAM, Arthur. DULAC, Edmund. NIELSEN, Kay. PARRISH, Maxfield, et al, illustrators]. King Albert's Book. A Tribute to the Belgian King and People From Representative Men and Women Throughout the World. N.p. [London]: The Daily..... More
Philadelphia & Toronto: John C. Winston Company, 1947. Arthur Szyk Illustrates The Ten Commandments SZYK, Arthur, illustrator. The Ten Commandments. Philadelphia & Toronto: John C. Winston Company, [1947]. First trade edition. Small quarto (9 15/16 x 7 1/2 inches; 253 x 190 mm.). 32 unnumbered French-folded pages. Each of the Ten Commandments... More
New York: Whitman, 1936. A Fine Linen-Like Finish Untearable Book on Dogs [PICTURE BOOK]. BUTLER, B, illustrator. Dogs and Their Friends. Linen-like finish. Poughkeepsie, New York: Whitman Publishing Co., [1936]. Large quarto (12 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches; 320 x 248 mm.). 12 pp. (including covers). Eleven full-page color illustrations and one... More
London: The Folio Society, 1962. Sonnets from the Portuguese BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. Sonnets from the Portuguese. Introduction by Dorothy Hewlett. Decorations by Reynolds Stone. London: The Folio Society, 1962. Octavo ( 7 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches; 200 x 130 mm.). xiv, [2], 44, [4, index] pp. Publisher's embroidered silk in... More
London: The Folio Society Ltd, 1958. With Eight Fine Full-Page Woodcut Illustrations by Mark Severin SAIKAKU, Ihara. SEVERIN, Mark, illustrator. Five Japanese Love Stories (Koshoku Gonin Onna). Translated into English by William Theodore de Bary. Wood Engravings by Mark Severin. London: The Folio Society, 1958. Octavo (8 x 5 1/2 inches; 204... More
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