London: Published for the Artist by Frederick Arnold, 1873. 1873 Re-Issue of Cruikshank's Phrenological Illustrations with Six Hand Colored Engraved Plates Presentation Copy from George Cruikshank to his dear friend, John Paget CRUIKSHANK, George. Phrenological Illustrations Or, An Artist's View of the Craniological System of Doctors Gall and Spurzheim..... More
London: Printed for John Crook, 1665. A Milestone in the History of Chemistry Robert Boyle’s Treatise on Cold Proving that Ice has a Smaller Specific Gravity than Water And that it Must Therefore Expand on Freezing BOYLE, Robert. New Experiments and Observations Touching Cold, or An Experimental..... More
Paris: Delpech Editeur, 1829. Six Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting Military Scenes [LAMI, Eugène, illustrator]. Souvenirs du camp de Luneville. Paris: Delpech Editeur, 1829. Oblong folio (8 5/8 x 11 3/4 inches; 220 x 298 mm.). Lithographed vignette title-page and six hand-colored lithographed plates. Plates lithographed by..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1850. Fifteen Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Caricaturing the British [CHAM, illustrator]. Mœurs Britanniques. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., [n.d., ca. 1850]. Large folio (12 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches; 327 x 244 mm.). Hand-colored lithographed title and fifteen numbered hand-colored lithographed plates, heightened with gum arabic..... More
London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1873. First Edition of the Poet Laureate Robert Bridges First Collection of Poems In a Spectacular Zaehnsdorf 'Exhibition' Binding [BINDING]. ZAEHNSDORF, binders. BRIDGES, Robert. Poems by Robert Bridges Batchelor of Arts in the University of Oxford. London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1873. First edition. Octavo (7 3/8..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd, 1896. A Fine and Early Exhibition Binding by Zaehnsdorf [BINDING]. ZAEHNSDORF, binders. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám the Astronomer-Poet of Persia. Rendered into English Verse. London: Macmillan and Co., 1894. Octavo (8 x 5 1/2 inches; 204 x 140 mm.). [iv], 112 pp. Bound ca. 1896..... More
London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1904. A Spectacular Early Bayntun Binding on a Finely Printed Rubaiyat Illustrated by Gilbert James Deluxe Edition with the Twelve Photogravure Plates Hand -Colored [BINDING]. BAYNTUN, binder. The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald. With Twelve Hand-colored Plates after Drawings by Gilbert..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1894. "Vedder's ‘Rubáiyát’ set the standard for the artist-designed book in America and England.” In a Superb Early Twentieth Century Inlaid Binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe [BINDING]. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. FITZGERALD, Edward, Translator and Editor. VEDDER, Elihu, Illustrator. KHAYYAM, Omar. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám..... More
London: Edward Moxon, 1854. "A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever: its Loveliness Increases; It will Never Pass into Nothingness" COSWAY-STYLE BINDING. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. KEATS, John. The Poetical Works of John Keats. With a Memoir by Richard Monckton Milnes. Illustrated by 120 designs, original and from the..... More
London: The Curwen Press, 1980. The Cecile E. MacTaggart Rubáiyát illustrated by Dulac and Pogany Limited to 250 Copies Finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe RUBÁIYÁT OF OMAR KHAYYÁM. DULAC, Edmund, illustrator. POGANY, Willy, illustrator. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. A personal selection from the five editions of Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrations..... More
London: Punch, 1848. Besieged by demands from his Wife and Stepdaughters, He wishes that he were 'Made of Money JERROLD, Douglas. A Man Made of Money. With Twelve Illustrations on Steel by John Leech. London: Published at the Punch Office, 1848-49. First edition. Six original octavo parts (8 1/8 x...... More
London: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 1927. "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake…" The Story of the Napoleon Bonaparte In a Fine Cosway-Style Binding COSWAY-STYLE BINDING. [SSZ] binders for ASPREY'S. LUDWIG, Emil. Napoleon Translated by Eden and Cedar Paul. London: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 1927..... More
Paris: Chez Gihaut frères, 1828. Henry Monnier's Rare Album of Parisian Manners MONNIER, Henry. Moeurs Parisiennes… [Parisian Manners]. Paris: Chez Gihaut frères, 1828. First edition. Large oblong quarto (10 7/8 x 14 inches; 276 x 355 mm.). Original wrapper as lithograph title-page and ten humorous hand colored plates lithographed by..... More
Venice: Appresso Francesco Baba, 1633. First Edition of Antonio Rocco's Important and Rare Critique of Galileo's Dialogo, Published within a year of the Dialogo. ROCCO, Antonio. Esercitationi filosofiche di D. Antonio Rocco filosofo peripatetico. Le quali versano in considerare le Positioni, & Obiettioni, che si contengono nel Dialogo del Signor..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay Co., 1942. A Finely Bound Rubaiyat Illustrated by Willy Pogany POGANY, Willy, illustrator. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám in English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrations by Willy Pogany. Philadelphia: David McKay Co., [1942]. Small folio (9 7/8 x 7 1/16 inches; 250 x 180 mm.). [127], [1, printers..... More
London: Robt. Riviére & Son., Ltd., 1928. An Exceptionally Fine Rivière Rubaiyat With Twelve Hand-Colored Illustrations by Gilbert James [RIVIÈRE & Son, binders]. The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald. [Illustrated by Gilbert James]. London: Robt. Riviére & Son., Ltd., 1928. "This special edition of the Rubáiyát of..... More
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London: Methuen & Co.,, 1924-28. "People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day… Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.” A Fine First Edition Set of the Four “Pooh” Books in their..... More
Paris: Chez Desnos, 1765. A Remarkably Fine Miniature Atlas with Thirty-Two Hand Colored Maps In its Original French Red Morocco Binding [MINIATURE ATLAS]. Alamanach Geographique ou Petit Atlas Élémentaire Composé de Cartes gènèrales et particulaire des diffèrens Empires, Royaumes at Républiques de l'Europe et des autres Parties de la Terre…..... More
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Paris: Gihaut Frères, éditeurs, 1825. One of Henry Monnier's Earliest Works Ten Superb Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates Depicting 'Absurd Fads' Bound together with Four of the Plates from the 'Série Anglaise' MONNIER, Henry, illustrator. [Modes et Ridicules] & [Séries Anglaise]. Paris: Gihaut Frères, éditeurs, 1825. Large folio (13 3/8 x 9..... More
London: Sold by Reeves & Turner, 1892. The First Kelmscott Press Book to be Bound in Limp Vellum, and the Only One Lettered by Hand on the Spine [KELMSCOTT PRESS]. MORRIS, William. The Defence of Guenevere, and Other Poems. [London: Sold by Reeves & Turner, 1892]. One of 300 paper..... More
[New York]: A few copies only printed for the artist's friends, 1930. Ten Amusing 'Erotic' Plates by Thomas Rowlandson ROWLANDSON, Thomas. Pretty Little Games for Young Ladies & Gentleman. With Pictures of Good Old English Sports and Pastimes. By T. Rowlandson. [n.p.]: A few copies only printed for the artist's..... More
Paris: Arnauld de Vresse, 1855. "Whisperings in the Ear" "A Little Bit of One's True Self" COMBA, Pierre-Paul. Le Bout de L'Oreille par Comba. Paris: Arnauld de Vresse, [ca. 1855]. Folio (12 15/16 x 10 inches; 338 x 254 mm.). Pictorial hand colored lithograph title and eighteen fine and amusing..... More
Paris: Chez Gihaut frères, 1832. Ten Charming Hand-Colored Lithographs of French Upper Class Country Life LAMI, Eugène. La Vie de château. [Second Series]. Paris: Chez Gihaut frères, éditeurs, [n.d., 1832-1833]. Oblong folio volume (10 1/4 x 13 1/8 inches; 260 x 333 mm.). Ten numbered hand-colored lithographed plates. Some light..... More
Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, 1840. Twenty Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting the Costumes and Dancing at the “Bal Chicard” GAVARNI [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Souvenirs du Bal Chicard. Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, [n.d., ca. 1840]. Large quarto (13 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches; 338 x 266 mm.). Lithograph..... More
Lyon: Apud Antonium Vincentium (Excudebat Michael Sylvius), 1558. A Very Fine Sammelband of Six Aristotle Science Texts From Lyons Publisher Antoine Vincent Produced for the 'Renaissance student' In a Magnificently Preserved 'Renaissance Binding' ARISTOTELES. Physicorum Aristotelis libri. [Of Physics]. Joanne Argyropylo & Francis. Vatablo interprete. Lyon: Apud AntoniumVincentium (Excudebat Michael..... More
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