Chicago: Geo. M. Hill Co,, 1901. Inscribed by L. Frank Baum to Fellow Author Harold McGrath With a Page of the Original Manuscript BAUM, L. Frank. Dot and Tot of Merryland? Pictures by W.W. Denslow. Chicago: Geo. M. Hill Co., 1901. Small quarto (8 5/16 x 6 3/8..... More
Paris: Chez Bauger, 1837. Deceit! Thy Name Is Woman! GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Fourberies de femmes. Paris: Chez Aubert gal. Véro-Dodat, [n.d., 1837]. First edition, first series only. Folio (13 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches; 342 x 261 mm.). Twelve hand-colored plates lithographed by Caboche, all heightened..... More
London: Printed by J. Diggins; Published at R. Ackermann?s Repository of Arts, 1815. "The Union of the Gruesome and the Grotesque" Thomas Rowlandson's 'The English Dance of Death' [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator]. [COMBE, William]. The English Dance of Death, from the designs of Thomas Rowlandson, with Metrical Illustrations, by the author..... More
Paris: Maison Martinet / Hautecoeur Frères, 1860. Oh, What Fun To Travel! (Not) In Twenty Scarce Lithographs CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de Noé). Ah quel plaisir de voyager! Paris: Maison Martinet / Hautecoeur Frères, n.d. [ca. 1860]. First edition. Folio (13 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches; 349 x 261 mm.)..... More
Paris: Gallimard, 1947. A Superb Fine First Edition of Albert Camus' Existentialist Classic Novel - La Peste Inscribed Twice on the Half-Title by Albert Camus CAMUS, Albert. La Peste. Paris: Librairie Gallimard, 1947. Limited to 215 copies sur vélin pur fil des Papeteries Lafuma-Navarre, of which this is number 143..... More
Paris: A. Capendu Editeur, 1900. Scholarly Animals "Living the Good Life" [MOVABLE]. REYNAUD, Adeline. Allo, Allo! Bostock. Grand Album d'Animaux Savants. Paris: A. Capendu-Editeur, [n.d., ca. 1900]. Folio (14 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches; 365 x 240 mm.). Lithograph title-page (recto of page [2] and six full-page colored lever-operated moveable..... More
Paris: Imp. Lemercier, 57 R. de Seine, 1852. The Harlequin Coat Twelve Lithographed Plates by Gavarni GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Le Manteau d?Arlequin par Gavarni. Paris: Imp. Lemercier, n.d., 1852]. Large folio (14 9/16 x 10 1/2 inches; 370 x 267 mm.). Twelve lithographed plates. Title from..... More
Paris: Arnould De Vresse, Editeur, 1850. Lessons in Hygiene as Illustrated by Cham CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de Noé). Cours d'Hygiène par Cham. Paris: Arnould De Vresse, Editeur, [1850]. First edition. Folio (13 1/4 x 10 inches; 337 x 254 mm.). Pictorial lithograph title and eighteen fine lithograph plates. Some..... More
Paris: Amédée Bédelet, [1857]. Twenty Hand Colored Lithograph Plates Depicting the Species in the Second Oldest Zoological Gardens in the World PAUQUET, Jean Louis Charles, illustrator. Jardin des Plantes: La Ménagerie et la Vallée Suisse. Dessins d'après Nature par Pauquet, Lithographiés par Bocquin. Texte Illustré de 140 Vignettes sur Bois..... More
[Paris]: Lithographie de C. Motte rue des Marais, no. 15, 1825. 'Walks on the Parisian Quays' A Wonderful Tour of the River Seine from Quai de Bourbon to Quai d'Orsay in Panorama Form [PANORAMA]. MOTTE, Charles Étienne Pierre, lithographer. A Paris. Promenades sur les Quais. [Paris]: Lithographie de C. Motte..... More
Paris: Chez l'éditeur, 1827. The Costumes of the Women of Hamburg, Tyrol, Holland, Switzerland, Franconia, Spain, the Kingdom of Naples One Hundred and Five Superb Hand Colored Plates by Lanté and Gatine LANTÉ, Louis-Marie. GATINE, Georges-Jacques. LA MÉSANGÈRE, Pierre. Costumes des femmes de Hambourg, du Tyrol, de la Hollande, de..... More
Paris: Publié par Firmin Didot frères, et Lami-Denozan [and] London: Colnaghi Son et Co.?, 1829. Twenty-Eight Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting Lami and Monnier?s ?Travels in England? Complete with the Very Scarce Additional Four Plates [LAMI, Eugène, and Henry Monnier, illustrators]. Voyage en Angleterre, par Eug. Lami et H. Monnier. Paris..... More
London: Thomas M'Lean, 1822. "One Season Makes a Proficient; Practice Makes Perfect" But - Peter Pop and Sam Slop are A Danger to the Peace ALKEN, Henry. A Cockney's Shooting Season, in Suffolk, By Henry Alken. Containing The Remarkable Adventures that actually occurred to a young Cit on a visit..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. First Trade Edition of Kay Nielsen's In Powder & Crinoline Twenty-Four Superb Mounted Color Plates Nielsen, Kay, illustrator. Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur. In Powder & Crinoline. Old Fairy Tales Retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1913]. First trade edition..... More
Paris: Au Bureau du Journal des Dames, 1798. A "Printed Masterpiece" "The Most Interesting and Most Rare Collection" of Contemporary Fashion and Manners DEBUCOURT, Philibert-Louis. Modes et Manières du Jour, à Paris, à la fin du 18ême Siècle et au Commencement de 19ême; Collection de 52 Gravures Colorieés. Paris: Au..... More
Paris: H. Duru, 1840. A Fine Hand-Colored Juvenile Panorama [PANORAMA]. DURU, H. Françoise ou la bonne petite Soeur. [Paris]: H. Duru, [ca. 1840]. Small square octavo (6 1/4 x 4 7/8 inches; 159 x 124 mm.). The Panorama leaves individually measure 5 3/8 x 4 3/8 inches; 137 x 111..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1850. Charles Perrault's Cinderella, Puss in Boots, The Sleeping Beauty & The Tale of the Lone Fairy Depicted in Color by French Illustrator Edmond Morin PERRAULT, Charles. [MORIN, Edmond, illustrator]. Contes des Fées. [first volume only of two]. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., [n.d., ca..... More
Paris: Gide fils, 1823-24. Scarce Awkward Clashes! Trés Amusant! Trés Rare Inopportune Social and Personal Events Eugène Lami's Interpretation of Thomas Rowlandson's Miseries of Human Life LAMI, Eugène. Les Contretems en Caricatures. Paris: Gide fils, [Dec.]1823 - [Jan.]1824. First editions of both series complete. Oblong octavo (8 1/4 x 10..... More
Paris: Arnauld de Vresse, Editeur, [1860]. Eighteen Hand-Colored Lithographs Depicting the Antics of the Austrian Army During the Italian Campaign of 1859. BARIC, [Jules Jean Antoine]. Les Autrichiens en Italie. Par Baric. Paris: Arnauld de Vresse, Editeur, [n.d., ca. 1860]. First (only?) edition. Folio (13 1/4 x 10 inches; 336..... More
Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari et Chez Martinet, [1859]. 'The Pretty Women of Paris' as seen by Édouard de Beaumont Depicted in Thirty Fine Hand Colored Lithograph Plates BEAUMONT, Charles-Édouard de. Nos Jolies Parisiennes (The Pretty Women of Paris). Album par Édouard de Beaumont. Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari et..... More
Paris: Chez Gihaut Freres... et Sazerac et Duval, 1826. The Disadvantages of Traveling by Stagecoach Illustrated in Twelve Highly Amusing Lithographs LEPRINCE, Xavier. Inconvéniens d'un Voyage en Diligence. [The Disadvantages of Traveling by Stagecoach]. Douze Tableaux, Lithographiés par... Paris: Chez Gihaut Freres... et Sazerac et Duval, 1826]. First edition. Oblong..... More
Paris: Gide fils, 1823-24. Scarce Awkward Clashes! Trés Amusant! Trés Rare Inopportune Social and Personal Events LAMI, Eugène. Les Contretems en Caricatures. Paris: Gide fils, 1823-24. First and Second Series Complete. First edition. Oblong octavo (7 5/8 x 10 5/8 in; 195 x 272 mm). Twenty-four hand-colored lithographs printed by..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1913. Arthur Rackham's favorite Nursery Rhymes from his own Nursery Days RACKHAM, Arthur. Mother Goose. The Old Nursery Rhymes. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, n.d. [1913]. First trade edition, first issue? with pictorial endpapers BUT no date on verso of title-page. Octavo (7 15/16 x...... More
London : , 1912. A Truly Beautiful Illuminated Manuscript on Roman Vellum by Sidney Farnsworth Francis Thompson (possibly Jack the Ripper) Infamous Ode "The Hound of Heaven" Elegantly Bound by Rivière & Son FARNSWORTH, Sidney, scribe & illuminator. [RIVIÈRE & SON, binders]. THOMPSON, Francis. The Hound of Heaven. A Poem..... More
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Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie. Editeurs, 1848. Three incredibly rare suites by Charles Beaumont bound together in one album Together with Eighteen Hand Colored Lithographs from Three of his Other Works BEAUMONT, Charles-Édouard de. Les Vésuviennes ou les Soldats pour rire? complete [and] Quartier de la Boule Rouge? complete [and]..... More
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