London: William Tweedie, [1857]. Original Edition of George Cruikshank's Famous Speech on Education With Three Wood Engravings Presentation Copy to Fellow Writer and Publisher Octavian Blewitt CRUIKSHANK, George. A Slice of Bread and Butter, cut by G. Cruikshank, Being the substance of a speech delivered at a public meeting, held..... More
London: J. Bailey, 1815. The Albert M. Cohn - William Hartmann Woodin Copy [CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator]. LLOYD (G.) & SYMES (R.). The Improved Art of Riding, Exemplified in the Following Rules, To mount a Horse with Ease and Dexterity, and to Sit Him with Grace and Dignity, To Manage the..... More
London: Frederick Arnold, 1863. A Fine and Important Association Copy Inscribed by George Cruikshank to Fellow Illustrator Frederick William Pailthorpe CRUIKSHANK, George. A Discovery concerning Ghosts; with a Rap at the "Spirit-Rappers" Illustrated with cuts. Dedicated to the "Ghost Club". London, Frederick Arnold, 1863. Inscribed by George Cruikshank on the..... More
London: Cowie and Strange, 1827. The William Hartmann Woodin Copy Together with an India Paper Proof Before Letters, of the George Cruikshank Frontispiece CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. HARCOURT , John. John Harcourt's Original Jests. London: Cowie and Strange, 1827. First edition adorned with an engraved frontispiece by George Cruikshank and a...... More
London: David Bogue, 1849. First Edition with George Cruikshank's Original Pencil Sketch for the Frontispiece From the Libary of Albert M. Cohn CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. REACH, Angus B. Clement Lorimer; or, the Book with the Iron Clasps. A Romance. illustrated by George Cruikshank. London, David Bogue, 1849. First edition with..... More
London: David Bogue, 1848. 'Warnings about Men to Avoid when Searching for a Husband' Illustrated by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. MAYHEW, Henry & Augustus. Whom to Marry and How to get Married! or, The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Husband. Edited by the brothers Mayhew..... More
London: Hurst, Chance & Co., 1830. The Adventures of the Blunderhead Family in Bath One of a Few Copies with the Cruikshank Etchings on India Paper With a Signed George Cruikshank Letter asking for Money… CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. ANSTEY, Christopher. The New Bath Guide; or Memoirs of the B-N-R-D family..... More
London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co., Edinburgh: Fraser and Co., 1837. Rare Set of Proofs on India Paper CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. [Scenes from the life of Edward Lascelles]. [London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co., Edinburgh: Fraser and Co., 1837]. Oblong quarto (8 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches; 209 x 242 mm.). Four..... More
London: George Redway, 1884. With the original Pen & Ink Drawing for the Portrait Frontispiece [CRUIKSHANK, George]. THACKERAY, William Makepeace. An Essay on the Genius of George Cruikshank. Reprinted verbatim from the "Westminster Review" edited with a prefatory note on Thackeray as an artist and art-critic by W. E. Church…..... More
London: Printed for Thomas Tegg, 1839. Sergeant Bell's 'Peep-Show' CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. [MOGRIDGE (George)]. Sergeant Bell, and his Raree-Show. Embellished with wood cuts by Cruikshanks [sic], Thompson, Williams, etc. London, Printed for Thomas Tegg, 1839. First edition. Small square octavo (5 3/16 x 4 inches; 132 x 101 mm.). [viii]..... More
Paris: J. Hetzel, 1846. A Remarkable Survival GAVARNI, Paul, illustrator. Oeuvres Choisies de Gavarni. Revues, corrigées et nouvellemant classées par l'Auteur. Études de Moeurs Contemporaines. Paris: J. Hetzel, 1846. First Collected Edition. Two octavo volumes (10 7/16 x 7 1/4 inches; 265 x 184 mm.). Lithograph frontispiece, [xii], 39 plates;..... More
London: D. Bogue [&] George Routledge and Sons, 1854. Cinderella and Jack & The Bean-Stalk Illustrated by George Cruikshank Handsomely bound by Zaehnsdorf CRUIKSHANK, George. George Cruikshank's Fairy Library. Cinderella and the Glass Slipper. Edited and illustrated with ten subjects, designed and etched on steel, by George Cruikshank. London: David..... More
London: Day and Son, 1855. The First Quarto Edition in the Deluxe Binding The Most Ambitious Work Ever Published In England With 250 Lithographed Plates ROBERTS, David. The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia after Lithographs by Louis Haghe from Drawings made on the spot by David Roberts..... More
London: Cecil Palmer, 1929. "The Largest Format of Any of Jessie M. King’s Illustrated Books" KING, Jessie M., illustrator. [GEMMELL, Mrs. Alexander]. Mummy's Bedtime Story Book. By "Marion". Illustrated by Jessie M. King. London: Cecil Palmer, [1929]. First edition. Large quarto (11 1/4 x 8 7/8 inches; 286 x 225..... More
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London: John White, 1808. A Rare Series of Plates depicting the Characters of Seventeenth Century England and France [HAMILTON, Anthony]. [Memoirs of Count Grammont.] A series of thirty-nine stipple plates printed in colors. [London: John White, 1808]. Quarto (11 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches; 299 x 216 mm.). A rare..... More
Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonius van Waesberge et Elizium Weyerstraet, 1667. The True First Edition of Kircher's China Monumentis KIRCHER, Athanasius. China Monumentis, qua Sacris quà Profanis, Nec non variis Naturae & Artis Spectaculis, Aliarumque rerum memorabilium Argumentis Illustrata. Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonium á Waesberge & Elizium Weyerstraet, 1667. First edition. Large folio..... More
London: Raphael Tuck, 1903. "Would you like to hear a secret which you must'nt breathe again… Well the Cats and Dogs for miles around have bothered Mr.Wain" WAIN, Louis, illustrator. Big Dogs, Little Dogs, Cats and Kittens. London: Raphael Tuck, [1903]. First edition. Folio (13 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches;..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1920. Harry Clarke Illustrates from Hilaire Belloc to William Butler Yeats Twelve superb color plates, Twelve tinted plates and twenty-two black and white Vignettes [CLARKE, Harry, illustrator]. [WALTERS, Lettice d’Oyly, compiler]. The Year’s at the Spring. An Anthology of Recent Poetry Compiled by..... More
Jerusalem [and] Tel-Aviv:: Published by “Massadah” and “Alumoth” , 1957. "Worthy to be Placed Among the Most Beautiful of Books that the Hand of Man has Produced" One of a very few copies of the trade edition bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe [SZYK, Arthur, illustrator]. The Haggadah. Executed by Arthur..... More
Paris: F.L. Schmied aux dépens de M.M. Gonin et Cie., 1928. Francois-Louis Schmied's La Création - The First Three Chapters of Genesis With Two Original Watercolors and an Original Unpublished Pochoir Plate In a Superb Art Deco Binding by Gonin from a Design by Schmied SCHMIED, François-Louis, illustrator. MARDRUS, Joseph..... More
London: Hutchinson & Co., Ltd., 1934. "The more serious the business undertaking, the funnier his drawings became" ROBINSON, W. Heath. Absurdities. A Book of Collected Drawings. London: Hutchinson & Co., Ltd., [1934]. First Edition. Folio (12 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches; 311 x 251 mm.). [i]-vi, 7-95, [96] pp. Ninety..... More
[London]: Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. "So Exquisite as to Make One Hold One’s Breath" [DULAC, Edmund, illustrator]. [ARABIAN NIGHTS]. Princess Badoura. A Tale from the Arabian Nights. Retold by Laurence Housman. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [n.d., 1913]. Edition De Luxe. Limited to seven hundred and fifty..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. A Collection of the World's Best Fairy Tales Illustrated by Violet Brunton BRUNTON, Violet, illustrator. Silver Magic. A Collection of the World's Best Fairy Fairy Tales from all Countries. Edited and Arranged by Romer Wilson. With Illustrations in Colour & Line by Violet Brunton. London: Jonathan..... More
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1925. Maxfield Parrish Illustrates "The Knave of Hearts” PARRISH, Maxfield, illustrator. SAUNDERS, Louise. The Knave of Hearts. With Pictures by Maxfield Parrish. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1925. First edition. Large quarto (13 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches; 350 x 292 mm.). [6], 46, [1]..... More
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. First Edition. Small quarto (8 5/16 x 6 3/8..... More
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