London: [Printed by W. Kohler for Messrs. Fores, 1842. The Christening Procession for the Prince of Wales [DOYLE, Richard]. The Christening Procession of Prince Taffy [later King Edward VII]. [Printed by W. Kohler for Messrs. Fores, Published 1, March, 1842]. Oblong twelvemo (4 15/16 x 8 5/8 inches; 126 x...... More
London: Published by I. B. Brooks, 1835. My Lord Mayor's Album by Henry Heath Twenty-Four Highly Amusing Hand Colored Lithograph Plates [HEATH, Henry, illustrator]. My Lord Mayor's Album or Cockney Sports. London: Published by I. B. Brooks, 1st January 1835. First edition. Small folio (10 x 7 1/8 inches; 255..... More
Paris: Gabriel De Gonet, Éditeur, 1847. Grandville's Favorite Work "Poetic and Gracious Originality, Dexterity of Mind and Observation" [GRANDVILLE, J.J., illustrator]. DELORD, Taxile. Les Fleurs Animées. Introductions Par Alph. Karr, Texte Par Taxile Delord Première Partie [&] Deuxième Partie. Paris: Gabriel De Gonet, Éditeur, [no date but 1847]. First edition..... More
London: Albert Jackson, 1894. Lost for Forty-Seven Years Thomas Onwhyn's Additional Illustrations to Pickwick ONWHYN, Thomas, illustrator. DICKENS, Charles. 12 Illustrations to the Pickwick Papers. London: Albert Jackson, [1894]. First edition. Large octavo (10 5/8 x 7 1/4 inches; 270 x 184 mm.). Facsimile green wrapper "12 Illustrations to the..... More
London: Printed for White, Cochrane, and Co., 1814. The Key Companion To Malory's Morte d'Arthur With Twenty-Five Hand-Colored Engravings In Fine Contemporary Straight-Grain Morocco [ARTHURIANA]. BOURCHIER, John Lord Berners (trans.). The History of the Valiant Knight Arthur of Little Britain. A Romance of Chivalry. Originally Translated From the French by..... More
Paris: Aubert & Cie,, 1851. 'Pastorales' or The Romance of Country Life Fifty highly amusing hand-colored Lithographs by Honoré Daumier Depicting the trials and tribulations of Country Life Exceptionally Rare with no other Examples Located DAUMIER, Honoré. Pastorales. [Romance of Country Life]. Paris: Aubert & Cie, [1851]. First Collected Edition..... More
London: Pubd. by Thos McLean, 1826. Excessively Rare Series of Caricatures of the London Theater LANE, T[heodore]. Theatrical Pleasures. London: Pubd. by Thos. McLean, [n.d., ca. 1826]. First edition, complete. Large quarto (12 5/8 x inches; 321 x mm.). Six numbered hand-colored engraved plates each tipped-onto hinged stiff card mounts..... More
London: S. and J. Fuller, 1822. William Pyne's The Social Club The Pyne Family Copy in the Original Parts Most Likely the Finest Copy Extant PYNE, William Henry. The Social Club: Consisting of a Series of Stories; and Accompanied by Humourous Prints of each Subject, Engraved and Coloured in Imitation..... More
Paris: Giraldon Bovinet, 1828. "Perhaps the most piquant and original of Monnier's albums" MONNIER, Henry. Les Grisettes Leurs Moeurs, leurs Habitudes, leurs bonnes Qualités, leurs Préjugés, leurs Erreurs, leurs Faiblesses, & C. Dessinés d'après Nature au sein de leurs plaisirs, de leurs occupations, &c &c. par Henry Monnier. Paris: Giraldon..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert, 1838. The First Twenty Hand Colored Lithographs of Daumier's Most Celebrated Work DAUMIER, Honoré and Charles Philipon. Les Robert Macaire [Caricaturana]. Paris: Chez Aubert, 1836-1838. First edition. Oblong folio (10 3/8 x 14 inches; 264 x 355 mm.). Twenty hand-colored lithographed plates (numbered 1 - 20) heightened..... More
Paris: Delpech, 1827. Street Life in Paris in the Early Nineteenth Century Louis-Leopold Boilly's 'Collection of Moral Subjects' Six Superb Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates A Remarkable Survival in The Publisher's Printed Wrappers BOILLY, L[ouis-Leopold]. Recueil de Sujets Moraux Dessinés sur Pierre par L. Boilly. Paris: Delpech, [1827]. Oblong Folio (11 3/4..... More
Paris: chez Delpech, 1823. A Fine Collection of Twenty-Two of Leopold Boilly's 'Grimaces' BOILLY, Louis-Leopold. Recueil de Grimaces. Paris: chez Delpech, 1824-1827. First edition. Folio (14 3/4 x 10 5/8 inches; 374 x 270 mm.). A superb collection of twenty-two fine hand-colored lithographed plates, all with the original tissue guards..... More
London: Messrs. Fores, 1838. Queen Victoria's Coronation Procession in Scarce Panorama One of the Earliest Examples of Royal Memorabilia An Exceptional Example [PANORAMA]. [VICTORIA, Queen of England, 1819-1901]. Fores' Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of the August Ceremony of Her Majesty's Coronation, June 28th, 1838. Sixty..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert gal. Véro-Dodat, 1838. Henri Daniel Plattel's “Sketches of Expressions” The Continuation of Honoré Daumier's Croquis D'Expressions PLATTEL, Henri Daniel. & DAUMIER, Honore. Croquis d'Expressions. Nos. 51- 75. [Paris]: Chez Aubert gal. Véro-Dodat, [January 18th, 1838 - July 4th, 1839]. Oblong folio (10 1/8 x 13 1/8 inches;..... More
London: R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts, 1808. With Eight of Abbey's Twelve Key Plates in Their First "Luminous" State A Wonderful Example Bound in Early Twentieth Century Three-Quarter Red Straight-Grain Morocco [ACKERMANN, R[udolph]. The Microcosm of London; or, London in Miniature]. London: R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts, [1808-1810]. First edition..... More
Bruxelles: J.B.A.M. Jobard, 1825. A Superb Set in the Original Wrappers of Madou & Van Hamelryck's Costumes of Belgium Complete with 124 Fine Hand Colored Lithograph Plates MADOU, Jean-Baptiste, and [Jean-Louis Van HAMELRYCK]. Costumes Belgiques, Civils, Militaires, Religieux, Anciens et Modernes. Dessinés par Madou. Vingt-cinq livraisons de cinq planches, et..... More
Philadelphia: D. Rice & Co., 1872. One of the Finest Artistic and Anthropological Records of the Native Americans ever Published MCKENNEY, Thomas L. History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs. Embellished with One Hundred Portraits from the Indian Gallery in..... More
London: Published by R. Ackermann, and Sold by R. Ackermann, Jun., 1831. With Thirteen Fine Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates Uncut in the Original Printed Wrappers BURY, T[homas] T[albot]. Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, with Plates of the Coaches, Machines, &c. From Drawings Made on the Spot by Mr..... More
Paris: n.p. [Chez Martinet], 1824. Familiar Scenes of Parisian Society Caught in the Wry [SCHEFFER, Jean-Gabriel]. J.S-------, PIGAL, &c, &c. Recueil des Scènes Familiéres, et de Société de Paris. Paris: n.p. [Chez Martinet], 1824. First (only) issue. Folio (14 1/8 x 10 3/16 inches: 359 x 263 mm.). Three parts..... More
Paris: Baudouin Frères, Éditeurs, 1828. Pierre-Jean de Béranger "The Most Popular French Songwriter of All Time" "The First Superstar of French Popular Music" Thirty Three (of Forty, as is often the case) Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by Henri Monnier MONNIER, Henri, illustrator. Chansons de P.J. Béranger Anciennes, Nouvelles et Inédites..... More
London: Edward Orme, 1803. Francis B. Spilsbury's Account of his Travels in the Holy Land and Syria During the Napoleonic Campaigns SPILSBURY, Francis B. Picturesque Scenery in the Holy Land and Syria, Delinieated during the Campaigns of 1799 and 1800. By F.B. Spilsbury, of his Majesty's ship Le Tigre; Surgeon..... More
London: Printed for and Published by R. Ackermann, 1816. "Highest Praise" For Ackermann’s Colleges "Equals, If Not Surpasses, That of Oxford and Cambridge" [ACKERMANN, Rudolph, publisher]. The History of the Colleges of Winchester, Eton, and Westminster; with the Charter-House, the Schools of St. Paul’s, Merchant Taylors, Harrow, and Rugby, and..... More
London: Printed by C. Hullmandel for Rodwell & Martin, 1830. One Hundred Fine Hand Colored Lithographs Depicting French Costume Between 1200 and 1715 [LECOMPTE, Hippolyte]. SCHARF, George, artist. Costumes Francais, de 1200 à 1715. London: Printed by C. Hullmandel for Rodwell & Martin, ca. 1830. Small octavo (5 9/16 x...... More
Paris: Chez Tessari et Cie., 1837. Extremely Scarce No Copies Recorded in Libraries & Institutions Worldwide GAVARNI [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Fashionables. Paris: Chez Tessari et Cie., [n.d., 1837]. Large quarto (13 x 9 3/4 inches; 330 x 248 mm.). Twelve hand-colored lithographed plates, heightened with gum arabic, depicting..... More
Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Les Modes Parisiennes, 1856. Twelve Fine Hand-Colored Engraved Plates Showing the Fashionable Women of Paris in the 1850's GAVARNI [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Douze Nouveaux Travestissements. Gravés sur acier par Portier. Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Les Modes Parisiennes, 1856. Folio (13 1/2 x...... More
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