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
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
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
![Modes et Ridicules] & [Séries Anglaise]. Henry MONNIER](/pictures/thumb/05312_1511.jpg?v=1651786207)
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
[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: Chez Aubert, 1846. Thirty-Nine (of Forty) Superb Hand Colored Lithographs by Charles-Édouard de Baeumont Depicting The Pretty Women of Paris BEAUMONT, Charles-Édouard de. Les Jolies Femmes de Paris. [The Pretty Women of Paris]. Paris: Chez Aubert, [1846]. Folio (13 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches; 337 x 2548 mm.). Thirty-nine..... More
Paris: Delpech, 1840. Rare Collaboration Between Frédéric Bouchot and Henri Monnier BOUCHOT, Frédéric. [&] MONNIER, Henri. Recueil de Caricatures par Bouchot. [Paris, n.d., ca. 1840]. Oblong quarto (10 1/4 x 13 3/8 inches; 260 x 340 mm). Lithographed title-page and eight hand-colored lithographed plates. Four by Frédéric Bouchot and four..... More
Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, 1843. Twenty Fine Lithographs Depicting the Trials and Tribulations of the Boatmen of Paris Daumier Creates "The Elusive Quality of Light" DAUMIER, Honoré. Les Canotiers Parisiens. The Boatmen of Paris. Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, [1843]. Folio (13 1/4 x 10 3/8 inches; 337 x...... More
![Les Ouvriers de Paris [&] Les Domestiques [&] Le Bon Cotè [&] Lés Petits Métiers Parisiens....](/pictures/thumb/05265_1.jpg?v=1649440514)
Paris: Chez Bauger & Cie. [&] Chez Aubert, 1832. The Parisians as Depicted by Clément Pruche 101 Superb Lithographs of which 74 are Hand Colored PRUCHE, Clément. Les Ouvriers de Paris [&] Les Domestiques [&] Le Bon Cotè [&] Lés Petits Métiers Parisiens. Paris: Chez Bauger & Cie. [&] Chez..... More
Paris: Chez P.Marino, 1825. Extremely Scarce Suite of Twelve Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates [VALMONT, Auguste de, illustrator]. Histoire d’un comédien, en 12 planches par Auguste de Valmont. Paris: Chez P. Marino, [n.d., ca. 1825]. Folio (13 9/16 x 9 15/16 inches; 345 x 252 mm.). Twelve hand-colored lithographed plates. Plates lithographed..... More
Paris: Chez Noel et Dauty, 1823. Proverbs and Good Words Put Into Action… Complete With Sixty-Six Fine Hand Colored Lithographs PIGAL, Edme-Jean (1798-1873). ARAGO, Jacques (1790-1855). PAJOU, Augustin (1800-1878). Proverbes et Bons Mots Mis en Action, d'après les Moeurs Populaires; Composés et Lithographiés par MM. Pigal, Pajou et J.s Arago..... More
![Esquisses Parisiennes [Parisian Sketches]. Henri MONNIER](/pictures/thumb/05253_01.jpg?v=1648767231)
Paris: Lithog de Delpech, 1827. "Parisian Sketches" by Henry Monnier MONNIER, Henry. Esquisses Parisiennes, [Parisian Sketches] par Henri Monnier 1827. Paris: Delpech, 1827. First Edition. Oblong quarto (10 1/4 x 13 1/8 inches; 260 x 332 mm.). Complete with the plain lithographed frontispiece title-page and all ten fine and amusing..... More
Cambridge: W.D. Jones, at His Repository of Arts…, 1813. "A scarce set of amusing shooting incidents. In draftsmanship and colouring they are superior to "Indispensable Accomplishments."" (Schwerdt). FRANKLAND, Sir Robert, Illustrator. Eight Representations of Shooting. Engraved by Woodman & Turner from Drawings by Robert Frankland Esqr. To whom these Plates..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1851. 'The Unpleasantries of a Pleasure Trip' First Edition of Gustave Doré's Second Album DORÉ, Gustave,Illustrator. Des-Agréments d'un Voyage d'Agrément. Paris: Chez Aubert et Cie., [1851]. First edition of Gustave Doré's second album. Oblong folio. (10 1/8 x 12 7/8 inches; 255 x 326 mm)..... More
![Album des Charges du Jour [and] Les Cosaques pour rire. Honoré DAUMIER, CHAM, Charles...](/pictures/thumb/05269_0146.jpg?v=1648063746)
Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari…et chez Martinet, 1859. The Moroccan Sultan, Monsieur Prudhomme and the Chinese Emperor Thirty Fine, Humorous Lithographs by Honoré Daumier Bound together with Les Cosaques Pour Rire Forty fine lithographs by Daumier, Cham & Vernier DAUMIER, Honoré. Album des Charges du Jour. 30 Lithographies par H...... More
Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie. Editeurs, 1848. Les Vésuviennes - The Radical feminist Group as Depicted by Charles Édouard de Beaumont Twenty Superb Hand Colored Lithographs BEAUMONT, [Charles-]É[douard] de. Les Vésuviennes ou les Soldats pour rire… Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie. Editeurs, [1848]. Folio (13 3/8 x 10 inches; 339..... More
![Ce qu'on dit et ce qu'on pense [What one says and what one thinks]. Jean-Gabriel SCHEFFER](/pictures/thumb/05252_01.jpg?v=1647987390)
Paris: Chez Gihaut Frères, 1829. 'What One Says And What One thinks' Sixty Fine Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates by Jean-Gabriel Scheffer [SCHEFFER, Jean-Gabriel]. Ce qu'on dit et ce qu'on pense [What one says and what one thinks]. Paris: Gihaut Frères, 1829. First edition. Complete. Oblong folio (9 3/4 x 13 inches;..... 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 (12 15/16 x...... More
Paris: Chez Martinet et Gihaut, 1822. Fifty-Two Highly Amusing Hand Colored Lithograph Plates Showing the People of Paris PIGAL, Edmé-Jean. Recueil de Scenes Populaires. [Collection of Popular Scenes]. Paris: Chez Martinet et Gihaut, [1822]. First edition. Folio (12 1/2 x 10 1/8 inches; 318 x 258 mm.). Lithograph title-page and..... More
Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, 1840. Sixty-Four (of Sixty-Six) Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates by Gavarni Depicting “The Stevedores” GAVARNI [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Les Débardeurs. Album par Garvarni. Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, [n.d., 1840-1842]. Large quarto (14 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches; 367 x 285 mm.). Sixty-four (of sixty-six)..... More
London: , 1819. A Fine Manuscript Album of over One Hundred Caricatures By The Designer of Lord Nelson's Funeral Car The Rev. Ange Denis Macquin - A Contemporary of Louis Léopold Boilly MACQUIN, Rev. Ange Denis. A Series of Heads by A.D.M. 1819. [London, 1812-June 1819]. Small quarto (9 1/8..... More
Paris: Maison Martinet, 1860. Pinch Me, I'm In the Country!! Now, Get Me Out of Here The Scarcest Cham of All? CHAM (pseud. of Amédée de Noé). Pincez-moi a la campagne!! Paris: Maison Martinet, n.d. [c. 1860]. First (only) edition. Folio (13 3/8 x 10 in; 339 x 254 mm)..... More
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