Paris: Martinet, 1850. The Art of Success in the World! An Ironic, Satiric Burlesque by Cham CHAM [Pseudonym of Charles Amédée de Noé]. L'Art de Réussir dans le Monde. Procédé Simple et Facile pour se Faire Jeter a la Porte en Fort peu de Temps. Paris: Martinet, [n.d., c. 1850]. Large quarto... More
Paris: Arnauld De Vresse, 1850. Exceedingly Scarce Highly Amusing Hand-Colored Caricatures Showing "The Crazy's of the Day" [CHAM, illustrator, pseud. of Charles Amédée de Noé]. Les Toqués Du Jour. Paris: Arnauld De Vresse, [n.d., ca. 1847]. First edition. Large folio (13 3/4 x 10 5/16 inches; 349 x 261 mm.). Hand-colored lithographed... More
Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie.,, [1846]. The Pleasures of Youth… Young Parisian Gentlemen At Play CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de Noé). Nos Gentils Hommes a Gout. Tournure, Elégance, Moeurs et Plaisirs de la Jeunesse Dorée. Par Cham Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., n.d. [1846]. First (only) edition, complete. Folio (13 1/4 x.... 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). Hand-colored lithographed title... More
London: Printed for T. Payne and Son at the Mews-Gate, 1778. One of the Great Literary "Forgeries" [CHATTERTON, Thomas]. Poems, Supposed to Have Been Written at Bristol, by Thomas Rowley, and Others, in the Fifteenth Century. The Third Edition; to Which is Added an Appendix, Containing Some Observations Upon the Language... More
Salisbury: Perdix Press, 1984. Superb Photo-Litho Facsimile of the Original 1476 Edition [CHAUCER, Geoffrey]. PERDIX PRESS. The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales… In the Original Text from Caxton's First Edition into Modern English by Nevill Coghill. Salisbury: Perdix Press, 1984. Number 3 of 10 copies signed by Mark Franklin (preface) and... More
London: George Newnes Limited, 1902. A Very Fine Cedric Chivers Morocco, Vellucent and Mother-of-Pearl Binding CHIVERS, Cedric, binder. IRVING, Washington. SULLIVAN, Edmund J., illustrator. [Rip Van Winkle]. The Sketch Book by Washington Irving with illustrations by Edmund J. Sullivan. London: George Newnes Limited, 1902. First edition with the Edmund J. Sullivan... More
London: J.M. Dent & Co, 1900. A Fine Cedric Chivers Vellucent Binding CHIVERS, Cedric, binder. LAMB, Charles. BROCK, Charles E., illustrator. The Essays of Elia. [and] The Last Essays of Elia. With an Introduction by Augustine Birrell and Illustrations by Charles E. Brock. London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1900. Two volumes... More
London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1895. An Outstanding Cedric Chivers 'Vellucent' Binding Designed and Executed by Alice Shepherd with Great Dexterity and Neatness CHIVERS, Cedric, Binder. SHAKESPEARE, William. BELL, Robert Anning, illustrator. A Midsummer Night's Dream Illustrated by Robert Anning Bell. Edited with an introduction by Israel Gollancz. London: J.M. Dent &... More
Venice: Aldus, 1554. A Scarce Aldine Cicero Defends his Friend, Titus Annius Milo CICERO, Marcus Tullius. Oratione di Cicerone. In Difesa di Milone, Tradotta di latino in uolgare da Giacomo Bonfadio. Vinegia [Venice]: In Casa de figliuoli di Aldo [Aldus]; 1554. First edition in Italian of Pro T. Annio Milone. Small octavo... More
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 1991. Signed by Eric Clapton and the Artist CLAPTON, Eric. BLAKE, Peter. HARRISON, George. TAYLOR, Derek. 24 Nights. The Limited Edition. The Music of Eric Clapton. The Drawings of Peter Blake. Commentary by Derek Taylor. Guildford: Genesis Publications, 1991. Limited to 3500 numbered copies signed by Clapton and... More
London: Printed by Wittinham and Rowland for John Carr, , 1814. The Country Physician, and the Hogs [CLARK, J., illustrator]. Glances at Character. London: Printed by Wittinham and Rowland for John Carr, 1814. First edition. Octavo (7 x 3 7/8 in; 173 x 98 mm). vi, 158, [2, adv.] pp. Hand-colored... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1919. The First Harry Clarke Edition of Poe’s “Tales of Mystery and Imagination” [CLARKE, Harry, illustrator]. POE, Edgar Allan. Tales of Mystery and Imagination. Illustrated by Harry Clarke. London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1919. First Harry Clarke trade edition. Quarto (10 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches;... More
London: Printed by T. Bensley. Published by R. Bowyer, 1810. Twenty-Four Fine Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates of Palestine and the Middle East CLARKE, J. [AINSLIE, Sir Robert]. [MAYER, Luigi]. A Series of Twenty-Four Views Illustrative of The Holy Scriptures. Selected from Sir Robert Ainslie's Celebrated Collection of Drawings in Palestine, Egypt, Syria... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1877. Poems by Arthur Clough Florence Nightingale's Devoted Assistant CLOUGH, Arthur Hugh. Poems. With a Memoir. Fifth edition. London: Macmillan and Co., 1877. Octavo (6 1/2 x 4 7/16 inches; 166 x 113 mm.). xxiv, 350 pp. Contemporary full olive green morocco, covers with tripe-gilt rules, spine with... More
Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1920. Pinocchio Illustrated by Maria Louise Kirk The De Luxe Edition With Fourteen Tipped-In Color Plates An Absolutely Fine Copy in the Publisher's Box COLLODI, C[arlo]. KIRK, Maria L[ouise], illustrator. Pinocchio. The Story of a Puppet by "C. Collodi" (Carlo Lorenzini). De Luxe Edition with 14 illustrations... More
London: Printed for B. Blake, 1815. The First Dr. Syntax Imitation In a Superb Inlaid Binding by Rivière & Son [COMBE, William, after]. [RIVIÈRE & Son, Binders]. The Adventures of Doctor Comicus or The Frolicks of Fortune. A Comic Satirical Poem for the Squeamish & The Queer. In Twelve Cantos, by a.... More
London: Printed for Thomas Clay, 1820. The Most Desirable Edition With Extra Plates Earliest Watermarks COMPTON, Thomas. The Northern Cambrian Mountains; or a Tour Through North Wales: Describing the Scenery and General Characters of that Romantic Country. Embellished with A Series of Highly Finished Coloured Views, Engraved from Original Drawings, by Messrs. Turner;... More
![[Three Voyages of Captain Cook]. Captain James COOK, John HAWKESWORTH.](/pictures/thumb/03475.jpg?v=1478034960)
London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1773-84. The Three Voyages of Captain Cook, with the Atlas [COOK, Captain James]. HAWKESWORTH, John. An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis... More
New-York: Burgess, Stringer and Company, 1845. "The Growing Corruption of Civilization" James Fenimore Cooper's The Chainbearer in the Original Printed Wrappers A Remarkable Survival COOPER, James Fenimore. The Chainbearer; or The Littlepage Manuscripts. Edited by the Author of "Satanstoe," "Spy," "Pathfinder," "Two Admirals, " etc. In Two Volumes. New-York: Burgess, Stringer and Company... More
Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1826. First Edition of “The Last of the Mohicans,” Uncut, in the Original Boards [COOPER, James Fenimore]. The Last of the Mohicans; A Narrative of 1757. By the Author of “The Pioneers.” In Two Volumes. Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1826. First edition, first issue, with... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1932. The Last of the Mohicans Illustrated by Edward Wilson COOPER, James Fenimore. The Last of the Mohicans. Illustrations by Edward Wilson. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1932. Limited to 1,500 copies signed by Edward Wilson, this being no. 710. Large octavo (10 5/8... More
London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. A Superb Mid-Twenties Cosway-Style Binding by Bayntun of Bath with Two Fine Oval Miniatures Extra-Illustrated by the Insertion of Twenty-Five Engraved Plates of which Six are Hand-Colored COSWAY-STYLE BINDING. BAYNTUN, binder. WILLIAMS, H. Noel. Queen Margot Wife of Henry of Navarre. With sixteen illustrations... More
![Poetical Works, The [And] The Prose Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. COSWAY-STYLE BINDING, BAYNTUN-RIVIÈRE, SHELLEY, sshe, Harry Buxton Forman.](/pictures/thumb/00891.jpg?v=1542673577)
London: Reeves and Turner, 1876. The Best Edition of the Poetical and Prose Works of Shelley, in a Superb Cosway-Style Binding by Bayntun (Rivière) [COSWAY-STYLE BINDING]. SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Edited by Harry Buxton Forman. In Four Volumes. London: Reeves and Turner, 1876-1877. [Together with:] SHELLEY... More
London: John Van Voorst, 1843. Goldsmith Goes Cosway-Style The Vicar Bound By Rivière & Son [COSWAY-STYLE BINDING]. GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Vicar of Wakefield. With thirty-two illustrations, by William Mulready, R.A. London: John Van Voorst, 1843. First Mulready-illustrated edition. Octavo (8 3/16 x 5 1/2 in; 208 x 140 mm). xv, [1], 306... More
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