London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1912. The Largest Rackham Plates Ever Printed [RACKHAM, Arthur]. BARRIE, J.M. "Peter screamed out, 'Do it again!' and with great good-nature they did it several times" A single plate from The Peter Pan Portfolio, by Arthur Rackham, from “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens,” by J.M...... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1912. The Largest Rackham Plates Ever Printed [RACKHAM, Arthur]. BARRIE, J.M. "Put his strange case before old Solomon Caw" A single plate from The Peter Pan Portfolio, by Arthur Rackham, from “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens,” by J.M. Barrie. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [n.d., 1912]. Handsomely..... More
Paris: Librairie Charles Tallandier, 1898. A Fine Pictorial Inlaid Binding by Franz Ostermann Specially Bound for Sir Henry Harben [BINDING]. OSTERMANN, Franz, binder, aka FRANZ. PRÉVOST, L'Abbé. LELOIR, Maurice, illustrator. Histoire de Manon Lescaut et du Chevalier des Grieux. Préface de Guy de Maupassant. Illustrations de Maurice Leloir. Paris: Librairie Charles Tallandier..... More
USA: Walt Disney Studios, 1970. Thomas O'Malley and Uncle Waldo DISNEY STUDIOS. Original Walt Disney Production celluloid with background featuring Thomas O'Malley and Uncle Waldo from The Aristocats. Walt Disney: [USA, 1970]. Image size: 9 3/4 inches x 7 3/4 inches; 250 mm x 20 mm. Framed size: 14 5/8 inches..... More
![Two Gnomes]. Richard James WILLIAMS](/pictures/thumb/05032.jpg?v=1612995745)
: , 1950. Two Gnomes WILLIAMS, R. James, illustrator. [Two Gnomes]. [N.p., ca. 1950]. Original watercolor depicting two gnomes standing under the branch of a tree. On the branch is an owl looking down at them. Signed R. James Williams on lower right corner. Image size: 9 1/8 inches x 11..... More
King Arthur with Excaliber LE CAIN, Errol, artist. [Young King Arthur with Excaliber]. [N.p., ca. 1968]. Original circular watercolor depicting a young King Arthur holding Excaliber above his head. Signed Errol Le Cain on right side border. Image size: 7 5/8 inches; 195 mm. Framed size: 15 inches x 15 inches;..... More
Rome: Ludovico Mirri, 1776-1778. Emperor Nero's Golden Palace The Domus Aureus CARLONI, Marco (1742-1796) after SMUGLIEWICZ, Franciszek (1745-1807) and BRENNA, Vincenzo (1745-1820). Detail of a fresco in the 'Domus Aureus'. Rome: Ludovico Mirri, [1776-1778]. Plate # 16. Original engraving with later hand coloring. Fine in a stunning gilt frame. Framed size..... More
Rome: Ludovico Mirri, 1776-1778. Emperor Nero's Golden Palace The Domus Aureus CARLONI, Marco (1742-1796) after SMUGLIEWICZ, Franciszek (1745-1807) and BRENNA, Vincenzo (1745-1820). Detail of a fresco in the 'Domus Aureus'. Rome: Ludovico Mirri, [1776-1778]. Plate # 16. Original engraving with later hand coloring. Fine in a stunning gilt frame. Framed size..... More
Rome: Ludovico Mirri, 1776-1778. Emperor Nero's Golden Palace The Domus Aureus CARLONI, Marco (1742-1796) after Franciszek SMUGLIEWICZ (1745-1807) and BRENNA, Vincenzo (1745-1820). Detail of a fresco in the 'Domus Aureus'. Rome: Ludovico Mirri, [1776-1778]. Plate # 41. Original engraving with later hand coloring. Fine in a stunning gilt frame. Framed size..... More
Rome: Ludovico Mirri, 1776-1778. Emperor Nero's Golden Palace The Domus Aureus CARLONI, Marco (1742-1796) after SMUGLIEWICZ, Franciszek (1745-1807) and BRENNA, Vincenzo (1745-1820). Detail of a fresco in the 'Domus Aureus'. Rome: Ludovico Mirri, [1776-1778]. Plate # 9. Original engraving with later hand coloring. Fine in a stunning gilt frame. Framed size..... More
Oxford: Printed by Leon: Lichfield… for Rob: Young, & Ed. Forrest, 1640. First Complete English Edition of Bacon’s “De Augmentis Scientiarum” BACON, Sir Francis. Of the Advancement and Proficience of Learning or the Partitions of Sciences IX Bookes Written in Latin by the Most Eminent Illustrious & Famous Lord Francis..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1845. "All is Fair in Love and War" Thirty-One Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Presenting a Satirical View of the French in Algeria CHAM [Pseudonym of Charles Amédée de Noé]. À la guerre comme à la guerre. Par Cham. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., [n.d., 1845]. First edition..... More
London: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., , 1926. Another Professor Challenger Story… DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Land of Mist. London: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., [1926]. First English edition. Octavo. [i]-viii, 9-294, [295, advertisement], [1, blank], [-296 ad], [24, Hutchinson catalog for Spring of 1926] pp. Publisher's dark green cloth, front cover bordered and lettered..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1912]. “His love of danger, his intense appreciation of the drama of an adventure…" DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Lost World. Being an account of the recent amazing adventures of Professor George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Professor Summerlee, and Mr. E.D. Malone of the “Daily Gazette.” London..... More
London: John Murray, 1923. "This little book is an attempt to catch some of the fleeting phases of childhood…" (Introduction) DOYLE, Arthur Conan. Three of Them. A Reminiscence… With a Frontispiece. London: John Murray, 1923. First English edition. Small octavo (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches; 172 x 120 mm.). viii..... More
London: George Newnes, Limited, [1903]. Tales of a Napoleonic Soldier DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan. Adventures of Gerard. London: George Newnes, [n.d., 1903]. First English edition. Octavo (7 5/16 x 4 7/8 inches; 166 x 124 mm.). . vii, [3], 374 pp. Sixteen tipped-in plates by William Barnes Wollen. Publisher's dark blue..... More
London: Smith, Elder & Co.,, 1908. A Collection of Short Stories to be Read Round the Fire on a Winter's Night "Concerned with the Grotesque and with the Terrible" DOYLE, Arthur Conan. Round the Fire Stories. With a frontispiece by A. Castaigne. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1908. First English edition. Octavo..... More
London: Smith, Elder & Co.,, 1911. From Historical Romance to Swashbuckling Pirate Adventure… DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Last Galley. Impressions and Tales by Arthur Conan Doyle. With Illustrations. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1911. First English edition. Octavo (7 1/2 x 4 7/8 inches; 190 x 124 mm.). [viii], [1-3]-298, [299-312..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1913]. "Humanity is Shocked into Placing a Higher Value on Life" DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Poison Belt. Being an account of another adventure of Prof. George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Prof. Summerlee, and Mr. E.D. Malone, the discoverers of "The Lost World". With 16 Illustrations by..... More
London: Smith, Elder, & Co.,, 1897. "I dare say that I had already read my uncle's letter a hundred times, and I am sure that I knew it by heart" DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan. Uncle Bernac. A Memory of the Empire. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1897. First English edition. Octavo (7..... More
London: Smith, Elder, & Co.,, 1900. "His Descriptions of the Various Engagements are Masterpieces of Graphic Writing" DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Great Boer War… With Maps. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1900. First English edition. Octavo (8 x 5 1/4 inches; 204 x 133 mm.). x, 552, [12, publishers catalog] pp..... More
London: Smith, Elder & Co., , 1900. "I have chosen them as the fittest survivors out of the tales which I have written during the last six years" DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Green Flag and other stories of War and Sport… with a frontispiece. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1900..... More
![Tragedy of the Korosko, The. [A Desert Drama]. Arthur Conan DOYLE, Sydney PAGET](/pictures/thumb/05002_1.jpg?v=1611347255)
London: Smith, Elder, & Co.,, 1898. "Sailing up the River Nile in "a Turtle-Bottomed, Round-Bowed Stern-Wheeler" With Forty Full-Page Illustrations by Sydney Paget DOYLE, Arthur Conan. [PAGET, Sydney, illustrator]. The Tragedy of the Korosko [A Desert Drama]. With Forty Full-Page Illustrations. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1898. First English edition. Octavo (7..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1894. "When I speak of my first work, for it was written seven-and-twenty years ago. I was six at the time, and have a very distinct recollection of the achievement" (Arthur Conan Doyle). [DOYLE, Arthur Conan, contributor]. JEROME, Jerome K, introduction. My First Book. The Experiences of Walter..... More
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