Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1850. “Anything You Like”: Daumier and the Freedom of Observation Daumier’s Notebook of Parisian Life DAUMIER, Honoré. Tout ce qu’on voudra. Paris: published in Le Charivari, 1847–1852. Folio (14 3/8 × 10 1/8 inches; 365 × 257 mm - actual plate size). Album containing 73..... More
Paris: Hautecoeur-Martinet, 1819-1831. A Superb and Exceptionally Rare Collection of Mr. Mayeux “To say that he is vulgar is totally inadequate” TRAVIÈS, Charles Joseph. Histoire Complette de Mr. Mayeux, Dessinée par divers Artistes et coloriée avec soin. Paris: Hautecoeur-Martinet, 1831. [Together with]: Album Mayeux. Portraits Imagerie Populaire [cover title]. [Paris..... More
Paris: De l'Imprimerie de Guillaume Desprez, 1776. Drummond de Melfort's Traité sur la Cavalerie (1776) The Definitive Eighteenth-Century Work on Cavalry Tactics, Dedicated to Louis XVI DRUMMOND DE MELFORT, Louis Hector (Compte de). Traité sur la Cavalerie. Maréchal de Camp ès Armées du Roi, & Inspecteur-Général des Troupes-Légeres. Paris: De..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert, 1844. One of Daumier’s most Iconic Albums from the early 1840s Published at the height of Parisian Tourism and Bourgeois Curiosity Twenty Magnificent Hand Colored Lithographs DAUMIER, Honoré de. Les Étrangers à Paris. Paris: Chez Aubert, 1844. First edition. Folio (13 1/8 x 9 7/8 inches; 333..... More
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Paris: [Anonymous], 1830. Forbidden Laughter in the July Monarchy: Traviès’ Mayeux Unleashed in a Rare Erotic Caricature Album TRAVIÈS, Charles Joseph, illustrator. [MAYEUX]. [Les Douze journées erotique de Mayeux]. Paris: [Anonymous], ca 1830-35. First and only edition. Small octavo (7 1/4 x 4 7/8 inches; 185 x 123 mm.). Twelve..... More
Paris: Chez l'Editeur, 1827. The Rarely Seen Parisian Scene The Rise of the Post-Revolution French Middle Class Its Customs, Costumes, and Leisure Activities [BON GENRE, LE]. Observations sur les Modes et les Usages de Paris, pour Servir d'Explication aux 115 Caricatures Publiées Sous le Titre De Bon Genre, Depuis le..... More
London: James Carpenter & Son, 1832. Thirty Fine Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by J.D. Harding Depicting the Costumes of the French Pyrenees JOHNSON, John. [and] HARDING, J.D., lithographer. The Costumes of the French Pyrenees. Drawn on Stone by J.D. Harding. From Original Sketches by J. Johnson Esqr. London: James Carpenter..... More
Paris: Aubert & Cie., 1840. One of the Rarest of all the Daumier Albums Bohemiens de Paris - Complete with all Twenty-Eight Superb Lithographs DAUMIER, Honoré. Bohemiens de Paris. Paris: Chez Bauger et Cie., 1840-1842. Folio ( 13 1/2 x 10 5/8 inches; 343 x 270 mm.). Twenty-eight superb lithograph..... More
London: Rodwell & Martin, 1824. Twenty-Four Fine and Delicate Hand Colored Plates of the Costume of Northern France HAVELL, Robert Jr., illustrator. French Costume. London: Rodwell & Martin, 1824. First edition. Small square octavo (5 3/4 x 4 5/8 inches; 146 x 118 mm.). Twenty-four delicate hand-colored engraved plates. Plates..... More
Germany: , 1802. The Costumes of the State Officials of the Republic of France According to the Order of the First Consul Bonaparte [CHATAIGNIER, Alexis]. Neuestes Costüme der Staatsbeamten der Republik Frankreich nach dem Befehl des ersten Consuls Bonaparte. [Germany], 1802. Small octavo (7 3/4 x 5 inches; 198 x...... More
Paris: Chez Pillet Ainé, 1819. Three Fine Aquatint Plates of Lockwood House Napoleon Bonaparte's Final Residence on the Island of St. Helena [NAPOLEON BONAPARTE]. Carnet d'un Voyageur, ou Recueil de Notes Curieuses sur la Vie, les Occupations, les Habitudes de Buonaparte a Longwood... de Sainte-Helene... Paris: Chez Pillet Ainé, 1819..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert, 1849. A Fine Publisher's Album containg Forty Fine Lithographs by Daumier, Cham and Vernier DAUMIER, Honoré. CHAM (pseudonym of Amédée de Noé). VERNIER, Charles. [Actualites] etc. [spine titled n gilt Vérités. Paris: Chez Aubert, [1849-1855]. Folio (13 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches; 348 x 260 mm.). A...... More
Paris: Chez Dero-Becker, 1840. The Military Costumes of France Forty-Two Superb Hand Colored Lithographs by Victor Adam ADAM, Victor. Collection des Costumes Militaires, Armée Francaise 1832, Représentés dans des Sujets de Genre. Lithographie par V. Adam. Paris: Chez Dero-Becker, [ca. 1840]. First edition. Oblong folio (10 7/8 x 14 1/4..... More
Paris: Neuhaus [&] Aubert, 1835. J.J. Grandville's Types Modernes A Fine Example in the Original Wrappers GRANDVILLE, J.J. Types Modernes. Observations Critiques: Le dedans de l'Homme expliqué par le dehors. 1re livraison. (Modern Types. Critical Observations: The inside of Man explained by the outside). Paris: Neuhaus [&] Aubert, 1835-38. Oblong..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert, 1833. "One of the earliest sustained attempts in European graphic art to render political power as embodied psychology rather than symbolic caricature" Orléanist Politicians as Seen by Daumier DAUMIER, Honoré. Célébrités de la Caricature. Paris: Chez Aubert, 1833. Folio (4 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches; 374 x...... More
Paris: Martinet, 1822. Exceptionally Rare Series of Sixty Hand-Colored Engraved Plates Depicting the “Cries of Paris” JOLY, Adrien Jean-Baptiste (Muffat). Les Petits Acteurs du Grand Theatre ou Recueil de divers Cris de Paris. Paris: Chez Martinet, 1822. Fourth edition, the rarest of all, and a Large Paper copy. Quarto (11..... More
Paris: Chez Gihaut Frères, 1830. Parisian Customs and Social Interactions as Seen by Edmé-Jean Pigal Seventy Superb Hand Colored Lithograph Plates PIGAL, Edmé Jean. Moeurs Parisiennes par Pigal. Paris: Chez Gihaut Frères, [1823]. First and only edition. Folio (13 1/8 x 9 7/8 inches; 333 x 252 mm.). Lithographed title-page..... More
London: G. Smeeton, [1813]. The History of the Manners and Customs of the Cossacks With a Hand Colored Frontispiece and a Portrait of Count Platoff by George Cruikshank Albert M. Cohn's Copy [CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator]. The History of the Manners and Customs of the Cossacks; Describing their habitations; singular mode..... 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
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 Aubert, 1838. Daumier's Most Celebrated Work Les Robert Macaire [Caricaturana] Complete with 100 Spectacular Hand-Colored Plates, All Heightened with Gum Arabic A Remarkable Example in the Original Publisher's Blue Cloth DAUMIER, Honoré and Charles Philipon. Les Robert Macaire [Caricaturana]. Paris: 1838. First edition. Folio (13 3/16 x 10..... More
Paris: Librairie d'Éducation, A. Courcier, Éditeur, 1860. 'Brothers In Arms' The Italian War of Independence and The Crimean War The Battles of Magenta, Kinburn and Malakoff ADAM, Victor, illustrator [&] MOREL-FATIO, Antoine Léon, illustrator. Les Frères d'Armes. Par Th. Midy. Ullustré de six superbes gravures a deux teints par V...... More
Paris: J. Vermot, 1860. The Soldiers of the French Army Thirty-Two Hand Colored Plates MORAINE, Louis-Pierre-René de. [Album Militaire de l'Armée Francaise en Action.] [150 Sujets lithographiés par de Moraine.] Paris: J. Vermot, [1860]. First edition. Small quarto (10 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches; 267 x 207 mm.). Sixteen unnumbered..... More
Paris: Chez Blin, [1792]. One Hundred and Fifty-Six Superb Color Printed Portraits of The Heroes of France Each Followed by "The Picture of Their Most Glorious Deed" [SERGENT-MARCEAU, Antoine-François]. Portraits Des Grands Hommes, Femmes Illustres, et Sujets Mémorables de France, gravés et imprimée en couleurs. Dédiée Au Roi. Paris: Chez..... More
Paris: Louis Janet, 1828. A Color-Plate Tour Down the River Seine [MALO, Charles]. Voyage Pittorèsque de Paris au Havre sur les Rives de la Seine. Paris: Louis Janet, [1828]. First edition. Sixteenmo (5 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches; 146 x 89 mm.). [viii], [1]-207, [1, blank] pp. Hand colored copper-plate..... More
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