Paris: N.p., 1895. A Unique Daumier Survival: Robert Macaire Boursier Issued as a Belle Époque Jig-Saw Puzzle Preserved in the Original Delvaux Paris Box DAUMIER, Honoré. Robert Macaire Boursier. Caricaturana no. 29. [Jig-Saw Puzzle]. N.p. [Paris], n.d. (circa 1895–1915). Folio (12 1/2 × 9 7/8 inches; 317 × 251 mm)..... More
London: Thomas Tegg, 1811. One of the Rarest of all the Thomas Rowlandson Items "These Delicate Engravings show Various Fictional Characters taken from Various Ranks of Society" ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator. [Twelfth Night Characters, in Twenty-Four Figures]. London: [Thomas Tegg, Cheapside, 1811]. Twelvemo (3 7/16 x 2 1/4 inches; 88 x...... More
London: Thomas Tegg, 1811. One of the Rarest of all the Thomas Rowlandson Items "These Delicate Engravings show Various Fictional Characters taken from Various Ranks of Society" ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator. [Twelfth Night Characters, in Twenty-Four Figures]. London: [Thomas Tegg, Cheapside, 1811]. Twelvemo (5 1/8 x 3 1/4 inches; 131 x...... More
Lyon: , 1556. Ancient Greek Dining Customs, including remarks on Ancient Taste in Music, Dance, Games, Court Behavior and other details of the Lifestyles of the Wealthy Classes ATHENAEUS. Athenaei Dipnosophistarum sive Coenae sapientum Libri XV. Natale de Comitibus Veneto nunc primùm è Graeca in Latinam linguam vertente… Lugduni: Apud..... More
France: , 1900. "Les Trois Chats" A Remarkable Survival of a Passé-Boules Carnival Game PASSÉ-BOULES GAME. [Les Trois Chats]. [in the style of Louis Wain]. Hand-painted 'Polychrome' Papier Maché late nineteenth century ball throwing 'Carnival' game. French, ca. 1900. Three side by side polychrome cats in 'Papier Maché, the structure..... More
![Item #04338 Le Jeu Du Portier, [The Doorman's Game]. FRENCH BOARD GAME](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/04338_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1518115213)
Paris: H. Duru, 1840. A Remarkable Survival [FRENCH BOARD GAME]. Le Jeu Du Portier, [The Doorman's Game] Par H. Duru. [France, ca. 1840]. Original hand colored lithographed board depicting 'The Five Story House" (8 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches; 222 x 172 mm.) with the right hand top corner beveled..... More
London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean, 1825. "He could draw Hunting and write about it because he hunted himself, as Ferneley did, or Herring" Fifty Fine Hand-Colored Etched Plates Depicting The National Sports of Great Britain ALKEN, Henry. The National Sports of Great Britain, by Henry Alken. Fifty Engravings with Descriptions..... More
Paris: H. Rousseau, [1856]. An Elegant 19th Century Paper Doll With Multiple Gowns [PAPER DOLLS]. La Coquette. Paris: H. Rousseau, n.d. [1856]. Hand-colored, double-sided lithographed French paper doll with twelve hand-colored lithographed gowns with matching hats including a magnificent wedding ensemble. Lithography by H. Jannin. Housed in a truly remarkable..... More
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