A Selection of Fine and Rare Items
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Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, 1840. Sixty-Four (of Sixty-Six) Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates by Gavarni Depicting “The Stevedores” GAVARNI, Paul [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..... More
London: Hutchinson & Co, [1934]. "Happiness is the one Thing we Queens can never have." (Catherine de' Medici) A Superb Cosway Binding with a Fine Portrait by Miss C.B. Currie of Catherine de' Medici COSWAY BINDING. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. [MISS C.B. CURRIE], miniaturist. WATSON, Francis. The Life and Times..... More
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1925. "The True Art of Memory is the Art of Attention" (Samuel Johnson) A Superb Cosway Binding with a Remarkable Portrait by Miss C.B. Currie of Dr. Samuel Johnson COSWAY BINDING. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. [MISS C.B. CURRIE], miniaturist. A Bibliography of Samuel Johnson by William..... More
London: Pub.…by N. Heideloff, 1794. The First Two Volumes of “the Most Splendid of English Costume Books” "A Very Difficult Book to Find in Good Condition" The Copy of Maria Christina, Queen of Spain [HEIDELOFF, Nikolaus Wilhelm von, publisher]. Gallery of Fashion. Vol. I, April 1794-March 1796. [London]: Pub.…by N...... More
London: Published by Thomas McLean… Printed by W. Lewis, 1821. "Considered the Most Comprehensive and Most Famous Work by Henry Alken" (Dixon) With the Hand Colored Frontispiece dated 1820 ALKEN, Henry. The National Sports of Great Britain. By Henry Alken. With Descriptions, in English and French. London: Published by Thomas..... More
Oxford: Printed by W. Jackson and A. Hamilton, 1790. The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden A Superb Fore-Edge Painting by the 'Double-Line Painter' FORE-EDGE PAINTING. DOUBLE-LINE PAINTER, artist. BIBLE IN ENGLISH. The Book of Common Prayer, And Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and..... More
London: Published by Lewis & Co., 1834. Six of the Incredibly Rare Tregear's Black Jokes "A Series of Laughable Caricatures on the March of Manners Amongst the Blacks" SUMMERS, W., illustrator. Lewis & Co's Selection of their Comic Black Jokes from the Designs of the Most Eminent Artists. Book, No..... More
Paris: Baudouin Frères, Éditeurs, 1828. Pierre-Jean de Béranger "The Most Popular French Songwriter of All Time" "The First Superstar of French Popular Music" A Superb Copy in the Publisher's Original Printed Wrappers Complete with Forty Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by Henri Monnier & a Duplicate Colored Suite. MONNIER, Henri, illustrator..... More
![Item #04953 Variétés Drolatiques [bound with] Histoire Ancienne. Honoré DAUMIER](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/04953_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1618854481)
Paris: Léopold Pannier et Cie., 1841. An Exceptionally Rare Daumier Album Seven Series Complete Containing Fifty Humorous Lithographs DAUMIER, Honoré, illustrator. Variétés Drolatiques. Vulgarités. - Les Musiciens de Paris. - Proverbes de famille. - Proverbes et Maximes. - La Peche. - La Journée du Celibataire. - Les Saltimbanques. 50 Planches..... More
London: J. Hogarth, [1849]. "Of the three works, The Kaffirs Illustrated is the most uncommon" (Tooley). With Thirty Beautiful Hand-Colored Plates ANGAS, George French. The Kafirs Illustrated, in a Series of Drawings taken among the Amazulu, Amaponda, and Amakosa Tribes; also, Portraits of the Hottentot, Malay, Fingo, and other races..... More
London: H. Humphrey, 1800. One of the Scarcest of all James Gillray's Works GILLRAY, James. Cockney-Sportsmen. London: H[annah] Humphrey, November 12th, 1800. Oblong folio (13 1/2 x 19 1/8 inches; 342 x 485 mm. Plate mark 10 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches; 254 x 358 mm.). Four magnificent hand-colored soft-ground..... More
![Item #04961 Schau mich an! [Look at me!]. MOVABLE BOOK, Lothar MEGGENDORFER](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/04961_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1610749992)
Munich: Verlag von J.F. Schreiber, 1888. A Rare and Early Meggendorfer Movable MOVABLE BOOK. MEGGENDORFER, Lothar. Schau mich an! [Look at me!]. Ein Ziehbilderbuch von Lothar Meggendorfer. Esslingen - Stuttgart, [1888]. First German edition. Oblong quarto (10 x 13 1/2 inches; 254 x 343 mm.). [10] pp. (including foreword and..... More
Paris: F.-L. Schmied, 1928. Livre D'Artiste - Francois Louis Schmied's The Twelve Caesars SCHMIED, Francois-Louis, illustrator. Les Douze Césars. Traduction inédite de Joseph Estève. Préface de Louis Barthou de L'Académie Francaise. Paris: F.-L. Schmied, 1928. Limited to 175 copies printed on vélin d'Arches (this being no. 165) signed by F.L...... More
London: E. & C. M'Lean, 1823 & D. Alexander, 1823. Scarce First British Appearance of Boilly's Grimaces Eleven Superb Hand Colored Lithographs BOILLY, Louis-Léopold. Boilly's Humorous Designs. London: E. & C. M'Lean, 1823 & D. Alexander, 1824. A fine collection from the first UK publication of Boilly's initial plates from..... More
Paris: Chez Gihaut Frères, 1825. Two of Henry Monnier’s Exceptionally Rare Earliest Suites of Caricatures [MONNIER, Henry, illustrator]. [Modes et Ridicules]. Paris: Chez Gihaut Frères, Editeurs, [1825]. Large quarto (13 5/16 x 10 inches; 339 x 255 mm.). Ten fine hand colored lithograph plates, complete. Plates lithographed by Villain. Henry..... More
London: Printed for the Publisher, and sold by Thomas Woodward… and Charles Davis, 1728. One of the Most Important Eighteenth-Century Works on Japan The First Scholarly Treatment of Japan in any Language KÆMPFER, Engelbertus. The History of Japan: Giving an Account of The antient and present State and Government of..... More
London: Rodwell and Martin, 1821. Thirty Magnificent Hand Colored Aquatint Plates One of a Few Copies with the Plates Mounted on Card DODWELL, Edward. Views in Greece, From Drawings by Edward Dodwell, Esq. F.S.A. & c., London: Rodwell and Martin, 1821. First edition. Large folio (20 7/8 x 14 1/2..... More
Paris: Baudouin Frères, Éditeurs, 1828. Pierre-Jean de Béranger "The Most Popular French Songwriter of All Time" "The First Superstar of French Popular Music" Forty Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by Henri Monnier MONNIER, Henri, illustrator. Chansons de P.J. Béranger Anciennes, Nouvelles et Inédites, avec des vignettes de Devéria et des dessins..... More
Paris & London: Paulin Libraire-Éditeur, Colnaghi, Son and Co, 1832. The Manners of French Society Executed with Gentle Satire MONNIER, Henry. CRUIKSHANK, George. Distractions, par Henry Monnier to is friend George Cruikshank. Paris & London: Paulin Libraire-Éditeur, Colnaghi, Son and Co., 1832. First edition. Oblong folio (11 x 16 inches;..... More
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., 1905. Onward, For Kitten and Country Furry Fun For All WAIN, Louis. Frolics in Catland. Father Tuck's "Travels in Fairyland" No. 9174. London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., n.d. [c. 1905?]. First 'Untearable' edition. Oblong quarto (8 5/8 x 10 3/4 in; 220 x...... More
Paris: H. Delloye [&] Victor Lecou, Éditeurs, 1838. An Incredible Early Twentieth Century 'Portrait' Binding by René Kieffer Specially Bound for Gérard de Berny in Memory of his Father Gabriel de Berny First Illustrated Edition with an additional set of Proof Illustrations on 'Large Thick Paper' BALZAC, Honoré de. KIEFFER..... More
Paris: Hachette et Cie, 1909. One of Only Thirty Signed Copies Printed on Papier Imperial Du Japon [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. SHAKESPEARE, William. Le Songe D'Une Nuit D'Ete. Paris: Hachette et Cie, 1909. First edition in French of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Limited to thirty numbered..... More
Paris: Publiée par Engelmann & Cie., 1827. Twelve Exceptionally Rare and Satirical Hand Colored Lithographs Showing Musicians Performing HESS, H[ieronymus]. Galerie Musicale par H. Hess. Paris: Publiée par Engelmann & Cie., [1827]. First (and only) edition. Quarto (10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches; 276 x 216 mm.). Twelve (of thirteen)..... More
Paris: Delpech, 1829. Henry Monnier's Parody on Thomas Rowlandson's Miseries of Human Life "From Childhood to Old Age" MONNIER, Henry. Les Petites Félicités et Les Petites Misères Humaines. Paris: Delpech, 1829. Oblong quarto (10 x 13 1/8 inches; 253 x 332 mm.). Ten fine and amusing hand colored lithograph plates..... More
London: Edward Orme, 1819. "The Manners, Customs, Scenery, and Costume of a Territory, Now Intimately Blended with the British Empire" (Preface) Forty Magnificent Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates WILLIAMSON, Captain Thomas, [Author, Illustrator], [HOWITT, Samuel, Illustrator]. Oriental Field Sports; Being a Complete, Detailed, and Accurate Description of the Wild Sports of the..... More
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