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
London: Charles Tilt, 1830. "Handsome and Interesting Ornaments for the Drawing-Room Table" ANDREWS, James. Flora's Gems: or, The Treasures of the Parterre. Twelve Bouquets, drawn and coloured from nature, by James Andrews. With Poetical Illustrations, by Louisa Anne Twamley. London: Charles Tilt, [1830]. First edition. Folio (14 1/2 x 10..... More
Paris: Martinet, 1855. 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, [1855]. Large quarto (13 1/4..... More
London: Bradbury, Evans & Co., 1866. Twenty-One John Leech Hand-Colored Frontispieces LEECH, John. Follies of the Year. A Series of Coloured Etchings from Punch's Pocket Books 1844-1864. With Some Notes by Shirley Brooks. London: Bradbury, Evans & Co., n.d. [1866]. First edition. Oblong quarto (8 3/8 x 12 1/8 inches; 213..... More
London: Published for T.L. Busby, by Messrs. Baldwin, Craddock, and Joy, 1820. The London Working Class BUSBY, Thomas Lord. Costume of the Lower Orders of London. Painted and Engraved from Nature, by T.L. Busby. London: Published for T.L. Busby, by Messrs. Baldwin, and Co., [1820]. Quarto (11 3/8 x 8 15/16 inches;..... More
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London: Published by Thos. McLean, 1834. A Fascinating Compilation of Humorous Illustration Including A Complete Copy Of Robert Seymour's The School Master Abroad… And Seven of the Plates from George Cruikshank's The Progress of a Midshipman… SEYMOUR, Robert. The School Master Abroad, by One of the Old School. With Illustrations by..... More
London: Printed and Published by J. Robins & Co., 1819. With the Very Rare First Issue of Volume I [CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator]. The Humourist: A Collection of Entertaining Tales, Anecdoes, Repartees, Witty Sayings, Epigrams, Bon Mots, Jeu d’esprits, &c. Carefully selected. London: Printed and Published by J. Robins & Co...... More
London: E. & C. Mc.Lean, 1824. "It's Not How Long - But How Well We Live" ALKEN, Henry. British Proverbs. London: E. & C. Mc.Lean, 1824. First edition. Oblong quarto (10/1/4 x 13 3/4 inches; 261 x 350 mm.). Six amusing hand-colored soft-ground etchings, five with five and one with four scenes..... More
London: S.W. Fores, 1801. Three of George Moutard Woodward's Hand-Colored Prints from "Symptoms of the Shop" WOODWARD, George Moutard, artist, SANSOM, Francis, printmaker. Symptoms of the Shop. London: S.W. Fores, 1801. First edition. Quarto (10 1/8 x 8 1/16 inches; 257 x 265 mm.). Three (of twelve) hand colored 'Satirical' stipple..... More
![Ce qu'on dit et ce qu'on pense [What one says and what one thinks]. Jean-Gabriel SCHEFFER](/pictures/thumb/04082_1.jpg?v=1500682903)
Paris: Gihaut Frères, 1829. 'What One Says And What One thinks' Forty-Eight Fine Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates by Jean-Gabriel Scheffer [SCHEFFER, Jean-Gabriel]. Ce qu'on dit et ce qu'on pense [What one says and what one thinks]. Paris: Gihaut Frères, [1829-30]. Folio (13 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches; 343 x 260 mm.). Forty-eight (of..... More
London: J. Robins and Co., 1824. Scarce With the Illustrations In Two States Complete with all of the Advertisements CRUIKSHANK, George. [WHITTY, Michael James, text]. Tales of Irish Life. Illustrative of the Manners, Customs,and Condition of the People. With Designs by George Cruikshank. London: J. Robins and Co., 1824. First edition, complete..... More
London: G. Walker, 1828. "An Exceptionally Rare Costume Periodical" (Colas) WALKER, G[eorge]. The Cyclopaedia of the British Costumes from the Metropolitan Repository of Fashions. London: [G] Walker, May 1828-November 1832. First edition. Volume 2 only (of 5 volumes). Ten original parts bound in one oblong quarto volume (9 7/16 x 11..... More
Paris: Chez Lefuel, 1825. Complete and Exceptionally Fine in its Original Box Eight Superb Hand Colored Stipple Engravings of Young 'Entrepreneurs' BRES, Jean Pierre. Simples Histoires, Trouvées Dans Un Pot Au Lait. Par M. Bres. Paris: Chez Lefuel, 1825. Eight small octavo volumes in original hand-colored lithograph box. Each volume with a...... More
London: Kerby and Son, [1856]. A Very Attractive 'Mid-Twenties' Inlaid Binding by Bayntun of Bath [BAYNTUN OF BATH, binders]. PARDOE, [Julia], Miss. CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. Lady Arabella: or The Adventures of a Doll. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. London: Kerby and Son., [1856]. First edition. Small octavo (6 5/8 x 5 inches;..... More
London: Printed for C.S. Arnold, 1825. "Acting is the Perfect Idiot's Profession" (Katherine Hepburn). "The Art of Acting Consists in Keeping People from Coughing" (Benjamin Franklin). EGAN, Pierce. LANE, Theodore, illustrator. The Life of an Actor… Dedicated to Edmund Kean, Esq. The Poetical Descriptions by T. Greenwood. Embellished with Twenty-Seven Characteristic Scenes..... More
London: Printed for John Murray… by W. Bulmer and Co., 1814. With Fifty Hand Colored Aquatint Plates Depicting a Huge Range of Social Types ALEXANDER, William. Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the English. Illustrated in fifty coloured engravings, with descriptions. London: Printed for John Murray… by W. Bulmer and..... More
London: Printed for William Miller by W. Bulmer, 1804. A Humorous Work by Humphry Repton, with Ten Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates Fine in the Original Boards, Uncut REPTON, Humphry. Odd Whims; and Miscellanies. London: Printed for William Miller, by W. Bulmer and Co., 1804. First edition. Two small octavo volumes (7 3/4..... More
Paris: n.p. [Chez Martinet], 1824. Exceedingly Scarce Familiar Scenes of Parisian Society Caught in the Wry [SCHEFFER, Jean-Gabriel]. J.S -, PIGAL, &c, &c. Recueil des Scènes Familiéres, et de Société de Paris. Paris: n.p. [Chez Martinet], 1824. First (only) issue, complete. Folio (13 7/16 x 10 3/8 inches: 342 x 262..... More
London: Printed for the Author… and William Faden…, 1792. "Real Views, Accurately taken on the spot by the Author" Sixty-Five Aquatint Plates with Early Twentieth Century Hand Coloring ROBERTSON, Archibald. A Topographical Survey of the Great Road from London to Bath and Bristol. With historical and descriptive accounts of the country, towns..... More
London: Published by R. Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 1817. Thomas Rowlandson’s “Dance of Life” [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator]. [COMBE, William]. The Dance of Life, A Poem, by the Author of “Doctor Syntax;” Illustrated with Coloured Engravings, by Thomas Rowlandson. London: Published by R. Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 1817. First edition. Octavo (8/15/16..... More
London: Printed for W. Miller, 1803. Seventy-Three Fine Hand-Colored Stipple Engravings of The Russian Empire With Descriptions Derived From Authentic Sources [ALEXANDER, William]. The Costume of the Russian Empire, illustrated by a series of seventy-three engravings. With descriptions in English and French. London: Printed for W. Miller, 1803. First edition, later issue..... More
Paris: Amédée Bédelet, [1857]. Twenty Hand Colored Lithograph Plates Depicting the Species in the Second Oldest Zoological Gardens in the World PAUQUET, Jean Louis Charles, illustrator. Jardin des Plantes: La Ménagerie et la Vallée Suisse. Dessins d'après Nature par Pauquet, Lithographiés par Bocquin. Texte Illustré de 140 Vignettes sur Bois. Paris..... More
London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean, 1823. With Thirteen Fine Hand-Colored Plates FELLOWES, W.D. A Visit to the Monastery of La Trappe, in 1817: with notes, taken during a tour through Le Perche, Normandy, Bretagne, Poitou, Anjou, Le Bocage, Touraine, Orleanois, and the Environs of Paris. Illustrated with numerous coloured engravings, from..... More
London: Printed for B. White, 1776. With Fifty Fine Hand-Colored Engraved Plates Including Forty-Two of Birds BROWN, Pierre (Peter). Nouvelles Illustrations de Zoologie, contenant cinquante planches emluminées d'oiseux curieux, et qui non etés jamais descrits, et quelques de quadrupedes, de reptiles et d'insectes, avec de courtes descriptions systematiques. New Illustrations of Zoology..... More
London: William Sams, [1828]. An Unusually Fresh & Clean Copy The Plates Superbly Hand-Colored SAMS, William. A Tour Through Paris, Illustrated with Twenty-One Coloured Plates, Accompanied with Descriptive Letter-Press. London: William Sams, [n.d., 1828]. [Second edition], identical to the first of 1824 but with subtitle added, and plates in different order. Folio..... More
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