London: Bradbury and Evans, 1860. Scarce Leech His Most Popular Character LEECH, John. Mr. Briggs & His Doings. Fishing. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1860. First edition. Oblong folio (12 1/2 x 18 in; 318 x 457 mm). Twelve hand-colored lithograph plates heightened with gum arabic, mounted on artist board. Descriptive text with..... More
London: R. Ackermann, 1822. The English Gil Blas Illustrated By Rowlandson [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, artist]. [COMBE, William]. The History of Johnny Quae Genus. The Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax: A Poem, by the Author of The Three Tours. London: R. Ackermann, 1822. First edition. Octavo. [4], 259 [i.e. 267], [1] pp..... More
London: Charles Tilt, 1831/1834. A Scarce Social Satire HEATH, Henry. Sayings And Doings. London: Charles Tilt, 1831/1834. First edition. Oblong folio (9 3/4 x 14 in; 248 x 356 mm). Twenty drawings on five (of six) hand-colored etched plates. Bound c. 1920 in quarter green cloth over drab card boards. Tape..... More
N.p.: n.p., n.d. Four Charming Faux-Cruikshank Watercolors [CRUIKSHANKIANA]. Four Original Watercolor Caricatures in the Manner of George Cruikshank. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Two images at 5 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (143 x 91 mm); two at 5 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. (134 x 90 mm). Each image executed on card..... More
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Paris: Delpech, 1826 / 1824. Grisettes, Mischievous Children, and Deadly Sins In Sixty-Two Hand-Colored Lithographs [SCHEFFER, Jean-Gabriel]. J.S -. AUBRY, Charles. BOILLY, Louis Leopold. Recueil des Scènes Familiéres, et de Société de Paris [with] Recueil de Cinquante Scenes de Grisetes [with] Les Jeux de L'Enfance [with] Miscellaneous Prints. Paris: Delpech, 1826 (Recueil..... More
London: Printed for Thomas McLean, 1821. Scarce Copy With Earliest Watermarks Complete With Half-Title CARELESS, John [pseudonym]. [CHATTO, William Andrew]. The Old English 'Squire. "A Jovial Gay Fox-Hunter, Bold, Frank, and Free." A Poem in Ten Cantos. Illustrated with Plates, by One of the Family. London: Printed for Thomas McLean, 1821. First edition..... More
London: R. Ackermann, 1817. First Edition in Book Form A Rare and Marvelous Record Which Rowlandson Left of the England He Knew ROWLANDSON, Thomas. The World In Miniature. Consisting of Groups of Figures, for the Illustration of Landscape-Scenery. Drawn and Etched by T. Rowlandson. London: R. Ackermann, 1817. First edition in book..... More
London: John Warren, 1821. Dedicated To The Eye Of The Connoiseur DAGLEY, Richard (illustrator). [GASPEY, Thomas. author]. Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian. A Poem. Illustrated by Twenty-Six Etchings, from Designs by R. Dagley. London: John Warren, 1821. First edition. Octavo. xxxix, [9], 184 pp. Twenty-six hand-colored plates. Publisher's original..... More
London: Thomas M'Lean, 1823. A Very Scarce Alken With Forty-Two Hand-Colored Plates The Schwerdt - Duke of Gloucester Copy ALKEN, Henry. Scraps From the Sketch-Book of Henry Alken. Engraved by Himself. Containing Forty-Two Plates. London: Thomas M'Lean, 1823. First edition with the plates all dated 1820. Oblong folio (9 9/16 x 13 5/8..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1850. Love These Children! But the Joys and Sweets of Fatherhood Are Extremely Scarce [DAUMIER, Honoré. Henri-Daniel Plattel. Jules Platier]. Ces Amours d’enfans. Joies et Douceurs de la Paternité. Paris: Aubert & Cie, [n.d., ca. 1850]. Oblong octavo. Hand-colored lithographed title by Auguste Belin, and sixteen hand-colored..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert, 1839. With 150 Hand-Colored Lithographs, including Forty-Five by Honoré Daumier and Forty-Two by Gavarni [DAUMIER, Honoré, Gavarni, and others, illustrators]. [ALHOY, Maurice, Louis Huart, and Ch[arles] Philipon, editors]. Le Musée pour rire. Dessins par tous les caricaturistes de Paris; Texte par MM. Maurice Alhoy, Louis Huart et Ch. Philipon..... More
London: Printed for Jones & Co., 1821-22. Bob & Tom's Excellent Hand-Colored Adventures in London With Extra Plate ALKEN, Henry, illustrator. [EGAN, Pierce, imitation of]. Real Life in London; or, The Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and His Cousin, the Hon. Tom Dashall, through the Metropolis; Exhibiting a Living..... More
London: Thomas M'Lean, 1825. Very Scarce Alken With Forty-Two Hand-Colored Plates Engraved by Alken Himself ALKEN, Henry. Scraps From the Sketch-Book of Henry Alken. Engraved by Himself. Containing Forty-Two Plates. London: Thomas M'Lean, 1825. Second edition (plates dated 1820), complete; preceded by the oblong quarto edition of 1823, but of equal rarity. Tall..... More
Paris: Delpech, Editeur et Imprimeur en Lithographie, 1829. “Then” and “Now”— Eighteen Scarce Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates By Le Maitre Monnier MONNIER, Henri. Jadis et aujourd’hui. Paris: Delpech, 1829. Title from front wrapper. Oblong folio (Plate size: 10 3/4 x 14 inches; 274 x 356 mm.; Wrapper size: 11 5/8 x 16 1/8 inches;..... More
Paris: Delpech, 1828. Extremely Rare Monnier MONNIER, Henri. Six Quartiers de Paris. Paris: [François Séraphin] Delpech, 1828. A rare suite of six hand colored lithographed plates, (without the hand colored lithographed title) otherwise complete as issued. Oblong quarto. Plate size: 11 x 14 1/8 inches (279 x 370 mm). Bound to..... More
Paris: Delpech, 1828. Extremely Rare Monnier MONNIER, Henri. Six Quartiers de Paris. Paris: [François Séraphin] Delpech, 1828. A rare suite of six hand colored lithographed plates, (without the hand colored lithographed title) otherwise complete as issued. Oblong quarto. Plate size: 9 x 12 inches (231 x 307 mm). Bound to contemporary..... More
London: S. & J. Fuller, 1815. Alken's First Published Work The Comic Foibles of Amateur Horsemen [ALKEN, Henry]. Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders, or the reverse of Sporting Phrases taken from the Work entitled Indispensable Accomplishments... [by] Ben Tally Ho, an occasional Visitor in Leicestershire. London: S. & J. Fuller, 1st Septr..... More
London: Published by Thomas M'Lean, 1823. Alken's Rare Satire Successfully Transplants Horse's Ass to Rider's Seat ALKEN, Henry. Specimens of Riding Near London. Drawn from Life. London: Published by Thomas M'Lean,. Repository of Wit and Humour, No. 26, Haymarket, 1823. Second edition. Oblong folio (8 3/4 x 12 3/4 in; 222..... More
London: Published for the Proprietor, by Rowney & Forster, 1824. The Profoundly Rare Misadventures of a Free-Loader Told in Six Beautifully Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates [EGERTON, Michael]. A Day’s Journal of a Sponge. By Peter Pasquin. London: Published for the Proprietor, by Rowney and Forster, 51, Rathbone Place. 1824. First edition. Oblong folio (10..... More
Amsterdam: Frans Buffa, 1822. The Costumes of the Netherlands in Twenty Vividly Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates [GREEVEN, H., illustrator]. Collection des Costumes des Provinces Septentrionales du Royaume des Pays-Bas, Dessinés d’après Nature par H. Greeven et lithographiés par Vallon de Villeneuve. Amsterdam: Chez François Buffa et fils [and] Paris: Chez Engelmann et Cie...... More
London: Printed for Charles Baldwyn, 1824. George Cruikshank's Own Copy Signed and Dated by Him on the Title-Page CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. [ROSCOE, Thomas]. [Italian Tales]. Tales of Humour, Gallantry, & Romance, Selected and Translated from the Italian. With Sixteen Illustrative Drawings by George Cruikshank. London: Printed for Charles Baldwyn, 1824. George Cruikshank's..... More
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