Paris: Hautecoeur Frères, 1840. Parisian and Country Tribulations The Humorous Side of Distress, Trouble, Misery, Anguish, Agony, Grief and Wretchedness… ADAM, Albert, illustrator. Tribulations Parisiennes et Campagnardes. Par Albert Adam. Paris: Hautecoeur Frères, [ca. 1840]. First edition. Folio (12 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches; 328 x 251 mm.). Lithographed pictorial title-page and Thirty-two..... More
London: Matthew Iley, 1821. Twenty Humorous Hand Colored Plates by Charles Williams and William Read [WILLIAMS, Charles, illustrator]. [READ, William, illustrator]. The Tour of Doctor Prosody, in Search of the Antique and Picturesque, through Scotland, the Hebrides, the Orkney and Shetland Isles; Illustrated by Twenty Humourous Plates. London: Matthew Iley, 1821..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1840. Exceedingly Scarce Caricatures of Repentant Ladies of Easy Virtue [CHAM, illustrator, pseud. of Charles Amédée de Noé]. Les Madeleines. Varieté de L'Espece Lorettes. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie, [n.d., ca. 1847]. First edition. Large folio (13 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches; 336 x 251 mm.). Hand-colored..... More
London: Effingham Wilson… and Thomas Hurst, 1833. With Fourteen Woodcuts by Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George. [WIGHT, John]. Sunday in London. Illustrated in Fourteen Cuts, by George Cruikshank, and a few words by a friend of his; with a copy of Sir Andrew Agnew's Bill. London: Effingham Wilson… and Thomas Hurst, 1833..... More
London: Printed for Patrick Martin, 1816. Fifteen Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates Drawn and Etched by Thomas Rowlandson [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator]. [ROBERTS, Lt. Col. David, author]. The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome, with an Account of His Campaigns on the Peninsula, and in Pall Mall: With Sketches, by Rowlandson, and Notes. By and..... More
Paris: Delpech, 1827. Scarce Monnier Album MONNIER, Henri. Intérior des Boutiques de Paris. Paris: [François Séraphin] Delpech, [n.d., ca. 1827]. Rare suite of six hand-colored lithographed plates, complete as issued. Oblong quarto (10 x 13 1/8 inches; 255 x 333 mm.). The final plate with two small pieces (1/8 inch deep)..... More
Paris: Gustave Havard, 1854. Grandville’s Beast-Headed People [GRANDVILLE, J.J., illustrator]. Les Métamorphoses du jour. Accompagnées d’un texte par MM. Albéric Second, Louis Lurine, Clément Caraguel, Taxile Delord, H. de Beaulieu, Louis Huart, Charles Monselet, Julien Lemer. Précédées d’une notice sur Grandville par M. Charles Blanc. Paris: Gustave Havard, 1854. First edition to..... More
Paris: Mme. Ve Louis Janet, 1849. The Adventures of Pierrot and Harlequin With Sixteen Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates by Louis Lassalle LASSALLE, Louis Simon Cabaillot, illustrator. BOZÉRIAN, Jules. Noir et Blanc: Vie et Aventures de Pierrot et de Son Ami Arlequin. Enriche de 16 vignettes par Louis Lassalle rehaussées en couleur. Paris: Mme..... More
Bordeaux: Chez les Marchands d'Estampes, et chez l'Auteur, fossés de l'Intendance, Maison Coupat. Chez Lavigne jeune',, 1818-1819. The Traders of Bordeaux as Depicted by Gustave de Galard Incredibly Rare with Thirty-Two Superbly Hand Colored Plates GALARD, Gustave de. GÉRAUD, Edmond. [Recueil de divers Costumes des Habitans de Bordeaux et des Environs; Dessnés..... More
London: R. Ackermann, 1808. Complete with the Rare 'Pall Mall' Plate ROWLANDSON, Thomas. Miseries of Human Life: Designed and Etched by T. Rowlandson… London: R. Ackermann, 1808. Oblong quarto (7 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches; 197 x 250 mm.). Hand colored engraved title-page and forty-nine hand colored engraved plates including the..... More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1886. A History of Parliamentary Elections and Electioneering in the Old Days… Extra-Illustrated by the Insertion of over Two Hundred Illustrations GREGO, Joseph. A History of Parliamentary Elections and Electioneering in the Old Days. Showing the State of Political Parties and Party Warfare at the Hustings and in..... More
London: London: S. and J. Fuller, 1816. "One of the Rarest of Alken's Works in the Original Wrappers" Seven Magnificent Hand Colored Etched Plates Depicting ALKEN, Henry. Sporting Discoveries, or The Miseries of Shooting in a series of seven plates, Being Hints to Young Sportsmen. By Ben Tally-Ho. Author of "Qualified..... More
Paris: Paris: Chez Aubert gal: Vero-Dodat, 1837. Thirty Fine and Very Humorous & Satirical Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by Henri Bouchot BOUCHOT, Frédéric, illustrator. Ce Que Parler Veut Dire. (What Talking Means). [Paris: Chez Aubert gal: Vero-Dodat, 1837]. Folio (13 15/16 x 10 1/8 inches; 355 x 257 mm.). Thirty fine..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert, 1839. With 50 Hand-Colored Lithographs, including Nine by Honoré Daumier and Fifteen 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: R. Ackermann, 1829. "Tally-Ho" One of the Rarest of all Henry Alken's Books ALKEN, Henry. Hunting Recollections. London: R. Ackermann, January 1st, 1829. First edition. Oblong folio (10 3/16 x 13 3/8 inches; 259 x 340 mm.). Six superb hand-colored etched plates, all heightened with gum arabic. Image size 8 1/4..... More
London: Messrs. Fores, 1838. Queen Victoria's Coronation Procession in Scarce Panorama One of the Earliest Examples of Royal Memorabilia A Near Fine Example [PANORAMA]. [VICTORIA, Queen of England, 1819-1901]. Fores' Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of the August Ceremony of Her Majesty's Coronation, June 28th, 1838. Sixty Feet Long..... More
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Paris: Chez Bauger [and] Chez Aubert, 1839. “Paris in the Morning” and “Paris at Night” GAVARNI [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Paris le matin. [Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, n.d., 1839]. Twelve numbered lithographed plates, depicting Parisian life in the morning. Plates printed by Aubert & Cie. [and] Paris le soir. [Paris: Chez..... More
London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1850. One of the Rarest of all Henry Alken's Albums ALKEN, Henry. Ackermann's Sporting Scraps. London: Rudolph Ackermann, February 20th. 1850 - March 13th. 1861. First edition. Oblong quarto (8 5/8 x 10 7/8 inches; 219 x 276 mm.). Thirty-six superb hand colored aquatint plates, heightened with gum..... More
London: Printed for Patrick Martin, 1815. Fifteen Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates Drawn and Etched by Thomas Rowlandson [ROWLANDSON, Thomas, illustrator]. [ROBERTS, Lt. Col. David, author]. The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome. With an Account of His Campaigns on the Peninsula and in Pall Mall: With Sketches by Rowlandson; and Notes. By and..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie. Editeurs, 1842. 'The Parisians at Play' Twenty Superb Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by Edmond Morin MORIN, Edmond, illustrator. [Ces Bons Parisiens]. (These Good Parisians). Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie. Editeurs, [ca. 1842]. Folio (13 3/16 x 9 5/8 inches; 335 x 245 mm.). Twenty highly amusing, hand..... More
Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie., 1845. “The Academy of Modern Dance" Forty-Four Highly Amusing, Hand Colored Vignettes Depicting Parisian Dances [QUILLENBOIS, pseudonym of Charles-Marie de Sarcus, illustrator]. Le Conservatoire de la Danse Moderne. Charges Parisiennes. Paris: Chez Aubert & Cie, [1845]. Folio (13 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches; 337 x 248 mm.)..... More
Paris: Charivari and Martinet, 1859. The Moroccan Sultan, Monsieur Prudhomme (a Stereotypical Bourgeois), and the Chinese Emperor Thirty Fine, Humorous Lithographs by Honoré Daumier DAUMIER, Honoré. Album des Charges du Jour. 30 Lithographies par H. Daumier. Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari…et chez Martinet, [1859-60]. First edition. Oblong folio (10 3/8 x 13..... More
Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari et chez Martinet, 1850. "The idea of it is to dance as wildly, as noisily, as furiously as you can; expose yourself as much as possible if you are a woman; and kick as high as you can, no matter which sex you belong to."..... More
Paris [&] London: V. Morlet [&] McLean, 1830. Twelve Superb Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting Scenes from the Debtor's Prison of Sainte-Pélagie [ADAM, Victor, illustrator]. Album de Sainte-Pélagie, Prison de la Dette. [Gravures réhaussées à l'aquarelle. Douze scènes intérieures dessinées et lithographiées d’après nature par V. Adam]. Paris [&] London: Publié par..... More
London: Charles Tilt, 1840. Fourteen Humorous Hand-Colored Engraved Plates 'A Fine Collection of Miscellaneous People or Things' HEATH, H[enry]. Omnium Gatherum. [Together with:] Omnium-Gatherum. Second Series. [London: Published by Charles Tilt, n.d., ca. 1840]. Later issue, on thick paper (first published 1831-1834). Oblong folio (10 1/16 x 13 3/4 inches; 256..... More
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