London: Printed for R. Ackermann, 1828. Ackermann’s “Characters in the Grand Fancy Ball” [ACKERMANN, Rudolph]. Characters in the Grand Fancy Ball Given by the British Ambassador Sir Henry Wellesley, at Vienna, at the Conclusion of the Carnival 1826; in Thirteen Highly Coloured Plates: with a Description of the Entertainments on... More
London: Printed for R. Ackermann, 1828. Ackermann’s “Characters in the Grand Fancy Ball” [ACKERMANN, Rudolph]. Characters in the Grand Fancy Ball Given by the British Ambassador Sir Henry Wellesley, at Vienna, at the Conclusion of the Carnival 1826; in Thirteen Highly Coloured Plates: with a Description of the Entertainments on... More
London: R. Ackermann, 1809-18. A Presentation Run of Ackermann’s “Repository of Arts” With 747 Plates, including 45 Plates with Fabric Samples Affixed [ACKERMANN, Rudolph, publisher]. The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics. Series 1, Volumes I-XIV (January, 1809-December, 1815) and Series 2, Volumes I-VI (January, 1816-December, 1818). London: R.... 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
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: Published for T.L. Busby, by Messrs. Baldwin, raddock, 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, Craddock, and Joy… [1820]. Quarto (11 1/4 x 9 1/16... 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
Paris: Omnium Français de Publicité, 1926. A Rare 'Carnival Catalog' Representative of the Prevailing Atmosphere in Paris During the Roaring Twenties [CARNIVAL CATALOG]. Carnaval 1927. Paris: Omnium Français de Publicité, 1926. Folio (12 3/8 x 8 3/8 inches; 315 x 214 mm.). Twenty-four pages of which twenty-three contain over 450 illustrations... More
London: Published by Rodwell and Martin, 1822. A Tall Copy and Rare With the Lithographic Title-Page [CHALON, John James, illustrator]. Twenty Four Subjects Exhibiting the Costume of Paris, The Incidents taken from Nature, Designed and Drawn on Stone by J.J. Chalon. London: Published by Rodwell and Martin, 1822. First edition. Large folio (17... More
London: Published by Rodwell and Martin, 1822. A Tall Copy and Rare With the Lithographic Title-Page [CHALON, John James, illustrator]. Twenty Four Subjects Exhibiting the Costume of Paris, The Incidents taken from Nature, Designed and Drawn on Stone by J.J. Chalon. London: Published by Rodwell and Martin, 1822. First edition. A Large Paper... More
![Findens' Tableaux of The Affections; [With:] Finden's Tableaux:. William FINDEN, Edward FINDEN, Mary Russell MITFORD, , W. PERRING, Painter.](/pictures/thumb/03178.jpg?v=1478034772)
London: Charles Tilt, 1839; 1840. "Two of the Exceptionally Rare Hand-Colored Deluxe Issues for 1839 and 1840" FINDEN, William and Edward. Finden's Tableaux or the Affections; A Series of Picturesque Illustrations of the Womanly Virtues. From paintings by W. Perring. Edited by Mary Russell Mitford [With:] Findens' Tableaux: The Iris of... More
London: H. Humphrey, 1799. First Copy in Ninety-Five Years GILLRAY, James. New Pantheon of Democratic Mythology. London: H[annah]. Humphrey, May 7, 1799. Folio (11 3/4 x 9 in; 298 x 228 mm). Hand-colored title and six hand-colored copperplate engravings. A fine set. Housed loose in a blue cloth portfolio with gilt-lettered... 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
Paris: Chez l’auteur et chez Alphonse Giroux, 1818. Isabey’s Grotesque and Indelicate Caricatures [ISABEY, Jean-Baptiste. Caricatures de J.J. Paris: Chez l’auteur et chez Alphonse Giroux, 1818. First edition. Title from front wrapper. Oblong folio (10 3/8 x 14 inches; 263 x 356 mm.). Twelve numbered hand-colored lithographed plates loose in wrappers as... More
Paris: L. Curmer, Éditeur, 1841. A Superb Uncut Complete Set of Les Francais Peints With 405 Hand-Colored Plates LES FRANÇAIS PEINTS. PAUQUET, Polydor Jean Charles. GAVARNI, Paul. MONNIER, Henry, and others. Les Français Peints par Eux-Mêmes, [The French painted by themselves]. Texte par les Sommités Littéraires, Dessins par MM. Gavarni et H.... More
![[Masquerade Leyden] Gecostumeerde Optogt. PANORAMA.](/pictures/thumb/02227.jpg?v=1478034362)
Leiden: Firma Jacs. Hazenberg Corns. Zoon, 1865. Dutch Students on the March [PANORAMA]. [Masquerade Leyden] Gecostumeerde Optogt. Gehouden Door De Leden Van Het Leidsche Studenten-Corps Den 6 Den Junij 1865, Ter viering van den 290sten verjaardag der Leidsche Hoogeschool, Voorstellende De Intogt Der Hollanders Binnen Zierikzee Onder Jonker Willem, Grave Van... More
![Scenes Populaires [and] Scenes de Société [and] Moeurs Parisiennes. Edme Jean PIGAL.](/pictures/thumb/03750.jpg?v=1478035123)
Paris: chez Gihaut et Martinet, 1822. "Popular Scenes" and "Scenes of Society" Two of Pigal's Most Celebrated Albums PIGAL, Edme Jean. Scènes Populaires [and] Scènes de Société [and] Moeurs Parisiennes. Paris: chez Gihaut et Martinet, ca. 1822-1830. Folio (14 7/8 x 9 1/2 in; 350 x 242 mm). One hundred and eighteen... More
London: Published…by H. Angelo, 1799. The Most Attractive Copy In Years Complete With Dedication Text And Subscriber's List [ROWLANDSON, T[homas]. Hungarian & Highland Broad Sword. Twenty Four Plates, designed and etched by T. Rowlandson, under the Direction of Messrs. H. Angelo and Son, Fencing Masters to the Light Horse Volunteers of London... More
London: Published by William Sams, 1824. In the Original Boards SAMS, William. A Tour Through Paris. London: William Sams, 1824. First edition. Oblong folio (9 7/8 x 13 in; 250 x 333 mm). Hand-colored engraved title-page and twenty-one hand-colored aquatint plates with accompanying unpaginated text to each. Plates watermarked 1824. Original printed... More
London: William Sams, [1828]. An Unusually Fresh & Clean Copy 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 (14 1/4 x.... 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
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 in three parts in one original printed wrapper (14 3/8... More
![Selections of the Ancient Costumes of Great Britain and Ireland from the Seventh to the Sixteenth Century [and]Ancient Costume of Great Britain and Ireland. Charles Hamilton SMITH, Samuel Rush MEYRICK.](/pictures/thumb/03289.jpg?v=1478034812)
London: William Bulmer, Shakespeare Press, 1814-15. "One of the Principal Sources from which Illustrators of Ancient Costume have Derived their Material" MEYRICK, Samuel Rush. SMITH, Charles Hamilton. The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of The British Isles, from the Earliest Periods to the Sixteenth Century; to which is added, that of... More
London: Printed for R. Ackermann, by L. Harrison and J.C. Leigh, 1815. Seventeen Hand-Colored Engraved Plates Depicting the Costume of the University of Oxford UWINS, Thomas. The Costume of the University of Oxford, Illustrated by a Series of Engravings from Original Drawings by Thomas Uwins. To Which is Prefixed a Brief... More
![[Incroyables et Merveilleuses]. Horace and LANTÉ VERNET, illustrators.](/pictures/thumb/04062_1.jpg?v=1487724073)
[Paris]: , 1815. Incredible and Marvelous "Cette Belle Suite Est Trés Rare" [VERNET, Horace and LANTÉ, illustrators]. [Incroyables et Merveilleuses]. [Paris]: ca. 1815. First edition. Folio (16 5/16 x 10 7/8 inches; 414 x 276 mm.). Thirty-three hand colored engraved plates numbered 1-33 by Gatine after H. Vernet. No title-page or text... More
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