London: Printed by Englemann, Hullmandel or Lefevre for W. Spooner, 1831. Mansion's Fancy Ball Dress Complete with Thirty Magnificent Hand Colored Lithographs of the Highest Quality Depicting the Costumes of Europe and Russia MANSION, aka André Léon Larue. [Fancy Ball Dress]. [London: W. Spooner, 1831-32]. First edition. Large folio (18..... More
London: Pubd.…by R. Ackermann, 1831. Twelve Superb Hand-Colored Lithographs of Regional Costume MANSION, L. National Ball Costumes. London: Pubd.… by R. Ackermann, 1831-1832. Folio. Twelve numbered hand-colored lithographed plates (measuring approximately 7 5/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 193 x 138 mm. on sheets measuring approximately 15 3/8 x 11 3/16..... More
Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, 1840. Sixty-Six Lithographed Plates by Gavarni "Stevedores" at the Carnival of Paris GAVARNI [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Les Débardeurs. Album Comique par Garvarni. Paris: Au Bureau du Journal Amusant & Petit Journal pour Rire. [Chez Bauger], [1840-1842]. Three large quarto volumes (13 1/4 x...... More
Paris: Paris: H. Gache [&] London: E. Gambart, 1850. The Traditional Dances of France, Italy, Spain and the Czech Republic Six Superb Hand Colored Lithograph Plates by Pierre-Numa Bassaget NUMA (pseudonym of Pierre-Numa BASSAGET). La Guirlande choix de Danses a caractère de tous les pays. Lithographiées par Régnier & Bettannier..... More
Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, 1840. Sixty-Six Magnificent Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates by Gavarni Depicting “The Stevedores” GAVARNI, Paul [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Les Débardeurs. Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, [n.d., 1840-1842]. Folio (13 7/8 x 10 3/8 inches; 353 x 264 mm.). Sixty-six superb numbered hand-colored lithographed plates, heightened..... More
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
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...... 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
Paris: chez d'Houry, 1723. One of the First Histories of Dance and Ballet The Exceptionally Rare First Issue of 1723 BONNET, (Jacques). Histoire générale de la danse, sacrée et prophane; ses progrés & ses révolutions, depuis son origine jusqu'a présent. Avec un supplément de l'Histoirede la Musique, & le paralèle..... More
London: Read & Co… Ackermann & Co.,, [1853]. A Presentation Copy Thirteen Fine Hand-Colored Steel Engraved Plates Showing The Folk Dances of Many Lands [DANCE]. [CONCANEN, Edward. FROST, Thomas. MASON, R.H. & LOWNDES, Mrs.]. Read's Characteristic National Dances; Including a Series of Tales by Popular Authors. London: Read & Co…..... 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
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