London: H.S. Nichols, 1925. First English Translation DE SANDRAZ, Gatien de Courtilz. Memoirs of Monsieur D'Artagnan Captain-Lieutenant of the 1st Company of the King's Musketeers… Now for the first time translated into English by Ralph Nevill. London: H.S. Nichols, [1925]. Three octavo volumes (8 7/8 x 5 5/8 inches; 226 x.... More about Memoirs of Monsieur D'Artagnan
London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. A Superb Mid-Twenties Cosway-Style Binding by Bayntun of Bath with Two Fine Oval Miniatures Extra-Illustrated by the Insertion of Twenty-Five Engraved Plates of which Six are Hand-Colored COSWAY-STYLE BINDING. BAYNTUN, binder. WILLIAMS, H. Noel. Queen Margot Wife of Henry of Navarre. With sixteen illustrations..... More about Queen Margot Wife of Henry of Navarre
Paris: , 1889. A Very Rare Wooden Puzzle Made for The Expostion Universelle of 1889 [WOODEN GAME]. Constructions Exposition Universelle 1889. Square quarto 10 5/8 x 10 1/4 x 1 9/16 inches; 272 x 260 x 40 mm.). A rare and wonderful 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle game with fifty-three (of fifty-four)... More about Constructions Exposition Universelle 1889
London: H. Humphrey, 1800. Napoleon's Abandonment of General Duga in Egypt James Gillray's Satirical Representation of an Event Which Changed the Face of Events in France and Throughout Europe GILLRAY, James. Buonaparté Leaving Egypt. For an Illustration of the above, see Intercepted Letters from the Republican General Kleber, to the French Directory..... More about Buonaparté Leaving Egypt
London: H. Humphrey, 1805. St. George and the Dragon GILLRAY, James. St. George and the Dragon. [Britannia; Napoléon Bonaparte; King George III] A Design for an Equestrian Statue, from the Original in Windsor Castle. Drawn by an Amateur. Etched by Js. Gillray. London: Published August 2nd. 1805. by H. Humphrey. 27... More about St. George and the Dragon
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 about Musée pour rire, Le
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 about Six Quartiers de Paris
London: Chapman and Hall, 1910. Off With Their Heads! (But Keep Scarce Dust Jackets On) One of Only 150 Copies Signed by the Artist [SULLIVAN, Edmund J., illustrator]. CARLYLE, Thomas. The French Revolution. A History. With Illustrations by Edmund J. Sullivan. London: Chapman and Hall, 1910. Large paper copy, limited to 150 sets, signed... More about French Revolution, The
Paris: Publié par J. Hetzel, 1845. The Devil in Paris With 208 Wood-Engraved Plates After Gavarni [GAVARNI (pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier), and others, illustrators]. Le Diable à Paris. Paris et les Parisiens. Mœurs et coutumes, caractèes et portraits des habitants de Paris, tableau complet de leur vie privée, publique, politique, artistique..... More about Diable a Paris, Le
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