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Golden Treasury, the
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Golden Treasury, the

by PALGRAVE, Francis T.; ZAEHNSDORF, binders

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London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1902. Not Just a Book - But a Monument" Palgrave's Golden Treasury - First & Second Series Superbly Bound by Zaehnsdorf PALGRAVE, Francis T. ZAEHNSDORF, binder. The Golden Treasury. Selected from the best songs and lyrical poems in the English language and arranged with notes... revised and enlarged. [First and Second Series]. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1902 & 1900 Golden Treasury Series. Two small octavo volumes (6 x 3 7/8 inches; 152 x 98 mm.). [xii], 381, [1, imprint]; xii, 275, [1. blank] pp. title-page to first series with engraved vignette, title-page to second series with tinted engraved vignette. Small neat tape repair to front blank leaf in volume one. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf ca. 1902 (stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-ins). Full brown levant morocco, covers bordered in gilt and blind with gilt floral corner-pieces, enclosing a panel of eleven gilt flowers and stems with gilt pointillé and decorative blind stamping. Spines with five raised… Read More
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Fores' Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of the August Ceremony of...
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Fores' Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of the August Ceremony of Her Majesty's Coronation, June 28th, 1838

by PANORAMA; [VICTORIA, Queen of England, 1819-1901]

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London: Messrs. Fores, 1838. Queen Victoria's Coronation Procession in Scarce Panorama One of the Earliest Examples of Royal Memorabilia An Exceptional 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. Price £1. 11s. 6d Coloured, 16s Plain. Also Accurate Views of the Interior of the Abbey During the Ceremony. London: Published by Messrs. Fores, at their Sporting & Fine Print Repository and Frame Manufactory, [August 20, 1838]. First and only edition and issue. Small oblong quarto (cover size: 4 13/16 x 7 7/8 inches; 122 x 200 mm.). Thirty-three hand-colored sections in a continuous strip (4 x 675 inches; 103 x 17,145 mm.) of the full procession scene in aquatint. Publishers pink ribbed cloth, covers bordered in blind, front cover decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt with a border of crowns and flowers, smooth spine… Read More
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A Paris. Promenades sur les Quais
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A Paris. Promenades sur les Quais

by PANORAMA; MOTTE, Charles Étienne Pierre, lithographer

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[Paris]: Lithographie de C. Motte rue des Marais, no. 15, 1825. 'Walks on the Parisian Quays' A Wonderful Tour of the River Seine from Quai de Bourbon to Quai d'Orsay in Panorama Form [PANORAMA]. MOTTE, Charles Étienne Pierre, lithographer. A Paris. Promenades sur les Quais. [Paris]: Lithographie de C. Motte rue des Marais, no. 15, [circa 1825] A Spectacular hand colored lithograph (in nine sections) measuring 250 1/2 x 3 7/8 inches; 3616 x 98 mm. [Captions on top]: Quais Bourbon - Quai de l'Archevèché - Quai aux Fleurs - Quai de l'horloge - Quai de la Monnaie - Quais Molaquay - Quai Voltaire - Quai d'Orsay [Captions below]: Isle St. Louis - Pont de la Cité, cid. pont rouge - Pantheon Jardin de l'Archevèche - Eglise Metropolitaine de Notredame - Restes de l'Oratoire St. Landry - Marché aux Fleurs - Pont au Change - Tour de 'Horloge du Palais - Tours de la Concierege - Prisons de Palais de Justice - Pont neuf, Rue Dauphine - Hotel des Monnaie - Pont des Arts - Palais de l'Institut - Hotel… Read More
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Fores' Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of the August Ceremony of...
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Fores' Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of the August Ceremony of Her Majesty's Coronation, June 28th, 1838: Also Accurate Views of the Interior of the Abbey During the Ceremony

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Queen Victoria's Coronation Procession in Scarce PanoramaOne of the Earliest Examples of Royal MemorabiliaA 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. Price £1. 11s. 6d Colored, 16s Plain. Also Accurate Views of the Interior of the Abbey During the Ceremony. London: Published by Messrs. Fores, at their Sporting & Fine Print Repository and Frame Manufactory, [August 20, 1838]. First and only edition and issue. Small oblong quarto (cover size: 4 7/8 x 8 inches; 123 x 203 mm.). Thirty-three hand-colored sections in a continuous strip (4 x 675 inches; 103 x 17,145 mm; of full procession scene in aquatint. An exceptional example with just a few of the folding illustrations expertly strengthened on verso (at crease).Publishers pink ribbed cloth, covers bordered in blind, front cover decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt… Read More
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Rural Residences
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Rural Residences

by PAPWORTH, John Buonarotti

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London: J.Diggens for R. Ackermann, 1818. Papworth's Rural Residences First Edition in the Original Boards Uncut PAPWORTH, John Buonarotti. Rural Residences, Consisting of A Series of Designs for Cottages, Decorated Cottages, Small Villas, and Other Ornamental Buildings, Accompanied by Hints on Situation, Construction, Arrangement and Decoration, In the Theory & Practice of Rural Architecture; Interspersed with Some Observations on Landscape Gardening. London: J.Diggens for R. Ackermann, 1818. First edition. Imperial octavo (11 x 7 1/2 inches; 278 x 192 mm.). viii, [9]-106, [2, index], [1, list of plates], [1, publisher's imprint] pp. Twenty-seven hand colored aquatint plates after Papworth. Text watermarked 1816 & 1817. Original drab boards uncut, neatly rebacked to style, endpapers renewed. Small light stain on pp.26/27, neat early ink signature dated 1822 at top of title-page. A spectacular, fine and fresh copy. Chemised in a later quarter green morocco slipcase, lerttered in gilt on spine.… Read More
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Les Trois Chats
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Les Trois Chats

by PASSÉ-BOULES GAME; [WAIN, Louis, in the style of]

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France: , 1900. Les Trois Chats" A Remarkable Survival of a Passé-Boules Carnival Game PASSÉ-BOULES GAME. [Les Trois Chats]. [in the style of Louis Wain]. Hand-painted 'Polychrome' Papier Maché late nineteenth century ball throwing 'Carnival' game. French, ca. 1900. Three side by side polychrome cats in 'Papier Maché, the structure reinforced by two wooden boards, one as the base and the other at the top. The height is 24 1/2 inches (630 mm.); the width is 23 5/8 inches (600 mm.); and the depth is 5 7/8 inches (150 mm.). Each of the three felines have gaping open mouths (2 1/2 inches (63 mm.), the one on the center wearing an orange and blue hat with the name "Toto" in orange. At the bottom is a receptacle with three compartments which are marked "30" "50" & "20" respectively. A remarkable survival of a Passé-Boules Carnival Game. Historically, passé-boule (ball-toss) was a very popular fairground game in France from the 19th century onwards and the masks often depict figures to be… Read More
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Marius the Epicurean
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Marius the Epicurean

by PATTINSON, Alice, binder; PATER, Walter

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London: Macmillan and Co., 1885. An Early Example of Alice Pattinson's Fine Binding One of Douglas Cockerell's Students PATTINSON, Alice, binder. PATER, Walter. Marius the Epicurean. His Sensations and Ideas... London: Macmillan and Co., 1885. Second Edition. Two octavo volumes (7 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 200 x 124 mm.). [1-11], 12-239, [1, blank]; [1-9], 10-218, pp. Bound by Alice Pattinson in 1904 stamp-signed in gilt "19 AP 04" on rear turn-ins. Crushed navy blue morocco, covers with matching designs on front and rear, featuring a symmetrical chevron-like design enclosed within an inlaid green morocco border at the edges of the covers richly decorated with gilt leaves, dots, and corner flowers. Spines with five raised bands, similarly decorated in gilt with olive morocco inlaid borders elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt in compartments. Gilt-ruled board edges and wide turn-ins triple-ruled in gilt, dark green paste-downs and endleaves, top edges gilt, others uncut. The bindings are in fine… Read More
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Fairies and Chimneys
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Fairies and Chimneys

by PATTINSON, Alice, binder; FYLEMAN, Rose

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London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1919. There are Fairies at the bottom of our garden! It's not so very, very far away; You pass the gardener's shed and you just keep straight ahead -- I do so hope they've really come to stay" PATTINSON, Alice binder. FYLEMAN, Rose. Fairies and Chimneys. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1919. Fourth edition (first published in May, 1918). Sixteenmo (6 9/16 x 4 inches; 166 x 102 mm.). 45, [1, imprint] pp. Bound by Alice Pattinson ca. 1919 in full crushed brown morocco (stamp-signed in gilt "AP" on rear turn-in). Covers with matching designs on front and rear, featuring a geometrical gilt pattern with four groups of twelve leaves inlaid in green morocco with a central inlaid red morocco flower. Front cover decoratively lettered in gilt, spines in with five raised bands, ruled in gilt and decorated with gilt dots, gilt-ruled turn-ins, pinkish cream liners and end-leaves, all edges gilt. Fine. A very nice example of Alice Pattinson's fine work, one of Douglas Cockerell's… Read More
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Jardin des Plantes: La Ménagerie et la Vallée Suisse
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Jardin des Plantes: La Ménagerie et la Vallée Suisse

by PAUQUET, Jean Louis Charles, illustrator

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Paris: Amédée Bédelet, [1857]. Twenty Hand Colored Lithograph Plates Depicting the Species in the Second Oldest Zoological Gardens in the World PAUQUET, Jean Louis Charles, illustrator. Jardin des Plantes: La Ménagerie et la Vallée Suisse. Dessins d'après Nature par Pauquet, Lithographiés par Bocquin. Texte Illustré de 140 Vignettes sur Bois. Paris: Amédée Bédelet, [1857]. First edition. Oblong quarto (9 3/16 x 12 1/4 inches; 234 x 310 mm.). [3]-44 pp. Hand colored lithograph frontispiece and nineteen fine hand-colored lithograph plates, all with their original tissue-guards and all marked Bocquin, del et lith. & Imp. Lemercier, Paris. Numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Tile-page with early ink inscription on top right blank margin dated "15 Juillet 1858". Original black diaper-grain cloth, covers decoratively stamped in gilt, red, cream, blue, green and blind. Spine decoratively lettered in gilt, pale yellow coated endpapers, all edges gilt. Spine ends and front inner-hinge… Read More
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Les Compensations
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Les Compensations

by PHILIPON, Charles, illustrator; WATTIER, Émile

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Paris: Chez Ostervald ainé, Rittner, & Hautecœur, 1828. An Exceptionally Rare and Amusing Suite of Hand Colored Lithographs PHILIPON, Charles. WATTIER, Émile. Les Compensations Composées et Dessinées par Ch. Philipon, Lithographies par Wattier. Paris: Chez Ostervald ainé, Rittner, & Hautecœur, [1828]. First edition. Quarto (10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches; 276 x 216 mm.). Pictorial lithograph title and thirty-six (of forty-eight) hand colored lithograph plates. Some light foxing, mainly marginal. The coloring of the plates is quite exceptional. Recently bound by Roger Devauchelle in full violet cloth, printed paper label on front board. According to OCLC there are no copies in libraries and institutions worldwide. We have seen this title only once before - seventeen years ago in 2002. Not in Colas Hiler or Lipperheide. Charles Philipon (1800-1861) was a French lithographer, caricaturist and journalist. He was the editor of La Caricature and of Le Charivari, both of which were satirical political… Read More
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by PHILIPON, Charles, illustrator; WATTIER, Émile

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Paris: Chez Ostervald ainé, Rittner, & Hautecœur, 1828. An Exceptionally Rare and Amusing Suite of Hand Colored Lithographs PHILIPON, Charles. WATTIER, Émile. Les Compensations Composées et Dessinées par Ch. Philipon, Lithographies par Wattier. Paris: Chez Ostervald ainé, Rittner, & Hautecœur, [1828]. First edition. Quarto (14 x 11 inches; 355 x 280 mm.). Forty-eight hand colored lithograph plates, all mounted on stubs. Plate 3 bis with two small clean marginal tears; plate 4 with small inner marginal stain not affecting image; plate 16 slightly shorter (1/2 inch) at fore-margin. There is some light, mainly marginal foxing and toning, still an excellent example of this great rarity. The hand-coloring of the plates is quite exceptional. Contemporary quarter maroon straight-grain morocco over pebbled cloth boards. Smooth spine ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. Small piece missing from bottom of spine, extremities a little rubbed. This excessively rare and complete suite of… Read More
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Oysters, and all about them
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Oysters, and all about them

by PHILPOTS, John R.

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London: John Richardson & Co., , 1890. The Rich History of a Culinary Delicacy PHILPOTS, John R. Oysters, and all about them. A complete history of the titular subject, exhaustive on all points of necessary ad curious inforatios from the Earliest Writers to those of the Present Time, with numerous additions, facts, and notes, by John R. Philpots. London: John Richardson & Co., 1890. First edition. Two octavo volumes (7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches; 185 x 120 mm.). [2], [1]-642; [2], [643]-1370 pp. Text complete but endpapers are very brittle & worn. Occasional blind stamp of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Publisher's green cloth, front covers decorated in black and lettered in gilt. Spines lettered in gilt. Bookplate of Helen & Grant Dahlstrom on front paste-downs. Spines ends very worn gilt lettering on spines very dull. A good working copy. A study of worldwide oyster culture. Oysters have a rich history as a culinary delicacy and have been enjoyed by various cultures throughout the… Read More
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Recueil de Scenes Populaires
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Recueil de Scenes Populaires

by PIGAL, Edmé-Jean

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Paris: Chez Martinet et Gihaut, 1822. Fifty-Two Highly Amusing Hand Colored Lithograph Plates Showing the People of Paris PIGAL, Edmé-Jean. Recueil de Scenes Populaires. [Collection of Popular Scenes]. Paris: Chez Martinet et Gihaut, [1822]. First edition. Folio (12 1/2 x 10 1/8 inches; 318 x 258 mm.). Lithograph title-page and fifty-two superb hand colored lithograph plates all mounted on stubs. All of the plates are lithographed by Langlumé. Late nineteenth century maroon pattered boards, smooth spine with brown morocco label ruled and lettered in gilt. A few plates with light mainly marginal foxing, plate no. 37 with small 3/4 inch lower marginal repair; plate no. 39 with lower blank corner restored (1 1/8 x 7/8 inch); plate no 48 slightly shorter on top and lower margins and plate 49 with light marginal stain fro stub of previous plate. Still a near fine example of this very scarce and highly amusing book. The two additional plates are numbers 6 [bis] and 37 [bis]. We can locate just… Read More
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Proverbes et Bons Mots Mis en Action, d'après les Moeurs Populaires;
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Proverbes et Bons Mots Mis en Action, d'après les Moeurs Populaires;

by PIGAL, Edmé-Jean; ARAGO, Joseph Honoré; PAJOU, Augustin

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Paris: Chez Noel et Dauty, 1823. Proverbs and Good Words Put Into Action... Complete With Sixty-Six Fine Hand Colored Lithographs PIGAL, Edme-Jean (1798-1873). ARAGO, Jacques (1790-1855). PAJOU, Augustin (1800-1878). Proverbes et Bons Mots Mis en Action, d'après les Moeurs Populaires; Composés et Lithographiés par MM. Pigal, Pajou et J.s Arago, avec Texte explicatif rédigé par J.s Arago... Paris: Chez Noel et Dauty, 1823. First and only edition. Large folio (14 x 10 1/4 inches; 355 x 260 mm.). Sixty-six fine hand colored plates lithographed by Langlumé, each with a printed leaf of explanation by Jacques Arago. Bound ca. 1840 in quarter green calf over mottled boards, smooth spine ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled end-papers. Some intermittent foxing to a few plates. A fine example complete with the text leaves. Excessively rare with just three copies located in libraries and institutions worldwide. This exceptionally rare and beautiful book of sixty-six hand colored caricatures depicting… Read More
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Proverbes et Bons Mots Mis en Action, d'après les Moeurs Populaires;
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by PIGAL, Edme-Jean; ARAGO, Joseph Honoré; PAJOU, Augustin

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Paris: Chez Noël et Dauty, 1823. Proverbs and Good Words Put Into Action... Complete With Sixty-Six Fine Hand Colored Lithographs PIGAL, Edme-Jean (1798-1873). ARAGO, Jacques (1790-1855). PAJOU, Augustin (1800-1878). [Proverbes et Bons Mots Mis en Action, d'après les Moeurs Populaires; Composés et Lithographiés par MM. Pigal, Pajou et J.s Arago, avec Texte explicatif rédigé par J.s Arago...]. Paris: Chez Noël et Dauty, 1822-24. First and only edition. Large folio (13 3/8 x 10 inches; 340 x 254 mm.). Sixty-six fine hand colored plates lithographed by Langlumé, each with a printed leaf of explanation by Jacques Arago. Many plates with light foxing and or staining, the most noticeable being on plate 51. Plates 56 & 58 with erroneous numbers changed in early ink; Plates 57 & 59 with erroneous numbers changed in pencil. Light foxing and or staining to text leaves. Still a wonderful copy of this very rare and amusing book - the contemporary coloring of the plates quite superb. Bound ca. 1840 in… Read More
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Moeurs Parisiennes par Pigal
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Moeurs Parisiennes par Pigal

by PIGAL, Edmé-Jean

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Paris: Chez Gihaut Frères, 1830. Parisian Customs and Social Interactions as Seen by Edmé-Jean Pigal Seventy Superb Hand Colored Lithograph Plates PIGAL, Edmé Jean. Moeurs Parisiennes par Pigal. Paris: Chez Gihaut Frères, [1823]. First and only edition. Folio (13 1/8 x 9 7/8 inches; 333 x 252 mm.). Lithographed title-page and **seventy (of one hundred) fine hand colored lithograph plates. Some plates with minimal light staining or foxing. **The missing plates are listed in red. Late nineteenth century quarter red morocco over marbled boards, smooth spine ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. Expertly rebacked with most of the original spine laid down. A wonderful collection of mostly jovial and colorful characters depicting Parisian customs of social interactions in Pigal's unassuming style of caricature, which is closer to the English satirical art of Gillray, Cruikshank and Rowlandson than to the political and social satires of his French contemporaries, such as Daumier and… Read More
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ABC du Sportsman
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ABC du Sportsman

by PINEL, Honoré

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Paris: Librairie Ducrocq, 1869. Practical Knowledge of the Horse With Seventy-Two Colored Lithograph Plates on all Aspects of the Horse PINEL, Honoré. ABC du Sportsman Robes et Marques; Conformations, Tares, Vices Rédhibitoires; [&] LesRaces. Paris: Librairie Ducrocq, 1869. Large octavo (9 1/4 x 6 7/8 inches; 236 x 175 mm.). [48], [52], [52] pp. Three parts in one volume: Robes et Marques (Dresses and Brands) ; Conformations, Tares, Viceste LesRaces. Seventy-two colored lithograph plates - each part with twenty-four plates. First title-page slightly browned, otherwise a near fine copy. Publisher's red cloth over boards, covers decoratively bordered in black, front cover lettered in gilt. The author states that the alphabetic form which he has adopted has a twofold aim: 1. To facilitate the child's study of the horse, because the dictionary form is more favorable for those whose attention span is quickly tired, or those who can only study at intervals. 2. To offer to the amateur an… Read More
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Roman Costumes

by PINELLI, Bartolomeo; HULLMANDEL, C.

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London: Rodwell & Martin, 1820. The Way They Wore In Italy An Early Example of Lithography PINELLI, [Bartolomeo] and HULLMANDEL, C[harles Joseph]. Roman Costumes; Drawn From Nature by Pinelli and C. Hullmandel: On Stone by C. Hullmandel. London: Rodwell & Martin, n.d. [1820]. Large oblong folio (12 x 17 1/8 inches; 305 x 435 mm). Vignette lithograph title-page and twenty-four hand-colored lithographed plates. The plates are watermarked 1817. Early twentieth century half red calf over marbled boards ruled in blind. Smooth spine ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. A near fine copy. Rare; scarce with hand-coloring. An early book from the dawn of lithography by Hullmandel "the man who did more than any other to establish lithography in England" (Abbey). These plates reproduce in part the scenes and costumes created after the aquatint plates executed by Pinelli in 1809. "If you want to know about the culture and costumes in Rome during the early nineteenth century, look… Read More
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Les Lions

by PLATIER, Jules

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Paris: Chez Bauger, 1842. Jules Platier - Les Lions A Virtually Unknown Suite of Hand Colored Lithographs PLATIER, Jules. Les Lions. Paris: Chez Bauger, [1842]. First and only edition. Oblong folio (13 1/4 x 9 11/16 inches; 335 x 246 mm.). Six (of eight?) magnificent hand colored lithographs heightened with gum arabic. First plate with expert and almost invisible restoration to blank lower left hand corner (1/2 x 1/2 inch; 12 x 12 mm.). Chemised in a quarter black morocco over black cloth boards clamshell case. Spine with five raised bands decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt. This suite is virtually unknown. There is no record of any other example... It is possible and highly likely that the suite consisted of eight lithographs as there are records of two uncolored prints from this series - numbers 7 & 8 at Le Musée Carnavalet in Paris (see below). The Cleveland Museum of Art have one uncolored Le Charivari print from this exceptionally rare suite (number 3). Le Musée Carnavalet in… Read More
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Croquis d'Expressions. Nos. 51- 75
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Croquis d'Expressions. Nos. 51- 75

by PLATTEL, Henri David; DAUMIER, Honoré

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Paris: Chez Aubert gal. Véro-Dodat, 1838. Henri Daniel Plattel's "Sketches of Expressions" The Continuation of Honoré Daumier's Croquis D'Expressions PLATTEL, Henri Daniel. & DAUMIER, Honore. Croquis d'Expressions. Nos. 51- 75. [Paris]: Chez Aubert gal. Véro-Dodat, [January 18th, 1838 - July 4th, 1839]. Oblong folio (10 1/8 x 13 1/8 inches; 257 x 333 mm.). Twenty-five hand colored lithographed plates numbered from 51 thru 75, all heightened with gum arabic. Twenty-two of which are by Henri Plattel and three by Honoré Daumier. Plate no. 51 with two (repaired on verso) lower marginal short tears (1/2 inch) neither affecting image; plate no. 63 slightly shorter at lower margin and with small 1/2 inch tear just affecting lettering beneath image. Some light occasional marginal foxing or staining but still an exceptional example of this exceptionally rare suite. Publisher's dark blue diced cloth over boards, front cover decoratively lettered in gilt, spine expertly and almost invisibly repaired,… Read More
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