Cris de Paris dessinés d'après nature
by VERNET, Carle
Paris: Chez Delpech, 1820. Charles Vernet's 'Cries of Paris' Illustrated with One Hundred Fine Hand Colored Lithograph Plates VERNET, C[arle]. Cris de Paris dessinés d'après nature par C. Vernet. Paris: Chez Delpech, [n.d., ca. 1820]. First Edition. Large folio (13 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches; 340 x 247 mm.). Lithograph title-page and one hundred very fine hand-colored lithographed plates. Some marginal soiling, toning and or light spotting to the plates. Plate 14 with ink smudge... Read More
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From the Earth to the Moon
by VERNE, Jules
New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1874. First Obtainable American Edition - Verne's 'From the Earth to the Moon and A Trip Round It' VERNE, Jules. From the Earth to the Moon. Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: And A Trip Round It. Translated from the French by Louis Mercier... and Eleanor E. King. With eighty full page illustrations. New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1874. First American illustrated edition, and the first obtainable American... Read More
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Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video
by VIDAL, Emeric Essex
London: R. Ackermann, 1820. The Only Notable English Color Plate Book Devoted to Early Argentina One of Fifty Large-Paper Copies of Vidal's Buenos Ayres and Monte Video" VIDAL, E[meric] E[ssex]. Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, Consisting of Twenty-Four Views: accompanied with descriptions of the scenery, and of the costumes, manners, &c. of the inhabitants of those cities and their environs. By E.E. Vidal, Esq. London: Published by R. Ackermann...Printed by L. Harrison, 1820. First... Read More
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Frolics in Catland
by WAIN, Louis; GALE, Norman (text)
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., 1905. Onward, For Kitten and Country Furry Fun For All WAIN, Louis. Frolics in Catland. Father Tuck's "Travels in Fairyland" No. 9174. London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., n.d. [c. 1905?]. First 'Untearable' edition. Oblong quarto (8 5/8 x 10 3/4 in; 220 x 273 mm). [28] pp. With eight full-page and numerous color text illustrations. Verses by Norman Gale. Quarter red cloth over color pictorial paper glazed boards.... Read More
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Pleasant Trips by Trains & Ships to Little Folks' Country
by WAIN, Louis; POTTER, Beatrix
London [&] New York: Ernest Nister [&] E.P. Dutton, 1896. Eight Illustrations by Louis Wain and One Illustration by Beatrix Potter Unrecorded in Either of the Bibliographies WAIN, Louis. POTTER, Beatrix. Pleasant Trips by Trains & Ships to Little Folks' Country. A book of Pictures and stories for Children. London [&] New York: Ernest Nister [&] E.P. Dutton, [1896]. Folio (12 3/4 x 11 inches; 323 x 279 mm.). [66 pp.]. Including color frontispiece and pictorial... Read More
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Farthing Hall
by WALPOLE, Hugh; PRIESTLEY, J.B.
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1929. A Collaboration... WALPOLE, Hugh. & PRIESTLEY, J.B. Farthing Hall. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1929. First edition. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 inches; 191 x 127 mm.). [viii], [1]-275, [1, blank], [4 advertisements] pp. Publishers green ribbed cloth, spine lettered in gilt. A fine copy in the publisher's gray printed dust jacket, spine slightly darkened, a couple of small closed edge tears, small piece (1/8 inch) missing from... Read More
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Life of George Washington Commander in Chief of the American forces during the war which established the independence of his country, and first President of the United States, The
by [WASHINGTON, George]; MARSHALL, John
London: Printed for Richard Phillips, 1804. The "Best Edition" of Marshall's Classic Biography Near Fine in Contemporary Mottled Sheep [WASHINGTON, George]. [MARSHALL, John]. The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American forces during the war which established the independence of his country, and first President of the United States. Compiled under the inspection of the Hon. Bushrod Washington, from original papers bequeathed to him by his deceased relative. To which is prefixed, an introduction, containing... Read More
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Billy Liar
by WATERHOUSE, Keith
London: Michael Joseph, 1959. The Birth of Billy Fisher - A Defining Voice of Postwar British Fiction A Sharp Comic Portrait of Fantasy and Frustration in 1950s England WATERHOUSE, Keith. Billy Liar. London: Michael Joseph, [1959]. First edition. Octavo (7 3/4 x 5 1/8 inches; 197 x 130 mm.). [2], [1-2], 3-190, [1], [1, blank] pp. Publisher's burgundy cloth over boards, spine lettered in gilt. A near fine copy in an equally near fine dust jacket.... Read More
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La Journée d'une actrice, ou Douze scènes de jour et de nuit
by WATTIER, Édouard; WATTIER, Émile
Paris: Sazerac et Duval, 1826. The Day of an Actress, or Twelve Scenes of Day and Night Twelve Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates WATTIER, Édouard. [La Journée d'une actrice, ou Douze scènes de jour et de nuit, Lithographiées par Ed. Wattier. Paris: Sazerac et Duval, 1826]. First edition. Large folio (14 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches; 362 x 267 mm.). Twelve hand-colored lithographed plates. Plates lithographed by Engelmann & Langlumé. Bound without the four leaves of text.... Read More
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Un an de la vie d'une jeune fille
by WATTIER, Émile
Paris: Chez G. Engelmann [et] Gihaut, 1824. The Life of a Young Girl who Follows the Wrong Path and Loses her Honor... Depicted in Seventeen Hand Colored Lithographs by Émile Wattier WATTIER, Émile, illustrator. Un An de la vie d'une jeune fille, Roman Historique en XVII chapitres, écrits par son confident et lithographiés par M. Wattier. Paris: Chez G. Engelmann [et] Gihaut, 1824. First edition. Large quarto (13 1/4 x 10 inches; 335 x 254 mm.).... Read More
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Le Progres de Seduction
by WATTIER, Émile-Charles; VILLAIN, Jean-Francois; ENGELMANN, Godefroy
Paris: [Engelmann], 1833. With Fifteen Charming Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates [WATTIER, Émile-Charles]. Le Progres de Seduction. En Quinze Planches. Á Paris: [Engelmann], 1833. Large quarto (13 3/4 x 10 1/8 inches; 350 x 257 mm.). Wrapper title. Fifteen hand-colored lithographed plates by Villain (the first nine) and G. Engelmann (the last six) after Wattier. All plates mounted on stubs. Plates watermarked "J. Whatman / 1824 & 1825" Late nineteenth century maroon morocco over marbled boards. Spine with... Read More
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Citizen Kane Book, The
by WELLES, Orson
[Boston & New York]: Atlantic-Little Brown, 1971. With an Inscribed Photograph of Orson Welles affixed to the Front Free Endpaper WELLES, Orson. The Citizen Kane Book. Raising Kane by Paul Kael [&] The Shooting Script by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles. Now Published for the First Time and illustrated with Eighty-one Frames from the Film and the Cutting Continuity of the Completed Film. [Boston & New York]: Atlantic-Little Brown, 1971. First edition. Large quarto (11... Read More
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Great Wellington's Funeral Obsequies
by WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of
London: Read & Co.,, 1852. The Funeral of the Great Duke of Wellington An Extravagant Affair on an Unprecedented Scale The most Extraordinary Street Procession that Londoners had ever Witnessed [WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of]. Great Wellington's Funeral Obsequies. To which is added a Memoir of his life, death and burial. London: Read & Co., [November 20th, 1852]. Oblong folio (13 5/8 x 18 3/8 inches; 346 x 466 mm.). Colored lithograph title-page, 14 pp.... Read More
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Centennial Portfolio
by WESTCOTT, Thompson
Philadelphia: Thomas Hunter, 1876. The Great Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia 1876 A Superb Pictorial Record of America's First World's Fair WESTCOTT, Thompson. Centennial Portfolio: A Souvenir of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia, Comprising Lithographic Views of Fifty of Its Principal Buildings, With Letter-Press Description. Philadelphia: Thomas Hunter, 1876. Oblong quarto (7 3/16 x 11 inches). viii, 52 pp., plus map and fifty-two tinted lithographic plates. Publisher's three-quarter dark brown morocco over brown cloth beveled boards, covers ruled... Read More
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OHO!
by WHISTLER, Rex, illustrator; WHISTLER, Laurence
London: The Bodley Head, 1946. A Brilliant Posthumous Collaboration by Rex and Laurence Whistler A Surreal and Witty Picture-Book of "Two-Faced Individuals" WHISTLER, Laurence. WHISTLER, Rex, illustrator. OHO! The Drawings by Rex Whistler. The Words by Laurence Whistler. Created Two-Faced Individuals. Now Exposed by The Bodley Head. London: The Bodley Head, 1946. First edition. Quarto (9 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches; 241 x 184 mm.). [32] pp. Publisher's pictorial boards, in the matching pictorial dust jacket.... Read More
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Charlotte's Web
by WHITE, E.B.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1952. A Classic of Children's Literature" "One of the Best-Selling American Children's Books of all Time" WHITE, E.B. Charlotte's Web. Illustrated by Garth Williams. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, [1952]. First edition, first printing with "I-B" on verso of title-page. Octavo (8 x 5 3/8 inches; 203 x 137 mm.). [viii] 184 pp. With numerous black and white illustrations throughout. Original gray cloth, front cover... Read More
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Stuart Little
by WHITE, E.B.
New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1945. A Realistic Fantasy About A Talking Mouse" WHITE, E.B. Stuart Little. Pictures by Garth Williams. New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1945. First edition (stated on copyright page with 10-5 and I-U). Octavo (8 x 5 1/4 inches; 202 x 134 mm.). viii, 131, [1 blank] pp. Five full-page line drawings (including frontispiece) and numerous line-drawings in the text. Publishers gray linen over boards,... Read More
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Aristophanes at Oxford
by WILDE, Oscar
Oxford [&] London: J. Vincent [&] Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1894. Wilde at Oxford - A Lifetime Edition Issued on the Eve of Scandal" Limited to 750 Copies - Published May 1894 WILDE, Oscar. Aristophanes at Oxford By O[scar] W[ilde]. O.W. by Y.T.O. [all rights reseved]. Oxford [&] London: J. Vincent [&] Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., May 1894. [One of 750 copies printed]. Small quarto (7 5/8 x 5 1/8 inches; 194... Read More
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Ballad of Reading Gaol, The
by WILDE, Oscar
Reading, Berkshire: The Carpathian Press, 1999. Wilde's Greatest Poem in a Modern Private Press Masterpiece One of Only 25 Copies on Velin Arches Blanc WILDE, Oscar. The Ballad of Reading Gaol. Engravings by Peter Forster. Introduction by Bryan Forbes. Reading, Berkshire: The Carpathian Press, [1999]. One of 25 copies printed on Velin Arches Blanc, from a total edition of 125, signed by Bryan Forbes. Large octavo (9 7/8 x 7 1/4 inches; 251 x 184 mm.).... Read More
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For Love of the King
by WILDE, Oscar
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1922. The Infamous Fifteenth Volume - Wilde's 'Lost' Play That Wasn't" WILDE, Oscar. For Love of the King. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., [1922]. Limited to 1,000 copies. Small quarto (8 3/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 213 x 146 mm.). [vi, blank], [xiv], 1-39, [1, blank], [4, blank] pp. Handsomely bound in three-quarter black morocco over gray marbled boards, covers ruled in gilt, spine with five raised bands, lettered in... Read More
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Woman of no Importance, A.
by WILDE, Oscar; Shannon, Charles
London: John Lane., 1894. A Woman of No Importance - Wilde Before the Fall" First Edition, One of 500 Copies - The Slocum Copy WILDE, Oscar. A Woman of No Importance. London: John Lane, 1894. First edition. One of 500 copies. Small quarto (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 inches; 210 x 150 mm.). [16], 134, [1], [1, blank], [16, publisher's catalogue dated March 1894] pp. Publisher's light red-brown linen over boards, covers decoratively stamped... Read More
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Works
by WILDE, Oscar
London: Methuen & Co., 1908. First Collected Edition Handsomely Bound by Birdsall of Northampton WILDE, Oscar. Works. London: Methuen & Co., [1908-1922]. The Picture of Dorian Gray with imprint: Paris: Charles Carrington, 1908. First collected edition including For the Love of the King which was published in 1922. One of 1,000 issued on handmade paper, out of a total edition of 1,080 sets. Fifteen octavo volumes (8 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches; 209 x... Read More
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Ideal Husband, An
by WILDE, Oscar
London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. A Play of Conscience and Corruption - Wilde at His Brilliant Peak" First Edition, Limited Issue - From the Library of Esher Place WILDE, Oscar. An Ideal Husband. By the Author of Lady Windermere's Fan. London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. First edition, limited to 1,000 copies. Small quarto (8 1/4 x 6 1/8 inches; 210 x 155 mm.). [xvi], 213, [1] pp. Publisher's mauve cloth, covers elaborately... Read More
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Picture of Dorian Gray, The
by WILDE, Oscar; BALLANTYNE PRESS
London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co Ltd, 1913. Dorian Gray on the Stage - A Rare Early Dramatic Adaptation" WILDE, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray: A Play in Three Acts and Prologue. Dramatized by G. Constant Lounsbery, from the romance of Oscar Wilde. London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co Ltd., 1913. First edition thus. Printed at the Ballantyne Press. Octavo (8 7/8 x 6 inches; 225 x 152 mm.). [1-10], 11-94, [95], [1, blank]... Read More
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Importance of Being Earnest, The
by WILDE, Oscar; Shannon, Charles
London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. The Trivial Comedy for Serious People - Wilde's Masterpiece" First Edition, One of 1,000 Numbered Copies WILDE, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest. A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. By the Author of Lady Windermere's Fan. London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. First edition. One of 1,000 numbered copies, this being No. 256. Printed at the Chiswick Press. Small quarto (8 3/4 x 7 inches; 222 x 178 mm.). [16],... Read More
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