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  • First edition of Journal of a Landsman from Portsmouth to Lisbon by Robert Seymour, with 24 hand-coloured plates satirising life on the Royal Navy.
    First edition of Journal of a Landsman from Portsmouth to Lisbon by Robert Seymour, with 24 hand-coloured plates satirising life on the Royal Navy.

    SEYMOUR, Robert (illustrator).
    Journal of a Landsman from Portsmouth to Lisbon, 1831.
    £4,500.00

  • Stockholmska Scener by Hjalmar Morner, containing 16 lithographs of humerous scenes of Swedish life.
    Stockholmska Scener by Hjalmar Morner, containing 16 lithographs of humerous scenes of Swedish life.

    MORNER, Hjalmar (illustrator).
    Stockholmska Scener. [c.1830].
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of Picturesque Views of the Principal Monuments in the Cemetery of Pere La Chaise by John Thomas Serres, with 10 hand-coloured lithograph plates.
    First edition of Picturesque Views of the Principal Monuments in the Cemetery of Pere La Chaise by John Thomas Serres, with 10 hand-coloured lithograph plates.

    SERRES, John Thomas (illustrator).
    Picturesque Views of the Principal Monuments in the Cemetery of Pere La Chaise, 1825.
    £1,250.00

  • The first edition of Les Paysans Badois by Charles Lellemand, containing 16 hand-coloured plates showing the costumes of the Black Forest.
    The first edition of Les Paysans Badois by Charles Lellemand, containing 16 hand-coloured plates showing the costumes of the Black Forest.

    LALLEMAND, Charles.
    Les Paysans Badois. [1860].
    £950.00

  • First edition of Beauty's Costume by Charles Heath and Leitch Ritchie, with 12 hand-coloured plates showing twelve female beauties in costumes from around the world.
    First edition of Beauty's Costume by Charles Heath and Leitch Ritchie, with 12 hand-coloured plates showing twelve female beauties in costumes from around the world.

    HEATH, Charles; RITCHIE, Leitch.
    Beauty's Costume: [1838].
    £500.00

  • First edition of Horse Accomplishments by Thomas Rowlandson and George Woodward, containing 12 humorous hand-coloured aquatints of horses and riders.
    First edition of Horse Accomplishments by Thomas Rowlandson and George Woodward, containing 12 humorous hand-coloured aquatints of horses and riders.

    Rowlandson, Thomas (engraver); Woodward, George Moutard (illustrator).
    Horse Accomplishments. 1799.
    £5,750.00

  • The first and only issue of the 12 plates comprising Comforts of Bath by Thomas Rowlandson, one of his rarest sets.
    The first and only issue of the 12 plates comprising Comforts of Bath by Thomas Rowlandson, one of his rarest sets.

    ROWLANDSON, Thomas.
    Comforts of Bath. 1798.
    £4,500.00

  • First edition of Dickinson's Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851 by Dickenson Bros, one of the great pictorial commemorations of the Great Exhibition, containing 55 chromo-lithograph plates.
    First edition of Dickinson's Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851 by Dickenson Bros, one of the great pictorial commemorations of the Great Exhibition, containing 55 chromo-lithograph plates.

    DICKINSON BROS (publishers).
    Dickinson's Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851, 1854.
    £22,500.00

  • First edition, first issue, of A Picturesque Tour Through the Cities of London and Westminster by Thomas Malton, one of the first great aquatint books on London, with 100 fine aquatint plates.
    First edition, first issue, of A Picturesque Tour Through the Cities of London and Westminster by Thomas Malton, one of the first great aquatint books on London, with 100 fine aquatint plates.

    MALTON, Thomas.
    A Picturesque Tour Through the Cities of London and Westminster, 1792-1801.
    £12,500.00

  • One of 35 copies - signed by the artist and author. A beautiful Sam Francis illustrated book by his own Lapis Press.
    One of 35 copies - signed by the artist and author. A beautiful Sam Francis illustrated book by his own Lapis Press.

    FRANCIS, Sam; FRASER, Kathleen.
    Boundayr. 1988.
    £7,500.00

  • A handsome and complete set of Buck's Antiquities by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck.
    A handsome and complete set of Buck's Antiquities by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck.

    BUCK, Samuel & Nathaniel.
    Buck's Antiquities 1774.
    £57,500.00

  • A signed copy of The Best of Morecambe and Wise by Eddie Braben, a printed celebration of Morecambe and Wise, containing the script for some of the comedy pair's most famous sketches.
    A signed copy of The Best of Morecambe and Wise by Eddie Braben, a printed celebration of Morecambe and Wise, containing the script for some of the comedy pair's most famous sketches.

    BRABEN, Eddie.
    The Best of Morecambe and Wise. 1974.
    £375.00

  • An exceptional album containing hundreds of delicate and elaborate Chinese jianzhi paper cut-outs.
    An exceptional album containing hundreds of delicate and elaborate Chinese jianzhi paper cut-outs.

    [PAPER ART].
    Album of 19th-century Chinese jianzhi paper cut-outs. c. 1870.]
    £8,500.00

  • Jesus- Christ Rastaquouere.
    Jesus- Christ Rastaquouere.

    PICABIA, Francis.
    Jesus- Christ Rastaquouere. [1920].
    £32,500.00

  • One of 150 copies - signed by the artist and author. Illustrated with 9 original signed lithographs.
    One of 150 copies - signed by the artist and author. Illustrated with 9 original signed lithographs.

    VASARELY, Victor (illustrator); BUTOR, Michel.
    Octal. 1972.
    £4,500.00

  • Gogol's masterpiece 'Dead Souls', the first major book entirely illustrated by Chagall and his first illustrations for Vollard. Signed by Chagall on the limitation and title-page.
    Gogol's masterpiece 'Dead Souls', the first major book entirely illustrated by Chagall and his first illustrations for Vollard. Signed by Chagall on the limitation and title-page.

    CHAGALL, Marc (artist); GOGOL, Nicolai.
    Les Ames Mortes. 1948.
    £30,000.00

  • Souvenirs d'Angleterre; Personnages.
    Souvenirs d'Angleterre; Personnages.

    Nineteenth century French School Album.
    Souvenirs d'Angleterre; Personnages. c. 1850
    £9,500.00

  • A handsome large paper copy of Lysons' work of the antiquities of Gloucestershire; one of only twelve deluxe copies with nearly all the plates hand-coloured
    A handsome large paper copy of Lysons' work of the antiquities of Gloucestershire; one of only twelve deluxe copies with nearly all the plates hand-coloured

    LYSONS, Samuel.
    A Collection of Gloucestershire Antiquities. 1804.
    £4,500.00

  • The scarce first edition of Yosy's classic work on the costume of Switzerland. With the distinguished provenance of the renowned book collector, H. Bradley Martin.
    The scarce first edition of Yosy's classic work on the costume of Switzerland. With the distinguished provenance of the renowned book collector, H. Bradley Martin.

    YOSY, A.
    Switzerland 1815
    £2,500.00

  • Reinhardt's fine series of Swiss regional costume subjects set against fully coloured landscape backgrounds.
    Reinhardt's fine series of Swiss regional costume subjects set against fully coloured landscape backgrounds.

    REINHARDT, Joseph.
    A collection of Swiss costumes, [1828].
    £3,750.00

  • An exceptionally handsome set of William Hogarth Illustrated, edited by John Ireland, with 135 finely engraved plates.
    An exceptionally handsome set of William Hogarth Illustrated, edited by John Ireland, with 135 finely engraved plates.

    HOGARTH, William (illustrator); IRELAND, John (editor).
    Hogarth Illustrated 1812.
    £850.00

  • First edition of Wren's City Churches by A.H. Mackmurdo in the first issue binding. The first work of Art Nouveau which can be traced
    First edition of Wren's City Churches by A.H. Mackmurdo in the first issue binding. The first work of Art Nouveau which can be traced

    MACKMURDO, A.H.
    Wren's City Churches. 1883.
    £3,000.00

  • First edition of Catalogue des vases peints du Musee national d'Athenes by Georges Nicole.
    First edition of Catalogue des vases peints du Musee national d'Athenes by Georges Nicole.

    NICOLE, Georges.
    Catalogue des Vases Peints du Musée National d'Athènes. 1911.
    £1,250.00

  • The first edition in French of Leon Battista Alberti's monumental work of architectural theory, De re aedificatoria, with contemporary annotations in pen.
    The first edition in French of Leon Battista Alberti's monumental work of architectural theory, De re aedificatoria, with contemporary annotations in pen.

    ALBERTI, Leon Battista.
    L'Architecture et Art de Bien Bastir 1553.
    £5,000.00

  • 44 hand-coloured lithographed plates on Parisian & London life by Henry Monnier, in which he recorded the manners and life of both cities.
    44 hand-coloured lithographed plates on Parisian & London life by Henry Monnier, in which he recorded the manners and life of both cities.

    MONNIER, Henry, illustrator
    Moeurs Administrative dessinés d'aprés nature 1828.
    £5,500.00

  • Manz's scarce panorama of Munich. Designed for visitors, it contained 80 squares, streets and public buildings worth a visit, together with a plan
    Manz's scarce panorama of Munich. Designed for visitors, it contained 80 squares, streets and public buildings worth a visit, together with a plan

    [MANZ, Hermann (publisher)].
    Illustrirter Spaziergang durch München. Ein Panorama [1865-66].
    £5,000.00

  • Rowlandson's superb record of the street traders of London now long disappeared
    Rowlandson's superb record of the street traders of London now long disappeared

    ROWLANDSON, Thomas.
    Characteristic sketches of the lower orders, 1820.
    £2,500.00

  • Blasone Veneto,
    Blasone Veneto,

    CORONELLI, V[incenzo].
    Blasone Veneto, 1706.
    £2,000.00

  • Dolin. Friends and Memories.
    Dolin. Friends and Memories.

    DOLIN, Anton; WHEATCROFT, Andrew.
    Dolin. Friends and Memories. 1982.
    £300.00

  • First edition, 8vo; presentation copy, inscribed twice by Lifar, first on the front free endpaper 'a Marie-Louise Trilling son ami Serge Lifar'
    First edition, 8vo; presentation copy, inscribed twice by Lifar, first on the front free endpaper 'a Marie-Louise Trilling son ami Serge Lifar'

    LIFAR, Serge.
    Au Service de la Dance. 1958.
    £1,250.00

  • One of the most delightful of all Cubist illustrated books with an introduction by Tristan Tzara. Marcoussis illustrates quotations by favourite authors.
    One of the most delightful of all Cubist illustrated books with an introduction by Tristan Tzara. Marcoussis illustrates quotations by favourite authors.

    MARCOUSSIS, Louis; TZARA, Tristan.
    Planches de salut: 1931.
    £15,000.00

  • Hancarville catalogued Sir William Hamilton's collection of ancient vases in Naples from which it is likely he took some inspiration for these images
    Hancarville catalogued Sir William Hamilton's collection of ancient vases in Naples from which it is likely he took some inspiration for these images

    [EROTICA]. [HANCARVILLE, Pierre-Francois Hugues, d'].
    Veneres uti observantur in gemmis antiquis. ca. 1771].
    £12,500.00

  • Richly illustrated catalogue for Lichtenstein's exhibition Dessins sans bande. Inscribed on the cover, 'To Ferdinande Roy Lichtenstein '75.'
    Richly illustrated catalogue for Lichtenstein's exhibition Dessins sans bande. Inscribed on the cover, 'To Ferdinande Roy Lichtenstein '75.'

    LICHTENSTEIN, Roy.
    Dessins sans Bande. 1975.
    £1,250.00

  • The first quarto edition of Sebastiano Serlio's Libro Primo to Qvinto, bound with the Libro Estraordinario, an illustrated introduction to architecture.
    The first quarto edition of Sebastiano Serlio's Libro Primo to Qvinto, bound with the Libro Estraordinario, an illustrated introduction to architecture.

    SERLIO, Sebastiano.
    Libro Primo[-Qvinto]. D'Architettvra, Di Sebastiano Serlio Bolognese, 1566.
    £3,750.00

  • An unrecorded playscript together with two schoolbooks from the École du Louvre by the great actor and mime artist Jean-Louis Barrault.
    An unrecorded playscript together with two schoolbooks from the École du Louvre by the great actor and mime artist Jean-Louis Barrault.

    BARRAULT, Jean-Louis.
    Les Quatre fous, oeuvre tragique. Script project for a Commedia dell'arte [together with] two schoolbooks from courses taken at the École du Louvre. c. 1930-40; 1930-31.
    £6,500.00

  • First edition, Italian text version, of Il Costume Antico e Moderno by Giulio Ferrario.
    First edition, Italian text version, of Il Costume Antico e Moderno by Giulio Ferrario.

    FERRARIO, Giulio.
    Il Costume Antico e Moderno 1817-1826.
    £50,000.00

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