Boston: Gambit, 1975. Selected and illustrated by David Levine with 50 humorous line drawings. 104 pages. Thin 8vo, black cloth with red printed labels on cover and spine, d.w. (price-clipped and lightly chipped at edges, with one small stain). Boston: Gambit, 1975. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper; inscribed by the artist on the half title, along with a large original pen and ink drawing of a lion. More
Paris: Libraries-Imprimeries Reunies. 300 facsimiles in black and white, 12 color plates, 350pp., thick 4to, 3/4 morocco, raised bands, red leather spine label, marbled boards, t.e.g., original wrappers bound in; (spine sunned). Paris: Libraries-Imprimeries Reunies, n.d., ca. 1890. Very good (+). More
Paris: Berger-Levrault, 1916. Over 100 black & white illustrations, 22pp. of text, first few pages heavily foxed, 8vo, rebound in dark green cloth with the original brown pictorial wrappers bound in (front wrapper loose). Paris: Berger-Levrault, 1916. First Edition. Very Good. Illustrations by Forain, Iribe, Morin, Poulbot, Roubille, Sem, Steinlin, Valloton and others. Ownership bookplate. More
London. Printed textile with red and brown patterned border, cotton with sewn border. Measures 13 3/8 x 15 1/2 inches. Very good, light stains with minimal wear. Rare early 19th c. handkerchief centered on industrial England surrounded by 17 caricatures of men smoking. More
London: Heinemann, 1920. 320p., 8vo, yellow cloth, spine faded & rubbed. London: Heinemann, 1920. First Edition. Beerbohm has drawn an ink caricature of Bohan Lynch (a fellow artist specializing in celebrity caricature) within a 3 x 4 inch rectangle, on the half-title. Inscribed " For BOHAN LYNCH from Max, Rapallo". The book is preserved in a half brown leather slipcase. More
London: Heinemann, 1913. 50 plates mounted on art paper. Tall 8vo, diced green cloth pictorially stamped in gilt. Heinemann, 1913. First Edition. Fine. Beerbohm wrote, "The Laurelled gentleman on the cover...was intended to represent and typify triumphant mediocrity; and the arrow was supposed to be sped from my own bow. Two or three reviewers, however, thought the gentleman was myself. This pained me deeply..." More
London: Heinemann, 1923. Colored frontispiece and 49 plates in black & white. Sq. 4to, brown cloth, lightly shelf-worn & faded at the spine and edges. London: Heinemann, 1923. First Edition. A series of caricature portraits. More
New York: Macmillan, 1930. Unpaginated, with many accomplished color illustrations, 8vo, yellow cloth with black title; cover with crayon markings pencil marks and stains, with spine re-backed in black. Stains and some small repairs. New York: Macmillan Company, 1930. First edition. A good (-) copy. A boys parents give him a pennywhistle as a present that only plays one note. His quest to find more notes leads him through the jungle, listening to the birds and and animals learning their..... More
Paris: Plon, 1876. l'Hiver-Le Printemps-L'Ete-L'Automne. Black and white frontis., illustrations throughout by Bertall, 667pp., thick 4to, 1/2 green morocco, gilt-dec. raised bands; (covers a bit rubbed, light foxing on flyleaves). Paris: E. Plon, 1876. Very good(+). More
China: Zoop, 2022. Illustrated in color, 12 x 8 1/2 x 2 1/2" hardcover, 800 pages. Bookplate signed by Glenn Bray along with printed signature book plate. Thick 4to, pictorial boards. China: Zoop, (2022). Limited edition of 500. Wrinkling to the boards along the front hinge, otherwise in good condition. In collaboration with Frank Young, Blue Trimarchi, and Scott Dunbier, an ambitious and unusual look at the private library of world renowned collector Glenn Bray. According to Bray, the collection..... More
London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1911. With an Introductory Essay on Pictorial Satire as a Factor in Napoleonic History by J. Holland Rose. With Nearly 250 Illustrations, 24 in color. 2 volumes. Thick 8vo, gilt decorated orange cloth, spines sunned and a bit dust-soiled. London, 1911. Very good. Volume I deals with English caricatures, containing the work of Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshank, etc. Volume II is devoted to European caricatures, including sections on French, Italian, Spanish, Scandinavian, German, and Russian..... More
Munich: Braun & Schneider, 1880. Illustrated with black & white drawings throughout. 4to, cloth; repaired on top & bottom of spine & front endpaper torn & partially detached, ex-lib bookplate pasted on front pasted down endpaper. Munchen; Braun & Schneider, n.d. (ca. 1880). Text in German. Good. More
Zurich: Xascher, 1947. Frontispiece portrait + 987 black & white illustrations. Tall thick 8vo, cloth, worn d.w. Zurich: Xascher, 1947. Very good. The incomparable caricatures of Germany's greatest cartoonist. More
Munich: Bertelsmann, 1999. Herausgegeben von R. Hochhuth. 2 volumes. I: Und die Moral von der Geschicht. II: Was Beliebt ist auch Erlaubt. Illustrated with many hundreds of humorous drawings, some in color. Thick 8vos, decorative boards; matching board slipcase. (Munchen: C. Bertelsmann, 1999). A fine set in a near fine slipcase. Collected works of Germany's great 19th century cartoonist whose highly popular drawings influenced future development of the comic strip. More
Munich: Bassermann, 1925. Frontispiece portrait of Busch. 1500 black & white illustrations. Title printed in red & black. Large 4to, black cloth backed boards. Munich: Bassermann, 1925. Very good (+). More
Munich: Bassermann, 1955. Frontispiece portrait of Busch. 1500 black & white illustrations. Title printed in red & black. Large 4to, full burgundy leather. Munich: Bassermann, 1955. d.w. (dulled). Very good (+). More
London: T. Tegg, 1800. Etching with hand coloring. Image measures 9 1/2" x 13", sheet measures 10 3/4" x 15 3/4 This caricature depicts William Pitt the Younger with some accomplices (including Henry Dundas and William Grenville) exiting an arched doorway, presumed to be the Treasury, with moneybags. The thieves, which include Charles Fox, glance to their left, where the watchman is seen sleeping. Shows some light staining at margins, not affecting the image. Minor wrinkling to page. Chips to..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1965. Frontis, illustrated. xiv + 507 pages, 8vo, orange cloth. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1965). A very good copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
Paris: Charivari, 1860. Each issue with approximately 60 Cham black and white cartoons, some folding, bound in one volume with original wrappers bound in. 4to, 1/2 polished orange calf, marbled boards; (some issues heavily foxed). Paris: Charivari/Arnaud de Vresse, ca. 1860. Very good. The set contains L'Exposition de Londres Croquis Comiques, Croquis Parisiens Album, Croquis de Printemps, Promenades a l'Exposition, Nos Jeux et Nos Ris, Croquis d'Automne, Les Echappes de Charenton, Miroir de la Cuisine et du Pique-Assiette, Les Comiques..... More
Paris: Dentu, 1860. 3 volumes, colored frontispiece, numerous black & white illustrations, 12mo, 3/4 maroon calf, marbled boards (scuffed). Paris: E. Dentu, ca 1860. Tight clean interior and rubbed binding. More
London: Routledge. 3 volumes. 80 fine colored aquatint plates drawn and etched by Rowlandson. 272, 277, 279pp., tall 8vo, rebound in 3/4 blue crushed morocco, top edges gilt. London: Routledge, no date, ca. 1860. A beautiful set. More
London: R. Ackermann, 1812. THREE VOLUMES. The Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of the Picturesque. 30 hand-colored plates plus illustrated title page. iii + 275pp. and Directions to the Binder; with, The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation. 24 hand-colored plates. 277pp. and Directions to the Binder; and The Third Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of a Wife. 24 hand-colored plates plus illustrated title page. 279pp. and Directions to the Binder. 8vo, 3/4 leather over..... More
London: R. Ackermann, 1812. 30 hand-colored plates including frontispiece, plus illustrated title page. iii + 275pp. and Directions to the Binder. 8vo, full calf with gilt embelishments & leather spine labels. (London: R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 1812), Begun in 1809, and first published in 1812, Dr. Syntax contains Thomas Rowlandson's most famous illustrations. This copy lacks a printed title page, but is apparently a first as there is no indication of its being a later edition on the engraved..... More
London: R. Ackermann, 1812. 3 volumes. The Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of the Picturesque: A Poem. 30 hand-colored plates plus illustrated title page. iii + 275 pages. 2nd edition. The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation. 24 hand-colored plates. 277 pages. First Edition. The Third Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of a Wife. 24 hand-colored plates plus illustrated title page. 279 pages. First Edition. Tall slim 8vos, full contemporary tan polished calf gilt-decorated spines..... More
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