Buffalo: Berger Publishing Co., 1905. Written in verse and illustrated with 6 amusing chromolithographs and 16 b/w images in the text. Slim 12mo, color pictorial boards (minor scuffing on covers and wear along backstrip, but still quite solid). Buffalo, New York: Berger Publishing Co., (no date, circa 1905). Scarce. A very good or better copy copy of this charming children's tale -- essentially the story of Robinson Crusoe but featuring "Jumbo" the elephant. More

Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Color lithograph. Image measures 15 5/16" x 12". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Plate XXVI. This color lithograph features a mummy from the Greco-Egyptian period and its decorated case. Published in 1887, the print is highly detailed in its rendering of the case's hieroglyphics, painted decoration, and wear. This print is from a limited edition of Binion's "Ancient Egypt or Mizraim," Vol. II, which is considered a landmark of American chromolithography. This print..... More

Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Lithograph. Image measures 12 1/8" x 18 5/16". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Plate X. Rather than a typical three-quarter view, this somewhat bizarre lithograph depicts the Sphinx from an almost full-frontal perspective. Published in 1887, the print dramatically highlights the monument's features with white in order to indicate the extent of the damage they have sustained over time. This print is from a limited edition of Binion's "Ancient Egypt or Mizraim," Vol..... More

Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Color lithograph. Image measures 12" x 18". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Plate XXXVII. This color lithograph presents a view of the Temple of Luxor at Thebes from the perspective of an island facing the ruins. It is from a limited edition of Binion's "Ancient Egypt or Mizraim," Vol. II, published in 1887 and considered a landmark of American chromolithography. The print is in excellent condition and vividly colored. Samuel Augustus Binion (1853-1914)..... More

Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Color lithograph. Image measures 12" x 18". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Plate XXVIII. This unusual color lithograph depicts the face and profile of the head of a female mummy. Published in 1887, the print is more artfully than scientifically rendered, depicting in soft grays and browns the effects of time on the woman's face. This print is from a limited edition of Binion's "Ancient Egypt or Mizraim," Vol. II, which is considered..... More

Buffalo, NY: American Polytechnic Company, 1887. Color lithograph. Image measures 12" x 18". Sheet measures 21" x 27 1/4". Plate XIX. This color lithograph depicts an elaborately decorated Egyptian tomb, guarded by two sculptures of women and surrounded by jars and plates containing the provisions the Egyptians believed necessary for the journey to the afterlife. Published in 1887, the print illustrates the intricate designwork executed on the tomb's facade. This print is from a limited edition of Binion's "Ancient Egypt..... More

Paris: Maison Quantin, 1892. Chromolithograph. Page measures 11.5" x 17.5". Image measures 8 3/4" x 12" Edouard Garnier (1840-1903), French artist and curator of the Museum of Ceramics and Collections, made 50 original watercolors that were engraved as chromolithographs by Parisian printer Maison Quantin. Only 283 copies of the folio were produced. This engraving depicts four ornately designed soft porcelain pieces - two vases and two jardinieres featuring hand-painted insets of florals, cherubs, and scenes of people in nature. It..... More

Paris: Maison Quantin, 1892. Chromolithograph. Page measures 17 1/2" x 11 7/8". Image measures 8 1/4" x 12 1/4" Edouard Garnier (1840-1903), French artist and curator of the Museum of Ceramics and Collections, made 50 original watercolors that were engraved as chromolithographs by Parisian printer Maison Quantin. Only 283 copies of the folio were produced. This engraving depicts two water ewers and a basin, also known as a Roman water jug, hand painted with a beautiful floral ornamentation and gilded..... More

Paris: Maison Quantin, 1892. Chromolithograph. Page measures 11.5" x 17.5". Image measures 8 3/4" x 12" Edouard Garnier (1840-1903), French artist and curator of the Museum of Ceramics and Collections, made 50 original watercolors that were engraved as chromolithographs by Parisian printer Maison Quantin. Only 283 copies of the folio were produced. This engraving depicts an ornate Chinese-inspired potpourri vase, or 'pot-pourri vaisseau à mât', referring to it's design resembling a masted ship. The design is attributed to Jean-Claude Chambellan..... More

Paris: Maison Quantin, 1892. Chromolithograph. Page measures 17 1/4" x 11 7/8". Image measures 12 1/4" x 8 1/4" Edouard Garnier (1840-1903), French artist and curator of the Museum of Ceramics and Collections, made 50 original watercolors that were engraved as chromolithographs by Parisian printer Maison Quantin. Only 283 copies of the folio were produced. This engraving depicts six pieces manufactured between 1754 and 1761. The pieces are gilded and feature cartouches of floral and bird motifs, and include a...... More

Paris: Maison Quantin, 1892. Chromolithograph. Page measures 11.5" x 17.5". Image measures 8 3/4" x 12" Edouard Garnier (1840-1903), French artist and curator of the Museum of Ceramics and Collections, made 50 original watercolors that were engraved as chromolithographs by Parisian printer Maison Quantin. Only 283 copies of the folio were produced. This engraving depicts three ornately designed soft porcelain vases, one featuring a hand-painted floral motif and another showing a hand-painted scene of two lovers in nature. These prints..... More

New York: George Barrie, 1884. Chromolithograph. Image measures 8" x 9 3/4", full sheet measuring 13" x 19". Includes original captioned tissue guard. This print was published in "Mr. Vanderbilt's House and Collection", a rare 10-folio set from the Holland edition, with only 1,000 copies printed. The image was drawn by John Thurwanger (whose signature appears sneakily on a bench in the foreground), and printed by J. R. Lemercier using chromolithography, in which colored ink is printed in layers. This..... More

London: Sampson, Low, Son & Marston, 1867. Print. Chromolithograph. Image measures 9" x 6". Title in manuscript lower right. Stunning view of the Alps, lithographed by J.H. Lowes after a watercolor drawing by Elijah Walton. This print depicts the Mont Velan, located on the border of Switzerland and Italy. In excellent condition. More