The Melange of Humour;
[ALKEN Henry Thomas] 1784-1851. [EGERTON Daniel Thomas] 1800?-1847
First collected edition of this acclaimed series of humorous situations with Fifty Hand Coloured Plates Caricaturing the English Lifestyle of the 1820s. c1835, Folio, letterpress title and fifty hand coloured plates (including frontispiece). Most…
A Few Ideas; Being Hints on Hunting and Driving and other sports; caught in Leicestershire, &c.
[ALKEN Henry] 1784-1851
ONE OF THE RAREST COLOUR PLATE SPORTING BOOKS c1830. First edition, early issue, with some plates watermarked 1828 and 1829, folio, letterpress title, and forty two hand coloured etched plates, some heightened with gum arabic. In contemporary…
The Knights of the Tournament
[ALKEN Henry] 1785-1851
Hand Coloured Knights in Armour Rare, 1831, first edition, oblong quarto, twelve hand-coloured lithographed plates, title from original lithographed front wrapper, re-backed and with back wrapper renewed, plates titled & dated 1831, &…
A Trip To Melton Mowbray
[ALKEN Henry] 1785-1851. PAUL Sir John Dean - designer 1802-1868.
One of Alken's Rarest works. First edition, first state, a portfolio (as issued) of fourteen hand coloured aquatint strips on twelve leaves of heavy card paper, the engravings generally measure 568*92 mm, and are mounted on leaves measuring 622*…
The Adventures of Doctor Comicus or the Frolicks of Fortune. (Dr. Comicus)
[COMBE William] 1742-1823
VG, 1815, 1st ed, 15 pls (complete). In contemporary green quarter cloth over marked brown boards, corners & edges a little bumped & worn. Spine, worn ink title to white paper label, edges bumped & worn. Internally, coloured frontis, additional…
Fifty Wonderful Portraits
[COOPER, Robert, and PAGE R.]
Fifty Hand-Coloured Engraved Portraits of Remarkable Persons. Quarto, [2], 8 pp (pl descriptions), fifty hand-colored engraved plates, printed on pink paper, attractively bound by Kelly & Sons (stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in) in full dark…
London Characters [or Scenes in London]
[HEATH Henry]
A Rare Series of Heath's Caricatures with 48 Rare Hand Coloured Scenes C1829, Oblong quarto, forty eight humorous hand coloured engravings of scenes of London characters on twenty four leaves, each scene captioned and with imprint on every leaf. No…
Recueil de scenes de societe. Bound WITH: Recueil de scenes populaires.
[PIGAL Edme Jean - illustrator] 1798-1872
With 100 Hand Coloured Lithographed Plates Two works in one large folio volume, each work with fifty numbered hand coloured lithographed plates depicting humorous scenes, each with two or three figures in costume of the period. Contemporary half…
As You Like It With Twelve Illustrations by Emile Bayard (The International Shakespere
[SHAKESPERE William 1564-1616]. (DOWDEN Edward 1843-1913 - introduction)
VG, First Limited edition, in the publishers tall pale blue cloth, coloured illustrations & gilt titles, bevelled edges. Spine, gilt title, edges bumped. Internally, half title, paper guarded frontis, rubricated title, [9], (ix-xxiv) 44 pp,…
Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities
[SURTEES Robert Smith] 1805-1864
3rd ed, Good condition, 16 pls. In gilt pictorial cloth, colour faded, corners and edges lightly bumped and worn. Spine, relaid, faded, titles in gilt, joints cracked, edges bumped and worn. Internally, coloured frontis, the additional coloured…
Ask Mamma; or, The Richest Commoner in England
[SURTEES Robert Smith] 1806-1864
VG, 83 engravings, not dated but 1888 (Tooley). In the publishers red cloth, bevelled edges gilt titles & image, black ink tooling, corners rubbed. Spine, faded, gilt titles, gilt & black ink tooling, edges bumped. Internally, half title,…
A Touch of the Fine Arts: Illustrated by Twelve Plates, With Descriptions,
ALKEN Henry [Thomas] 1784-1851
Alken's Amusing Satire of Artists. (3 leaves - half title, title and preface), (12 leaves descriptive text), (1 leaf adverts), printed on recto's only, with twelve hand-coloured plates. Original dull gray boards, front cover with pink printed paper…
Involuntary Thoughts
ALKEN Henry [Thomas] 1784-1851
First edition (first issue?), oblong quarto, letterpress title page and six hand coloured soft ground etchings by Alken depicting 18 thoughts, quarter red morocco over marbled boards, burgundy gilt morocco cover label. The plates have been sized to…
Sporting Scrap Book, Containing fifty Plates, Designed and Engraved by Himself
ALKEN Henry [Thomas] 1785-1851
50 hand coloured plates in the original boards. First edition, 1824, in contemporary red half calf over the publishers printed maroon boards, corners worn. Skilfully re-spined, old laid down, gilt titles. Internally, frontis, title leaf,…
Scraps from The Sketch Book of Henry Alken, Engraved by Himself. Containing Forty-Two Plates.
ALKEN Henry [Thomas] 1785-1851
Extremely Rare Hand-Coloured Copy of Sporting and Military Sketches by Henry Alken. First edition, VG. In half white calf over Spanish marbled boards, with two green morocco lettering labels on the spine, tooled and lettered in gilt, covers ruled…