London: Nattali and Bond, 1855. Tall Octavo. Three volumes beautifully illustrated by Rowlandson with 80 vibrantly hand colored plates illustrating Dr. Syntax's tour, a Poem. Vol. I. In Search of th Picturesque; Vol. 2. In Search of Consolation and Vol. 3. In Search of a Wife. A marvelous set bound..... More
London: George Bell & Sons, 1881. Small Octavo. 94pp., 24pp. publisher's catalog. Illustrated with 24 hand-colored illustrations designed and engraved by George Cruikshank, accompanied by the dialogue of the puppet-show, an account of its origin, and of puppet plays in England. A handsome copy bound in blue pictorial gilt cloth..... More
Cambridge, MA; (1854): Peter P. Good Jr. Octavo. In two volumes, a new edition, revised and enlarged, engraved title page, half-title and regular title page, containing 96 colored plates each with blank page prior to plate itself to ward off any off-setting to the previous text, 2 additional color plates..... More
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1869. Small Quarto. Third edition. revised and enlarged, illustrated with sixteen color illustrations by Henry Alken. Hand colored frontispiece, hand colored engraved title page and regular title page291pp., (1)p. ad. Bound in full red pebble grained cloth pictorially stamped and lettered in gilt, pictorial spine..... More
London: William Clowes, 1834. First Edition. Octavo. Portrait frontispiece, regular title page, engraved title page with hand-colored vignette and 6 other full page hand-colored plates depicting guards' uniforms, 150pp. From the library of collector and historian Ernest J. Martin with his book plate. This work was intended to form part..... More
Washington: Beverley Tucker, 1855-59; George W. Bowman, 1861 and Thomas H. Ford 1860. Quarto. 33nd Congress. 2nd Senate. Ex. Doc. No. 78. 12 Volumes in 13. All Senate Issue. All uniformly bound in publisher’s dark brown cloth, decoratively stamped in blind, spine lettering gilt. A very good set complete set..... More