PORTRAIT GALLERY OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN CITIZENS AND FAC-SIMILES OF ORIGINAL LETTERS
First edition of this remarkable collection of silhouette portraits of prominent politicians and leaders, created by scissors artist William H. Brown.
First edition of this remarkable collection of silhouette portraits of prominent politicians and leaders, created by scissors artist William H. Brown.
First edition of the author's third art monograph, reproducing Cruikshank's illustrations of Dickens, Ainsworth, Sterne, Smollett, and others, with extensive commentary and context.
Limited edition facsimile reprint of the 1912 sixth revised and expanded edition of Cohen's bibliography.
Uncommon edition of these collected autobiographical fragments from Delacroix's journals, with Baudelaire's 1863 essay on the painter's greatness, both in German translation.
First US edition of this epic overview of 1870s London, with a focus on the squalor and poor working conditions of the city's poor — executed by Doré in his signature dramatic style.
Rare bibligraphical catalogue of the early American artist's engravings, compiled by Duyckinck and with a biographical sketch by Lossing.
First English translation of the original version of Gauguin's diary, discovered many years after its publication in the altered form produced by Gauguin's collaborator Charles Morice. Heavily illustrated.
First edition of this beautiful Gilded Age production showcasing the famous "Gibson girl" style that the artist popularized – with an autograph letter signed by Gibson.
First edition thus, featuring the drawings of Goya beautifully reproduced in a two-volume set, with introduction and notes by Prado Director Francisco Javier Sánchez Cantón.
Lovely limited edition of this attractive collection of etchings from some of the leading lights of the Barbizon school of realist painters.
First printing of this enormous and beautifully illustrated catalogue of an exhibition on 200 years of the British artistic tradition, with critical essays by John Gage and Timothy Hyman.
First edition of this lavishly produced history of French military campaigns and costumes, with emphasis on Napoleon and the Grand Imperial Army.
Limited first edition of this substantial reference guide to English and French book illustrations of the 18th century.
Uncommon early twentieth century catalogue of Cruikshank's original works and illustrated books offered by Robert Dodd, dealer and head of Dodd, Mead's rare book department.
Trilingual publication (Japanese, English, French) of elaborately produced color woodblock prints on the theme of traditional Japanese children's games.
First printing of this catalogue of an exhibition held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, home to two extensive and complementary Cruikshank collections donated by former professors William Stanley Marshall and John Kitchell.
Inscribed pamphlet containing two brief articles on the 19th century American comic artist, including a checklist of his works.
First edition of the first American scientific book illustrated with a photograph, an exploration of fossilized dinosaur tracks (what Warren calls "footsteps of an unknown animal") inscribed to fellow surgeon and Benjamin Franklin's great-grandson, Franklin Bache.
First edition of this study of the woodcut from the 15th to the early 20th century by Das Kunstblatt publisher and art historian Paul Westheim.