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Exceptionally rare early thaumatrope collection. The set is complete with 24 discs housed in the publisher's box. Each disc has hand-colored engravings and tied silk strings. Distributed on the cusps of the Georgian and Victorian eras by Alphonse Giroux, Paris, 7 rue du Coq Saint-Honoré. In remarkable antique condition with astonishingly vivid colors and all strings attached.
Subject Matter
The collection includes an interpretation of Henry Fuseli's painting "The Nightmare" (1782) with a woman in a vivid green gown, sleeping on a chaise, a demon perched upon her breast. Also, Harlequin (or Arlequin), the theatrical devil, is depicted dancing. (A reference to Armand d'Artois' "folie-vaudeville" Le Sultan du Havre, and reminiscent of Charles Malo's Almanach des Spectacles.) There is also a classic depiction of Napoleon and of Aesop's vanity tale Fox and Crow. Represented fashions span eras and nationalities (see, for example, the courting couple in possibly Regency Era costume; masquerade lady; sword… Read More

Artist book in the "International mail art event and simultaneous exhibitions in three cities--NYC, Denver, Seattle." Presented in 1990 with Women's Studio Workshop (NY) in an edition of 60, "distributed to 50 people around the world in the fields of politics, art, the media, science, education, and religion who held positions on both sides" (Sollod Studio, 2023).
A unique and provocative piece of American political history, art activism, third-wave feminism, and the continued struggle for human rights and reproductive freedom. Owned by a selection of world leaders and policy and public-opinion influencers* (see the complete distribution list below), this artifact is scarcely offered for purchase. As relevant now as ever, this exceptionally rare volume is an exhilarating addition to any collection.
This is the signed artist's proof. Twenty-four accordion-fold leaves bound in cloth cover boards. Lithography, relief, and hand-coloring printing methods with Bembo typeface on Rives heavyweight paper.
27 x… Read More

Finely detailed naturalist lithographs collection. Vintage, complete set of six, in mint condition, hand-signed and numbered. "The Butterfly Series" by Carl Brenders (1973), The Exotic Group, Mill Pond Press, Florida (1993). Limited edition #42/290, with certificates of authenticity.
Internationally celebrated Belgian artist celebrates the diversity, beauty, wonder, and pollinating potential of Lepidoptera with his signature nature and wildlife realism. The works begin in pencil sketches and are developed via a mixed-media technique with watercolor and gouache.
The collection is printed on an offset lithographic press on museum-quality, acid-free, pH-neutral, coated paper, and the films were destroyed. Each is signed in-plate and hand-signed and numbered by the artist.
Paper size: 13-1/4" x 11"
Image size: 10" x 7-3/4"
The series is no longer available from the publisher, and these images do not exist in previous states or other editions.
The Exotic Group (1980) consists of:
-Kaiser-I-Hind Butterfly… Read More

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First edition by virtue of no later impression referenced. L.C. Page and Company, Boston. Fourth installment in the Art Series. "Thirty-six illustrations from celebrated paintings by the great masters." Blue cloth cover, gilt-stamped front board and spine, gilt top. Rough cut fore-edge. Thirty-six black-and-white illustration plates, depictions of love and romance in fine art, 260 pages. Edition notes: The first edition was issued in multiple cover colors.
No dust jacket. Light shelf-wear. Separation of frontispiece plate and tissue guard and a portion of loosening binding, but otherwise remains fast. Toning and light soiling, but pages free from marks, tears, or creases. A beautiful antique volume.
approx. 19 x 13 x 3cm, 1 lb 4.8oz
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Ernest Nister No. 4682 "Off for the Holidays" rare antique book.
Verses by Sheila Braine, and signed illustrations by G.H. Thompson. Printed in England, E.P. Dutton & Co., New York. Oblong/landscape, 36 pages, eight full-page full-color illustration plates, nine full-page illustrations in black, nine in-text illustrations, plus pictorial title page, and green pictorial pastedowns, frontispiece, and endpaper.
This scarce volume is a lovely showcase of Nister's bright and detailed chromolithography, G.H. Thompson's nuanced depictions of character emotions, and Sheila Braine's lively, rhyming verse and Victorian humor. It is a tale of the many nuisances of vacation travel, including the train getting stuck in the snow! It charmingly references the possibility of spotting a "flapper" woman, jokes about the time zone clocks at the train station, and includes familiar travel misadventure motifs such as bulky luggage, weather, family expectations, and adventurous pets and children. Uniquely, it refers to the… Read More

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1926, Cartoons by Camillus Kessler. Quarto, cloth pictorial boards, 274 pages, no dust jacket. Platinum Age comics depicting celebrities, political humor, captains of industry (and their first jobs), economics and social strata. Cracked hinges, toning, wear to covers, clean pages.
28 x 21 x 4 cm; 3lb 2.4oz
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Very scarce early California Gold Rush publication with 29 songs, including "Sweet Betsy from Pike:" Put's Golden Songster: Containing the largest and most popular collection of California Songs ever Published, by the author of Put's California Songster, &c. ("Old Put"). A rare opportunity to own this antiquarian treasure in exquisite condition. Published by D.E. Appleton & Co., San Francisco. Sextodecimo, illustrated wrapper. Cover price: 25 cents. 65 pages. Well preserved with only a minute tear on the front wrapper, as shown. Very light foxing, most notable on endpapers. Otherwise, pages are free of tears, marks, folds, or creases.
~15cm x 10cm
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