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History of the Indian Tribes of North America – Th. McKenney & J. Hall
Located in Middletown, NY
McKenney, Thomas L. (1785-1859) and James Hall (1793-1868) History of the Indian Tribes of North America; With Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs, Embellished with One Hundred and Twenty Portraits, from the Indian Gallery...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Hand-Painted Books

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Leather, Paint, Paper

The Love Affairs of Lord Byron by F. Gribble – COSWAY STYLE BINDING
Located in Middletown, NY
A sumptuous extra-illustrated copy with Cosway-style binding by Bayntun of Bath. London: Eveleigh Nash, 1910. Octavo, 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 (210 x 137 mm),pp. i-xii, 382. Illustrated with ...
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Early 20th Century English Hand-Painted Books

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Leather, Paint, Paper

The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale, by Doctor Goldsmith – Th. Rowlandson illustrator
Located in Middletown, NY
London: R. Ackermann, 1823. Thomas Rowlandson. Second Edition. Tall 8vo. 9 1/8 x 6 7/8 inches (228 x 174 mm); 8 + 254 pp.; with 24 hand-colored plates by Thomas Rowlandson, includin...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Painted Books

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Leather, Paint, Paper

The Necessary Qualifications of a Man of Fashion by D. T. Egerton - Illustrated
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Thomas M'Lean, Repository of Wit and Humour, 1823. FIRST EDITION Oblong folio, 10 x 13 3/4 inches (250 x 345 mm); 12 hand-colored engraved plates on watermarked 1824 paper, t...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Painted Books

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Leather, Paint, Paper

Views of Florence and Tuscany by Lorenzo Bardi, c. 1840
Located in Middletown, NY
Nuova Raccolta delle più interessanti Vedute della Città di Firenze con alcune altre della Toscana Florence: Lorenzo Bardi, c 1840. Oblong quarto, 7 3/4 11 inches (195 x 280 mm). 1...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Hand-Painted Books

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Leather, Paint, Paper

Life in Paris – ILLUSTRATED by George Cruikshank, text by David Carey - 1822
Located in Middletown, NY
Life in Paris; comprising the Rambles, Sprees, and Amours, of Dick Wildfire of Corinthian Celebrity, and his Bang-up Companions, Squire Jenkins and Captain O Shuttleton.... London: ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Painted Books

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Leather, Paint, Paper

The Microcosm of London; or London in Miniature
Located in Middletown, NY
ROWLANDSON'S FIRST and most famous color-plate book. FIRST EDITION, in 3 volumes, with 104 brilliantly-colored acquaint plates. London: 1808-1810, Large 4to; 13 x 10 7/16 in. (330 ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Painted Books

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Leather, Paint, Paper

Journal of Sentimental Travels in the Southern Provinces of France – Rowlandson
Located in Middletown, NY
Combe, William (uncredited). Illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson Journal of Sentimental Travels in the Southern Provinces of France Shortly Before the Revolution; Embellished with Seve...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Painted Books

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Leather, Paint, Paper

Waterloo - by M. Egerton & G. Hunt, with 24 hand-colored plates
Located in Middletown, NY
Egerton, M. & George Hunt Here and There over the Water: Being Cullings in a Trip to the Netherlands. (The Field of Battle and Monuments - Waterloo, &c.) by Omnium Gatherum. London: George Hunt, 1825. 4to; 10 x 8 3/8 in. (253 x 212 mm); (2), 34 pp, 28 plates by George Hunt after M. Egerton, including 24 hand-colored engraved and aquatint plates and four plates (21-24) of Waterloo memorials uncolored. Modern half morocco binding, title gilt, spine sunned. Occasional offsetting from plates, otherwise a fine copy. [Abbey Travel 188; Tooley 207]. An uncommon aquatint work, illustrating a regency excursion to the Low Countries. Egerton was a humorous designer and social satirist active in London between 1820 and 1829, who supplied drawings to members of the print trade (including the Hunts and Pyall) for engraving. For this project he begins his tour at Ostend, where he was stuck for a day as it was a Sunday. He took time to describe the people's custom-house hotel and the 'Purgatory Gate' attached to the church (destroyed in a fire later in the nineteenth century) before traveling the next day by 'Great Coach' and barge to Ghent, observing the 'Belgic Military' various 'Diligences' and peasant costumes before continuing onto Brussels. Here he examined the Market Pavilion of the Prince of Orange before traveling on the next leg of the journey, which takes the artist once more to Ghent, where he describes and illustrates the Exchange. Egerton then returns to Brussels to view the Palace of Schoonenberg and then on to the main reason for his excursion: a trip to Waterloo, taking in all the main sites of the battle, including graves and monuments. Michael Egerton flourished between 1821 and 1828 and produced a number of caricatures, mainly of social comedy, sporting scenes, and jokes on the weather; almost all his work was engraved by George Hunt. OCLC records six copies in North America at Harvard Yale New York Public Library, Brown Claremont College, and the Art Institute of Chicago. "A tourist (Egerton) soars high above birds and the Channel, a vignetted strip of water which a steam-packet and sailing vessel are traversing. He is propelled by steam from a big Patent kettle strapped to his back; from a large spout in the form of a bird's head black smoke drifts behind him. He holds out in his right hand a pair of lazy-tongs, in his left he holds up a plaid travelling-bag marked O.G. He wears a round flat peaked cap, with fashionable white cuffs and collar to his shirt, and white strapped trousers. His legs drift behind him." [The British Museum, number A tourist (Egerton) soars high above birds and the Channel, a vignetted strip of water which a steam-packet and sailing vessel are traversing. He is propelled by steam from a big Patent kettle strapped to his back; from a large spout in the form of a bird's head black smoke drifts behind him. He holds out in his right hand a pair of lazy-tongs, in his left he holds up a plaid travelling-bag marked O.G. He wears a round flat peaked cap, with fashionable white cuffs and collar to his shirt, and white strapped trousers. His legs drift behind him.] Plates in order: 1. Frontis. Patent. [Flying over the Channel]. 2. Quay, Custom House & Hotel - Ostend. 3. The Purgatory Gate, Ostend. 4. Post Office - Ostend. 5. [Dandy chimney sweeper...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Painted Books

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Leather, Paint, Paper

The Life of Napoleon; A Hudibrastic Poem in Fifteen Cantos - ILLUSTRATED
Located in Middletown, NY
Combe, William (Dr. Syntax), & George Cruikshank The Life of Napoleon; A Hudibrastic Poem in Fifteen Cantos London: T. Tegg, 1817. George Cruikshank. First Edition, Second Printing...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Painted Books

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Leather, Paint, Paper

19th Century German Baronship Document, Archduke Ludwig III of Hessen
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century German Baronship Document, Archduke Ludwig III of Hessen Outstanding document bound with threaded rope in crimson red leather with burnished 24-carat gold embossed. A...
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19th Century German Antique Hand-Painted Books

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Leather, Parchment Paper

Select Views of London, With Historical and Descriptive Sketches - Ackermann
Located in Middletown, NY
A SPLENDID DEPICTION of REGENCY LONDON Papworth, John Buonarotti Select Views of London: With Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Some of the Most Interesting of Its Public Build...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Painted Books

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Leather, Paint, Paper

Der Freischütz Travestie. With twelve etchings by George Cruikshank
Located in Middletown, NY
Cruikshank, George (illus.), Apel (auth.) Der Freischütz Travestie. By Septimus Globus.; With twelve etchings by George Cruikshank, from drawings by an amateur; and the original tale...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Painted Books

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Leather, Paint, Paper

Antique Handmade Qajar Persian Lacquer Photo Album Silver on Leather
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Late 19th century Middle Eastern photo album book, Qajar period, hand painted lacquer enamel with silver on leather large photo album. Painted enamel central plaque depicting a Mosqu...
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A History of the University of Oxford, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings
Located in Middletown, NY
First Edition. In two Quarto volumes, with copious color illustrations. London: R. Ackermann, printed by L. Harrison & J. C. Leigh, 1814. 13 x 10.63...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Hand-Painted Books

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Leather, Paint, Paper

English Victorian Painted Book
Located in Queens, NY
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