First Edition Collection (#3)

"Feeble and Ready-To-Halt bring up the rear"from The Pilgrim
5615821 " Feeble and Ready-To-Halt bring up the rear" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

"Christian and Hopeful in Doubting Castle"from The Pilgrim
5615811 " Christian and Hopeful in Doubting Castle" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

Title page from 1847 first edition of Wuthering Heights
5615773 Title page from 1847 first edition of Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontA (1818-1848) published under her pseudonym Ellis Bell by publisher Thomas Cautley Newby, London

Frontispiece from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
5668999 Frontispiece from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club published in book form in 1837 by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); (add.info)

Title page of the first edition of Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda
5208267 Title page of the first edition of Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda (The Works of Persiles and Sigismunda), 1617 (litho) by German School

Title page of Du Chaillus Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa (engraving)
973459 Title page of Du Chaillus Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Title page to Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, first edition
XJF466208 Title page to Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, first edition, 1811 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: a novel in three volumes)

Constellation of Orion, from Uranometria by Johann Bayer
STC141283 Constellation of Orion, from Uranometria by Johann Bayer, engraved by Alexander Mair (1559-c.1616) 1603 (hand-coloured copper engraving) by Bayer

Newgate - Exercise Yard, from London, a Pilgrimage
CSM73816 Newgate - Exercise Yard, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-84), engraved by Heliodore Joseph Pisan (1822-90), pub

Houndsditch, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold
CSM73815 Houndsditch, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-94), engraved by Heliodore Joseph Pisan (1822-90), pub

Warehousing in the City, from London, a Pilgrimage
CSM73813 Warehousing in the City, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-84), engraved by Stephane Pannemaker (1847-1930), pub

Inside the Docks, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard
CSM73802 Inside the Docks, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-84), engraved by Charles Maurand, pub

Scarlet alpine rose, Rosa pendulina, 1817 (engraving)
5893684 Scarlet alpine rose, Rosa pendulina, 1817 (engraving) by Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); (add.info.: Scarlet alpine rose, Rosa pendulina)

White rose, Rosa clynophylla
5893677 White rose, Rosa clynophylla. by Chapuy, Jean-Baptiste (c.1760-1802); (add.info.: White rose, Rosa clynophylla, Rosier a feuilles penchees)

Rosa foetida, Rosier a fruit fetide
5893672 Rosa foetida, Rosier a fruit fetide. by Chapuy, Jean-Baptiste (c.1760-1802); (add.info.: Rosa foetida, Rosier a fruit fetide)

White rose, Rosa alba flore pleno, Rosier blanc ordinaire, 1817 (engraving)
5893665 White rose, Rosa alba flore pleno, Rosier blanc ordinaire, 1817 (engraving) by Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); (add.info.: White rose, Rosa alba flore pleno, Rosier blanc ordinaire)

White and pink cabbage rose, Rosa centifolia, 1817 (engraving)
5893662 White and pink cabbage rose, Rosa centifolia, 1817 (engraving) by Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); (add.info.: White and pink cabbage rose, Rosa centifolia mutabilis, Rosier unique)

Pink hybrid rose, Rosa bifera, 1817 (engraving)
5893660 Pink hybrid rose, Rosa bifera, 1817 (engraving) by Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); (add.info.: Pink hybrid rose, Rosa bifera officinalis, Rosier des Parfumeurs)

Red rose, Rosa, 1817 (engraving)
5893657 Red rose, Rosa, 1817 (engraving) by Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); (add.info.: Red rose, Rosa redutea rubescens, Rosier Redoute a tiges et a epines rouges)

White and pink rose, Rosa redutea glauca
5893655 White and pink rose, Rosa redutea glauca. by Chapuy, Jean-Baptiste (c.1760-1802); (add.info.: White and pink rose, Rosa redutea glauca, Rosier Redoute a feuilles glauques)

White burnet rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia Pumila
5893650 White burnet rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia Pumila. by Chapuy, Jean-Baptiste (c.1760-1802); (add.info.: White burnet rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia Pumila, Petit Rosier Pimprenelle)

Crimson French rose or rose of Provins, Rosa gallica officinalis, 1817 (engraving)
5893645 Crimson French rose or rose of Provins, Rosa gallica officinalis, 1817 (engraving) by Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); (add.info.: Crimson French rose or rose of Provins)

Pink rose, Rosa muscosa, 1817 (engraving)
5893637 Pink rose, Rosa muscosa, 1817 (engraving) by Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); (add.info.: Pink rose, Rosa muscosa, Rosier mousseux)

The Peach Tree (Perfica malus), 1739 (hand coloured engraving)
985782 The Peach Tree (Perfica malus), 1739 (hand coloured engraving) by Blackwell, Elizabeth (1707-1758); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Peach Tree (Perfica malus). From A Curious Herbal

First edition of Richard Francis Burton s, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
1195414 First edition of Richard Francis Burton s, The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana, 1883 (red half calf, red morocco clamshell case, miniature) by English School, (19th century); 25x15

Title page of the first edition of Pantagruel, by French author Francois Rabelais, printed in Lyon in 1532 (litho)
5208298 Title page of the first edition of Pantagruel, by French author Francois Rabelais, printed in Lyon in 1532 (litho) by German School

Sangoku tsuran zusetsu (Illustrated General Survey of the Three Countries)
3502614 Sangoku tsuran zusetsu (Illustrated General Survey of the Three Countries), 1785 (colour woodblock print) by Shihei, Hayashi (1738-93); Private Collection; (add.info.: SHIHEI)

Title sheet of A Book of Nonsense by Derry Down Derry, 1846 (lithograph)
986348 Title sheet of A Book of Nonsense by Derry Down Derry, 1846 (lithograph) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); 14.3x20.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Noah Webster: American lexicographer (engraving)
5669010 Noah Webster: American lexicographer (engraving) by Durand, Asher Brown (1796-1886); (add.info.: Noah Webster (1758-1843)

Title page from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
5668998 Title page from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, published in book form in 1837 by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); (add.info)

John Bunyan (1872-1919) author of The Pilgrims Progress From This World
5615826 John Bunyan (1872-1919) author of The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come, illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919) by Shaw

"Mr Brisk and Mercy"from The Pilgrims Progress From This World
5615820 " Mr Brisk and Mercy" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

"Christian and Hopeful come in sight of the Celestial City"from
5615814 " Christian and Hopeful come in sight of the Celestial City" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World

"Faithful helps Christian up after his fall"from The Pilgrim
5615805 " Faithful helps Christian up after his fall" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

"Hells Mouth"from The Pilgrims Progress From This World
5615804 " Hells Mouth" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

"Christian fights with Apollyon"from The Pilgrim
5615803 " Christian fights with Apollyon" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

"Mr Greatheart"from The Pilgrims Progress From This World
5615818 " Mr Greatheart" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919), Great-heart

"The man with the muck-rake"from The Pilgrim
5615817 " The man with the muck-rake" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

"Evangelist points out the way to the Wicket Gate"from The Pilgrim
5615798 " Evangelist points out the way to the Wicket Gate" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688)

Auriga, the Constellation of the Northern Hemisphere, from Uranometria
STC141284 Auriga, the Constellation of the Northern Hemisphere, from Uranometria by Johann Bayer, engraved by Alexander Mair (1559-c.1616) 1603 (hand-coloured copper engraving) by Bayer

Copyright page from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
3614755 Copyright page from A The Wonderful Wizard of OzA by L. Frank Baum by Denslow, William Wallace (1856-1919); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Exactly so! I am a humbug. "from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L
3614751 A" Exactly so! I am a humbug.A" from A The Wonderful Wizard of OzA by L. Frank Baum by Denslow, William Wallace (1856-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: A" Exactly so)

"The Monkeys caught Dorothy in their arms and flew away with her
3614750 A" The Monkeys caught Dorothy in their arms and flew away with her.A" from A The Wonderful Wizard of OzA by L

"The Tinsmiths worked for three days and four nights
3614749 A" The Tinsmiths worked for three days and four nights.A" from A The Wonderful Wizard of OzA by L. Frank Baum by Denslow

"The Scarecrow sat on the big throne. "from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
3614742 A" The Scarecrow sat on the big throne.A" from A The Wonderful Wizard of OzA by L. Frank Baum by Denslow

"This is a great comfort, said the Tin Woodman
3614736 A" A This is a great comfort, A said the Tin Woodman.A" from A The Wonderful Wizard of OzA by L. Frank Baum by Denslow

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