Grandville, J[ean] Ignace Isidore Gérard, and Thomas Rowlandson

GRANDVILLE, [J. J.]. Les Étoiles Dernière Féerie. Paris: Gabriel de Gonet, 1849 — GRANDVILLE, [J. J.]. Les Fleurs Animées. Paris: Gabriel de Gonet, 1847. 2 volumes. — GRANDVILLE, [J. J.]. Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux. Paris, J. Hetzel, 1842. 2 volumes. — GRANDVILLE, [J. J.]. Un Autre Monde. Paris: H. Fournier, 1844. —  ROWLANDSON, THOMAS. Petticoat Loose. A Fragmentary "Tale of the Castle." London: J.J. Stockdale, 1812 — ROWLANDSON, THOMAS. Miseries of Human Life. London: R. Ackermann, 1808 [Abbey Life 317] — (THOMAS ROWLANDSON) PAPWORTH, JOHN BUONAROTTI. Poetical Sketches of Scarborough. London: R. Ackermann, 1813 — (THOMAS ROWLANDSON) ENGELBACH, LEWIS. Naples and the Campagna Felice. London: R. Ackermann, 1815 [Abbey Travel, 166] — (THOMAS ROWLANDSON) COMBE, W. The History of Johnny Quae Genus, or The Little Foundling of the Late Dr. Syntax: A Poem. London: R. Ackerman, 1822 [Abbey, Travel 89; Tooley 415]  

Grandville, [J. J.]. Les Étoiles Dernière Féerie. Paris: Gabriel de Gonet, 1849. 8vo. 14 hand-colored plates. Half red morocco with decorated boards, spine with raised bands in six compartments, gilt title in second with rules in others, top edge gilt. Bound by E. Thomas. Grandville, [J. J.]. Les Fleurs Animées. Paris: Gabriel de Gonet, 1847. 2 volumes, 8vo. Hand-colored frontispieces, 52 plates after Grandville, all but two hand-colored. Contemporary full green calf, spines with raised bands in six compartments, richly tooled in gilt with red morocco labels in two, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Some foxing throughout, some staining to both volumes, some wear to extremities. Grandville, [J. J.]. Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux. Paris, J. Hetzel, 1842. 2 volumes, 8vo. Frontispieces, 199 plates and in-text illustrations throughout. Quarter red morocco, spines with raised bands in six compartments, title and volume numbers gilt in second and fourth, others with repeated decoration in gilt, marbled endpapers. Some bumping to corners, overall rubbing to extremities. Grandville, [J.J.]. Un Autre Monde. Paris: H. Fournier, 1844. 4to. Hand-colored engraved frontispiece, 35 hand-colored plates, and in-text illustrations throughout. Brown cloth with elaborate blind and pictorial stamping in gilt, green, blue, red pink, and white, all edges gilt, yellow endpapers. Some wear to spine, joints loose. Grey cloth slipcase. Rowlandson, Thomas. Petticoat Loose. A Fragmentary "Tale of the Castle." London: J.J. Stockdale, 1812. 4 hand-colored plates, polished beige calf, covers with multiple rules in gilt, spines with raised bands in six compartments, lettered in the second and third, the others with a repeat overall decoration in gilt, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt. Bookplate of Albert M. Cohn. Rowlandson, Thomas. Miseries of Human Life. London: R. Ackermann, 1808. 4to. Hand-colored etched title and 50 hand-coloured etched plates. Full red morocco doubled ruled with floral designs in corners of borders, repeat decoration in corners of compartment, spine with raised bands in six compartments, lettered in second and third, others with repeat overall decorations in gilt, gilt dentelles. Bound by Riviere & Son of London. Bookplate of William Morley Pegge. [Abbey Life 317] (Thomas Rowlandson) Papworth, John Buonarotti. Poetical Sketches of Scarborough. London: R. Ackermann, 1813. 8vo. 21 hand-coloured plates by T. Rowlandson after J. Green, including frontispiece. Full red morocco with multiple rules in gilt, spine with raised bands in six compartments, lettered in second and third, the others with a repeat overall decoration in gilt, gilt dentelles, top edge gilt. Red quarter morocco slipcase with cloth boards, chemise cover with red cloth boards. (Thomas Rowlandson) Engelbach, Lewis. Naples and the Campagna Felice. London: R. Ackermann, 1815. 8vo. 18 hand-colored engraved plates, 9 by Rowlandson, including additional pictorial title, two maps, and one plan. Full blue levant morocco, spine with raised bands in six compartments, gilt lettered in second and third, others with repeat rules, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. [Abbey Travel, 166] (Thomas Rowlandson) Combe, W. The History of Johnny Quae Genus, or The Little Foundling of the Late Dr. Syntax: A Poem. London: R. Ackerman, 1822. 8vo. 24 aquatints with tissue guards. Contemporary calf, rebacked, armorial stamp to front in gilt, original spine retained, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt; rubbed. Bookplate of J.H. Hutchinson. [Abbey, Travel 89; Tooley 415]
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