CHINE-COLLÉ PROOFS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST    New York: University Press for J. Disturnell, 1835. First edition of part I, proofs after the letter. Folio in 4s (13 ¾” x 10 13/16”, 349mm x 275mm): 14 24 [$1 signed]. 8 leaves, pp. 1-3 (title, copyright, text) 4-16. With.....

A PRESENTATION COPY TO THE CONDESA de SAN ANTONIO THE FIRST FIRST LADY OF SPAIN    [Mialhe, Toussaint Frédéric.] Berlin: Storch & Kamer for Bernardo May, ca. 1855. Oblong quarto (9 7/16” x 13 9/16”, 241mm x 345mm): with 27 chromolithographed plates and 2 folding lithographed maps. Bound in the publisher’s de luxe.....

THE RAREST VIEW OF THE SUN KING’S PARIS “The most famous city not just of Europe but of the World”    Paris: Alexis-Hubert Jaillot, 1669. Third state. Twenty-four sheets joined: 8 woodcut sheets for the title, 10 etched-engraved sheets for the view (the panorama in 4, detail views in 4, vignettes.....

THE FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE    Boston: Louis Prang and Company, 1876. First edition.  Folio (21” x 17”). With 15 chromolithographs (each 9 3/4” x 14”; all framed) in addition to 2 maps and the accompanying text, bound in the publisher’s red cloth portfolio.Moran’s imagery revealed the.....

BATH at its REGENCY FINEST    London: W. Bulmer for William Miller and William Sheppard, 1806. First edition. Folio (18 7/8” x 13 1/8”, 478mm x 334mm): 3 binder’s blanks, π-2π2 B-D2 χ-11χ2, 3 binder’s blanks [$1 signed]. 32 leaves, pp. [4] (half-title, blank, title, blank) i ii-iii [1] (list.....

[Florence:] Niccolò Pagni and Giuseppe Bardi[, ca. 1785.] Oblong folio (16 1/16” x 22”, 409mm x 558mm): with an engraved title-page and 24 engraved plates. Bound in later (XIXc?) half tree-marbled sheep backed in blue cloth. Fore-corners worn, with some rubbing and wear at the extremities. Scratches to the front.....

New York: Currier & Ives, 1857. Chromolithograph (20 ¾” x 26 ⅜”, 527mm x 669mm). A large repaired tear to the lower-right margin and at left, with some damp-staining along the right edge. Chips and creases around the periphery, not affecting the image, except for one at the lower edge.....

THE PEABODY VIEWS IN PUBLISHER’S WRAPPERS    7 parts in wrappers. New York: Mason for Peabody & Co., London: O. Rich; 1831–1832[–1834]. First edition.   Quarto in 2s (11 ¼” x 9 1/8”,  287mm x 233mm).Part I: π1 12 22 [$1 signed]. 5 leaves, pp. i-iii (dedication, blank, introduction) iv.....

THE DECKER–STREETER COPY WITH ORIGINAL COLOR IN FULL    Voyage pittoresque autour du monde, avec des portraits de sauvages d’Amérique, d’Asie, d’Afrique, et des iles du Grand Ocean; des paysages, des vues maritimes, et plusieurs objets d’histoire naturelle; Accompagné de Descriptions par M. le Baron Cuvier, et M. A. de Chamisso.....

Paris: Ponce & Godefroy[, ca. 1784]. First edition. Oblong quarto (9 ¼” x 11”, 238mm x 280mm): with 16 engraved plates: a title, 12 vignettes, 2 maps and a précis. Bound in half taupe cloth over marbled boards. On the spine, gilt stamping. Title (“RECUEIL D’ESTAMPES REPRESENTANT LES DIFFERENTS EVENEMENS.....

Paris: Ponce & Godefroy[, ca. 1784]. First edition. Quarto (10 ¾” x 9 ¼”, 273mm x 235mm): with 16 engraved plates: a title,[1] 12 vignettes, 2 maps and a précis. Each with a tissue-guard. Bound in contemporary marbled calf with a triple gilt fillet border. On the spine, six panels.....

THE BOBINS COPY of “the earliest and most important aquatint book published on Canada”    London: T. Gillet for Richard Phillips, 1807. First edition. Quarto (10 ½” x 8 7/16”, 268mm x 214mm): binder’s blank, A4 b6 C-4G4 4H2, binder’s blank [$2 signed; –A1]. 308 leaves, pp. i-iii (title, blank, preface) iv-xii.....

THE BOBINS COPY of "THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COLOR PLATE BOOK PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY"    [Wall, William; engr. John Hill. The Hudson River Portfolio. New York: Henry G. Megarey, 1821–1825.] First edition. Oblong broadsheet folio (19” x 26”, 482mm x 659mm). With 20 hand-colored aquatint-engraved plates by.....