Search Results: Authors starting with I from David Brass Rare Books, Inc.

Paris: A. Capendu Successeur, ca 1880. Exceptionally Rare 'Paper Doll' Book with 'cut-out' Dolls, Dresses and Various Accoutrements [PAPER DOLLS]. Librarie Enfantine Illustrée. La Maison des Poupées. Paris: Guérin-Muller & Cie., Editeurs, A. Capendu Successeur, ca. 1880. Square quarto (11 1/8 x 9 inches; 282 x 229 mm.). [2, title, verso blank], [4, text], four colored plates, all interleaved,depicting various rooms in the house, all with slots in which to place a selection of the four dolls with their fourteen dress wardrobe and eighteen objects, all in their three original wood textured envelopes. The four colored scenes all have slots within which to place the dolls, their dresses and various objects to complement the final picture. Publisher's dark blue cloth over pale blue boards, the front cover with a large pasted-on illustration in full color depicting a cottage with three dogs on the foreground, titled "La Maison des Poupées" and the publisher "G.M. et Cie A Capendu, successeur..."… Read More

London: T. and J. Egerton, 1793. Scarce With Hand-Colored Aquatints IRELAND, Samuel. Picturesque Views on the River Medway, from the Nore to the Vicinity of its Source in Sussex: With observations on the public buildings and other works of art in its neighbourhood. London: T. and J. Egerton, 1793. First edition, the scarce hand-colored issue. Octavo (9 x 6 1/8 in; 229 x 155 mm). xii, 206, [1, adv.], [1] pp. Extra hand-colored engraved title-page, black and wite map, and twenty-eight hand-colored aquatint plates. Bound by Root & Son (stamp-signed) in full brown morocco, with multiple gilt-rolled borders and gilt corner-pieces, gilt-rolled turn-ins. Gilt-ruled and ornamented compartments. Top edge gilt. A fine, clean and tight copy of a book generally found with plates in sepia. "Samuel Ireland (17?-1800) was one of the most successful artists who devoted himself to the career of topographic print-making. In the ten years between 1790 and 1800 he brought out six books of views, containing in all… Read More

: , 1990. A Stunning Original Watercolor "Mau-Mau on Paisley" IVORY, Lesley Anne, artist. "Mau-Mau on Paisley". [n.p., n.d., ca. 1990]. Original pen, ink and watercolor, signed and inscribed with title on reverse. Image size: 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches; 115 x 115 mm. Beautifully matted, framed and glazed. (Frame size: 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches; 299 x 299 mm.). A gorgeous illustration of "Mau-Mau", a grey cat, with a stunning paisley background. Beautifully framed with a cream quilted mat and metallic gold and white decorative ribbon border. Lesley Anne Ivory has gained her reputation as the world's most popular painter of cats by sustaining a superlative level of invention and craftsmanship. She studied at the art schools of St Albans, Watford and Luton, and, having gained the National Diploma in Design, taught at a school in Bedfordshire. Over a decade, she exhibited wood-engravings of wildlife at the Royal Academy, while creating an increasing demand for her card designs. Now married to the artist… Read More