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Plate from Guyot Zoo

Georges Lucien Guyot Zoo. 6 dessins.

(circa 1935)

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Illustrated BooksTwentieth Century

Plate of La Vallee Voyage Istrie

Joseph Lavallée Voyage pittoresque

1802

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Early PrintingTravel/Voyage

Plate by Pierre Charbonnier in Salmon Les Noces

André Salmon Les Noces de Mie Saucée

1926

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Illustrated BooksTwentieth Century

Woodcut by Dorothy Shakespear in Elimus

B. C. Windeler Elimus

1923

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Avant-GardePrivate Press

Coloured plate in Saxe Rêveries

Maurice of Saxe Mes Rêveries

1757

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Eighteenth CenturyMilitary

Double page of Blok Dvanact

Alexander Blok Dvanáct [The Twelve]

1925

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Avant-GardeCzech Art

illustration by Jack Roberts for Ludo

Jack Roberts The Wonderful Adventures of Ludo the Little Green Duck

(1924)

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Children's BooksPochoir

Gilt morocco binding of La Bruyère Caractères

Jean de La Bruyère Les Caractères de Théophraste

1694

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LiteratureSeventeenth Century

Illustration by Feininger in Becher An alle Künstler

Johannes Becher An alle Künstler!

1919

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Avant-GardeExpressionism

Illustrated page of Max Ernst Sept Microbes

Max Ernst Sept microbes vus à travers un tempérament

1953

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Illustrated BooksTwentieth Century

illustration of Hancarville Antiquités

Pierre François Hugues d'Hancarville Antiquités étrusques, grecques et romaines

1785-88

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ArchaeologyEarly Printing

Cover of Apollinaire Peintres cubistes

Guillaume Apollinaire Les Peintres cubistes

1913

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ArtTwentieth Century

Front cover of Toulouse-Lautrec for Marsolleau Hors les lois

Louis Marsolleau - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Hors les lois

1898

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ArtIllustrated Books

Illustration of Lavater Physiognomonie

Johann Kaspar Lavater Essai sur la physiognomonie

1781-1803

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Early PrintingIllustrated Books

Illustrated double page of Bergolts Viachkilev Man’ka-nian’ka

Olga Bergolts Man’ka-nian’ka [Nanny Manka]

1931

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Children's BooksRussia

Plate by Jean Dupas for trade catalogue Toi

Jean Dupas - Colette Toi

(1927)

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Art DecoFashion

Title-page of Meusnier de Querlon Soupers

Meusnier de Querlon Les Soupers de Daphené

1740

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Early PrintingEighteenth Century

illustration Norah Borges Fuga de Navidad

Norah Borges - Alfonso Reyes Fuga de Navidad

1929

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Avant-GardeTwentieth Century

colour plate of Bienaimé Parfums

[DRAEGER] Parfums Bienaimé

1947

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PerfumeTrade Catalogues

Title of Beaumarchais Mariage

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais Collection of four plays

1770-1785

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Early PrintingEighteenth Century

Illustration of Rings by Garrard

[Draeger] Rings by Garrard

(circa 1935)

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JewelleryTrade Catalogues

Illustration of Audemars Lafendel Dessin pour les petits

Mina Audemars - Louise Lafendel Dessin pour les petits

(1913)

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Illustrated BooksTwentieth Century

Binding of Arcq Administration

Chevalier d'Arcq Essais sur l’administration

1786

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Early PrintingEighteenth Century

Illustrated double page of Tsuji Kisen

Ken'ichi Yamashita Kisen [Steamship].

(1937)

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Children's BooksJapan

Illustrated page of Alda automobile trade catalogues

[Draeger] Automobiles Alda

(circa 1912)

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AutomobileTrade Catalogues

Illustration of Valdor Triomphes

Jean Valdor Les Triomphes de Louis le Juste

1649

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Illustrated BooksSeventeenth Century

pochoir illustration of Tolmer Thevenaz Musique de la guerre

Paulet Thèvenaz Les Musiques de la Guerre

1915

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First World WarIllustrated Books

Illustration by Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson Vem, ska trösta knyttet?

1960

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Children's BooksTwentieth Century

Binding of Laudun Franciade

Pierre de Laudun d'Aigaliers La Franciade

1603

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Early PrintingSeventeenth Century

double page of ungerann lear

Arne Ungermann Historien om fire børn en missekat og en Kvanki-vanki

1950

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Children's BooksTwentieth Century

pochoir of Charlet textile

Gaston Charlet La Décoration moderne dans le textile

(circa 1925)

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Applied & DecorativePochoir

Title-page of Aretino

Pietro Aretino Capricciosi & piacevoli ragionamenti

1660

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Early PrintingSeventeenth Century

Pochoir plate of Samy Home moderne

Samy - René Gabriel Le Home moderne

(1926)

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Art DecoPochoir

Illustration of Yourcenar Suite d'estampes

Marguerite Yourcenar Suite d’Estampes pour Kou-Kou-Haï

1980

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Illustrated BooksLiterature

15th century illuminated leaf in Schulz

H. C. Schulz French Illuminated Manuscripts

1958

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Private PressScholarly Books

cover of cendrars petits contes

Blaise Cendrars Petits contes nègres pour les enfants des blancs

1928

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First EditionsLiterature

Binding by Germaine Schroeder for Almanach de Cocagne

[Germaine Schroeder] Almanach de cocagne pour l’an 1920

(1919)

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BindingsIllustrated Books

Title-page of Restif de la Bretonne Tableaux de la vie

Restif de la Bretonne Tableaux de la vie

(1790)

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Early PrintingEighteenth Century

Apollinaire Lettres à Lou

Guillaume Apollinaire Lettres à Lou

(1955)

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LiteratureTwentieth Century

Plate from Rojan Quand la bise fut venue

Rojan Quand la bise fut venue

(1925)

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Art DecoTrade Catalogues

Title-page of Wedel Peste

Georg Wedel Dissertatio medica exhibens aegrum laborantem Peste

1681

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Early PrintingMedicine

coloured illustration of Teschner

Richard Teschner Agnihotram

1926

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Illustrated BooksTwentieth Century

Cover of Dumas Wallpapers

Paul Dumas Quelques modèles nouveaux

1930

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Trade CataloguesWallpaper

Double-page of Clavius Sphaeram Ioannis de Sacro Bosco commentaries

Christophorus Clavius In Sphaeram Ioannis de Sacro Bosco commentaries

1581

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Early PrintingScience

double page of Elskamp Alphabet

Max Elskamp L’Alphabet de Notre Dame la Vierge

1901

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ABCIllustrated Books

Detail of colour illustration by Else Ruckli-Stoecklin for Andi und Silvi

Else Ruckli-Stoecklin Andi und Silvi

(1945)

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Children's BooksTwentieth Century

title-page of Blondel Dissertation

Jacques Blondel Dissertation physique sur la force de l'imagination des femmes enceintes sur le fétus

1737

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Early PrintingMedicine

Illustrated double page of Niclaes New Balade

Henrick Niclaes A New Balade or Songe of the Lambes Feast

(1927)

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Private PressTwentieth Century

postcard by Alexander Benois

Alexander Benois Igrushki

1904

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PostcardsRussia

title-page of Palazzo Discours Raison d'Estat

Giovanni Palazzo Discours du gouvernement et de la raison vraye d'estat

1611

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Early PrintingPolitical Science

Cover by Auriol for L'Epreuve photographique

Roger Aubry L'Epreuve photographique

(1904-1905)

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Illustrated BooksPhotography

Plate Cinema in l'Architecte

Michel Roux-Spitz - J. Porcher L'Architecte

1924-1935

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ArchitectureTwentieth Century

illustration of Caesar Commentariorum

Julius Caesar Commentariorum

1554

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Early PrintingSixteenth century

Binding of Nichols Budded Branch

Robert Nichols The Budded Branch

1918

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Private PressTwentieth Century

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