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"May blessings be upon the head of Cadmus, the Phoenicians, or whoever it was that invented books." -Thomas Carlyle

Welcome to my virtual book collection. Since collecting actual books is somewhat cost-prohibitive, I've begun to amass all of the books I would love to have if I had the means. Some are new, lots are old, all are unique or beautiful or unusual or in some other way have captured my fancy. Enjoy browsing!

Special Collections: Fine Bindings ~ Fairies and Fairy Tales ~ Terror and Madness ~ Poetry ~ Food, Drink and Apothecary ~ Science Fiction ~ Illuminations, Lettering and Hand-Coloring ~ Magic ~ Supernatural and Occult ~ Alchemy ~ Science and Technical ~ Maritime ~ Costumes ~ Humor ~ Children's books ~ Legend of King Arthur ~ Americana ~ 18th Century ~ 19th Century

Authors and illustrators: Edgar Allan Poe ~ Jules Verne ~ Edmund Dulac ~ Kay Nielsen ~ Arthur Rackham ~ Edward Gorey ~ Charles Dickens ~ H.P. Lovecraft ~ William Hope Hodgson ~ Mark Twain ~ Lewis Carroll ~ Salvador Dali ~ George Cruikshank ~ Emily Dickinson ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ H.G. Wells

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PETITE GALERIE DRAMATIQUE ou recueil des differentes costumes d’acteurs des theâtres de la capitale. Paris, Martinet, 1796-1843. 10 vols. 8vo. Contemporary, marbled boards. Labels with title and shelf number in ink pasted on spine. With 1602 (of 1636) hand-coloured full-page engraved plates, of which 8 are folding. Fine set of beautifully hand-coloured plates of theatrical costumes. The often humorous plates scenically portray the most important Paris actors and actresses of the early nineteenth-century and are of great interest to theatrical history. The plates were separately published over a period of almost 50 years. ‘Ein vollständiges Exemplar von 1636 Tafeln is daher äusserst selten’ (Lipperheide). B-A note: This is an impressively large collection - 1,602 engraved plates!: See image of the whole collection below, and more plates at the link. Via Antiquariaat Forum.

PETITE GALERIE DRAMATIQUE ou recueil des differentes costumes d’acteurs des theâtres de la capitale. Paris, Martinet, 1796-1843. 10 vols. 8vo. Contemporary, marbled boards. Labels with title and shelf number in ink pasted on spine. With 1602 (of 1636) hand-coloured full-page engraved plates, of which 8 are folding.

Fine set of beautifully hand-coloured plates of theatrical costumes. The often humorous plates scenically portray the most important Paris actors and actresses of the early nineteenth-century and are of great interest to theatrical history. The plates were separately published over a period of almost 50 years. ‘Ein vollständiges Exemplar von 1636 Tafeln is daher äusserst selten’ (Lipperheide).


B-A note: This is an impressively large collection - 1,602 engraved plates!: See image of the whole collection below, and more plates at the link. Via Antiquariaat Forum.

#Costumes  #Engraved plates  #Theatrical  
2 years ago on June 01, 2010 at 01:54pm
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