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Offered here are three large folders filled with ephemera by a collector of three noted 19th Century British actors, ca. 1875-1920: 1) Albert Chevalier (1861-1923) British singer and musical theatre actor, including photographs, songheet, playbills, clippings, etc. Highlights include, "E Can't Take A Roise Out of Oi," Signed by Chevalier..... (Item #4161)

Curtis Publishing, "Saturday Evening Post" decorative borders by T. M Cleland, 1910; "Man From Brodneys," ca. 1908, Fisher color illustration; Mosher Press, "Frontier," by Isabel Fiske Conant, [1924]; Crowell, "Illustrated Poets"; J. H Jansen, "Announcement"; four bookmarker announcements for Knopf, Harper, Macmillan and B. Herder Book Co. (Item #3167)

Offered here is a nice octavo size gouche watercolor of classic woman looking at herself in a tambourine-shaped mirror, measuring 10 x 8 inches and executed on brown card paper, signed lower left, G. Barbier. Attractive composition with Barbier's popular flowing garment designs, delicate line and subtle coloration. Provenance: Drouot..... (Item #3847)

University of Oxford: Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1716. Sueprb 18th Century full black wavy grain calf with ornate gilt borders on both covers and spine. AEG. Together with The Whole Book of Psalms (as found) London, Stephen Gilbert, 1716. Printed in red and..... (Item #3928)

Alnwick; Derby: W. Davison; J. and C. Mozley, 1820-1830. First editions. Offered here are four original battledores, an early educational and pastime folding card, predating the more common dispersal of larger, more systematic teaching for children. With woodcut illustrations by Bewick and others. Very good. (Item #4839)

Philadelphia: Jacob Johnson for Benjamin Warner, ca. 1810. Tall 12mo. Original card wrappers with light brown paper pastedowns on covers (as issued), nice woodcut cover vignette. A very scarce battledore with actual free page, totalling 4pp of alphabets, each letter with superb woodcut illustration. A wonderfully preserved example of a...... (Item #4149)

Offered here is a single proof leaf printed on coated paper for "The Yellow Book, An Illustrated Quarterly. London, Elkin Mathews, April 15, 1894 showing famous woodcut illustration by Aubrey Beardsley of woman rummaging through old book store. Fine. Most scarce. (Item #3362)

"I truly believe it, a rogue accomplishes more than he should." Colored etching. 7 x 5.7 cm. Vienna around 1820. An individual with an eye-catching feather headdress and large gold earrings kneels in front of the viewer, presenting him with a tray of exotic fruits like pineapple, melon, oranges and..... (Item #4742)

"Rich and beautiful is your fate, every flower brings luck." Wonderful colored, movable etching. 8,3 x 6,1 cm. Vienna, Heinrich Friedrich M¸ller, around 1815-1820. The sunflowers, with six yellow blossoms, upon lowering the tab, transform into a family of six. Quite innovative and delicate movable. (Item #4747)

Three billets, hand-colored, Vienna, Anton Paterno, ca. 1820-30. -1) 9 x 7cm, "The source that we gladly enjoy shall never flow to our end Friendship," young kneeling woman hands clasped, directly at the source of 'friendship," from which the water flows into an amphora. Behind her is Cupid with a...... (Item #4738)

London: Printed for the Companie of Stationers, 1615; 1628. 24mo. Superb contemporary embroidered binding, woven with braids of silver threads patterned on both covers and spine, over embroidered oink, yellow and blue flower petals, over calf boards, with gauffered edges. Binding worn and reapplied to boards, but original and contemporary..... (Item #3913)

London: Carl Hentscel, 1902. Superbly bound in full brown niger with exquisite and classic Guild design in blind and impressed in darker color, by Florence de Rheims. One of the larger bindings to be produced by the Guild. Letterpress by G P Warner, title page designed by Temple Ovenston. There..... (Item #3855)