London: John Nourse, 1731. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 11.75" x 7.25", sheet measures 18" x 11". Shows some foxing. In very good condition. Illustration of Lapathum sativum et Patientia; plate 489 from "A Curious Herbal" which depicts exotic plants from the New World used for medicinal purposes. Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758) was trained as an artist but untrained in botany. She collaborated with her botanist husband while he was in debtor's prison and with the curator..... More

Nuremberg: Jacob Trew, 1760. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Plate 213. Page measures 13 1/2" x 8 1/2". Richly colored illustration of an olive tree. Plate 213 from the German edition of "A Curious Herbal" titled "Herbarium Blackwellianum" which depicts exotic plants from the New World used for medicinal purposes. This edition is a revised and enlarged format engraved by Nicolaus Friedrich Eisenberger and published by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician. Minor scattered staining, aging..... More

London: John Nourse, 1737. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 11.75" x 7.25", sheet measures 18.25" x 11". Shows some foxing. In very good condition. Illustration of the true Euphorbium; plate 339 from "A Curious Herbal" which depicts exotic plants from the New World used for medicinal purposes.The cactus-like perennial plant is indigenous to Morocco. Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758) was trained as an artist but untrained in botany. She collaborated with her botanist husband while he was in..... More

London: Joseph Johnson. Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Minor toning and light foxing at edges, otherwise in very good condition. A plate from John Gabriel Stedman's "Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Slaves of Surinam" (London: Joseph Johnson, 1796). This book, with its graphic depiction of slavery and colonization in the New World, became an important reference for early abolitionists. Image shows the tattooed Ranger with pipe and rifle. Two men of a similar station can..... More

London: Joseph Johnson, 1792. Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Shows light toning and minor foxing at edges, otherwise in very good condition. A plate from John Gabriel Stedman's "Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Slaves of Surinam" (London: Joseph Johnson, 1796). This book, with its graphic depiction of slavery and colonization in the New World, became an important reference for early abolitionists. This disturbing image shows a man impaled by a hook and hanging from a...... More

London: Joseph Johnson. Etching and engraving. 10.25" x 7.75". Shows light toning and minor foxing at edges, otherwise in very good condition. A plate from John Gabriel Stedman's "Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Slaves of Surinam" (London: Joseph Johnson, 1796). This book, with its graphic depiction of slavery and colonization in the New World, became an important reference for early abolitionists. This image shows a European man in a large hat smoking a pipe while being..... More

1918. Original poster. Color lithograph. 28" x 19" This World War I Red Cross poster features a nurse holding a scroll that reads 'Where Columbia Sets Her Name Let Every One of You Follow Her', standing next to a figure of Columbia holding a pen and wearing an American flag around her waist. There is some toning to top margin, but the image is unaffected and the poster is otherwise in very good condition. More

Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth, 1929. Botanical print. Black and white photogravure. Image measures 10.25" x 7.75". Botanical image of yellow yarrow magnified 15 times. Published in the second edition of Blossfeldt's "Urformen der Kunst." Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) was a botanist who applied artistic principles to the study of plants which resulted in his innovative way of photographing them. Please visit our gallery for more Blossfeldt prints. More

Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth, 1929. Botanical print. Black and white photogravure. Image measures 7 5/8" x 10 3/16". Plant magnified 6 times. Published in the second edition of Blossfeldt's "Urformen der Kunst." Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) was a botanist who applied artistic principles to the study of plants which resulted in his innovative way of photographing them. Please visit our gallery for more Blossfeldt prints. More

1928. Oil on canvas with artist made frame, 24 x 18 inches. Unsigned, wear to finish as expected, some chips to frame but otherwise in good condition. Accomplished portrait by American artist Enoch Bolles of a woman swinging a baseball bat. It was painted for the October 1928 issue of Film Fun magazine. Green piping on her sleeves, belt and socks tie together the composition. Enoch Bolles (1883-1976) was born in Boardman, Florida. He studied at National Academy of Design..... More

Roma: Dalla Tipografia Salviucci, 1841. Lithograph with hand colored embellishments. Measures 15" x 10 7/8" Beautiful print of species of grass snake or water snake, from "Iconografia della Fauna Italica Per Le Quattro Classi Degli Animali Vertebrati", published between 1832-1841. Carlo Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte (1803-1857) was a French biologist and ornithologist. As the nephew of Napoleon and the 2nd Prince of Canino, he was raised in Italy but moved to Philadelphia shortly after marriage, where he worked alongside Alexander..... More

Roma: Dalla Tipografia Salviucci, 1841. Lithograph with hand colored embellishments. Measures 15" x 10 7/8" Stunning depiction of a European pond turtle in three views. From Iconografia della Fauna Italica Per Le Quattro Classi Degli Animali Vertebrati. Carlo Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte (1803-1857) was a French biologist and ornithologist. As the nephew of Napoleon and the 2nd Prince of Canino, he was raised in Italy but moved to Philadelphia shortly after marriage, where he worked alongside Alexander Wilson, updating his..... More

Roma: Dalla Tipografia Salviucci, 1841. Color lithograph with hand-colored embellishments. Measures 15" x 10 7/8" Beautiful print of a horned viper snake, from "Iconografia della Fauna Italica Per Le Quattro Classi Degli Animali Vertebrati", published between 1832-1841. Carlo Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte (1803-1857) was a French biologist and ornithologist. As the nephew of Napoleon and the 2nd Prince of Canino, he was raised in Italy but moved to Philadelphia shortly after marriage, where he worked alongside Alexander Wilson, updating his..... More