The Signboards of Old London Shops
London: Batsford, 1947. Profusely illustrated in black and white. 220 pages. 4to, half leather, red cloth. London: B.T. Batsford, 1947. One of 250 large format copies. A very good(+) copy. More
London: Batsford, 1947. Profusely illustrated in black and white. 220 pages. 4to, half leather, red cloth. London: B.T. Batsford, 1947. One of 250 large format copies. A very good(+) copy. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1935. A Record of the Names and Addresses of the Craftsmen, Their Shop-Signs and Trade-Cards. Engraved frontispiece, 80 facsimile plates. 280pp. Large thick 4to, gilt- decorated green cloth, small stain and bump at top edge of front cover. Cambridge University Press, 1935. Very good(+). More
London: Batsford, 1947. Frontispiece and 4 other plates, 409 smaller colotype illustrations in the text. 220 pages. 4to, bound in publisher's 1/2 crimson morocco. London: Batsford, 1947. Near Fine. One of 250 copies printed on large paper and bound in 1/2 crimson morocco. A review of the shop signs employed by the London tradesmen during the 17th and 18th centuries. More
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1942. Illustrated frontispiece in b/w. 106pp. Thin 8vo, orange boards, d.w. (spine sunned). Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1942. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London: Dent, 1946. Illus. 8vo, black cloth. London: J. M. Dent, (1946). Very good. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1977. Illus. 219pp. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 1977. Very good. More
New York: Morrow, 1971. 48 color and 164 b/w illustrations. 289 pages, small 4to, cloth, d.w. (both have wear at foot of spine). New York: Morrow, (1971). A very good(-) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
London: Cassell, 1939. 12 black & white photographic illustrations. 276 pages (a few pieces of clear tape reinforcing some page corners not affecting the text), 8vo, red cloth (spine rubbed and faded). London: Cassell, 1939. First Edition. Good (+). More
London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1925. Illustrated. 205 pages, 8vo, red cloth; minor bumping to corners. London: John Lane The Bodley Head, (1925). A very good(+) copy. Founded on the Early Recollections of Anne (Rickman) Lefroy. More
illus. 8vo, cloth; (light foxing). London: Phoenix House, (1955). More
London: Constable, 1987. illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Constable, (1987). vg+. More
London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1975. Many Illus., some in color. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w., front cloth cover slightly warped. London: Macdonald and Jane's (1975). More
New York: Weathervane, 1971. Many b/w illustrations throughout. 250 pages, 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Weathervane, (1971). Very good. More
London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy. Etching and engraving. Sheet measures 12 3/16" x 8 3/8". Engraving after a painting by the same name, with notable changes, accompanied by a lengthy inscription written by Hogarth seeking to illustrate and explain the differences between characters, caricatures, and outre. Hogarth regarded himself as a character artist, and found critics' view of him as a caricaturist to be offensive. The original painting depicts four judges in session appearing disinterested and even asleep. In this..... More
London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1822. Engraving. Image measures 17.25 x 22". Sheet measures 18.5 x 23.5". Popular politics in the eighteenth century were often complicated affairs. While British contemporaries prided themselves on their constitutional rights, only a small fraction of the population were able to vote in general elections for parliament. Around the time that this print was originally published in 1758, only about 200,000 men were able to vote for members of parliament. Even so, politicians were inclined..... More
London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1822. Engraving. Image measures 16.5 x 21.5". Sheet measures 18 x 23.5". This print by William Hogarth represents a myriad of many Hogarthian characters which often straddle the line between humor and tragedy. In this scene, English troops are shown marching northward into Scotland to quell uprisings by the Jacobites, who were loyal supporters of the recently dethroned Stuart monarch James II. Here, despite their dangerous mission, the soldiers have become distracted by the bustling..... More
illus. thin 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (ex-lib). N.Y.: Praeger, (1969). More
Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 21 1/8" x 24 5/8" Beautiful scarce plan of London with a black and white panorama beneath, published circa 1740. On upper left and right portion are detailed illustrations of Whitehall and the London Stock Exchange. The hand colored portion of the map distinguishes the part of the city once confined by the London Wall, as well as 74 prominent locations and landmarks in accordance with..... More
London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1931. 61 Illus. in photogravure, and numerous black and white drawings. Thick, tall 8vo, blue cloth, spine ends very lightly worn, corners lightly bumped, lightly soiled. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, (1931). With an appendix on Trade-cards & Tradesmen's Tokens, by Ambrose Heal. More
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1948. Many Illus. 8vo, red cloth, corners lightly bumped, spine sunned. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1948. More
New York: Sears Publishing, 1933. Illus. 4to, maroon cloth. New York: Sears Publishing, 1933. Very good. More
London: Peter Davies, 1967. Illus. Small 4to, purple cloth, d.w. London: Peter Davies, (1967). Very good. More
London: Folio Society, 1998. Many Illus., some in color. 4to, 1/2 brown cloth with pictorial boards, publisher's slipcase. London: Folio Society, 1998. Near Fine. More
London: Country Life, 1953. 37 black & white illustrations. 39 pages of text. Tall,slim 8vo, blue cloth. (London): Country Life, 1953. Scarce. Spine is a touch faded, still a near fine copy. The story of 37 Dover Street, London, W1, built between 1772 and 1776 for the Bishop of Ely by Robert Taylor. More
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