Fox Hunting: Digging out.
London. View. Engraving with original hand coloring. Page measures 12" x 15.75". Hunt scene engraved by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851), circa 1820. Light scattered foxing in the margins. More
London. View. Engraving with original hand coloring. Page measures 12" x 15.75". Hunt scene engraved by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851), circa 1820. Light scattered foxing in the margins. More
London: Hamlyn, 1970. Illustrated profusely in black and white with some additional color images. Double-page frontispiece and title-page image, 51 pages of text. 4to, tan boards, d.w. (two large tears near spine, chipped on back, worn at edges). London: Hamlyn, (1970). A very good(+) copy-- minor bump at corner-- in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Albrecht Durer was the first non-Italian able to absorb and make use of the techniques of the Italian Renaissance. More
London: Fine Art Society, 1905. descriptive catalogue of his etched works. 45 plates, (26 etchings, 4 watercolors and 16 pencil drawings) portrait of Haig and 1 original etching signed in pencil of the Burgos Cathedral, lettered tissue guards throughout. Rubricated title, t.e.g.. Scattered foxing on the first few pages. Very thick tall 4to, 3/4 green morocco. London: Fine Art Society, 1905. More
Paris: Anthese, 1991. Introduction to Antoine Schnapper. 100 beautiful full-page color plates, illustrating more than 200 plants and 32 insects. 239 pages, folio, green cloth, d.w., thin board slipcase. Paris: Editions Anthese, (1991). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper of this beautiful book. More
New York: Viking, 1971. Many reproductions of old illustrations, some in color. 4to, cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Viking, (1971). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Troy: H.B. Nims, 1883. A Series of Twenty-Five Steel Line Engravings from Designs by Bartlett and others, with tissue guards. Descriptive Text by N.P. Willis and others. Including Illustrative Poems by American and English Authors. Small folio, original brown cloth decoratively printed in black & gilt (corners & extremes of spine worn). Troy: H.B. Nims, 1883. First Edition. A very good(-) copy. The front end-paper & flyleaf have stains from tape, and there is an 1883 gift inscription, but the..... More
Sussex: Dominic's Press, 1920. With an Introduction, Appendix and Illustrations by Eric Gill. 31 in-text woodcut figures. viii, 40pp. Short slim 8vo, 1/4 cloth over brown printed boards (a little edgeworn and dusty; front endpaper toned and with ghost of old inscription, otherwise quite clean). Ditchling, Sussex: S. Dominic's Press, 1920. A very good(+) copy of this scarce book. More
Piacenza: 1992. Illustrated. 227pp., 4to, stiff, glossy, pictorial wrappers. Piacenza: Tip.Le.Co., 1992. A near fine copy. More
Paris: Ambroise Vollard, 1904. No text save the title page. This is a suite of 213 woodcut engravings by Armand Seguin, printed on thin China paper before lettering; loose as issued in printed wrappers. Paris: Ambroise Vollard, 1904. Minimal foxing on a handful of plates, still a very good(+) copy of this scarce limited edition -- number 8 [of only 20]. The total edition was 350 and this suite was intended to accompany the 20 special copies printed on Japan..... More
Chez Bertrand. Stipple engraving. Image size 27.5 x 19.5 inches. Sheet size 30.25 x 23 inches. Expert repairs and lined, image loss to lower right corner. Stamp at lower right corner. Fabulous oversize portrait of Charles Philippe, the Count of Artois - later Charles X of France. He was known as a charming, frivolous and impulsive King and before the Revolution, as a Count, he was a close friend of Marie Antoinette. Text reads 'S.A. Royale, Monsieur, Charles-Philippe de France..... More
Nuremberg: 1613. Botanical. Copper-plate engraving with original hand coloring. Page measures 22" X 17 1/4", image measures 19" x 15 1/2" Exquisitely colored botanical engraving depicting three varieties of ornamental flowers. Published by Basil Besler in his masterwork Hortus Eystettensis, the earliest codex of engraved botanical illustrations. Also known as "Garden of Eichstatt", the folio was commissioned by Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, the Prince-Bishop of Eichstatt, to catalog the extensive collection of plants growing in his gardens at Willibaldsburg..... More
Nuremberg: 1613. Botanical. Copper-plate engraving with original hand coloring. Page measures 22" X 17 1/4", image measures 19" x 15 1/2" Exquisitely colored botanical engraving depicting three varieties of Valerian, a perennial herb used medicinally since ancient times. Published by Basil Besler in his masterwork Hortus Eystettensis, the earliest codex of engraved botanical illustrations. Also known as "Garden of Eichstatt", the folio was commissioned by Bishop Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, the Prince-Bishop of Eichstatt, to catalog the extensive collection of..... More
Venice: Nerri Pozza, 1982. 174 black-and-white illustrations. 104pp., 4to, printed wrappers, dust wrapper, minor edgewear to dust wrapper. Venezia: Neri Pozza, (1982). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Texts by several authors. More
Warsaw: Sztuka, 1956. Illustrated. 63pp., thin 8vo, pictorial wrappers; some repaired damage to foot of spine. Warsaw: Sztuka, 1956. A very good copy. More
Nuremberg: Jacob Trew, 1760. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Page measures 13.75" x 8.75". Richly colored illustration of a dragon tree branch with details of the whole tree and fruit; plate 358 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..... More
London: 1737. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 11.75" x 7.25", sheet measures 14.75" x 10". Shows some foxing. In very good condition. Illustration of an Euphorbia; plate 340 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 debtor's prison..... More
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
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
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Andrew Reid, 1886. 53 plates and numerous text engravings, + two portraits of Bewick. Large thick 4to, pebbled black morocco with gilt dentelles & stamping; beveled edges; armorial bookplate. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Andrew Reid, 1886. Limited Edition. Some light scuffing and wear at extremities, still a near fine copy. Large Paper Edition, limited to 250 copies. Laid in is a prospectus for the book, stating that each copy will be carefully printed by hand on paper especially made for this work..... More
Padua: Marsilio, 1973. Many illustrations. 231pp., oblong 8vo, printed wrappers. Padua: Marsilio, 1973. A very good copy. More
Paris: Somogy, 1997. Text in French. More than 100 illustrations, many in color. 199 pages, folio, blue cloth, d.w. Paris: Somogy, (1997). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Lindau: 1816. Original engraving with hand coloring. Measures 14" x 17.5" Published in the book, "Naturhistorische Bilder-Gallerie aus dem Thierreiche" [Natural History Picture Gallery of the Animal Kingdom], this beautifully drawn illustration depicts a speckled caiman. At the time of publication, this species was known taxonomically by the name assigned by Carl Linneaus in 1758, "Lacerta Crocodilus". The genus lacerta refers to several European lizard species, while this species, later renamed as "Caiman crocodilus", is native to Central and South..... More
Milan: Electa, 1968. 200 illustrations, many in color. 222pp., folio, vellum-backed decorative boards, board slipcase; some minor wear and cracking to slipcase, but still sound and very good. Milano: Electa, 1968. Internally fine, a fine copy in a very good slipcase. More
New York: Putnam, 1925. 79 Illustrations. Tall thick 8vo, original decorative blue cloth with gilt-stamped emblem on cover. New York: Putnam's, 1925. Very good. More
New York: Tudor, 1948. 79 black & white illustrations. Tall thick 8vo, blue cloth, lightly worn d.w. New York, Tudor Publishing Company, 1948. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
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