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
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
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
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
New York: Columbia University Press, 1959. More than 150 illustrations. ix + 122 pages, thin 8vo, green cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped along top edge. New York: Columbia University Press, 1959. Internally fine, a very good(+) copy in a good dust wrapper. 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
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
New York: Abrams, 1968. With 267 illustrations, some full page. Small folio, brown cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper a little dirty.New York: Abrams, (1968). First American edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Middlesex: Private Libraries Association, 1985. With an introductory memoir by Joan Hassall and an appreciation of her technique by George Mackley. 469 black & white illustrations by Joan Hassall. 160pp. Tall 8vo, black cloth. Middlesex: Private Libraries Assocaition, (1985). A near fine copy without a dust wrapper. More
London: Churchill, John, 1704. Engraving. Image measures 11" x 14". Named after the patron saint of Wales, Fort St. David lies in Pulicat on the Coromandel Coast, in South East India. It served as a trading post of the British East India Trading Company. The engraving shows a bird's eye view of the fort and its layout. From Churchill's "Collection of Voyages and Travels" More
Milan: Electa, 1974. 190 illustrations, many full page, some in color. 200pp., folio, decorative vellum-backed boards, d.w. Milano: Electa, (1974). A near fine coy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
Dear Mr. Hample, Just a short note to confirm receipt of the book and my absolute satisfaction with it. I am in the process of building a library of books from the interwar period to document and understand the events as seen by contemporaries as very often knowledge of what happened afterwards colours the views of historians. I am mainly focussed on Italian matters but books describing current events in other countries such as Germany, UK, France, Spain, Japan and the US are of interest to me. If you have a catalogue or can indicate to me any other books that you think could interest me, I would be very gratefll.Thank you in advance and best regards.
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