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"Geographia" Plan of Wolverhampton, Walsall and Adjacent Districts London, Geographia Ltd. Map Fold, 50 x 40.5". Undated, but appears to be 1940s. Engraved, colour, road map on linen backing of Wolverhampton, Walsall and adjacent districts, Scale 4 Inches to the mile. Covers (green leatherette with white label afixed to front with black and red titles and rules are 10 x 14" when the map is folded. Map is clean and bright. Very Good/No Jacket. Bookseller reference : 007344 |
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"O Mistress Mine, Where are You Roaming?" London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: Abbey, Edwin R. Colour Print, The 10.5 x 8" print is mounted on tinted (deep brown) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print and tissue guard are immaculate, mount shows only minor edgewear. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 006935 |
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London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: Pettie, John. Colour Print, The 6 x 10" print is mounted on tinted (deep brown) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print and tissue guard are immaculate, mount shows only minor edgewear. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 006921 |
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12 Real Photo Snapshots of Cheddar . Soft Cover, 4.5 x 3". 12pp - Undated (but appears to be 1920s) and no publishing data at all. Each page contains a b+w photograph (captioned on reverse) from Cheddar with a contents page tipped to inside of front board. Photos are: Wind Rock and Horse Shoe Bend; The Castle Rock; The Lake and Cliffs; Solomon's Temple, Gough's Caves; Lion Rock; The Gardens, Cliff Hotel; Lion Rock and Village; General View; The Cross; Sugar Loaf Rock; Fairy Grotto, Gough's Caves; and The Falls, Cliff Hotel. Covers (grey card with blue titles and vignette of man, woman and dog looking at a large house or hotel) are very slightly soiled. Album pages are clean and tight with photos inserted loosely (held in by tiny flaps in the album pages) and not pasted in. Very Good +/No Jacket. Bookseller reference : 006917
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London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: Meissonier. Colour Print, The 10.5 x 6.75" print is mounted on tinted (light grey) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print and tissue guard are immaculate, mount shows only minor edgewear and slight tanning to edges. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 006955 |
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London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: de Keyser, Thomas. Colour Print, The 7 x 9" print is mounted on tinted (deep brown) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print and tissue guard are immaculate, Mount shows only minor edgewear. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 006984 |
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London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: Greuze. Colour Print, The 7 x 8.25" print is mounted on tinted (light grey) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print is immaculate, tissue guard has four small closed tears to the spine edge, Mount shows only minor edgewear, except for light tanning to edges. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 006964 |
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London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: Romney, George. Colour Print, The 7 x 9" print is mounted on tinted (deep brown) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print and tissue guard are immaculate, except for a crease at the left bottom corner of print, and mount shows only minor edgewear. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 006945 |
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London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: Harpignies. Colour Print, The 7 x 9" print is mounted on tinted (deep grey) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print and tissue guard are immaculate, Mount shows only minor edgewear. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 006983 |
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London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: Monk, William. Colour Print, The 10 x 6.5" print is mounted on tinted (deep grey) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print and tissue guard are immaculate, except for small crease at top fore-corner of tissue guard, Mount shows only minor edgewear. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 006973 |
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London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: Palamedes, Anthonie. Colour Print, The 9.75 x 7" print is mounted on tinted (deep brown) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print and tissue guard are immaculate, Mount shows only minor edgewear. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 007001 |
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London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: Leighton, Lord. Colour Print, The 7 x 9.5" print is mounted on tinted (light grey) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print and tissue guard are immaculate, and mount shows only minor edgewear and slight tanning to outer edges. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 006925 |
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London, Ward, Lock & Co. Eighth Edition. Decorative Card, 4.5 x 7". 8 maps, 7 town plans, 50 illustrations - Undated, but the "Hotel, Boarding House and Business Directory" is dated"1933-34". Includes "a special section for motorists and an appendix for anglers and a collection of wonderful, contemporary advertisements. Covers (red decorated card with black titles to front and spine) are slightly soiled with mildly bumped corner. Textblock is immaculate. Very Good +/No Jacket. Bookseller reference : 005058
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London, Ward, Lock & Co. Tenth Edition. Decorative Card, 4.5 x 7". xxiii, 128, 46, (2), 40 - Pagination is complicated with Roman numerals being pages devoted to motoring and accomodation in The Wye Valley, pages 1-128 being other material related to The Wye Valley touring, a second set of pages 1-46 concerning Llandrindod Wells, then an un-paginated index and finally another set of pages 1-40 being display adverts for tourist spots and other things. Undated, but certainly WWII era based on the errata sheet tipped in stating "The Publishers regret that owing to the Control of Maps Order and other exigencies of the situation, it is not at present possible to include the customary complete set of maps and plans in this guilde." Covers (red decorated cloth-covered card with black titles to front and spine) are slightly soiled with bumped corner and edgewear. Textblock is clean but front hinge is cracked. Very Good/No Jacket. Bookseller reference : 007306
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A Picture Book of Roman Alphabets London, Victoria & Albert Museum. 1933, Revised. Card, 5 x 7.5". 24pp inc photos - This is a monograph from the V&A on the Roman typeface. One of a series produced in the 1920s. Covers (green card with orange paper label containing black title to front and black linen spine) is sunned and edgeworn with light bumping to corners. Inked prior owner's name to title page and FEP, otherwise clean and tight. Very Good/No Jacket. Bookseller reference : 004779
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London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: Murillo. Colour Print, The 6.75 x 8.5" print is mounted on tinted (deep brown) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print and tissue guard are immaculate, mount shows only minor edgewear. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 006954 |
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London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: Lucas, J. Seymour. Colour Print, The 9 x 7.5" print is mounted on tinted (deep brown) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print and tissue guard are immaculate, mount shows only minor edgewear. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 006952 |
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A Threefold Cord: a Precept, Promise and Prayer for Every Day in the Year London, The Religious Tract Society. Leather, 2.5 x 3.5". Undated, but inscription to title page recto is dated in ink 1932. Unpaginated. EPs decorated with colour painting of garden scene. This piece of ephemera contains a varitety of prayers and bible readings for every day of the year. Covers (red leather with gilt titles to spine) are slightly soiled. Textblock is a bit tanned with age. Very Good +/No Jacket. Bookseller reference : 005616 |
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A View on the Grand Canal, Venice London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: Canaletto. Colour Print, The 10 x 6" print is mounted on tinted (deep brown) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print and tissue guard are immaculate, Mount shows only minor edgewear. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 006979 |
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London, Cassell & Co Ltd. 1890, First Edition. Disbound, 7 x 9.5". Ill.: Graham, Tom. Monochrome Print, A print which appeared in the magazine, Cassell's Family Magazine and was removed from a bound volume of the magazine for 1890, which volume was already in a poor condition and beyond repair thanks to a previous owner. The piece (captioned below the artwork and with page number) is immaculate. StarDotStar logo will NOT appear on the print you receive. Very Good +/No Jacket. Bookseller reference : 006722
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London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: Boughton, G. H. Colour Print, The 10x 6.25" print is mounted on tinted (light grey) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print and tissue guard are immaculate, and mount shows only minor edgewear and slight tanning to outer edges. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 006940 |
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London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: Greiffenhagen, Maurice. Colour Print, The 5.25 x 10.75" print is mounted on tinted (deep brown) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print and tissue guard are immaculate, Mount shows only minor edgewear. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 006978 |
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London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: Ball, Wilfrid. Colour Print, The 10 x 6.75" print is mounted on tinted (deep brown) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print and tissue guard are immaculate, except for a "scratch" at the bottom centre of the tissue guard, and mount shows only minor edgewear. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 006941 |
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London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: Millias, Sir John Everett. Colour Print, The 7 x 10" print is mounted on tinted (deep grey) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print and tissue guard are immaculate, and mount shows only minor edgewear. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 006939 |
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London, Virtue and Company Ltd. 11.5 x 15". Ill.: Cuyp, Aelbert. Colour Print, The 9.5 x 6.5" print is mounted on tinted (deep brown) 11.5 x 15" art paper and covered by its original captioned tissue guard. Print and tissue guard are immaculate, mount shows only minor edgewear. Originally contained as a plate in Alfred Yockney's "International Art Past and Present: a Collection of Beautiful Pictures in Colour", published by Virtue and Company Ltd, London in c1910 as a 12-part monthly subscription "partswork". Unfortunately in the nearly a century since published 17 of the 120 colour plates have gone missing and many of the others (because they were poorly bound) are loose or coming loose. And so the decision was made to offer these beautiful prints individually. Very Good +. Bookseller reference : 006922 |