Den Haag - BODENEHR, Gabriel
Neue und accurate Delineation des Welt-Berühmten Graven-Hags Gabriel Bodenehr fec. et exe Aug. Wind. (s-Gravenhage). Stadtplan aus der Vogelschau mit ausführlicher Legende links.
(Augsburg). (Um 1720). Kupferstichblatt in guter Erhaltung. Format ca. 16 x 27 cm
Bookseller reference : 138909
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DEPAUW Carl & LUIJTEN Ger
Anton Van Dyck [Dijck] y el arte del grabado
Madrid, Fundacion Carlos Amberes 2003 411pp.with numerous illustrations, 30cm., illustrated softcover, text in Spanish, exhibition catalogue (Madrid, 15 de octobre 2003 a 11 de enero 2004), very good condition, S85689
Bookseller reference : S85689
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DEPAUW Carl & LUIJTEN Ger
Antoine Van Dyck et l'estampe [Van Dijck]
Antwerpen/ Amsterdam, Antwerpen Open/ Rijksmuseum 1999 400pp., richement illustré, 30cm., br.orig.ill., Catalogue d'exposition (Anvers et Amsterdam, 1999-2000), très bon état, S85690
Bookseller reference : S85690
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DEPAUW Carl & LUIJTEN Ger
Antoon Van Dyck en de prentkunst [Van Dijck]
Antwerpen/ Amsterdam, Antwerpen Open/ Rijksmuseum 1999 400pp., rijkelijk geïllustreerd, gebroch., 30cm., Catalogus van tentoonstelling (Antwerpen & Amsterdam, 1999-2000), mooie staat, S85691
Bookseller reference : S85691
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DEPAUW Carl & LUIJTEN Ger
Anthony van Dyck as a printmaker [Van Dijck]
Antwerpen/ Amsterdam, Antwerpen Open/ Rijksmuseum 1999 400pp., with numerous illustrations, 30cm., illustrated softcover, exhibition catalogue (Antwerp & Amsterdam, 1999-2000), very good condition, S85692
Bookseller reference : S85692
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DEPAUW Carl & LUIJTEN Ger
Anthony van Dyck as a printmaker [Van Dijck]
400pp., with numerous illustrations, 30cm., illustrated softcover, exhibition catalogue (Antwerp & Amsterdam, 1999-2000), very good condition, S85692
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DEPAUW Carl & LUIJTEN Ger
Antoine Van Dyck et l'estampe [Van Dijck]
400pp., richement illustré, 30cm., br.orig.ill., Catalogue d'exposition (Anvers et Amsterdam, 1999-2000), très bon état, S85690
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DEPAUW Carl & LUIJTEN Ger
Anton Van Dyck [Dijck] y el arte del grabado
411pp.with numerous illustrations, 30cm., illustrated softcover, text in Spanish, exhibition catalogue (Madrid, 15 de octobre 2003 a 11 de enero 2004), very good condition, S85689
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DEPAUW Carl & LUIJTEN Ger
Antoon Van Dyck en de prentkunst [Van Dijck]
400pp., rijkelijk geïllustreerd, gebroch., 30cm., Catalogus van tentoonstelling (Antwerpen & Amsterdam, 1999-2000), mooie staat, S85691
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Descriptive letter-press by Leitch Ritchie, biographical sketch by Alaric A. Watts
Liber Fluviorum; or, River Scenery of France. Depicted in Sixty-One Line Engravings from Drawings By J.M.W. Turner, R.A. With Descriptive Letter-Press By Leitch Ritchie; and a Biographical Sketch By Alaric A. Watts
Henry George Bohn, London 1853. Hardcover Gut
Bookseller reference : 031674
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Desmond Sean: Illus. with engravings by Robert Gibbings
A Touch of the Irish Wit and Wisdom
Michael O'Mara 1995. Hardcover. As New. Disclaimer:An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Michael O'Mara hardcover
Bookseller reference : G1854797247I2N00 ISBN : 1854797247 9781854797247
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DeVolpi, Charles P.
Ottawa: A Pictorial Record: Historical Prints and Illustrations of the City of Ottawa, Province of Ontario, Canada 1807-1882
263 pages. Index. Bibliographic references. 123 plates. Book clean, tight and unmarked with very light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in Brodart. Map endpapers. A marvelous artistic and historical compilation. Book
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DIDEROT (Denis), D'ALEMBERT (Jean Le Rond)
Recueil de planches, pour la nouvelle édition du Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers : tome second seul
Genève, Pellet, 1779. Plusieurs parties en 1 vol. in-4, 56 pp. 31 pl. + 47 pp. 63 pl. + 11 pp. 23 pl. + 8 pp. 38 pl. + 48 pp. 18 pl. + 52 pp., veau marbré havane, triple filet doré en encadrement sur les plats, dos orné de caissons et filets dorés, pièce de titre rouge, pièce de tomaison verte, tranches marbrées (quelques minuscules épidermures, quelques rares taches ou rousseurs).
Bookseller reference : 19227
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DIDOT, Ambroise Firmin.
Essai typographique et bibliographique sur l?Histoire de la Gravure sur Bois? Pour faire suite aux Costumes anciens et modernes de César Vecellio.
Paris, 1863, 23 x 15 cm., XIV + 316 columnas.
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Dinks, Mayhew, and Hutchinson.
THE DOG. Compiled, Abridged, Edited, and Illustrated by Frank Forester. Complete and Revised Edition.
pp. vi, 663 + Plus frontis and full page engravings. Text drawings. Inked ownership of Eugene Snyder on title page. Damp stained frontis, title page and first and last few signatures. Paper beginning to brown. Large 12mo. Original full green cloth binding, gold embossed vignette of a hunting dog on front cover. Worn and spotted with small loss top and bottom of spine. A decent copy of this famous and important dog book. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PETS/2
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Doesticks Q. K. Philander; John McLenan engravings
Plu-Ri-Bus-Tah. A Song That's By No Author; A Deed Without A Name
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson and Brothers 1856. 8vo. 264 pp. Very Good Blue Decorative Cloth with sun-fading stains edge wear & rubbing on boards; several pages preceding back end paper torn out & missing; stains on edges of text block; minor shelf wear. Provenance: John Ruyle. Mylar Jacket. Illustrations. Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson and Brothers, 1856 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15-3848
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DOMINGUEZ BORDONA (Jesús).
Ars Hispaniae. Historia Universal del Arte Hispánico. Volumen Décimoctavo. Miniatura por... Grabado por Juan Ainaud. Encuadernación por Juan Ainaud.
M., Plus-Ultra, 1962, 28 x 21'5 cm., 510 figuras intercaladas, 373 págs. - 1 h. - VIII láminas en colores.
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DON R S edits David Gentleman wood engravings Asgeir Scott decorations Edward Ardizzone illustrations and Sheila Waters maps
Wine List Decorations 1961-1963 Specially Bound Edition
John Harvey Bristol No date 1964. 1st Edition. HARDCOVER. Large 8vo in black leather backed decorated cloth covered boards gilt lettering to spine top edge gilt 100pp on variously coloured leaves. This is one of a very small number of finely bound copies issued without a dust jacket . . . . . . . . . .CONDITION : An extremely well preserved almost AS NEW copy top edge of page block slightly dusty. . . . . . . . . . We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS John Harvey, Bristol hardcover
Bookseller reference : T16N1966
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Donne John; ; Edited etc. by Frank Kermode; Wood Engravings by Imre Reiner
The Poems of John Donne
The Heritage Press 1970. Book. Very Good. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. 4to - over 9� - 12" tall. Hardcover with slipcase. Book in very good condition with small chip to the top of each of the first 3 pages. Slipcase in good plus condition with discoloration and some wear. The Heritage Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 100195
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Donne John 1572 1631. Edited and Annotated By Frank Kermode. Wood Engravings By Imre Reiner.
The Poems of John Donne. Collector's Edition in Full Leather. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series
The Easton Press January 1979. Hardcover Hardcover. Used - Like New. PO nameplate on half title page. Domestic orders shipped with USPS tracking numbers. The Easton Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 361087
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DONNE JOHN; KERMODE FRANK SELECTED INTRODUCED AND ANNOTATED BY; REINER IMRE WOOD ENGRAVINGS BY
The Poems Of John Donne
The Easton Press Norwalk: 1979. Hardcover no dustjacket as issued. Fine Condition. Includes "Songs and Sonnets" "Epigrams" "Elegies" "Epithalamion" "Satyres" "Verse Letters" "The Anniversaries" "Divine Poems" index of titles and index of first lines. This edition is bound in dark blue genuine leather with gilt edges gold stamped and embossed silk moire end pieces and a silk bookmark. Includes an Index of Titles and First Lines. The Easton Press, Norwalk: 1979 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 13889X1
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DORÉ, Gustave & OLLIER, Edmund.
Cassell's Doré Gallery: Containing two hundred and fisty beautiful engravings, selected from The Doré Bible, Milton, Dante's Inferno, Dante's Purgatorio and Paradiso, Atala, Fontaine, Fairy Realm, Don Quixote, Baron Munchausen, Croquemitaine, &c. &c. With memoir of Doré, crtical essay and descriptive letterpress by Edmund Ollier.
London, Paris & New York, Cassell & Co., sin fecha (hacia 1890), 34 x 26,5 cm., encuadernación editorial en piel repujada sobre tabla con pérdidas en los bordes y lomo reconstruido en tela, cortes dorados, XLIX + 152 págs. + 250 láminas. (Leve mancha de humedad en la esquina inferior de algunas hojas).
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Dostoevsky Fyodor; Translated From the Russian By Constance Garnett and Illustrated with Wood engravings By Fritz Eichenberg
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press 1980. Collector�s Edition The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Full leather with gold embossed decorations. Gold gilt page edges. Raised spine bands in the traditional method of fine bookbinding. With silk moire fabric endpapers and a permanently bound-in satin ribbon page marker. Printed on fine archival acid-free paper. search our listings for other leather bound volumes from Easton Press and Franklin Library . Full-Leather. Very Good. The Easton Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 43732
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Drawn by C. Stanfield, engraved by C. Heath
Original-Stich: Near Bonn
o.J. Papp-Mappe Sehr gut
Bookseller reference : 019494
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Dresden - BODENEHR, Gabriel
Der Königl. u. Churfürstl. Sächs. Zwinger Garten in Dreßden. Kupferstich.
(Augsburg). (Um 1720). Format ca. 17,5 x 23,5 cm (Am rechten Rand, meist außerhalb des Bildes, etwas fleckig. Am unteren Rand etwas knapp beschnitten, dadurch fehlt der Vermekr auf Gabriel Bodenehr).
Bookseller reference : 138910
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Dresden - BODENEHR, Gabriel
Die Residenz Ihro Königlichen Ma. in Pohlen Friderici Augusti, als Churfürst zu Sachsen. Alt - Dresden und Neu - Dresden. Mit beidseitiger gestochener Legende und Erklärung. Stadtplan von Dresden, Altstadt und Neustadt, mit Befestigungsanlagen, aus Bodenehrs Force d'Europe.
(Augsburg). (Um 1715). Kupferstichblatt. Format ca. 18 x 28 cm
Bookseller reference : 138894
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Drummond Henry & Wood Engravings by Boyd Hanna
The Greatest Thing in the World
VG. Crisp clean and with price-clipped DJ. decorated DJ with 3 wood engravings love / inspirational The Peter Pauper Press Mount Vernon NY no date 1st this ed. 7 1/2 x 4 1/2" 61 p. Lovely little book typical of this series by Peter Pauper Press. The Peter Pauper Press unknown
Bookseller reference : MAIN011510I
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Dumas Alexandre; Roger Miles M. L.; Beraldi Henri; Abot Alassoniere Toussaint et al engravings
Exposition Meissonier - Galerie Georges Petit Paris - Mars 1893 - EXEMPLAIRE SUR IMP�RIAL JAPON NO. 72
Paris France: Galerie Georges Petit. Very Good. 1893. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - TEXT PRISTINE-- IN STOCK AND AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY-- - EXEMPLAIRE SUR IMP�RIAL JAPON NO. 72 --Text in French; 1465 works catalogued. Many lovely b/w illustrations. Pages tight to spine. Leather-trimmed marbled coverboards; decorated endpapers; top fore-edge gilt -- with a bonus offer; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall . Galerie Georges Petit hardcover
Bookseller reference : 69768
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Dumas Alexandre; Roger Miles M. L.; Beraldi Henri; Abot Alassoniere Toussaint et al engravings
Exposition Meissonier - Galerie Georges Petit Paris - Mars 1893
Paris France: Galerie Georges Petit. As New. 1893. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request � � IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - TEXT PRISTINE Text in French; 1465 works catalogued. Many lovely black and white illustrations. Cover wear front hinge cracked; pages tight to spine. Gold-embossed red coverboards top fore-edge gilt. -- with a bonus offer; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall . Galerie Georges Petit hardcover
Bookseller reference : 37839
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DUPLESSIS, George.
Les merveilles de la Gravure.Troisime dition.
Paris, Hachette, 1877. [vi], 320, [iv] pp. 12mo (12 x 18,5 cm.).Rebound in modern blue buckram, gilt lettered red morocco title-label on spine. With 34 wood-engravings by P. Sellier.
Bookseller reference : 1696
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DUPLESSIS GEORGES BOUCHOT HENRI
DICTIONNAIRE DES MARQUES ET MONOGRAMMES DE GRAVEURS, PARIS LONDRES, LIBR. DE L'ART (Guides du Collectionneur)
Edizione originale; 3 volumi; In-12°; pp. VII, 121, (14); 122-242, (16); 243-325; brossura originale e legatura in mezza pelle rossa con angoli e titolo in oro a dorso
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Dupont Inge and Hope Mayo edited by illustrated with wood engravings by John De Pol Herbert Cahoon et al
MORGAN LIBRARY GHOST STORIES
New York: Fordham University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0823212831 . First trade edition from the limited edition issued by the Stone House Press. Only 1000 copies printed. 107 pages collecting 7 stories written in the style of M. R. James. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . Fordham University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 70277 ISBN : 0823212831 9780823212835
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Dupont Inge and Hope Mayo edited by illustrated with wood engravings by John De Pol Herbert Cahoon et al
MORGAN LIBRARY GHOST STORIES
New York: Fordham University Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0823212831 . First trade edition from the limited edition issued by the Stone House Press. Only 1000 copies printed. 107 pages collecting 7 stories written in the style of M. R. James. New copy in Dust Wrapper still sealed in the publisher's clear plastic shrinkwrap. . Fordham University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 41541 ISBN : 0823212831 9780823212835
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Durer, Albrecht
On The Eve of The Reformation: The Graphic Art of Albrecht D?rer: From the Collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Slight wear to cover. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria April - June 1993. A collection of scholarly essays illustrated with black and white images of Durer's work. 74 pages. 8 3/8"w x 11"h.
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Eberhart Richard & Michael McCurdy engravings by
Poems to poets SIGNED
The Penmaen Press Lincoln 1975. Hardcover. Good. 1000 copies. 300 hardcovers numbered and signed by poet and artist. This is number 259 The Penmaen Press Lincoln hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00222725 ISBN : 0915778041 9780915778041
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Eberhart Richard; Engravings by Michael McCurdy
Poems to Poets
Lincoln MA: Penmaen Press 1975. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Signed by Eberhart and McCurdy! Limited edition this no. 31 of 300 copies hardcover with gilt stamped black cloth boards in plastic wrap octavo 35pp. illustrated with b&w engravings. Book fine binding tight text clean and unmarked. DJ VG with a few small tears to top corners and spine head rubbing. Penmaen Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : B33156 ISBN : 0915778041 9780915778041
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Eberhart Richard / engravings by Michael McCurdy
Poems to Poets
The Penmaen Press Lincoln 1975. First edition. SIGNED. A wonderful collaboration between artist and poet. 1000 printed of which 300 were hardbound numbered 1-300 and signed by the poet and artist. Signed by both Richard Eberhardt and Michael McCurdy on its colophon page. An early press edition. In its fine and bright black boards with gilt titles in near fine as issued acetate with crisp bright text throughout. But for slight mend to acetate cover gift quality The Penmaen Press, Lincoln, 1975 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 53732
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Eberhart Richard / Engravings by Michael McCurdy
Poems to Poets
Penmaen Press 1975. First edition first printing . Near fine stiff wraps in illustrated dustjacket. Nicely illustrated by Michael McCurdy's engravings. Another poet's neat signature to the title page which bothers none of the text. The lightest age tone Penmaen Press, 1975 paperback
Bookseller reference : 40050
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Eberhart Richard engravings by Michael McCurdy signed by the poet and illustrator
POEMS TO POETS
Lincoln MA: The Penmaen Press 1975. HC. fine black cloth hardcover original acetate jacket. B&W illustrations. ISBN 0915778041 One of 300 copies numbered and signed by the poet and artist. 35pp. The Penmaen Press unknown
Bookseller reference : BOOKS054702I ISBN : 0915778041 9780915778041
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Edited by IRFAN DAGDELEN.
Beykoz through gravures, postcards and photographs.= Gravür, kartpostal ve fotograflarda Beykoz.
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Oblong 4to: (24 x 33 cm). In English, Turkish, and Arabic. 192 p. Beykoz through gravures, postcards and photographs.= Gravür, kartpostal ve fotograflarda Beykoz.
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Edited by MUSTAFA SEVIM.
Turkey in gravures.= Gravürlerle Türkiye. 7 volumes full set. Vol. 1-3: Istanbul. Vol. 4-5: Anadolu = Anatolia. Vol. 6-7: Giysiler portreler = Garments, portraits.
Fine English Original bdg. and paperback. 4to. (34 x 23 cm). In English and Turkish. 7 volumes set: (959, [17] p.; 295 p., 288 p.; 300 p., 300 p.), b/w ills. Very comprehensive catalogues of engravings of Turkey. Turkey in gravures.= Gravürlerle Türkiye. 7 volumes full set. Vol. 1-3: Istanbul. Vol. 4-5: Anadolu = Anatolia. Vol. 6-7: Giysiler portreler = Garments, portraits. First Edition.
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Edited by TÜLAY DURAN.
The Ottoman Empire in miniatures and engravings.= Minyatür ve gravürlerle Osmanli Imparatorlugu.
Fine English Original imitation leather bdg. HC. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). In English and Turkish. 191 p., color and b/w ills. The Ottoman Empire in miniatures and engravings.= Minyatür ve gravürlerle Osmanli Imparatorlugu.
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Edited Kay & Marshall Lee illustrations 350 full color & 289 B/W drawings & engravings by Kate Greenaway & Eugene Grasset inne
Illuminated Book of Days The an enchanting day-by-day tour of the year filled with esoteric & exotic Facts recipes verses & words of Advice
G. P. PutnamS NY 1979. HBDJ 1979 green embossed cloth purple spine & gold gilt has small 1 inch darkening top cover F-/F- AS-IS. Hard Cover. G. P. PutnamS NY hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9385
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Edward Thomas Myfanwy Thomas Foreward; Roland Gant Introduction; Helmuth Weissenborn Engravings
THE DIARY OF EDWARD THOMAS 1 JANUARY - 8 APRIL 1917. WITH A FOREWARD BY MYFANWY THOMAS AND AN INTRODUCTION BY ROLAND GRAND AND WITH EIGHT WOOD-ENGRAVINGS BY HELLMUTH WEISSENBORN
Andoversford Gloucestershire: Whittington Press 1977. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Signed. Limited to 525 copies of which this no. 145; signed by the three contributors. In paper-covered boards backed in cloth and housed in the publisher's slipcase. Near Fine binding. Whittington Press unknown
Bookseller reference : 285160
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EDWARDS EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COPPERPLATE ENGRAVINGS Edwards George illus.
The Black and White Chinese Cock Pheasant with its Hen.
London.: George Edwards. 1743- 1751. Hand colored copperplate engraving plate size approximately 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches on sheet 11 1/2 x 9 inches. A few light foxed spots and toning to edges. Signed in the plate. With text sheet. Plate # 66 from George Edwards "A Natural History of Birds Most of which have not been figured or described and others very little known." published in London between 1743 and 1751. This plate dated 1746 in the plate features two beautifully colored pheasants. Edwards a friend of Sir Hans Sloane and Mark Catesby is a pivotal figure in ornithological history. . George Edwards. unknown
Bookseller reference : 52621
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EDWARDS EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COPPERPLATE ENGRAVINGS Edwards George illus.
The Great Horned Owl.
London.: George Edwards. 1743- 1751. Hand colored copperplate engraving plate size approximately 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches on sheet 11 1/2 x 9 inches. A few light foxed spots and toning to edges soft diagonal crease to upper right image. Signed in the plate. With text sheet. Plate # 60 from George Edwards "A Natural History of Birds Most of which have not been figured or described and others very little known." published in London between 1743 and 1751. This plate features a brightly colored horned owl. Edwards a friend of Sir Hans Sloane and Mark Catesby is a pivotal figure in ornithological history. . George Edwards. unknown
Bookseller reference : 52622
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EDWARDS EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COPPERPLATE ENGRAVINGS Edwards George illus.
The Hen Peacock Pheasant from China.
London.: George Edwards. 1743- 1751. Hand colored copperplate engraving plate size approximately 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches on sheet 11 1/2 x 9 inches. Light foxing to right edge. Signed in the plate. With text sheet. Plate # 69 from George Edwards "A Natural History of Birds Most of which have not been figured or described and others very little known." published in London between 1743 and 1751. This plate dated 1745 in the plate features two beautiful pheasants. Edwards a friend of Sir Hans Sloane and Mark Catesby is a pivotal figure in ornithological history. . George Edwards. unknown
Bookseller reference : 52619
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EDWARDS 1700s COPPERPLATE ENGRAVINGS Edwards George illus.
The little Black and White Duck.
London.: George Edwards. 1743- 1751. Hand colored copperplate engraving plate size approximately 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches on sheet 11 1/2 x 9 inches. A few light foxed spots. Signed in the plate. With text sheet. Plate # 100 from George Edwards "A Natural History of Birds Most of which have not been figured or described and others very little known." published in London between 1743 and 1751. This plate dated 1745 in the plate features an attractive black and white duck preening on a tree stump. Edwards a friend of Sir Hans Sloane and Mark Catesby is a pivotal figure in ornithological history. . George Edwards. unknown
Bookseller reference : 52625
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EDWARDS EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COPPERPLATE ENGRAVINGS Edwards George illus.
The Painted Pheasant from China.
London.: George Edwards. 1743- 1751. Hand colored copperplate engraving plate size approximately 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches on sheet 11 1/2 x 9 inches. A few light foxed spots. Signed in the plate. With facsimile text sheet. Plate # 68 from George Edwards "A Natural History of Birds Most of which have not been figured or described and others very little known." published in London between 1743 and 1751. This plate dated 1745 in the plate features a beautifully colored pheasant. Edwards a friend of Sir Hans Sloane and Mark Catesby is a pivotal figure in ornithological history. . George Edwards. unknown
Bookseller reference : 52620
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EDWARDS EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COPPERPLATE ENGRAVINGS Edwards George illus.
The Peacock Pheasant from China.
London.: George Edwards. 1743- 1751. Hand colored copperplate engraving plate size approximately 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches on sheet 11 1/2 x 9 inches. A few light foxed spots and toning to edges. Signed in the plate. With text sheet. Plate # 67 from George Edwards "A Natural History of Birds Most of which have not been figured or described and others very little known." published in London between 1743 and 1751. This plate dated 1745 in the plate features a beautifully colored pheasant. Edwards a friend of Sir Hans Sloane and Mark Catesby is a pivotal figure in ornithological history. . George Edwards. unknown
Bookseller reference : 52623
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