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David Livingstone; Illustrator Engravings
Livingstone's Africa: Perilous Adventures and Extensive Discoveries in the Interior of Africa
Phila. & Boston Hubbard bros.; etc. etc. 1872. Hardcover. Very Good. Philadelphia and Boston Hubbard Bros. Small 8vo. Hardcover. Intricately decorated cloth boards with gilt lettering. Hinges cracked. Wear to extremities. Slight scuffing around edges. Previous owner signature on inside of front board and fep. Otherwise clean unmarked pages. Slight tanning.<br><br>Livingstone was one of the first Westerners to make a transcontinental journey across Africa Luanda on the Atlantic to Quelimane on the Indian Ocean near the mouth of the Zambezi in 1854-1856. Despite repeated European attempts especially by the Portuguese central and southern Africa had not been crossed by Europeans at that latitude owing to their susceptibility to malaria dysentery and sleeping sickness which was prevalent in the interior and which also prevented use of draft animals oxen and horses as well as to the opposition of powerful chiefs and tribes such as the Lozi and the Lunda of Mwata Kazembe. In 1874 the New York Herald in partnership with Britain's Daily Telegraph financed Stanley on an expedition to the African continent. One of his missions was to solve a last great mystery of African exploration by tracing the course of the Congo River to the sea. The difficulty of this expedition is hard to overstate. Stanley used sectional boats to pass the great cataracts separating the Congo into distinct tracts. After 999 days on 9 August 1877 Stanley reached a Portuguese outpost at the mouth of the Congo River. Starting with 356 people only 114 had survived of whom Stanley was the only European.<br><br>Included is a detailed account of the discoveries of both renown explorers. An exceptional book in very good condition. Phila. & Boston, Hubbard bros.; [etc., etc.] hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1112290040
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DDS. MD. ed. Turner; Illustrator Illustrated with 916 Engravings Charles R D. D. M. D.
THE AMERICAN TEXT-BOOK OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY. In Contributions By Eminent Authorities
Lea Brothers & Co 1907. Hardcover. Good. Thick 8vo. Green cloth. 3rd ed. Lea & Brothers 1900. 916 engravings. 896 pp. Internally sound with clean unmarked pages. Good binding. Rubbing to cover edge wear. Hardcover. Ships daily. Lea Brothers & Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1103100132
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Frances Eaton; Illustrator plus many Vignettes Steel engravings 14 by WL. Taylor W. L.
Dollikins and the Miser
D. Lothrop & Co 1890. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Clean unmarked pages. Good binding and cover. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Shelf wear. Water stains to top of rear board and several pages. Toning. A working copy. D. Lothrop & Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1012200042
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Stoker Bram; an introduction by Boucher Anthony; illustrated with wood engravings by Hoffman Felix;
Dracula
New York: The Heritage Press 1965. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 410; VG-; 1/4 bound black spine with red text; no jacket; red/black marbled slipcase shows slight sun fading to spine and toward edges; intact panels; cloth has clean exterior; gilt lettering and illustrative designs to front; strong boards; text block has minimal wear to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated;. FP New Rockville Stock. <br/><br/> The Heritage Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15-140-1326201
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Darwin Charles; illustrated with wood engravings by Landacre Paul; a new preface by Darwin Charles G.;
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life
New York: The Heritage Press 1963. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 470; G-; 1/4 bound dark green spine with gilt text; no jacket; greenish beige patterned slipcase shows slight sun fading to spine and fore edges; minor wear to corners; intact panels; green cloth has clean exterior; gilt illustration to front; detaching front panel at joint as is; mildly bumped tail fore corners; text block has minimal wear to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated;. FP New Rockville Stock. <br/><br/> The Heritage Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15-121-1326202
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Bernanos Georges; Coles Robert introduction; Eichenberg Fritz engravings
THE DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST SIGNED
Limited Editions Club 1986. Limited Edition #891/1000. Hardcover. Quarto 262 pages; VG; quarter bound in Nigerian Oasis Goatskin and Belgium Linen; housed in a VG brown publisher's slipcase; 'Monthly Letter' loose within; illustrated with 5 Wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg; Signed by Fritz Eichenberg on the colophon #891/1000; shelved case 9 3/4. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9-205-1326666
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Lewis C. Day selected edited and introduced by; Reddick Peter illustrated with wood engravings by;
The Poems of Robert Browning signed
Cambridge: The Limited Editions Club 1969. 1083/1500. Hardcover. Large Octavo; pp 299; VG/no-DJ; bluish green spine with gilt text; signed limited copies this is no. 1083 of 1500; black slipcase has lightly rubbed exterior; intact panels; 1/4 bound leatherette spine; cloth covered boards show little wear; strong boards; text block has slight wear to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated; signed by the illustrator;. FP New Rockville Stock. <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15-36-1317567
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Johnson Samuel; Raimbach A. engravings
RASSELAS
London; Edinburgh: William Miller; The Letter Press by James Ballantyne 1805. Hardcover. Quarto iii 197 pages; VG; bound in period blind and gilt calf newly rebacked with brown leather paneled spine with a black label and gilt lettering; marbled text block and endpapers; mild rubbing and wear to boards; bookplate of the Countess of Beauchamp on the ffep; ownership stamp on sfep; with 4 engraved plates and an engraved headpiece vignette; wide margins; shelved case 7. The History of Rasselas Prince of Abissinia originally titled The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale though often abbreviated to Rasselas is an apologue about happiness by Samuel Johnson. Early readers considered Rasselas to be a work of philosophical and practical importance and critics often remark on the difficulty of classifying it as a novel.1 Johnson was a staunch opponent of slavery revered by abolitionists and Rasselas became a name adopted by emancipated slaves. wikipedia. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. <br/><br/> William Miller; The Letter Press by James Ballantyne hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9-64-1317131
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Perate Andre translated from Italian by; Denis Maurice illustrations by; Beltrand Jaques wood engravings by
Petites Fleurs de Saint Francois D'Assise
Paris: De L'Art Catholique 1919. Softcover. Small quarto; pp 184; G/paperback; dark tan spine with red text; covers show age toning to exterior minor chipping to edges slight rubbing to rear; text block has deckled edges age toning to exterior edges some light foxing toward page edges otherwise interior clean; French text. FP New Rockville Stock. <br/><br/> De L'Art Catholique paperback
Bookseller reference : 15-38-1309020
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Cazotte Jacques; Laboureur JE. six engravings on copper by J. E.
The Devil in Love
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company 1925. Limited Edition 212/365. Hardcover. Octavo; G/no-DJ; pp 87; sun faded black spine with gilt lettering to paper label; rare; cloth has moderate chipping to edges marbled boards; text block shows age toning to edges some shadow toning to first and last few pages deckled fore edge; interior clean. Full-priced Rockville. <br/><br/> Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 14-3-1307999
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Robins John D. editor; Hyde Laurence engravings
A POCKETFUL OF CANADA
Toronto: Collins 1946. Hardcover. Octavo; G/G-; Hardcover with DJ; Spine orange with black print; DJ has small tears at top and bottom edges tear from bottom edge to halfway up front hinge mild shelfwear slight smudging; Boards in blue cloth with gold print mild wear to bottom edge and spine caps else clean and strong; Text block has penciled name on front flyleaf blue-tinted top edge text clean and tight age-toning to two sections of pages; xiv 430 pages illustrated including b&w plates. Shelved Rockville Bookstore. <br/><br/> Collins hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7-22-1307241
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Shakespeare William; Lamb Charles; Blake William engravings; Walpole Hugh owner
TALES FROM SHAKESPEAR DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF YOUNG PERSONS. TWO VOLUMES OWNED BY HUGH WALPOLE
London: M. J. Godwin 1810. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavos 2 volumes; G; bound in patterned light brown cloth rebacked with brown cloth majority of previous spine preserved including back labels with gilt lettering; some chipping and rubbing to boards; with 20 engraved plates by Blake after drawings by Mulready including frontispieces one for each tale told within some plates offset onto the facing page including the title page for volume 2; with the bookplate of English Novelist Hugh Walpole on front pastedowns of both volumes; small bookseller sticker to front pastedown of volume 1; Volume 1: xi 1 235 1 Volume 2: 4 261 3 pages; shelved case 0. Lamb says in his preface that he "wished to make these Tales easy reading for young children.for young ladies too it has been my intention chiefly to wrote because boys are generally permitted the use of their fathers' libraries at a much earlier age than girls are they frequently have the best of Shakespear by heart before their sisters are permitted to look into this manly book"; Hugh Walpole was a best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s with a large and varied output. Between 1909 and 1941 he wrote thirty-six novels five volumes of short stories two original plays and three volumes of memoirs. His range included disturbing studies of the macabre children's stories and historical fiction most notably his Herries Chronicle series set in the Lake District. He worked in Hollywood writing scenarios for two Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films in the 1930s and played a cameo in the 1935 version of David Copperfield. As a gay man at a time when homosexual practices were illegal for men in Britain Walpole conducted a succession of intense but discreet relationships with other men and was for much of his life in search of what he saw as "the perfect friend". He eventually found one a married policeman with whom he settled in the English Lake District. Having as a young man eagerly sought the support of established authors he was in his later years a generous sponsor of many younger writers. He was a patron of the visual arts and bequeathed a substantial legacy of paintings to the Tate Gallery and other British institutions. wikipedia. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. <br/><br/> M. J. Godwin hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9-33-1302843
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Theroux Paul With Wood Engravings by John Lawrence
London Snow: A Christmas Story signed
Wiltshire: Michael Russell 1979. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo; VG/VG; black spine with gilt text under acetate DJ; jacket has age toning protected by plastic cover; boards are strong slight age toning around edges; textblock is clean; pp 50; limited edition - No. 40 of 450 copies; signed by author and illustrator on limitation page. Full-priced Rockville. <br/><br/> Michael Russell hardcover
Bookseller reference : 14-436-1291903 ISBN : 0859550745 9780859550741
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George Elliot introduction by Jane Gardam engravings by Peter Reddick
Adam Bede
London: The Folio Society 1999. Reprint. Reprint; Octavo; VG/no-DJ slipcase; Spine is green with no text; Slipcase has minimal edge wear joints are strong and intact; Boards have minimal edge wear joints are strong design is clear; Text block has minimal signs of handling binding is tight content is clear; pp 483; Additional shipping cost may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions. Shelved Rockville Bookstore. <br/><br/> The Folio Society hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7-3-1259478
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Audubon John J engravings text by Kenneth D. Morrison
Favorite Birds Of America
New York NY: Grosset & Dunlap 1951 Glossy pictorial covers in good condition with moderate wear and the interior of the book is in excellent condition. Contains 28 engravings/lithographs of birds. Scarce book. First Thus. Glossy Pictorial Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Major Publisher. Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2968
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Elliott T. J. Trans./Intro.; Tyler Gillian Wood Engravings
A MEDIEVAL BESTIARY
Boston: Godine 1971. First/Limited Edition. Approx. 8.5" x 11.75" VG hardcover in black quarter-leather with gilt lettering in VG dark denim blue slipcase with marbled olive/blue paper-covered sides. This copy is one in a Limited Edition of 100 quarter-leather bound by hand; the artist has SIGNED on the colophon and hand-numbered this copy #XVII. Rubbing to corners and spine ends of slipcase and boards with mild color loss to marbled sides of case. Interior clean and tight throughout. Shelve with Folio Society. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. <br/><br/> Godine hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9-57-1187927
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Peale Norman Vincent Introduction; Illustrated with Wood engravings in Color By John De Pol Illustrator
The Sermon on the Mount Hardcover Peale Norman Vincent Introduction and Illustrated with Wood engravings in Color By John De Pol
The World Publishing Company 1955-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Book is in good condition dust cover has some wear along the edges and corners. Dust cover spine has tanned. The World Publishing Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7X-DZKY-OQ9W
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Benjamin Franklin with numerous Old Wood Engravings in Color by Anonymous Contemporaries of Poor Richard pictorial endpapers
Poor Richard's Almanack selections from the apothegms & proverbs Benjamin Franklin s Best Sayings full of wit wisdom & useful hints Hardcover Benjamin Franklin with numerous Old Wood Engravings in Color by Anonymous Contemporaries of Poor Richard pictorial endpapers edited Dean Walley
Hallmark 1967-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Book is in very good condition dust cover is worn. Hallmark hardcover
Bookseller reference : J4-N682-6UY6
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Bishop James writer of verses; engravings by various eminent artists
The Painted Picture Play-Book. Illustrated with upwards of Three Hundred Coloured Pictures and an Explanatory Verse to Each.
London: Dean and Son. First edition presumed. Paper on boards. Fair. N.d. circa 1850s. Folio 13.5 by 10 inches. Not paginated 33 leaves including title page with printing on only one side per leaf. Wonderful hand-colored illustrations by unnamed artists but many with the qualiy of Tenniel. Some form part of a loose story narrative and others are part of a looser verse bond. Particularly appealing are the feline illustrations which come in several places most notably part of "The Cat Party". The leaves do not appear to have been bound in a proper order as this particular narrative moves in reverse. It is all somewhat chaotic yet charmingly so. Also a stand-out is the imagery of the "London Toy Warehouse". While some of the animal imagery is straightforward and pedestrian this is more than dominated by that which is humorous unexpected and inspired. The book was surely intended both to instruct and amuse and it is this twin objective that underlies its dual tone. The boards which are covered by illustrated paper pasted on are soiled and chewed up in the corners and the edges are rough. There are a fair number of closed tears inside near the front that were less than deftly repaired with tape some of which remains. Some soilage throughout. Still most of the imagery remains bright and appealing. <br/><br/> Dean and Son hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001420
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Keim Randolph De B. And Numerous Engravings
Sheridan's Troopers on the Borders a Winter Campaign on the Plains
Unknown Binding. Very good. 0 Corner House 1973 308 pages hardcover in a very good dust jacket no owner's mark or underlining tight and square. unknown
Bookseller reference : 77-UDSO-9SA0
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Cloquet M. MD.; Engravings as in the Original Paris Edition Embellished With Numerous M. D.
RECOLLECTIONS OF THE PRIVATE LIFE OF GENERAL LAFAYETTE.
Printed for Baldwin and Cradock By G. Woodfall Angel Court. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1835. Hardcover. VG 3/4 leather edition. Minor shelfwear Leather is in very good shape. Previous owner's bookplate on inside of front board. Front marbled endpaper is a little loose. Marbled page edges. Beautiful book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 339 pages . Printed for Baldwin and Cradock, By G. Woodfall, Angel Court. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 23355
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Maurois Andre engravings by J. E. Laboureur
LES SILENCES DU COLONEL BRAMBLE
Paris: Societe d'edition "le livre" Emile Chamontin directeur 1926. No. 10 of 20 of this edition. Paperback. VG but with soiling to covers where glassine was lacking minor age toning to extremities of some pages not bad overall a tight copy that could have been stored better. The front cover is slightly cattywampus from the two extra sets of engravings being inserted in the front of the book as might be expected. Printed wraps with glassine remnants on inside flaps. 24 pp. 15 engravings etchings withing the text and two extra sets of these illustrations each set representing a different state are included only 20 such sets were issued of the overall edition of 430 copies. Text is in French. The book itself has been printed on Imperial Japon and the extra engraving printed on Imperial Japon and on Holland Van Gelder it appears from the colophon and limitation at the rear of the book. Quite rare as a result of this limited configuration. Each set of plates is wrapped in glassine and the extremities of these plates show age-toning or light soiling. Societe d'edition "le livre", Emile Chamontin, directeur paperback
Bookseller reference : 176360
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HYDE Laurence Wood Engravings. Introduction by Rockwell Kent.
SOUTHERN CROSS. Told in Wood Engravings. With a Review of Stories in Pictures from Earliest Times.
Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie. Good with no dust jacket. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. 255 pages hundreds of woodcuts gift inscription from the author on the half title. Square duodecimo. Condition of this 1st edition is good antiquarian. The black cloth covers are a little worn some corner rubbing spine a bit faded with some pulling at the top interior clean and unmarked. This unusual book is a very early example of a graphic novel told entirely in engraved woodcut illustrations without text except for an introduction and a postscript �A review of Block Books and Stories in Woodcuts. � It shows/tells the fictionalized story of Bikini Island in the South Seas and the devastation that came to its inhabitants at the end of WWII with the advent of the nuclear age. The woodcuts are striking and graphic sharp and clear in a recognizably mid-century style quite reminiscent of Rockwell Kent who lends his name and introduction to the book. A beautiful book with a haunting too human and tragic story with a gift inscription from the author on the half-title! . ; Wood engraving; 12mo 7" - 7�" tall; Signed by Author . Ward Ritchie hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7177
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Guilielmo Antonio Illustrated by Engravings
Uber-Bayerischer Atlas &c. 1687
Donauworth: Ludwig Auer GmbH 1995 Hard Cover. Fine in Fine Slipcase. Facsimile Reprint. 16mo - over 5" - 6" tall. ISBN:3-403-02679-5. 304 pp. plus afterword. In German. A lovely facsimile reproduction of the original down to the binding and slipcase. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Donauworth: Ludwig Auer GmbH, 1995 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000180
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Grossman Richard editor Moser Barry Engravings
A YEAR WITH EMERSON A DAYBOOK- - - signed- - - -
David R Godine Boston 2003. --------Brown cloth spine and green covers book is 8 1/4" tall. 231 pages.FINE CONDITION tight solid clean fresh- - dust jacket is edgescuffed- - - SIGNED BY AUTHOR RICHARD GROSSMAN--- - no inscription. Signed by Author. First Edition Stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Jacket Has New Clear Mylar Cov. David R Godine, Boston Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 049046 ISBN : 1567922341 9781567922349
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MacCarthy Sir Desmond et al Ravilious Eric Wood Engravings
ENGLISH WITS THEIR LIVES AND JESTS
London: Hutchinson and Co 1953. ---------Red cloth covers 9" tall. 349 pages.VERY GOOD CONDITION tight solid and clean- - dust jacket is browned with age and has light edgewear the dust jacket now protected by new clear mylar cover. With signature of former owner on flyleaf. -----------WITH-- D B Wyndham Lewis James Agate A J A Symons Ernest Newman Robert Lynd Dilys Powell Harold Hobson Gerard Hopkins Ronald Knox Olga Venn John Gore W W Hadley Campbell Dixon. Hard Cover. Very Good/Jacket Has New Mylar Cover. Hutchinson and Co Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 045139
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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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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 Pelican of America.
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 foxed spots to lower margin and toning to edges. Signed in the plate. With text sheet. Plate # 93 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 a gorgeous pelican on a rock surrounded by corals. Edwards a friend of Sir Hans Sloane and Mark Catesby is a pivotal figure in ornithological history. . George Edwards. unknown
Bookseller reference : 52630
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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 Toucan or Brasilian Pye.
London.: George Edwards. 1743- 1751. Hand colored copperplate engraving plate size approximately 9 1/2 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 # 64 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 gorgeous toucan or "The Bill Bird". Edwards a friend of Sir Hans Sloane and Mark Catesby is a pivotal figure in ornithological history. . George Edwards. unknown
Bookseller reference : 52624
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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 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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TEGETMEIER COLOR WOOD ENGRAVINGS Weir Harrison illus
WHITE DORKING.
London.: Routledge. Ca. 1870. Color wood-engraving 8 x 5.5 inches on sheet 11 x 7 inches. Barely visible occasional foxing spots in margin generally clean and bright. Single plate from W.B. Tegetmeier's "The Poultry Book". Striking image of prize poultry depicted by Harrison Weir who "poured out a lifetime of devotion to English poultry" Norris Books on Poultry and Cock-Fighting. Color printing by Leighton Brothers. Leighton was a pupil of George Baxter and became the printer and publisher of the Illustrated London News between 1858 and 1885. . Routledge. unknown
Bookseller reference : 30405
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TEGETMEIER COLOR WOOD ENGRAVINGS Weir Harrison illus
WHITE LEGHORNS.
London.: Routledge. Ca. 1870. Color wood-engraving 5.5 x 8 inches on sheet 7 x 11 inches. Small dampstain spot at right edge well outside image one tiny tear to top edge well outside of image area barely visible occasional foxing spots in margin generally clean and bright. A particularly attractive image of three birds in a field setting with farm buildings in background. Single plate from W.B. Tegetmeier's "The Poultry Book". Striking image of prize poultry depicted by Harrison Weir who "poured out a lifetime of devotion to English poultry" Norris Books on Poultry and Cock-Fighting. Color printing by Leighton Brothers. Leighton was a pupil of George Baxter and became the printer and publisher of the Illustrated London News between 1858 and 1885. . Routledge. unknown
Bookseller reference : 30406
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TEGETMEIER COLOR WOOD ENGRAVINGS Weir Harrison illus
WHITE CRESTED BLACK POLISH.
London.: Routledge. Ca. 1870. Color wood-engraving image size 5.5 x 8 inches on sheet 7 x 11 inches. Barely visible occasional foxing spots in margin generally clean and bright. Single plate from W.B. Tegetmeier's "The Poultry Book". Striking image of prize poultry depicted by Harrison Weir who "poured out a lifetime of devotion to English poultry" Norris Books on Poultry and Cock-Fighting. Color printing by Leighton Brothers. Leighton was a pupil of George Baxter and became the printer and publisher of the Illustrated London News between 1858 and 1885. . Routledge. unknown
Bookseller reference : 30386
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TEGETMEIER COLOR WOOD ENGRAVINGS Weir Harrison illus
SILVER SPANGLED HAMBURGHS The Property of Harrison Weir Esq.
London.: Routledge. Ca. 1870. Color wood-engraving 5.5 x 8 inches on sheet 7 x 11 inches. Small dampstain spot at right edge well outside image tiny pinhole on left and right sides well outside image barely visible occasional foxing spots in margin generally clean and bright. Single plate from W.B. Tegetmeier's "The Poultry Book". Striking image of prize poultry depicted by Harrison Weir who "poured out a lifetime of devotion to English poultry" Norris Books on Poultry and Cock-Fighting. Color printing by Leighton Brothers. Leighton was a pupil of George Baxter and became the printer and publisher of the Illustrated London News between 1858 and 1885. . Routledge. unknown
Bookseller reference : 30411
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TEGETMEIER COLOR WOOD ENGRAVINGS Weir Harrison illus
BLACK EAST INDIAN OR BUENOS AYRES DUCKS. ROUEN DUCKS.
London.: Routledge. Ca. 1870. Color wood-engraving image size approx. 5.5 x 8 inches on sheet 7 x 11 inches. One pin hole in each corner well outside of image area clean and bright. Single plate from W.B. Tegetmeier's "The Poultry Book". Striking image of prize poultry depicted by Harrison Weir who "poured out a lifetime of devotion to English poultry" Norris Books on Poultry and Cock-Fighting. Color printing by Leighton Brothers. Leighton was a pupil of George Baxter and became the printer and publisher of the Illustrated London News between 1858 and 1885. . Routledge. unknown
Bookseller reference : 30407
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BOTANICAL ENGRAVINGS Chiesa IF. and I. Lanfranchi illus. Engraved by Ramis. I. F.
Auspiciis - PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY COPPERPLATE ENGRAVED BOTANICAL PRINTS.
No date. Ca. 1770. TWO ENGRAVINGS each approximately 12 1/2 x 9 inches on sheet 17 x 11 inches. One sheet has small area of paper loss in upper right margin well outside the image area. Very good condition. Attractively designed images each showing a plant with botanical details. A particularly nice feature is the elegant lettering under each image. Strong impressions. . unknown
Bookseller reference : 41615
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CHINA FOUR STEEL ENGRAVINGS Allom Thomas illus.
Part 15 individually issued of "The Chinese Empire Historical and Descriptive." Temple of the Bonzes in the Quang Yen Rock / Ancient Bridge Chapoo / Military Station near the City of Chokian / Melon Islands and Irrigating Wheel.
New York.: London and New York Printing and Publishing Company. No date. Ca. 1850. FOUR STEEL ENGRAVINGS with tissue guards 8 pages of text 12 x 9 1/4 inches pictorial paper wrappers. Plates in fine condition one plate is on a smaller sheet of paper but does not appear to have been cut down spine is split and pages are loose. This is a single semi-monthly part of what appears to be the American edition of "China in a Series of Views Displaying the Scenery Architecture and Social Habits of that Ancient Empire." designed to de-mystify the great empire of China. It contains 4 steel engravings and several unrelated subject-wise pages of text and is complete as issued. The engravings are: Temple of the Bonzes in the Quang Yen Rock; Ancient Bridge Chapoo; Military Station near the City of Chokian / Melon Islands and Irrigating Wheel. Subscription publication was common during the 19th century making publications more affordable to the rapidly expanding middle class market and this method where illustrations and text are unrelated was used to deter subscribers from quitting partway through their subscription. The advertisement on the back cover gives the title "The Chinese Empire: A Comprehensive History of the Manners Customs Industries and Arts of the Chinese. by Rev. G.N. Wright. Magnificently Illustrated with Numerous Steel Engravings from Sketches taken on the Spot. by T. Allom Esq." The title "The Chinese Empire Historical and Descriptive" appears on the title page included with part 38 of the series. . London and New York Printing and Publishing Company. unknown
Bookseller reference : 39934
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COLOR WOOD ENGRAVINGS
The Illustrated London Almanack.
London.: Illustrated London News. 1865. 84 pp booklet 11 x 8 inches in paper wraps torn and chipped with paper loss. Color plates by Leighton Brothers. Contents in very good condition. The Almanack lists the booklet's contents as follows: "The Calendar Duration of Moonlight Time Sun and Moon Rises and Sets High Water at London Bridge and Liverpool Dock Wild Flowers of the Months Anniversaries Festivals and Occurrences." Additional listings regarding events of the past year plus a Zodiac and an annotated calendar for each month of the new year. Numerous wood engravings in addition to four colored wood-engraved plates depicting the flowers of Spring Summer Autumn and Winter. . Illustrated London News. paperback
Bookseller reference : 48032
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TEGETMEIER COLOR WOOD ENGRAVINGS Weir Harrison illus
CINNAMON COCHIN HEN.
London.: Routledge. Ca. 1870. Color wood-engraving image size 8 X 5.5 inches on sheet 11 X 7 inches. Very good. Single plate from W.B. Tegetmeier's "The Poultry Book". Striking image of prize poultry depicted by Harrison Weir who "poured out a lifetime of devotion to English poultry" Norris Books on Poultry and Cock-Fighting. Color printing by Leighton Brothers. Leighton was a pupil of George Baxter and became the printer and publisher of the Illustrated London News between 1858 and 1885. . Routledge. unknown
Bookseller reference : 30404
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BOTANICAL ENGRAVINGS Lanfranchi Ios. illus. Engraved by Ioan. Ramis.
Auspiciis.
No date. Ca. 1770. Copperplate engraving approximately 12 1/2 x 9 inches on sheet 17 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches. Thin strip of cloth tape to upper edge and soft creases to lower edge well outside plate area. Very good condition. An attractively designed image showing a plant with botanical details. A particularly nice feature is the elegant lettering under the image. Strong impression. . hardcover
Bookseller reference : 49230
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Kitchin Rev GW compiler illustrated by Pinturicchio engravings by Professor Gunte
Engravings From The Frescoes in The Piccolomini Library at Siena. 10 plates
London: Arundel Society 1881. First edition. Paperback. Fair. Elephant Folio. disbound covers detached index 10 plates :- I Aeneas Silvius Sets Forth For The Council At Basel II Aeneas Silvius Has An Audience With James I Of Scotland At Edinburgh III Aeneas Silvius Is Crowned Poet Laureate By Frederick III IV Aeneas Silvius is Reconciled With Pope Eugenius IV V Aeneas Silvius Escorts Leonora Of Portugal To Meet FrederickIII At The Gates OF SienaVI Aeneas Silvius Is Made Cardinal By CallistusIII VII Aeneas Silvius Goes In Procession On His Election As Pope VII Pius II Presides At The Congress Of ManturaI IX PiusII Canonises St. Catherine Of Siena X PiusII At Anocona Special Edition. Some marginal tears Arundel Society paperback
Bookseller reference : 500037358
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John and Wood Engravings By Nora s. Unwin Kieran
Footnotes on Nature Hardcover Kieran John and Wood Engravings By Nora s. Unwin
good. B003X00GXK unknown
Bookseller reference : R4-S006-0115
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Engravings by Edmund Evans
My Diary
Littlehampton Book Services Ltd. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd unknown
Bookseller reference : GRP105555434 ISBN : 0903937131 9780903937139
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Urquijo Francisco Banos text Patricia Quintano Oliver paintings and Gilberto Guerrero Sanchez engravings
De Una Seleccion De Arte Mexicano.24 Grabados y Recopilaciones
Mexico: Editorial Empresario. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. 1.5" closed edgetear to front DJ panel; In Spanish. Brown cloth hardback. B&W illustrations; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; 72 pages . Editorial Empresario hardcover
Bookseller reference : 47435
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Whymper Edward Engravings by
Winter Pictures By Poet and Artist
London: The Religious Tract Society 1875. First edition undated 1875. Winter themed poetry illustrated with engravings. Emerald green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black 180 pages. Covers lightly scuffed with modest fraying to corners and spine ends good hinges sound text block clean pages with some light age-related speckling tiny name stamp at upper corner of title page no other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Religious Tract Society Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037692
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Kusel Melchior. Bible Engravings
Icones Biblicae Veteris et Novi Testamenti. Figuren Biblischer Historien Alten Und Neuen Testaments
Augustano - Nurnberg: Melchior Kusel - Johann Leonhard Buggel 1679. First edition 1679-80. In German. Imperfect copy with an interesting provenance. Book of beautifully produced engravings of scenes from the Old and New Testaments previously owned by George W. Van Horne 1833-1895 appointed by Abraham Lincoln as US Consul at Marsailles. Includes an 1870 letter signed by Van Horne discussing how he purchased the book from a certain bookseller "of the highest reputation for integrity" and that it was one of only thirty copies printed which we now strongly suspect to be untrue. What the bookseller also neglected to inform him was that there are 11 of 249 plates missing with no evidence that they were ever bound in. Full contemporary leather with red spine label raised spine bands with compartments decorated with a pomegranate motif a total of 238 plates printed on one side only six page of text title page dedication engraved pages dividing the sections colophon. Covers rubbed at the edges with partial surface crack to the front joint covers well attached text block sound partially removed and unidentiable armorial bookplate on the front pastedown neatly written note in French appears to relate to a book catalogue dated 1827 on the front free endpaper pages clean with occasional light foxing chips to two edges long horizontal closed tear to one section title two plates bound out of order. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Melchior Kusel - Johann Leonhard Buggel Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 031780
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