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1858rif. 14491858. Wood-engraving. 130mm by 100mm image 280mm by 210mm sheet. 'A Non-Juror. Newly imported alien is impressed by an active member of the police force to 'sit upon a body'. Alien protests his innocence of any offence against the laws of the colony in voluble Low German. Policeman is impenetrable.' Quarter-page illustration from 'Melbourne Punch'.Reverse with text and cartoon. unknown
1792rif. 21521792. Copper-line engraving. 180mm by 100mm sheet. Un peuple est sans honneur et m_rite ses chaines Quand il baisse le front sons le sceptre des reines' Shows a nude woman pulling back the curtain to a tent to reveal a female figure or mermaid on a bed stabbing a king sitting in a chair; a bust of a satyr is at the head of the bed and two-faced Justice stands to the right as other figures crowd the bed on the left. unknown
1858rif. 14951858. Wood-engraving. 275mm by 210mm sheet. In January 1858 the MCC challenged any team in the Australian Colonies and a team from New South Wales accepted the challenge which was played on the MCG. From 'Melbourne Punch'. Melbourne Punch began in 1855. From 1855-1861 Nicholas Chevalier was one of the principal cartoonists most of whose work was engraved by Samuel Calvert. The Canto continues on the reverse of the sheet. There is also some unrelated text on the reverse. unknown
1850rif. 19141850. Steel-engraving. 220mm by 130mm sheet. Sir John Ross 1777-1856 became an Arctic explorer after distinguished naval service in the Napoleonic Wars. In 1818 he made his first voyage in search of the Northwest Passage to China. Deciding the route was blocked by mountains Ross's reputation suffered when it was later shown that the mountains were an optical illusion. Ross rebounded by attracting funding from the gin distiller Felix Booth to command the first steam ship into the Arctic on another voyage to locate the Northwest Passage 1829-33. CONDITION : A couple of very faint creases. Small edge tear on left hand side. A couple of small faint marks in title area. unknown
1858rif. 14561858. Wood-engraving. 280mm by 210mm sheet. The National Bank of Australasia was formed by a group of businessmen headed by Alexander Gibb on 27th October 1857. The bank opened in Melbourne in 1858 with a Head Office originally located in Queen Street but moving to Collins Street in 1859. From 'Melbourne Punch'. Melbourne Punch began in 1855. From 1855-1861 Nicholas Chevalier was one of the principal cartoonists most of whose work was engraved by Samuel Calvert. unknown
1816rif. 4041816. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 230mm by 135mm sheet. Australian native botanical engraving from Curtis's Botanical Magazine. William Curtis 1746-1799 was a trained pharmacist in London who maintained a large garden and devoted himself to the study of its flora. He began publishing the Curtis Botanical Magazine in 1787.Accompanied by original text describing features of the plant when it was introduced and by whom and whose collection it comes from.Two faint vertical lines. unknown
1850rif. 19491850. Steel-engraving. 100mm by 85mm image 215mm by 140mm sheet. Facsimile signature below the image. Sir Richard Owen FRS KCB 1804 - 1892 was an English biologist comparative anatomist and paleontologist. He is probably best remembered today for coining the word Dinosauria meaning "Terrible Reptile" or "Fearfully Great Reptile" and for his outspoken opposition to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. One tiny spot in the image light marks in the margins. unknown
1795rif. 3901795. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 230mm by 135mm sheet. Native of New South Wales. Australian native botanical engraving from Curtis's Botanical Magazine.William Curtis 1746-1799 was a trained pharmacist in London who maintained a large garden and devoted himself to the study of its flora. He began publishing the Curtis Botanical Magazine in 1787.Accompanied by original text describing features of the plant when it was introduced and by whom and whose collection it comes from.Faint off-setting.Ref : AUSBOT unknown
1848rif. 1941848. Lithograph. 245mm by 365mm sheet. Depicts Ledru-Rollin and Raspail fighting with fists to the right Cavaignac and Louis-Napoleon centre who stare at eachother and Lamartine sitting playing the lyre. Original lithograph published in Paris in 1848 in the French magazine 'Le Charivari'.Text on the reverse as issued which shows through as can be seen in the photo. Faint ink off-setting to top right. unknown
1842rif. 27431842. Lithograph. 150mm by 200mm image. German lithographic version in reverse of Major Thomas Mitchell's 'PLATE 14: DANCE OF NATIVES ON FIRST HEARING THE REPORT OF A PISTOL' by G. Foggo and G. Barnard after Major T.L. Mitchell from his 'Three Expeditons into the Interior of Eastern Australia'. There a couple of tiny foxing spots. unknown
1840rif. 9141840. Lithograph. 270mm by 365mm sheet. Neu-Seeland - Tiacht der Keieger von Schouraki Tiacht der Bewohner von Houa-Houa'. German lithograph depicting New Zealand maoris with tattoos. The image on the left is the reverse of a lithograph by Honegger after Hassler.Full margins with small paper loss bottom right hand corner. unknown
1800rif. 8001800. Stipple engraving. 190mm by115mm sheet. Baron Dominique-Vivant Denon 1747-1825 was a French artist writer and archaeologist. He had a brilliant career as artist and diplomat under the ancien regime and followed Napoleon on his campaign in Egypt. In 1804 he became director-general of museums and was instrumental in bringing foreign masterpieces into the Louvre as the spoils of conquest. His accounts of his travels and his treatise on ancient monuments contain collections of his engravings of works of art. Denon was partly responsible for the design of the Vend_me Column a monument to Napoleon. Light horizontal crease across image looks as if from original printing - it doesn't come up in the photo. unknown
1859rif. 29021859. Wood-engraving. 210mm by 275mm sheet. 'Hope Deceived After Retzch. Dedicated to Messrs Duffy Brooke and Hood'. Depicts Charles Gavan Duffy right John Henry Brooke centre and John Hood lying down. From 'Melbourne Punch'. Melbourne Punch began in 1855. From 1855-1861 Nicholas Chevalier was one of the principal cartoonists most of whose work was engraved by Samuel Calvert. Reverse blank. A few small marks. unknown
1858rif. 14961858. Wood-engraving. 210mm by 275mm sheet. Mr Punch runs with cricket bat and bails followed by his dog leaving behind papers marked 'Politics'. In January 1858 the MCC challenged any team in the Australian Colonies and a team from New South Wales accepted the challenge which was played on the MCG.From 'Melbourne Punch'. Melbourne Punch began in 1855. From 1855-1861 Nicholas Chevalier was one of the principal cartoonists most of whose work was engraved by Samuel Calvert. Reverse blank. unknown
1870rif. 4291870. Chromolithograph. 250mm by 170mm sheet. Native of Swan River. From 'L'Illustration Horticole' which was one of the finest botanical periodicals and was first published in Belgium in 1854. It aimed educate people about the fascinating plants being gathered from around the world and hopefully persuade them to buy from the associated plant nurseries.The driving forces behind it were Charles Lemaire a professor of botany Ambroise Verschaffelt of the Nursery Verschaffelt and the Linden family renowned Belgian horticulturists.Very small break at the bottom of the sheet. unknown
1843rif. 10171843. Etching. 160mm by 90mm image only. Etching from 'A narrative of a visit to the Australian colonies' by James Backhouse 1843. James Backhouse 1794-1869 was a naturalist and Quaker missionary. For further information on Backhouse click on the following link:click hereSome faint foxing. unknown
1850rif. 30901850. Wood-engraving with original hand-colouring. 235mm by 140mm 9" by 5 1/2" sheet. From Georges-Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon and Bernard Germain de Lacepede's 'Oeuvres Complètes avec les supplémens. Augmentées de la classification de G. Cuvier'. CONDITION : Couple of light marks in the margins. unknown
1870rif. 25941870. Wood-engraving. 150mm by 110mm image. Mort dramatique de Mme Blanchard aeronaute le juillet 1819.' Sophie Blanchard 1778-1819 was a French aeronaut and the wife of ballooning pioneer Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Blanchard was the first woman to work as a professional balloonist and after her husband's death she continued ballooning making more than 60 ascents. Known throughout Europe for her ballooning exploits Blanchard entertained Napoleon Bonaparte who promoted her to the role of "Aeronaut of the Official Festivals" replacing Andre-Jacques Garnerin. On the restoration of the monarchy in 1814 she performed for Louis XVIII who named her "Official Aeronaut of the Restoration". In 1819 she became the first woman to be killed in an aviation accident when during an exhibition in the Tivoli Gardens in Paris she launched fireworks that ignited the gas in her balloon. Her craft crashed on the roof of a house and she fell to her death." unknown
1806rif. 26361806. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 195mm by 120mm platemark. Native of New South Wales. Australian native botanical engraving from Curtis's Botanical Magazine.William Curtis 1746-1799 was a trained pharmacist in London who maintained a large garden and devoted himself to the study of its flora. He began publishing the Curtis Botanical Magazine in 1787.Accompanied by original text describing features of the plant when it was introduced and by whom and whose collection it comes from. unknown
1801rif. 6761801. Copper-line engraving and stipple engraving. 195mm by 100mm sheet. John Caius 1510 - 1573 was a prominent humanist and physician whose classic account of the English sweating sickness is considered one of the earliest histories of an epidemic. He served as president of the Royal College of Physicians for several years and served as physician to several members of the royal family including King Edward VI Queen Mary I and Queen Elizabeth I.He was second founder of the present Gonville and Caius College Cambridge.A couple of tiny spots small margin at top of the sheet. Faint handling crease. unknown
1858rif. 14551858. Wood-engraving. 280mm by 210mm sheet. The National Bank of Australasia was formed by a group of businessmen headed by Alexander Gibb on 27th October 1857. The bank opened in Melbourne in 1858 with a Head Office originally located in Queen Street but moving to Collins Street in 1859. From 'Melbourne Punch'. Melbourne Punch began in 1855. From 1855-1861 Nicholas Chevalier was one of the principal cartoonists most of whose work was engraved by Samuel Calvert. unknown
1847rif. C4I0033669yLewis Colby & Co. New York 1847-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. A nice copy. Owners name on flyleaf. Text in clean/unmarked condition. Pages discolored. 2 inches of the spine missing and the rest is peeling. Cover has minor wear with bumped/curling corners. Binding is tight. Lewis Colby & Co., New York hardcover
rif. 1953035302.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1895rif. 5332Egypt: S.P. C1895. A beautiful albumen photograph of a Fellah woman with long veil carrying a basket of fruit. This was a studio portrait circa 1895. Anonymous but conforms exactly to the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam photograph reference RP-F-1997-28-35. This includes the text to the base of the photograph - which IS present on our copy but has been hidden by the passe partout / mount. Photograph visible is 26.5cm x 23cm. Mount is 37.5cm x 32cm. All apparent flaws / scratches to the photograph are also present on the Rijksmuseum copy. In excellent condition. . Une magnifique photographie sur papier albuminé représentant une femme fellah vêtue d'un long voile portant un panier de fruits. Il s'agit d'un portrait réalisé en studio vers 1895. Anonyme mais correspondant exactement à la référence photographique RP-F-1997-28-35 du Rijksmuseum d'Amsterdam. Cela inclut le texte au bas de la photographie qui est présent sur notre exemplaire mais qui a été masqué par le passe-partout/montage. La photographie visible mesure 265 cm x 23 cm. Le montage mesure 375 cm x 32 cm. Tous les défauts/rayures apparents sur la photographie sont également présents sur la copie du Rijksmuseum. En excellent état. S.P. unknown
rif. 16625London: Printed for J. Mackenzie . By J. Norris 8 Moor Street Soho 1804. ii.1-48 pp. 12mo disbound staining and other defects but complete text clear. Illegible ownership signature on title. This includes the duel between Richard I and Saladin. BL copy recorded on COPAC only. London: Printed for J. Mackenzie [...] By J. Norris, 8 Moor Street, Soho, 1804. unknown
