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1995Best.-Nr. 33344Easton Press 1995 Easton Press Collector's Edition in gilt-stamped & decorated full red leather with 4 raised spine hubs 1st Thus moire fabric endsheets satin ribbon marker bound-in all page edges gilt Easton bookplate filled in attached to first white page some spotting/foxing to gilt edges else Fine; sm 4to; xv 112pp illus. First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good. Easton Press hardcover
Best.-Nr. 96510Paris circa 1805 through 1814. . Very good. - A suite of 18 plates by Jean Duplessis-Bertaux engraved on creamy white stock measuring between 10-1/2 inches by 8 inches and 11 inches by 8-1/2 inches with large margins there is one smaller exception. The images depict the various cries of Paris merchants. All but three are signed "JDB" in the plate. Most of the images are identified and titled in French in pencil by a previous owner. The collection is as follows: "Marchand de gravures etalagiste" portrays street vendors of engravings offering their merchandise to customers some of whom are handling the prints. Several prints hang from a wire stretched between poles in the background and a large blank canvas hangs from the center of the pole. In some editions what is here a blank canvas bears the printed title "Suite de Marchands ambulants de Paris par J.D. Bertaux" and serves as frontispiece to the work. The image measures 3-1/4 inch high by 2-1/4 inch wide within 4 inch high by 3-1/4 inch wide plate marks. The edges are very slightly creased with two tiny tears to the left edge and a couple of tiny stains or spotting to the bottom margin of the page. "Decrotteur et ramoneur" portrays a man shining the shoes of an officer as chimney sweeps and other shoe-shiners are pictured in the background. A small dog stands at the side of the officer. The image measures 2-1/4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/4 inch high by 4 inch wide plate marks. There is some minor faint foxing. "Parade de comediens ambulants" portrays traveling actors performing and parading on the porch of a house with spectators in the foreground. The image measures 2-3/8 inch high by 3-3/8 inches wide within 3-1/2 inch high by 4-1/4 inch wide plate marks. There is light foxing throughout. "Colleur d'affiches" portrays a bill-poster perched on a ladder pasting a poster or bill to the corner wall of a building. Another worker stands around the corner and a family looks on with their dog. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-3/8 inches wide within 3 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There are some minor faint stains and minor foxing to the margins. "Gagne petit" portrays a knife grinder or sharpener carrying his grinding wheel on his back with a dog at his side. Another knife grinder wheels his equipment in a wheelbarrow. A house and people are pictured in the background. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There is minor foxing to the margins. "Remouleur" although the title differs the image is identical to the prior one. "Gagne petit" and "remouleur" both translate to knife grinder or sharpener. There is some scattered foxing and the paper is lightly darkened. "Titre" possibly the title page to the work. The image portrays men filling water containers from a city's monument fountain with water pouring from the mouth of a troll. The image measures 2-1/2 inches high by 3-3/8 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. The edges of the plate are darkened with a short tear to the top edge and just a hint of foxing to the margins. "Serrurier" portrays a locksmith grinding keys near the open gate leading to a mansion. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-3/8 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There is a minor crease to the bottom right corner with just a hint of foxing to the margins. "Cardeuses de matelats" portrays mattress carders. 3 women are seated with their carding tools and sections of stuffed fabric. The image measures 3-3/8 inches high by 2-3/8 inches wide within 4-1/4 inch high by 3-1/4 inch wide plate marks. There are minor creases to the corners with a couple of faint specks to the margins. "Menuisiers" portrays carpenters working on furniture at their work table. The image measures 2-1/4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There is light scattered foxing mostly to the margins. "Marchands de parapluies et de soufflets" portrays an umbrella merchant carrying several on his back and a bellows merchant with several fireplace bellows attached to this clothing. The image measures 3-1/4 inches high by 2-3/8 inches wide within 4 inch high by 3-1/4 inch wide plate marks. "Batteurs de platre" portrays plaster beaters. A man is beating away at plaster spread out upon the ground as another carries a basket of plaster to spread over it. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-3/8 inches wide within 3-1/4 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There is some minor foxing to the margins. "Charrons" portrays wheel builders constructing wooden carriage wheels. The image measures 2-1/4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide plate marks. There is some minor faint foxing throughout. "Scieurs de bois" portrays sawyers at work as an empty horse-drawn cart rides away and another stacks wood upon a ramp leading to a barn's loft. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 4 inch wide plate marks. There are some minor sports of foxing or browning to the print. "Lingere au petit crochet" portrays an elderly woman cloth merchant carrying her linens in a basket on her back. Several dogs are near her and another cloth merchant can be seen speaking to a man in the background. The image measures 3-3/8 inches high by 2-3/8 inches wide within 4-1/8 inch high by 3-1/4 inch wide plate marks. There are minor creases to the edges. "Porteur d'eau" portrays a water carrier and his wife pulling a large barrel of water on a cart. Another water cart and houses are depicted in the background at left. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/4 inches high by 3-7/8 inches wide plate marks. There is creasing to the bottom right corner and some foxing to the margins. "Tomeliers" portrays coopers at work constructing wooden barrels to which they affix metal rings. The image measures 2-3/8 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/8 inch high by 3-3/4 inch wide plate marks. There is some minor foxing throughout. An untitled image portrays barbers working on customers hair and beards and a wigmaker at her loom. Several wigs hang from the wall. The image measures 2-1/4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide within 3-1/2 inch high by 4-7/8 inch wide plate marks. This print is engraved on a sheet which is slightly smaller than the others measuring 7-3/8 inches high by 9-1/4 inches wide. There is a piece chipped from the bottom left corner with some foxing and darkening to the margins. The artist's name here spelled "Duplessis-Berteaux" by an early owner is penned on the verso. The engravings are in overall very good condition with a paper tab mounted along one edge of the verso of each print. The French painter and draughtsman Jean Duplessis-Bertaux 1747-1819 produced etchings and burin engravings. Having taken part in the French Revolution Duplessis-Bertaux produced a series of prints entitled "Scenes de la Revolution" followed by "Campagnes de Napoleon" which illustrated scenes from Napoleon Bonaparte's Italian campaigns engraved after paintings by Carle Vernet. He also produced a series of engravings portraying the street cries of Paris "Cris de Paris". Duplessis-Bertaux also collaborated on some prints with Jean-Louis Delignon and produced several pornographic prints many of which were printed anonymously but were later re-attributed to him. The work entitled "Recueil de cent sujets de divers genres" published in 1814 gathered together in one volume 100 of Duplessis-Bertaux' engravings from eight of the suites including military scenes and those from his Cries of Paris which had previously been distributed seperately. Paris, circa 1805 through 1814. hardcover
1992Best.-Nr. DEMO006065IStatesboro GA: The Boxwood Press 1992. First Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. In a mahogany and copper scroll case with vertical slot and hidden crank handle; with a protective velvet cloth Only 16cc.Remarkable bilingual presentation / re-interpretation of this Biblical work placing it in the the Reagan / Bush era. Illustrated with 16 color etchings by Bernard Solomon the translator and etcher. He realized there were remarkable parallels between the Biblical story of Esther and that of Anita Hill Clarence Thomas and the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. This interpretation unfolds sequentially as each leaf is unrolled from the 33 in. high scroll holder. The body of the scroll holder is one of the original copper plates used for the etchings which is why it is limited to an edition of only 16. The top and bottom of the handcrafted minaret-style case is finely shaped and polished mahogany by Anthony V. Mann. Designed with a hidden crank to rewind the scroll into the case. Altogether remarkable! The Boxwood Press hardcover
1970Best.-Nr. 215882Anhui province.: 安徽省革命委员会出版发行局. Anhui Sheng geming weiyuanhui chuban faxingju. Circa1970s. 'Increase vigilance and defend the motherland' postcard-sized propaganda prints 16 in total 15 individual images 1 in duplicate 4 missing from the original set of 20. Most are designed by People's Arts Societies in various provinces and cities each with a different slogan. Prints have been well used some slightly soiled with pin marks. Interestingly two have pencil grid lines drawn on them probably with the plan to paint enlargements. The images are still bright with clear slogans front and back. 12.9 x 9.4cm These little prints warn about unspecified foreign enemies urging the people to get prepared to do battle. . 安徽省革命委员会出版发行局. [Anhui Sheng geming we unknown
1944Best.-Nr. 100New York: Gemor Press 1944. First edition 1 of 300. Cloth covered boards. Good. Quarto 23 x 15.6 cm; 2 blank 8 58 6 6 blank pp. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Comes with a prospectus which is also inscribed by the author. Pages are crisp and clean with some spotting on the end papers. Boards are faded stained and spotted. Shows wear on the edges particularly on the spine corners. Prospectus has some bent corners plus a horizontal crease. C. L. "Lanny" Baldwin was having an affair with Anais Nin when she published this book of poetry through her own press which operated from 1942-1947. Baldwin was on the receiving end of a well known scathing breakup letter which shows why she is remembered in the literary world and he is not. The engravings were done by Nin's husband. Gemor Press unknown
1975Best.-Nr. 17362Avon CT: The Limited Editions Club 1975. Limted Edition. Hardcover. Book condition is Near Fine bound in patterned cloth covered boards ; housed in a Very Good brown slipcase. Some rubbing and scuffing to slipcase. Slight edge wear to boards. Text is clean and unmarked illustrated throughout. ; 8vo. 10 1/2"h x 7 1/4"w. Limited to 2000 copies signed by the artist Lynd Ward of which this is copy 313. The Limited Editions Club hardcover
1949Best.-Nr. 13511Los Angeles: Limited Edition Club 1949. First Edition in this Format; Limited Edition. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good bound in 1/4 leather and paper covered boards housed in a Very Good slipcase. Minor edge wear and a few weak smudges to slipcase. Sunning to slipcase. A few smudges to covers. A few small weak scuffs to spine of each volume. Text is clean and unmarked. Illustrated throughout. Limited to 1500 copies this set numbered 822. ; Signed by the engraver Carl Schultheiss on the Limitation page. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 690 pages. Limited Edition Club hardcover
1945Best.-Nr. 35382London: The Golden Cockerel Press 1945. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited edition of 100 bound in 1/4 white morocco with this being number 44 1945. SIGNED by O'Connor and Whitfield on colophon. Stamp "Bound by S & S London" inside front cover Sangorski & Sutcliffe were binders to Cockerel Press. A Very Good copy. 8vo. 109 pp. bound in 1/4 white morocco and marbled cloth with title in gilt on spine top edge gilt. Very minor soiling to morocco with slight rubbing at base of spine. Text is unmarked engravings are clean and bright. A beautiful book. The Golden Cockerel Press hardcover
1850Best.-Nr. 247341850. Very good condition. An archive of 27 portraits of the founding fathers of botany including Dodoens Leeuwenhoek Grew Hill Aldrovandi Smith Desfontaines Palisot Gessner Everard Bonnet Banks Buffon Gray Evelyn Linnaeus Cuvier Klein Clusius and Agassiz. 1. Rembert Dodoens born Rembert Van Joenckema 1517 – 1585 was a Flemish physician and botanist. Rembert Dodoens Rembertus Dodonaeus was one of the great botanists of the 16th century who pursued a knowledge of plants in their own right not simply for medicinal uses. Contemporary copper engraving 4 7/8 x 7" on 7 3/8 x 10 1/2". 2. Antonius Leeuwenhoek 1632 - 1723 Dutch "Father of Microbiology" with botanical importance who worked with William III of Orange and his wife Mary II of England and Tsar Peter the Great of Russia. Copper engraving 5 1/2 x 7 1/8". 3. Nehemiah Grew 1641 – 1712 was an English plant anatomist and physiologist known as the "Father of Plant Anatomy". Copper engraving 5 3/4 x 9 1/4". 4. John Hill ca. 1714 – 1775 was an English author and botanist who contributed to contemporary periodicals including the botanical compendium 'The Vegetable System'. Copper engraving 8 7/8 x 11 1/4" on 9 5/8 x 12 1/2". 5. Ulisse Aldrovandi 1522 – 1605 was an Italian naturalist professor of botany and one of the founders of the Bologna's botanical garden one of the first in Europe. Carl Linnaeus and the Comte de Buffon considered Aldrovandi the father of natural history studies. 5 7/8 x 8 3/8". 6. Sir James Edward Smith 1759 – 1828 was an English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society 5 x 7" on 8 7/8 x 11 5/8". 7. Rene Louiche Desfontaines 1750 – 1833 was a French botanist who studied medicine. His interest in botany originated from lectures given by Louis Guillaume Lemonnier at the Jardin des Plantes 9 1/4 x 12 1/4". 8. Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel 1776 – 1854 was a French botanist and politician. He was a founder of the science of plant cytology 9 1/2 x 12 1/2". 9. Ambroise Marie François Joseph Palisot Baron de Beauvois 1752 - 1820 Paris was a French naturalist who was trained as a botanist and published an important paper on American entomology 9 x 12". 10. Antoine Laurent de Jussieu 1748 – 1836 was a French botanist notably the first to publish a natural classification of flowering plants; his system remains largely in use today 9 1/2 x 12 1/2". 11. Conrad Gessner 1516 – 1565 was a Swiss physician and naturalist regarded as the father of modern scientific bibliography zoology and botany. Gessner was working on a major botanical text at the time of his early death from the plague 3 5/8 x 5 1/8" on 6 1/8 x 7 7/8". 12. Michael Rotenbeck 1569 - 1623 physician and collector of botanical works. Copper engraving 7 5/8 x 4 3/4" on 13 x 8 1/2". 13. Dr. Giles Everard or Gilles Everaerts 16th century; active in 1580s Dutch physician who wrote works on the beneficial medicinal effects of tobacco smoking. Copper engraving 4 7/8 x 6" on 8 1/2 x 10". 14. Charles Bonnet 1720 – 1793 Naturalist and philosophical writer. He coined the term phyllotaxis to describe the arrangement of leaves on a plant. 8 1/2 x 12 1/2". 15. Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon 1707 – 1788 was a French naturalist mathematician cosmologist and encyclopediste. Buffon was the director at the Jardin du Roi now called the Jardin des Plantes. Buffon published 36 quarto volumes of his 'Histoire Naturelle' during his lifetime. Ernst Mayr wrote that "Truly Buffon was the father of all thought in natural history in the second half of the 18th century". 4 1/2 x 6 3/8" on 9 x 11 1/2". 16. Sir Joseph Banks 1st Baronet GCB PRS 1743 – 1820 English naturalist botanist and patron of the natural sciences. 7 x 10 3/8". 17. Asa Gray 1810 – 1888 is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His Darwiniana was significant as an explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually exclusive. Gray was convinced that a genetic connection existed between all members of a species. He was opposed to the idea of hybridization within one generation and believed evolution was guided by a Creator. 6 x 8 5/8". 18. John Evelyn 1620 - 1706 author and botanist noted for his knowledge of trees. Evelyn's treatise Sylva or A Discourse of Forest-Trees 1664 was written as an encouragement to landowners to plant trees to provide timber for the English navy. 8 x 10". 19. Carl Linnaeus 1707 – 1778 Carl von Linne was a Swedish botanist physician and zoologist who formalized binomial nomenclature the modern system of naming organisms. 6 images: 4 1/2 x 6 1/2" 6 x 8 1/2" 4 7/8 x 8 5 1/2 x 9" 7 x 10 1/2" 6 1/4 x 8 1/2". 20. Jean Leopold Nicolas Frederic Baron Cuvier 1769 – 1832 known as Georges Cuvier was a French naturalist and zoologist instrumental in establishing the fields of comparative anatomy and paleontology through his work in comparing living animals with fossils. 4 images: 5 x 8 1/4" 6 3/4 x 9 7/8" 6 x 9" 7 1/2 x 10". 21. Jacob Theodor Klein 1685 – 1759 was a German jurist historian botanist zoologist mathematician and diplomat in service of Polish King August II the Strong. 9 x 14 5/8" on 9 1/2 x 15 1/2". 22. Charles de l'Ecluse L'Escluse or Carolus Clusius 1526 – 1609 was an Artois doctor and pioneering botanist perhaps the most influential of all 16th-century scientific horticulturists. 4 5/8 x 6 5/8". 23. Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz 1807 – 1873 was a Swiss-American biologist and geologist recognized as an innovative and prodigious scholar of Earth's natural history. 9 1/4 x 12 1/4". 24. John Lindley 1799 - 1865 English botanist and orchidologist whose orchid collection was housed at Kew's herbarium noted for his 'Theory and Practice of Horticulture'. 25. Joseph Decaise 1807 - 1882 French botanist and agronomist. 5 1/2 x 8 3/4". 26. Louis Van Houtte 1810 -1876. Belgian horticulturist. Published the "Journal Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe". 5 1/2 x 8 3/4". 27. Georg Eberhard Rumphius Rumpf 1627 - 1702 Batavian botanist best known for his work Herbarium Amboinense a catalogue of the plants of the island of Amboina Indonesia. 9 1/2 x 14". The portraits mainly steel engraved some lithographic mostly 4to. All in very good condition. unknown
1993Best.-Nr. TOB217-32233-A-0.50Folio Society. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1993. Folio Society. Hardcover. No slipcover included. Foxing light to the exterior edge of pages only. Otherwise in great condition. No writing or noteworthy blemishes. ; - We're committed to your satisfaction. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. . Folio Society hardcover
1804Best.-Nr. 29150London 1804. A single plate drawn and engraved by Mr. Kirk. The black and white engraving shows a barefoot female figure dressed in a flowing robe and cap holding a branch in her left hand and with her right arm outstretched. The background is composed of several delicately and elaborately decorated hexagons and circles within a square border. Image roughly 4 x 4 inches Printed on a single sheet measuring 11.5 by 9 now presented in a coral mounting boards behind clear mylar. A very fine plate in an excellent state of preservation. A BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE PLATE FROM A MASTERPIECE OF CLASSIC ART RENDERINGS AND PUBLICATION. Hamilton served as British envoy to the court of Naples where he began collecting Greek vases and other antiquities immediately upon arriving at his post. In 1766–67 he published a volume of engravings of his collection entitled A Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman antiquities from the cabinet of the Honble. Wm. Hamilton. A further three volumes were produced in 1769–76. Josiah Wedgwood the potter and porcelain maker drew great inspiration from the reproductions presented in Hamilton's volumes. hardcover
1804Best.-Nr. 29156London: William Miller 1804. A single plate drawn and engraved by Mr. Kirk. The black and white engraving shows a male standing figure who is carrying a scepter and wearing a hat facing a female figure who is dressed in a flowing robe who is gesturing toward him. The image is bordered in a decorated upright rectangular frame and is labeled P1.9 Image roughly 3 x 3.5 inches printed on a single sheet measuring 11.5 by 9 now presented in a black mounting board behind clear mylar. A very fine plate in an excellent state of preservation. A BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE PLATE FROM A MASTERPIECE OF CLASSIC ART RENDERINGS AND PUBLICATION. Hamilton served as British envoy to the court of Naples where he began collecting Greek vases and other antiquities immediately upon arriving at his post. In 1766–67 he published a volume of engravings of his collection entitled A Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman antiquities from the cabinet of the Honble. Wm. Hamilton. A further three volumes were produced in 1769–76. Josiah Wedgwood the potter and porcelain maker drew great inspiration from the reproductions presented in Hamilton's volumes. William Miller unknown
1804Best.-Nr. 29160London: William Miller 1804. A single plate drawn and engraved by Mr. Kirk. The black and white engraving on a horizontal page shows a single standing bearded male figure holding a staff in one hand and a branch in the other in front of a square block on the floor. The image is bordered in a decorated square frame and is labeled P1.4 Image roughly 3.75 x 3.5 inches printed on a single sheet measuring 9 by 9 now presented in a slate gray mounting board behind clear mylar. A very fine plate in an excellent state of preservation. A BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE PLATE FROM A MASTERPIECE OF CLASSIC ART RENDERINGS AND PUBLICATION. Hamilton served as British envoy to the court of Naples where he began collecting Greek vases and other antiquities immediately upon arriving at his post. In 1766–67 he published a volume of engravings of his collection entitled A Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman antiquities from the cabinet of the Honble. Wm. Hamilton. A further three volumes were produced in 1769–76. Josiah Wedgwood the potter and porcelain maker drew great inspiration from the reproductions presented in Hamilton's volumes. William Miller unknown
1804Best.-Nr. 29159London: William Miller 1804. A single plate drawn and engraved by Mr. Kirk. The black and white horizontal engraving shows eight dancing figures including both men and women many of whom are playing a variety of musical instruments The figures on the far right and left carry torches. One winged figure places a garland on the head of a central flute player. The image is bordered in a decorated rectangular frame and is labeled P1.34 Image roughly 5.5 x 3.25 inches printed on a single sheet measuring 11.5 by 9 now presented in a slate gray mounting board behind clear mylar. A very fine plate in an excellent state of preservation. A BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE PLATE FROM A MASTERPIECE OF CLASSIC ART RENDERINGS AND PUBLICATION. Hamilton served as British envoy to the court of Naples where he began collecting Greek vases and other antiquities immediately upon arriving at his post. In 1766–67 he published a volume of engravings of his collection entitled A Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman antiquities from the cabinet of the Honble. Wm. Hamilton. A further three volumes were produced in 1769–76. Josiah Wedgwood the potter and porcelain maker drew great inspiration from the reproductions presented in Hamilton's volumes. William Miller unknown
1804Best.-Nr. 29154London: William Miller 1804. A single plate drawn and engraved by Mr. Kirk. The black and white engraving shows a single seated winged figure holding an open box and horizontal open umbrella. The image is bordered in a decorated circular frame and is labeled P1.1 Image roughly 4.25 x 4.25 inches printed on a single sheet measuring 11.5 by 9 now presented in a black mounting board behind clear mylar. A very fine plate in an excellent state of preservation. A BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE PLATE FROM A MASTERPIECE OF CLASSIC ART RENDERINGS AND PUBLICATION. Hamilton served as British envoy to the court of Naples where he began collecting Greek vases and other antiquities immediately upon arriving at his post. In 1766–67 he published a volume of engravings of his collection entitled A Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman antiquities from the cabinet of the Honble. Wm. Hamilton. A further three volumes were produced in 1769–76. Josiah Wedgwood the potter and porcelain maker drew great inspiration from the reproductions presented in Hamilton's volumes. William Miller unknown
1804Best.-Nr. 29149London 1804. A single plate drawn and engraved by Mr. Kirk. The black and white engraving shows a winged figure holding a shield in his right hand and a bucket in his left with cloak draped in front. The background is composed of several delicately and elaborately decorated circles within a square border. Image roughly 3.5 x 3.5 inches printed on a single sheet measuring 11.5 by 9 now presented in a coral mounting boards behind clear mylar. A very fine plate in an excellent state of preservation. A BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE PLATE FROM A MASTERPIECE OF CLASSIC ART RENDERINGS AND PUBLICATION. Hamilton served as British envoy to the court of Naples where he began collecting Greek vases and other antiquities immediately upon arriving at his post. In 1766–67 he published a volume of engravings of his collection entitled A Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman antiquities from the cabinet of the Honble. Wm. Hamilton. A further three volumes were produced in 1769–76. Josiah Wedgwood the potter and porcelain maker drew great inspiration from the reproductions presented in Hamilton's volumes. hardcover
1804Best.-Nr. 29153London: William Miller 1804. A single plate drawn and engraved by Mr. Kirk. The black and white engraving shows a female figure with a shield and scepter on the left and a male figure bending toward her with a helmet in his hand. The image is bordered in a decorated rectangular frame. Image roughly 3.75 x 3.5 inches printed on a single sheet measuring 11.5 by 9 now presented in a coral mounting boards behind clear mylar. A very fine plate in an excellent state of preservation. A BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE PLATE FROM A MASTERPIECE OF CLASSIC ART RENDERINGS AND PUBLICATION. Hamilton served as British envoy to the court of Naples where he began collecting Greek vases and other antiquities immediately upon arriving at his post. In 1766–67 he published a volume of engravings of his collection entitled A Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman antiquities from the cabinet of the Honble. Wm. Hamilton. A further three volumes were produced in 1769–76. Josiah Wedgwood the potter and porcelain maker drew great inspiration from the reproductions presented in Hamilton's volumes. William Miller hardcover
1804Best.-Nr. 29142London 1804. A single plate drawn and engraved by Mr. Kirk. The black and white engraving shows a winged figure resting an elbow on a column with cloak draped over his right arm. The background is composed of several delicately and elaborately decorated circles within a square border. Image roughly 4 x 4 inches Printed on a single sheet measuring 11.5 by 9 now presented in a coral mounting boards behind clear mylar. A very fine plate in an excellent state of preservation. A BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE PLATE FROM A MASTERPIECE OF CLASSIC ART RENDERINGS AND PUBLICATION. Hamilton served as British envoy to the court of Naples where he began collecting Greek vases and other antiquities immediately upon arriving at his post. In 1766–67 he published a volume of engravings of his collection entitled A Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman antiquities from the cabinet of the Honble. Wm. Hamilton. A further three volumes were produced in 1769–76. Josiah Wedgwood the potter and porcelain maker drew great inspiration from the reproductions presented in Hamilton's volumes. hardcover
1804Best.-Nr. 29161London: William Miller 1804. A single plate drawn and engraved by Mr. Kirk. The black and white rectangular engraving on a horizontal page shows a female figure robed and playing a flute facing toward a male bearded figure holding torches in each of his hands and wearing leaves in his hair. The image is bordered in a decorated rectangular frame and is labeled P1.8 Image roughly 3.5 x 2.5 inches printed on a single sheet measuring 9 by 9 now presented in a slate gray mounting board behind clear mylar. A very fine plate in an excellent state of preservation. A BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE PLATE FROM A MASTERPIECE OF CLASSIC ART RENDERINGS AND PUBLICATION. Hamilton served as British envoy to the court of Naples where he began collecting Greek vases and other antiquities immediately upon arriving at his post. In 1766–67 he published a volume of engravings of his collection entitled A Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman antiquities from the cabinet of the Honble. Wm. Hamilton. A further three volumes were produced in 1769–76. Josiah Wedgwood the potter and porcelain maker drew great inspiration from the reproductions presented in Hamilton's volumes. William Miller unknown
1804Best.-Nr. 29151London: William Miller 1804. A single plate drawn and engraved by Mr. Kirk. The black and white engraving shows two male figures facing toward each other. The image is bordered in a decorated rectangular frame. Image roughly 4 x 3.25 inches printed on a single sheet measuring 9 by 9 now presented in a coral mounting boards behind clear mylar. A very fine plate in an excellent state of preservation. A BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE PLATE FROM A MASTERPIECE OF CLASSIC ART RENDERINGS AND PUBLICATION. Hamilton served as British envoy to the court of Naples where he began collecting Greek vases and other antiquities immediately upon arriving at his post. In 1766–67 he published a volume of engravings of his collection entitled A Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman antiquities from the cabinet of the Honble. Wm. Hamilton. A further three volumes were produced in 1769–76. Josiah Wedgwood the potter and porcelain maker drew great inspiration from the reproductions presented in Hamilton's volumes. William Miller hardcover
1804Best.-Nr. 29158London: William Miller 1804. A single plate drawn and engraved by Mr. Kirk. The black and white horizontal engraving shows four figures. The man and woman on the right side appear to be receiving scepters from the female figure on the left. The image is bordered in a decorated rectangular frame and is labeled P1.42 Image roughly 5.5 x 4.5 inches printed on a single sheet measuring 9 by 9 now presented in a black mounting board behind clear mylar. A very fine plate in an excellent state of preservation. A BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE PLATE FROM A MASTERPIECE OF CLASSIC ART RENDERINGS AND PUBLICATION. Hamilton served as British envoy to the court of Naples where he began collecting Greek vases and other antiquities immediately upon arriving at his post. In 1766–67 he published a volume of engravings of his collection entitled A Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman antiquities from the cabinet of the Honble. Wm. Hamilton. A further three volumes were produced in 1769–76. Josiah Wedgwood the potter and porcelain maker drew great inspiration from the reproductions presented in Hamilton's volumes. William Miller unknown
1804Best.-Nr. 29155London: William Miller 1804. A single plate drawn and engraved by Mr. Kirk. The black and white engraving shows a single dancing winged figure holding a mirror basin and flowing drapery in her hands. The image is bordered in a decorated circular frame and is labeled P1.2 Image roughly 4 x 4 inches printed on a single sheet measuring 11.5 by 9 now presented in a black mounting board behind clear mylar. A very fine plate in an excellent state of preservation. A BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE PLATE FROM A MASTERPIECE OF CLASSIC ART RENDERINGS AND PUBLICATION. Hamilton served as British envoy to the court of Naples where he began collecting Greek vases and other antiquities immediately upon arriving at his post. In 1766–67 he published a volume of engravings of his collection entitled A Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman antiquities from the cabinet of the Honble. Wm. Hamilton. A further three volumes were produced in 1769–76. Josiah Wedgwood the potter and porcelain maker drew great inspiration from the reproductions presented in Hamilton's volumes. William Miller unknown
1804Best.-Nr. 29157London: William Miller 1804. A single plate drawn and engraved by Mr. Kirk. The black and white horizontal engraving shows two male figures in a boat in water approaching the shore where a female figure is sitting. There is also a bird flying overhead. The image is bordered in a decorated rectangular frame and is labeled P1.18 Image roughly 5.75 x 3.5 inches printed on a single sheet measuring 11.5 by 9 now presented in a black mounting board behind clear mylar. A very fine plate in an excellent state of preservation. A BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE PLATE FROM A MASTERPIECE OF CLASSIC ART RENDERINGS AND PUBLICATION. Hamilton served as British envoy to the court of Naples where he began collecting Greek vases and other antiquities immediately upon arriving at his post. In 1766–67 he published a volume of engravings of his collection entitled A Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman antiquities from the cabinet of the Honble. Wm. Hamilton. A further three volumes were produced in 1769–76. Josiah Wedgwood the potter and porcelain maker drew great inspiration from the reproductions presented in Hamilton's volumes. William Miller unknown
1860Best.-Nr. 1911220030Cincinnati : Henry Howe 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. 1860 printing. Bound in publisher's full stamped calf. Spine stamped with shipwrecked sailor adrift beckoning a frigate. 624 pages 7 leaves of color plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Front color plate page torn with loss another fold out color plate also torn with loss. Preliminaries and 439-442 p. sprung. Signed by Adam Ramble 1862. Later signature of Maria Jane Ramble. Hinges cracked. Cincinnati : Henry Howe hardcover
1766Best.-Nr. 29450Naples 1766-1776. A single aquatint plate drawn and engraved after the original pieces in the Hamilton collection. An aquatint printed as a black background over terracotta with highlighting in light gray/white. The image shows three figures one a warrior draped in animal skins carries a club stands before another figure with a thin staff who stands next to a flaming brazier. A third figure with a shorter staff walks way from the scene. Printed on a single folio sheet measuring larger than 18" x 12" the image approximately 12" X 7.75" now very handsomely presented in cream mounting approximately 24 by 18 inches with ornate gilt framework design around the leaf glazed and now under archival glass in a very attractive frame of gilded red wood and black enamel. In all a very impressive display. Very fine and in an excellent state of preservation. A BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE PLATE FROM A MASTERPIECE OF CLASSIC ART RENDERINGS AND PUBLICATION. Hamilton served as British envoy to the court of Naples where he began collecting Greek vases and other antiquities immediately upon arriving at his post. In 1766–67 he published a volume of engravings of his collection entitled A Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman antiquities from the cabinet of the Honble. Wm. Hamilton. A further three volumes were produced in 1769–76. Josiah Wedgwood the potter and porcelain maker drew great inspiration from the reproductions presented in Hamilton's volumes. While widely recognized for their beauty the reproductions from Hamilton's vases have become evidence of the irreconcilable problem of neoclassicism in the Romantic period. Significant changes in the way the vases were engraved over a span of thirty or forty years demonstrate how an immutable collection of objects is subject to radical shifts in representation in response to the social and artistic styles of the time. unknown
