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1880Best.-Nr. 0054081880. Near Fine. 1 albumen print 224 x 272 mm. Mat is 16 x 18 inches. No identification of photographer publisher or location. On the hill above the river are a tent and a small structure with smoke coming out of the chimney. On the board walkway over the shallow river sit two women with parasols and behind them two women stand; all are dressed primarily in white. In the carriage pulled by two horses are a man and a woman. Some cattle stand in the river and next to them are a man and a woman on horses the woman sidesaddle. On the far sde of the river are three men with cattle pulling a wagon. In Near Fine Condition: slight vertical creasing on left side; clean and bright. unknown
1815Best.-Nr. 005402London: J. Jenkins 1815. Near Fine. 1 hand-colored aquatint etching 261 x 328 mm image is 153 x 218 mm; mat is 14 x 17 inches. Published Nov. 1 1815. From The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815. In Near Fine Condition: very lightly soiled in margins; image is clean and bright. J. Jenkins unknown
1815Best.-Nr. 005403London: J. Jenkins 1815. Very Good. 1 hand-colored aquatint etching 262 x 328 mm image is 152 x 226 mm; mat is 14 x 17 inches. Published Aug. 1 1815. From The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815. In Very Good Condition: lightly soiled in margin; image is clean and bright. J. Jenkins unknown
1848Best.-Nr. 005412London: Hering & Remington 1848. Near Fine. 1 hand-colored lithograph 430 x 527 mm. image is 264 x 372 mm.; mat is 19.5 x 23.25 inches. The lithograph was created by Robert Carrick 1820-1905 of Day & Son after James Rattray's drawing. James Rattray 1818-1854 was a lieutenant in the British Bengal Army during the first Anglo-Afghan War 1839-1842. The sketches he produced were published in 30 plates in Scenery Inhabitants & Costumes of Afghaunistan 1847-48. This is plate no. 14 showing two falconers from Kohistan Khudadard and Guldin with their hawks. Rattray saw them in September 1841 when they were part of the cavalry escort of his brother Captain Rattray. Green dealer's label on back of mat from Harold T. Storey London. Very scarce. In Near Fine Condition: lithograph is clean and bright; minor soiling to mat. Hering & Remington unknown
1815Best.-Nr. 005404London: J. Jenkins 1815. Near Fine. 1 hand-colored aquatint etching 262 x 328 mm image is 152 x 226 mm; mat is 14 x 17 inches. Published Feb. 1 1815. From The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815. In Near Fine Condition: very lightly soiled in margins; image is clean and bright. J. Jenkins unknown
1815Best.-Nr. 005401London: J. Jenkins 1815. Near Fine. 1 hand-colored aquatint etching 261 x 328 mm image is 153 x 223 mm; mat is 14 x 17 inches. Published May 1 1815. From The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815. In Near Fine Condition: very lightly soiled in margins; image is clean and bright. J. Jenkins unknown
1848Best.-Nr. 005410London: Hering & Remington 1848. Near Fine. 1 hand-colored lithograph 429 x 533 mm. image is 275 x 375 mm.; mat is 19.5 x 23 inches. The lithograph was created by Edmund Walker 1813 or 1814-1882 of Day & Son after James Rattray's drawing. James Rattray 1818-1854 was a lieutenant in the British Bengal Army during the first Anglo-Afghan War 1839-1842. The sketches he produced were published in 30 plates in Scenery Inhabitants & Costumes of Afghaunistan 1847-48. This is plate no. 22 in regard to which Rattray wrote: "I sketched this Uzbeg at the Fort of Lughmaunee Cohistaun." The ambassador represented Mir Wali prince of the frontier town of Kulum near Kunduz. In September 1840 the British were negotiating with Wali to transfer his allegiance to Shah Shuja. Green dealer's label on back of mat from Harold T. Storey London. Very scarce. In Near Fine Condition: lithograph is clean and bright; minor soiling to mat. Hering & Remington unknown
1848Best.-Nr. 005411London: Hering & Remington 1848. Near Fine. 1 hand-colored lithograph 400 x 475 mm. image is 276 x 318 mm.; mat is 19.5 x 20 inches. The lithograph was created by Edmund Walker 1813 or 1814-1882 of Day & Son after James Rattray's drawing. James Rattray 1818-1854 was a lieutenant in the British Bengal Army during the first Anglo-Afghan War 1839-1842. The sketches he produced were published in 30 plates in Scenery Inhabitants & Costumes of Afghaunistan 1847-48. This is plate no. 2 a portrait of Dost Mohammed who had been deposed as Emir of Afghanistan. In January 1841 when Rattray was granted an audience with him in Peshawar Dost Mohammed was a prisoner on his way to exile in Calcutta. Rattray wrote that since Dost Mohammed had been "a ruler just and merciful and attentive to affairs of state" the people of Peshawur thought that he had been unjustly treated by the British. Green dealer's label on back of mat from Harold T. Storey London. Very scarce. In Near Fine Condition: lithograph is clean and bright; minor soiling to mat. Hering & Remington unknown
1929Best.-Nr. 1349922Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press 1929. Limited edition no. 3 of 500. Hardcover. Octavo; VG Hardcover; Black cloth spine with gilt lettering and red paper-covered boards; Light rubbing to head and tail of spine; Bookplate of Robert Mackenzie Waggaman to front pastedown; Text block lightly age-toned; Illustrated with numerous engravings by Eric Ravilious; v 156 pages. 1349922. FP New Rockville Stock. Golden Cockerel Press hardcover
1996Best.-Nr. x09067Paris: Editions de La Fenetre 1996. 4to. Unbound sheets in blue cloth portfolio in cloth slipcase. Fine in Near Fine slipcase. Slight fading and shelfwear to slipcase. Two engravings by Vilato. Number 21 of 90 printed signed by Verdet and Javier Vilato. This copy additionally inscribed with a drawing by Verdet. First Edition. Fine. Editions de La Fenetre hardcover
1828Best.-Nr. 007773London: Republished by the New Proprietor J. Dowding 1828. Hardcover. Very Good. An Improved Edition." 90 p. added engraved title page and 24 leaves of color plates; 38 cm. Dark green library buckram with gilt-stamped spine title and call number. Plates state: "Aquatinted by R. Havell. Published June 1 1815 by R. Havell." No date of publication. The first edition appeared in 1815; this "improved" edition was published in the 1820s. Stamped "Brooklyn Public Library" on upper and lower page edges and back fixed endpaper; performated library stamp on added endgraved title page and title page; library number stamped at lower edge of title page. Official withdrawn stamp of the Brooklyn Public Library on back free endpaper. Former owner inscription on added engraved title page: Charles John Kean Limerick 185. Charles John Kean 1811-1868 was an Irish actor and the son of actor Edmund Kean. He acquired this volume in the 1850s when he was acting and managing the Princess Theatre in London where it most likely influenced costume design. A heavy book; for international shipping it will have to be sent by priority international. In Very Good Condition: engraved title page and title page are starting to separate at tail; old repair along upper edge of engraved title page; old repairs of a few closed tears from edges of text; light finger soiling in margins; plates are clean and bright. Republished by the New Proprietor, J. Dowding hardcover
1825Best.-Nr. 007775London: H. Berthoud 1825. Hardcover. Good . 72 p. frontispiece and 19 leaves of plates; 36 cm. Contemporary black leather spine with plain grey paper over boards. The publisher intended the plate of Mrs. Siddons to be bound as the frontispiece but here the plate of Mr. Kean was bound as the frontispiece and that of Siddons before the text about her. Contains 20 engraved portraits by R. Cooper of famous contemporary actors and dancers including Sarah Siddons as Lady Macbeth Edmund Kean as Richard III Samuel Simmonds as Baron Munchausen dancers Lisa Noblet Felicite Hullin and Etienne Le Blond opera singer Giuseppe de Begnis and Henry Gattie Maria Theresa Bland Sarah Booth Frances Copeland and Charles Young. The plates have not been hand-colored. In Good Condition: front board and frontispiece are detached but present; lacking leather over spine; foxing primarily in margins of plates; otherwise clean and solid. H. Berthoud hardcover
1869Best.-Nr. 007490Wissembourg; Paris: Fr. Wentzel 1869. Near Fine -. Lithographie et typographie de Ch. Wentzel." 2 10 p. 6 leaves of hand-colored lithographed plates; 27 cm. Title page and each page of text within decorative border. "Contes Illustrés pour Enfants" -- at head of title page. Frédéric Charles Wentzel 1839-1877 and Charles Frédéric Wentzel 1833-1911 took over the lithographic and publishing business begun by their father Jean Frédéric Wentzel after his death on 27 July 1869. This title part of their series Contes Illustrés pour Enfants is not in WorldCat. The Perrault tale of Bluebeard is accompanied by beautiful and richly colored plates. Extremely scarce. Lacking original wrappers; otherwise in Near Fine- Condition: lower corners are creased; minimal soiling in margins; plates are striking and bright. Fr. Wentzel unknown
1819Best.-Nr. 006786London: William Holl 1819. Near Fine. Small broadside 21 x 13 cm. with a bust-length portrait of Voltaire after Nicolas de Largillière in oval 5 x 4 cm. and the life of the author. Etching and stipple with letterpress. Issued as an illustration for the Biographical Magazine. Scarce. In Near Fine Condition: several small light spots of foxing near upper edge; otherwise clean and bright. William Holl unknown
1870Best.-Nr. 006781New York: J. C. Buttre 1870. Near Fine. 1 leaf 26 x 18 cm. with engraving of George Washington from the portrait by Gilbert Stuart. Full bust head to left. Vignette. Mezzotinto. "Engraved expressly for this work." -- at lower edge. Baker 188. Scarce. In Near Fine Condition: very light discoloration behind the "G" in "G. Washington"; otherwise clean and crisp. J. C. Buttre unknown
1846Best.-Nr. 006787Philadelphia: Illman & Sons 1846. Very Good. 1 leaf 19 x 11 cm. with engraving of Thomas Paine from a painting by George Romney. No date of publication. Although Thomas Illman and his sons were active as engravers and printers in Philadelphia from 1844 onward Illman & Sons is only listed in city directories for the years 1845-47. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: lightly soiled; very small dampstain at lower edge. Illman & Sons unknown
1845Best.-Nr. 006785Paris: P. Amic l'Ainé 1845. Near Fine. 1 leaf 26 x 16 cm. with engraving of Maximilien de Robespierre 1758-1794 by Florensa after a drawing by Lacauchie. Printed by Rigo Freres et Cie. No date of publication. The publisher Pierre Amic l'Ainé and the printer produced prints in the 1840s. Robespierre is standing holding a bunch of flowers in his right hand and looking to his left. In Near Fine Condition: margin is lightly soiled; otherwise clean and bright. P. Amic l'Ainé unknown
1800Best.-Nr. 006803Exmouth Eng 1800. Very Good. 1 folded sheet creating 4 pages; handwritten letter on 2 pages signed 1 page blank address on the 4th page. Teignmouth notes that "Lady Teignmouth has lately presented me with another son." The engraved portrait drawn by J. Richmond engraved by W. Walker was published by Hatchard & Sons in 1843. John Shore 1st Baron Teignmouth 1751-1834 was an official of the East India Co. and served as Governor General of Bengal from 1793 to 1797; the following year he was created Baron Teignmouth. He was also the first president of the British and Foreign Bible Society. In Very Good Condition: letter is lightly creased; lightly soiled; print is lightly soiled in margins; indentation at upper edge; image is clean and crisp. unknown
1855Best.-Nr. 006811London: Virtue & Co 1855. Very Good. Print 25 x 16 cm. of Sir George De Lacy Evans 1787-1870 engraved by William J. Edwards from a daguerreotype by Antoine Claudet. No date of publication but the original daguerreotype was made in 1855. Evans was involved in several battles of the War of 1812 and the Napoleonic Wars; he later served in Parliament where he worked for reform in the British army. In Very Good Condition: upper corners have small discoloration; lower corners slightly soiled; image is clean and bright. Virtue & Co unknown
1860Best.-Nr. 006727Philadelphia: William Smith 1860. Good. Sheet is 48 x 57 cm. Image is 33 x 38 cm. Hand-colored lithograph produced by Magee's Lithograph Press 48 S. 3rd St. Philadelphia. No date of publication. John L. Magee artist lithographer and engraver was located at 48 or 49 S. 3rd St. Philadelphia only in 1860. Engraved by A. Biggerman after an engraving by John Sartain. Print of deathbed scene of the Reverend John Wesley. Others shown in the image as identified by Sartain: Sarah Wesley a medical assistant the Rev. J. Bradford the Rev. P. Dickinson Mrs. Charles Wesley the Rev. T. Rankin Mrs. E.A. Rogers Miss Ritchie the Rev. J. Rogers the Rev. J. Creighton Master Rogers R.C. Brackenbury the Rev. T. Broadbent the Rev. A. Mather the Rev. J. Broadbent J. Horton the Rev. G. Whitfield Dr. Whitehead and the Rev. J. Edmonson. Scarce one copy on WorldCat. In Good Condition: some mat burn; closed tear of 2.5 cm. fromt upper edge; closed years of less than 2 cm. from lower edge; lower corner creased; image is clean and bright. William Smith unknown
1801Best.-Nr. 005380London: R. Bowyer Historic Gallery 1801. Near Fine. 1 aquatint engraving 320 x 467 mm. image is 223 x 312 mm. In Near Fine Condition: minor soiling on reverse; otherwise clean and bright. R. Bowyer Historic Gallery unknown
1801Best.-Nr. 005383London: R. Bowyer Historic Gallery 1801. Very Good. 1 aquatint engraving 316 x 460 mm. image is 235 x 313 mm. In Very Good Condition: minor soiling in margins; light creasing along lower edge; otherwise clean and bright. R. Bowyer Historic Gallery unknown
1802Best.-Nr. 005382London: R. Bowyer Historic Gallery 1802. Very Good. 1 aquatint engraving 439 x 317 mm. image is 221 x 312 mm. In Very Good Condition: minor soiling in right margin; minor loss at lower right-hand corner; otherwise clean and bright. R. Bowyer Historic Gallery unknown
1815Best.-Nr. 005400London: J. Jenkins 1815. Near Fine. 1 hand-colored aquatint etching 262 x 329 mm image is 156 x 224 mm; mat is 14 x 17 inches. Published Oct. 1 1815. From The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815. In Near Fine Condition: very lightly soiled in margins; image is clean and bright. J. Jenkins unknown
1815Best.-Nr. 005399London: J. Jenkins 1815. Very Good -. 1 hand-colored aquatint etching 262 x 328 mm image is 154 x 222 mm; mat is 14 x 17 inches. Published July 1 1815. From The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815. In Very Good- Condition: lightly soiled in margins; image is clean and bright. J. Jenkins unknown
