The military costume of Europe; exhibited in a series of highly-finished military figures, in the uniform of their several corps; with a concise description, and historical anecdotes; forming memoirs of the various armies of the present time
Complete With All Ninety Six Hand Coloured Military Plates First editions, two volumes, small folio, in contemporary long grained morocco, elaborate gilt and blind tooling. Re-backed spines, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling & titles, edges…
Collection of Caernarvon Castle, Caernarvonshire & North Wales Views
Attractive Collection of North Wales plates In full 2 tone morocco, worn at corners & edges, gilt title to upper board. Spine, raised bands, blind tooling, gilt titles, edges worn. Internally, 40 leaves, featuring 55 plates, various sizes, mostly…
Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the English
[ALEXANDER William] 1767-1816
FIFTY HAND COLOURED AQUATINT PLATES, EACH WITH AN ACCOMPANYING LEAF OF TEXT First edition, 4to, in full black morocco, spine gilt titled, lower and fore edges untrimmed, title leaf, contents leaf, & 50 hand coloured engraved plates, each with…
The Melange of Humour;
[ALKEN Henry Thomas] 1784-1851. [EGERTON Daniel Thomas] 1800?-1847
First collected edition of this acclaimed series of humorous situations with Fifty Hand Coloured Plates Caricaturing the English Lifestyle of the 1820s. c1835, Folio, letterpress title and fifty hand coloured plates (including frontispiece). Most…
A Trip To Melton Mowbray
[ALKEN Henry] 1785-1851. PAUL Sir John Dean - designer 1802-1868.
One of Alken's Rarest works. First edition, first state, a portfolio (as issued) of fourteen hand coloured aquatint strips on twelve leaves of heavy card paper, the engravings generally measure 568*92 mm, and are mounted on leaves measuring 622*…
A Selection of Fac-Similes of Water-Colour Drawings, from the works of the most distinguished British Artists.
[BOWYER R]
A Tour de Force of Engraving and Colouring, with Twelve Finely Coloured Aquatint Plates. 1825, First Edition, First Issue (without title below image), folio, title, 9 ff. text, twelve superb coloured aquatint plates, with guards accompanied by 8…
Popular pastimes, being a selection of picturesque representations of the customs & amusements of Great Britain, in ancient and modern times; accompanied with historical descriptions.
[BRAYLEY Edward Wedlake 1773-1854. STEPHANOFF Francis Philip 1788-1860]
Pastimes include football, exorcism and wife selling VG 1st ed 1816 In contemporary full calf, decorative gilt edge tooling. Spine skilfully rebacked with the original laid down, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling, gilt titles to red calf…
Britannia [Grangerised North Wales section]
[CAMDEN William] 1551-1623. GOUGH Richard 1735-1809 ed. & tr. NICHOLS John 1745-1826 editor.
A superb, grangerised copy of the North Wales section of Camden's Britannia Volume 3 only (of 4), [1806], near Fine, in modern green morocco over green marbled boards (by Delrue 1982), spine with raised bands, gilt title to black cal label.…
The Northern Cambrian Mountains; or, A Tour Through North Wales: Describing The Scenery and General Characters of that Romantic Country
[COMPTON Thomas] 1749-1817
Extra tall, 1820, 2nd & enlarged edition, complete with all 39 superbly coloured atmospheric images. Probably the best coloured aquatints of Wales. In contemporary half calf over green marbled boards, some gilt tooling, edges rubbed, corners…
Tale of a Winter's Night. A poem.
[EVANS W Downing]
Uncommon, first and only edition, 1 pl. In quarter cloth over boards, corners bumped. Spine, faded, title to paper label, edges bumped. Internally, frontis, [4], [9], 10-72 pp, 1 pl, ink name to fep Schmidt? Sangston Court), printed by H…
North Wales Photograph Album
[FIRTH & Co?]
Undated North Wales Photograph Album, c1850-1880, in red morocco over red morocco cloth, gilt titles & tooling, corners & edges rubbed. Re-spined, old laid down, gilt tooling, no title. Internally, 58 early B&W photographs of Bettws y Coed and the…
Muscipula, Sive Kambro-Myo-Maxia; With: The Eagle and the Robin. With Taffy's Triumph; With: The Welsh Mouse-Trap
[HOLDSWORTH Edward] 1684-1746.; Gentleman of Oxford; F.T.
Three volumes in one, in modern half calf over red marbled boards, some blind tooling, gilt tooling & titles to spine. Internally, in Latin, frontis, [2], 5-15, [1] adverts; [2], 3-16; [2], 3-8 pp, contemporary ms notes to margin. WITH The Eagle…
A Relation of Apparitions of Spirits, in the Principality of Wales; to which is added the Remarkable Account of the Apparition in Sunderland, with other Notable Relations from England;
[JONES Edmund 'The Old Prophet'] 1702-1793
First Edition First Issue VG, 1780, in mid 20c half calf over contemporary red marbled boards. Re-spined, with the old laid down, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, [2], (iii-viii), [1], 2-133 pp, [1], [2] contents, interesting ms note to fpd…
A Month's Tour in North Wales, Dublin, and its Environs. With Observations upon their Manners and Police in the year 1780.
[LLOYD Edward] active 1780
VG, 1st ed, 1781. First edition, in modern, to style, quarter speckled calf over red marbled boards. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling, gilt titles to red calf label. Internally, [2], 5-119 pp, [1] adverts, small gutter hole, bound without half…
Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the English.
[M'LEAN Thomas]. [ALEXANDER William] 1767-1816
c1825, VG Title leaf followed by the plate list then 50 engraved, hand coloured plates (dated 1813), depicting, individuals from every walk of life in their relevant dress, from the King (George 111) to Highland Shepherds (who apparently enjoy…