The Highgrove Florilegium
Fine, 2 vols, limited edition of 175 numbered sets, 124 coloured plates. In half red goatskin over red marbled boards. Spines, raised bands, gilt tooling, titles in gilt to green morocco labels. Internally, Vol 1, 2008, half title, tp in red &…
Habits of Religious Orders A Collection of 282 original watercolour drawings of nuns and priests, with accompanying manuscript descriptions in English.
282 hand coloured-plates - Manuscript descriptions No author known and not published. c1780 Five large quarto volumes. Volumes I-III contain 155 plates depicting priests; Volumes IV-V contain 127 plates depicting nuns. Each plate mounted on…
A Selection of Fac-Similes of Water-Colour Drawings, from the works of the most distinguished British Artists.
[BOWYER R]
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 leaves of descriptive text, occasional…
An Illustrated Record of Important Events in The Annals of Europe, [and] The Campaign of Waterloo. An illustrated record of important events in the annals of Europe, during the years 1812, 1813, 1814, & 1815 : comprising a series of views of Paris, Moscow, the Kremlin, Dresden, Berlin, the battles of Leipsic, etc... Together with a history of those momentous transactions
[BOWYER Robert] 1758-1834
With 30 plates - (Twenty-Two Hand-Coloured Aquatints) First edition of both titles, two folio volumes bound as 1 (as is common), in half calf over contemporary red marbled boards, some blind tooling, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, 1815,…
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…
The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies; From 1799 to 1815.
[JENKINS James]
With FIFTY FOUR hand coloured aquatints, including the Portrait of the Duke of Wellington Near Fine, First edition, [1814], large quarto, engraved title with an uncoloured vignette, fifty-four hand-coloured aquatint plates, including…
The Punishments of China.
[MASON George Henry] 1770-1851
VG, 1st ed, 1801, 22 coloured pls. In contemporary red straight grain morocco, decorative gilt edge tooling, corners & edges rubbed. Spine, lightly worn, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling & titles, edges worn. Internally, 2 title leaves…
Picturesque Views in Devonshire, Cornwall, &c.
[PAYNE William]
G, 1st ed, 1826, 16 colour plates. In modern dark red half morocco, over the original worn boards, gilt tooling, original gilt title to gilt tooled black calf label. Internally, frontis, [4], 16 hand coloured aquatint plates with grey wash…
Handley Cross; or, Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt
[SURTEES Robert Smith] 1806-1864
VG, nd but 1888 Jorrocks edition (Tooley) 116 engravingsIn the publishers red cloth, bevelled edges, gilt title & i9mages, black ink tooling, edges rubbed. Spine, faded, gilt tooling & title, edges bumped. Internally, half title, title with hand…
Cambria Depicta: A Tour Through North Wales, illustrated with Picturesque Views.
A Native Artist [PUGH Edward] c1761-1813
First edition complete with all 71 aquatints. In contemporary half maroon calf over worn marbled boards, tips repaired, edges bumped. Re-spines, old laid down, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, frontis, [3], (iv-xv), [1], [1], 2-476 pp, 71 pls…
A History of the of the University of Oxford, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings.
ACKERMANN Rudolph 1764-1834
VG, First Edition, second issue, 82 plates. 2 Vols in attractive c1900 half black calf over blue cloth, some blind tooling. Spines, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling, gilt titles to red calf labels, Internally, Vol 1, half title, frontis,…
A Touch of the Fine Arts: Illustrated by Twelve Plates, With Descriptions,
ALKEN Henry [Thomas] 1784-1851
Alken's Amusing Satire of Artists (3 leaves - half title, title and preface), (12 leaves descriptive text), (1 leaf adverts), printed on recto's only, with twelve hand-coloured plates. Original dull gray boards, front cover with pink printed paper…
A Picturesque Guide to the Local Beauties of Wales; BOUND WITH: A Brief Narrative of the French Invasion,
BAKER James
Bakers rare Guide to Wales with the equally rare French Invasion! 94 B&W plates! Second edition, two volumes in modern two tone boards, some blind tooling, spines with gilt titles to red & black morocco labels. Vol 1, 1791, engraved title…
Thirty Two Lithographic Impressions from Pen Drawings of Landscape Scenery
BARKER Thomas (of Bath) 1769-1847
VG, Ltd Edn, 1814. In modern quarter goatskin, with grey cloth covers. Spine, gilt titles, black int tooling. Internally, engraved tile page (folding), [2], [1], 2 only, 28 pls (of 32, some folding), 1 eng tp, an edition limited to 50 copies,…
The Sundhya or the Daily Prayers of the Brahmins.
BELNOS S.C. Mrs [Sophia Charlotte] 1795-1865
1st edition, 1851, 25 pls. Uncommon. In 20c half green cloth over marbled boards, large black ink title to upper board. Internally, hand coloured lithographic vignette title page, preface leaf, 21 leaves of descriptive text, 24 hand coloured…