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 &…
The New Print Magazine. being a Collection of Picturesque Views & Beautiful Scenes in the Several Counties of England and Wales
The very rare, HAND-COLOURED Engraved Views of England and Wales c1796 Engraved title and fifty eight hand coloured engraved plates, each plate with leaf of descriptive letterpress, except for Luxborough House"
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…
The Copper Plate Magazine, or Elegant Cabinet of Picturesque Prints consisting of Sublime and Interesting Views in Great Britain and Ireland
With 249 (of 250) Copper Plates, n.d. [1792-1802] Five volumes, oblong folio, in contemporary full maroon blind and gilt embossed, a little rubbed. Spines, decorative gilt tooling & titles, raised bands, edges rubbed. Calligraphic engraved…
[Guide Through Wales and the Marches]
[BAKER James]
109 Hand Coloured plates by James Baker The Topographer" In contemporary diced half calf over boards
Select Landscape Views of the Seats, and interesting Scenes of Art and Nature, to be Found on and Contiguous to the Great Post Roads, Described in the Imperial Guide;
[BAKER James]
James Baker's uncommon 1801 Views First edition, in contemporary half calf over blue marbled boards, corners & edges lightly bumped & worn. Spine, gilt tooling, titles in gilt to red calf label, edges worn. Internally, [3], 4-16, [1], 12-18,…
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…
Fifty Wonderful Portraits
[COOPER, Robert, and PAGE R.]
Fifty superb hand coloured portraits Quarto, [2], 8 pp (pl descriptions), fifty hand-colored engraved plates, printed on pink paper, attractively bound by Kelly & Sons (stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in) in full dark green straight grain…
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…
Foreign Field Sports, Fisheries, Sporting Anecdotes, WITH The Supplement of New South Wales
[WILLIAMSON Thomas Captain] 1758/9-1817
The uncommon, 1814, 1st edition, 110 coloured plates, including the Supplement on NSW. In 20th century maroon straight grain crushed morocco, decorative gilt & blind tooling, corners rubbed. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles, worn…
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…