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![[Unidentified bookplate.]](jpegs/45252.jpg)
[Unidentified bookplate.]
G. Haines Delin. W.H. Toms Sculp. 1752.
Engraved bookplate, part 18th century watermark. 160 x 115mm (6¼ x 4½") very large margins. Two tears in left margin, old ink mss. in bottom margin.
The ink manuscript describes the armorial as 'Sterne's arms', probably because of the bird above; however, although Laurence Sterne's arms is surmounted by a starling, they also include a chevron between three crosslets flory sable. Certainly these trophies appear to be too martial for a writer.
[Ref: 45252] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
G. Haines Delin. W.H. Toms Sculp. 1752.
Engraved bookplate, part 18th century watermark. 160 x 115mm (6¼ x 4½") very large margins. Two tears in left margin, old ink mss. in bottom margin.
The ink manuscript describes the armorial as 'Sterne's arms', probably because of the bird above; however, although Laurence Sterne's arms is surmounted by a starling, they also include a chevron between three crosslets flory sable. Certainly these trophies appear to be too martial for a writer.
[Ref: 45252] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
A Plan of the Gardens at Boughton in Northampton Shire, containing 110 acres. One of the Seats of the most Noble John, Duke of Montague, Earl of Montague, Viscount Mount Herman & Baron Montague of Broughton...
T. Badeslade delin. Toms sculp.t.
[London, n.d., 1739.]
Engraved map. 450 x 565mm (17¾ x 22¼"). Large margins with some wear, split in lower centre fold.
A plan of the famous ornamental gardens of Boughton House, laid out following the 'Golden Ratio' by John Montague (1690-1749), 2nd Duke of Montague, known as 'John the Planter'. The son-in-law of the Duke of Marlborough, Montagu was one of the founding governors of the Foundling Hospital, a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal Society in 1725, a Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England, a Knight of the Garter and recipient of the Order of the Bath. His London residence, Montague House, became the first home of the British Museum.
[Ref: 49826] £380.00
T. Badeslade delin. Toms sculp.t.
[London, n.d., 1739.]
Engraved map. 450 x 565mm (17¾ x 22¼"). Large margins with some wear, split in lower centre fold.
A plan of the famous ornamental gardens of Boughton House, laid out following the 'Golden Ratio' by John Montague (1690-1749), 2nd Duke of Montague, known as 'John the Planter'. The son-in-law of the Duke of Marlborough, Montagu was one of the founding governors of the Foundling Hospital, a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal Society in 1725, a Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England, a Knight of the Garter and recipient of the Order of the Bath. His London residence, Montague House, became the first home of the British Museum.
[Ref: 49826] £380.00
![The rough polishing of Glasses. [&] The Running of Glasses. [&] The Polishing of Glasses.](jpegs/60858.jpg)
The rough polishing of Glasses. [&] The Running of Glasses. [&] The Polishing of Glasses.
[n.d., 1763.]
Three engravings. Each sheet c. 170 x 195mm (6¾ x 7¾"), with three sheets of letterpress. Original folds, slight offset from text.
From 'Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display'd. Being Discourses On such Particulars of Natural History As were thought most proper to Excite the Curiosity, and Form the Minds of Youth'.
[Ref: 60858] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
[n.d., 1763.]
Three engravings. Each sheet c. 170 x 195mm (6¾ x 7¾"), with three sheets of letterpress. Original folds, slight offset from text.
From 'Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display'd. Being Discourses On such Particulars of Natural History As were thought most proper to Excite the Curiosity, and Form the Minds of Youth'.
[Ref: 60858] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
S.E. Prospect of Castle-Cornet from St. Peters Town in Guernsey. 1. Castle Cornet 2. Island of Arm 3. Island of Jethou 4. Island of Sark 5. Island of Jersey 6. Coast of Normandy 7. St. Peters Harbour & Port.
Bastide Delin. C. Lempriere Perfec. W.H. Toms. Scul.
[n.d. c.1735].
Copper engraving. 342 x 501mm. 13½ x 19¾". Laid on tissue.
Castle Cornet, the large island castle in Guernesy. Published in 'General and Particular Prospects of the Islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Serc, Arm and Jethou…'from sketches by I. Bastide.
See Ref: 53895. Provenance from De Saumarez collection.
[Ref: 24044] £450.00
Bastide Delin. C. Lempriere Perfec. W.H. Toms. Scul.
[n.d. c.1735].
Copper engraving. 342 x 501mm. 13½ x 19¾". Laid on tissue.
Castle Cornet, the large island castle in Guernesy. Published in 'General and Particular Prospects of the Islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Serc, Arm and Jethou…'from sketches by I. Bastide.
See Ref: 53895. Provenance from De Saumarez collection.
[Ref: 24044] £450.00
Prospect of St Peter's Port & Town in the Island of Guernsey taken from Castle Cornet.
J. Bastide Delin. C. Lempriere Perfec. W.H. Toms Sculp.
[n.d., .1738].
Engraving from two plates. Sheet 335 x 515mm (13¼ x 20¼"). Trimmed within plate, top corners with loss to printed borders.
A view of St Peter Port from the sea, highlighting the new protective piers. John Henry Bastide (c.1700-70) of the Corps of Engineers was based in the Channel Islands from 1726 to 1739, maintaining the defences. Sketches he made were finished by Claude Lemprière and published as 'General and Particular Prospects of the Islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Serc, Arm and Jethou'. From 1740 Bastide was chief engineer at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, with responsibility for New England. In 1745 he helped in the siege and capture of Louisbourg; in 1756 he was Director of Engineers at Minorca when the French captured Fort St Philip during the Seven Years' War; in 1758 he returned to Louisbourg, taking charge of the fort's demolition after its capture; and in 1762 he helped construct Halifax Citadel and the defences to Halifax Harbour. He was promoted to lieutenant-general five months before he died in 1770.
See Ref: 24044
[Ref: 53895] £650.00
J. Bastide Delin. C. Lempriere Perfec. W.H. Toms Sculp.
[n.d., .1738].
Engraving from two plates. Sheet 335 x 515mm (13¼ x 20¼"). Trimmed within plate, top corners with loss to printed borders.
A view of St Peter Port from the sea, highlighting the new protective piers. John Henry Bastide (c.1700-70) of the Corps of Engineers was based in the Channel Islands from 1726 to 1739, maintaining the defences. Sketches he made were finished by Claude Lemprière and published as 'General and Particular Prospects of the Islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Serc, Arm and Jethou'. From 1740 Bastide was chief engineer at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, with responsibility for New England. In 1745 he helped in the siege and capture of Louisbourg; in 1756 he was Director of Engineers at Minorca when the French captured Fort St Philip during the Seven Years' War; in 1758 he returned to Louisbourg, taking charge of the fort's demolition after its capture; and in 1762 he helped construct Halifax Citadel and the defences to Halifax Harbour. He was promoted to lieutenant-general five months before he died in 1770.
See Ref: 24044
[Ref: 53895] £650.00
A View of the Town and Vale of Keswick, in Cumberland, from the Side of Castle-head Cragge. To Captain William Crosby of Carlisle, this Plate is inscribed by his most obliged humble Serv.t Will.m Bellers
Painted after Nature by Will.m Bellers 1758 / Mess.rs Peak & Toms sculp / Finished by J. Mason
Published 17 Jan.y 1774, by John Boydell, Engraver, in Cheapside, and Rob.t Sayers, Map & Printseller, in Fleet Street.
Engraving, platemark 195 x 320mm (7¾ x 12½").
One of a series of plates of Cumberland after landscape painter William Bellers (1749-73, fl.) whose work consisted largely of Lake District views, which helped direct fashionable taste towards the area in connection with the popular picturesque landscape of the 18th century.
[Ref: 38647] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Painted after Nature by Will.m Bellers 1758 / Mess.rs Peak & Toms sculp / Finished by J. Mason
Published 17 Jan.y 1774, by John Boydell, Engraver, in Cheapside, and Rob.t Sayers, Map & Printseller, in Fleet Street.
Engraving, platemark 195 x 320mm (7¾ x 12½").
One of a series of plates of Cumberland after landscape painter William Bellers (1749-73, fl.) whose work consisted largely of Lake District views, which helped direct fashionable taste towards the area in connection with the popular picturesque landscape of the 18th century.
[Ref: 38647] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Nova & Accuratissima Celeberrimæ Universitatis Civitatisque Oxoniensis Ichnographia MDCCXXIII.
Guil. Williams delin: Toms Sculp.t.
[Oxford: William Williams, 1733.]
Engraved map. 465 x 550mm (18¼ x 21¾"). Binding folds as normal and creasing.
A plan of Oxford drawn by William Williams as the index map to his own 'Oxonia Depicta'. An index lists the colleges and churches in English and Latin.
[Ref: 52111] £650.00
Guil. Williams delin: Toms Sculp.t.
[Oxford: William Williams, 1733.]
Engraved map. 465 x 550mm (18¼ x 21¾"). Binding folds as normal and creasing.
A plan of Oxford drawn by William Williams as the index map to his own 'Oxonia Depicta'. An index lists the colleges and churches in English and Latin.
[Ref: 52111] £650.00
Fig.1 The Printing Press. Fig. 2 The Letter Case for the Roman. Fig. 3 Composing Stick.
W.H. Toms Sculp.
Printed for J. Hinton. at the Kings Arms S.t Pauls Church Yard. 1747.
Engraving. 165 x 125mm (6½ x 5"). Folds.
A diagram of a printing press, a plate from the Universal Magazine, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62382] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
W.H. Toms Sculp.
Printed for J. Hinton. at the Kings Arms S.t Pauls Church Yard. 1747.
Engraving. 165 x 125mm (6½ x 5"). Folds.
A diagram of a printing press, a plate from the Universal Magazine, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62382] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
![The Whitening of Wax. [&] The Working of Wax into Rolls. [&] The Making of Wax-tapers and Candles.](jpegs/60859.jpg)
The Whitening of Wax. [&] The Working of Wax into Rolls. [&] The Making of Wax-tapers and Candles.
[n.d., 1763.]
Three engravings. Each sheet c. 170 x 195mm (6¾ x 7¾"), with three sheets of letterpress. Original folds, slight offset from text.
From 'Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display'd. Being Discourses On such Particulars of Natural History As were thought most proper to Excite the Curiosity, and Form the Minds of Youth'.
[Ref: 60859] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
[n.d., 1763.]
Three engravings. Each sheet c. 170 x 195mm (6¾ x 7¾"), with three sheets of letterpress. Original folds, slight offset from text.
From 'Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display'd. Being Discourses On such Particulars of Natural History As were thought most proper to Excite the Curiosity, and Form the Minds of Youth'.
[Ref: 60859] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
A Perspective View of the Engine, now made use of for Driving the Piles of the New Bridge at Westminster: most Humbly Inscrib'd to the Hon.ble Commissioners for Building the said Bridge, by the Inventor- James Vaulone, Watch-Maker
H. Gravelot delin. W.H. Toms sculp [in image]
Printed for Carington Bowles in St Pauls Church Yard. London.
Engraving, sheet 445 x 350mm (17½ x 13¾"). Trimmed inside platemark; glued to backing sheet and folded. Scarce.
Pile driver for building over water, consisting of a floating platform on which horses turn a wheel which drives the pilse downwards. Later 18th century reissue by Carington Bowles, of a plate first published by its engraver, W.H. Toms, in 1748. At that time the construction on the first Westminster Bridge had been underway for nine years (and would not be completed for another two). It was probably published to capitalise on public interest in the project.
For a related print demonstrating technology used to construct Westminster Bridge see ref.2555.
[Ref: 37646] £320.00
H. Gravelot delin. W.H. Toms sculp [in image]
Printed for Carington Bowles in St Pauls Church Yard. London.
Engraving, sheet 445 x 350mm (17½ x 13¾"). Trimmed inside platemark; glued to backing sheet and folded. Scarce.
Pile driver for building over water, consisting of a floating platform on which horses turn a wheel which drives the pilse downwards. Later 18th century reissue by Carington Bowles, of a plate first published by its engraver, W.H. Toms, in 1748. At that time the construction on the first Westminster Bridge had been underway for nine years (and would not be completed for another two). It was probably published to capitalise on public interest in the project.
For a related print demonstrating technology used to construct Westminster Bridge see ref.2555.
[Ref: 37646] £320.00
A west view of the ruins of St. Mary's Abbey, York Least that time, which has now near demolished, should utterly eradicate and destroy all traces of this once magnificent Monastery, John Twistleton, of Rawcliffe Esq.r contributes this plate. 1736
W.H. Toms delin et sculp.t
Rare etching, platemark 305 x 380mm (12 x 15") very large margins. Vertical folds.
[Ref: 45174] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
W.H. Toms delin et sculp.t
Rare etching, platemark 305 x 380mm (12 x 15") very large margins. Vertical folds.
[Ref: 45174] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)