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Egyptian Transparencies in Memory of Lord Nelson.
London Pub'd R. Ackerman 101 Strand.
Aquatint. 335 x 385mm. Untrimmed, probably pre-issue state.
Uncoloured optical views, each individually numbered. Six scenes commemorating Nelson life in an orientalist style.
[Ref: 9] £180.00 (£211.50 incl.VAT)
London Pub'd R. Ackerman 101 Strand.
Aquatint. 335 x 385mm. Untrimmed, probably pre-issue state.
Uncoloured optical views, each individually numbered. Six scenes commemorating Nelson life in an orientalist style.
[Ref: 9] £180.00 (£211.50 incl.VAT)
Alfabete de Sordi-Muti A. Padrecca Sordo-Muts desegno' il 27 Gennajo 1817 in Milano.
Padrecca.
Lithograph. Printed area 400 x 280mm. Creased.
This manual alphabet is executed using only one hand, and are frequently found as parts of sign languages. These are not used for writing per se, but for spelling out words while signing.
[Ref: 4524] £220.00
Padrecca.
Lithograph. Printed area 400 x 280mm. Creased.
This manual alphabet is executed using only one hand, and are frequently found as parts of sign languages. These are not used for writing per se, but for spelling out words while signing.
[Ref: 4524] £220.00
Proposals For publishing a New and Superior Drawing-Book, Entitled Aqua Pictura. From Original Drawings of the Most Celebrated Water Coloured Draftsmen, Given in a Series of Progressive Lessons, and Finished to the Effect of Each Original Drawing, In Colours, India Ink, Neutral Tint & Outline; With a Letter-Press Description of the Colours Presumed to be Used in Every Different Drawing.
[n.d., c.1812.]
Letterpress proposal, 220 x 130mm, with sample page of letterpress with colouring instructions. Stuck on album sheet, a little ware.
[Ref: 3068] £220.00 view all images for this item
[n.d., c.1812.]
Letterpress proposal, 220 x 130mm, with sample page of letterpress with colouring instructions. Stuck on album sheet, a little ware.
[Ref: 3068] £220.00 view all images for this item
The Art of Making Paper Flowers and Ornaments. A Novel, and Entertaining, and Popular Amusement.
[n.d., c.1860.]
Wood engraving, printed in colours. Sheet 490 x 345mm. An extremely rare surviver. Some spotting, a little rubbing near text, laid on album paper.
A short guide to origami.
[Ref: 8354] £320.00
[n.d., c.1860.]
Wood engraving, printed in colours. Sheet 490 x 345mm. An extremely rare surviver. Some spotting, a little rubbing near text, laid on album paper.
A short guide to origami.
[Ref: 8354] £320.00
The Birthplace Of George Fox, At Fenny Drayton, Warwickshire, A.D. 1624, Founder Of The 'Society Of Friends', He died A.D. 1690, and was Interred in Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, London.
Photographed by Alfred Wood, 3, Chatsworth Place, St. Vincent Street, Birmingham [excised and glued to verso]. [n.d., c.1890.]
Photograph laid to card as issued, image 115 x 170mm. Occasional foxing, crease to left card margin.
The Warwickshire house where the founder of the quaker movement, George Fox, was born. Probably issued to commemorate the tercentenary of his death.
[Ref: 7500] £160.00 (£188.00 incl.VAT)
Photographed by Alfred Wood, 3, Chatsworth Place, St. Vincent Street, Birmingham [excised and glued to verso]. [n.d., c.1890.]
Photograph laid to card as issued, image 115 x 170mm. Occasional foxing, crease to left card margin.
The Warwickshire house where the founder of the quaker movement, George Fox, was born. Probably issued to commemorate the tercentenary of his death.
[Ref: 7500] £160.00 (£188.00 incl.VAT)
![[Charles I's Death Warrant.]](jpegs/1233.jpg)
[Charles I's Death Warrant.]
Suptibus Societat. Antiquariæ Lond. 1750.
Hand coloured engraving. 420 x 480mm.
An unusual engraving of the Warrant, set within a memorial cartouche.
[Ref: 1233] £220.00
Suptibus Societat. Antiquariæ Lond. 1750.
Hand coloured engraving. 420 x 480mm.
An unusual engraving of the Warrant, set within a memorial cartouche.
[Ref: 1233] £220.00
Patrick O' Brien.
J. Parry delt. A. Van Assen sculpt.
London Pub. Feby. 16. 1805 by J. Parry, No.5 Bentinck Street, Soho.
Hand coloured etching, 170 x 110mm. 6¾ x 4¼".
Caricature portrait of Patrick Cotter (O'Brien) (1760 or 1761 - 1806), Irish giant; a tiny woman tugs at his breaches.
Bound with accompanying letterpress sheet from 'Extraordinary characters of the nineteenth century' published by J. Parry 1805. Contains plates and descriptions of 18 characters including William Henry West Betty, John Boydell and Giovani Baptista Belzoni.
British Library: 010560276 .
[Ref: 15304] £120.00 (£141.00 incl.VAT)
J. Parry delt. A. Van Assen sculpt.
London Pub. Feby. 16. 1805 by J. Parry, No.5 Bentinck Street, Soho.
Hand coloured etching, 170 x 110mm. 6¾ x 4¼".
Caricature portrait of Patrick Cotter (O'Brien) (1760 or 1761 - 1806), Irish giant; a tiny woman tugs at his breaches.
Bound with accompanying letterpress sheet from 'Extraordinary characters of the nineteenth century' published by J. Parry 1805. Contains plates and descriptions of 18 characters including William Henry West Betty, John Boydell and Giovani Baptista Belzoni.
British Library: 010560276 .
[Ref: 15304] £120.00 (£141.00 incl.VAT)
![[Belvoir Castle, printed on silk.]](jpegs/2572.jpg)
[Belvoir Castle, printed on silk.]
J.W. French. March 1834.
Lithograph on silk, sheet size 305 x 144mm. Edges frayed, some creasing.
Very rare.
[Ref: 2572] £180.00 (£211.50 incl.VAT)
J.W. French. March 1834.
Lithograph on silk, sheet size 305 x 144mm. Edges frayed, some creasing.
Very rare.
[Ref: 2572] £180.00 (£211.50 incl.VAT)
The History of England. The Above Contains 1340 Letters & Figures, The name of every Sovereign that has reigned in England from the Norman Conquest in 1066, to the birth of the Prince of Wales 1841, including the dates of their ascension to the throne & their death. Also the marriage of the Queen & Prince Albert.
Published by G. Gilbert 2, GreenArbour Court Old Bailey. [n.d. c.1840.]
Gold-stamped engraving. 115 x 152mm. 4½ x 6".
"The History of England" text is created using those 1340 figures and letters. In the top left-hand corner is the "Crown and 1066," and in the opposite corner the "Crown of 1840."
[Ref: 15907] £80.00 (£94.00 incl.VAT)
Published by G. Gilbert 2, GreenArbour Court Old Bailey. [n.d. c.1840.]
Gold-stamped engraving. 115 x 152mm. 4½ x 6".
"The History of England" text is created using those 1340 figures and letters. In the top left-hand corner is the "Crown and 1066," and in the opposite corner the "Crown of 1840."
[Ref: 15907] £80.00 (£94.00 incl.VAT)
![Elias Hoyle. 113 years old [in pencil].](jpegs/15096.jpg)
Elias Hoyle. 113 years old [in pencil]. [Accompanied by two sheets, double-sided, of letterpress]: Elias Hoyle. This venerable man was a native of Sowerby, in Yorkshire, being, at the time the accompanying portrait was taken, 113 years of age…[followed by a list of other centenarians.]
Pub. Jan.1.1820 by G. Smeeton, St. Martin's Church Yard.
Two sheets of letterpress and one etching. 210 x 147mm. 8¼ x 5¾".
Elias Hoyle (1692-1805), Centenarian at Sowerby, Yorkshire.
[Ref: 15096] £60.00 (£70.50 incl.VAT)
Pub. Jan.1.1820 by G. Smeeton, St. Martin's Church Yard.
Two sheets of letterpress and one etching. 210 x 147mm. 8¼ x 5¾".
Elias Hoyle (1692-1805), Centenarian at Sowerby, Yorkshire.
[Ref: 15096] £60.00 (£70.50 incl.VAT)