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Alton Towers.
From Nature and on Stone by S. Rayner, Derby.
Published by R. Moseley. [n.d., c.1830.]
Rare proof lithograph. Sheet: 230 x 280mm (9 x 11").
A view of Alton Towers, the former Staffordshire seat of the Earl of Shrewsbury. Charles Talbot started redeveloping his hunting lodge as a gothic style stately home and over the next twenty years or so the building was developed and eventually renamed Alton Towers. In 1839 the grounds and house were opened to the public at certain times of the year.
[Ref: 47375] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
From Nature and on Stone by S. Rayner, Derby.
Published by R. Moseley. [n.d., c.1830.]
Rare proof lithograph. Sheet: 230 x 280mm (9 x 11").
A view of Alton Towers, the former Staffordshire seat of the Earl of Shrewsbury. Charles Talbot started redeveloping his hunting lodge as a gothic style stately home and over the next twenty years or so the building was developed and eventually renamed Alton Towers. In 1839 the grounds and house were opened to the public at certain times of the year.
[Ref: 47375] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
The East Prospect of Burton upon Trent in the County of Stafford.
S. & N. Buck delin. et Sculp.t 1732.
Engraving. Plate: 305 x 800mm (12 x 31½"). Central fold as issued, old ink mss. plate number.
A detailed prospect of Burton upon Trent, with a descriptive text below and a key to the right. From the series 'Buck's Perspective Views of Cities and Chief Towns in England and Wales'; an early printing, before the addition of a plate number top right.
[Ref: 46951] £390.00
S. & N. Buck delin. et Sculp.t 1732.
Engraving. Plate: 305 x 800mm (12 x 31½"). Central fold as issued, old ink mss. plate number.
A detailed prospect of Burton upon Trent, with a descriptive text below and a key to the right. From the series 'Buck's Perspective Views of Cities and Chief Towns in England and Wales'; an early printing, before the addition of a plate number top right.
[Ref: 46951] £390.00
Dove Dale, No. 2.
T. Padley Pinx.t. J. Bluck fecit.
[London: Thomas Hofland & Thomas Barber, 1805.]
Aquatint, printed in brown. Sheet 370 x 455mm (14½ x 18"). Trimmed to plate.
'A View of the Pyramidical Rocks, on the Staffordshire side of the River Dove, taken near the middle of the Dale' (as recorded by Abbey from the index). Published in 'Six Views of Derbyshire', which contained four views of Dovedale and two of Matlock.
Abbey Scenery 109, illustrated.
[Ref: 38824] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
T. Padley Pinx.t. J. Bluck fecit.
[London: Thomas Hofland & Thomas Barber, 1805.]
Aquatint, printed in brown. Sheet 370 x 455mm (14½ x 18"). Trimmed to plate.
'A View of the Pyramidical Rocks, on the Staffordshire side of the River Dove, taken near the middle of the Dale' (as recorded by Abbey from the index). Published in 'Six Views of Derbyshire', which contained four views of Dovedale and two of Matlock.
Abbey Scenery 109, illustrated.
[Ref: 38824] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Dove Dale, No. 3.
T. Padley Pinx.t. J. Bluck fecit.
[London: Thomas Hofland & Thomas Barber, 1805.]
Rare aquatint, printed in brown. Sheet 370 x 455mm (14½ x 18"). Trimmed to plate.
'Dove-Dale. Moonlight, taken at the upper end of the Dale, the Rock on the right is known by the name of the Lion's Mouth.' (as recorded by Abbey from the index). Published in 'Six Views of Derbyshire', which contained four views of Dovedale and two of Matlock.
Abbey Scenery 109.
[Ref: 38825] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
T. Padley Pinx.t. J. Bluck fecit.
[London: Thomas Hofland & Thomas Barber, 1805.]
Rare aquatint, printed in brown. Sheet 370 x 455mm (14½ x 18"). Trimmed to plate.
'Dove-Dale. Moonlight, taken at the upper end of the Dale, the Rock on the right is known by the name of the Lion's Mouth.' (as recorded by Abbey from the index). Published in 'Six Views of Derbyshire', which contained four views of Dovedale and two of Matlock.
Abbey Scenery 109.
[Ref: 38825] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Galton Bridge. Erected over the new line of the Birmingham Canal at Smethwick in the County of Stafford, in the Year 1826. From a Design by Thomas Telford Esq.re F.R.S. L.& E. Cast at the Horseley Iron Works,
R. Bridgens Del.t. L. Haghe.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Fine lithograph. Sheet 425 x 570mm (16¾ x 22½"). Repaired tears.
When the Galton Bridge was opened in 1829 it was the highest in the world. It is now Grade 1 listed. It was named after Samuel John Galton Jr. FRS (1753-1832), a Quaker who was paradoxically an arms manufacturer.
[Ref: 56946] £390.00
R. Bridgens Del.t. L. Haghe.
[n.d., c.1826.]
Fine lithograph. Sheet 425 x 570mm (16¾ x 22½"). Repaired tears.
When the Galton Bridge was opened in 1829 it was the highest in the world. It is now Grade 1 listed. It was named after Samuel John Galton Jr. FRS (1753-1832), a Quaker who was paradoxically an arms manufacturer.
[Ref: 56946] £390.00
![[Croxden Abbey, Staffordshire] Carta Abbatiae de Croxton in Com. Stafford, fundatae anno Dom. MCLXXIX [1179].](jpegs/24716.jpg)
[Croxden Abbey, Staffordshire] Carta Abbatiae de Croxton in Com. Stafford, fundatae anno Dom. MCLXXIX [1179].
penes Ric. Rawlinson, LLD. SRS. MDCCXLIII [1743]. [British, c.1750s.]
Engraved facsimile of the Latin foundation charter of Croxden Abbey, Staffordshire. Single folding plate, 505 x 235mm, 20 x 9¼". Centrefold splitting; some soiling and staining. Extremities frayed and chipped; small portion of text detached from upper right, hole upper left.
Bertram de Verdun of Alton Castle made a grant of land in 1176 at a place called Chotes to the Cistercian monks of Aunay-sur-Odon in Normandy, as the site for a new abbey. "Chotes" has been identified as Cotton, close to Alton, Staffordshire. The monks of "Chotes" moved to Croxden in 1179. The monastery was styled as the Abbey of the Vale of St Mary of Croxden and was dedicated in 1181. Wax seal to lower part. The original documents are from the collection of Richard Rawlinson (1690 – 1755), a clergyman and antiquarian who bequeathed a huge collection of books and manuscripts to the Bodleian Library, Oxford. In 1716 he was ordained, but as he was a nonjuror and Jacobite, the ceremony was performed by a nonjuring bishop, Jeremy Collier. In 1728 he became a bishop, but seems to have preferred to pass his time in collecting books and manuscripts, pictures and curiosities, rather than in discharging his episcopal functions. At his death Rawlinson left to the Library 5,205 manuscripts bound in volumes that include many rare broadsides and other printed ephemera, his curiosities, and some other property that endowed a professorship of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford. The Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon was first appointed in 1795. He was also a benefactor to St John's College, Oxford.
[Ref: 24716] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
penes Ric. Rawlinson, LLD. SRS. MDCCXLIII [1743]. [British, c.1750s.]
Engraved facsimile of the Latin foundation charter of Croxden Abbey, Staffordshire. Single folding plate, 505 x 235mm, 20 x 9¼". Centrefold splitting; some soiling and staining. Extremities frayed and chipped; small portion of text detached from upper right, hole upper left.
Bertram de Verdun of Alton Castle made a grant of land in 1176 at a place called Chotes to the Cistercian monks of Aunay-sur-Odon in Normandy, as the site for a new abbey. "Chotes" has been identified as Cotton, close to Alton, Staffordshire. The monks of "Chotes" moved to Croxden in 1179. The monastery was styled as the Abbey of the Vale of St Mary of Croxden and was dedicated in 1181. Wax seal to lower part. The original documents are from the collection of Richard Rawlinson (1690 – 1755), a clergyman and antiquarian who bequeathed a huge collection of books and manuscripts to the Bodleian Library, Oxford. In 1716 he was ordained, but as he was a nonjuror and Jacobite, the ceremony was performed by a nonjuring bishop, Jeremy Collier. In 1728 he became a bishop, but seems to have preferred to pass his time in collecting books and manuscripts, pictures and curiosities, rather than in discharging his episcopal functions. At his death Rawlinson left to the Library 5,205 manuscripts bound in volumes that include many rare broadsides and other printed ephemera, his curiosities, and some other property that endowed a professorship of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford. The Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon was first appointed in 1795. He was also a benefactor to St John's College, Oxford.
[Ref: 24716] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
Market Place Lichfield, The Birth-Place of D.r Johnson.
Drawn, Lith.g and Published by N. Whittock, 39, Rathbone Place.
[n.d., c.1850.]
Lithograph. 150 x 180mm (6 x 7"). Trimmed close to image, laid on album paper at edges.
St. Mary's Church on the left, the Town Hall at the top of the street in the centre, and Samuel Johnson's birthplace on the right.
[Ref: 62532] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn, Lith.g and Published by N. Whittock, 39, Rathbone Place.
[n.d., c.1850.]
Lithograph. 150 x 180mm (6 x 7"). Trimmed close to image, laid on album paper at edges.
St. Mary's Church on the left, the Town Hall at the top of the street in the centre, and Samuel Johnson's birthplace on the right.
[Ref: 62532] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
The South West Prospect of the City of Lichfield.
S. & N. Buck delin. et Sculp. 1732.
Engraving. Plate: 305 x 800mm (12 x 31½"). Central fold as issued, old ink mss. plate number. Slight offsetting in title at top.
A detailed prospect of Lichfield, with a descriptive text below and a key to the right. From the series 'Buck's Perspective Views of Cities and Chief Towns in England and Wales'; an early printing, before the addition of a plate number top right.
[Ref: 46971] £380.00
S. & N. Buck delin. et Sculp. 1732.
Engraving. Plate: 305 x 800mm (12 x 31½"). Central fold as issued, old ink mss. plate number. Slight offsetting in title at top.
A detailed prospect of Lichfield, with a descriptive text below and a key to the right. From the series 'Buck's Perspective Views of Cities and Chief Towns in England and Wales'; an early printing, before the addition of a plate number top right.
[Ref: 46971] £380.00
To the Rev. Henry White M.A. Sacristan of Litchfield Cathedral, This View of Johnson's Willow is inscribed by his obliged humble Servant John Hewitt.
Printed by C. Hullmandel. From a Sketch made in 1828.
Lichfield Aug. 1829.
Scarce lithograph. Sheet 365 x 280mm (14¼ x 11").
A view of an elderly willow by Stowe Pool, with the spire of Lichfield Cathedral behind. Planted c.1700, the willow was a favourite of Samuel Johnson, who described it as ''the delight of his early and waning life''. This print was published the year that it blew down, after which it was replaced by a cutting. In November 2021 a fifth replacement tree, all from cuttings, was planted.
[Ref: 58835] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Printed by C. Hullmandel. From a Sketch made in 1828.
Lichfield Aug. 1829.
Scarce lithograph. Sheet 365 x 280mm (14¼ x 11").
A view of an elderly willow by Stowe Pool, with the spire of Lichfield Cathedral behind. Planted c.1700, the willow was a favourite of Samuel Johnson, who described it as ''the delight of his early and waning life''. This print was published the year that it blew down, after which it was replaced by a cutting. In November 2021 a fifth replacement tree, all from cuttings, was planted.
[Ref: 58835] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
To the right Hon.ble and truly Noble Lord Thomas Viscount Weymouth & Baron of Warminster This 30 Table Shewing the W.N.W. Prospect of the Fair City of Lichfield taken near Units. Well with all dutifull observance is humbly presented by R.P.L.L.D. Tab, XXX. ad Pag.368.
M. Burghers. deling. et sculp.
[Robert Plot, 1686.]
Engraving. Plate 260 x 431mm. 10¼ x 17". Vertical crease and fold through centre as normal.
Taken from "The Natural History of Staffordshire". A west north west prospect of Lichfield, Staffordshire. Cows graze in the foreground; Lichfield Cathedral is the only medieval English cathedral left with three spires.
[Ref: 18462] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
M. Burghers. deling. et sculp.
[Robert Plot, 1686.]
Engraving. Plate 260 x 431mm. 10¼ x 17". Vertical crease and fold through centre as normal.
Taken from "The Natural History of Staffordshire". A west north west prospect of Lichfield, Staffordshire. Cows graze in the foreground; Lichfield Cathedral is the only medieval English cathedral left with three spires.
[Ref: 18462] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Oulton Retreat, near Stone, Staffordshire. Conducted by Samuel G. Bakewell M.D.
E. Lucas Sc.t Birmingham.
[n.d. c.1838.]
Engraving. 120 x 152mm. 4¾ x 6".
Oulton Retreat was a residence well adapted for the accomodation and recovery of mental patients. Dr Bakewll resided in the Establishment and devoted his whole time to the well-being of his patients.
[Ref: 18388] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
E. Lucas Sc.t Birmingham.
[n.d. c.1838.]
Engraving. 120 x 152mm. 4¾ x 6".
Oulton Retreat was a residence well adapted for the accomodation and recovery of mental patients. Dr Bakewll resided in the Establishment and devoted his whole time to the well-being of his patients.
[Ref: 18388] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
Gypsum Quarry at Fauld.
Printed in colors by Hullmandel & Walton
London, John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row.
Chromolithograph, rare; sheet 155 x 250mm (6 x 9¾"). Crease top left.
Gypsum quarry in Fauld, Staffordshire. Fauld Mine now supplies cement rock for the cement industry.
[Ref: 43333] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Printed in colors by Hullmandel & Walton
London, John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row.
Chromolithograph, rare; sheet 155 x 250mm (6 x 9¾"). Crease top left.
Gypsum quarry in Fauld, Staffordshire. Fauld Mine now supplies cement rock for the cement industry.
[Ref: 43333] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Lovely Tamworth. Lovely Tamworth! Town respected! Let me hail thy matchless worth...But the hearts that glow within thee - Where their Equals shall we view? These lasting honors win thee, - Noble Hearts to Friendship true!
[n.d. c.1850]
Pen and ink drawing, watercolour and music stave. 223 x 180mm (8¾ x 7").
Tamworth Castle, located next to the River Tame, Staffordshire. An air written with poetry.
[Ref: 16300] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d. c.1850]
Pen and ink drawing, watercolour and music stave. 223 x 180mm (8¾ x 7").
Tamworth Castle, located next to the River Tame, Staffordshire. An air written with poetry.
[Ref: 16300] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
The Queen's Visit to Tamworth, November 26th, 1843. Ye ancient towers of Tamworth, say Has Brighter morning been...Type of that building which shall be From spot, defect, and blemish free, When tiem shall be no more.
Thompson, Typ. Tamworth.
Letterpress and engraving. Two sheets double-side. 216 x 171mm. 8½ x 6¾".
St. Editha's Church stands as Queen over Tamworth, dating back to the early Saxon days. It was ransacked, as was the town, and destroyed after the Danish raids of 874 and 943. A Norman church was built in its place, of which parts still stand, but that was later destroyed by a fire in 1345. Parts of the church are made up of various parts of every rebuild, so can date back to the 12th century, and every century thereafter. Drayton Manor was built for the first Robert Peel around 1790, father of Robert Peel the Prime Minister who is commemorated with a statue in the centre of Tamworth. The most important visit to Tamworth and this manor was in 1843 when Queen Victoria and Prince Albert stopped by during their tour of the Midlands. This poem encapsulates this visits and Tamworth's history.
[Ref: 16299] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Thompson, Typ. Tamworth.
Letterpress and engraving. Two sheets double-side. 216 x 171mm. 8½ x 6¾".
St. Editha's Church stands as Queen over Tamworth, dating back to the early Saxon days. It was ransacked, as was the town, and destroyed after the Danish raids of 874 and 943. A Norman church was built in its place, of which parts still stand, but that was later destroyed by a fire in 1345. Parts of the church are made up of various parts of every rebuild, so can date back to the 12th century, and every century thereafter. Drayton Manor was built for the first Robert Peel around 1790, father of Robert Peel the Prime Minister who is commemorated with a statue in the centre of Tamworth. The most important visit to Tamworth and this manor was in 1843 when Queen Victoria and Prince Albert stopped by during their tour of the Midlands. This poem encapsulates this visits and Tamworth's history.
[Ref: 16299] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Trentham Hall, Staffordshire.
From a drawing by W.F. Hulme. Day & Son, Lith.rs to the Queen.
[n.d. c.1881.]
Tinted lithograph with added colour. 249 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾").
Trentham Hall, situated in the Trentham Gardens estate. The 1830s the house entirely rebuilt and took the form as seen here, as an elegant stone fronted mansion with a lofty square tower. It was erected after the model of Buckingham House, in St James's Park, but was considerably altered and improved by the first Marquess of Stafford, from designs by Henry Holland. The hall was demolished in the 20th century.
[Ref: 30356] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
From a drawing by W.F. Hulme. Day & Son, Lith.rs to the Queen.
[n.d. c.1881.]
Tinted lithograph with added colour. 249 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾").
Trentham Hall, situated in the Trentham Gardens estate. The 1830s the house entirely rebuilt and took the form as seen here, as an elegant stone fronted mansion with a lofty square tower. It was erected after the model of Buckingham House, in St James's Park, but was considerably altered and improved by the first Marquess of Stafford, from designs by Henry Holland. The hall was demolished in the 20th century.
[Ref: 30356] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
Whittington Hall.
[n.d., c.1850.]
Pencil sketch. Sheet 140 x 210mm (5½ x 8¼"), mounted on card.
Whittington Old Hall, a 16th-century mansion house at Whittington, Staffordshire, is now a grade II* listed building, divided into apartments. On verso is a pencil description of rooms, my bedrooms etc and marked on page in numbers.
[Ref: 34960] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1850.]
Pencil sketch. Sheet 140 x 210mm (5½ x 8¼"), mounted on card.
Whittington Old Hall, a 16th-century mansion house at Whittington, Staffordshire, is now a grade II* listed building, divided into apartments. On verso is a pencil description of rooms, my bedrooms etc and marked on page in numbers.
[Ref: 34960] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
The Grand Stand. Wolverhampton Race Course.
R. Noyes. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Very rare lithograph, on india. 280 x 400mm (11 x 15¾"). Margins damaged.
A view of the Wolverhampton Race Course at the old ground in West Park. The racecourse was established in 1825 and the grand stand was built in 1827, from after plans by Mr Vulliamy. The racecourse was eventually moved to its current site in Dunstall Park in the 1880s. St. Peters Church can be seen in the distance. After Robert Noyes (1780-1843).
[Ref: 44466] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
R. Noyes. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Very rare lithograph, on india. 280 x 400mm (11 x 15¾"). Margins damaged.
A view of the Wolverhampton Race Course at the old ground in West Park. The racecourse was established in 1825 and the grand stand was built in 1827, from after plans by Mr Vulliamy. The racecourse was eventually moved to its current site in Dunstall Park in the 1880s. St. Peters Church can be seen in the distance. After Robert Noyes (1780-1843).
[Ref: 44466] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
The Grand Stand. Wolverhampton Race Course.
R. Noyes. Printed by C. Hull[mandel].
[n.d., c.1830.]
Very rare lithograph. Sheet: 260 x 340mm (10¼ x 13½"). Trimmed within printed area.
A view of the Wolverhampton Race Course at the old ground in West Park. The racecourse was established in 1825 and the grand stand was built in 1827, from after plans by Mr Vulliamy. The racecourse was eventually moved to its current site in Dunstall Park in the 1880s. St. Peters Church can be seen in the distance. After Robert Noyes (1780-1843).
[Ref: 39502] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
R. Noyes. Printed by C. Hull[mandel].
[n.d., c.1830.]
Very rare lithograph. Sheet: 260 x 340mm (10¼ x 13½"). Trimmed within printed area.
A view of the Wolverhampton Race Course at the old ground in West Park. The racecourse was established in 1825 and the grand stand was built in 1827, from after plans by Mr Vulliamy. The racecourse was eventually moved to its current site in Dunstall Park in the 1880s. St. Peters Church can be seen in the distance. After Robert Noyes (1780-1843).
[Ref: 39502] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
View of the New Theatre, at Wolverhampton. Erected A.D. 1844. Arther Mee & S. T. Ridley Architects. Carlton Chambers, Regent St.
Printed at 10 St. Martins Lane.
[n.d., c.1845].
Tinted lithograph. Scarce. Sheet size: 350 x 425mm (13¾ x 16¾"). Bit dusty.
A fine and highly detailed view of the Old Theatre Royal, Wolverhampton. A number of people can be seen outside the theatre, including many queuing for tickets to the left, behind a figure holding a sign, publicising the current production; 'Shakespere', 'Richard 3', 'Mr. Woolgar'. The foundation stone of the theatre was laid in June 1844 and the Theatre Royal, situated on the corner of Cleveland Road and Garrick Street (now the site of the Central Library) was opened on Easter Monday 1845. Some of the famous actors and actresses to appear at the Theatre Royal included Charles Dillon, Gustavus Vaughan Brooke and Henry Widdicombe. During the 1870s the theatre opened and closed a number of times and was finally demolished in December 1894.
[Ref: 33560] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Printed at 10 St. Martins Lane.
[n.d., c.1845].
Tinted lithograph. Scarce. Sheet size: 350 x 425mm (13¾ x 16¾"). Bit dusty.
A fine and highly detailed view of the Old Theatre Royal, Wolverhampton. A number of people can be seen outside the theatre, including many queuing for tickets to the left, behind a figure holding a sign, publicising the current production; 'Shakespere', 'Richard 3', 'Mr. Woolgar'. The foundation stone of the theatre was laid in June 1844 and the Theatre Royal, situated on the corner of Cleveland Road and Garrick Street (now the site of the Central Library) was opened on Easter Monday 1845. Some of the famous actors and actresses to appear at the Theatre Royal included Charles Dillon, Gustavus Vaughan Brooke and Henry Widdicombe. During the 1870s the theatre opened and closed a number of times and was finally demolished in December 1894.
[Ref: 33560] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)