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John Dalton, D.C.L. L.L.D. F.R.S. L.&E. &c.&c. President of the Lit. & Phil.l Soc.y of Manch.r.
Drawn& Etch'd by J. Stephenson.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Etching. 190 x 115mm (7½ x 4½"), on card, with large margins.
A half-length portrait of John Dalton (1766-1844), scientist and natural philosopher credited as the inventor of atomic theory. He peers through spectacles at a liquid in a glass.
[Ref: 56774] £260.00
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Dawn Island a Tale by Harriet Martineau. Page 18. Written by the National Anti Corn Law Bazaar May. 1845. Dawn Island.
Draw & Etch'd by J. Stephenson.
[n.d. c.1845.]
Uncut before binding. Proof. In pencil at bottom Engraved by Jo Barlow for Stephenson.
Frontispiece and title page to Dawn Island by Harriet Martineau. It is a tale that depicts the confrontations between a native island tribe and white British traders. Martineau (1802-76), writer and journalist, undertook an American tour in 1834-6 and her works include 'Society in America' (1837). 'By inheritance a political radical and dedicated dissenter', in George Eliot's estimation she was 'the only English woman that possesses thoroughly the art of writing'. DNB
[Ref: 29645] £75.00
(£90.00 incl.VAT)
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