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[A History of the Brazil; comprising its Geography, Commerce, Colonization, Aboriginal Inhabitants, &c. &c. &c. by James Henderson, Recently from South America. Illustrated with Twenty-Eight Plates and Two Maps.]
[London: Printed for the Author, and Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster Row. 1821.]
4to, original half calf gilt, marbled boards, edges and endpapers; pp. iii-xiv + 522; 2 folding maps, 26 lithographic plates (of 28), two extra engraved plates of Brazil. Boards detached, lacking title and two plates.
A study of Brazil illustrated by sketches by James Henderson (1783?-1848), who travelled to Rio de Janeiro hoping to obtain a position with the British Government. The views, lithographed by C. Shoesmith and printed by Hullmandel, are some of the earliest lithographic book illustrations. This volume includes Plate 23, which only appears in Subscriber's copies.
[Ref: 32175] £1,600.00
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Haymakers.
S. Finchum [?] pinx. C. Smith Sculp.t
Stipple printed in colour.. Very fine. 380 x 490mm. 15 x 19¼". Trimmed inside platemark at bottom, losing publication line.
Rustic scene showing a man and woman relaxing from their labours with a young child.
[Ref: 14412] £450.00
Peasants, Near Neushol.
G. Hering del._ Cattn. Smith, Lith:
[London: T. McLean, 1838.]
Sepia-tinted lithograph, rare, image 290 x 390mm. 11½ x 15¼".
A study from life of a group of figures near the town of Neusol in Hungary. From 'Sketches on the Danube, in Hungary and Transylvania' (26 plates), by George Edwards Hering (1805-1879). Abbey Travel 79, 11.
[Ref: 26802] £240.00
(£288.00 incl.VAT)
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