A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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![[Gum Tree] Vue d'un paysage Australien où figurent les Xanthorrhoea (sur l'arrière plan.)](jpegs/55362.jpg)
[Gum Tree] Vue d'un paysage Australien où figurent les Xanthorrhoea (sur l'arrière plan.) Off. Lith. & pict. in Horto Van Houtteano.
[Paris: A Gand, 1849.]
Lithograph. Sheet 165 x 245mm (6½ x 9½").
A shooting scene, with a gum tree. From van Houtte's 'Flore des serres et des jardins de l'Europe, ou Descriptions et figures des plantes les plus rares et les plus méritantes'.
[Ref: 55362] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
[Paris: A Gand, 1849.]
Lithograph. Sheet 165 x 245mm (6½ x 9½").
A shooting scene, with a gum tree. From van Houtte's 'Flore des serres et des jardins de l'Europe, ou Descriptions et figures des plantes les plus rares et les plus méritantes'.
[Ref: 55362] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
![[Bassett Hounds.]](jpegs/55301.jpg)
[Bassett Hounds.]
Henry Wilkinson.
Etching signed by the artist. 250 x 300mm (10 x 11¾"). Limited edition: 73/75 very large margins
An etching by artist Henry Wilkinson (1921-2011) who specialised in sporting dogs and scenes.
[Ref: 55301] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Henry Wilkinson.
Etching signed by the artist. 250 x 300mm (10 x 11¾"). Limited edition: 73/75 very large margins
An etching by artist Henry Wilkinson (1921-2011) who specialised in sporting dogs and scenes.
[Ref: 55301] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Der Pardel über einem Cameel.
Joh. El. Ridinger inv. et del. M. El. Ridinger sculps. Aug Vin.
[Augsburg, c.1760.]
Engraving, watermark M. Heusler, 350 x 290mm (13¾ x 11½"). Some wear to margins.
A family of big cats bringing down a camel in a cave. Despite being described as leopards, the cats look more like a lioness and her cubs. Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767) is regarded as one of the best German engravers of animals, especially horses, hounds and hunting scenes
[Ref: 55342] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Joh. El. Ridinger inv. et del. M. El. Ridinger sculps. Aug Vin.
[Augsburg, c.1760.]
Engraving, watermark M. Heusler, 350 x 290mm (13¾ x 11½"). Some wear to margins.
A family of big cats bringing down a camel in a cave. Despite being described as leopards, the cats look more like a lioness and her cubs. Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767) is regarded as one of the best German engravers of animals, especially horses, hounds and hunting scenes
[Ref: 55342] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Caspian Tern.
P. Mazell sculp.
Published July 17 1789 by J. Stockdale.
Etching with original hand colour. 265 x 190mm (10½ x 7½"). Trimmed to plate on left, thread margins elsewhere. Paper tab stuck on edge, paper toning at bottom, old ink mss.
A Caspian tern, as seen in New South Wales by a crew member of the First Fleet. From 'The voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay' by Philip Arthur.
[Ref: 55235] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
P. Mazell sculp.
Published July 17 1789 by J. Stockdale.
Etching with original hand colour. 265 x 190mm (10½ x 7½"). Trimmed to plate on left, thread margins elsewhere. Paper tab stuck on edge, paper toning at bottom, old ink mss.
A Caspian tern, as seen in New South Wales by a crew member of the First Fleet. From 'The voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay' by Philip Arthur.
[Ref: 55235] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Australasian Dog, or Dingo.
Heath sculp.
1800 Jan.y 1. London, Publish'd by G. Kearsley, Fleet Street.
Engraving. Sheet 120 x 205mm (4¾ x 8"). Trimmed within plate.
From George Shaw's 'Systematic Natural History'.
[Ref: 55357] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Heath sculp.
1800 Jan.y 1. London, Publish'd by G. Kearsley, Fleet Street.
Engraving. Sheet 120 x 205mm (4¾ x 8"). Trimmed within plate.
From George Shaw's 'Systematic Natural History'.
[Ref: 55357] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
![[Betel & Dusky Pademelon] Areek-vrugt en Betelblat; Filander.](jpegs/55363.jpg)
[Betel & Dusky Pademelon] Areek-vrugt en Betelblat; Filander.
M Oool s.
[Amsterdam: R. en G. Wetstein, J. Oosterwyk & H. van de Gaete, 1714.]
Engraving, 18th century watermark. 330 x 180mm (13 x 7"), very large margins.
Two natural history illustrations on one sheet from Cornelis de Bruyn's 'Reizen over Moskovie, door Persie en Indie'. Above is a betel leaf with areca nut; below is The Dusky Pademelon, a marsupial of New Guinea (Latin name 'Thylogale brunii', for de Bruyn).
[Ref: 55363] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
M Oool s.
[Amsterdam: R. en G. Wetstein, J. Oosterwyk & H. van de Gaete, 1714.]
Engraving, 18th century watermark. 330 x 180mm (13 x 7"), very large margins.
Two natural history illustrations on one sheet from Cornelis de Bruyn's 'Reizen over Moskovie, door Persie en Indie'. Above is a betel leaf with areca nut; below is The Dusky Pademelon, a marsupial of New Guinea (Latin name 'Thylogale brunii', for de Bruyn).
[Ref: 55363] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Didelphis. 1. The Virginian Opossum. 2. The Kanguroo. 3.4.5. Specimens of the Suckling Foetus.
J. Chapman sc.
London Published as the Act directs March 12, 1803 by J. Wilkes.
Engraving. 235 x 190mm (9¼ x 7½"), with large margins on 3 sides. Tear in left margin, stitch holes affecting plate on left.
Illustrations of maruspials of America (Didelphis) and Australia, published in the 'Encyclopaedia Londinensis''.
[Ref: 55364] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
J. Chapman sc.
London Published as the Act directs March 12, 1803 by J. Wilkes.
Engraving. 235 x 190mm (9¼ x 7½"), with large margins on 3 sides. Tear in left margin, stitch holes affecting plate on left.
Illustrations of maruspials of America (Didelphis) and Australia, published in the 'Encyclopaedia Londinensis''.
[Ref: 55364] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Kanguru.
P. Mazell sculp.
[n.d., c.1790.]
Coloured etching. Sheet 155 x 145mm (6 x 5¾"). Trimmed into plate, laid on album paper.
A portrait of a kangaroo, based on George Stubb's 1772 painting 'Kongouro from New Holland'.
CLB: 384
[Ref: 55360] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
P. Mazell sculp.
[n.d., c.1790.]
Coloured etching. Sheet 155 x 145mm (6 x 5¾"). Trimmed into plate, laid on album paper.
A portrait of a kangaroo, based on George Stubb's 1772 painting 'Kongouro from New Holland'.
CLB: 384
[Ref: 55360] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Kangaroo.
Warner sc..
[n.d., c.1800.]
Coloured etching. 160 x 115mm (6¼ x 4½"), with large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed into plate on right.
A portrait of a kangaroo, based on George Stubb's 1772 painting 'Kongouro from New Holland'. From William Smellie's translation of Buffon.
CLB. 384.
[Ref: 55361] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Warner sc..
[n.d., c.1800.]
Coloured etching. 160 x 115mm (6¼ x 4½"), with large margins on 3 sides. Trimmed into plate on right.
A portrait of a kangaroo, based on George Stubb's 1772 painting 'Kongouro from New Holland'. From William Smellie's translation of Buffon.
CLB. 384.
[Ref: 55361] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Salmon Trout.
J. Scott Jun.r sc.t.
Published by Sherwood & Co, April 1 1827.
Engraving. 140 x 205mm (5½ x 8"). Trimmed to plate at top, stitch holes within plate at bottom.
Probably published in the 'Sporting Magazine'.
[Ref: 55329] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
J. Scott Jun.r sc.t.
Published by Sherwood & Co, April 1 1827.
Engraving. 140 x 205mm (5½ x 8"). Trimmed to plate at top, stitch holes within plate at bottom.
Probably published in the 'Sporting Magazine'.
[Ref: 55329] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
![[Sclater's monal] Lophophorus Sclateri.](jpegs/55233.jpg)
[Sclater's monal] Lophophorus Sclateri.
W. Foster.
[n.d., c.1900.]
Chromolithograph. Sheet 255 x 165mm (10 x 6½"). Some spotting.
A male pheasant of the Eastern Himalayas, named for British zoologist Philip Lutley Sclater. The artist, William Foster (1853-1924), was the son of Myles Birket Foster, and the only child to become an artist. As well as his serious ornithological work William illustrated children's books (including an 1889 edition of Lear's Nonsene Drolleries) and contributed many illustrations to periodicals.
[Ref: 55233] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
W. Foster.
[n.d., c.1900.]
Chromolithograph. Sheet 255 x 165mm (10 x 6½"). Some spotting.
A male pheasant of the Eastern Himalayas, named for British zoologist Philip Lutley Sclater. The artist, William Foster (1853-1924), was the son of Myles Birket Foster, and the only child to become an artist. As well as his serious ornithological work William illustrated children's books (including an 1889 edition of Lear's Nonsene Drolleries) and contributed many illustrations to periodicals.
[Ref: 55233] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Sheep-Shearing.
Painted by W. Hamilton, R A. Engraved by F. Bartolozzi R. A. Engraver to his Majesty.
London Pub.d as the Act directs. Sep.r 5. 1798. by P. W. Tomkins. No. 49. New Bond Street.
Stipple and etching, chine-collé, title in open letters. 485 x 390mm (19 x 15¼"), with very large margins. Crease in unprinted area on left, slight foxing, margins bit messy.
A scene of a family shearing sheep outside a farmhouse. It was used as a chapter heading for James Thomson's ''The Seasons''. Another state has the title 'Summer'.
De Vesme 1799.
[Ref: 55225] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by W. Hamilton, R A. Engraved by F. Bartolozzi R. A. Engraver to his Majesty.
London Pub.d as the Act directs. Sep.r 5. 1798. by P. W. Tomkins. No. 49. New Bond Street.
Stipple and etching, chine-collé, title in open letters. 485 x 390mm (19 x 15¼"), with very large margins. Crease in unprinted area on left, slight foxing, margins bit messy.
A scene of a family shearing sheep outside a farmhouse. It was used as a chapter heading for James Thomson's ''The Seasons''. Another state has the title 'Summer'.
De Vesme 1799.
[Ref: 55225] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
The Quadrangular Passion Flower.
Henderson pinx.t. Hopwood sculp.t.
London. Published by Dr Thornton June 1st 1802.
Aquatint with stipple, printed in colours and hand-finished. Sheet 520 x 405mm (20½ x 16"). Trimmed within plate, small tear in top edge.
Published in Thornton's 'Temple of Flora', the first series of flower prints to have the plant in its natural habitat. Although originally from South America the plant is shown here climbing a column, with a Grecian temple in the background.
State iii of iii. Dunthorne, p.251: "One of the best examples of colour printing".
[Ref: 55285] £950.00
Henderson pinx.t. Hopwood sculp.t.
London. Published by Dr Thornton June 1st 1802.
Aquatint with stipple, printed in colours and hand-finished. Sheet 520 x 405mm (20½ x 16"). Trimmed within plate, small tear in top edge.
Published in Thornton's 'Temple of Flora', the first series of flower prints to have the plant in its natural habitat. Although originally from South America the plant is shown here climbing a column, with a Grecian temple in the background.
State iii of iii. Dunthorne, p.251: "One of the best examples of colour printing".
[Ref: 55285] £950.00
Tufted-Tailed or Mountain Kanguroo.
London, Published by G.B. Whittaker, Feb.y 1825.
Fine coloured engraving. 135 x 220mm (5¼ x 8¾"). Trimmed to platemark.
From 'The Animal Kingdom' by Georges Léopold, Baron de Cuvier, published 1827-35.
[Ref: 55358] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
London, Published by G.B. Whittaker, Feb.y 1825.
Fine coloured engraving. 135 x 220mm (5¼ x 8¾"). Trimmed to platemark.
From 'The Animal Kingdom' by Georges Léopold, Baron de Cuvier, published 1827-35.
[Ref: 55358] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
![[White Eared Pheasant] Crossoptilon Tibetanum.](jpegs/55234.jpg)
[White Eared Pheasant] Crossoptilon Tibetanum.
F. Waller Chromo Lith. 18 Hatton Garden, London.
[n.d., c.1900.]
Chromolithograph. Sheet 255 x 160mm (10 x 6¼").
The white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon), also known as 'Dolan’s Eared Pheasant' or 'Bee's pheasant', native to alpine China and Tibet.
[Ref: 55234] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
F. Waller Chromo Lith. 18 Hatton Garden, London.
[n.d., c.1900.]
Chromolithograph. Sheet 255 x 160mm (10 x 6¼").
The white eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon), also known as 'Dolan’s Eared Pheasant' or 'Bee's pheasant', native to alpine China and Tibet.
[Ref: 55234] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Woolly Kangaroo. Macropus Lanigerus.
Lewin del.t. New Holland. H. Kearsley Sc.
London, Published by G.B. Whittaker, March 1827.
Fine coloured engraving. Sheet 220 x 130mm (8½ x 5"). Trimmed to platemark.
From 'The Animal Kingdom' by Georges Léopold, Baron de Cuvier, published 1827-35. The artist, John William Lewin (1770-1819, son of bird artist William Lewin), was Australia’s first professional artist to arrive in the young colony as a free man.
[Ref: 55359] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
Lewin del.t. New Holland. H. Kearsley Sc.
London, Published by G.B. Whittaker, March 1827.
Fine coloured engraving. Sheet 220 x 130mm (8½ x 5"). Trimmed to platemark.
From 'The Animal Kingdom' by Georges Léopold, Baron de Cuvier, published 1827-35. The artist, John William Lewin (1770-1819, son of bird artist William Lewin), was Australia’s first professional artist to arrive in the young colony as a free man.
[Ref: 55359] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)