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[Clipper Ship "Ambassador", A.1. 16 Years. 700 Tons Register. Thomas J. Duggan, Commander. Wm. Lund Esq. & others (Owners) Wm. Walker Esq. (Builder)]
[T.G. Dutton, del et lith.]
[London. Published May 27th 1869 by Wm. Foster, 17, Billiter Street, EC.]
Tinted lithograph, proof before letters, 430 x 620mm. 17 x 24¼". Repaired tear lower right not effecting image.
The Ambassador tea clipper sailed between the chinese port of Fuchow and London, once doing so in 108 days (1872). The beached skeleton of the ship is in Estancia San Gregorio, Chile, where it was declared a national monument in 1973. It is one of the few surviving tea clippers. The clipped weighed about 692 tons and was made of steel and teak wood, making it very fast and sleek vessel.
Parker 1950; see 17384 for published state. NMM: PAH8583.
[Ref: 17622] £1,250.00
[T.G. Dutton, del et lith.]
[London. Published May 27th 1869 by Wm. Foster, 17, Billiter Street, EC.]
Tinted lithograph, proof before letters, 430 x 620mm. 17 x 24¼". Repaired tear lower right not effecting image.
The Ambassador tea clipper sailed between the chinese port of Fuchow and London, once doing so in 108 days (1872). The beached skeleton of the ship is in Estancia San Gregorio, Chile, where it was declared a national monument in 1973. It is one of the few surviving tea clippers. The clipped weighed about 692 tons and was made of steel and teak wood, making it very fast and sleek vessel.
Parker 1950; see 17384 for published state. NMM: PAH8583.
[Ref: 17622] £1,250.00
Amberley & Houghton Almanack. 1885.
Printed by Bemrose & Sons, 23 Old Bailey, London; and Derby.
Wood engraving and letterpress, printed in black and red. Sheet 760 x 500mm (30 x 19¾"). Some restoration, laid on archival paper.
A religious broadsheet, tailored for use in Amberley & Houghton, near Arundel in West Sussex. Around a wood engraving illustrating a scene from Exodus, are various notes about local customs and rules, for example what days baptisms are held and Post Office regulations. Underneath is a calendar, with days marked with a biblical quotation.
[Ref: 53999] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Printed by Bemrose & Sons, 23 Old Bailey, London; and Derby.
Wood engraving and letterpress, printed in black and red. Sheet 760 x 500mm (30 x 19¾"). Some restoration, laid on archival paper.
A religious broadsheet, tailored for use in Amberley & Houghton, near Arundel in West Sussex. Around a wood engraving illustrating a scene from Exodus, are various notes about local customs and rules, for example what days baptisms are held and Post Office regulations. Underneath is a calendar, with days marked with a biblical quotation.
[Ref: 53999] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[September, from a set of months of the year]](jpegs/34537.jpg)
[September, from a set of months of the year] September. / Ventivolante lepus pedibus superatur abumbro, Grex Agitur Campis; poma leguntur agris [...]
P. Cand. pinx. ab Ambling delin. et Sculp. 1701
Etching and engraving, sheet 275 x 345mm (10¾ x 13½"). Trimmed inside platemark.
Shepherd leading a bull, milkmaid on the right, and the town of Ingolstadt in the background. An annual harvest festival. One of a set of prints representing the months of the years, engraved after a set of tapestries designed by Peter de Witte (c.1612-14) now in Munich. De Witte's preparatory drawing is in the Staatliche Grafische Sammlung, Munich. De Witte worked with Vasari in Florence before joining the court in Munich.
[Ref: 34537] £320.00
P. Cand. pinx. ab Ambling delin. et Sculp. 1701
Etching and engraving, sheet 275 x 345mm (10¾ x 13½"). Trimmed inside platemark.
Shepherd leading a bull, milkmaid on the right, and the town of Ingolstadt in the background. An annual harvest festival. One of a set of prints representing the months of the years, engraved after a set of tapestries designed by Peter de Witte (c.1612-14) now in Munich. De Witte's preparatory drawing is in the Staatliche Grafische Sammlung, Munich. De Witte worked with Vasari in Florence before joining the court in Munich.
[Ref: 34537] £320.00
Aër Hollanda. Maison de Plaisance de Mr. Moorreen. (Amboine.)
de Sainson pinx.t. Leborne Lith, Fig par V. Adam.
J. Tastu Editeur. Lith. de Bichebois aîné, rue déry, 23. [Paris, n.d. c.1833.]
Lithograph. 330 x 516mm. 13 x 20¼". Paper toning around the edges. Some spotting.
A view of a French residence on Ambon Island, Indonesia; local servants carrying trays cross the yard towards French officers under the tree, where another slave shades his master with a parasol. Numbered 'Pl.139' upper right; from 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe', the account of Jules Dumont D'Urville's important expedition to the South Seas between 1826 and 1829. Publisher's blindstamp below title. After Louis Auguste de Sainson (1801 - 1887).
See NLA: 2711739. Ex Norman Blackburn Collection.
[Ref: 18851] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
de Sainson pinx.t. Leborne Lith, Fig par V. Adam.
J. Tastu Editeur. Lith. de Bichebois aîné, rue déry, 23. [Paris, n.d. c.1833.]
Lithograph. 330 x 516mm. 13 x 20¼". Paper toning around the edges. Some spotting.
A view of a French residence on Ambon Island, Indonesia; local servants carrying trays cross the yard towards French officers under the tree, where another slave shades his master with a parasol. Numbered 'Pl.139' upper right; from 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe', the account of Jules Dumont D'Urville's important expedition to the South Seas between 1826 and 1829. Publisher's blindstamp below title. After Louis Auguste de Sainson (1801 - 1887).
See NLA: 2711739. Ex Norman Blackburn Collection.
[Ref: 18851] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Amboine. Costume d'un Pion ou agent de police. Costume d'un habitant malais.
de Sainson pinxt. V.Adam lith.
J. Tastu, Editeur. Lith. de Lemercier. [Paris, 1833.]
Lithograph. Printed area 260 x 360mm. Publisher's blindstamp under title. Small tear into top lef-hand margin.
The island of Amboine, now Indonesia. From 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe', the account of Jules Dumont D'Urville's important expedition to the South Seas between 1826 and 1829.
[Ref: 8157] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
de Sainson pinxt. V.Adam lith.
J. Tastu, Editeur. Lith. de Lemercier. [Paris, 1833.]
Lithograph. Printed area 260 x 360mm. Publisher's blindstamp under title. Small tear into top lef-hand margin.
The island of Amboine, now Indonesia. From 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe', the account of Jules Dumont D'Urville's important expedition to the South Seas between 1826 and 1829.
[Ref: 8157] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Vue d'Amboine, Prise des hauteurs de Batou-Ganton. (Moluques.)
de Sainson pinx.t. Nousveau Lith.
J. Tastu Editeur. Lith. de Bichebois aîné, rue déry, 23. [Paris, n.d. c.1833.]
Lithograph. 342 x 508mm. 13¼ x 20". Paper toning around the edges. Some spotting.
A French explorer in the foreground with a servant holding a parasol to shade his master from the sun; in the background the Island of Ambon, Indonesia, with ships and smaller vessels in the bay. Numbered 'Pl.146' upper right; from 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe', the account of Jules Dumont D'Urville's important expedition to the South Seas between 1826 and 1829. Publisher's blindstamp below title. After Louis Auguste de Sainson (1801 - 1887).
See NLA: 2713024. Ex Norman Blackburn Collection.
[Ref: 18852] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
de Sainson pinx.t. Nousveau Lith.
J. Tastu Editeur. Lith. de Bichebois aîné, rue déry, 23. [Paris, n.d. c.1833.]
Lithograph. 342 x 508mm. 13¼ x 20". Paper toning around the edges. Some spotting.
A French explorer in the foreground with a servant holding a parasol to shade his master from the sun; in the background the Island of Ambon, Indonesia, with ships and smaller vessels in the bay. Numbered 'Pl.146' upper right; from 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe', the account of Jules Dumont D'Urville's important expedition to the South Seas between 1826 and 1829. Publisher's blindstamp below title. After Louis Auguste de Sainson (1801 - 1887).
See NLA: 2713024. Ex Norman Blackburn Collection.
[Ref: 18852] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Amboine. Passar ou Marché au quartier Malais. Boutique au quartier Chinois.
de Sainson pinxt. Alexis Noël lith.
J. Tastu, Editeur. Lith. de Lemercier. [Paris, 1833.]
Lithograph with original colour. Large publisher's stamp at bottom. Printed area 400 x 280mm. Toning to edges.
A covered market and a shop on Amboine. From 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe', the account of Jules Dumont D'Urville's important expedition to the South Seas between 1826 and 1829.
[Ref: 53484] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
de Sainson pinxt. Alexis Noël lith.
J. Tastu, Editeur. Lith. de Lemercier. [Paris, 1833.]
Lithograph with original colour. Large publisher's stamp at bottom. Printed area 400 x 280mm. Toning to edges.
A covered market and a shop on Amboine. From 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe', the account of Jules Dumont D'Urville's important expedition to the South Seas between 1826 and 1829.
[Ref: 53484] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Amboine. Soldat de la milice Malaise. Officier de la garde bourgeoise.
de Sainson pinxt. Kśppelin lith.
J. Tastu, Editeur. Lith. de Bichebois ainé, rue cléry, 23. [Paris, 1833.]
Lithograph with original hand colour, large publisher's stamp at bottom. Printed area 240 x 360mm (9½ x 14¼") large margins. Toning at edges.
Two illustrations of uniforms of the Dutch colony of Amboine: on the left a soldier of the local militia, on the right a European officer. From 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe', the account of Jules Dumont D'Urville's important expedition to the South Seas between 1826 and 1829.
[Ref: 53485] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
de Sainson pinxt. Kśppelin lith.
J. Tastu, Editeur. Lith. de Bichebois ainé, rue cléry, 23. [Paris, 1833.]
Lithograph with original hand colour, large publisher's stamp at bottom. Printed area 240 x 360mm (9½ x 14¼") large margins. Toning at edges.
Two illustrations of uniforms of the Dutch colony of Amboine: on the left a soldier of the local militia, on the right a European officer. From 'Voyage de la Corvette l'Astrolabe', the account of Jules Dumont D'Urville's important expedition to the South Seas between 1826 and 1829.
[Ref: 53485] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Woman of Amboyna / Woman of Tongataboo No. XXX
Piron del. C. Warren sc. Harding ex.
Pub.d Apr: 20 1800, by J. Debrett, Piccadilly.
Engraving, sheet 230 x 305mm (9 x 12"). Trimmed to platemark.
Inhabitants of Ambon (part of the Malaku islands of Indonesia) and Tonga. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 32223] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Piron del. C. Warren sc. Harding ex.
Pub.d Apr: 20 1800, by J. Debrett, Piccadilly.
Engraving, sheet 230 x 305mm (9 x 12"). Trimmed to platemark.
Inhabitants of Ambon (part of the Malaku islands of Indonesia) and Tonga. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 32223] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Man of L'Isle de Beaupré / Woman of L'Isle de Beaupré No. XXXIV.
Piron del. Warren sc. Harding ex.
Pub.d Apr: 20 1800, by J. Debrett, Piccadilly.
Engraving, sheet 230 x 305mm (9 x 12"). Trimmed to platemark.
Inhabitants of Ouvéa, New Caledonia. 'They told us that the island from whence they came was a day's sail to the east of our moorings, and that the name of it was Aouvea; it was doubtless the island of Beaupré that they meant'. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 32224] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Piron del. Warren sc. Harding ex.
Pub.d Apr: 20 1800, by J. Debrett, Piccadilly.
Engraving, sheet 230 x 305mm (9 x 12"). Trimmed to platemark.
Inhabitants of Ouvéa, New Caledonia. 'They told us that the island from whence they came was a day's sail to the east of our moorings, and that the name of it was Aouvea; it was doubtless the island of Beaupré that they meant'. From the English edition of Jacques Labillardière's ''An Account of A Voyage in search of La Perouse... Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux'', an expedition that crossed the South Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies between 1791-3.
[Ref: 32224] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Batoe-Médjah. Omstreken van Ambon. Batoe-Médjah. Environs d’Ambon. Molukschen Archipel. Iles Moluques. PL.XXIX.
C.W.M. van de Velde. P. Lauters.
Uitgegeven by, Frans Buffa en Zonen te Amsterdam. [n.d. c.1846.]
Lithograph with hand colour. Image area 215 x 304mm (8½ x 12").
Batu Meja in the district of Sirimau, Amboine, Maluku, Indonesia. By the Dutchman Carel William Meredith van de Velde (1818-98), a sailor, doctor and watercolourist. From "Gezigten uit Neèrlands Indië, naar de natuur geteekend en beschreven".
[Ref: 28458] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
C.W.M. van de Velde. P. Lauters.
Uitgegeven by, Frans Buffa en Zonen te Amsterdam. [n.d. c.1846.]
Lithograph with hand colour. Image area 215 x 304mm (8½ x 12").
Batu Meja in the district of Sirimau, Amboine, Maluku, Indonesia. By the Dutchman Carel William Meredith van de Velde (1818-98), a sailor, doctor and watercolourist. From "Gezigten uit Neèrlands Indië, naar de natuur geteekend en beschreven".
[Ref: 28458] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
De Vallei Batoe-Gadjah. Onsticken van Ambon. Vallée de Batoe-Gandjah. Environs d’Ambon. Molukschen Archipel. Iles Moluques. PL.XXVII.
C.W.M. van de Velde. P. Lauters.
Uitgegeven by, Frans Buffa en Zonen te Amsterdam. [n.d. c.1846.]
Lithograph with hand colour. Image area 215 x 299mm (8½ x 11¾"). Some toning and spotting.
Batu Gajah in the district of Sirimau, Amboine, Maluku, Indonesia. By the Dutchman Carel William Meredith van de Velde (1818-98), a sailor, doctor and watercolourist. From "Gezigten uit Neèrlands Indië, naar de natuur geteekend en beschreven".
[Ref: 28459] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
C.W.M. van de Velde. P. Lauters.
Uitgegeven by, Frans Buffa en Zonen te Amsterdam. [n.d. c.1846.]
Lithograph with hand colour. Image area 215 x 299mm (8½ x 11¾"). Some toning and spotting.
Batu Gajah in the district of Sirimau, Amboine, Maluku, Indonesia. By the Dutchman Carel William Meredith van de Velde (1818-98), a sailor, doctor and watercolourist. From "Gezigten uit Neèrlands Indië, naar de natuur geteekend en beschreven".
[Ref: 28459] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Het Fort Duurstede te Saparoea. Le Fort Duurstede à Saparoea. Molukschen Archipel. Iles Moluques. PL.XXXII.
C.W.M. van de Velde. P. Lauters.
Uitgegeven by, Frans Buffa en Zonen te Amsterdam. [n.d. c.1846.]
Lithograph with hand colour. Image area 215 x 300mm (8½ x 11¾"). Paper toning.
A view of Duurstede Fort, which was built in 1691 on the coast of the island of Saparoea. By the Dutchman Carel William Meredith van de Velde (1818-98), a sailor, doctor and watercolourist. From "Gezigten uit Neèrlands Indië, naar de natuur geteekend en beschreven".
[Ref: 28460] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
C.W.M. van de Velde. P. Lauters.
Uitgegeven by, Frans Buffa en Zonen te Amsterdam. [n.d. c.1846.]
Lithograph with hand colour. Image area 215 x 300mm (8½ x 11¾"). Paper toning.
A view of Duurstede Fort, which was built in 1691 on the coast of the island of Saparoea. By the Dutchman Carel William Meredith van de Velde (1818-98), a sailor, doctor and watercolourist. From "Gezigten uit Neèrlands Indië, naar de natuur geteekend en beschreven".
[Ref: 28460] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Ternate. zoo als het was voor de aardbering in Februarij 1840. Vue de Ternate. avant le tremblement de terre en Fevrier 1840. Molukschen Archipel. Iles Moluques. PL.XXXIV.
C.W.M. van de Velde. P. Lauters.
Uitgegeven by, Frans Buffa en Zonen te Amsterdam. [n.d. c.1846.]
Lithograph with hand colour. Image area 210 x 300mm (8¼ x 11¾"). Mount burn and foxing.
A view of Ternate, the volcanic island of Indonesia, in the Moluccas. By the Dutchman Carel William Meredith van de Velde (1818-98), a sailor, doctor and watercolourist. From "Gezigten uit Neèrlands Indië, naar de natuur geteekend en beschreven".
[Ref: 28461] £330.00
C.W.M. van de Velde. P. Lauters.
Uitgegeven by, Frans Buffa en Zonen te Amsterdam. [n.d. c.1846.]
Lithograph with hand colour. Image area 210 x 300mm (8¼ x 11¾"). Mount burn and foxing.
A view of Ternate, the volcanic island of Indonesia, in the Moluccas. By the Dutchman Carel William Meredith van de Velde (1818-98), a sailor, doctor and watercolourist. From "Gezigten uit Neèrlands Indië, naar de natuur geteekend en beschreven".
[Ref: 28461] £330.00
Amboine. Kleidung eines Malaien. 25.
Lith.v. Honegger.
[Heinrich Rudolf Schinz, n.d. c.1845.]
Coloured lithograph. 330 x 241mm. 13 x 9½".
Amboine, clothing of a Malay, of southeast Asia. From "Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Menschen der verschiedenen Rassen und Stämme".
[Ref: 26646] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Lith.v. Honegger.
[Heinrich Rudolf Schinz, n.d. c.1845.]
Coloured lithograph. 330 x 241mm. 13 x 9½".
Amboine, clothing of a Malay, of southeast Asia. From "Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Menschen der verschiedenen Rassen und Stämme".
[Ref: 26646] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Ruine Eener Christen Kerk Te Saparoea. Ruine d’une Église Chrétienne a Saparoea. Molukschen Archipel. Iles Moluques. PL.XXXIII.
C.W.M. van de Velde. P. Lauters.
Uitgegeven by, Frans Buffa en Zonen te Amsterdam. [n.d. c.1846.]
Lithograph with hand colour. Image area 215 x 304mm (8½ x 12").
The ruins of a church with locals carrying sedan chairs. Saparoea, Amboine in the former Dutch East Indies. By the Dutchman Carel William Meredith van de Velde (1818-98), a sailor, doctor and watercolourist. From "Gezigten uit Neèrlands Indië, naar de natuur geteekend en beschreven".
[Ref: 28457] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
C.W.M. van de Velde. P. Lauters.
Uitgegeven by, Frans Buffa en Zonen te Amsterdam. [n.d. c.1846.]
Lithograph with hand colour. Image area 215 x 304mm (8½ x 12").
The ruins of a church with locals carrying sedan chairs. Saparoea, Amboine in the former Dutch East Indies. By the Dutchman Carel William Meredith van de Velde (1818-98), a sailor, doctor and watercolourist. From "Gezigten uit Neèrlands Indië, naar de natuur geteekend en beschreven".
[Ref: 28457] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[View of Amboise.]](jpegs/34663.jpg)
[View of Amboise.] In the Collection of the Earl of Bute.
Engraved by Captain W Baillie 1764 [in image lower right].
Etching printed in sepia, very fine impression; sheet 290 x 430mm (11½ x 17"). Trimmed to platemark. Signed by Baillie lower right.
View of Amboise in central France, with bridge across the river Loire and various figures at work. The city is known for containing the last residence of Leonardo da Vinci. Engraved by Captain William Baillie (1723-1810). Baillie retired from the army in 1761 with the rank of Captain and thereafter devoted himself to printmaking and dealing. He specialised in imitating old-master drawings and prints, using a variety of printmaking techniques. After Lambert Doomer (1624-1700), Dutch artist who owned several volumes of Rembrandt drawings. Rembrandt was a passion of Baillie's which may have led him to engrave this scene.
Ex: Collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 34663] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Captain W Baillie 1764 [in image lower right].
Etching printed in sepia, very fine impression; sheet 290 x 430mm (11½ x 17"). Trimmed to platemark. Signed by Baillie lower right.
View of Amboise in central France, with bridge across the river Loire and various figures at work. The city is known for containing the last residence of Leonardo da Vinci. Engraved by Captain William Baillie (1723-1810). Baillie retired from the army in 1761 with the rank of Captain and thereafter devoted himself to printmaking and dealing. He specialised in imitating old-master drawings and prints, using a variety of printmaking techniques. After Lambert Doomer (1624-1700), Dutch artist who owned several volumes of Rembrandt drawings. Rembrandt was a passion of Baillie's which may have led him to engrave this scene.
Ex: Collection of the Late Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 34663] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Signor G. Ambrogetti.
A. Wivell del. C. Picart sculp.
[London, Published May 1, 1824, by Geo. Lawford, Saville Place, Burlington Gardens.]
Stipple. 202 x 153mm. 8 x 6". Trimmed. Repairs to the top corners.
Giuseppe Ambrogetti (b.1780) was a famous Italian baritone, particularly famous for his role in Da Ponte's Don Giovanni in London, in 1817.
V&A: S.3589-2009. ATN: 00476.
[Ref: 17427] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
A. Wivell del. C. Picart sculp.
[London, Published May 1, 1824, by Geo. Lawford, Saville Place, Burlington Gardens.]
Stipple. 202 x 153mm. 8 x 6". Trimmed. Repairs to the top corners.
Giuseppe Ambrogetti (b.1780) was a famous Italian baritone, particularly famous for his role in Da Ponte's Don Giovanni in London, in 1817.
V&A: S.3589-2009. ATN: 00476.
[Ref: 17427] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
![[Saint Ambrose reading]](jpegs/46100.jpg)
[Saint Ambrose reading] Ambrosius natione Romanus Mediolanen Episcopus, probo generosoq. semine ortus [...]
[Anon., c.1650]
Engraving, platemark 210 x 285mm (8¼ x 11¼") very large margins.
[Ref: 46100] £360.00
[Anon., c.1650]
Engraving, platemark 210 x 285mm (8¼ x 11¼") very large margins.
[Ref: 46100] £360.00
![[Ambulant Scrivener]](jpegs/41094.jpg)
[Ambulant Scrivener] Il Segretario Ambulante
Letty 1825 [after Maria de Vito]
Very fine watercolour, 190 x 145mm (7½ x 5¾"). Glued to backing sheet.
Fine copy of an Italian lithograph, one of five in a set depicting Italian professions and costumes.
For an impression of the source lithograph see V&A Museum, museum number E.1160-1963
[Ref: 41094] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Letty 1825 [after Maria de Vito]
Very fine watercolour, 190 x 145mm (7½ x 5¾"). Glued to backing sheet.
Fine copy of an Italian lithograph, one of five in a set depicting Italian professions and costumes.
For an impression of the source lithograph see V&A Museum, museum number E.1160-1963
[Ref: 41094] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Her Royal Highness Princess Amelia.
S.r W.m. Beechey del. Cheesman Scu.
London Published by E. Harding 19 May 1806.
Stipple. Plate 272 x 222mm. 10¾ x 8¾".
Princess Amelia (1783-1810) was the youngest of George III and Queen Charlotte's fifteen children and died of tuberculosis at a young age.
[Ref: 22683] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
S.r W.m. Beechey del. Cheesman Scu.
London Published by E. Harding 19 May 1806.
Stipple. Plate 272 x 222mm. 10¾ x 8¾".
Princess Amelia (1783-1810) was the youngest of George III and Queen Charlotte's fifteen children and died of tuberculosis at a young age.
[Ref: 22683] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
On Princess Amelia. To the Right Hon:a the Earl Rivers, These Four Plates are humbly inscrib'd.
[Etched by George Bickham.]
[n.d., c.1737-9.]
Scarce etched music sheet, 18th century watermark. 325 x 200mm (12¾ x 8"). Narrow margins at top, trimmed to plate at bottom, original binding folds,
A music sheet with a headpiece of a woman dancing before an audience in parkland. The song was set to music by Maurice Green (1696-1755), Professor of Music at Cambridge University & 'Master of the King's Musick'. Bath interest. From George Bickham's 'The Musical Entertainer'.
[Ref: 58699] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[Etched by George Bickham.]
[n.d., c.1737-9.]
Scarce etched music sheet, 18th century watermark. 325 x 200mm (12¾ x 8"). Narrow margins at top, trimmed to plate at bottom, original binding folds,
A music sheet with a headpiece of a woman dancing before an audience in parkland. The song was set to music by Maurice Green (1696-1755), Professor of Music at Cambridge University & 'Master of the King's Musick'. Bath interest. From George Bickham's 'The Musical Entertainer'.
[Ref: 58699] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Bonifacius Amerbach.
Holbein pinx: H.Pf. fecit.
ex Bib. Basil: [n.d. c.1790.]
Etching with large margins. Plate 127 x 84mm. 5 x 3¼".
Boniface Amerbach (1495-1562) was a Swiss lawyer, humanist, professor and composer. His early years were spent studying music which he took to the University of Basel and studied under John Kotter. In 1513 he moved to the University of Freiburg and converted to law.
[Ref: 26014] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Holbein pinx: H.Pf. fecit.
ex Bib. Basil: [n.d. c.1790.]
Etching with large margins. Plate 127 x 84mm. 5 x 3¼".
Boniface Amerbach (1495-1562) was a Swiss lawyer, humanist, professor and composer. His early years were spent studying music which he took to the University of Basel and studied under John Kotter. In 1513 he moved to the University of Freiburg and converted to law.
[Ref: 26014] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
![[Allegory of the exploration of America.]](jpegs/41458.jpg)
[Allegory of the exploration of America.] Histoire Générale des Voyages Depuis le commencement du XV.me Siècle. Dix-huitieme Partie. Livre Premier. Premiers Voyages, Découvertes, et Etablissemens des Européens en Amérique.
J. van Schley fecit.
[Paris 1763.]
Engraving. 55 x 140mm (2¼ x 5½"), set in text.
A scene featuring allegorical figures including the Four Continents and Time, with a globe being unveiled. From Prevost's 'Histoire Générale des Voyages'. American interest.
[Ref: 41458] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
J. van Schley fecit.
[Paris 1763.]
Engraving. 55 x 140mm (2¼ x 5½"), set in text.
A scene featuring allegorical figures including the Four Continents and Time, with a globe being unveiled. From Prevost's 'Histoire Générale des Voyages'. American interest.
[Ref: 41458] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
l'Amérique.
Guérard del. Imp. Lemercier. Régnier et Bettanier lith.
Paris publié par J. Bulla et F. Delarue 10, rue JJ Rousseau. London, published, 15 March 1844 by the Anaglyphic Company, 12 Denmark St. Soho. [n.d. c.1850.]
Fine coloured lithograph. 306 x 254mm. 12 x 10".
An allegorical figure of America; a young girl playing a guitar, wearing a semi-turban head-dress with rose clip.
[Ref: 23955] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Guérard del. Imp. Lemercier. Régnier et Bettanier lith.
Paris publié par J. Bulla et F. Delarue 10, rue JJ Rousseau. London, published, 15 March 1844 by the Anaglyphic Company, 12 Denmark St. Soho. [n.d. c.1850.]
Fine coloured lithograph. 306 x 254mm. 12 x 10".
An allegorical figure of America; a young girl playing a guitar, wearing a semi-turban head-dress with rose clip.
[Ref: 23955] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Geographical Map of America.
Printed by R. Juigné, 17, Margaret Street, Cavendish Square. [n.d., c.1817.]
Hand coloured engraving with surrounding letter press text and large margins. Sheet size: 495 x 715mm (19½ x 28¼").
A map of North America, surrounded by letterpress descriptions, published in an English edition of Le Sage's Historical Atlas. On the map the routes of Columbus and Pizarro are marked and the possessions of the English, United States, Spanish & Portuguese are delineated in colour.
[Ref: 36874] £330.00
Printed by R. Juigné, 17, Margaret Street, Cavendish Square. [n.d., c.1817.]
Hand coloured engraving with surrounding letter press text and large margins. Sheet size: 495 x 715mm (19½ x 28¼").
A map of North America, surrounded by letterpress descriptions, published in an English edition of Le Sage's Historical Atlas. On the map the routes of Columbus and Pizarro are marked and the possessions of the English, United States, Spanish & Portuguese are delineated in colour.
[Ref: 36874] £330.00
America.
G. Sammaritani inv. e dis. F. Wenzel Lit.o.
Lit. Salimbeni, Strada Toledo, 174. [Naples?, c.1850.]
Scarce lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 525 x 670mm (20¾ x 26½"). Edges chipped and soiled.
A female allegorical figure of America, bare-breasted with a feather headress and a quiver of arrows, seated on a rock under a waterfall. Two cherubs, also with feather headresses, hold a net full of fish and a stich with dead birds hanging from it. Around the image are decorative borders with motifs relating to the the continent.
[Ref: 52870] £750.00
G. Sammaritani inv. e dis. F. Wenzel Lit.o.
Lit. Salimbeni, Strada Toledo, 174. [Naples?, c.1850.]
Scarce lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 525 x 670mm (20¾ x 26½"). Edges chipped and soiled.
A female allegorical figure of America, bare-breasted with a feather headress and a quiver of arrows, seated on a rock under a waterfall. Two cherubs, also with feather headresses, hold a net full of fish and a stich with dead birds hanging from it. Around the image are decorative borders with motifs relating to the the continent.
[Ref: 52870] £750.00
The War Dance, by the Ojibbeway Indians.
J.Harris scul[p]. [after George Catlin.]
[London, Published by H.Bailliere, 1842.]
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 230 x 140mm (9 x 5½"). Trimmed. Slightly time stained.
A reduced version of the scene by George Catlin, published in 'Dr.Prichard's Natural History of Man'. The dancers are named as Flying Cloud, Tobacco, Moonlight Night, and Flying Gull. Members of the tribe performed their war dance for Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle in 1844.
[Ref: 31519] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
J.Harris scul[p]. [after George Catlin.]
[London, Published by H.Bailliere, 1842.]
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 230 x 140mm (9 x 5½"). Trimmed. Slightly time stained.
A reduced version of the scene by George Catlin, published in 'Dr.Prichard's Natural History of Man'. The dancers are named as Flying Cloud, Tobacco, Moonlight Night, and Flying Gull. Members of the tribe performed their war dance for Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle in 1844.
[Ref: 31519] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[Schooner Yacht America off Dunnose Isle of Wight.]](jpegs/44722.jpg)
[Schooner Yacht America off Dunnose Isle of Wight.]
[Joseph Miles Gilbert. G. E. Hicks.]
[Rowney & Co.][n.d., c.1851.]
Lithograph, rare. Sheet: 345 x 305mm (13½ x 12"). Pin holes, damage and surface dirt.
A marine scene showing the Schooner Yacht 'America' sailing off the coast of the Isle of Wight in 1851. 'America', built by a syndicate of members of the New York Sailing Club, won the Royal Yacht Squadron's race around the Isle of Wight, and was awared the '£100 Cup'. Now known as 'The America's Cup', it is the oldest international sporting trophy.
[Ref: 44722] £450.00
[Joseph Miles Gilbert. G. E. Hicks.]
[Rowney & Co.][n.d., c.1851.]
Lithograph, rare. Sheet: 345 x 305mm (13½ x 12"). Pin holes, damage and surface dirt.
A marine scene showing the Schooner Yacht 'America' sailing off the coast of the Isle of Wight in 1851. 'America', built by a syndicate of members of the New York Sailing Club, won the Royal Yacht Squadron's race around the Isle of Wight, and was awared the '£100 Cup'. Now known as 'The America's Cup', it is the oldest international sporting trophy.
[Ref: 44722] £450.00
L'Amerique. Dans les Isles que j'ay la Terre est toujours verte, Aussi depuis le Temps que lon man decouverte, / Et n'est point sous le Ciel un ci charmant seiour; Chaseun me fait la cour.
ABosse se.
a paris chez chereau le jeaune ruë St Jacques au S.t Remy [n.d., c.1740].
Engraving with original hand colour. 230 x 155mm (9 x 6") Tear in left margin.
A female allegorical figure representing America, dressed in red feathers but bare-breasted, holding a spear and a seashell.
[Ref: 54930] £480.00
ABosse se.
a paris chez chereau le jeaune ruë St Jacques au S.t Remy [n.d., c.1740].
Engraving with original hand colour. 230 x 155mm (9 x 6") Tear in left margin.
A female allegorical figure representing America, dressed in red feathers but bare-breasted, holding a spear and a seashell.
[Ref: 54930] £480.00
The British Museum.
Aug.s Butler, Delt & Lith. Stannard & Dixon Imp.
[London, printed & Pub.d April 25th 1853 by Stannard & Dixon, 7, Poland Street.]
Rare tinted lithograph with touches of hand colour. Sheet 320 x 480mm (12½ x 19"). Trimmed close to printed border on three sides, losing piblication line at bottom, tears through title repaired.
A view of Sir Robert Smirke's Greek Revival façade of the British Museum from Great Russell Street, published before the museum was fully open to the public.
[Ref: 63933] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Aug.s Butler, Delt & Lith. Stannard & Dixon Imp.
[London, printed & Pub.d April 25th 1853 by Stannard & Dixon, 7, Poland Street.]
Rare tinted lithograph with touches of hand colour. Sheet 320 x 480mm (12½ x 19"). Trimmed close to printed border on three sides, losing piblication line at bottom, tears through title repaired.
A view of Sir Robert Smirke's Greek Revival façade of the British Museum from Great Russell Street, published before the museum was fully open to the public.
[Ref: 63933] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
L'Amerique.
Dessine par Vauthier. Terminé par Bertrand.
A Paris et a Ausbourg chez Tessari et C.ie. Depose a la Direction. [n.d. c.1820]
Stipple, sheet 390 x 275mm (15½ x 10¾"). Trimmed to plate left and right. Small margin at bottom.
An early form of the allegorical figure representing "America". A head-and-shoulders portrait of a young Native American woman. She wears a fabric robe with left breast exposed, a feathered headdress with beaded braids, and feathered armbands.
[Ref: 61497] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Dessine par Vauthier. Terminé par Bertrand.
A Paris et a Ausbourg chez Tessari et C.ie. Depose a la Direction. [n.d. c.1820]
Stipple, sheet 390 x 275mm (15½ x 10¾"). Trimmed to plate left and right. Small margin at bottom.
An early form of the allegorical figure representing "America". A head-and-shoulders portrait of a young Native American woman. She wears a fabric robe with left breast exposed, a feathered headdress with beaded braids, and feathered armbands.
[Ref: 61497] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![[A European amoung Natives.]](jpegs/7131.jpg)
[A European amoung Natives.]
[Amsterdam, Olfert Dapper, 1671.]
Engraving, 130 x 165mm, set in German text.
A European among West Indian natives. Published in Armold Montanus' 'America'.
[Ref: 7131] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[Amsterdam, Olfert Dapper, 1671.]
Engraving, 130 x 165mm, set in German text.
A European among West Indian natives. Published in Armold Montanus' 'America'.
[Ref: 7131] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
L'Amerique. Des peuples inconnus affrontant mille hazards, Ce n'auroit pas esté pour moy grand advantage, Vinrent me traiter de Sauuage; Si je n'auois par eux appris que les beaux Arts.
N. Arnoult fecit.
A Paris chez N. Arnoult rue de la Fromagerie a l'Image St. Claude aux Halles avec Pri. du Roy. [n.d.].
Engraving. 290 x 190 (11½ x 7½").
One plate of the set of four 'Quatre Parties du Monde', representing America. One European woman holds a parrot while reaching out to a monkey sitting on a black pageboy's shoulder. Another woman shoots an arrow at monkeys in a tree.
[Ref: 449] £380.00
N. Arnoult fecit.
A Paris chez N. Arnoult rue de la Fromagerie a l'Image St. Claude aux Halles avec Pri. du Roy. [n.d.].
Engraving. 290 x 190 (11½ x 7½").
One plate of the set of four 'Quatre Parties du Monde', representing America. One European woman holds a parrot while reaching out to a monkey sitting on a black pageboy's shoulder. Another woman shoots an arrow at monkeys in a tree.
[Ref: 449] £380.00
The ''America'' Schooner, 170 Tons, Winning the Royal Yacht Squadron Cup & Passing the ''Victoria & Albert'' off the Needles. Friday, August 22nd 1851.
Augustus Butler, Del.t & Lith.
Printed & Pub.d by Stannard & Dixon, 7 Poland St. [n.d., c.1851.]
Rare tinted lithograph with touches of hand colour. Printed area 280 x 340mm (11 x 13½").
A marine scene showing the Schooner Yacht 'America' sailing off the coast of the Isle of Wight in 1851. HMY Victoria and Albert was a twin-paddle steamer used as the royal yacht. For winning the race, 'America', built by a syndicate of members of the New York Sailing Club, was awarded the '£100 Cup'. Now known as 'The America's Cup' after the first winner, it is the oldest international sporting trophy.
[Ref: 50444] £950.00
Augustus Butler, Del.t & Lith.
Printed & Pub.d by Stannard & Dixon, 7 Poland St. [n.d., c.1851.]
Rare tinted lithograph with touches of hand colour. Printed area 280 x 340mm (11 x 13½").
A marine scene showing the Schooner Yacht 'America' sailing off the coast of the Isle of Wight in 1851. HMY Victoria and Albert was a twin-paddle steamer used as the royal yacht. For winning the race, 'America', built by a syndicate of members of the New York Sailing Club, was awarded the '£100 Cup'. Now known as 'The America's Cup' after the first winner, it is the oldest international sporting trophy.
[Ref: 50444] £950.00
![[America] [Medallion portraits of five "Emperors of Peru".]](jpegs/10731.jpg)
[America] [Medallion portraits of five "Emperors of Peru".]
Gent. Mag. Nov. 1751.
Engraving, sheet 205 x 125mm. 8 x 5". Lower right corner of plate missing.
The upper central portrait depicts Manco Cápac. In Inca mythology, Manco Cápac the first king of the Kingdom of Cuzco. Cuzco was a small kingdom in the Andes that began as a small city-state founded by the Incas around the 12th century. In time, through either warfare or peaceful assimilation, it began to grow and was succeeded by the Inca Empire. Manco Cápac is thought to have reigned until about 1230, though some put his death at 1107. Plate to the Gentleman's Magazine.
[Ref: 10731] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Gent. Mag. Nov. 1751.
Engraving, sheet 205 x 125mm. 8 x 5". Lower right corner of plate missing.
The upper central portrait depicts Manco Cápac. In Inca mythology, Manco Cápac the first king of the Kingdom of Cuzco. Cuzco was a small kingdom in the Andes that began as a small city-state founded by the Incas around the 12th century. In time, through either warfare or peaceful assimilation, it began to grow and was succeeded by the Inca Empire. Manco Cápac is thought to have reigned until about 1230, though some put his death at 1107. Plate to the Gentleman's Magazine.
[Ref: 10731] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[America] Emperors of Peru. Plate II, p.56.](jpegs/15498.jpg)
[America] Emperors of Peru. Plate II, p.56. Manco Capac. First Inca. See. P.136. Sinchi Roca, II. Lloque Yupanqui, III. Mayta Capac, IV. Capac Yupanqui, V. Inca Roca, VI.
Engraved bh J. Swaine.
Published March, 25th. 1827.
Engraving. Image 221 x 140mm. 8¾ x 5½".
Manco Cápac, founder of the Incas, supposedly sent to the earth by the sun god. Sinchi Roca, came second, and is said to have imported soil to improve the feritility of the Valley of Cuzco. Lloque Yupanqui, is said to have established the public market in Cuzco and built the Acllahuasi. Mayta Capac, fourth to ascend, is said to have been a great warrior who conquered as far as Lake Titicaca, Arequipa and Potosi. Capac Yupanqui, is said to have been the first Inca to conquer territory outside the valley of Cuzco. Inca Roca, sixth to ascend, is said to have conquered the Chancas, as well as establised yachaywasi, schools for teaching nobles.
[Ref: 15498] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved bh J. Swaine.
Published March, 25th. 1827.
Engraving. Image 221 x 140mm. 8¾ x 5½".
Manco Cápac, founder of the Incas, supposedly sent to the earth by the sun god. Sinchi Roca, came second, and is said to have imported soil to improve the feritility of the Valley of Cuzco. Lloque Yupanqui, is said to have established the public market in Cuzco and built the Acllahuasi. Mayta Capac, fourth to ascend, is said to have been a great warrior who conquered as far as Lake Titicaca, Arequipa and Potosi. Capac Yupanqui, is said to have been the first Inca to conquer territory outside the valley of Cuzco. Inca Roca, sixth to ascend, is said to have conquered the Chancas, as well as establised yachaywasi, schools for teaching nobles.
[Ref: 15498] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
A Cacique in his Dress of Ceremony. [Plate I.]
[London: Printed for R. Ackermann, 101, Strand, 1819.]
Fine hand-coloured aquatint with etching, large margins. Plate 254 x 190mm. 10 x 7½".
A cacique was a pre-Columbian chief of leader; here seen standing in ceremonial attire. From 'Letters from Buenos Ayres and Chili, with and Original History of the Latter Country. Illustrated with Engravings'.
[Ref: 23591] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[London: Printed for R. Ackermann, 101, Strand, 1819.]
Fine hand-coloured aquatint with etching, large margins. Plate 254 x 190mm. 10 x 7½".
A cacique was a pre-Columbian chief of leader; here seen standing in ceremonial attire. From 'Letters from Buenos Ayres and Chili, with and Original History of the Latter Country. Illustrated with Engravings'.
[Ref: 23591] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[11 Topographical drawings and watercolours of North America, China and England]](jpegs/37527.jpg)
[11 Topographical drawings and watercolours of North America, China and England]
[mostly unsigned by various hands but two signed 'Theodore Walter July 1868' and S.S. Walter Aug.t 1874']
11 drawings and watercolours, dimensions of each between 130 x 180mm (5 x 7") and 170 x 285mm (6¾ x 11¼"). Mostly glued to album sheets; some staining, wrinkling etc.
Interesting collection of late 19th century topographical and martime subjects including the Great Falls of the Passaic River (Paterson, New Jersey), a view of the Hudson river from Newburgh, the South Battery on Governor's Island in New York, Turnabout Island (Kiushan Tao) east of China, gold digging near Yantai in China, and Torre Abbey Sands near Torquay in England, along with ships including one sailing from New York to England. Signatures on some of the works suggest they may all have been by members of the Walter family.
[Ref: 37527] £1,850.00 view all images for this item
[mostly unsigned by various hands but two signed 'Theodore Walter July 1868' and S.S. Walter Aug.t 1874']
11 drawings and watercolours, dimensions of each between 130 x 180mm (5 x 7") and 170 x 285mm (6¾ x 11¼"). Mostly glued to album sheets; some staining, wrinkling etc.
Interesting collection of late 19th century topographical and martime subjects including the Great Falls of the Passaic River (Paterson, New Jersey), a view of the Hudson river from Newburgh, the South Battery on Governor's Island in New York, Turnabout Island (Kiushan Tao) east of China, gold digging near Yantai in China, and Torre Abbey Sands near Torquay in England, along with ships including one sailing from New York to England. Signatures on some of the works suggest they may all have been by members of the Walter family.
[Ref: 37527] £1,850.00 view all images for this item
![[American Civil War Patriotic Cover] The Man who conceived C S A.](jpegs/65744.jpg)
[American Civil War Patriotic Cover] The Man who conceived C S A.
[n.d., c. 1863.]
Envelope with red-printed wood engraving on cover, 80 x 135mm (3¼ x 5¼")
An unused envelope satirising the Conferate States of America conceiver as a fop, with monocle hanging aroumd his neck.
[Ref: 65744] £25.00 (£30.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c. 1863.]
Envelope with red-printed wood engraving on cover, 80 x 135mm (3¼ x 5¼")
An unused envelope satirising the Conferate States of America conceiver as a fop, with monocle hanging aroumd his neck.
[Ref: 65744] £25.00 (£30.00 incl.VAT)
![[American Civil War Patriotic Cover] Come, patriots, all that hate oppressio, / Assist in putting down Secession.](jpegs/65745.jpg)
[American Civil War Patriotic Cover] Come, patriots, all that hate oppressio, / Assist in putting down Secession.
[n.d., c. 1863.]
Envelope with wood engraving on cover, 80 x 140mm (3¼ x 5½")
An unused envelope with a female allegorical figure of America, with one hand on the Constitution, the other around the throat of a man with 'Treason' and 'Secession' on his trousers. A paper marked 'Sumpter' lies on the ground.
[Ref: 65745] £30.00 (£36.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c. 1863.]
Envelope with wood engraving on cover, 80 x 140mm (3¼ x 5½")
An unused envelope with a female allegorical figure of America, with one hand on the Constitution, the other around the throat of a man with 'Treason' and 'Secession' on his trousers. A paper marked 'Sumpter' lies on the ground.
[Ref: 65745] £30.00 (£36.00 incl.VAT)
![[American Civil War Patriotic Cover - Benjamin Frankin Butler] Contraband of War; or, Volunteer Sappers and Miners from the ''F.F.V.''](jpegs/65746.jpg)
[American Civil War Patriotic Cover - Benjamin Frankin Butler] Contraband of War; or, Volunteer Sappers and Miners from the ''F.F.V.''
[n.d., c. 1863.]
Envelope with a colour-printed wood engraving with letterpress, 80 x 140mm (3¼ x 5½")
An unused envelope with a scene of a group of slaves escaping from the 'First Families of Virginia', offering to help Major Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-93) as workers. Butler gained fame for refusing to return escaped slaves, designating them as contraband of war. After the war, in the House of Representatives, he wrote the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 and co-authored the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1875.
[Ref: 65746] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c. 1863.]
Envelope with a colour-printed wood engraving with letterpress, 80 x 140mm (3¼ x 5½")
An unused envelope with a scene of a group of slaves escaping from the 'First Families of Virginia', offering to help Major Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-93) as workers. Butler gained fame for refusing to return escaped slaves, designating them as contraband of war. After the war, in the House of Representatives, he wrote the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 and co-authored the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1875.
[Ref: 65746] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
![[American Civil War Patriotic Cover] ''Him fader's hope, /](jpegs/65747.jpg)
[American Civil War Patriotic Cover] ''Him fader's hope, / Him moder's joy, / Him darling little / Contraband Boy.''
[n.d., c. 1863.]
Envelope with a red-printed wood engraving with letterpress, 75 x 135mm (3 x 5¼")
An unused envelope with a white man holding up a Black baby. It refers to the policy of not returning escaped slaves, classifying them as 'contraband'.
[Ref: 65747] £30.00 (£36.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c. 1863.]
Envelope with a red-printed wood engraving with letterpress, 75 x 135mm (3 x 5¼")
An unused envelope with a white man holding up a Black baby. It refers to the policy of not returning escaped slaves, classifying them as 'contraband'.
[Ref: 65747] £30.00 (£36.00 incl.VAT)
The American Colonies.
[Drawn and engraved by George Bickham.]
[n.d., 1748.]
Extract, disbound, 21 engraved plates, numbered 165-185. Each c. 260 x 160mm (10½ x 6¼"). Some damp staining and wear to edges.
Twenty-one pages of engraved-text description of the American colonies (fourteen with illustrations), including New York, New England, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Carolina, published in George Bickham's 'The British Monarchy or a Chorographical Description of all the Dominions Subject to the King of Great Britain'. One of Bickham's interests was calligraphy, so the text is engraved with great verve.
[Ref: 45950] £950.00 view all images for this item
[Drawn and engraved by George Bickham.]
[n.d., 1748.]
Extract, disbound, 21 engraved plates, numbered 165-185. Each c. 260 x 160mm (10½ x 6¼"). Some damp staining and wear to edges.
Twenty-one pages of engraved-text description of the American colonies (fourteen with illustrations), including New York, New England, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Carolina, published in George Bickham's 'The British Monarchy or a Chorographical Description of all the Dominions Subject to the King of Great Britain'. One of Bickham's interests was calligraphy, so the text is engraved with great verve.
[Ref: 45950] £950.00 view all images for this item
American Graphic Art.
F. Weitenkampf.
The Macmillan Company. New York. MCMXXIV.
8vo, original green cloth gilt, top edge gilt; pp. xiii + 328, with 52 illustrations. Library stamps on title and some pages. Slightly damaged cover.
A comprehensive account of American graphic art.
[Ref: 59772] £60.00
F. Weitenkampf.
The Macmillan Company. New York. MCMXXIV.
8vo, original green cloth gilt, top edge gilt; pp. xiii + 328, with 52 illustrations. Library stamps on title and some pages. Slightly damaged cover.
A comprehensive account of American graphic art.
[Ref: 59772] £60.00
American Hunting Scenes.
[Published in the USA, n.d., c.1860.]
Pair of lithographs, ea. 16¾ x 22".
A pair of large, fine hunting scenes. The first depicts two men and their dogs, landing a small canoe on a river. Thefigure on the shore holds a large rifle, as the othercollcts the ducs from the boat. The second scene shows three gentlemen in a wooded area by a lake, one sat in the foreground to the right with the birds the have shot, as another moves off to the left in the distance.
[Ref: 119] £1,200.00 view all images for this item
[Published in the USA, n.d., c.1860.]
Pair of lithographs, ea. 16¾ x 22".
A pair of large, fine hunting scenes. The first depicts two men and their dogs, landing a small canoe on a river. Thefigure on the shore holds a large rifle, as the othercollcts the ducs from the boat. The second scene shows three gentlemen in a wooded area by a lake, one sat in the foreground to the right with the birds the have shot, as another moves off to the left in the distance.
[Ref: 119] £1,200.00 view all images for this item
American Hunting Scenes.
[Published in the U.S.A, n.d. c.1860.]
Lithograph. 625 x 485mm.
Plate 3.
[Ref: 120] £650.00
[Published in the U.S.A, n.d. c.1860.]
Lithograph. 625 x 485mm.
Plate 3.
[Ref: 120] £650.00
An American Indian Demanding his Bride.
W.M. Craig del. K. Mackenzie sculp.
London, Published Sept.r 1808 by S.A. & H. Oddy, 27, Oxford Street.
Rare stipple. Sheet 225 x 130mm (9 x 5¼").
A fanciful scene of a Native American presenting a dowry of game.
[Ref: 56214] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
W.M. Craig del. K. Mackenzie sculp.
London, Published Sept.r 1808 by S.A. & H. Oddy, 27, Oxford Street.
Rare stipple. Sheet 225 x 130mm (9 x 5¼").
A fanciful scene of a Native American presenting a dowry of game.
[Ref: 56214] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
![[North American Natives.]](jpegs/7127.jpg)
[North American Natives.]
[Amsterdam, Olfert Dapper, 1671.]
Engraving, 130 x 165mm, set in German text.
North American natives, the man holding a bow. Published in Armold Montanus' 'America'.
[Ref: 7127] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[Amsterdam, Olfert Dapper, 1671.]
Engraving, 130 x 165mm, set in German text.
North American natives, the man holding a bow. Published in Armold Montanus' 'America'.
[Ref: 7127] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Portrait & Uniform of An American General. A real representation of the Dress of An American Rifleman. Engraved for Barnard's New Complete & Authentic History of England.
Roberts sculp.
[London: Alexander Hogg, 1783.]
Engraving. 240 x 350mm (9½ x 13¾"). Trimmed to plate at top, edges worn.
Contemporary depictions of American Revolutionary War figures set within a decorative border. Their hats both have the skull and cross bones representing 'Death or Liberty'.
[Ref: 44610] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Roberts sculp.
[London: Alexander Hogg, 1783.]
Engraving. 240 x 350mm (9½ x 13¾"). Trimmed to plate at top, edges worn.
Contemporary depictions of American Revolutionary War figures set within a decorative border. Their hats both have the skull and cross bones representing 'Death or Liberty'.
[Ref: 44610] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)