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Historical Illustrations of the Chateau d'Eu from its foundation to the present day; with full and authentic details of the recent visit of Her Majesty the Queen of England, and her royal consort, to His Majesty the king of the French, and his August family.
By Joseph Skelton, F.S.A. author and engraver of the architectural antiquities of Oxfordshire, etc. The text by M.J. Vatout, Counsellor of State and first librarian to the King. The English department by the Rev. C.J. Furlong, A.M.
London, F.G. Moon, publisher to Her Majesty, Threadneedle-Street. 1844. Printed by A. and H. Firmin Didot, rue Jacob, 56.
Large folio, fine contemporary calf binding with gilt border and crest, decorative spine in compartments. Gilt page edges. 21 plates as called for. Front cover detached, edges rubbed. Staining to back cover
Includes list of subscribers and text describing the plates. The crest on the front is that of Percy, Duke of Northumberland. The Dukedom was created on 22 October 1766. The book therefore possibly comes from the library at Alnwick or Syon.
With thanks to Thomas Woodcock, Norroy and Ulster King of Arms, for identifying the crest of Percy, Duke of Northumberland.
[Ref: 12518] £550.00 view all images for this item
By Joseph Skelton, F.S.A. author and engraver of the architectural antiquities of Oxfordshire, etc. The text by M.J. Vatout, Counsellor of State and first librarian to the King. The English department by the Rev. C.J. Furlong, A.M.
London, F.G. Moon, publisher to Her Majesty, Threadneedle-Street. 1844. Printed by A. and H. Firmin Didot, rue Jacob, 56.
Large folio, fine contemporary calf binding with gilt border and crest, decorative spine in compartments. Gilt page edges. 21 plates as called for. Front cover detached, edges rubbed. Staining to back cover
Includes list of subscribers and text describing the plates. The crest on the front is that of Percy, Duke of Northumberland. The Dukedom was created on 22 October 1766. The book therefore possibly comes from the library at Alnwick or Syon.
With thanks to Thomas Woodcock, Norroy and Ulster King of Arms, for identifying the crest of Percy, Duke of Northumberland.
[Ref: 12518] £550.00 view all images for this item
James Benwell Aged 82. of the Physic Gardens, Oxford.
A. Burt del. J. Skelton sculp.
Published Nov.r 1st 1817 by J. Skelton, St Aldates, Oxford.
Rare etching, on chine collé. 315 x 245mm (12½ x 9¾"). Cut into chine collé at bottom right.
John Benwell (c.1735-1819), Head Gardener of the Oxford Physic Gardens, standing with a bag of leaves suspended from a hoe over his shoulder. The garden's Black Pine tree, the garden's largest tree and J.R.R. Tolkien's favourite, was planted as a sapling by Benwell in 1800.
[Ref: 51314] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
A. Burt del. J. Skelton sculp.
Published Nov.r 1st 1817 by J. Skelton, St Aldates, Oxford.
Rare etching, on chine collé. 315 x 245mm (12½ x 9¾"). Cut into chine collé at bottom right.
John Benwell (c.1735-1819), Head Gardener of the Oxford Physic Gardens, standing with a bag of leaves suspended from a hoe over his shoulder. The garden's Black Pine tree, the garden's largest tree and J.R.R. Tolkien's favourite, was planted as a sapling by Benwell in 1800.
[Ref: 51314] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
View of High Street, Oxford, taken about 1765.
Engraved by J. Skelton _ Drawn by J. Donowell.
Published as the Act directs, Sept.r 1 1821 by J. Skelton, Magdalen Bridge, Oxford.
Engraving. 210 x 280mm (8¼ x 11"), with large margins.
A view of the High Street, from Joseph Skelton's 'Oxonia Antiqua Restaurata', published in parts 1818-20 and complete in 1823.
[Ref: 50006] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by J. Skelton _ Drawn by J. Donowell.
Published as the Act directs, Sept.r 1 1821 by J. Skelton, Magdalen Bridge, Oxford.
Engraving. 210 x 280mm (8¼ x 11"), with large margins.
A view of the High Street, from Joseph Skelton's 'Oxonia Antiqua Restaurata', published in parts 1818-20 and complete in 1823.
[Ref: 50006] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
St Frideswide's Shrine, in Christ-Church Cathedral. The Oxford Almanack For the Year of our Lord God MDCCCXV [1815].
Drawn by C. Wild. Engraved by Joseph Skelton.
Published by J. Cooke, Oxford & E. Gardner No 7 Paternoster Row, London. Price Five Shillings.
Engraving. 565 x 485mm (22¼ x 19"), with very large margins, stamp duty ink stamp lower right margin. Uncut. Horizontal fold.
The interior of Christ Church Cathedral, with the shrine of Saint Frithuswith, (c.650-725), an abbess who is now the patron saint of Oxford University. The Oxford Almanack has been published annually since 1674. The stamp duty was payable to the compiler of the almanac, set at one shilling per year.
[Ref: 51429] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by C. Wild. Engraved by Joseph Skelton.
Published by J. Cooke, Oxford & E. Gardner No 7 Paternoster Row, London. Price Five Shillings.
Engraving. 565 x 485mm (22¼ x 19"), with very large margins, stamp duty ink stamp lower right margin. Uncut. Horizontal fold.
The interior of Christ Church Cathedral, with the shrine of Saint Frithuswith, (c.650-725), an abbess who is now the patron saint of Oxford University. The Oxford Almanack has been published annually since 1674. The stamp duty was payable to the compiler of the almanac, set at one shilling per year.
[Ref: 51429] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)
Divinity School. The Oxford Almanack For the Year of our Lord God MDCCCXVI [1816].
Drawn by John Buckler 1804. Engraved by Joseph Skelton.
Published by J. Cooke, Oxford & E. Gardner No 7 Paternoster Row, London. Price 5 Shillings & Sixpence.
Engraving. 565 x 485mm (22¼ x 19"), with very large margins, stamp duty ink stamp top left margin. Uncut. Horizontal fold.
The interior of the Divinity School, illustrating the very elaborate lierne vaulting designed by William Orchard in the 1480s. The Oxford Almanack has been published annually since 1674. The stamp duty was payable to the compiler of the almanac, set at 1 shilling and threepence per year covered by Act of Parliament 55 Geo. III c. 185. The same act set the penalty for issuing an unstamped almanac as three months' imprisonment.
[Ref: 51428] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by John Buckler 1804. Engraved by Joseph Skelton.
Published by J. Cooke, Oxford & E. Gardner No 7 Paternoster Row, London. Price 5 Shillings & Sixpence.
Engraving. 565 x 485mm (22¼ x 19"), with very large margins, stamp duty ink stamp top left margin. Uncut. Horizontal fold.
The interior of the Divinity School, illustrating the very elaborate lierne vaulting designed by William Orchard in the 1480s. The Oxford Almanack has been published annually since 1674. The stamp duty was payable to the compiler of the almanac, set at 1 shilling and threepence per year covered by Act of Parliament 55 Geo. III c. 185. The same act set the penalty for issuing an unstamped almanac as three months' imprisonment.
[Ref: 51428] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Divinity School.
Drawn by John Buckler. 1804. Engraved by Joseph Skelton.
[Oxford Almanack, c.1804.]
Engraving. 370 x 480mm (14½ x 19"), with Almanack ink stamp in top margin. Trimmed to plate at bottom. Large margins on 3 sides.
The interior of Oxford University's Divinity School, depicting the elaborate vaulting with bosses designed by William Orchard in the 1480s and the door to the Sheldonian Theatre added by Sir Christopher Wren in 1699. The original drawing is in the Ashmolean.
BM 1859,1008.307, dated 1816.
[Ref: 40608] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by John Buckler. 1804. Engraved by Joseph Skelton.
[Oxford Almanack, c.1804.]
Engraving. 370 x 480mm (14½ x 19"), with Almanack ink stamp in top margin. Trimmed to plate at bottom. Large margins on 3 sides.
The interior of Oxford University's Divinity School, depicting the elaborate vaulting with bosses designed by William Orchard in the 1480s and the door to the Sheldonian Theatre added by Sir Christopher Wren in 1699. The original drawing is in the Ashmolean.
BM 1859,1008.307, dated 1816.
[Ref: 40608] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
The Theatre.
Drawn by J. Buckler, 1815. Engraved by Joseph Skelton.
[n.d., c.1820].
Engraving, fine impression. Laid on India paper. Plate: 490 x 390mm (19 x 15"). Trimmed on lower margin. Tears in lower edge. Creases in top right hand corner.
Interior view of the Sheldonion Theatre in Oxford. Constructed between 1664 and 1669 it was the first major design of Sir Christopher Wren. The building was funded by Gilbert Sheldon who was later to become the Archbishop of Canterbury.
From the Encombe Estate, Earl of Eldon.
[Ref: 32651] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by J. Buckler, 1815. Engraved by Joseph Skelton.
[n.d., c.1820].
Engraving, fine impression. Laid on India paper. Plate: 490 x 390mm (19 x 15"). Trimmed on lower margin. Tears in lower edge. Creases in top right hand corner.
Interior view of the Sheldonion Theatre in Oxford. Constructed between 1664 and 1669 it was the first major design of Sir Christopher Wren. The building was funded by Gilbert Sheldon who was later to become the Archbishop of Canterbury.
From the Encombe Estate, Earl of Eldon.
[Ref: 32651] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
The Theatre. The Oxford Almanack For the Year of our Lord God MDCCCXX [1820].
Drawn by J. Bucker 1815. Engraved by Joseph Skelton.
Published by J. Parker, Oxford & E. Gardner No 7 Paternoster Row, London. Price 5 Shillings & Sixpence.
Engraving. 565 x 485mm (22¼ x 19"), with very large margins, stamp duty ink stamp lower right margin. Uncut. Horizontal fold, creasing in almanack, damp stains in margins.
The Oxford Almanack is an annual almanac published since 1674. The stamp duty was payable to the compiler of the almanac, set at 1 shilling and threepence per year covered by Act of Parliament 55 Geo. III c. 185. The same act set the penalty for issuing an unstamped almanac as three months' imprisonment.
[Ref: 51436] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by J. Bucker 1815. Engraved by Joseph Skelton.
Published by J. Parker, Oxford & E. Gardner No 7 Paternoster Row, London. Price 5 Shillings & Sixpence.
Engraving. 565 x 485mm (22¼ x 19"), with very large margins, stamp duty ink stamp lower right margin. Uncut. Horizontal fold, creasing in almanack, damp stains in margins.
The Oxford Almanack is an annual almanac published since 1674. The stamp duty was payable to the compiler of the almanac, set at 1 shilling and threepence per year covered by Act of Parliament 55 Geo. III c. 185. The same act set the penalty for issuing an unstamped almanac as three months' imprisonment.
[Ref: 51436] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Wadham College from the Garden. The Oxford Almanack For the Year of our Lord God MDCCCXIX [1819].
Drawn by C. Wild. Engraved by J. Skelton.
Published by J. Parker, Oxford & E. Gardner No 7 Paternoster Row, London. Price 5 Shillings & Sixpence.
Engraving. 565 x 485mm (22¼ x 19"), with large margins, stamp duty ink stamp lower right margin. Uncut. Horizontal fold.
The Oxford Almanack is an annual almanac published since 1674. The stamp duty was payable to the compiler of the almanac, set at 1 shilling and threepence per year covered by Act of Parliament 55 Geo. III c. 185. The same act set the penalty for issuing an unstamped almanac as three months' imprisonment.
[Ref: 51425] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by C. Wild. Engraved by J. Skelton.
Published by J. Parker, Oxford & E. Gardner No 7 Paternoster Row, London. Price 5 Shillings & Sixpence.
Engraving. 565 x 485mm (22¼ x 19"), with large margins, stamp duty ink stamp lower right margin. Uncut. Horizontal fold.
The Oxford Almanack is an annual almanac published since 1674. The stamp duty was payable to the compiler of the almanac, set at 1 shilling and threepence per year covered by Act of Parliament 55 Geo. III c. 185. The same act set the penalty for issuing an unstamped almanac as three months' imprisonment.
[Ref: 51425] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
St. John the Evangelist, Westminster.
Drawn by J. Coney. Etched by J. Skelton, for the Ecclesiastical Architecture of London.
London, Published by J. Booth, Duke Street, Portland Place, Jan.y 1, 1814.
Engraving. 270 x 340mm (10½ x 13¼").
St John's, Smith Square, a baroque church built by Thomas Archer (1668-1743) completed 1728. It became known as 'Queen Anne's Footstool'. Archer was consulting the ailing Queen Anne (not noted for her interest in architecture), asking how the new church should look: the Queen petulantly kicked over her footstool, pointed at its legs in the air and snapped 'Like that!, resulting in the church's four corner towers. Gutted by a German incendiary bomb in 1941 it remained a ruin for over twenty years, before being rebuilt and becoming one of London's major concert halls, with fine acoustics.
[Ref: 28605] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by J. Coney. Etched by J. Skelton, for the Ecclesiastical Architecture of London.
London, Published by J. Booth, Duke Street, Portland Place, Jan.y 1, 1814.
Engraving. 270 x 340mm (10½ x 13¼").
St John's, Smith Square, a baroque church built by Thomas Archer (1668-1743) completed 1728. It became known as 'Queen Anne's Footstool'. Archer was consulting the ailing Queen Anne (not noted for her interest in architecture), asking how the new church should look: the Queen petulantly kicked over her footstool, pointed at its legs in the air and snapped 'Like that!, resulting in the church's four corner towers. Gutted by a German incendiary bomb in 1941 it remained a ruin for over twenty years, before being rebuilt and becoming one of London's major concert halls, with fine acoustics.
[Ref: 28605] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)