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![[Beckford's Tower] Views of Landsdown Tower Bath.](jpegs/60911.jpg)
[Beckford's Tower] Views of Landsdown Tower Bath. The Favourite Edifice of the Late William Beckford Esq.r.
From Drawings by Willes Maddox. On Stone by S.J. Richardson, F.S.A.
Published by Edmund English, Jun.r Milsom S.t Bath and Thomas McLean, 26 Haymarket, London, 1844.
2°, original half morocco, moiré cloth, lettered in gilt on front board; lithographed dedication, list of plates and vignettes, letterpress 'To the Reader', facsimile mss. letter, 2pp. list of subscribers, errata slip; pp. 9, with six tinted lithographic vignettes and a wood engraving; 14 lithographs with fine hand colour on 13 sheets, trimmed to image and mounted on card as issued, as called for. Disbound, edges chipped, some spotting to text.
An example of the Subscription Edition of the account of Lansdown Tower in Bath, built by William Beckford in 1827. Now known as 'Beckford's Tower' and owned by the Bath Preservation Trust, it is Grade I listed.
Abbey Scenery 420.
[Ref: 60911] £1,800.00 view all images for this item
From Drawings by Willes Maddox. On Stone by S.J. Richardson, F.S.A.
Published by Edmund English, Jun.r Milsom S.t Bath and Thomas McLean, 26 Haymarket, London, 1844.
2°, original half morocco, moiré cloth, lettered in gilt on front board; lithographed dedication, list of plates and vignettes, letterpress 'To the Reader', facsimile mss. letter, 2pp. list of subscribers, errata slip; pp. 9, with six tinted lithographic vignettes and a wood engraving; 14 lithographs with fine hand colour on 13 sheets, trimmed to image and mounted on card as issued, as called for. Disbound, edges chipped, some spotting to text.
An example of the Subscription Edition of the account of Lansdown Tower in Bath, built by William Beckford in 1827. Now known as 'Beckford's Tower' and owned by the Bath Preservation Trust, it is Grade I listed.
Abbey Scenery 420.
[Ref: 60911] £1,800.00 view all images for this item
South View of the Town of Bridgenorth.
Drawn by J. Farington, R.A. Engraved by W. Byrne & T. Medland.
London, Published as the Act directs 1st Jan.y 1791, by W. Byrne, No.19 Titchfield Street.
Coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. 350 x 490mm (13¾ x 19¼") very large margins. Tear taped, some spotting, faint creasing.
A view across the River Severn valley towards the town of Bridgnorth in Shropshire. The castle ruins can be seen on the hill- the result of demolition ordered by Cromwell during the Civil War.
[Ref: 60907] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by J. Farington, R.A. Engraved by W. Byrne & T. Medland.
London, Published as the Act directs 1st Jan.y 1791, by W. Byrne, No.19 Titchfield Street.
Coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. 350 x 490mm (13¾ x 19¼") very large margins. Tear taped, some spotting, faint creasing.
A view across the River Severn valley towards the town of Bridgnorth in Shropshire. The castle ruins can be seen on the hill- the result of demolition ordered by Cromwell during the Civil War.
[Ref: 60907] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
![Christchurch Gate [pencil].](jpegs/60933.jpg)
Christchurch Gate [pencil].
Florence Tate [pencil].
[n.d., c.1920.]
Etching, titled and signed by the artist. 180 x 120mm (7 x 4¾"), with unidentified blind stamp in bottom margin, very large margins Creasing in top margin.
A view of Christchurch Gate, also known as Cemetery Gate, the main entrance into the precincts of Canterbury Cathedral. It predates the resurrection of the octagonal turrets by William Caroe in the 1930s.
[Ref: 60933] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Florence Tate [pencil].
[n.d., c.1920.]
Etching, titled and signed by the artist. 180 x 120mm (7 x 4¾"), with unidentified blind stamp in bottom margin, very large margins Creasing in top margin.
A view of Christchurch Gate, also known as Cemetery Gate, the main entrance into the precincts of Canterbury Cathedral. It predates the resurrection of the octagonal turrets by William Caroe in the 1930s.
[Ref: 60933] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. To the Nobility and Gentry Proprietors of this College, this print is respectfully dedicated by their obedient Servants, S.W. Daukes & J.R. Hamilton Arch.ts.
G. Hawkins lith. Day & Haghe Lith.rs to the Queen.
[n.d., c.1845.]
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 200 x 250mm (8 x 9¾"), with large margins. Some foxing.
The Gothic Royal Agricultural College, published by the architects of the building, Samuel Whitfield Daukes (1811-80) and John R. Hamilton (dates unknown). When it opened in 1845 it was the first agricultural college in the English-speaking world; it is now the Royal Agricultural University.
[Ref: 60932] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
G. Hawkins lith. Day & Haghe Lith.rs to the Queen.
[n.d., c.1845.]
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 200 x 250mm (8 x 9¾"), with large margins. Some foxing.
The Gothic Royal Agricultural College, published by the architects of the building, Samuel Whitfield Daukes (1811-80) and John R. Hamilton (dates unknown). When it opened in 1845 it was the first agricultural college in the English-speaking world; it is now the Royal Agricultural University.
[Ref: 60932] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Pair] Crofton Hall, Yorkshire](jpegs/61008.jpg)
[Pair] Crofton Hall, Yorkshire To M,,rs Wilson (now) of New Miller Dam, This Plate is most respectfully Dedicated by her Ob,,t Serv,,t C. Cope. [&] To Miss Richmal Mangnall, of Crofton Hall, this Plate is most respectfully Dedicated by her Ob,,t Serv,,t C. Cope.
Drawn by C. Cope. Engraved by R. & D. Havell.
Published Dec.r 1st 1813, by Mr. Cope.
Pair of aquatints, printed in colours and hand-finished. Each sheet 335 x 250mm (13 x 10"). Trimmed to plate, laid.on board.
Crofton Hall, a school attended by the Bronte sisters, in Crofton, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, now the site of Crofton High School. In 1808 Miss Richmal Mangnall (1769-1820), a former pupil, bought Crofton Hall, running the school there until her death. She was one of the most prominent educators of girls of her time.
[Ref: 61008] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
Drawn by C. Cope. Engraved by R. & D. Havell.
Published Dec.r 1st 1813, by Mr. Cope.
Pair of aquatints, printed in colours and hand-finished. Each sheet 335 x 250mm (13 x 10"). Trimmed to plate, laid.on board.
Crofton Hall, a school attended by the Bronte sisters, in Crofton, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, now the site of Crofton High School. In 1808 Miss Richmal Mangnall (1769-1820), a former pupil, bought Crofton Hall, running the school there until her death. She was one of the most prominent educators of girls of her time.
[Ref: 61008] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
![The Racquet Ground, Fleet Prison [pencil].](jpegs/60921.jpg)
The Racquet Ground, Fleet Prison [pencil].
[n.d., c.1830.]
Rare lithograph. Sheet 145 x 220mm (5¾ x 8¾"). Mounted in album paper.
A view of the exercise yard of London's notorious Fleet Prison.
[Ref: 60921] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1830.]
Rare lithograph. Sheet 145 x 220mm (5¾ x 8¾"). Mounted in album paper.
A view of the exercise yard of London's notorious Fleet Prison.
[Ref: 60921] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Royal Mails Starting from The General Post Offce.
Painted by James Pollard. Engraved by R.G. Reeve.
London, Published by Tho.s McLean 26 Haymarket April 19th 1830.
Aquatint with etching, printed in blue and brown and hand finished. Sheet 490 x 660mm (19¼ x 26"). Trimmed within plate, a few small repairs, some surface wear, laid on paper. Bit messy.
Mail coaches queue in a court enclosed by iron railings, waiting to leave Robert Smirke's new General Post Office, completed 1829. St Paul's Cathedral, printed blue like the sky, appears like a shadow in the background.
[Ref: 60970] £650.00
Painted by James Pollard. Engraved by R.G. Reeve.
London, Published by Tho.s McLean 26 Haymarket April 19th 1830.
Aquatint with etching, printed in blue and brown and hand finished. Sheet 490 x 660mm (19¼ x 26"). Trimmed within plate, a few small repairs, some surface wear, laid on paper. Bit messy.
Mail coaches queue in a court enclosed by iron railings, waiting to leave Robert Smirke's new General Post Office, completed 1829. St Paul's Cathedral, printed blue like the sky, appears like a shadow in the background.
[Ref: 60970] £650.00
![[Hertford Castle] East Front of the Hon.ble East India Company's College, Hertford.](jpegs/60903.jpg)
[Hertford Castle] East Front of the Hon.ble East India Company's College, Hertford.
Drawn & Engraved by Thomas Medland.
Publish'd 9 Feb.y 1808, by Tho.s Medland, Hertford.
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 380 x 465mm (15 x 18¼"). Trimmed within plate, several tears taped.
The exterior of Hertford Castle, with scholars playing bowls. The East India Company College was founded in 1806 to train ''writers'' (administrators) for the Company. Thomas Medland (c.1765-1833) was the first drawing master. The year after this print was published the college moved to a purpose-built property, designed by William Wilkins and landscaped by Humphrey Repton, now Haileybury and Imperial Service College.
[Ref: 60903] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn & Engraved by Thomas Medland.
Publish'd 9 Feb.y 1808, by Tho.s Medland, Hertford.
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 380 x 465mm (15 x 18¼"). Trimmed within plate, several tears taped.
The exterior of Hertford Castle, with scholars playing bowls. The East India Company College was founded in 1806 to train ''writers'' (administrators) for the Company. Thomas Medland (c.1765-1833) was the first drawing master. The year after this print was published the college moved to a purpose-built property, designed by William Wilkins and landscaped by Humphrey Repton, now Haileybury and Imperial Service College.
[Ref: 60903] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT)
A Faithful Representation of the Interior of the House of Lords.
Printed by Smith and Melling, 18, Pool Lane, Liverpool.
[n.d., c.1820.]
Broadside, with wood engraving set in letterpress. Sheet 455 x 300mm (18 x 11¾"). Repaired tears, creasing.
A broadside published for the trial of Caroline of Brunswick, showing the temporary galleries erected to seat the extra visitors. The 'Table of Explanation' contains a key marking the positions of the main figures of the trial.
[Ref: 60901] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Printed by Smith and Melling, 18, Pool Lane, Liverpool.
[n.d., c.1820.]
Broadside, with wood engraving set in letterpress. Sheet 455 x 300mm (18 x 11¾"). Repaired tears, creasing.
A broadside published for the trial of Caroline of Brunswick, showing the temporary galleries erected to seat the extra visitors. The 'Table of Explanation' contains a key marking the positions of the main figures of the trial.
[Ref: 60901] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
North East View of Lancaster.
Drawn by J. Farington, R.A. Engraved by J. Landseer.
London, Published as the Act directs 1st Nov. 1791, by W. Byrne, No.19 Titchfield Street.
Coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. 350 x 490mm (13¾ x 19¼"), large margins. Tear taped, some spotting, faint creasing.
A view of Lancaster from across the Lune, with the castle and priory. The Lune Bridge, built 1787 by Thomas Harrison, is still in use.
[Ref: 60906] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by J. Farington, R.A. Engraved by J. Landseer.
London, Published as the Act directs 1st Nov. 1791, by W. Byrne, No.19 Titchfield Street.
Coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. 350 x 490mm (13¾ x 19¼"), large margins. Tear taped, some spotting, faint creasing.
A view of Lancaster from across the Lune, with the castle and priory. The Lune Bridge, built 1787 by Thomas Harrison, is still in use.
[Ref: 60906] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)
![Newport, Isle of Wight, from Barton Vicarage, 1869 [pencil on verso].](jpegs/60922.jpg)
Newport, Isle of Wight, from Barton Vicarage, 1869 [pencil on verso].
[1869.]
Watercolour. Sheet 190 x 480mm (7½ x 19").
A panoramic view of the town.
[Ref: 60922] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
[1869.]
Watercolour. Sheet 190 x 480mm (7½ x 19").
A panoramic view of the town.
[Ref: 60922] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Norton Hall.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Lithograph on chine collé on printed backing paper. Printed area 395 x 300mm (15¼ x 11¾"), with large margins. Some soiling of original backing paper, tear in right edge.
Norton Hall, Northamptonshire, with deer in the foreground. The house was destroyed in 1952.
[Ref: 60942] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1830.]
Lithograph on chine collé on printed backing paper. Printed area 395 x 300mm (15¼ x 11¾"), with large margins. Some soiling of original backing paper, tear in right edge.
Norton Hall, Northamptonshire, with deer in the foreground. The house was destroyed in 1952.
[Ref: 60942] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
G.W.'s Transparencies. The Thames Tunnel.
London: Published for G.W., by Reeves and Sons, Cheapside, W. Morgan, 49, Judd Street, New Road; T. Fisher, 1, Hanway Street, Oxford Street; and J. Reynolds, 174, Strand [n.d., c.1845].
Lithograph, mounted in card with title label, Card 230 x 290mm (9 x 11½"). Tear in bottom edge.
Pedestrians walking in the Thames Tunnel, built by Marc & Isambard Brunel between 1826-1843, showing the lights on in the light.
[Ref: 60989] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
London: Published for G.W., by Reeves and Sons, Cheapside, W. Morgan, 49, Judd Street, New Road; T. Fisher, 1, Hanway Street, Oxford Street; and J. Reynolds, 174, Strand [n.d., c.1845].
Lithograph, mounted in card with title label, Card 230 x 290mm (9 x 11½"). Tear in bottom edge.
Pedestrians walking in the Thames Tunnel, built by Marc & Isambard Brunel between 1826-1843, showing the lights on in the light.
[Ref: 60989] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
No 1. Warwick Castle from the Lodge Hill. To the Right Honourable George Greville Earl of Warwick &c. &c. This and the following Views of his Ancient and Magnificent Castle, are Humbly Inscribed, by his Lordships most Obedient and most Humble Servant Paul Sandby R. A. [&] No 2. The Entrance of Warwick Castle from the Lower Court. [&] No 3. Caesars Tower and Part of Warwick Castle from the Island. [&] No 4. Part of Warwick Castle from the S.E.
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd Jan.y 1776. by J. Boydell Cheapside.
Set of four aquatints, printed in sepia. Each c.335 x 475mm (13¼ x 18¾"). All laid on archival paper. 1 with long crease; 2 with repaired tear and surface abrasion in inscription area; 3 with two long creases, abrasion in margins; 4 with damage to margins and unprinted area of plate. Damaged.
The full set of four views of Warwick Castle by Paul Sandby (1725-1809), dedicated to his pupil Charles Greville, who gave the secret of the aquatint method to Sandby.
[Ref: 60893] £650.00 view all images for this item
P. Sandby Fecit.
Publish'd Jan.y 1776. by J. Boydell Cheapside.
Set of four aquatints, printed in sepia. Each c.335 x 475mm (13¼ x 18¾"). All laid on archival paper. 1 with long crease; 2 with repaired tear and surface abrasion in inscription area; 3 with two long creases, abrasion in margins; 4 with damage to margins and unprinted area of plate. Damaged.
The full set of four views of Warwick Castle by Paul Sandby (1725-1809), dedicated to his pupil Charles Greville, who gave the secret of the aquatint method to Sandby.
[Ref: 60893] £650.00 view all images for this item
South View of Windsor, taken from the Great Park.
Drawn by W. Hodges, R.A. Engraved by T. Byrne & J. Schuman.
London, Published as the Act directs 1st Jan.y 1791, by W. Byrne, No.19 Titchfield Street.
Coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. 350 x 490mm (13¾ x 19¼"), large margins. Tear in margin.
A view of Windsor Castle, with deer in the foreground.
[Ref: 60908] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by W. Hodges, R.A. Engraved by T. Byrne & J. Schuman.
London, Published as the Act directs 1st Jan.y 1791, by W. Byrne, No.19 Titchfield Street.
Coloured engraving, 18th century watermark. 350 x 490mm (13¾ x 19¼"), large margins. Tear in margin.
A view of Windsor Castle, with deer in the foreground.
[Ref: 60908] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)