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A Series of Views in the City of Bath.
Drawn on Stone by Gauci and other Artists, from originals by R.Woodroffe.
Published by C.Duffield, Gallery of Engravings, 12 Milsom Street, and sold by all the booksellers and printsellers. [n.d. c.1840]
Very scarce book. Oblong 4to, original green morocco gilt, front board detached, marbled endpapers; lacking titlepage, 18 lithographic views on india. Varying degrees of foxing throughout.
The views are: the Guildhall; Royal Crescent; Queen Square; Milsom Street; Lansdown Crescent; North Parade and Literary Institution; Pump Room and Baths; The Circus; Norfolk Crescent; Assembly Rooms; York House; St James's Square; Abbey Church and Orange Grove; Great Pultney Street; Blue Coat Charity School and Bath Hospital; Grosvenor Place; South Parade. Illustrations by William Gauci, John West Giles, and Harris; after Robert Woodroffe. Illustrations printed by Engelmann, Graf, Condet & Co. and W. Day, 17, Gate Street.
Abbey Scenery 46.
[Ref: 60424] £1,850.00 view all images for this item
Drawn on Stone by Gauci and other Artists, from originals by R.Woodroffe.
Published by C.Duffield, Gallery of Engravings, 12 Milsom Street, and sold by all the booksellers and printsellers. [n.d. c.1840]
Very scarce book. Oblong 4to, original green morocco gilt, front board detached, marbled endpapers; lacking titlepage, 18 lithographic views on india. Varying degrees of foxing throughout.
The views are: the Guildhall; Royal Crescent; Queen Square; Milsom Street; Lansdown Crescent; North Parade and Literary Institution; Pump Room and Baths; The Circus; Norfolk Crescent; Assembly Rooms; York House; St James's Square; Abbey Church and Orange Grove; Great Pultney Street; Blue Coat Charity School and Bath Hospital; Grosvenor Place; South Parade. Illustrations by William Gauci, John West Giles, and Harris; after Robert Woodroffe. Illustrations printed by Engelmann, Graf, Condet & Co. and W. Day, 17, Gate Street.
Abbey Scenery 46.
[Ref: 60424] £1,850.00 view all images for this item
Elevation of Eight Houses to be Erected in Brook Street, Hanover Square.
On Stone by G. Hawkins Junr. Elger, Builder, South St, Park Lane. Day & Haghe Lithrs. to the Queen.
[London, c.1845.]
Scarce and fine lithograph on india paper, india 270 x 435mm. 10½ x 17". Repaired tears in margins; some staining.
Magnificent architectural prospective view of eight houses in Brook Street, Mayfair. One of the principal streets on the Grosvenor Estate, Brook Street was developed in the first half of the 18th century and runs from Hanover Square to Grosvenor Square. Figures, horses and carriages to street in foreground.
Guildhall Library Record: 20555.
[Ref: 18768] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
On Stone by G. Hawkins Junr. Elger, Builder, South St, Park Lane. Day & Haghe Lithrs. to the Queen.
[London, c.1845.]
Scarce and fine lithograph on india paper, india 270 x 435mm. 10½ x 17". Repaired tears in margins; some staining.
Magnificent architectural prospective view of eight houses in Brook Street, Mayfair. One of the principal streets on the Grosvenor Estate, Brook Street was developed in the first half of the 18th century and runs from Hanover Square to Grosvenor Square. Figures, horses and carriages to street in foreground.
Guildhall Library Record: 20555.
[Ref: 18768] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Italianate landscape after Il Borgognone.] In the Collection of Peter Delmé Esq.r.](jpegs/23125.jpg)
[Italianate landscape after Il Borgognone.] In the Collection of Peter Delmé Esq.r.
Giacomo Cortesi, detto il Borgognone pinx. Chatelain Sculp.
Publish'd by Ar: Ponf Feb.y 1744.
Etching with some engraving. 315 x 405mm, 12½ x 16". Edges worn.
A river scene with a bridge leading to a ruined keep, from a painting by Giacomo Cortese (1621-75), known as Il Borgognone, a Frenchman who spent his career in Italy, with an output mainly of battle scenes. The original painting belonged to Peter Delmé (1710-70), a wealthy English merchant, MP for Ludgershall 1734-41 and for Southampton 1741-54. He was nicknamed 'Peter the Czar' for his considerable inherited wealth, but he spent the lot before shooting himself in his house in Grosvenor Square.
BM: 1869,0410.1182.
[Ref: 23125] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Giacomo Cortesi, detto il Borgognone pinx. Chatelain Sculp.
Publish'd by Ar: Ponf Feb.y 1744.
Etching with some engraving. 315 x 405mm, 12½ x 16". Edges worn.
A river scene with a bridge leading to a ruined keep, from a painting by Giacomo Cortese (1621-75), known as Il Borgognone, a Frenchman who spent his career in Italy, with an output mainly of battle scenes. The original painting belonged to Peter Delmé (1710-70), a wealthy English merchant, MP for Ludgershall 1734-41 and for Southampton 1741-54. He was nicknamed 'Peter the Czar' for his considerable inherited wealth, but he spent the lot before shooting himself in his house in Grosvenor Square.
BM: 1869,0410.1182.
[Ref: 23125] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
A plan of the intended New Road from Paddington to Islington.
B. Cole sculp.
[London: Gentleman's Magazine, 1756.]
Engraved map. 165 x 480mm (6½ x 19"). Split in the binding fold.
The plan for London's first bypass, building Euston Road & Pentonville Road to allow the Duke of Grafton a better route to drive his cattle to Smithfield Market. Among the features marked are: Oxford Street; Berkeley, Grosvenor, Cavendish, Hanover, Red Lion and Lincoln's Inn Squares; Middlesex Hospital, Foundlings Hospital, Montague House (later the British Museum), St Giles's Church, 'Farthing Pye House' (a pub known for its pies, frequented by William Blake) and White Conduit House (future home to the White Conduit Club, later reorganised as the Marylebone Cricket Club).
[Ref: 51450] £160.00
B. Cole sculp.
[London: Gentleman's Magazine, 1756.]
Engraved map. 165 x 480mm (6½ x 19"). Split in the binding fold.
The plan for London's first bypass, building Euston Road & Pentonville Road to allow the Duke of Grafton a better route to drive his cattle to Smithfield Market. Among the features marked are: Oxford Street; Berkeley, Grosvenor, Cavendish, Hanover, Red Lion and Lincoln's Inn Squares; Middlesex Hospital, Foundlings Hospital, Montague House (later the British Museum), St Giles's Church, 'Farthing Pye House' (a pub known for its pies, frequented by William Blake) and White Conduit House (future home to the White Conduit Club, later reorganised as the Marylebone Cricket Club).
[Ref: 51450] £160.00
![A Perspective View of Grosvener Squar [sic].](jpegs/9550.jpg)
A Perspective View of Grosvener Squar [sic]. Vue de la Place de Grosvenor.
J.Maurer, de & sc London 1746.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament.
Etching, 165 x 280mm. 6½ x 11".
A fine and early impression.
[Ref: 9550] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)
J.Maurer, de & sc London 1746.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament.
Etching, 165 x 280mm. 6½ x 11".
A fine and early impression.
[Ref: 9550] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)
![Grosvenor Square [London].](jpegs/26226.jpg)
Grosvenor Square [London]. Pl.91.
Published July 28, 1800 by T. Malton.
Hand-coloured aquatint with etching, image 215 x 310mm. 8½ x 12¼". Some finger soiling to wide margins. Lower edge a little ragged.
The north side of Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London. It is the centrepiece of the Mayfair property of the Duke of Westminster, and takes its name from their surname, "Grosvenor". From 'A Picturesque Tour Through the Cities of London and Westminster, illustrated With the most interesting Views, accurately delineated And executed in Aquatinta by Thomas Malton', 1792 - 1801. Thomas Malton (1748 - 1804) was an architectural watercolourist and teacher of Thomas Girtin and Joseph Mallord William Turner; also an aquatinter, notably after his own designs of London views.
Abbey Scenery: 204, 91.
[Ref: 26226] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Published July 28, 1800 by T. Malton.
Hand-coloured aquatint with etching, image 215 x 310mm. 8½ x 12¼". Some finger soiling to wide margins. Lower edge a little ragged.
The north side of Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London. It is the centrepiece of the Mayfair property of the Duke of Westminster, and takes its name from their surname, "Grosvenor". From 'A Picturesque Tour Through the Cities of London and Westminster, illustrated With the most interesting Views, accurately delineated And executed in Aquatinta by Thomas Malton', 1792 - 1801. Thomas Malton (1748 - 1804) was an architectural watercolourist and teacher of Thomas Girtin and Joseph Mallord William Turner; also an aquatinter, notably after his own designs of London views.
Abbey Scenery: 204, 91.
[Ref: 26226] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
A Perspective View of Grosvenor Square. Vue de la Place de Grosvenor.
J. Maurer, delin et sculp, London 1741.
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament.
Engraving with large margins; very fine in a fine gilt frame. Platemark: 250 x 420mm (9¾ x 16½"). Unexamined out of frame.
An early view looking across Grosvenor Square, London. The oval shaped planted area with it's equestrian statue can be seen in the centre, with a few carriages, figures, and a sedan chair around square. Sir Richard Grosvenor obtained a licence to develop Grosvenor Square and the surrounding streets in 1710, and development is believed to have commenced in around 1721. Grosvenor Square was one of the three or four most fashionable residential addresses in London from its construction until the Second World War, with numerous leading members of the aristocracy in residence.
[Ref: 35756] £420.00
J. Maurer, delin et sculp, London 1741.
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament.
Engraving with large margins; very fine in a fine gilt frame. Platemark: 250 x 420mm (9¾ x 16½"). Unexamined out of frame.
An early view looking across Grosvenor Square, London. The oval shaped planted area with it's equestrian statue can be seen in the centre, with a few carriages, figures, and a sedan chair around square. Sir Richard Grosvenor obtained a licence to develop Grosvenor Square and the surrounding streets in 1710, and development is believed to have commenced in around 1721. Grosvenor Square was one of the three or four most fashionable residential addresses in London from its construction until the Second World War, with numerous leading members of the aristocracy in residence.
[Ref: 35756] £420.00
North Side of Grosvenor Square.
[John Papworth.]
N.º 59 of R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts &c. Pub.d 1 Nov.r 1813, at 101 Strand, London.
Coloured aquatint, pt J. Whatman watermark. Sheet 145 x 240mm (5¾ x 9½"). Trimmed within plate.
A view of the terraces of Grosvenor Square, from the west, replaced by the Embassy of the United States of America.
[Ref: 61979] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
[John Papworth.]
N.º 59 of R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts &c. Pub.d 1 Nov.r 1813, at 101 Strand, London.
Coloured aquatint, pt J. Whatman watermark. Sheet 145 x 240mm (5¾ x 9½"). Trimmed within plate.
A view of the terraces of Grosvenor Square, from the west, replaced by the Embassy of the United States of America.
[Ref: 61979] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
![[To the Right Honorable Earl Grosvenor K.t This View of Grosvenor Square...]](jpegs/30027.jpg)
[To the Right Honorable Earl Grosvenor K.t This View of Grosvenor Square...] Grosvenor Square [in ink.]
E Dayes. R. Dodd [in ink.]
[Robert Pollard, c.1789.]
Aquatint, rare proof before all letters. 412 x 545mm (16¼ x 21½"). Laid on board.
View of Grosvenor Square, Westminster, showing a group of musicians playing while being watched by a woman in a carriage and a boy with a dog. To the right a man is walking with two dogs on a lead and a basket in his hand, reading a note.
Collage: p5415177.
[Ref: 30027] £320.00
E Dayes. R. Dodd [in ink.]
[Robert Pollard, c.1789.]
Aquatint, rare proof before all letters. 412 x 545mm (16¼ x 21½"). Laid on board.
View of Grosvenor Square, Westminster, showing a group of musicians playing while being watched by a woman in a carriage and a boy with a dog. To the right a man is walking with two dogs on a lead and a basket in his hand, reading a note.
Collage: p5415177.
[Ref: 30027] £320.00
The Bridge at Kingston-upon-Thames. To the Lord High Steward, the Bailiffs and Freeman of that Ancient Corporation, this plate is humbly Inscribed, by their most obedient Servant,
dward Lapidge, Architect of the Bridge.
E. Lapidge, Architect. Engraved by R. Havell, Junr.
Published by E. Lapidge No.9. Green Street, Grosvenor Square, July, 1828.
Fine and large aquatint, printed in colours and hand-finished. 415 x 660mm (16½ x 26"), paper watermarked 'J Whatman Turkey Mill'. Trimmed into plate at sides, several repaired tears in margins. In mount.
View of Kingston Bridge, showing boats on the River Thames and All Saints church in the distance. The bridge, still standing today, was built of Portland stone with five elliptical arches to a design by Edward Lapidge (1779-1860), the County surveyor. The first stone was laid by the Earl of Liverpool at a ceremony on 7 November 1825 and the bridge was opened by the Duchess of Clarence, on July 17, 1828.
Colvin 'Dictionary of British Architects' p.600.
[Ref: 54779] £420.00
E. Lapidge, Architect. Engraved by R. Havell, Junr.
Published by E. Lapidge No.9. Green Street, Grosvenor Square, July, 1828.
Fine and large aquatint, printed in colours and hand-finished. 415 x 660mm (16½ x 26"), paper watermarked 'J Whatman Turkey Mill'. Trimmed into plate at sides, several repaired tears in margins. In mount.
View of Kingston Bridge, showing boats on the River Thames and All Saints church in the distance. The bridge, still standing today, was built of Portland stone with five elliptical arches to a design by Edward Lapidge (1779-1860), the County surveyor. The first stone was laid by the Earl of Liverpool at a ceremony on 7 November 1825 and the bridge was opened by the Duchess of Clarence, on July 17, 1828.
Colvin 'Dictionary of British Architects' p.600.
[Ref: 54779] £420.00
Cupid, Flora, Ceres, and Esculapius, Honouring the Bust of Linnaeus.
Russell R.A. and Opie R.A. pinx.t. Ridley sculp.t.
London, Published by Dr. Thornton, Duke Street, Grosvenor Square, May 1.1799.
Stipple engraving. 485 x 330mm (19 x 13"). Trimmed to plate top and right. Repair in centre right.
Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature.
W: 1778-29. Ex Collection of Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 58262] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Russell R.A. and Opie R.A. pinx.t. Ridley sculp.t.
London, Published by Dr. Thornton, Duke Street, Grosvenor Square, May 1.1799.
Stipple engraving. 485 x 330mm (19 x 13"). Trimmed to plate top and right. Repair in centre right.
Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature.
W: 1778-29. Ex Collection of Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 58262] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Wonderful Museum] Mons: Garnerin's Wonderful Airial Flight of 8000 feet high.](jpegs/56938.jpg)
[Wonderful Museum] Mons: Garnerin's Wonderful Airial Flight of 8000 feet high. from S.t George's Parade, North Audley Street; the Parashute descending after being seperated from the Balloon.
[Pub. June 1-1803 by Alex Hogg 16 Paternoster-row.]
Engraving, sheet 140 x 105mm (5½ x 4"). Trimmed within plate losing publication line and part of the image. Glued to backing sheet. Some time staining and surface dirt.
Diagram of André-Jacques Garnerin's (1769 – 1823) parachute descent from his hot air balloon flight from St. George's Parade (the Volunteeer Ground, Grosvenor Square) on the evening of 21 September 1802. The parachute descended in a field near St Pancras. This trip gave rise to the English ballad, "Bold Garnerin went up, Which increased his Repute, And came safe to earth, In his Grand Parachute." The image is labeled with letters, suggesting that there was an associated key French balloonist Garnerin was appointed Official Aeronaut of France and visited England with his wife Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin (née Labrosse, 1775–1847) in 1802 during the Peace of Amiens. He was also the inventor of the frameless parachute.
[Ref: 56938] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
[Pub. June 1-1803 by Alex Hogg 16 Paternoster-row.]
Engraving, sheet 140 x 105mm (5½ x 4"). Trimmed within plate losing publication line and part of the image. Glued to backing sheet. Some time staining and surface dirt.
Diagram of André-Jacques Garnerin's (1769 – 1823) parachute descent from his hot air balloon flight from St. George's Parade (the Volunteeer Ground, Grosvenor Square) on the evening of 21 September 1802. The parachute descended in a field near St Pancras. This trip gave rise to the English ballad, "Bold Garnerin went up, Which increased his Repute, And came safe to earth, In his Grand Parachute." The image is labeled with letters, suggesting that there was an associated key French balloonist Garnerin was appointed Official Aeronaut of France and visited England with his wife Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin (née Labrosse, 1775–1847) in 1802 during the Peace of Amiens. He was also the inventor of the frameless parachute.
[Ref: 56938] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)
A Poetical Prediction When Broad St. Giles's' shall ascend the sky,/ And Grosvenor Square be filled with apple-pie [...] Men shall be honest,_ Nations be at peace,/ Slander lose its power, and female clamour cease!_
[n.d., c.1810]
Manuscript with three ink and watercolour sketches attached below. Sheet 355 x 270mm (13¼ x 10½"). General paper tone.
A whimsical poem spanning a range of cultural references. A line about when 'Bonaparte keeps a chandler's shop' possibly places it during Napoleon's lifetime. Below are three comical ink and watercolour scenes the size of playing cards in which the protagonists have spades, hearts and clubs for faces.
[Ref: 15839] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1810]
Manuscript with three ink and watercolour sketches attached below. Sheet 355 x 270mm (13¼ x 10½"). General paper tone.
A whimsical poem spanning a range of cultural references. A line about when 'Bonaparte keeps a chandler's shop' possibly places it during Napoleon's lifetime. Below are three comical ink and watercolour scenes the size of playing cards in which the protagonists have spades, hearts and clubs for faces.
[Ref: 15839] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)