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Currier & Ives: A Manuel for Collectors.
By Jane Cooper Bland.
Publsihed by Double Day, Doran and Company, Inc. Garden City, New York. 1931.
Book. 4to (230 x 300mm). Cloth binding. Title stamped on binding. pp.v + 349. 16 coloured and 14 b/w illustrations.
An alphabetical catalogue of the prints (including auction prices) published by American publishers and lithographers Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888), Charles Currier (1818-1887) and James Merrit Ives (1824-1895).
Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36437] £65.00
By Jane Cooper Bland.
Publsihed by Double Day, Doran and Company, Inc. Garden City, New York. 1931.
Book. 4to (230 x 300mm). Cloth binding. Title stamped on binding. pp.v + 349. 16 coloured and 14 b/w illustrations.
An alphabetical catalogue of the prints (including auction prices) published by American publishers and lithographers Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888), Charles Currier (1818-1887) and James Merrit Ives (1824-1895).
Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36437] £65.00
Daumier
by Jacques Lassaigne. Translated from the French by Eveline Byam Shaw.
William Heinemann Ltd. London. Toronto. [n.d. c.1910].
Book: 4to (322 x 242mm). pp. 168 pages including b/w illustrations throughout. First English Edition. Cloth binding with title in gilt stamped onto front cover and spine. . Complete with dustjacket. Dustjacket dirty and slightly torn. Binding worn.
An illustrated catalogue of the works of Honoré Daumier (1808-79), with some narrative on his life and achievements; the critique; description of the plates and the reproductions; and his influence today.
[Ref: 10458] £80.00
by Jacques Lassaigne. Translated from the French by Eveline Byam Shaw.
William Heinemann Ltd. London. Toronto. [n.d. c.1910].
Book: 4to (322 x 242mm). pp. 168 pages including b/w illustrations throughout. First English Edition. Cloth binding with title in gilt stamped onto front cover and spine. . Complete with dustjacket. Dustjacket dirty and slightly torn. Binding worn.
An illustrated catalogue of the works of Honoré Daumier (1808-79), with some narrative on his life and achievements; the critique; description of the plates and the reproductions; and his influence today.
[Ref: 10458] £80.00
Life, Times and Recorded Works of Robert Dighton (1752-1814) Actor, Artist and Printseller and Three of his Artist Sons. Portrayers of Georgian Pageantry and Wit.
By Dennis Rose.
London: Dennis Rose, 1981.
4to, blue buckram gilt with d/w; pp. 95, profusely illustrated, with some colour plates. Rare. Top of d/w chipped, owner's blindstamp on endpaper.
[Ref: 59739] £70.00
By Dennis Rose.
London: Dennis Rose, 1981.
4to, blue buckram gilt with d/w; pp. 95, profusely illustrated, with some colour plates. Rare. Top of d/w chipped, owner's blindstamp on endpaper.
[Ref: 59739] £70.00
French Etching from Meryon to Lepère, being a lecture delivered to the Print Collector's Club by Campbell Dodgson, C.B.E., Hon. R.E., on June 21st. 1922.
Publication No. 2 Published by the Print Collectors' Club, 5A, Pall Mall East, S.W.1. [1922.]
Book: 8vo (244 x 184mm). Illustrated, 27 pages. Board binding with cloth spine. Scuffing and creasing to binding.
An illustrated narrative examing a small selection of the French school of engraving and etching.
[Ref: 10325] £60.00
Publication No. 2 Published by the Print Collectors' Club, 5A, Pall Mall East, S.W.1. [1922.]
Book: 8vo (244 x 184mm). Illustrated, 27 pages. Board binding with cloth spine. Scuffing and creasing to binding.
An illustrated narrative examing a small selection of the French school of engraving and etching.
[Ref: 10325] £60.00
The Durham Ox.
By Norman Comben and John Day.
Printed and published by Adlard Print & Reprographics. 2007.
8vo, illustrated hard cover; pp. 64, profusely illustrated. Good condition.
An account of the Durham Ox and its life as a travelling exhibition, with the original report of its owner John Day.
[Ref: 59900] £45.00
By Norman Comben and John Day.
Printed and published by Adlard Print & Reprographics. 2007.
8vo, illustrated hard cover; pp. 64, profusely illustrated. Good condition.
An account of the Durham Ox and its life as a travelling exhibition, with the original report of its owner John Day.
[Ref: 59900] £45.00
Dutch Etchers of the Seventeenth Century
by Laurence Binyon Of the Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum
London, Seeley & Co. Limited. 38 Great Russell Street. 1905. Re-issue of the edition of 1895.
Book: 4to (269 x 180mm). Original cloth binding. 4 b/w printed plates, 29 b/w illustrations. Binding a little scratched and rubbed. Part of the spine label has peeled off. No page numbers.
An illustrated and annotated anthology of Dutch seventeenth-century etchers.
[Ref: 10119] £45.00
by Laurence Binyon Of the Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum
London, Seeley & Co. Limited. 38 Great Russell Street. 1905. Re-issue of the edition of 1895.
Book: 4to (269 x 180mm). Original cloth binding. 4 b/w printed plates, 29 b/w illustrations. Binding a little scratched and rubbed. Part of the spine label has peeled off. No page numbers.
An illustrated and annotated anthology of Dutch seventeenth-century etchers.
[Ref: 10119] £45.00
Early English Drawings from the Ashmolean Museum.
Catalogue compiled by David Blayney Brown.
Morton Morris & Company in association with the Ashmolean Museum Oxford. [1983.]
8vo, illustrated soft covers; pp. 19, with 45 b/w plates.
An catalogue published to accompany an exhibition of Early English drawings from the Ashmolean Museum collection, held in London in 1983.
[Ref: 59945] £15.00
Catalogue compiled by David Blayney Brown.
Morton Morris & Company in association with the Ashmolean Museum Oxford. [1983.]
8vo, illustrated soft covers; pp. 19, with 45 b/w plates.
An catalogue published to accompany an exhibition of Early English drawings from the Ashmolean Museum collection, held in London in 1983.
[Ref: 59945] £15.00
Some English Books with Coloured Plates. Their Points Collations & Values. Art Sport Caricature Topography & Travel. First Half of the Nineteenth Century.
by R.V. Tooley.
London. Ingpen & Grant. 1935.
Book: 4to (249 x 194mm). pp. 288. Cloth binding with gilt title stamped on the spine. Top edge gilt Binding worn and with some staining.
A comprehensive listing and catalogue of English book with coloured plates. Arranged alphabetically through with cross references.
[Ref: 10251] £160.00
by R.V. Tooley.
London. Ingpen & Grant. 1935.
Book: 4to (249 x 194mm). pp. 288. Cloth binding with gilt title stamped on the spine. Top edge gilt Binding worn and with some staining.
A comprehensive listing and catalogue of English book with coloured plates. Arranged alphabetically through with cross references.
[Ref: 10251] £160.00
English Coloured Books
by Martin Hardie.
Methuen and Co. 36 Essex Street London. First Published in 1906.
Book: thick 4to (254 x 176mm). pp vii-xxiv + 340. 26 b/w and colour illustrations. Cloth binding with patterning and title stamped on frontcover and spine in gilt. Top gilt edge. Binding worn, dirty and torn along the spinal area.
An illustrated and comprehensive study of colour illustrations in books. It starts with two chapters on the medieval origins of colour printing and on the methods of book illsutration from 1500 to 1800. These are followed by 22 detailed chapters on individuals, publishers and the development and improvement of special methods and techniques through to the early twentieth century. A final chapter deals with collecting.
[Ref: 10246] £90.00
by Martin Hardie.
Methuen and Co. 36 Essex Street London. First Published in 1906.
Book: thick 4to (254 x 176mm). pp vii-xxiv + 340. 26 b/w and colour illustrations. Cloth binding with patterning and title stamped on frontcover and spine in gilt. Top gilt edge. Binding worn, dirty and torn along the spinal area.
An illustrated and comprehensive study of colour illustrations in books. It starts with two chapters on the medieval origins of colour printing and on the methods of book illsutration from 1500 to 1800. These are followed by 22 detailed chapters on individuals, publishers and the development and improvement of special methods and techniques through to the early twentieth century. A final chapter deals with collecting.
[Ref: 10246] £90.00
English Mezzotint Portraits and their States. Catalogue of Corrections of and Additions to Chaloner Smith's ''British Mezzotinto Portraits.'' Volume Two.
By Charles E. Russell.
1926. London: Halton & Truscott Smith, Ltd. New York: Minton, Balch & Company. (Printed in Great Britain).
One volume only. 4to, orignal half morocco gilt, top edge gilt; pp. ix + 525.
An update to the most important reference book on English mezzotint portraits.
[Ref: 59771] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
By Charles E. Russell.
1926. London: Halton & Truscott Smith, Ltd. New York: Minton, Balch & Company. (Printed in Great Britain).
One volume only. 4to, orignal half morocco gilt, top edge gilt; pp. ix + 525.
An update to the most important reference book on English mezzotint portraits.
[Ref: 59771] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
English Mezzotints from the Lennox-Boyd Collection.
C.G. Boerner. [2002.]
4to, illustrated soft covers; pp. 185, profusely illustrated.
An exhibition catalogue published to accompany the exhibition 'English Mezzotint from the Lennox-Boyd Collection' held at C.G. Boerner Inc., New York, 19th February - 15th March 2002.
[Ref: 59933] £45.00
C.G. Boerner. [2002.]
4to, illustrated soft covers; pp. 185, profusely illustrated.
An exhibition catalogue published to accompany the exhibition 'English Mezzotint from the Lennox-Boyd Collection' held at C.G. Boerner Inc., New York, 19th February - 15th March 2002.
[Ref: 59933] £45.00
English Prints for the Collector.
Stephen Calloway.
Lutterworth Press. Guilford and London. The Overlook Press. Woodstock, New York. First published in Great Britain in 1980.
Book: 4to (285 x 212mm). Cloth binding with gilt title stamped along spine. 232 pages inclusive of illustrations. Complete with dustjacket. Binding and dustjacket: rubbed and scuffed.
An illustrated comprehensive guide to English prints.
[Ref: 10460] £50.00
Stephen Calloway.
Lutterworth Press. Guilford and London. The Overlook Press. Woodstock, New York. First published in Great Britain in 1980.
Book: 4to (285 x 212mm). Cloth binding with gilt title stamped along spine. 232 pages inclusive of illustrations. Complete with dustjacket. Binding and dustjacket: rubbed and scuffed.
An illustrated comprehensive guide to English prints.
[Ref: 10460] £50.00
English Publishers in the Graphic Arts 1599-1700. A Study of the Printsellers and Publishers of Engravings, Art & Architectural Manuals, Maps and Copy-Books.
By Leona Rostenberg.
New York: Burt Frankin, 1963.
4to, cloth gilt & printed d/w. pp. xi + 128, half-tone frontispiece and 40 plates. d/w worn & stained, ex-libris, with ink stamps and blind stamp.
Including Sudbury & Humble, Stent, Jenner, Walton & Overton.
[Ref: 59738] £45.00
By Leona Rostenberg.
New York: Burt Frankin, 1963.
4to, cloth gilt & printed d/w. pp. xi + 128, half-tone frontispiece and 40 plates. d/w worn & stained, ex-libris, with ink stamps and blind stamp.
Including Sudbury & Humble, Stent, Jenner, Walton & Overton.
[Ref: 59738] £45.00
The English School of Painting.
By Ernest Chesneau. Translated by Lucy N. Etherington. With preface by Proffessor Ruskin.
Cassell & Company, Limited: London, paris, new York & Melbourne. 1885.
8vo, orginal cloth gilt; pp. vii-xliii + 339, profusely illustrated with b/w images. Second Edition. Ex Libris Franci et Georgii Todhunter. Binding and cover worn. Some time staining on the edges of pages.
Divided into two parts The Old Masters and The Modern School 1850-1882.
[Ref: 59911] £10.00
By Ernest Chesneau. Translated by Lucy N. Etherington. With preface by Proffessor Ruskin.
Cassell & Company, Limited: London, paris, new York & Melbourne. 1885.
8vo, orginal cloth gilt; pp. vii-xliii + 339, profusely illustrated with b/w images. Second Edition. Ex Libris Franci et Georgii Todhunter. Binding and cover worn. Some time staining on the edges of pages.
Divided into two parts The Old Masters and The Modern School 1850-1882.
[Ref: 59911] £10.00
English Sporting Prints with 95 Colour Plates.
F.L. Wilder.
Thames and Hudson Ltd. London 1974.
Book: 4to (330 x 235mm). pp. 224. Profusely illustrated with colour images. Cloth binding with beautiful guilt stamp of two dolphins on front cover. Dust jacket is a frayed around the edges.
A collection of 95 coloured plates of various English sports with narrative and description.
[Ref: 10095] £65.00
F.L. Wilder.
Thames and Hudson Ltd. London 1974.
Book: 4to (330 x 235mm). pp. 224. Profusely illustrated with colour images. Cloth binding with beautiful guilt stamp of two dolphins on front cover. Dust jacket is a frayed around the edges.
A collection of 95 coloured plates of various English sports with narrative and description.
[Ref: 10095] £65.00
Catalogue of a Collection of Engraved Portraits, the Largest ever submitted to the Public; compromising nearly twenty thousand portraits of persons connected with the History and Literature of this Country, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. with an Enumeration of the Circumstances connecting the eminent persons with the various counties of Great Britain, preferments of the Clergy, &c. Alphabetically arranged with the names of the painter and engraver, and the size of each plate. "Let a man read a character in Clarendon, and he will find it improved by seeing the Portrait of the Person." J. Richardson.
Now on Sale at the Reasonable Price affixed to each Print by Edward Evans, Book and Print Seller, Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. [n.d. c.1836-1853]
Book: 4to (216 x 132mm). pp. 396. Morocco leather spine with board covers. Spine leather pulling away, binding worn and torn.
A catalogue and listing of engraved British portraits.
[Ref: 59949] £120.00
Now on Sale at the Reasonable Price affixed to each Print by Edward Evans, Book and Print Seller, Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. [n.d. c.1836-1853]
Book: 4to (216 x 132mm). pp. 396. Morocco leather spine with board covers. Spine leather pulling away, binding worn and torn.
A catalogue and listing of engraved British portraits.
[Ref: 59949] £120.00
A Catalogue of Engravers, Who have been born, or resided in England; To which is added An Account of the Life and Works of the latter. And Art reflected Images to Art. ------ Pope.
Digested by Mr. Horace Walpole From the Mss. of Mr. George Vertue;
Strawberry-Hill : Printed in the Year MDCCLXIII [1763].
Book: 8vo (219 x 173mm). pp. 169. Illustrated with 9 b/w plates. Moroccan leather spine with marble boards. Binding worn and stained.
An illustrated catalogue.
[Ref: 10208] £350.00 view all images for this item
Digested by Mr. Horace Walpole From the Mss. of Mr. George Vertue;
Strawberry-Hill : Printed in the Year MDCCLXIII [1763].
Book: 8vo (219 x 173mm). pp. 169. Illustrated with 9 b/w plates. Moroccan leather spine with marble boards. Binding worn and stained.
An illustrated catalogue.
[Ref: 10208] £350.00 view all images for this item
Catalogue of a Collection of Engravings, Etchings, and Woodcuts.
1879.
4to, orginal cloth gilt; pp. 352, profusely illustrated. Distressed binding.
An account of the history and work of different school of engravings: Italian, German, Spanish, French, English, and Flemish and Dutch.
[Ref: 59936] £95.00
1879.
4to, orginal cloth gilt; pp. 352, profusely illustrated. Distressed binding.
An account of the history and work of different school of engravings: Italian, German, Spanish, French, English, and Flemish and Dutch.
[Ref: 59936] £95.00
The Wonders of Engraving. Illustrated with thirty-four Wood-engravings, by P. Sellier.
by George Duplessis.
London, Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, Crown Buildings, 188, Fleet Street. [1871].
Book: 8vo (199 x 134mm), maroon cloth stamped in gilt and black, a.e.g.; pp. x + 338, steel and wood-engraved plates and illustrations. Head and foot of spine worn.
An illustrated reference, with chapters broken down by schools of art; the artists prominent in each school, and the techniques and processes adopted by each school.
[Ref: 10221] £60.00
by George Duplessis.
London, Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, Crown Buildings, 188, Fleet Street. [1871].
Book: 8vo (199 x 134mm), maroon cloth stamped in gilt and black, a.e.g.; pp. x + 338, steel and wood-engraved plates and illustrations. Head and foot of spine worn.
An illustrated reference, with chapters broken down by schools of art; the artists prominent in each school, and the techniques and processes adopted by each school.
[Ref: 10221] £60.00
Drawing & Engraving. A Brief Exposition of Technical Principles & Practice. with Numerous Illustrations Selected of Commissioned by the Author.
by Philip Gilbert Hamerton Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Paint-Etchers; Honorary Member of the Burlington Fine Arts Clube. Author of 'Etching and Etchers,' 'The Graphic Arts' etc. etc. etc.
London and Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1892.
Book: 8vo (223 x 158mm). Cloth binding with gilt title stamped on front cover and spine. Binding worn. Some sporadic spotting.
An illustrated guide to the various genres of drawing and engraving.
[Ref: 10240] £45.00
by Philip Gilbert Hamerton Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Paint-Etchers; Honorary Member of the Burlington Fine Arts Clube. Author of 'Etching and Etchers,' 'The Graphic Arts' etc. etc. etc.
London and Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1892.
Book: 8vo (223 x 158mm). Cloth binding with gilt title stamped on front cover and spine. Binding worn. Some sporadic spotting.
An illustrated guide to the various genres of drawing and engraving.
[Ref: 10240] £45.00
Drawing & Engraving. A Brief Exposition of Technical Principles & Practice. With Numerous Illustrations Selected or Commissioned by the Author.
by Philip Gilbert Hamerton. Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers; Honorary Member of the Burlington Fine Arts Club; Author of 'Etching and Etchers,' 'The Graphic Arts,' etc. etc. etc.
London and Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1892.
Book: tall 8vo (222 x 160mm). Cloth binding with gilt title stamped onto frontcover and spine. 172 textual pages plus illustrations. Binding rubbed and scuffed.
An illustrated narrative on drawing and engraving; the developments; methods and techniques; periods in time; and a section that offers further reading material on the subjects.
[Ref: 10454] £45.00
by Philip Gilbert Hamerton. Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers; Honorary Member of the Burlington Fine Arts Club; Author of 'Etching and Etchers,' 'The Graphic Arts,' etc. etc. etc.
London and Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1892.
Book: tall 8vo (222 x 160mm). Cloth binding with gilt title stamped onto frontcover and spine. 172 textual pages plus illustrations. Binding rubbed and scuffed.
An illustrated narrative on drawing and engraving; the developments; methods and techniques; periods in time; and a section that offers further reading material on the subjects.
[Ref: 10454] £45.00
Old French Line Engravings
by Ralph Nevill.
London. Haltona dn Truscott Smith, Ltd. 1924.
Book: large 4to (316 x 249mm). Cloth binding with gilt title stamped onto frontcover and spine. This Edition is Limited to One Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty Copies of which this is No. 24. Binding worn and scuffed.
An illustrated catalogue of old French line engravings; 86 plates.
[Ref: 10461] £130.00
by Ralph Nevill.
London. Haltona dn Truscott Smith, Ltd. 1924.
Book: large 4to (316 x 249mm). Cloth binding with gilt title stamped onto frontcover and spine. This Edition is Limited to One Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty Copies of which this is No. 24. Binding worn and scuffed.
An illustrated catalogue of old French line engravings; 86 plates.
[Ref: 10461] £130.00
The Appreciation of Old Engravings and Etchings.
By E.F. Linssen.
London: Herbert Jenkins. [1951.]
Scarce 8vo, orginal cloth gilt; pp. 372, profusely illustrated. Good condition.
An analysis of engravings and etchings and their collecting.
[Ref: 59852] £50.00
By E.F. Linssen.
London: Herbert Jenkins. [1951.]
Scarce 8vo, orginal cloth gilt; pp. 372, profusely illustrated. Good condition.
An analysis of engravings and etchings and their collecting.
[Ref: 59852] £50.00
Engravings and Their Value : A Guide for the Print Collector Third Edition, Reivised, with an "Appendix."
by J. Herbert Slater, Barrister-at-Law, Editor of "Book Prices Current," Author of "The Library Manual," "Early Editons," "Round and About the Bookstalls," "The Romance of Book-Collecting," &c., &c.
London : L. Upcott Gill, Bazaar Buildings, Drury Lane, W.C. (Formerly of 170, Strand). New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 153-157, Fifth Avenue. [n.d. c.1900]
Book: 8vo (181 x 120mm). Cloth binding with gilt patterning and title on spine and front cover. Binding peeling apart on rear. Some sporadic spotting.
A narrative on engravings: various methods, origins, distinguishing the genuineness, the cleaning and preservation, pricing, technical terms and the forming of a collection.
[Ref: 10203] £45.00
by J. Herbert Slater, Barrister-at-Law, Editor of "Book Prices Current," Author of "The Library Manual," "Early Editons," "Round and About the Bookstalls," "The Romance of Book-Collecting," &c., &c.
London : L. Upcott Gill, Bazaar Buildings, Drury Lane, W.C. (Formerly of 170, Strand). New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 153-157, Fifth Avenue. [n.d. c.1900]
Book: 8vo (181 x 120mm). Cloth binding with gilt patterning and title on spine and front cover. Binding peeling apart on rear. Some sporadic spotting.
A narrative on engravings: various methods, origins, distinguishing the genuineness, the cleaning and preservation, pricing, technical terms and the forming of a collection.
[Ref: 10203] £45.00
Etching & Etchers. With etchings by the Author.
by Philip Gilbert Hamerton, Author of the 'Intellectual Life,' etc.
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. 1902.
Book: 4to (235 x 158mm), gilt illustrated cloth; pp. xxx + 439, twelve etched plates. Binding worn, back board detached, spine loose, inner hinges strained, with prelims loose.
A very comprehensive and illustrated guide to etchings. One volume divided into five books and an appendix. Book I: Powers and Qualities of the Art. Book II: The Dutch and Other Schools. Book III: The French School. Book IV: The English School. Book V: The Interpreters of Painting, and Copying in Facsimile. Appendix: Practical Notes and Catalogue Index.
[Ref: 10252] £45.00
by Philip Gilbert Hamerton, Author of the 'Intellectual Life,' etc.
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. 1902.
Book: 4to (235 x 158mm), gilt illustrated cloth; pp. xxx + 439, twelve etched plates. Binding worn, back board detached, spine loose, inner hinges strained, with prelims loose.
A very comprehensive and illustrated guide to etchings. One volume divided into five books and an appendix. Book I: Powers and Qualities of the Art. Book II: The Dutch and Other Schools. Book III: The French School. Book IV: The English School. Book V: The Interpreters of Painting, and Copying in Facsimile. Appendix: Practical Notes and Catalogue Index.
[Ref: 10252] £45.00
A History of British and American Etching
by James Laver Assistant in the Department of Engraving Illustration and Design. Victorai & Albert Museum.
Ernest Benn Limited Bouverie House, Fleet Street, London, E.C.4. 1929.
Book: 4to (278 x 217mm). pp. vii-xiv + 363 pages with 84 b/willustrations. Two-tone cloth binding with title in gilt stamped into spine. Binding a little worn around the spine.
An illustrated narrative of the various themes and genres in British and American etching.
[Ref: 10357] £60.00
by James Laver Assistant in the Department of Engraving Illustration and Design. Victorai & Albert Museum.
Ernest Benn Limited Bouverie House, Fleet Street, London, E.C.4. 1929.
Book: 4to (278 x 217mm). pp. vii-xiv + 363 pages with 84 b/willustrations. Two-tone cloth binding with title in gilt stamped into spine. Binding a little worn around the spine.
An illustrated narrative of the various themes and genres in British and American etching.
[Ref: 10357] £60.00
Etching in England with 50 Illustrations.
by Frederick Wedmore.
London. George Bell and Sons. 1895.
Book: 8vo (231 x 169mm). pp.184. 50 b/w illustrations. Cloth and board binding with patterning and title stamped onto both the spine and frontcover. Binding torn on spine. Some spotting.
An illustrated narrative of the different classes of etching in England, and prominent British etchers.
[Ref: 10347] £65.00
by Frederick Wedmore.
London. George Bell and Sons. 1895.
Book: 8vo (231 x 169mm). pp.184. 50 b/w illustrations. Cloth and board binding with patterning and title stamped onto both the spine and frontcover. Binding torn on spine. Some spotting.
An illustrated narrative of the different classes of etching in England, and prominent British etchers.
[Ref: 10347] £65.00
Etching. Modern Methods of Intaglio Printmaking.
Julian Trevelyan.
First Published in 1963 by Studio Books (Longacre Press Ltd). 161, Fleet Street, London, EC4.
Book: 8vo (238 x 177mm). pp. vi-viii + 96. Profusely illustrated with b/w and colour images. Modern printed and laminated board binding. A few marks.
A clear concise narrative with illustrations on the methods of intaglio printmaking.
[Ref: 10346] £30.00
Julian Trevelyan.
First Published in 1963 by Studio Books (Longacre Press Ltd). 161, Fleet Street, London, EC4.
Book: 8vo (238 x 177mm). pp. vi-viii + 96. Profusely illustrated with b/w and colour images. Modern printed and laminated board binding. A few marks.
A clear concise narrative with illustrations on the methods of intaglio printmaking.
[Ref: 10346] £30.00
Etching Craft. A Guide for Students and Collectors.
by W.P.Robins, R.E. With a Foreward by Martin Hardie, R.E.
London : from the Office of The Bookman's Journal & Print Collector. 173/5 Fleet Street, E.C.4. 1922.
Book: 8vo (252 x 158mm). pp. vii-xvi + 243. Cloth spine with boards. Gilt title stamped into spine. Binding scuffed and rubbed with a small stain. Binding pulling away from book at spine.
An illustrated volume divided into seven sections. Part I: A Brief Outline of the Development of Etching. Part II: The Practical Side of Etching. Part III: The Great Etchers and Their Work. Part IV: Drypoint, Aquatint and Soft-Ground Etching. Part V: Printing, Mounting, and the Care of Prints. Part VI: Conclusion. Part VII: Bibliography of Works on Etching and Etchers.
[Ref: 10244] £45.00
by W.P.Robins, R.E. With a Foreward by Martin Hardie, R.E.
London : from the Office of The Bookman's Journal & Print Collector. 173/5 Fleet Street, E.C.4. 1922.
Book: 8vo (252 x 158mm). pp. vii-xvi + 243. Cloth spine with boards. Gilt title stamped into spine. Binding scuffed and rubbed with a small stain. Binding pulling away from book at spine.
An illustrated volume divided into seven sections. Part I: A Brief Outline of the Development of Etching. Part II: The Practical Side of Etching. Part III: The Great Etchers and Their Work. Part IV: Drypoint, Aquatint and Soft-Ground Etching. Part V: Printing, Mounting, and the Care of Prints. Part VI: Conclusion. Part VII: Bibliography of Works on Etching and Etchers.
[Ref: 10244] £45.00
Etching and Other Graphic Arts. An Illustrated Treatise with An Original Etching Frontispiece and Twenty-Six Illustrations
by George T. Plowman
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head. New York: John Lane Company MCMXV.
Book: 8vo (204 x 135mm). Original cloth gilt; pp. 148, with etched frontis. and 26 half-tone and wood-engraved plates. Binding worn.
An illustrated reference to etching. Divided into two parts. Part one: outlines the different techniques of print making. Part two: details the production of etching from the preparation to the reworking.
[Ref: 10421] £25.00
by George T. Plowman
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head. New York: John Lane Company MCMXV.
Book: 8vo (204 x 135mm). Original cloth gilt; pp. 148, with etched frontis. and 26 half-tone and wood-engraved plates. Binding worn.
An illustrated reference to etching. Divided into two parts. Part one: outlines the different techniques of print making. Part two: details the production of etching from the preparation to the reworking.
[Ref: 10421] £25.00
On the Making of Etchings.
by Frank Short.
London. Robert Dunthorne, at the sign of the Rembrandt Head in Vigo Street. W. 1888.
Book: 8vo (212 x 175mm). pp. 34 with 4 b/w plates. Small b/w illustrations throughout. Board binding with cloth spine. Printed title and illustration front and back. Binding worn with some staining. Some spotting across the pages.
An illustrated narrative on the making of etchings. Outlines the methods, techniques and tools required to produce etchings.
[Ref: 10423] £60.00
by Frank Short.
London. Robert Dunthorne, at the sign of the Rembrandt Head in Vigo Street. W. 1888.
Book: 8vo (212 x 175mm). pp. 34 with 4 b/w plates. Small b/w illustrations throughout. Board binding with cloth spine. Printed title and illustration front and back. Binding worn with some staining. Some spotting across the pages.
An illustrated narrative on the making of etchings. Outlines the methods, techniques and tools required to produce etchings.
[Ref: 10423] £60.00
Etchings of Today
Introduction by W. Gaunt. Edited by Geoffrey Holme.
London: The Studio Limited. 44 Leicester Square, W.C.2. [n.d. c.1920].
Book: 4to (290 x 210mm). Cloth binding covered in a plastic cover. Complete with see-through plastic dust jacket. Dust-jacket torn and dirty.
A small introduction and detail on etchings by specific nations, plus 120 illustrations.
[Ref: 10457] £25.00
Introduction by W. Gaunt. Edited by Geoffrey Holme.
London: The Studio Limited. 44 Leicester Square, W.C.2. [n.d. c.1920].
Book: 4to (290 x 210mm). Cloth binding covered in a plastic cover. Complete with see-through plastic dust jacket. Dust-jacket torn and dirty.
A small introduction and detail on etchings by specific nations, plus 120 illustrations.
[Ref: 10457] £25.00
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Engraved Works of William Faithorne.
by Louis Fagan.
Bernard Quaritch. 15, Picadilly, W. London. 1888.
Book. 4to (200 x 290mm). pp. v-xiii 104.Very scarce, only 46 Subscribers. Cloth binding, gilt title stamped on spine. Broken back inside.
A catalogue of works by English engraver William Faithorne (1616-1691).
Ex: Collection the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36439] £350.00
by Louis Fagan.
Bernard Quaritch. 15, Picadilly, W. London. 1888.
Book. 4to (200 x 290mm). pp. v-xiii 104.Very scarce, only 46 Subscribers. Cloth binding, gilt title stamped on spine. Broken back inside.
A catalogue of works by English engraver William Faithorne (1616-1691).
Ex: Collection the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36439] £350.00
Fakes and Frauds. Varieties of Deception in Print & Manuscript.
Edited by Robin Myers and Michael Harris.
Detroit: Omnigraphics Inc., 1989.
8vo, illustrated boards; pp. x + 144, illutrations in text.
A collection of seven articles about fakes in the book trade, including false collophons and imprints, pirates and fake classical texta
[Ref: 59740] £35.00
Edited by Robin Myers and Michael Harris.
Detroit: Omnigraphics Inc., 1989.
8vo, illustrated boards; pp. x + 144, illutrations in text.
A collection of seven articles about fakes in the book trade, including false collophons and imprints, pirates and fake classical texta
[Ref: 59740] £35.00
Illustrated Catalogue of Etchings by Hedley Fitton R.E. With Descriptions.
Robert Dunthorne
The Rembrandt Gallery. 5 Vigo, St. London, and 28 Castle St. Liverpool 1911.
Book: 8vo (212 x 172mm). pp. 36. 37 b/w illustrations. Cloth binding with gilt title stamped on front cover. A gilt stamp with "RL" in the centre, stamped on the reverse. Limited edition 350. Binding scuffed, spine very worn.
An illustrated catalogue of the etchings by Hedley Fitton. Born 1857, Elected Member of the Royal Society of Paint Etchers 1902, amongst other prestigious postings.
[Ref: 10237] £120.00
Robert Dunthorne
The Rembrandt Gallery. 5 Vigo, St. London, and 28 Castle St. Liverpool 1911.
Book: 8vo (212 x 172mm). pp. 36. 37 b/w illustrations. Cloth binding with gilt title stamped on front cover. A gilt stamp with "RL" in the centre, stamped on the reverse. Limited edition 350. Binding scuffed, spine very worn.
An illustrated catalogue of the etchings by Hedley Fitton. Born 1857, Elected Member of the Royal Society of Paint Etchers 1902, amongst other prestigious postings.
[Ref: 10237] £120.00
French Engravers of the Eighteenth Century. Ninety-seven Illustrations with an Introduction by Archibald Younger.
Otto Sculze and Company. 20 South Frederick St., Edinburgh. [n.d. c.1929.]
4to, orginal cloth gilt with illustrated label; pp. xxxiv, with 97 b/w plates.
A concise account of the works of the French engravers of the 18th century.
[Ref: 59941] £35.00
Otto Sculze and Company. 20 South Frederick St., Edinburgh. [n.d. c.1929.]
4to, orginal cloth gilt with illustrated label; pp. xxxiv, with 97 b/w plates.
A concise account of the works of the French engravers of the 18th century.
[Ref: 59941] £35.00
From Manet to Toulouse-Lautrec. French Lithographs 1860-1900.
By Frances Carey and Antony Griffiths.
Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Publications Limited. [1978.]
8vo, colour-illustrated soft covers; pp. 104, with 11 colour and 60 b/w illustrations.
An exhibition catalogue published to accompany an exhibition on French Lithograph 1860-1900 at the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museums, 1978.
[Ref: 59773] £20.00
By Frances Carey and Antony Griffiths.
Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Publications Limited. [1978.]
8vo, colour-illustrated soft covers; pp. 104, with 11 colour and 60 b/w illustrations.
An exhibition catalogue published to accompany an exhibition on French Lithograph 1860-1900 at the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museums, 1978.
[Ref: 59773] £20.00
A Kingdom of Images: French Prints in the Age of Louis XIV, 1660-1715.
Edited by Peter Fuhring, Louis Marchesano, Rémi Mathis, and Vanessa Selbach.
Los Angeles: The Getty Research Institute, 2013.
4to, cloth & illus. d/w; pp. xii + 332, profusely illustrated.
A study of the French print trade in the reign of the Sun King.
[Ref: 59762] £70.00
Edited by Peter Fuhring, Louis Marchesano, Rémi Mathis, and Vanessa Selbach.
Los Angeles: The Getty Research Institute, 2013.
4to, cloth & illus. d/w; pp. xii + 332, profusely illustrated.
A study of the French print trade in the reign of the Sun King.
[Ref: 59762] £70.00
Lucien Freud. Acqueforti. Galleria Arialdo Ceribelli. Arcer. Via S. Tomaso, 92 - 24121 Bergamo.
Craig Hartley.
Alcon Edizioni s.r.l. Viale V. Emanuele, 44 - Bergamo. Copyright Settembre 1994. Stampato in Italia.
4to (280 x 242mm. 11 x 9½".). pp. 130. Profusely illustrated with b/w images. Modern printed card cover with b/w illustration. Covers soiled and marked.
Catalogue Raisonné of the work of Lucien Freud from 1946-1994, with 49 large scale black and white plates of Freud's etching and drawings. Lucien Freud (1982-2011) was a British painter, known for his thickly impasted portrait and figure paintings. His works are noted for their psychological penetration, and for their often discomforting examination of the relationship between artist and model. He was the grandson of Sigmund Freud and elder brother to writer and politician Clement Freud.
[Ref: 22106] £45.00
Craig Hartley.
Alcon Edizioni s.r.l. Viale V. Emanuele, 44 - Bergamo. Copyright Settembre 1994. Stampato in Italia.
4to (280 x 242mm. 11 x 9½".). pp. 130. Profusely illustrated with b/w images. Modern printed card cover with b/w illustration. Covers soiled and marked.
Catalogue Raisonné of the work of Lucien Freud from 1946-1994, with 49 large scale black and white plates of Freud's etching and drawings. Lucien Freud (1982-2011) was a British painter, known for his thickly impasted portrait and figure paintings. His works are noted for their psychological penetration, and for their often discomforting examination of the relationship between artist and model. He was the grandson of Sigmund Freud and elder brother to writer and politician Clement Freud.
[Ref: 22106] £45.00
From Still Life to the Screen. Print Culture, Display, and the Materiality of the Image in Eighteenth-Century London.
Joseph Monteyne.
Yale University Press. New Haven London. [2013.]
4to, blue cloth gilt and illust. d/w; pp. x + 280, profusely illustrated, with 55 colour plates.
An account of the culture of popular prints in 18th-century London.
[Ref: 59758] £65.00
Joseph Monteyne.
Yale University Press. New Haven London. [2013.]
4to, blue cloth gilt and illust. d/w; pp. x + 280, profusely illustrated, with 55 colour plates.
An account of the culture of popular prints in 18th-century London.
[Ref: 59758] £65.00
The Inscriptional Work of Eric Gill
Evan R. Gill
Cassell & Co Ltd. London. 35 Red Lion Square. London WCI. 1964.
Book: 8vo (249 x 172mm). Cloth binding with title stamped along spine in gilt. Complete with lamenated dust jacket. An illustrated catalogue of 158 pages. Dust jacket dirty and worn.
Arthur Eric Rowton Gill (22 February 1882 - 17 November 1940) was a British sculptor, typeface designer, stonecutter and printmaker.
[Ref: 10352] £60.00
Evan R. Gill
Cassell & Co Ltd. London. 35 Red Lion Square. London WCI. 1964.
Book: 8vo (249 x 172mm). Cloth binding with title stamped along spine in gilt. Complete with lamenated dust jacket. An illustrated catalogue of 158 pages. Dust jacket dirty and worn.
Arthur Eric Rowton Gill (22 February 1882 - 17 November 1940) was a British sculptor, typeface designer, stonecutter and printmaker.
[Ref: 10352] £60.00
Mr Gillray The Caricaturist.
A Biography by Draper Hill.
London: Phaidon Press. 1965.
4to, cloth gilt; pp. (viii) + 266, half-tone frontispiece + 147 plates. Ex-Libris North East London Polytehnic (withdrawn 1981), ink stamp in prelims. & index.
A rare biography of James Gillray, with illustrations of many of his caricatures.
[Ref: 59732] £70.00
A Biography by Draper Hill.
London: Phaidon Press. 1965.
4to, cloth gilt; pp. (viii) + 266, half-tone frontispiece + 147 plates. Ex-Libris North East London Polytehnic (withdrawn 1981), ink stamp in prelims. & index.
A rare biography of James Gillray, with illustrations of many of his caricatures.
[Ref: 59732] £70.00
The Works of James Gillray, The Caricaturist with the Story of His Life and Times.
Edited by Thomas Wright, Esq., M.A., F.S.A.
London: Chatto and Windus Publishers.
Book: 4to (273 x 206mm). pp. 376. Profusely illustrated with b/w images. Cover and spine stamped in gilt. Gilt page edges. Worn. Binding scuffed and rubbed. Some minor spotting.
A complete one volume narrative and exposition of the works of James Gillray. It contains two portraits of Gillray himself, and over 400 illustrations throughout the book.
[Ref: 10063] £390.00
Edited by Thomas Wright, Esq., M.A., F.S.A.
London: Chatto and Windus Publishers.
Book: 4to (273 x 206mm). pp. 376. Profusely illustrated with b/w images. Cover and spine stamped in gilt. Gilt page edges. Worn. Binding scuffed and rubbed. Some minor spotting.
A complete one volume narrative and exposition of the works of James Gillray. It contains two portraits of Gillray himself, and over 400 illustrations throughout the book.
[Ref: 10063] £390.00
John Gould. The Bird Man. A Chronology and Bibliography.
By Gordon C. Sauer.
Henry Sotheran Limited, London. 2, 3, 4 and 5 Sackville Street, W.1. First Published 1982 by Lansdowne Editions, Melbourne and Henry Sotheran, London.
4to (285 x 190mm. 11¼ x 7½".). pp. vi-xxiv 416. Profusely illustrated with colour and b/w images. With green cloth covers, title in gilt on spine; also with original dust jacket.
John Gould (1804-1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist. This book has been compiled by Dr Gordon Sauer, presenting more than thirty years work in a systematic and accessible way, of all the basic data on Gould's life, his works, his family, his associates and his times. The book is organised into four chatpers: Genealogy of John Gould and Elizabeth Coxen Gould; John Gould's Major Published Works; Chronology of the life and works of John Gould; and Bibliography of John Gould, his family and associates.
[Ref: 22103] £50.00
By Gordon C. Sauer.
Henry Sotheran Limited, London. 2, 3, 4 and 5 Sackville Street, W.1. First Published 1982 by Lansdowne Editions, Melbourne and Henry Sotheran, London.
4to (285 x 190mm. 11¼ x 7½".). pp. vi-xxiv 416. Profusely illustrated with colour and b/w images. With green cloth covers, title in gilt on spine; also with original dust jacket.
John Gould (1804-1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist. This book has been compiled by Dr Gordon Sauer, presenting more than thirty years work in a systematic and accessible way, of all the basic data on Gould's life, his works, his family, his associates and his times. The book is organised into four chatpers: Genealogy of John Gould and Elizabeth Coxen Gould; John Gould's Major Published Works; Chronology of the life and works of John Gould; and Bibliography of John Gould, his family and associates.
[Ref: 22103] £50.00
The Graphic Arts. Modern Men and Modern Methods
by Joseph Pennell N.A. Author of the Graphic Arts Series, Modern Illustration The Illustrations of Books.
The Cammon Lectures for 1920 Published for the Art Institute of Chicago by the University of Chicago Press. Chicago, Illinois.
Book: 4to (235 x160mm). Cloth binding with gilt title stamped in spine and front cover. Binding worn, tear in the spine.
An illustrated narrative on etching, lithography and wood engraving - examining the methods and the artists themselves.
[Ref: 10215] £45.00
by Joseph Pennell N.A. Author of the Graphic Arts Series, Modern Illustration The Illustrations of Books.
The Cammon Lectures for 1920 Published for the Art Institute of Chicago by the University of Chicago Press. Chicago, Illinois.
Book: 4to (235 x160mm). Cloth binding with gilt title stamped in spine and front cover. Binding worn, tear in the spine.
An illustrated narrative on etching, lithography and wood engraving - examining the methods and the artists themselves.
[Ref: 10215] £45.00
British Mezzotinters Valentine Green. with six plates.
by Alfred Whitman of the Print Room, British Museum.
London. A.H. Bullen. 47, Great Russell Street, W.C. MCMII [1902].
Book: 4to (251 x 188mm). pp. 204. Illustrated with 6 b/w plates. Cloth binding. Limited edition of 520 copies. Cloth from spine has fallen away, broken spine.
A compilation of biographical notes, illustrations and a catalogue of the works of one of the most famous mezzotint engravers.
[Ref: 10167] £90.00
by Alfred Whitman of the Print Room, British Museum.
London. A.H. Bullen. 47, Great Russell Street, W.C. MCMII [1902].
Book: 4to (251 x 188mm). pp. 204. Illustrated with 6 b/w plates. Cloth binding. Limited edition of 520 copies. Cloth from spine has fallen away, broken spine.
A compilation of biographical notes, illustrations and a catalogue of the works of one of the most famous mezzotint engravers.
[Ref: 10167] £90.00
British Mezzotinters Valentine Green. with six plates.
by Alfred Whitman of the Print Room, British Museum.
London. A.H. Bullen. 47, Great Russell Street, W.C. MCMII [1902].
Book: 4to (251 x 188mm) Cloth binding with title stamped onto spine in gilt. Top edge gilt. Limited edition of 525. No. 452. pp. 204. 6 b/w plates. Binding rubbed and scuffed. Time staining on a couple of the front and back pages.
A compilation of biographical notes, illustrations and a catalogue of the works of one of the most famous mezzotint engravers.
[Ref: 10336] £130.00
by Alfred Whitman of the Print Room, British Museum.
London. A.H. Bullen. 47, Great Russell Street, W.C. MCMII [1902].
Book: 4to (251 x 188mm) Cloth binding with title stamped onto spine in gilt. Top edge gilt. Limited edition of 525. No. 452. pp. 204. 6 b/w plates. Binding rubbed and scuffed. Time staining on a couple of the front and back pages.
A compilation of biographical notes, illustrations and a catalogue of the works of one of the most famous mezzotint engravers.
[Ref: 10336] £130.00
A Gothic Vision: F.L. Griggs and His Works
by Francis Adams Comstock.
Boston Public Library. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford MCMLXVI [1966].
Book: 4to (279 x 217mm). Cloth binding with gilt title stamped onto spine. No 424 of a Limited Edition of 600. An illustrated catalogue of 364 pages. Very fine condition.
A comprehensive catalogue with an index, technical notes, a bibliography, and separate catalogues of Griggs's engravings, watercolors, drawings, furniture and other designs, and architectural work.
Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number: 66 - 12131.
[Ref: 10371] £350.00
by Francis Adams Comstock.
Boston Public Library. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford MCMLXVI [1966].
Book: 4to (279 x 217mm). Cloth binding with gilt title stamped onto spine. No 424 of a Limited Edition of 600. An illustrated catalogue of 364 pages. Very fine condition.
A comprehensive catalogue with an index, technical notes, a bibliography, and separate catalogues of Griggs's engravings, watercolors, drawings, furniture and other designs, and architectural work.
Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number: 66 - 12131.
[Ref: 10371] £350.00
Axel Haig and the Victorian Vision of the Middle Ages.
J. Mordaunt Crook & C.A. Lennox-Boyd.
London. George Allen & Unwin. [1984.]
8vo, illustrated soft covers; pp. 73, with 64 b/w plates. Slightly scuffed cover.
A complete list of Axel Haig's etchings, summing up the Victorian vision of medival architecture.
[Ref: 59856] £60.00
J. Mordaunt Crook & C.A. Lennox-Boyd.
London. George Allen & Unwin. [1984.]
8vo, illustrated soft covers; pp. 73, with 64 b/w plates. Slightly scuffed cover.
A complete list of Axel Haig's etchings, summing up the Victorian vision of medival architecture.
[Ref: 59856] £60.00
Images of Hampstead.
Narrative Simon Jenkins. Catalogue Jonathon Ditchburn. Gallery of Prints. Harriet and Peter George.
Ackermann. Saint Helena Terrace. Richmond-Upon-Thames. MCMLXXXII [1982].
Book: 4to (294 x 226mm). Cloth binding with title stamped in gilt on the spine, complete with dust-jacket: printed title area stuck onto spine and front cover. 289 pages inclusive of illustrations. Dust jacket a little torn and dirty.
The reference guide to the images of Hampstead, including an illustrated catalogue.
[Ref: 10432] £95.00
Narrative Simon Jenkins. Catalogue Jonathon Ditchburn. Gallery of Prints. Harriet and Peter George.
Ackermann. Saint Helena Terrace. Richmond-Upon-Thames. MCMLXXXII [1982].
Book: 4to (294 x 226mm). Cloth binding with title stamped in gilt on the spine, complete with dust-jacket: printed title area stuck onto spine and front cover. 289 pages inclusive of illustrations. Dust jacket a little torn and dirty.
The reference guide to the images of Hampstead, including an illustrated catalogue.
[Ref: 10432] £95.00