Hogarth's Works. With Life and Anecdotal Descriptions of His Pictures.
By John Ireland and John Nichols, F.S.A.
London: Luyster Brothers. 1874.
Three 8vo volumes, top edge gilt; profusely illustrated.
An account of the work of William Hogarth (1697-1764).
[Ref: 59952] £95.00
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Hogarth and his Place in European Art.
Frederick Antal.
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1962.
4to, cloth gilt & illust. d/w; pp. xxi + 270, 152 half-tone illustrations. Dustwrapper chipped and stained.
An account of the influences on William Hogarth and his influences on the rest of Europe.
[Ref: 59733] £70.00
A Series of Twelve Stipple Engravings in Colour by E. Jackson Stodart from the Original Paintings by Hogarth. 'The Rake's Progress' and 'The Election'.
London. The Museum Galleries. [1930.]
4to, soft covers; pp. 17, with 12 colour illustrated labels with order form.
A prospectus of a series of colour stipple engravings by E. Jackson Stodart after William Hogarth's 'The Rake's Progress' and 'The Election'.
[Ref: 59789] £45.00
Wenceslaus Hollar and his Views of London and Windsor in the Eighteenth Century. with Frontispiece and Ninety-Six Illustrations
by Arthur M. Hind of the British Museum. Slade Professor of Fine Art in the University of Oxford.
Benjamin Blom, Inc. Publishers New York 1972.
Book: 4to (259 x 180mm). pp. vii- xiv + 99. 97 b/w illustrations. Cloth binding. Some spotting.
An illustrated catalogue of particular works by Wenceslaus Hollar with a biographical introduction.
[Ref: 59873] £95.00
Wenzel Hollar. Beschreibendes Verzeichniss Seiner Kupferstiche [ -p.638]. [&] "Nachträge und Verbesserungen zum Verzeichnisse der Hollar'schen Kupferstiche" (p.[625]-662)
von Gustav Parthey.
Berlin verlag der Nicolaischen Buchhandlung. 1853. [&] Berlin verlag der Nicolaischen Buchhandlung. 1858.
Book: 4to (236 x 152mm). pp v-xxii 664. No illustrations. Moroccan leather with ridges and marble board binding. Gilt title stamped into spine. Pages slightly creased at edges.
A descriptive catalogue of the etched works of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677, in German.
[Ref: 10159] £380.00
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The Graphic Art of Winslow Homer.
By Lloyd Goodrich.
Published for The Museum of Graphic Art by the Smithsonian Institution Press. 1968.
Book. 4to (220 x 255mm). pp. 136. 123 b/w images. Cloth binding, gilt title stamped on spine. In original dust cover. Dirty dust cover.
An illustrated narrative of the printed work of American artist Winslow Homer (1836-1910). Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36436] £50.00
How to Appreciate Prints.
by Frank Weitenkampf, L.H.D. Chief of the Prints Division of the New York Public Library, Author of the "American Graphic Art," "Etching and Contemporary Life," etc.
(Third Revised Edition) London, Grant Richards, Ltd. 1921.
Book: 8vo (207 x 141mm). Green cloth;; pp. xi + 330, 31 half-tones and 1 wood-engraved plate. Binding worn with some stains.
An illustrated comprehensive guide to prints. An outline of all methods of print making, the care of prints, subject-interest, specialities, collecting, and appreciation and understanding.
[Ref: 10206] £45.00
An Introduction to The Study & Collection of Ancient Prints 'Nil dictum quod non prius dictum, methodus solus artificem ostendit.'
by William Hughes Willshire, M.D. Edin. Late President of the Medical Society of London, etc.
London: Ellis and White, 29 New Bond Street. 1877. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. (i) Volume I. (ii) Volume II.
Book: 2 Vols. 4to (234 x 141mm). Cloth binding with gilt title stamped onto leather spine. (i) 373 pages. (ii) 305 pages with a few pull-out illustrations. Binding broken, worn and torn. Some sporadic spotting.
A comprehensive narrative outlining the development of printmaking; the various schools; methods and techniques; and the art of collecting.
[Ref: 10453] £90.00
How to Identify Old Prints.
F.L. Wilder.
London. G. Bell & Sons Ltd. [1970.]
4to, green cloth gilt and illust. d/w; pp. 192, with 105 b/w plates. Small tear on d/w top edge.
A techincal and historical guide to identifying prints.
[Ref: 59839] £45.00
The Impressionist Print.
Michel Melot.
Yale University Press. New Haven and London. [1996.]
4to, green cloth gilt and illust. d/w; pp. 296, profusely illustrated. Good condition.
An account of the Impressionist printmaking techniques.
[Ref: 59904] £70.00
Catalogue of the Paintings, Engravings, Serjeants' Rings, Plate, Stained Glass, Sculpture, etc. Belonging to the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple.
London Printed by Order of the Masters of the Bench. 1915.
Book: 4to (279 x 197mm). pp. 159. Illustrated with 16 b/w plates. Red leather and blue cloth binding. A small rare supplement listing the photographs in two albums. Spine worn and slighlty torn.
An illustrated catalogue of the artwork belonging to the Hon. Society of the Inner Temple.
[Ref: 10196] £130.00
Orlando Jewitt. Wood Engraver.
By Harry Carter.
London. Oxford University Press. 1962.
8vo, green cloth gilt and illust. d/w; pp. 48, profusely illustrated.
An account of the work of Orlando Jewitt (1799-1869).
[Ref: 59930] £15.00
Charles Keene. Etcher, Draughtsman and Illustrator 1823-1891. Being a Lecture delivered to the Print Collectors' Club on Friday, November 25th, 1932
by Frank l. Emanuel.
Publication Number Fourteen. The Print Collectors' Club. 5A Pall Mall East, London, S.W.I. MCMXXXV [1935].
Book: 8vo (248 x 186mm). pp. 71 including 19 b/w illustrations. Limited edition 50/350. Board and cloth binding with Print Collectors' Club emblem stamped on front. Binding worn. Some spotting. A few pages have become loosened from the binding.
Charles Samuel Keene (10 August 1823-4 January 1891) was an English artist who worked in black and white.
[Ref: 10335] £60.00
Landscapes. Paintings and Drawings from the Royal Collection.
The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace. 1975-76.
8vo, illustrated soft covers; pp. 27.
An catalogue published to accompany an exhibition of landscapes paintings and drawings drawings from the Royal Collection, held at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace in 1975-76.
[Ref: 59946] £10.00
Lasansky: Printmaker.
University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242.
1975 by the University of Iowa. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.
Large 4to. pp. 166. Profusely illustrated with colour and b/w images. Blue cloth covers with gilt facsimile signature on front, title on spine, also with original dust jacket. Dirty and slightly torn dust jacket.
A catalogue raisonné of all the prints of Mauricio Lasansky from 1933 through 1973. This book contains 135 black and white reproductions, and 24 of those are also shown in colour. A detailed description of each print prepared by John Thein and Phillip Lasansky under the supervision of the artist is included.
[Ref: 21989] £130.00
150 Years of Artists' Lithographs 1803 - 1953.
Feliz H. Man.
William Heinemann Ltd. London. Melbourne. Toronto. First published 1953.
Book: 4to (291 x 212mm). pp. VII-LXII. Profusely illustrated with colour and b/w images. Cloth binding with title stamped along spine. Binding scuffed, rubbed and dirty. Lightly annotated in 'Notes On Artists And Their Prints'
An illustrated narrative of certain lithographs between 1803 - 1953.
[Ref: 10350] £130.00
Looking at Old Prints
John Booth
First Edition. Cambridge House Book. Westbury, Wiltshire, 1983.
Book: 4to (256 x 191mm). Cloth binding with gilt title stamped along spine. Complete with illustrated dustjacket. 202 pages 71 b/w illustrations. Dustjacket a little dirty and scuffed, otherwise in fine condition.
An illustrated narrative that looks at the origins of printmaking in Britain; printmaking processes; print collecting; prints and print makers.
[Ref: 10462] £45.00
Wood Engravings and Drawings of Iain Macnab of Barachastlain
by Albert Garrett.
Published by Midas Books, 12 Dene Way, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 0NX.
Book: 4to (298 x 204mm). Cloth binding with gilt title stamped along spine, with dust jacket. pp. iii-ix + 116. Profusely illustrated with b/w images. Dust jacket torn and dirty.
Macnab, Iain, of Barachastlain (1890-1967), painter and wood-engraver. A comprehensive and illustrated reference to a collection of his works.
[Ref: 10369] £120.00
Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of Paintings & Prints from the Macpherson Collection.
The Guildhall Art Gallery: London. Autumn, 1928.
4to, soft covers; pp. 106, profusely illustrated. Stained and creased cover, distressed binding.
An catalogue published to accompany an exhibition of prints and painting from the Macpherson Collection, held at the Guildhall Art Gallery, London, in Autumn 1928.
[Ref: 59938] £50.00
Investing in Maps.
Roger Baynton-Williams.
Published by Barrie and Rockliff, The Cresset Press, 2 Clement's Inn, Strand, London, W.C.2. 1969.
Book: 4to (297 x 214mm). pp. 160. Profusely illustrated with colour and b/w images.Cloth binding with title in gilt stamped along the spine. Complete with dust jacket and library stamp. Dust jacket worn and creased.
A comprehensive illustrated narrative to understanding maps, their various styles and developments. An introduction details the methods of map-making and the techniques used.
[Ref: 10354] £45.00
Decorative Printed Maps of the 15th to 18th Centuries. A revised edition of Old Decorative Maps and Charts by A.L. Humphreys. With eighty-four reproductions and a new text
by R.A. Skelton, F.S.A. Superintendent of the Map Room, British Museum.
This edition published 1965 by Spring Books, Drury House, Russell Street, London WC2.
Book: 4to (279 x 217mm). Cloth binding with gilt title stamped along spine. An illustrated catalogue of 184 pages; with dust jacket. Binding faded and worn. Dust jacket worn and torn.
An illustrated guide to maps and their development across Europe.
[Ref: 10363] £30.00
Maritime Prints by the Dutch Masters.
Irene De Groot & Robert Vorstman.
London: Gordon Fraser, 1980.
4to, black cloth gilt with illus. d/w; pp. 284, with 250 illustrations.
Prints from the Dutch golden age.
[Ref: 59766] £70.00
The Masters of Mezzotint: The Men and Their Work with Sixty Illustrations.
by Alfred Whitman of the Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum.
London. George Bell & Sons. 1898.
Book: 4to (286 x 204mm). pp. v-x + 95. Illlustrated with 61 b/w images. Cloth binding with gilt title and pattern stamped on the front cover and spine. Top gilt edge.Limited edition of 550. Binding worn. Some spotting on far right-edge of pages.
An illustrated narrative on the introduction and progression of Mezzotint in the United Kingdom.
[Ref: 10194] £70.00
Engravings in Mezzotint
by Sydney Ernest Wilson with notes by W. Roberts. Joint author of "George Romney," "John Hoppner, R.A." &c., &c.
Published by Messrs. Vicars Brothers. 12 Bond Street, London, W. [n.d. c.1911.]
Book: 4to (202 x 131mm). Cloth binding with title stamped onto front cover in gilt. Profusely colour illustrated. Slighty worn binding. Small tear in last page.
Sydney Ernest Wilson was a mezzotint engraver himself, and this interesting little item is a fully illustrated catalogue of a few mezzotints of female sitters, except that of 'Master Hare', which however still resembles that of a female sitter.
[Ref: 10140] £80.00
Old English Mezzotints.
Text by Malcolm C. Salaman (Author of 'Old English Colour-Prints' and 'The Old Engravers of England'). Edited by Charles Holme.
MCMX. 'The Studio' Ltd. London, Paris, New York.
Book: 4to (271 x 193mm). pp. v-xii + 43. Illustrated with 128 b/w images. Cloth binding with title stamped on spine in gilt. Ex Libris Metropolitan Borough of Sefton Reference Library. Stamped Atkinson Free Library Southport. Binding with a few stains and slightly worn.
An illustrated catalogue of old English mezzotints.
[Ref: 10148] £45.00
Peter Milton / Complete Etchings 1960-1976.
Commentary and editing by Kneeland McNulty with essays by the artist.
Published by Impressions Workshop. Boston, Massachusetts 1977.
4to. pp 137. Profusely illustrated with b/wimages. Printed cover with photos front and back.
A catalogue raisonné of Peter Milton's (b.1930) work.
[Ref: 21998] £85.00
Mines of Dartmoor and the Tamar Valley after 1913.
P.H.G. Richardson.
Devon Books. [1995.]
8vo, illustrated soft covers; pp. 160, profusely illustrated. Good condition.
An account of mining in West Devon and East Cornwall.
[Ref: 59848] £10.00
Cornish Mining - Underground.
J A Buckley.
Tor Mark Press. Penryn. [1993.]
8vo, illustrated soft covers; pp. 32, profusely illustrated. Good condition.
An account of the underground workings of tin mines in Cornwall.
[Ref: 59849] £10.00
Cornish Mining - At Surface.
J A Buckley.
Tor Mark Press. Penryn. [1990.]
8vo, illustrated soft covers; pp. 32, profusely illustrated. Good condition.
An account of the Victorian mining landscape in Cornwall.
[Ref: 59850] £10.00
Images of Mount Edgcumbe, Cornwall.
Cynthia Gaskell Brown.
[2000.]
4to, illustrated soft covers; pp. 36, profusely illustrated. Good condition.
An exhibition catalogue published to accompany an exhibition at Mount Edgcumbe House, Cornwall, April - September 2000.
[Ref: 59840] £10.00
Napoleon and the Invasion of Britain.
Alexandra Franklin and Mark Philip, with contributions by Katrina Navickas.
Oxford: Bodleian Library, 2003.
4to, illustrated soft covers, pp.131, profusely illustrated.
The catalogue of an exhibition of satire and propaganda pieces at the Bodleian Library.
[Ref: 59736] £70.00
A Short History of the Libraries and List of Mss. and Original Drawings in the British Museum (Natural History).
F.C. Sawyer.
Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Historical Vol.4 No. 2. London: 1971
8vo, soft covers; complete, pp. 77-204
An account of the history of the Library of the British Museum (Natural History), today known as the Natural History Museum, including a list of manuscripts and drawings in its collection.
[Ref: 59944] £15.00
Naval Battles From the Collection of Prints formed amd owned by Commander Sir Charles Leopold Cust, Bart. K.C.V.O., C.B., C.I.E, R.N. The Chronological Arrangement of the Prints with Decorative and Historical Notes.
by Harry Parker.
London. T.H. Parker, 45, Whitcomb Street. MCMXI.
8to, (185 x 215mm, 7¼ x 8¼"), blue cloth gilt; pp. xx + 339, numerous half-tone plates. Binding scuffed and worn. Some overall foxing.
A very scarce catalogue of naval prints depicting British sea battles in the collection of Sir C. L. Cust with introduction by Commander Charles Napier Robinson. This is the third copy of this rare & interesting reference book we have seen in 40 years.
[Ref: 38065] £220.00
Old Sporting Prints.
Ralph Nevill.
This edition published 1970 by The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited. London. New York. Sydney. Toronto. Hamlyn House, Feltham, Middlesex, England. Spring Books.
Book: 4to (278 x 209mm). Cloth binding with gilt title stamped along spine. An illustrated catalogue in 92 pages; with dust jacket. Dust jacket worn and torn. Binding a little faded.
A comprehensive guide to sporting prints.
[Ref: 10364] £30.00
Richard Newton and English Caricature in 1790s.
David Alexander.
Published by the Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester, in association with Manchester University Press. 1998.
Book: 4to (240 x 170mm). pp. vi-x + 178. Illustrated with 37 b/w and 64 colour images. Binding worn, spine dirty and tearing away.
An illustrated narrative and catalogue of images compiled to examine English caricature by Richard Newton and during that era. Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication data applied for. [Catalog Card Number: 98-164412].
[Ref: 10109] £45.00
Under the Cover of Darkness: Night Prints.
Arts Council. [1986.]
4to, illustrated soft covers; pp. 63, profusely illustrated.
An exhibition catalogue published to accompany the exhibtion 'Under the Cover of Darkness: Night Prints', organised by the Arts Council in Bristol, Durham and Sheffield in 1986-7.
[Ref: 59935] £20.00
Artists of the Nineteenth Century.
By Clara Erskine Clement and Laurence Hutton.
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. The Riverside Press, Cambridge. 1899.
8vo, original illustrated cloth gilt, two volumes in one. Vol. I., pp. xxxix + 386. Vol. II., pp. 373. Stained cover, tape marks.
A biographical account of artists of the nineteenth century and their works.
[Ref: 59777] £35.00
Old Ship Prints. with fifteen illustrations in colour and ninety-five in black and white from the Macpherson Collection.
by E. Keble Chatterton.
First published in 1927
Book: 4to (285 x 221mm). pp. v-xii + 182. Cloth binding with embossed title on front and gilt title on spine. Binding worn. Some illustration pages cut out.
An illustrated volume aiming to portray prints of "every kind of sailing ship which the engravers in the past sought to illustrate".
[Ref: 10106] £90.00
Old Ship Prints.
by E. Keble Chatterton.
First published in 1927. This edition published 1965 by Spring Books, Drury house, Russell street, London WC1. Second Impression 1967.
Book: 4to (245 x 185mm). pp. v-xii + 182. Illustrated with 71 b/w images. Binding worn with some scuffs and stains.
An illustrated volume aiming to portray prints of "every kind of sailing ship which the engravers in the past sought to illustrate".
[Ref: 10104] £30.00
The History of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers 1880-1930 by Sir Francis Newbolt K.C., A.R.E.
Publication No. 9 The Print Collectors' Club. 5a Pall Mall East, London, S.W.1. 1930.
Book: 8vo (246 x 184mm). Cloth binding with gilt title and emblem stamped onto the front cover and spine. Top gilt edge. pp. 271. Profusely illustrated with b/w images. This edition, printed at The Baynard Press, is limited to 600 Copies, of which 300 are for presentation to the Members of the Print Collectors' Club. This is No. 496.
An illustrated history of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers & Engravers.
[Ref: 10326] £120.00
Painters, Sculptors, Architects, Engravers, and their Works. A Handbook. With Illustrations and Monograms.
by Clara Erskine Clement, Author of "A Handbook of Legendary and Mythological Art".
Second Edition. New York: Published by Hurh and Houghton. Cambridge : Riverside Press. 1875.
Book: 8vo (187 x 123mm). Brown cloth gilt, pp. xii + 661, profusely illustrated with wood-engravings. Binding worn on edges and corners.
An illustrated alphabetical handbooks to artists and their works.
[Ref: 10201] £20.00
The Great Painter-Etchers from Rembrandt to Whistler
by Malcolm C. Salaman (Author of "Old English Colour-Prints" "Old English Mezzotints" and "The Old Engravers of England"). Edited by Charles Holme.
MCMXIV [1914]. "The Studio" Ltd. London, Paris, New York.
Book: 4to (281 x 201mm). Cloth binding with title stamped in gilt on spine. Title-sheet stuck to front cover. 264 pages including illustrations. Front cover sheet a little dirty and worn.
An illustrated catalogue of various painter-etchers.
[Ref: 10428] £45.00
The Picture Amateur's Handbook and Dictionary of Painters.
By Philippe Daryl, B.A.
London. Crosby Lockwood and Co. 7 Stationers'-Hall Court, Ludgate Hill. 1878.
8vo, original blue cloth gilt, top edge gilt; pp. vii + 251. Slightly damaged cover.
A beginner's guide to painting, including a dictionary of painters.
[Ref: 59782] £35.00
A Catalogue of the Etchings of Samuel Palmer
with Introduction, Notes, etc. by R.G. Alexander.
Publication Number Sixteen. The Print Collectors' Club. 5A Pall Mall East, London, S.W.I. MCMXXXVII. [1937].
Book: 8vo (249 x 186mm). pp. 107 including 22 b/w illustrations. Limited edition 355/375. Cloth binding with Print Collectors' Club emblem stamped on front binding in gilt, and title along spine. Binding worn. Some sporadic spotting.
Samuel Palmer (January 27, 1805 - May 24, 1881) was an English landscape painter, etcher and printmaker. He was also a prolific writer. Palmer was a key figure in English Romanticism and produced visionary pastoral paintings.
[Ref: 10332] £120.00
Phillipps Studies No. 2. The Family Affairs of Sir Thomas Phillipps
by A.N.L. Munby. Fellow and Librarian, King's College, Cambridge.
Published by the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press 1952.
Book: 8vo (214 x 135mm). Original blue cloth gilt; with printed d/w; pp. xiv + 119, 11 half-tone plates. Tear in head of d/w.
An illustrated narrative that addresses the collector's life except his literary activities and the formation of his library.
[Ref: 10358] £45.00
Phillipps Studies No. 3. The Formation of The Phillipps Library up to the Year 1840.
by A.N.L. Munby. Fellow and Librarian, King's College, Cambridge.
Published by the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press 1954.
Book: 8vo (214 x 135mm). Original blue cloth gilt; with printed d/w; pp. xii + 177, colour frontis. & 11 half-tone plates. Spine of d/w toned.
This narrative contains a large number of vignettes of collectors and booksellers; it also records Phillipps's literary activities, the rise and progress of the Middle Hill Press, and the crusade which the baronet conducted for the better preservation of the public records.
[Ref: 10359] £45.00
Phillipps Studies No. 4. The Formation of the Phillipps Library from 1841 to 1872. With an Account of the Phillipps Art Collections by A.E.Popham. Sometime Keeper of Prints and Drawings. The British Museum.
by A.N.L. Munby. Fellow and Librarian, King's College, Cambridge.
Published by the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press 1956.
Book: 8vo (214 x 135mm). Original blue cloth gilt; with printed d/w; pp. xvi + 227, 11 half-tone plates. Spine of d/w toned.
An illustrated narrative that contemplates the history of the formation of the library, covering accessions from 1841 to 1872, the year of the collector's death.
[Ref: 10360] £45.00
Phillipps Studies No. 5. The Disposal of The Phillipps Library.
by A.N.L. Munby. Fellow and Librarian, King's College, Cambridge.
Published by the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press 1960.
Book: 8vo (214 x 135mm). Original blue cloth gilt; with printed d/w; pp. xi + 204, 3 half-tone plates. Spine of d/w toned.
In this last volume of the series, Mr Munby tells the story of Sir Thomas Phillipps's attempts to bequeath his library to various bodies and to the nation; and its events to bequest on trust to his daughter. The Library was then broken up and sold in lots; and this sale was one of the most important in bookselling history.
[Ref: 10361] £45.00
Pictures to Print: The nineteenth-century engraving trade.
Andrew Dyson.
London: Farrand Press, 1984.
4to, blue cloth gilt & d/w; pp. xxx + 234, 95 b/w plates. Owner's blind stamp on endpaper. Rare.
The development of London's print trade in the C19th, focused on Dixon & Ross.
[Ref: 59743] £70.00
Citadel. A History of the Royal Citadel, Plymouth.
F.W. Woodward.
Devon Books [1987.]
4to, blue cloth gilt and illust. d/w; pp. ix + 150, profusely illustrated, with dedication by the author. Good condition.
An account of the history of the Royal Citadel in Plymouth.
[Ref: 59841] £30.00