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Immanuel Kant.
Immanuel Kant.
J. Chapman sculpt.
London, Published April 4.th 1812 by Adlard & Jones.
Colour-printed stipple. Plate: 180 x 140mm (7 x 5½''), with very large margins.
A portrait of German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) set within a decorative frame made up of a snake Ouroboros representing eternity.
[Ref: 50508]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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Femme de l'isle de Cassos.
Femme de l'isle de Cassos. XXIV.
L. Ferretti sc.
[1828.]
Fine & rare hand-coloured engraving. Plate: 260 x 205mm (10¼ x 8''). Light staining around edges and marking.
A portrait of a young woman from the island of Kasos, sitting on a cushion and braiding her hair. An illustration from 'Costumes & Usages des Peuples de la Grèce Moderne dessinés sur les lieux...' by Otto Magnus van Stackelberg (1787-1837).
[Ref: 50484]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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Kensington Park Villas.
Kensington Park Villas.
E.T. Dolby Del.
Clerk & Co. Lith. 202 High Holborn. [n.d., c.1850.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet: 260 x 310mm (10¼ x 12'').
A view of an italianate villa built in Kensington during the development of the area between the 1840s and 1870s.
[Ref: 50543]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Residences No.5.
Residences No.5. Swiss Villa. 3. Kensington Park Villas.
E.T. Dolby Del.
Clerk & Co. Lith. 202 High Holborn. [n.d., c.1850.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet: 280 x 415mm (11 x 16¼''). Tears in edges and surface dirt.
A view of a chalet-style villa built in Kensington during the development of the area between the 1840s and 1870s.
[Ref: 50544]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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3. Kensington Palace Gardens.
3. Kensington Palace Gardens. Italian.
E.T. Dolby Del.
Clerk & Co. Lith. 202 High Holborn. [n.d., c.1850.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet: 250 x 340mm (9¾ x 13¼''). Tears in edges and surface dirt, creasing.
A view of an italianate villa built in Kensington during the development of the area between the 1840s and 1870s.
[Ref: 50545]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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[Orangery, Kensington Gardens.]
[Orangery, Kensington Gardens.]
[n.d., c.1790.]
A rare etching. Plate: 165 x 235mm (6½ x 9¼''), large margins.
A view of the baroque orangery in Kensington Palace Gardens built in 1705.
[Ref: 50542]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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The Building News, Mar 9. 1877.
The Building News, Mar 9. 1877. Kensington Gore Mansions (Limited).
Photo-Lithographed & Printed by James Akerman, 51, Grays Inn Road, W.C.
Rare lithograph. Sheet: 415 x 310mm (16¼ x 12''). Tears and creasing.
A plan of a new mansion block on the south side of Hyde Park, next to the Royal Albert Hall.
[Ref: 50528]   £90.00   (£108.00 incl.VAT)
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A Front View of the Royal Palace of Kensington.
A Front View of the Royal Palace of Kensington. Vüe en Front du Palais Royal de Kensington.
Parr delin. et sculp.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament. London Printed for & Sold by Rob.t Sayer at the Golden Buck, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1760.]
Very fine hand-coloured engraving. Sheet: 255 x 405mm (10 x 16''). Trimmed and laid on card, title excised and laid on verso as normal for the Vue D'Optique machines.
A view of Kensington Palace with groups of figures walking around the gardens. Trimmed and borders darkened to allow print to be used in a zograscope.
[Ref: 50539]   £360.00  
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A Distant View of Kensington Palace, with part of the Garden, & the Queens Temple, as seen from the side of the Sepentine River.
A Distant View of Kensington Palace, with part of the Garden, & the Queens Temple, as seen from the side of the Sepentine River. Vüe dans the Lointain du Palais de Kensington, ainsi d'une partie du Jardin, et du Temple de la Reine, tels qu'ils paroissent d'un des Cotes de la Riviere Serpentine.
London Printed for F. West 83, Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1750.]
Hand-coloured engraving. Plate: 175 x 275mm (7 x 11''), with large margins. Tear in bottom edge.
A view of Kensington Palace with groups of figures walking around the gardens.
[Ref: 50540]   £70.00   (£84.00 incl.VAT)
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Garden Front of Villa No.3. Queens Road, Kensington Palace Gardens.
Garden Front of Villa No.3. Queens Road, Kensington Palace Gardens.
[n.d., c.1850.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet: 305 x 430mm (12 x 17''). Paper tone in edges.
A view of one of the italianate villas on Queens Road, now renamed Kensington Palace Gardens. Many of the houses on the street are now used as embassies and are among the most exclusive in London.
[Ref: 50541]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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The Royal Palace of Kensington.
The Royal Palace of Kensington. Le Palais Royale de Kensington.
London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map & Printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1750.]
Fine hand-coloured engraving. Plate: 170 x 275mm (6¾ x 10¾''). Laid on card.
A view of Kensington Palace, with groups of figures walking in the grounds.
[Ref: 50532]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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The Seige of Warwick-Castle; or The Battle between the Fellows & Licenciates.
The Seige of Warwick-Castle; or The Battle between the Fellows & Licenciates.
[Oxford Magazine. 1768.]
Engraving. Plate: 110 x 190mm (4¼ x 7½''). Small margins on 3 sides.
A satirical print showing a battle between Fellows of the College of Physicians and Scots led by the Earl of Bute. The argument is based on the idea of the healing power of the king, Stuart supporters arguing that the ability ended with the Stuart kings and thus the Hannovarians would not possess the ability.
BM Satire 4173.
[Ref: 50373]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
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Saladin & the Knight of the Leopard.
Saladin & the Knight of the Leopard.
H.F.W. inv. & del.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Lithograph. Sheet: 265 x 355mm (10½ x 14''), watermark J. Whatman 1820, with very large margins. Bit messy.
An illustration from Sir Walter Scott's novel 'The Talisman' which features David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon (1144-1219). In the novel Sir David takes part in the 3rd crusade under the alias Sir Kenneth of the Couchant Leopard.
[Ref: 50596]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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Femme de l'isle de Thermia.
Femme de l'isle de Thermia. XX.
B. Conforti sc.
[1828.]
Fine hand-coloured engraving. Plate: 260 x 205mm (10¼ x 8''). Light staining around edges.
A portrait of a woman from the Greek island of Kythnos. An illustration from 'Costumes & Usages des Peuples de la Grèce Moderne dessinés sur les lieux...' by Otto Magnus van Stackelberg (1787-1837).
[Ref: 50482]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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[La Hollandaise Studieuse(?)]
[La Hollandaise Studieuse(?)]
Metzu pinx. Pelletier sculp.
[n.d., c.1775.]
Engraving with etching, proof before title. 395 x 290mm (15½ x 11½").
A Dutch or Flemish woman drawing on her sketch book. A canvas is set up on an easel behind her and there is a globe on a shelf upper right. A very fine proof.
Le Blanc Blanc 14.
[Ref: 7970]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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[Lambeth Palace from Whitehall Stairs.]
[Lambeth Palace from Whitehall Stairs.]
[Engraved by Abraham Aubry after Wenceslaus Hollar.]
[n.d., c.1655.]
Etching. Plate: 110 x 175mm (4¼ x 7''). Creases, laid in album sheet.
A view looking west along the Thames to Lambeth Palace from Whitehall Palace on the north side of the Thames.
[Ref: 50291]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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[Welsh Landscape with Fishing.]
[Welsh Landscape with Fishing.]
[n.d., c.1790.]
Hand-coloured aquatint. Sheet: 190 x 240mm (7½ x 9½''), with Whatman watermark. Trimmed.
A view of a welsh landscape, two figures with horses walk along a path on the left, a man fishes on the right and a large castle can be seen in the distance.
[Ref: 50276]   £65.00   (£78.00 incl.VAT)
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A Bedouin Arab.
A Bedouin Arab.
Designed and Sketched on Stone by Rich.d J. Lane, A.R.A.
[Engelmann, Graf, Coindet, & Co.][n.d., c.1840.]
Rare lithograph, printed on chine collé. Sheet: 250 x 200mm (9¾ x 8''). Slight foxing.
A portrait of Orientalist Edward William Lane (1801-1876) who translated 'One Thousand and One Nights' which was published in monthly parts between 1838 and 1840. By portrait artist Richard Lane (1800-1872).
[Ref: 50485]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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[Eight watercolour views of Larkhana, Pakistan].
[Eight watercolour views of Larkhana, Pakistan].
[Various dates, latest 1854.]
8 watercolours, largest c. 260 x 360mm (10¼ x 14").
A collection of views of Sindh, in the environs of Larkhana, home to the Bhutto family since the 18th century. By Mrs. Stewart of Lackhavah, annotated on verso in ink including Haffica Sera, designed and built by Captain Allais, Deputy Ford Collector of Lackhavah.
[Ref: 50437]   £1,250.00   view all images for this item
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Habitans des Isles des Larrons.
Habitans des Isles des Larrons.
[after Alain Manesson Mallet.]
[Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683.]
Engraving. Sheet 150 x 105mm (6 x 4¼"). Trimmed to image.
Natives of the Mariana Islands. From Mallet's classic five-volume work 'Description de l'Univers'.
[Ref: 49554]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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The American General Lee taken Prisoner by Lieutenant Colonel Harcourt of the English Army, in Morris Country New Jersey, 1776.
The American General Lee taken Prisoner by Lieutenant Colonel Harcourt of the English Army, in Morris Country New Jersey, 1776. Engraved for Barnard's New Complete & Authentic History of England.
Hamilton delin. Hawkins sculp.
[1783.]
Engraving. Sheet: 365 x 215mm (14½ x 8½''). Trimmed, title excised.
A scene from the American Revolutionary Wars showing General Charles Lee (1732-1782), general in the Continental Army being arrested by William Harcourt following the Battle of White Plains. An illustration from Bernard's 'History of England' 1781-83 published by Alexander Hogg.
[Ref: 49596]   £70.00   (£84.00 incl.VAT)
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Left Leg Foremost.
Left Leg Foremost.
Painted by R. Farrier. Drawn on Stone by T. Fairburn.
London, Published by J. Mc.Cormick, 147 Strand. Day & Haghe Lith.rs to the King. [n.d., c.1840.]
Fine & scarce lithograph. Sheet: 390 x 305mm (15¼ x 12''). Damage in top left corner and edge.
A scene showing an old man with a wooden leg marching along with a broom over his shoulder, followed by a young boy banging on a drum.
[Ref: 50550]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Leicester Sow Pig, Bred by Mr. S. Wiley Brandsby, near York.
Leicester Sow Pig, Bred by Mr. S. Wiley Brandsby, near York.
From life & on Stone by H. Stratford.
Printed by C. Moody, 13, Rathbone Pl. [n.d., c.1845.]
Lithograph. Sheet: 170 x 250mm (6¾ x 9¾''). Laid on album sheet, staining. Tear at top.
A portrait of a large sow in a barn.
[Ref: 50241]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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Returning Thanks to Almighty God, Spontaneously on the field of Battle, after the great victory over the French & Saxons, at Leipzig 1813, by the Emperors of Russia, Austria & King of Prussia.
Returning Thanks to Almighty God, Spontaneously on the field of Battle, after the great victory over the French & Saxons, at Leipzig 1813, by the Emperors of Russia, Austria & King of Prussia.
J.A. Atkinson Del. M. Dubourg Sculp.t.
Published & Sold March 1st. 1814 by Edw.d Orme, Publisher to his Majesty and H.R.H. the Prince Regent Bond St. (corner of Brook St.) London.
Hand-coloured aquatint. Sheet: 260 x 360mm (10¼ x 14''), Whatman watermark. Trimmed, loss in top left corner.
A scene showing the commanders of the allies of the Sixth Coalition giving thanks following their victory at the Battle of Leipzig in October 1813. The victory was a decisive moment compelling Napoleon to return to France.
[Ref: 50534]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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[Le Lever Hollandois.
[Le Lever Hollandois. Ce petit chien dansant qui distrait la soubrette, Dequel qu'amant léger, ou d'un mary bénet / Philis, seroit-il le portrait Que vous menés à la baguette.]
]F. Mieris Pinx. F. Basan sc.]
[à Dresde chez P. Resler Marchand d'Estampes de la Cour.]
Engraving, proof before all letters. 345 x 240mm (13¾ x 9½").
A Dutch lady at her toilet, standing in the middle of her bedroom, wearing a nightcap and fur-trimmed jacket, stretching her hand out towards her lap-dog, which is standing on its hind legs. Plate 18 from 'Recueil d'estampes gravées d'après les tableaux de la galerie de S. E. M. le Comte de Brühl', a pair to 'le déjeuner hollandois'. The original painting, from c.1660, is in the Hermitage.
[Ref: 50457]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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[Little Owl] Noctua Minor Aucuparia.
[Little Owl] Noctua Minor Aucuparia.
[after Corenlis Nozeman.]
[Amsterdam, n.d., c.1790.]
Engraving with original hand colour. 420 x 280mm (16½ x 11"), 18th century watermark, very large margins.
An illustration of a Little Owl (Athene noctua) with a depiction of its egg. A plate from 'Nederlandsche vogelen' the first study of Dutch birds, published in parts from 1770-1829, with illustrations by Cornelius Nozeman, engraved by Christiaan Sepp, his son Jan Christiaan Sepp and grandson Jan Sepp.
[Ref: 50361]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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Llandudno, (from the Bay).
Llandudno, (from the Bay).
Published by G.L. Woodley, Llandudno. [n.d., c.1850.]
Rare tinted lithograph. Sheet: 300 x 410mm (11¾ x 16''), with large margins. Tears in edges.
A view of the Welsh seaside resort of Llandudno from the sea, bathing machines can be seen on the beach.
[Ref: 50565]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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View of Llangollen Vale from Nant y Bellan.
View of Llangollen Vale from Nant y Bellan.
J.G. Wood del.t. M.C. Prestel aquatinta.
Published by J.G. Wood, No.39 New Bond Street, Oct.r 1793.
Aquatint. Sheet: 290 x 350mm (11½ x 13¾''). Trimmed within plate.
A view of the Welsh Vale of Llangollen. Etched by Maria Katharina Prestel (1747-1794).
[Ref: 50097]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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[London prospect] Multum in Parvo.
[London prospect] Multum in Parvo.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Engraving. Sheet: 70 x 105mm (2¾ x 4''). Trimmed. Slight loss on left.
The vignette from the title page of an edition of the London Magazine showing a prospect of London from Southwark, with London Bridge stil lcovered with buildings. The title below translates as 'a great deal in a small space'.
[Ref: 50283]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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The University of London
The University of London constituting the most wonderful aggregation of institutions to be found anywhere in the World. To the Memory of the Founders and Benefactors of the noble Colleges and Schools of the University of London this plate is gratefully and respectfully dedicated.
Designed, Executed & Published by S. Gordon Wilson. Copyright and under the approval of the Vice-Chancellor.
[n.d., c.1923.]
Etching. Sheet 290 x 635mm (11½ x 25"). Repaired tear at top, some surface abrasions in margins.
22 vignette illustrations of the buildings and numerous crests of the University. Wilson published a book with a similar title in 1923.
[Ref: 50664]   £320.00  
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London Bridge &c. from Southwark Bridge.
London Bridge &c. from Southwark Bridge.
T.S. Boys Del. et Litho.
[n.d. c.1845.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet: 330 x 510mm (13 x 20''). Marking and foxing in large margins.
View of London Bridge from Southwark Bridge showing various boats on the river and beached on the foreshore of the City and Bankside. The masts from the Pool of London can be seen with the tower of St Saviour's, Southwark on the right. From 'Original Views of London As It Is' (26 plates) by Thomas Shotter Boys (1803 - 1874).
Abbey Scenery 239, 5.
[Ref: 50131]   £360.00  
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[Apotheosis of Louis XVI.]
[Apotheosis of Louis XVI.] Fils de St. Louis Montez au Ciel.
P.W. Schwarz fec.t.
[n.d., c.1793.]
Rare engraving. Plate: 365 x 230mm (14¼ x 9''). Paper loss in top left margin. Small margins on 3 sides.
An allegory for the apotheosis of Louis XIV of France following his execution following the French Revolution.
[Ref: 50411]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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South View of the Old and New Louvre.
South View of the Old and New Louvre. Le Vieux & le Nouveau Louvre.
Demachy Pinx.t. Angus sculp.
[n.d., c.1810.]
Engraving. Plate: 290 x 500mm (11½ x 19¾''), with very large margins. Slight central crease and repair on right.
A view across the Seine to the Louvre Palace.
[Ref: 50606]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT)
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Lunar Rainbow seen Oct. 1810.
Lunar Rainbow seen Oct. 1810.
[n.d., c.1820.]
Engraving. Sheet: 110 x 130mm (4¼ x 5'').
A view of a lunar rainbow which appeared at around 10pm in Milbrook near Southampton.
[Ref: 49582]   £75.00   (£90.00 incl.VAT)
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[Madonna and Child.]
[Madonna and Child.] Illustrissimo Marchioni Vincention Iustinano.
L. Carratius pinxit. Corneli Bloemaert sculpsit et D.D.
Cum privil: S.C.M.tis et Regis Christ.mi. Romae Superioru licentia. [n.d., c.1630.]
Engraving, 17th century watermark. Plate: 295 x 215mm (11½ x 8½''). Small margins.
A biblical scene showing Madonna and Christ sitting in a landscape, the enfant Christ cuddles a lamb.
[Ref: 50379]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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[Mail Coach.] Messageries Françaises. Lefer, Gaillard, Pénicaut & C.e.
[Mail Coach.] Messageries Françaises. Lefer, Gaillard, Pénicaut & C.e. Rue Montmatre, 174. A Paris. Place de la Comédie, 4. A Bordeaux.
Gustave Chariol sc.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Letterpress. Sheet: 80 x 115mm (3 x 4½'').
A handbill for a French mail coach from Paris to Bordeaux. Illustrated with an engraving of a coach drawn by five horses.
[Ref: 49579]   £65.00   (£78.00 incl.VAT)
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The City of Malacca in the East Indies.
The City of Malacca in the East Indies. Engraved for Middleton's Complete System of Geography.
[London: J. Cooke, c.1780.]
Engraving. 200 x 295mm (8 x 11½"), with large margins.
A view of the Dutch fort at Malacca City.
[Ref: 49605]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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City of Brunei_Sunset.
City of Brunei_Sunset.
T. Picken, lith. Day & Son, Lith.rs to the Queen.
Published by Smith, Elder & Co. 65 Cornhill London.
Chromolithograph. Sheet: 140 x 215mm (5½ x 8½'').
A view of the city of Brunei on the island of Borneo in Asia. An illustration from 'Life in the forests of the Far East; or, Travels in northern Borneo, Vol.1' by Sir St. John, Spenser.
[Ref: 50316]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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A Man of War Cutter of 10 Guns, as Bramble, &c.
A Man of War Cutter of 10 Guns, as Bramble, &c. Sailing by the wind, on the Larboard tack._Ensign and Pendant flying.
Knell, del.t. N. Fielding sculp.t.
London, Pub.d by Ackermann & Co. Oct.r 1. 1840.
Hand-coloured aquatint. Sheet: 150 x 245mm (6 x 9¾'').
A view of a Man of War H.M.S Bramble which served as tender to H.M.S Fly and H.M.S Rattlesnake, it also undertook several tours around Australia.
[Ref: 49896]   £290.00   (£348.00 incl.VAT)
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Mah-To-Toh-Pa.
Mah-To-Toh-Pa. The Mandan Chief. (From Catlin's N.A. Indian Collection).
Catlin del. Mc.Gahey, lith.
Day & Haghe Lith.rs to the Queen.
Scarce tinted lithograph. Sheet: 515 x 385mm (21¼ x 15''). Staining at bottom and 2 very small tears top.
A portrait of the Mandan chief Mah-To-Toh-Pa after a study made by George Catlin (1796-1872) who made three trips to study the Native American peoples between 1832-1836.
[Ref: 50647]   £480.00  
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Patriacha Dos Maronitas.
Patriacha Dos Maronitas.
Corria lith.
Porto. Lith R. de Reboleira N.29 e 30.
Hand-coloured lithograph. Sheet: 280 x 180mm (11 x 7''), with large margins. Slight foxing.
A portrait of a priest of the Maronite Church in Lisbon.
[Ref: 49890]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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[Clock Tower, St Albans.]
[Clock Tower, St Albans.]
Drawn and Etched by J. Schnebbelie 1786.
London Pub.d March 1st. 1787 by F. Jukes No.3 Howland St.
Rare etching, proof. Plate: 250 x 320mm (9¾ x 12½'').
A view of the clock tower in St Albans. One of a series of four etchings of the market town by Jacob Schebbelie (1760-1792).
[Ref: 50409]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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The Markhor.
The Markhor. Capra Megaceros.
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 355 x 245mm (14 x 9½"), with very large margins.
The markhor or Screw Horn Goat, the national animal of Pakistan. From 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park', issued in two parts, 1861 and 1867. Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. He worked with John Gould on 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 50356]   £320.00  
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[Marriage Certificate.]
[Marriage Certificate.] Kingdom of Scotland, County of Dumfries, Parish of Gretna Green, 181_ These are to certify to all whom they may concern that_from the Parish of_ and_from the Parish of_ being now both here present, and having severally declared to me that they are single Persons- but now have been married conformable to the Laws of the Church of England, and agreeable to the Kirk of Scotland. As Witness our Hands at Springfield this_Day of 181_. Witness_.
[n.d., c.1815.]
Letterpress certificate. Sheet: 155 x 190mm (6 x 7½''). Laid on album sheet.
A blank certificate from the famous parish of Gretna Green. Gretna Green was a popular destination for eloping couples because it was the first, easily reachable town across the Scottish border where marriage laws were much more relaxed in comparison to England and Wales. Couples just had to find two witnesses and did not need parental consent to marry. Scotland also permitted 'irregular marriages' which allowed almost anyone to conduct a marriage if two witnesses were present. Manuscript on a scrap below states 'Springfield Oct.r 11 1820 David Lang Parish of Gretna Green'. David Lang (1792-1827) was a famous 'Blacksmith Priest' who would conduct marriages in Gretna Green, he was nephew of Joseph Paisley who was the first of these priests. Lang was born in Lancashire and worked as a peddlar, he was captured by a press gang and forced to join the navy. While at sea his ship was captured by John Paul Jones and he joined his crew as a pirate but when the ship neared the Solway Coast he slipped overboard and swam to Gretna Green. His son Simon Lang also became a 'Blacksmith Priest' but was forced to other jobs with the decline in Gretna Green marriages after 1837.
[Ref: 50309]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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Meditiation.
Meditiation.
H. Singleton Delin.t. Geo. Townly Stubbs sculp.t. Engraver to H.R.H. the Prince of [Wales.]
London Published July 9.th 1800 by G.T. Stubbs No.97 High Street, Marylebone.
Stipple, printed in colours. Sheet: 310 x 215mm (12 x 8½''). Trimmed and foxing.
An allegorical scene showing a female figure in meditation.
CL-B George Stubbs: Appendix II 122. Ex Collection of Hon Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 49887]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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[Souvenir Pamphlet.] Memento Imprynted yn Ye. Olde Streete of London Towne ye greate Attraction yn. Ye. Health Exhibition, South Kensyngton Anno Domini. 1884.
[Souvenir Pamphlet.] Memento Imprynted yn Ye. Olde Streete of London Towne ye greate Attraction yn. Ye. Health Exhibition, South Kensyngton Anno Domini. 1884. atte ye Signe of Ye Leadenhalle Presse: Maisters Field & Tuer, Artistic & Olde-Style Printers & Publishers Ye Leadenhalle Presse 50 Leadenhall Street, London, E.C.
Woodcut pamphlet. Sheet: 270 x 210mm (10½ x 8¼''). Tears and damage. Paper extremely brittle.
A pamphlet with a list of books, jokes, and adverts, rare because of the quality of the paper used.
[Ref: 50529]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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Entrance to the Tubular Bridge.
Entrance to the Tubular Bridge. Menai Straits.
Eng. & Pub. by Newman & Co. 48, Watling St. London. [n.d., c.1850.]
Writing sheet with engraving. Sheet: 225 x 175mm (9 x 7'').
A writing sheet illustrated with an engraving of the entrance to Robert Stephenson's Britannia Bridge with trains, completed in 1850.
[Ref: 49893]   £65.00   (£78.00 incl.VAT)
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Merlin. Male. Immature Plumage.
Merlin. Male. Immature Plumage.
E. Neale.
[n.d., c.1880.]
Lithograph with fine hand colour. Sheet 335 x 430mm (13¼ x 17").
A young merlin with its prey, in a coastal landscape. Edward Neale (1833-1904) provided illustrations for a number of bird books: this plate is probably from E.T. Booth's ''Rough Notes on the Birds observed during 25 years' Shooting and Collecting in the British Isles''.
[Ref: 50328]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
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Mexicaine. 24.
Mexicaine. 24.
Guérard del. Imp. par Lemercier. Régnier lith.
Paris_Desmaisons-Cabasson, Quai Voltaire, 15, et chez Jeannin, Place du Louvre, 20.
Tinted lithograph, with fine hand-colour. Sheet: 440 x 300mm (17¼ x 11¾''), with large margins. Slight foxing.
A portrait of a woman in Mexican-style costume.
[Ref: 50139]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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Fetching the Midwife.
Fetching the Midwife. Who snuffs the road home, and with gallop tremendous, Shakes the Country around...says the Dame, ''Lord defend us!
Published May 1821, by Tho.s Mc.Lean, Hay Market.
Hand-coloured aquatint. Plate: 170 x 230mm (6¾ x 9''). Marking. Small margins.
A comic scene showing a farmer riding a horse and carrying a stout midwife smoking a pipe. The moon has a smiling face.
[Ref: 50294]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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