ANATOLIAN CARPETS Masterpieces from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul by Photographs by Ahmet Ertug Text by Walter Denny and Nazan Olcer - 1999

Mexico: Oceano, 2007. First Edition in English. Published Mexico: Oceano, 2007, first printing. Folio wrappers, 9" x 13", 607 pp., illustrated with hundreds of full color reproductions, many essays. Text in English. Extensive survey of Mexican popular art. Minor creasing to spine, else near fine. . 1st. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio.

1818 Practical CHESS Grammar Kenny Instruction Game Strategy Rules Illustrated

William Kenny was an accomplished chess player and teacher, as well as the author, editor, or compiler of numerous instructive books, including this popular manual, 'Practical Chess Grammar.' His 'Practical Chess Grammar' was published in 1817 and gives an overview on instruction and information including:
·
Illustrations and guides to the march of the pieces and pawns
·
The opening of the game
·
General maxims and rules
·
Laws of chess
·
Observations on the conclusions of games
·
Power of pieces and their relative value
·
Examples of various openings, mates and situations
·
Opinions and anecdotes respecting the game of chess
·
And more
This 1818 edition includes 10 illustrated plates throughout.

Item number: #10233
Price: $499
KENNY, William Stopford
Practical chess grammar: or, an introduction to the royal game of chess, in a series of plates:… Read More

1811 PORTRAITS Memoirs of Grammont by Irish Antoine Hamilton Charles II England

Antoine Hamilton was a 17th-century Irish author who is primarily known for his work 'Memoires of Count Grammont'. Originally written in French, this work is a historical tale of Philibert da Gramont in the court of Charles II King of England. While this book does provide an in-depth look at the royal courts in England, it also includes impressive engravings which contribute to its desirability.
Item number: #10523
Price: $499
HAMILTON, Antoine
Memoirs of Count Grammont
London: Printed for James Carpenter, Old Bond Street, and William Miller, Albermarle Street., 1811.

Details:
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Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
o Vol. I – ix, [1], [3], iv-xxxvii, [1], 262
29 engraved plates
o Vol. II – [2], 356
35 engraved plates
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Language: English
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Binding: Leather; tight & secure
·
Size: ~8.75in X 6.5in (22cm x 14cm)
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1813 Picture of Isle of Wight England Geography MAP Illustrated Landscapes Cooke

A beautifully illustrated early 19th-century history of the Isle of Wight. This work includes 36 impressive, full-page engravings from William Bernard Cooke – views of the island, natural landscapes, architecture and castles, as well as a double-page map of the island itself. The illustrations are interspersed throughout detailed descriptions and history of the island.
Item number: #12193
Price: $499
COOKE, William Bernard
A new picture of the Isle of Wight : illustrated with thirty-six plates of the most beautiful and interesting views throughout the island, in imitation of the original sketches, drawn and engraved
Southampton : Printed by and for T. Baker, and for Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1813.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o
xiv, 158, [4]
o 37 engraved plates
· Provenance: Bookplate – George Coventry
o
George William Coventry, 8th Earl of Coventry (1784 – 1843), styled… Read More

Very good copy of engraver John Spilsbury's fine engravings of Roman cameosFrom the collections of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville, politician Lord Algernon Percy, and art dealer Thomas Moore Slade.Complete with title page, list of prints, and 50 copperplate engravings with deep and crisp impressions.Published in parts from 1781 to 1784, and in collected form in 1785.Subjects include Roman and Greek myth, figures of Hercules, Bacchus, Cupid, Mercury, Ariadne, Chimera, Amazons, as well as historical figures such as Cleopatra, Scipio Africanus, Gaius Maecenas.John Spilsbury (1739-1795) was an English cartographer, engraver and publisher. He is also credited with the invention of the jigsaw puzzle when he created his first "dissected map" in 1766. Brown leather spine with four raised bands, gilt tooling and title, edges scuffed and bumped, marble-boards stained, interior foxed and spotted (as usual with this title).

Mexico: Oceano, 2007. First Edition in English. Published Mexico: Oceano, 2007, first printing. Folio wrappers, 9" x 13", 607 pp., illustrated with hundreds of full color reproductions, many essays. Text in English. Extensive survey of Mexican popular art. Minor creasing to spine, else near fine. . 1st. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio.

1818 Practical CHESS Grammar Kenny Instruction Game Strategy Rules Illustrated

William Kenny was an accomplished chess player and teacher, as well as the author, editor, or compiler of numerous instructive books, including this popular manual, 'Practical Chess Grammar.' His 'Practical Chess Grammar' was published in 1817 and gives an overview on instruction and information including:
·
Illustrations and guides to the march of the pieces and pawns
·
The opening of the game
·
General maxims and rules
·
Laws of chess
·
Observations on the conclusions of games
·
Power of pieces and their relative value
·
Examples of various openings, mates and situations
·
Opinions and anecdotes respecting the game of chess
·
And more
This 1818 edition includes 10 illustrated plates throughout.

Item number: #10233
Price: $499
KENNY, William Stopford
Practical chess grammar: or, an introduction to the royal game of chess, in a series of plates:… Read More

1811 PORTRAITS Memoirs of Grammont by Irish Antoine Hamilton Charles II England

Antoine Hamilton was a 17th-century Irish author who is primarily known for his work 'Memoires of Count Grammont'. Originally written in French, this work is a historical tale of Philibert da Gramont in the court of Charles II King of England. While this book does provide an in-depth look at the royal courts in England, it also includes impressive engravings which contribute to its desirability.
Item number: #10523
Price: $499
HAMILTON, Antoine
Memoirs of Count Grammont
London: Printed for James Carpenter, Old Bond Street, and William Miller, Albermarle Street., 1811.

Details:
·
Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
o Vol. I – ix, [1], [3], iv-xxxvii, [1], 262
29 engraved plates
o Vol. II – [2], 356
35 engraved plates
·
Language: English
·
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
·
Size: ~8.75in X 6.5in (22cm x 14cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping… Read More

1813 Picture of Isle of Wight England Geography MAP Illustrated Landscapes Cooke

A beautifully illustrated early 19th-century history of the Isle of Wight. This work includes 36 impressive, full-page engravings from William Bernard Cooke – views of the island, natural landscapes, architecture and castles, as well as a double-page map of the island itself. The illustrations are interspersed throughout detailed descriptions and history of the island.
Item number: #12193
Price: $499
COOKE, William Bernard
A new picture of the Isle of Wight : illustrated with thirty-six plates of the most beautiful and interesting views throughout the island, in imitation of the original sketches, drawn and engraved
Southampton : Printed by and for T. Baker, and for Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1813.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o
xiv, 158, [4]
o 37 engraved plates
· Provenance: Bookplate – George Coventry
o
George William Coventry, 8th Earl of Coventry (1784 – 1843), styled… Read More

Very good copy of engraver John Spilsbury's fine engravings of Roman cameosFrom the collections of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville, politician Lord Algernon Percy, and art dealer Thomas Moore Slade.Complete with title page, list of prints, and 50 copperplate engravings with deep and crisp impressions.Published in parts from 1781 to 1784, and in collected form in 1785.Subjects include Roman and Greek myth, figures of Hercules, Bacchus, Cupid, Mercury, Ariadne, Chimera, Amazons, as well as historical figures such as Cleopatra, Scipio Africanus, Gaius Maecenas.John Spilsbury (1739-1795) was an English cartographer, engraver and publisher. He is also credited with the invention of the jigsaw puzzle when he created his first "dissected map" in 1766. Brown leather spine with four raised bands, gilt tooling and title, edges scuffed and bumped, marble-boards stained, interior foxed and spotted (as usual with this title).