Search Results: Authors starting with I from Donald Heald Rare Books

London: Colnagi, 1800. Aquatint, printed in colours and finished by hand, by Robert Dodd. Backed to restore losses to margin and to repair large tear in the upper right portion of the print, and to repair tear in bottom margin. A wonderful, rustic English shooting scene. Julius Cæsar Ibbetson "was apprenticed to John Fletcher, a ship-painter at Hull. Ibbetson attracted public attention by his designs for ship decoration and by some scenery painted for the Hull Theatre, and his success encouraged him to seek his fortune in London in 1777. He was forced at first to work for Mr. Clarke, a picture dealer in Leicester Fields, but was able at the same time to acquire a thorough acquaintance with the works and methods of Dutch artists, besides learning all the tricks of the trade... In 1780 he married... In 1785 he exhibited at the Royal Academy A View of Northfleet, and continued to exhibit during succeeding years. Becoming acquainted with Captain William Baillie and others, he was introduced into good… Read More

London: T. Simpson, 1791. Stipple engraving, printed in colours and finished by hand, by Robert Dodd. A dramatic image of a regency buck releasing his hounds after a hare Only the publisher is certain on this print. Siltzer records Simpson as having published a series of six plates after Ibbetson in 1790, but with the 'Coursing' plate in aquatint by Simpson himself. The remaining five are listed as being stipple engravings by Dodd. The present image is the correct size, and the engraving method is uniform with the other five by Dodd. All this suggests that this may be a proposed replacement for the earlier aquatint and should therefore be viewed as a companion piece to the other Dodd prints. Julius Cæsar Ibbetson "was apprenticed to John Fletcher, a ship-painter at Hull. Ibbetson attracted public attention by his designs for ship decoration and by some scenery painted for the Hull Theatre, and his success encouraged him to seek his fortune in London in 1777. He was forced at first to work for Mr.… Read More

London: William Tegg, 1876. 4to. (10 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches). 96 pp., 47 lithographic plates on 45 sheets. Publisher's red cloth, gilt decoration and title on front cover and spine, fore edge gilt. A delightful volume of lithographic plates by the Junior Etching Club, a prestigious organization instrumental in the revival of etching in late-Victorian England, with illustrations by James McNeil Whislter and others. First edition of the most comprehensive volume by the Junior Etching Club. The Etching Revival for artists developed with the founding of the Etching Club in 1841, limited to only 12 members, and the Junior Etching Club in 1857, the group founded to accomodate young artists who could not join the Etching Club of London. Both of these bodies produced and published a number of anthologies, such as this one, during the later part of the nineteenth century as artists worked to expand this mediums expressive potential. The plates reflect numerous advances in printing technique. The volume is… Read More

1796. Small quarto. 8pp. Loose sheets. Contemporary manuscript notations. Moderately soiled and worn. Final page loose, torn in center of text with minor loss. Early imprint from the colonial press at the French colony of Mauritius, also known as the Ile de France. The text deals with the Governor's reserve powers; it is signed in type by Governor Magallon. The Dutch were the first Europeans to become interested in the island, taking possession in 1598. After exploiting the island's dense forests for a century and introducing the cultivation of sugar cane and cotton, the Dutch abandoned the colony in 1710. The French soon claimed it as "Ile de France," and the island remained under the control of the French East India Company until 1767. During the long war between France and England at the beginning of the 19th century, Mauritius proved to be an important strategic naval base, and as a result the British took charge of the island in 1810, and the Treaty of Paris confirmed official British possession… Read More

1791. Folio. 24pp. Stitched as issued. Top corner of first leaf torn away, affecting several lines of text. Lightly dampstained and worn throughout. Still very good. Early and unrecorded imprint from the colonial press at the French colony of Mauritius, also known as the Ile de France. Issued at a critical moment at the beginning of the French Revolution, the lengthy text concerns the government and judiciary of the island, together with a proclamation by the King dated August 24, 1790. The text nominally recognizes the authority of the King, while taking measures to establish major autonomy of local government. The Dutch were the first Europeans to become interested in the island, taking possession in 1598. After exploiting the island's dense forests for a century and introducing the cultivation of sugar cane and cotton, in 1710 the Dutch abandoned the colony. The French soon claimed it as "Ile de France," and the island remained under the control of the French East India Company until 1767. During… Read More

1794. Small quarto. 28pp. Stitched as issued. Contemporary notation on first page, some contemporary underlining in text. Minor soiling. Very good. A remarkable early imprint from the colonial press at the French colony of Mauritius, also known as the Ile de France, in the south Indian Ocean. The text contains a report of the French Revolutionary Committee of Public Safety regarding prisoners arrested on the island of Réunion being held as enemies of the Revolution. The document was printed in the capital, Port Louis, which was called Port de la Montagne from 1792 to 1795. The Dutch were the first Europeans to become interested in the island, taking possession in 1598. After exploiting the island's dense forests for a century and introducing the cultivation of sugar cane and cotton, in 1710 the Dutch abandoned the colony. The French soon claimed it as "Ile de France," and the island remained under the control of the French East India Company until 1767. During the long war between France and England… Read More

1790. Folio. [2], 9pp. Printed self-wrappers. Folded sheets, several leaves loose. Moderate wear and soiling, heavier to wrapper. Wrapper with some minor loss, not affecting text. Early and unrecorded imprint from the colonial press at the French colony of Mauritius, also known as the Ile de France. An extract from the journals of the "Délibérations & Arretés de L'Assemblée-Générale de la Colonie de l'Isle de France," dated Sept. 25, 1790, this document records the steps made to establish what was largely self-government at the outset of the French Revolution. The Dutch were the first Europeans to become interested in the island, taking possession in 1598. After exploiting the island's dense forests for a century and introducing the cultivation of sugar cane and cotton, in 1710 the Dutch abandoned the colony. The French soon claimed it as "Ile de France," and the island remained under the control of the French East India Company until 1767. During the long war between France and England at the… Read More

1796. Small quarto. 4pp. Single folded sheet. Contemporary manuscript notations. Light soiling and wear. Early and unrecorded imprint from the colonial press at the French colony of Mauritius, also known as the Ile de France. The text contains the deliberations and acts of the colonial assembly of the island, at a time when it was operating virtually independent from France. The acts all concern measures to be taken for the defense of the island, at a time when British invasion was feared. The Dutch were the first Europeans to become interested in the island, taking possession in 1598. After exploiting the island's dense forests for a century and introducing the cultivation of sugar cane and cotton, the Dutch abandoned the colony in 1710. The French soon claimed it as "Ile de France," and the island remained under the control of the French East India Company until 1767. During the long war between France and England at the beginning of the 19th century, Mauritius proved to be an important strategic… Read More

1788. Folio. Broadsheet, 12 3/4 x 8 inches. Moderate wear and soiling, small hole in center of sheet, affecting a few letters of text. Early and unrecorded imprint from the colonial press at the French colony of Mauritius, also known as the Ile de France. The text contains the articles for establishing a Bureau de Charité for the island. The Dutch were the first Europeans to become interested in the island, taking possession in 1598. After exploiting the island's dense forests for a century and introducing the cultivation of sugar cane and cotton, the Dutch abandoned the colony in 1710. The French soon claimed it as "Ile de France," and the island remained under the control of the French East India Company until 1767. During the long war between France and England at the beginning of the 19th century, Mauritius proved to be an important strategic naval base, and as a result the British took charge of the island in 1810, and the Treaty of Paris confirmed official British possession in 1814. It… Read More

Germantown, PA: Christoph Saur, 1763. Thick quarto. [4], 992, 277, [3]pp. Printed in two columns. Expert restoration repairing tears with minor losses to OT *2 and A1 and NT A2 and Mm4. Contemporary calf over bevelled wooden boards, early marbled endpapers, rebacked to style, spine with raised bands in six compartments The second Saur bible: the second edition of the first bible in a European language to be published in America. Sauer's text of the Luther translation was largely based on the Halle Bible, but with the addition of the appendix to the Apocrypha with books 3 and 4 Esdras and 3 Maccabees supplied from the Berlenburg version. When first published in 1743, Saur's bible was the first bible in a European language to be published in America and just the second Bible printed in America after John Eliot's Indian Bibles of the 1660s. The present edition, rumored to have been issued in 2000 copies, was printed by Christopher Saur II, son of Christoph Saur the elder. Arndt, The First Century of… Read More

London, 1823. Four works in one volume, 8vo. (8 1/4 x 5 inches). Collations as below. Contemporary half calf and marbled paper covered boards, flat spine tooled in gilt and blind A unique sammelband of pamphlets relating to the West Indian sugar trade. Comprising the following: 1) [Larpent, Sir George]. On Protection to West-India Sugar ... Second Edition, Corrected and Enlarged. London: Printed for J.M. Richardson, 1823. 159, [1]pp. Sabin 39068. 2) [Macaulay, Zachariah] East and West India Sugar or, a Refutation of the Claims of the West India Colonists to a Protecting Duty on East India Sugar. London: Printed for Lupton Relfe, 1823. [2], viii, 128pp. Sabin 42951. 3) [Macaulay, Zachariah] A Letter to William W. Whitmore Pointing out some of the Erroneous Statements contained in a Pamphlet by Joseph Marryat entitled "A Reply to the Arguments contained in Various Publications Recommending an Equalisation of the Duties on East and West India Sugars." London: for Lupton Relfe, 1823. [2], 38pp. Sabin… Read More

[Pennsylvania, 1890. Silver gelatin photograph (15 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches). Mounted on board (19 7/8 x 23 7/8 inches). Slight silvering of part of the image, light edge wear. A fascinating image featuring eleven men standing in front of an oil rig, complete from engine house to the oil derrick, the latter extending beyond the frame of the picture. Most of the men are fairly well dressed, and perhaps picture the management of the rig or the oil company that owns the rig. Among the better-dressed subjects is a young boy perhaps in his early teenage years. Two of the men are dressed in overalls, and are likely the roughnecks for this particular rig. A rare large photograph capturing the early days of the oil business in America.

Milwaukee: Dyer & Pasmore, 1857. Folding pocket map, full period hand-colouring. Folds into publisher's blindstamped green cloth covers, title stamped in gilt on upper cover, publisher's ad on the front pastedown. Lovely copy of Chapman's Iowa. This large, early map of Iowa shows each county divided into ranges, with the state's principal towns and numerous rivers identified, as well as both completed and proposed railroad routes illustrated. A printed note in the lower right corner, signed in print by Surveyor General Warner Lewis, states that "this Map of the State of Iowa was projected by Major Jas. A. Reid from the original plats on file in this office, and that it has been carefully compared and is correct." Chapman's map was first published in 1856, with this second issue, published by Dyer & Pasmore, published the year following. Later editions were published in the 1860s. Phillips, A List of Maps of America, p.337 (1856 edition).

New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton, 1869. Folding pocket map, full period hand-colouring, ornamental border. Census table at lower right. Folds into publisher's blindstamped cloth covers, title stamped in gilt on the upper cover, Colton ad on the front pastedown. Colton pocket map of Iowa. Iowa experienced explosive growth during the 1860s, largely as a result of the rapid development of the state's railroad system. At the beginning of the decade, Iowa's few railroads were entirely confined to the eastern one-third of the state. By the time Colton published this fine map in 1869, several lines had pushed to its western border, including the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad, which joined the transcontinental railroad at Council Bluffs. This map is similar to another one published by the Coltons in the same period, though smaller and without the "sectional" divisions. Rumsey 0180 (1855 issue); Phillips, A List of Maps of America, p. 337 (1862 issue).

Fairfield, Iowa and Philadelphia: Henn, Williams & Co. and R. Barnes, 1855. Folding pocket map lithographed by Friend & Aub of Philadelphia, full original period hand colouring. Folds into original blue cloth covers, blocked in blind, the upper cover with publisher and title in gilt. A fine copy of this attractive map of Iowa from the early years of its settlement, this second edition shows the rapid development within the state and is the first edition to include Sioux City and many proposed railroad routes. This large and colourful map of Iowa shows the state divided into numerous counties, all within nine land districts, with the sites of the land offices identified in each. Issued to promote settlement in the state, the map includes an advertisement in the upper left corner for Henn, Williams and Co.: "dealers in land, land warrants & exchange ... special attention given to Location of Land, the sale and loan of Warrants and to the collecting & remitting of sight and time bills. Investments made… Read More

London: T. & I. Egerton, 1790. 2 volumes, 8vo. Engraved titles with aquatint vignettes, 45 engraved or aquatint plates. 19th century half green dyed calf and purple cloth covered boards First edition, octavo issue: complete with all plates. Three forms of the first edition were issued: uncoloured octavo (as the present); uncolored large paper; and coloured large paper. The present octavo edition was published at £2.12s.6d. As the preface details, the plates were engraved by Cornelius Apostool of Amsterdam Abbey, Travel I:184.

Dublin, Ireland: Hime at his Musical Circulating Library No. 34 College Green, No 40 College Green, 1810. Folio. ff. 25. Sheets: (12 3/4 x 9 inches). Plates: (10 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches). 25 copper-plated engraved pieces of sheet music printed in black. Most sheets hand-foliated in ink. With the ownership signature in ink on the back of songs 9 and 10 written "Susan Buchanan's." 9 of the pieces of sheet music are loose, 16 are loosely bound together. Provenance: Family of Founding Father Francis Hopkinson 25 pieces of sheet music printed in Ireland by Hime at the end of the 18th century, from the family collection of Francis Hopkinson, America's first composer. "American society from about 1805 on was especially enamored of Irish and Scotch tunes, particularly the Irish Melodies of Thomas Moore, and other national music." - Richard J. Wolfe, Early American Music Engraving and Printing Founding Father Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791) was a signatory for New Jersey to the Declaration of Independence and the… Read More

London: John Baskett, 1734. Folio. (12 9/16 x 8 1/8 inches). 15, [1], 24, [4], 25-231, [1], [30] pp. Modern half calf over marbled boards, spine ruled gilt with leather labels. Rare compilation of the laws of the Leeward Islands, including the islands of Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Christopher, and the Virgin Islands. The first collected printing of the laws for the Leeward Islands, comprising Antigua, Montserrat, Nevis, and the northern islands up to Puerto Rico in the Caribbean chain, and a primary source on the West Indies in the 18th century. Many of the present laws apply to Antigua. Colonized by the British in the mid-17th century, Antigua was the largest island in the Leeward Islands and the British colonial headquarters in that region. After consolidating their power over most of the Leeward Islands in the late-17th century, the British set about instituting a uniform code of laws. The American Revolutionary War would later cause a significant disruption in the sugar trade, and… Read More

Italy, 1850. Pair of views, gouache over faint etched line, black gouache border. Period gilt and faux bois frames. Two splendid, panoramic views of Lake Como and Lake Maggiore. Catering to the foreigners flocking to the region on The Grand Tour, this pair of hand-painted prints beautifully depict the famed, picturesque lakes, with rich bands of blue highlighting the water and sky, with the surrounding hills and mountains dotted with luxurious villas. In the view of Lake Maggiore, we see from a very high vantage point the Borromean Islands: Isola Bella, Isola Madre and Isola dei Pescatori,with their extraordinary gardens. The view of Lake Como looks north up the lake towards Switzerland from above Bellagio, which occupies the point at which the lake divides in two. The paintings are clearly intended as a pair, the images being almost identical in size with matching black painted margins. The prints are as issued with black labels covering the original printed titles.

Italy, 1834. Pen-and-ink, watercolour and gouache, painted black border, titled and dated in white gouache in the lower margin within the border. Lovely 19th-century watercolour of Palermo. Catering to the foreigners flocking to the region on the Grand Tour, this lovely watercolour shows the town of Palermo with its beautiful hills and mountains in the background, with a large fort in the harbour, with a British and French ship beside it. The sky is awash in pinks and blues, displaying the incredible light of the region.