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Very good copy of the first edition of Gay's Fables with the William Blake engravings.First issue of the Stockdale edition, distinguished by the use of the long "s" throughout the text, two volumes bound in one.Complete with the "Gay Monument" frontispiece, two engraved title-pages with vignettes, and 68 engraved platesWith the 12 plates etched and engraved by William Blake in his inimitable style (Vol. 1: page 1, 29, 59, 73, 99, 109, 125, 133, 181; Vol. 2: page 1, 105, 181). Blake had launched his own career publishing The Book of Thel and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell by this time, and started taking on commercial book illustrating and engraving jobs such as Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories from Real Life (1791) and Fables (1793). Plates newly engraved by Blake, William Grainger, Philip Audinet, Peter Mazell, William Skelton, Lovegrove, Wilson and Cook after original designs by John Wootton, William Kent and Hubert Francois Gravelot from the 1729-1747 editions. With the List of Subscribers…
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Fables: with a Life of the Author and Embellished with Seventy Plates
by John Gay, William Blake engravings
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Familiar Indian Flowers: with Coloured Plates
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Lovely copy of a rare book on Indian flora by talented amateur female artist Lena LowisWith 30 elegant botanicals by Lena Lowis, lithographed by David Blair, and printed by M. & N. Hanhart. Among the exotic flowers portrayed are poinsettia, flame lily, bougainvillea, hibiscus, clustervine, coralbush, Rangoon creeper, Nepal trumpet flower, white orchid tree, elephant creeper, oleander, Darwin pea, bottlebrush and Eastern prickly pear.No publication date, but preface dated 1878.Lena Lowis (1845-1919) was a talented writer and botanical illustrator. She was born Selina Caroline Shakespear in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, the daughter of British Indian Army officer, Col. Sir Richmond Shakespear. She married Lt. Col. Ninian Lowis of the Bengal Staffs Corps and moved to England in 1868.David Blair (1820-1899?), was a botanical artist and lithographer who also worked on Transactions of the Linnean Society (1875), Berthold Carl Seemann and James Britten's Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1872-8),…
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Farbige Decorationen vom XV-XIX Jahrhundert: Colour Decoration from the 15th to 19th Centuries
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Set of elephant-folio plates only from Ernst Ewald's important review of European interior design.144 (of 160) huge, 48x32cm chromolithographic plates (35 double page 48x64cm with two plate numbers), many finished with gold, plus b/w plate 77a (lacking plates: 2, 3, 22, 44, 52, 53 in Vol. I, and 63, 64, 74-80 in Vol. II).Extra plate of friezes from Ernest Bodin's Manuel de Peintures, Paris, 1874.With 12 pages of German text in Vol. I, and 15 pages in Vol. II.Chromolithographed by Ernst Wasmuth after designs by Ernst Ewald, Moritz Meurer, Adolf Rettelbusch, Paul Klinka, Richard Hendorf, R. Wolffenstein, A.J. Balcke, etc.The spectacular plates depict walls and ceilings from ancient Pompeii to the Renaissance, from the Baroque and Rococo to Art Nouveau. The buildings include Versailles, the Palace of Fontainebleau and the Louvre, the Vatican and the Villa Madama, the Ducal Palace (Mantua), Uffizi Gallery (Florence), church of Saint Nicolas (Palermo), the Germania (Berlin), Fugger Houses (Augsburg),…
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Faunae Insectorum Germanicae Initia: oder Deutchslands Insecten
by Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer
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Odd volume of one of the most beautiful miniature entomological books every published, Georg Panzer's Faunae Insectorum Germanicae Initia oder Deutschlands Insecten, circa 1800.Volume VIII, with 157 handcoloured copperplates, Pl.1130-1286, Scarabaeus cylindricus to Rhinomacer lepturides.Handwritten title page and index to parts 190 to 206b, 157 plates with printed explanatory text pages.Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer (1755-1829) was a German entomologist, physician in Hersbruck and lecturer at the Collegium Medicum in Nuremberg. "There does not exist a more accurate or useful work. The figures are drawn and etched by the famous Jacob Sturm, the best entomological artist on the continent" (Swainson).
Bookplate of Donald MacGillavry, a famous Dutch collector.
Small loss to top of spine and part of leather title on spine, binding solid, text and plates mostly clean and bright, stain to plate 1165, and 8cm loss to top of text to plate 1276, Curculio gracilipes.
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Faunae Insectorum Germanicae Initia: oder Deutchslands Insecten
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Incomplete set of five volumes with 932 plates (out of 2640) of one of the most beautiful miniature entomological books ever published, Georg Panzer's Faunae Insectorum Germanicae Initia. Vol. II: 236 plates, unnumbered, no text, Callidium alni to Cimes tristis
Vol III: 190 plates, unnumbered, no text, Cistela antennata to Cynips aurata
Vol. IV: 181 plates, unnumbered, no text, Dermestes afer to Ips rufipes
Vol. VI: 210 plates, unnumbered, no text, Necydalis adusta to Rhagio trinarius
Vol. VIII: 115 plates, unnumbered, no text, Tabanus bovinus to Ypsilophus cylindricus
Bookplate of C.A. Briggs, Lynmouth, Victorian entomologist
Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer (1755-1829) was a German entomologist, physician in Hersbruck and lecturer at the Collegium Medicum in Nuremberg. "There does not exist a more accurate or useful work. The figures are drawn and etched by the famous Jacob Sturm, the best entomological artist on the continent." (Swainson)Green leather spines faded and worn, half spine missing on volume… Read More
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Fine-lace laundress of Rouen: Costumes des Femmes du Pays de Caux
by Benoit Pécheux, Pierre de la Mésangère
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Plate 22. Blanchisseuse de Linge fin a RouenCharming fashion copperplate of a fine-lace laundry-woman of Rouen in her Sunday Best.
From Pierre de la Mésangère's suite of plates Costumes des Femmes du Pays de Caux, Paris, 1827.
The fashion plates engraved by Georges-Jacques Gatine after original watercolours by Louis-Marie Lanté and Benoit Pécheux
The women of the region famously wore tall lace bonnets that dated back to the middle ages.
"Benoit Pécheux, a renowned painter, a specialist in Italian frescoes had worked in France since the Italian campaign and ran a workshop of itinerant Italian painters. In 1811, the church of Yvetot contacted him to decorate the chapel of the Virgin. The same year, he decorated the dome of Saint-Romain in Rouen. He was also called to Limpiville, Fécamp and Le Havre. On Sundays and holidays, he rubs shoulders with Cauchoises adorned with original headdresses and draws them before returning to Paris.
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Flora Conspicua: A Selection of the Most Ornamental Flowering, Hardy, Exotic and Indigenous Trees, Shrubs and Herbaceous Plants
by Richard Morris [William Clark illustrator]
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Lovely copy of a very ornamental Georgian gardening book with plates by William Clark. Complete with 60 finely hand-coloured engravings on steel of popular garden flowers including chrysanthemum, cyclamen, lily, lobelia, delphinium, amaryllis, azalea, wisteria, magnolia, rhododendron, poppy, peony, passionflower, Japanese quince, etc. One double page plate of a huge Chinese Moutan peony.
Drawn and engraved on steel from living specimens by William Clark.
First published in parts, each with four engravings, at 3s 6d each.
"This elegant little work appeared in numbers which commenced in 1825 and ceased in September 1826, when only fifteen had appeared." History of English Gardening, George WIlliam Johnson, 1829.
"We confess we do not perceive the utility of this work as a botanical publication, but we must, nevertheless, do justice to the execution of the plates by Mr. Clark, which are really beautiful specimens of art. Such talents deserve to be better employed than in drawing and engraving subjects… Read More
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Flora Homoeopathica: or illustrations and descriptions of the medicinal plants used as homoeopathic remedies
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Very good- copy of the first edition of this early classic of homeopathy.Two volumes bound in one, but missing the first six plates and 44 pages of text (never bound in).With 60 (of 66) hand-coloured lithographs by Edward Hamilton, Henry Sowerby, A.M. Traice, Charlotte Caroline Sowerby, L.W., A.W., M.D. and A.E.Green watermarked silk binding in need of some TLC.Edward Hamilton (1815-1903) was an English physician and early exponent of homeopathy. Along with the first British homeopathic physician Frederic Hervey Foster Quin, he played a role in the founding of the London Homeopathic Hospital in 1851. Henry Sowerby (1825-1891) was an artist and lithographer, grandson of botanical artist James Sowerby. From 1854, he worked as a gold miner, mining engineer and art tutor in Australia.Charlotte Caroline Sowerby (1820-1865) was a British artist and granddaughter of botanical artist James Sowerby. She also worked on Henderson's Illustrated Bouquet (1857-1864).Green watermarked silk binding coming loose…
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The Floral Magazine: Figures and Descriptions of the Choicest New Flowers
by Henry Honywood Dombrain, Worthington George Smith, Frederick William Burbidge
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A very good run of the first five volumes from the New Series of this very rare botanical. Complete with 240 handcoloured botanical plates by Worthington George Smith (212) and Frederick William Burbidge (28)
Flowers include many species of elegant orchids, roses, camellias, dahlias, hyacinths, rhododendrons, pansies, geraniums, and many other popular Victorian garden flowers.
Bernard Quaritch in a General Catalogue of Books in 1874 praises the series for its "beautifully coloured plates" and notes it was already "very scarce."
Five volumes edited by Henry Honywood Dombrain (1,2), Worthington George Smith (3,4) and Frederick William Burbidge (5), published from 1872 to 1876. (Volumes 11 to 15 in the complete series).
The Floral Magazine launched in 1861 and introduced exotic flowers from tropical lands as well as hybrids raised in British nurseries. The lithographic plates were dynamic, full-page botanical illustrations in large format Royal or Imperial Octavo size. Unlike the French and… Read More
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Flore Medicale: Flore du Dictionnaire des Sciences Medicales
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Very good copy of the complete first edition of this classic of Enlightenment medical botanySeven volumes in eight, edited by Francois-Pierre Chaumeton, Jean-Louis Marie Poiret and Jean-Baptiste de Chamberet.
With 425 hand-coloured stipple engravings by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin and Anne-Ernestine Panckoucke
Engraved by Lambert Jr., Boutelou, Mme. Benoit, Bignant, Mlle. Coignet, Mlle. Cornu, Dien, Dubois, Forget, Gautier, Giraud, Goulot, Guyard, Mlle. Louvier, Massard, Phelipeau, Plee, Poulet, Rebel and Victor.
Francois-Pierre Chaumeton (1775-1819) was a French physician and botanist. While working as a military surgeon with the French Army, he studied botany at Strasbourg in 1805 and later moved to Paris to continue his work as a botanical writer and editor.
Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840) was one of the greatest botanical artists of the Napoleonic era, along with Redoute and Bessa. When serving in the French army in Haiti in 1794, Turpin met botanist Pierre Antoine Poiteau and switched… Read More
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Flore Medicale, Vols. 2,4-6: Flore du Dictionnaire des Sciences Medicales
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Very good copy of four volumes of the second edition of this classic of Enlightenment medical botanyVolumes 2, 4, 5, and 6 edited by Francois-Pierre Chaumeton, Jean-Louis Marie Poiret and Jean-Baptiste de Chamberet.
With 240 (of 360) hand-coloured stipple engravings by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin and Anne-Ernestine Panckoucke
Engraved by Lambert Jr., Boutelou, Mme. Benoit, Bignant, Mlle. Coignet, Mlle. Cornu, Dien, Dubois, Forget, Gautier, Giraud, Goulot, Guyard, Mlle. Louvier, Massard, Phelipeau, Plee, Poulet, Rebel and Victor.
Francois-Pierre Chaumeton (1775-1819) was a French physician and botanist. While working as a military surgeon with the French Army, he studied botany at Strasbourg in 1805 and later moved to Paris to continue his work as a botanical writer and editor.
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Flore Medicale, Vols. 1-4: Flore du Dictionnaire des Sciences Medicales
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Very good copy of the first four volumes of the second edition of this classic of Enlightenment medical botany4 volumes edited by Francois-Pierre Chaumeton, Jean-Louis Marie Poiret and Jean-Baptiste de Chamberet.
With 339 (of 360) hand-coloured stipple engravings by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin and Anne-Ernestine Panckoucke
Engraved by Lambert Jr., Boutelou, Mme. Benoit, Bignant, Mlle. Coignet, Mlle. Cornu, Dien, Dubois, Forget, Gautier, Giraud, Goulot, Guyard, Mlle. Louvier, Massard, Phelipeau, Plee, Poulet, Rebel and Victor.
Francois-Pierre Chaumeton (1775-1819) was a French physician and botanist. While working as a military surgeon with the French Army, he studied botany at Strasbourg in 1805 and later moved to Paris to continue his work as a botanical writer and editor.
Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840) was one of the greatest botanical artists of the Napoleonic era, along with Redoute and Bessa. When serving in the French army in Haiti in 1794, Turpin met botanist Pierre Antoine Poiteau… Read More
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Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope
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A delightful Victorian botanical book by an aristocratic amateur artist living in IndiaTinted title page, 12 chromolithographic plates: preface printed in gold with botanical border, and 11 fine botanical plates each with text leaf printed in gold. Very fine botanical plates including group of flowers from Bombay, wild flowers from Mahableshwar, tulip tree, tuberose, Asian bleeding heart, jungle geranium, Bengal rose, crepe myrtle, tamarind, passionflower, lotus and the extinct Magnolia pterocarpa.Emily Eden (1797-1869) was an English aristocrat, writer, novelist and traveler who accompanied her brother George, Lord Auckland, to India from 1836 to 1842 when he was Governor-General. While Emily was sketching flowers, George launched the Afghan Campaign in 1839, "one of the worst disasters in British military history." Emily published books of travel writings Up the Country, 1866 and Letters from India, 1872, novels The Semi-Detached House 1859, and the Semi-Attached Couple 1860.She also privately…
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Flower-seller at Rouen Cathedral: Costumes des Femmes du Pays de Caux
by Benoit Pécheux, Pierre de la Mésangère
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Plate 24. Bouquetière sur la place de la Cathedrale a RouenCharming fashion copperplate of a flower seller in the square at Rouen Cathedral. She wears a tall lace bonnet, long red shawl, and holds a bouquet of flowers.
From Pierre de la Mésangère's suite of plates Costumes des Femmes du Pays de Caux, Paris, 1827.
The fashion plates engraved by Georges-Jacques Gatine after original watercolours by Louis-Marie Lanté and Benoit Pécheux
The women of the region famously wore tall lace bonnets that dated back to the middle ages.
"Benoit Pécheux, a renowned painter, a specialist in Italian frescoes had worked in France since the Italian campaign and ran a workshop of itinerant Italian painters. In 1811, the church of Yvetot contacted him to decorate the chapel of the Virgin. The same year, he decorated the dome of Saint-Romain in Rouen. He was also called to Limpiville, Fécamp and Le Havre. On Sundays and holidays, he rubs shoulders with Cauchoises adorned with original headdresses and draws them… Read More
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Freund Heins Erscheinungen in Holbeins Manier
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New edition with 24 figures by Mansfield after SchellenbergFirst thus with new half-page engravings by Viennese engraver Johan George Mansfeld after the originals by Swiss artist and entomologist Johann Rudolf Schellenberg published in 1785.
Complete with frontispiece and 24 fine plates depicting allegorical scenes with a skeleton of death (Freund Hein) visiting people from different levels of society.
Includes frontispiece Memento Mori, lovers, desperation, vanity, balloonist, schoolteacher, judge, womanizer, baby in swaddling clothes, monk, poor man, lottery player, Viennese and Roman women, loan shark, glutton, tightrope walker, Masonic lodge, press gang, Berthold Schwarz the alchemist, gentleman's duel, bookseller, woman teacher, quack doctor and the authors.
The final plate shows the author Musaus and artist Schellenberg in an embrace with the skeleton of Death.
Bookplate of Richardi M. Meyer (1860-1914), German philologist, literary historian, scholar and writer.
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Fuzoku Emakimono: (Picture Scroll of the Water Trade)
by Masanobu Okumura
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Reprint from the 1880s of ukiyo-e artist Masanobu Okumura's depiction of nightlife in the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters in the Edo era.Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) was a Japanese print designer, book publisher, illustrator and painter.This orihon concertina-style book includes 38 double-page illustrations of geisha with their maids and samurai customers, playing board games and cards, smoking tobacco pipes, playing shamisen, reading books, etc. One plate shows the artist Okumura painting a large screen. 38 woodblock prints printed in three colors on 76 pages bound in orihon concertina-style with decorative washi paper over boards.Condition: binding repaired with washi paper, interior bright and fresh with no spotting.
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