Eton, Westminster, with the Charter House, the Schools Roche, £7 55. 6561 Ackermann (R.) History of Winchester College, 10 coloured plates from Drawings by Westall, three-quarter polished Levant morocco extra, gilt top, uncut, wrappers preserved, 1816, 4to. (207) Roche, £3 10s. 6562 Coloured Copy. Pyne (W. H.) History of the Royal Residences of Windsor Castle, St. James's Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House, and Frogmore, LARGE PAPER, with 104 coloured plates, 3 vol., polished Levant morocco extra, gilt top, uncut, 1819, 4to. (209) Bain, £14 6563 Costume. Musée de Costume: Belgium, Holland, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, America. Greece, France, Spain, Portugal, etc., 442 finely coloured plates of the various Dresses worn by the inhabitants of these countries, 4 vol., polished morocco extra, gilt tops, elegantly tooled, circa 1840, 4to. (210) Roche, £6 15s. 6564 Costumes et Annales des Grands Théâtres de Paris, 50 fine portraits in character of celebrated Actors and Actresses, mostly coloured, 3 vol., polished Levant morocco super extra, tooled sides, gilt leaves, LARGE PAPER, 1787, 4to. (211) Roche, 10 [From the library of George Augustus Sala, and contains two interesting notes in his autograph.-Catalogue.] Holford, £12 6565 Creighton (M.) Queen Elizabeth, numerous plates in two states, LARGE PAPER, polished Levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, 1896, 4to. (212) 6566 Dobson (Austin). Eighteenth Century Vignettes, both series, LARGE PAPER, 2 vol., extended to 4, and additionally illustrated by the insertion of 874 old engraved portraits and rare views (some folding), inlaid on the finest vellum paper, 4 thick vol., polished Levant morocco, tooled sides and backs of graduated scrolls and leaf-work, inlaid panels inside, gilt tops, uncut, 1892-94, 4to. (213) Roche, £60 [The whole of the portraits and views inserted were genuine old impressions (no reprints), many in proof state, some in mezzotint and colours, and all of the finest quality and of considerable rarity. Each volume had a specially printed title-page and a list of the illustrations.-Catalogue.] 6567 Dobson (Austin). Four Frenchwomen, LARGE PAPER, additionally illustrated by the insertion of 165 engraved old portraits and views, carefully laid down on fine vellum paper, polished Levant morocco super extra, sides ornamented with floral tooling, specially designed for this volume, gilt top, uncut, with printed list of plates inserted, 1890, 4to. (214) Morley, £29 6568 Morland (George), Memoirs of the Life of, by J. Hassell, numerous plates, polished Levant mor. super extra, gilt top, uncut, lettered on side, 1806, 4to. (215) Leighton, £6 6s. 6569 Skelton (John). Mary Stuart, numerous illustrations, LARGE PAPER, polished Levant morocco, full gilt, gilt top, uncut, only 200 copies printed, 1893, 4to. (216) Sotheran, £11 15s. 6570 Spenser (E.) Faerie Queene, illustrated by Walter Crane, 7 vol., polished Levant morocco super extra, gilt tops, uncut, with designs of roses and leaves, and a representation of a crane for centre ornament of sides, 1894-96, 4to. (217) Reeves, £50 [This design is by Mr. Turbayne, and was used for the above copy only.-Catalogue.] 6571 Sterne (L.) Sentimental Journey, with 12 full-page photogravures and 220 woodcuts by Leloir, whole bound polished calf extra, gilt top, uncut, 1885, 4to. (218) Roche, £15 6572 Walton and Cotton's Complete Angler, with an Abridgment of the Lives of the Authors by Sir John Hawkins, edited with Notes by J. E. Harting, with 53 plates and several portraits inserted, 2 vol., polished Levant morocco extra, tooling on sides, gilt tops, uncut, covers preserved, 1893, 4to. (219) Maggs. I 12s. 6573 Walton and Cotton's Complete Angler, edited by Marston, extra illustrated by the insertion of 220 additional plates, comprising rare portraits and views, 2 vol., polished Levant morocco super extra, gilt tops, uncut, tooled with specially designed decoration of scrollwork, and mosaic inlay of Flies and Monogram in centre of front side, 1888, 4to. (220) Roche, £60 18s 6574 Alken (Henry). British Proverbs, 6 plates, crowded with humorous coloured illustrations, polished Levant morocco super extra, floral tooling, gilt top, uncut, McLean, 1824, oblong folio (221) J. Bumpus, £7 6575 Choice Mezzotint Portraits. Kit-Cat Club, 43 old mezzotint portraits engraved by Faber, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, brilliant impressions, polished morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, 1735, royal folio (222) J. Bumpus, £30 [Included fine portraits of Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele, Sir Samuel Garth, Vanbrugh, Sir Robert Walpole, Lord Mohun, Lord Cornwallis, Spencer Compton, etc.Catalogue.] 6576 Coloured Views of Dublin. Malton's Picturesque and Descriptive View of Dublin, with text, finely printed and illustrated with a remarkable series of plates in two states, one set plain and the other printed in colours, a large volume, polished Levant morocco super extra, top gilt, uncut, sides finely finished with emblematical tooling, heartshape device of shamrock at each corner, 1792, oblong royal folio (223) Roche, £29 10S. 6577 Coloured Views of Dublin, by S. F. Brocas, 12 large plates, printed in colour, and accurately reproducing Dublin as it appeared at the early part of the century, included views of the Four Courts, Exchange, College Green, the Liffey, etc., polished Levant mor. super extra, floral tooling, gilt top, uncut, lettered on side, 1820, oblong folio (224) Leighton, £12 125. 6578 Coloured Views of the Brighton Pavilion. Designs for the Pavilion at Brighton, by H. J. A. and G. S. Repton, a series of coloured plates, with movable slips to exhibit 2 views upon I plate, and many vignettes, polished Levant morocco super extra, lettered on side, gilt top, uncut, 1808, imperial folio (225) Roche, £5 10s. 6579 Coloured Views of Parks and Gardens, by Maunskirsch, a series of 8 large coloured plates, comprising views of Kew Gardens, Hampton Court Palace, Buckingham House, St. James's Park, and Kensington Gardens, all carefully laid down on Whatman paper, polished Levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, lettered on side, Ackermann, 1813, oblong imperial folio (226) Roche, £19 6580 Coloured Views of St. Petersburg. A Picture of St. Petersburg, 20 large plates, executed in the finest style by colour printing, with Descriptive Text, polished Levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, lettered on side, Orme, 1815, oblong folio (227) Roche, £4 15s. 6581 Coloured Illustrations. Bath, illustrated by a Series of Views from the Drawings of John Claude Nattes, with Descriptive Text, 28 coloured plates and 2 vignettes, whole bound morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, 1806, royal folio (228) Edwards, £6 15s. 6582 Galerie du Palais Royal, gravée d'après les Tableaux des différentes Ecoles qui la composent. avec un Abrégé de la Vie des Peintres, et une Description Historique de chaque Tableau, with brilliant impressions of the numerous fine plates, 3 vol., polished Levant morocco super extra, gilt leaves, with contemporary design on sides at corners of panels, 1786-1808, imperial folio (229) Roche, £19 6583 Giovanni. The Pecoroni of Sir Giovanni, now first translated into English by W. G. Waters, with illustrations by E. R. Hughes, printed on Japanese vellum, only 102 copies printed, polished Levant morocco super extra, gilt top, uncut, finely tooled sides, 1897, folio (230) Roche, £5 6584 James I., Life and Reign of, by Arthur Wilson, unique copy, inlaid on royal folio paper, and additionally illustrated by the insertion of 274 Rare Old Portraits and Views, all inlaid or carefully mounted on the finest paper, polished Levant morocco super extra, with floral decorations on sides, gilt leaves by Morell, 1653, royal folio (231) Parker, £57 [This volume was enriched by the addition of many fine portraits, the greater number in proof state, comprising 12 rare portraits of James I. (2 proofs); fine proof portrait of Henry VIII.; beautiful old mezzotint of Louis XIV.; rare old views of London, etc., engraved by Hollar, Harding, Houbraken, Bartolozzi, etc., and many others, all in the finest possible state.-Catalogue.] 6585 Kelmscott Press. Caxton's Godeffroy of Boulogne, LARGE PAPER, polished Levant morocco, artistic floral tooling on side specially designed, Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, 1893, folio (232) Holford, £7 6586 Kelmscott Press. Sidonia the Sorceress, by William Mein hold, translated by Francesca Operanza, Lady Wilde LARGE PAPER, whole bound polished Levant morocco, artistic floral tooling on side, specially designed, Finely printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, 1893 folio (233) Holford, £6 10S. 6587 Lambeth Palace (A History of). Illustrated by a Series of Views representing its most extraordinary Antiquities, Portraits, Stained Glass, etc., unique copy, additionally illustrated with upwards of 270 rare portraits, views, original drawings, etc., polished Levant morocco super extra, gilt leaves, Bishop of London's arms and extra tooling on sides, 1805, royal folio (234) Roche, £59 17s. [The additional illustrations comprise 35 rare old views of Lambeth Palace; 24 proof portraits of Archbishops; mezzotints by Faber; Vertue's series of portraits of Kings and Queens; original signed drawings of Hardicanute, Harold, Simon Langhaim, Archbishop Peckham, etc., all by Harding; fine watercolour drawings and 1 in sepia by Pouncey; several old coloured portraits, one of Catherine Parr, heightened with gold, and many other equally interesting and rare old illustrations.- Catalogue.] 6588 London. Wilkinson's Londina Illustrata, genuine original issue, brilliant impressions of the plates, 2 vol., three-quarter polished Levant morocco, full gilt, gilt top, uncut, 1819-25, imperial folio (235) Roche, £6 5s. 6589 London. Wilkinson's Londina Illustrata, vol. i. and vol. ii., part i. illustrated with 166 large plates, printed in colours to resemble original drawings, with Descriptive Text, LARGE AND THICK PAPER, 2 vol., polished morocco super extra, full tooled sides, gilt leaves, with the Arms of the City of London represented in four panels on sides, 1819-25, folio (236) Reeves, £50 [This special copy, probably the only one known with the plates printed in colours, was presumably executed for the author. No trace of any other copy can be found. The illustrations resemble original drawings, and include, amongst others, the following remarkable series of plates of the old London theatres and places of amusement : Bankside, Globe Theatre, Swan Theatre, Red Bull Theatre, Fortune Playhouse, Falcon Tavern, Davenant's Theatre, Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, Drury Lane, Covent Garden, Haymarket, Sadler's Wells, Goodman Fields, Pantheon, Olympic, Strand, Regency, Astley's, Coburg, Lyceum, Italian Opera House, Surrey, Ipswich Theatre (the scene of Garrick's first appearance, 1741), Liverpool, etc.—Catalogue.] 6590 Londina Illustrata. Malton's Picturesque Tour through the Cities of London and Westminster, 100 plates engraved in aquatinta, three-quarter polished Levant morocco extra, gilt top, uncut, 1792, royal folio (237) Bain, £7 15s. 6591 Longus. The Loves of Daphnis and Chloe, woodcuts, polished Levant morocco extra, gilt top, uncut, only 210 copies printed, Printed at the Ballantyne Press, 1893, folio (238) Vokins, £3 6592 Moreau. Seconde Suite d'Estampes pour servir à l'Histoire des Modes et du Costume en France dans le dixhuitième Siècle, Année 1776, 12 large and finely engraved plates from Moreau's designs, with Descriptive Text, polished Levant morocco super extra, lettered on side, gilt top, uncut, choice design, elaborately displayed in panels on corners and sides, 1776, imperial folio (239) Fraser, £62 6593 Morland (George). Life and Works by Blagdon, illustrated with 20 large plates from his most famous Paintings and Drawings, printed in colours in exact imitation of the rare originals, polished Levant morocco, tooled back and gold lines on side, gilt top, uncut, the back and label of original binding preserved, 1806, imperial folio (240) Roche, £51 6594 Pope (Alexander). Essay on Man, Jennings' edition, with full-length portrait and 3 plates, proofs on India paper, polished calf extra, gilt top, uncut, 1819, royal folio (241) Maggs, f2 5s. 6595 Rembrandt, his Life, his Work, and his Time, by Émile Michel, translated from the French by Florence Simmonds, edited by Frederick Wedmore, finely printed on Japanese vellum, with 67 full-page plates and 250 illustrations in the text, and extra set of plates, 2 vol., half bound, uncut, as issued, only 250 numbered copies issued in this superior manner, 1894, folio and portfolio (242) Holford, £6 6596 Silvestre's Rare Series of Old French Views (together with some views in Italy), a Collection of 250 old plates by Perelle from Silvestre's drawings, exhibiting Seats of Noblemen, Palaces, Gardens, Ground Plans, etc., polished Levant morocco super extra, sides covered with fine tooling, with the French arms on the reverse, diapered with fleur-de-lys, interlaced strapwork design, with scrollwork of lines and monastic leafwork, gilt leaves, super extra, circa 1670, oblong folio (243) Roche, £52 [Of great historical interest. These curious old plates exhibit France as it appeared at the time of Louis XIV. The drawing and perspective are singularly fine and accurate; each plate is crowded with minute animated little figures of pedestrians, equipages, etc. The illustrations include various views of Paris and its surroundings, the Tuileries Palace and its gardens, the Luxembourg, Notre Dame, Hotel de Ville, and other places. A series of 160 plates is in the British Museum, but that is evidently incomplete.-Catalogue.] A Collection of Sporting and Humorously Illustrated Works. 6597 Alken (Henry). Gretna Green Bolt-a, by Arthur O'Bradley, coloured frontispiece by Alken, polished morocco super extra, lettered on side, gilt top, uncut, original coloured illustrated wrapper preserved, Ackermann (circa 1830), oblong 4to. (244) Roche, £2 5s. |