47 A New Song on Sadler's Wells (1745), with a view of the building above; the earliest extant 48 Signor Spinacuta and his monkeys at Sadler's Wells, in 19 compartments 49 Maddox, the straw balancer, folio mezzotint, by Houston: with advertisements Ditto, representing him upon the slack wire in various attitudes, folio, extremely rare 50 51 52 53 54 55 Sieur Scaglioni and the dancing dogs at Sadler's Wells: in 8 compartments An original drawing of Joe Grimaldi, as Ravin the savage Ditto, with Bologna and Hartland 56 Portraits of him in character, with his songs, &c., a curious collection 57 View of the English Grotto, near the New River Head, very rare 58 South View of the New River Head, 1731, very rare 59 Johnson, riding on one, two, and three horses, at the Three Hats, Islington 60 Bill for Astley's Equestrian performances, in Westminster Bridge Road, 1773 Another for 1786, with woodcuts on the back 61 62 View of Astley's Royal Grove and Ampitheatre 63 Interior of the Olympic Pavilion, 1808 64 Bill of Jones' Equestrian Academy, Union Street, Whitechapel, 1786 65 Detail of General Jockoo's equestrian performances, at Astley's Royal Grove, with woodcuts, 2 sheets, 1786 66 Handbill of Hughes' horsemanship, and Breslaw's exhibition, at Hughes' ridingschool, Blackfriars' Bridge, 1778 67 View of the Dog and Duck, St. George's Fields, with two songs upon it 68 Interior view of the same, extremely rare 69 Thirteen prints and bills relating to Charles Matthews and the Lyceum Theatre 70 Portrait of Garrick by McArdell, folio mezzotint, fine impression 71 Garrick as Lord Chalkstone, by G. Smith, rare 72 Poetical card, in compliment to Garrick, M S. 73 Quin, in character of Coriolanus, scarce 74 Four French prints of English rope-dancers, scarce 75 The Jubilee Ball, at Ranelagh, in 1751, folio 76 Song: the adieu to the Spring Gardens, 1735, with a view 77 78 79 Ditto, ditto, 1745 Ditto, "Rural beauty, or Vauxhall Gardens," with a view Admission ticket to the "Ridotto al Fresco," at Vauxhall, 1732 80 Perspective view of Vauxhall Gardens, by Maurer, 1744 81 Darley, performing in the Orchestra, at Vauxhall, with the original drawing 82 Bird's-eye view of Vauxhall Gardens, by J. S. Müller 83 View of Spring Gardens, Vauxhall, 1741 84 The Aerial Colossus, by Mr. Prosser, 1785, extremely rare 85 Bill of G. S. Carey's performances at Plaisterer's Hall, Aldermanbury, 1776 86 View of the Chinese building, &c., in Ranelagh Gardens, with the masquerade 87 The Orchestra, grand walk, &c., in Marylebone Gardens 88 89 90 91 92 Admission ticket to Vauxhall jubilee, 1786, with signature of Jonathan Tyers Bartholomew Fair bill of Michael Root (2 different bills) Ditto, of Crosse's music booth Ditto, John Sleepe's music booth (2 different bills) Ditto, Mr. Saunders, the equilibrist 97 98 99 Ditto, Flockton's Theatre, in the George Inn Yard (2 different) 100 101 102 103 104 Ditto, Jobson's primitive puppet show Ditto, Grand exhibition of Foreign beasts and birds Ditto, the live Turkey Ram, called the Turkey Cogee All the above-mentioned Bartlemy Fair bills are extremely rare 105 Exhibition bill of wild beasts and birds at Peckham Fair 106 Lunardi ascending in his balloon, from the Artillery Ground 107 Exhibition bill of a Satyr, at 99 Holborn Hill, 1784 108 Mr. Lowe's bill of performances in Legerdemain at the Star and Garter Tavern, Chelsea, 1763, with ticket for the fire-works 109 View of Frost Fair, on the Thames, when frozen in 1739-40, rare 110 Verses printed on the Frozen Thames, 1740 111 A Cartouch printed on the Frozen Thames, 1740 112 The Pretender; printed on the Ice, Jan. 21, 1740 113 View of Frost Fair, on the Thames, 1814 114 View of Bartholomew Fair, by Rowlandson 115 Bill for Collins' Evening Brush, King-street, Covent Garden, 1790 116 Matthew Buckinger's bill, very rare 117 Account of Bartholomew Fair, 8 pages, privately printed 118 Bill of the performances of the celebrated Highman Palatine, 1763 119 View of Bartholomew Fair, 1721 120 Portrait of Master Saunders, the first equestrian performer in the world. Dublin, 1801, very rare 121 A smock race at Tottenham Court Fair, very scarce 122 Songs sung at Cuper's Gardens, and the Grotto Gardens 123 Exhibition bill of a wonderful Negro brought from Guiney 124 Exhibition bill of Boruwlaski, the dwarf 125 Exhibition bill of the monstrous Craws 126 Exhibition bill of an astronomical and musical clock at the Crown, behind the Royal Exchange 127 Lunardi ascending from the Artillery Ground, 1784 128 Ascent of Astley's balloon from St. George's Fields, 1784 129 Signor Lunardi's grand triumphal entry into Tottenham Court Road, 1785 130 Blanchard, ascending in his balloon from the Royal Military Academy, Little Chelsea, 1784 131 Three curious oid tobacco papers FROSTIANA; OR, FAIRS HELD ON THE RIVER THAMES DURING SEVERE FROSTS. A very extraordinary and unique assemblage of the curious prints that have been published on occasion of the Thames being sufficiently frozen above London Bridge to allow of Fairs being held thereon, with engravings printed on the ice, &c. &c, from the same collection as the preceding illustrated work; price £31 10s. The following is a catalogue of this collection: 1 Erra Pater's prophecy, or Frost Faire, 1683-4; view of the ice, &c., with 12 verses beneath, small folio 2 An exact and lively mapp, or representation of booths and all the varieties of showes and humours upon the Ice on the River of Thames, by London, during that memorable Frost in the 35th yeare of the Reigne of his Sacred Majesty King Charles the 2d, A.D. 1683, with an alphabetical explanation of the most remarkable figures; sheet 3 The same print, ruled over and numbered in 32 compartments 4 The same print, with alterations, used to commemorate the Frost Fair of 1716, ruled in 40 compartments, for playing cards; with the description of Frost Fair cards, sheet 5 The best prospect of the frozen Thames, with the booths on it, as taken from the Temple stairs ye 20th day of January, 1715-16, by C. Woodfield, folio ; proof before letters, unique 6 Portrait of Augusta, Princess of Wales, printed upon the Ice on the River of Thames, Jan. 16, 1739-40, for Mrs. Ann Fuller, folio 7 The mighty Orosmanes, printed on the River Thames, Whitehall Stairs, Jan. 29, 1740, folio 8 9 An emblematical plate, printed on the Ice upon the Thames at Queen Hithe, Jan. 29, 1739-40, folio View of Frost Fair, printed upon the Ice, Jan. 24, 1739-40, with a woodcut beneath, enclosing the name of the person for whom it was printed, folio 10 The same view, with a cartouch below, Whitehall, printed upon the Ice, Feb. 5, 1739-40 11 View of Frost Fair with the booths, &c., with dead bodies floating in the channel; printed on the River Thames, Jan. 1740, folio 12 13 The same print, but without the references below; printed for Mr. Edward Harley, on the River of Thames when frozen over, Jan. 18, 1739-40 Ice Fair; printed on ye River Thames now frozen over, Jan. 31, 1739-40, with references beneath, folio 14 Frost Fair; printed upon the River Thames when frozen, Jan. 28, 1739-40, folio, with 8 verses beneath 15 The same print, with a cartouch below, "Mrs. Elizabeth Theobald, printed upon the Thames when frozen, Feb. 11, 1740" 16 The view of Frost Fair, folio, with 12 verses beneath 17 An exact draught of Frost Fair on the River Thames, as it appeared from Whitehall Stairs in the year 1740, sheet, 15 verses 18 View of the Thames from Rotherhithe Stairs during the frost in 1789, 4to, by W. Birch 19 A view of Frost Fair on the Thames, Feb. 1814, sheet, a woodcut 20 Gambols on the River Thames, Feb. 1814, folio, by G. Cruikshank 21 An exact representation of the Ice at London Bridge, Feb. 5, 1814 22 Frost Fair on the River Thames, Feb. 4, 1814, between London and Blackfriars Bridges, printed on the Thames, sheet 23 View of the Thames off Three Crane's wharf, when frozen from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5, 1814, sheet 24 The Fair on the Thames, Feb. 4, 1814, sheet, drawn and etched by Luke Clennel 25 View of Frost Fair, February, 1814, 4to, a coarse woodcut CATALOGUE OF BOOKS OF PRINTS, ILLUSTRATED WORKS, GALLERIES OF PICTURES, SCENERIES, PICTORIAL TOPOGRAPHICAL WORKS, COLLECTIONS OF PRINTS, ETCHINGS & DRAWINGS, Emblems, Early Woodcuts, &c. A. E. EVANS & SON, 1, GREAT QUEEN STREET, LONDON. PART IX. 598 ABATI (Niccolo) Engravings in outline from the works of this distinguished painter, being his celebrated series of twelve pictures from the twelve books of the Eneid now in the Florentine gallery, portrait and 30 plates, imperial folio half bound neat, £1 1s 599 ABBOTT (Lieut. G.) Sketches about Kurrah Maunickpore, and of the Forts of Bhurtpore and Weire, 23 plates, oblong 4to, 7s 6d 1827 600 ABRAHAM A STA CLARE, Neu eroffuette Weltgalleria, &c. (New and curious opened Gallery of the world), 112 full length figures, displaying the costume of different countries, many of them being portraits; including George I., Bishop Burnett, &c. folio boards scarce, £2 2s Nuremb, 1703 601 ACKERMANN's History of the University of Cambridge, its colleges, halls, and public buildings, costumes, &c., fine coloured plates, 2 vol royal 4to boards -£2 12s 6d, 1815 602 ACKERMANN's History of the Colleges and Public schools of England; viz. Eton, Harrow, Westminster, Rugby, Winchester, Charter-house, Merchant Taylors', and St. Paul's, numerous plates, finely coloured, large paper, royal 4to half russia, £1 158 1816 603 ACKERMANN's History of the Abbey church of Westminster, its antiquities and monuments, fine coloured plates, 2 vol royal 4to boards, £3 3s, Lond. 1812 604 ACKERMANN's microcosm of London, a series of 104 coloured views of the interiors of buildings in London, with descriptions, 3 vol royal 4to boards -£2 2, 1808 605 ACKERMANN's select views in London, with historical and descriptive accounts, 76 coloured plates, 4to calf elegant, 168 1816 606 ACKERMANN's history of Merchant Taylor's School, London, coloured plates 4to, 4s |