Search Results: Prints from Lord Durham Rare Books (IOBA)

Florence, Italy: Il costume antico e moderno o storia del governo, 1826. 1st Edition. No binding. Prints from "Il costume antico e moderno o storia del governo, della milizia, della religione..." and produced in Florence, Italy.#1 Title: "Case Canadiane" (House in Canada) Dimensions: Sheet 23cm x 14cm Print 17cm x 10,5cm Condition: small and light damp stains on the borders otherwise very good#2 Title: "Iterno di una abitazione di Nutka" Canada - Nuu-chah-nulthDimensions: Sheet 23cm x 14cm Print 17cm x 10,5cm Condition: Small and light damp stains otherwise very good.#3 Title: "Esterno delle abitazioni di Nutka" Canada - Nuu-chah-nulthDimensions: Sheet 23cm x 14cm Print 17cm x 10,5cm Condition: Small and light damp stains otherwise very good#4 Title: "Eschimo del Nord-ovest della Baja d'Hudson" (Hudson Bay - Canada)Dimensions: Sheet 23cm x 14cm Print 17cm x 10,5cm Condition: small and light damp stains otherwise very good#5 Title: "Abiti degli Eschimo" (Eskimo - Canada)Dimensions: Sheet 23cm x 14cm… Read More

New York: C.W.Ames & Co, 1881. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. 6 folding plates from the book "Report On The Renewal Of Niagara Suspension Bridge, 1880" and published in 1881.Each 13 x 8 1/8 inches. Plates were folded now flat. Black printing one side only on light paper stock. Other than some brown staining on plate #1 at the far left edge and the right fold, all are in very good condition.Leffert L. Buck's professional achievements include the reconstruction of John A. Roebling's Niagara Railroad Suspension Bridge over the Niagara Gorge. In 1877, Buck undertook the reconstruction of the Niagara Railway Suspension Bridge. He developed unique methods which allowed the work to proceed without interruption of the railroad traffic using this bridge. During the following eight years, Buck ensured the cable anchors were repaired and reinforced. The wooden trusses were replaced with iron and steel. The stone towers were replaced with steel tower, leaving the cables as the only original element.In… Read More

NP: NP, 1945. No binding. Beautiful floral groupings print probably circa 1940's reprint from the 1805 original painting and print. Titled: Roses Anemones Pensees . Neles Auricules, Jonquilles et Muget No. 2Paper size: 12-3/4 x 19 inchesImage size: 10-1/2 x 15 inchesSome edge tears with bottom edge missing some paper, otherwise very good condition. Jean Louis Prévost was a French still-life painter best known for his depictions of flower arrangements in both oil and watercolor..

London: Gentleman's Magazine of Fashions, 1830. No binding. Very Good. Paper size: 8-7/8 x 12 inches. Image size: 3-1/4 x 8 inches.Heavy card stock a little yellowed with age and some very light soiling but hand colouring is strong - very good condition.Antique print of British officer in full dress uniform.This coloured engraving is from the 1 September 1830 issue of the Gentleman's Magazine of Fashions. This plate, a slight cropped version, shows a soldier of the 1st or Royal Regiment of Foot, Grenadier Company, in the mid distance. Nineteenth century regiment historyThe 1st battalion was sent to Ireland after the end of the Napoleonic wars, and stationed there from 1816 until 1825, when it was moved to the West Indies, where it remained until 1835. The 2nd battalion, however, had a more active time; based in India, it was involved in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, where it fought at the Battle of Nagpore (1817) and Battle of Mahidpur (1818), and in the First Anglo-Burmese War of 1824-26. It moved… Read More

1935. No binding. A RARE MANLY MACDONALD EARLY CHRISTMAS CARDChristmas Greeting Card circa 1930'sFlat: 12-3/4 x 5-1/2 inchesFolded: 6-1/2 x 5-1/2 inchesImage: 4-7/8 x 3-3/4 inchesThe printed Manly MacDonald "The Red Mill" image, slightly out of register when printed, was trimmed to size and mounted on the Christmas Greeting Card. Unsigned inside. Printed on back is Manly MacDonald's name and Canadian Artists Series 25130 According to the previous owner, the original oil painting was painted in the 1930s at Bruce's Mill (his father watched him do some of his work around the Mill) and this Christmas Card is a reproduction of that painting.Research indicates there are at least three other oil paintings/sketch views of this subject "The Red Mill" we could find but none the same as this one. The three others are titled by the auction houses as "Bruce's Mill, 10 Miles North of Unionville" (oil), "The Red Mill, Winter" (oil), "Bruce's Mill, Unionville" and "York Mills" (colour sketch). References for these… Read More

NP: American Bank Note Co, 1906. QUITE SCARCE EARLY ENGRAVING OF TRAILL, BC SMELTER / REFINERY Finely engraved mounted lithograph print of Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. Canada, Smelter and Refinery at Trail, BC, American Bank Note Co.Size - Card: 7-1/4 x 5-1/2 inchesSize - Paper: 5-7/8 x 4 inchesSize - Image: 4-1/2 2-1/2 inchesOn reverse a stamped circle with American Bank Note Co. Toronto May 9 1906. Very good condition. The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada (Cominco) was formed in 1906 by the amalgamation of the St. Eugene, Centre Star, and War Eagle Mines, the Rossland Power Company, and the Canadian Smelting Works. The Canadian Pacific Railway Company held the controlling interest. It completed its pioneer electrolytic zinc plant in Trail in 1916. The company changed its name to Cominco Ltd. in 1966.

London, 1778. Very early edition. No binding. Very Good. The Death of General Wolfe three engravings:#1. ND. The Death of General Wolfe (Quebec) engraving. Black & white engraving. Paper: 10-1/2 x 8 inches. Image: 6-7/8 x 5 inches. No date. Some paper border staining otherwise, very good condition#2. ND. The Death of General Wolfe hand-coloured engraving. Hand-coloured engraving Paper: 9-3/4 x 6-3/8 inches. Image: 7 x 4-3/4 inches. No date. Some top right staining, otherwise, very good condition.#3. 1778. General Wolfe's Monument in Westminister Abby engraving. Black & white engraving. Paper: 5 x 8 inches. Image: 3-1/2 x 6 inches. Engraved for Hervey's Naval History, Vol.5, p. 177. Very good condition.

The Illustrated London News, London, 1934. ORIGINAL single color page from an illustrated newspaper, The Illustrated London News (England) dated Aug 11, 1934. Contains a 14" x 10" engraving of a 1546 map / view of the founding of CANADA by Jacques Cartier. The ILN was the premiere illustrated newspaper of the 1st half of the 20th Century !!! The newspaper was 14" x 10" and usually contained 32 pages or more. There are many many pages of gorgeous woodcut engravings (and in later issues photos), highly prized today for their detailed woodcut illustrations of events in World history. The ILN generally contained engravings in different sizes, from double page (20" x 15") to single page (15" x 10") to half page (10" x 7") and at times even quarter page. The Illustrated London News in the 20th Century was printed on high quality white glossy paper stock, quite durable and easy to handle without damage.

Philadelphia: Port Folio magazine, 1814. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. Four 1814 engravings from from Port Folio Magazine of United States Navy officers during the War of 1812;#1) Oliver Hazard Perry Esqr. of the United States Navy engraving.#2) Wm. Henry Allen Esq. late of the United States Navy engraving.#3) Richard Dale Esq. late of the United States Navy engraving.#4) Alexander Murray Esq. of the United States Navy engraving.PERRY'S VICTORY SECURED THE GREAT LAKES REGION FOR USA. March 1814, p.204, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print. Black stipple engraved oval portrait. Waldo print, engraved by [David] Edwin. Paper: 5-1/4 x 8-3/8 inches. Image: 3 x 3-3/4 inches. Very minor soiling and spot on top left and small edge tears along right side otherwise good condition. Oliver Hazard Perry's immortal dispatch to Major General William Henry Harrison after the Battle of Lake Erie, 10 September 1813, "We have met the enemy and they are ours two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one… Read More

[H. Belden & Co.], 1881. 1st Edition. No binding. Four hand-coloured views of residences and street scenes in Arnprior (3) and (1) Lanark Ontario, Canada, from a circa 1881 Belden Co. County printed Atlas. Each image has been trimmed and mounted on a light white card. Hand coloured, some light foxing otherwise, very good condition. Sizes vary. Four ONTARIO;1) Arnprior Marble Works and Quarry, P. T. Sommerville, Proprietor, Arnprior, Ontario2) Res. & store of John Fumerton, Fallbrook, Lanark Co., Ont3) Res. of Richard Dulmage, Barrister at Law, Reeve of Arnprior, Renfrew Ontario4) The Arcade Wilson & Hartney Props., Arnprior, Ont.

Philadelphia: Watson's Lith. No. 62 Walnut St, 1840. No binding. Good. Paper: 8-3/8 x 5-1/2 inches, Image: 7 x 4 1/2 inches)Water stains on border of page. Good condition otherwise.Watson's Lith. No. 62 Walnut St. Philada. circa. 1840."General W.H. Harrison and Staff as the Battle of the Thames" printed on paper below the image.Also known as the Battle of Moraviantown; American victory in the War of 1812 which took place on October 5, 1813 in Ontario. Depicting, left to right, Colonel Charles Stewart Todd, Colonel Lewis Cass, Colonel Richard Mentor Johnson and General Harrison.William Henry Harrison was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration as president in 1841, making his presidency the shortest in U.S. history.

London: Vanity Fair magazine, 1906. 1st Edition. No binding. Near Fine. Vanity Fair Supplement Nov. 28, 1906. Drawn by Spy. Original chromolithograph. 14 x 11 inch Green mat with print 10-3/4 x 6-1/2 inches showing title black double line border. Printed by Bemrose Dalzel Ltd. One of a fine group of thirty four portraits of Jockeys produced by Vanity Fair. This portrait shows the jockey William Griggs. William ('Willie') Griggs was the brother of jockey/trainer Walter Griggs. Willie Grigg's best year was in 1907 when he rode 67 winners. Major victories during his career included the Chester Cup, Stewards Cup, the Lincoln and Goodwood Cup. His one Classic success came on Cinna in the 1920 1,000 Guineas. He retired from the saddle two years later. Near fine condition. Vanity Fair was a British weekly magazine published from 1868 to 1914. Subtitled "A Weekly Show of Political, Social and Literary Wares", it was founded by Thomas Gibson Bowles, who aimed to expose the contemporary vanities of Victorian… Read More

Bruxelles (Brussels): Auguste Wahlen, 1844. No binding. Good. Paper size: 10-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches, hand-coloured. paper removed from top of head of Indian sitting. some minor soiling and spots, otherwise in good condition. Circa 1844.Crow Indians, engraving from Dresses and costumes of all people around world, by Auguste Wahlen (1785-1850), 1843-1844, North America.

1829. No binding. Near Fine. 7-3/4"x 5-1/4 inches paper size, image 5 x 3 1/4 inches.Lampton Hall Durham The Seat of Lord Durham. [London : Jones & Co., 1829]Steel line engraving on paper in near fine condition. Lambton Hall , Durham - the seat of Lord Durham Jones & Co, 1829 Originally produced for the "Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles, etc. of Noblemen and Gentlemen" (London : 1829-1831). Lambton Castle stands above Chester-le-Street, County Durham and is a stately home, the ancestral seat of the Lambton family, the Earls of Durham. Largely constructed as it is between 1820 and 1828 by John Lambton, first Earl of Durham and one-time Governor General of Canada, it was built around Harraton Hall, a 17th-century mansion. The castle was designed by architects Joseph Bonomi the Elder and his son Ignatius and built in the style of a Norman castle, as was the fashion of the time.

1840. 1st Edition. First edition. Moor House, in the W.R. of the County of York. The Residence of John Maude Esqre. Magistrate & Deputy Lieutenant. Author of "A Visit to the Falls of Niagara in 1800".Rare larger lithograph [c.1840.] view in vibrant original colour, J. Whatman paper watermarked 1838, sheet 245 x 300mm. 9-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches. Stain spots. Watermark in paper of 1838. An attractive view, a lady reading or perhaps sketching on the edge of a lake in the foreground. 'Visit to the Falls of Niagara in 1800' was published in 1826.

ND. No binding. Near Fine. Paper size: 12-3/4 x 18 inches. Image size: 8-3/4 x 12-1/2 inches on light cream wove paper. Very good condition.Colour lithograph "Napoleon 1st Empereur 1810" print. Proably circa 1940's. Uncommon litho of Napoleon engraved by French artist Daniel Derveaux. Daniel Derveaux, was an artist and publisher of French art. Daniel Derveaux was the only artist to have really designed and engraved the old Saint-Malo as it was before the bombing of August 1944. His tests have also served, in the reconstruction of Saint-Malo, the attributions of war damage. He writes and illustrates many books on St Malo, Rennes and the Rance Valley. At the same time, he created lithographs of Breton portraits, costumes and sites, harbor views and numerous geographical or historical maps of France and all its regions, for example the map of Brittany with a coat of arms of several thousand. copies-, about Europe and the world. He was also advertising by creating many posters, leaflets, letterheads for… Read More

[London]: [George Virtue], 1838. 1st Edition. No binding. 1st edition. [1838]. Image 7 x 4-3/4 inches. Engraving hand-coloured depicting a view of Niagara Falls showing people in a small boat rowing towards the falls.Engraving matted and shrink wrapped, not examined outside of this wrapping. Very good or better condition.Published in American Scenery, and painted by W. H. Bartlett; engraved by J. Cousen. Published in London by George Virtue, c1838 .

New York: Goupil, Vibert & Co, 1848. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good. First edition. Paper Size: 17.25' x 12.25" Image Size: 11" x 7.5" Colour lithograph, with additional hand-colouring, printed by Cattier. Some foxing in outer border and border scuffing in a couple of places, otherwise overall very good condition. NIAGARA FALLS [printed at top]; Drawn from nature by Aug. Kollner [printed below image, left]; New-York & Paris, published by Goupil, Vibert & Co. | 20 | HORSESHOE FALL | (from the Canada side.) | Entered according to act of congress, in the year 1848, by Aug. Kollner, in the clerk's office of the district court for the southern district of New-York. [printed below image, center]; Lith. by Deroy. Printed by Cattier. [printed below image, right] This lovely lithograph of Horseshoe Fall, with Terrapin Tower in the distance at left. Goupil, Vibert & Co. published a set of 54 of Kollner's views of American cities, including eight prints of Niagara. A finely observed view of one of the… Read More

Toronto, London UK: Printed for Wm. Warwick & Son, by Dudley & Burns, 1888. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. SCARCE COLOUR PLATE OF SIR JOHN MOORE'S RETREAT TO CORUNNA(Sir John Moore) Retreat to Corunna coloured frontis by R. Beavis coloured plate. Paper size: 12" x 8 1/4 inchesImage size: 9 1/2 x 6 inchesBooklet; 12 x 8 3/8 inches. 4pp, light salmon paper wraps in poor condition, coloured frontis, [641]-704 plus 1 page of ads. All insides including coloured frontis in very good condition.The Boy's Own Paper, August, Part 114, 1888Boys' Own Paper was printed in London, UK however, also printed in Toronto by the publisher W. Warwick and Sons.The Papers are actually identical to the British Editions, except they have a 4 page "cover", which is dated 1 month later than the contents, and which contains ads for Toronto businesses. Few episodes of British military history have been as dramatic as Sir John Moore's retreat to Corunna. March of Death is the full story of that adventure and a gripping tale… Read More

1850. 1st Edition. No binding. Poor. Paper size: 20-5/8 x 31 inchesImage size: 18-1/4 x 27-1/4 inchesPainted by Francis Grant, PRA ; Engraved by: G. Raphel WardAfter Francis Grant, engraved by G. Raphael Ward, titled and dated 1850 , in pen in the centre of the lower margin. "Tatton Sykes, Stedmore Jny 1, 1850"In poor condition due to various repaired tears and soiling. An uncommon print. Sir Tatton Sykes, 4th Baronet (1772-1863) was an English landowner and stock breeder, known as a patron of horse racing.Sykes was 74 in 1846 when he led in William Scott's horse—called after him, Sir Tatton Sykes—a winner of the St. Leger Stakes. His last visit to Doncaster was in 1862, to see his seventy-fourth St. Leger. He died at Sledmere on 21 March 1863, and was buried on 27 March in the presence of three thousand persons. A portrait of him was painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence in 1805, and another by Sir Francis Grant in 1848. wikipedia.