Search Results: Titles starting with B from Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books

London:: William Heinemann,, 1898.. First printing. Fine. A Fine original color-printed lithograph. Quarto (9.75 x 12.25). Archivally double-matted to 14.25 x 16.5 inches, suitable for framing. William Nicholson (British 1872-1949) gained notoriety as a beloved portrayer of British Victorian culture with his dignified caricatures of both the pillars of society and the lay folk. His woodcut portraits of Queen Victoria, James McNeill Whistler, and Rudyard Kipling, from which this print was inspired, were both traditional yet innovative. Referencing the subculture of the late 19th Century Parisian Cafe society through the poster advertisements, and the work of Toulouse-Lautrec, Nicholson's mid-tonal compositions honored the void as well as the light. His revolutionary technique of carving away wide sections of block introduced a modern perspective to the traditional art of portraiture, caricature and book illustration. Matted in Rag Board

London:: Edward Orme,, 1810.. First Edition. Fine Condition. A fine original etching on wove paper, drawn from life and etched by Samuel Howitt, and published and sold by Edward Orme, Printseller to the King [George IV]. Quarto (11.25 x 8.25 inches, 285 x 209 mm). Very light toning to margins otherwise clean. Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) was a talented self-trained painter and etcher of animals whose work enhanced British animal portraiture and sporting art of the late Georgian Era. As a young man familiar with the ancient woodlands and royal hunting grounds of Epping Forest, Howitt was able to capture the refined essence of the British landscape as a setting in which to render his charming depictions of animals; both wild and tame, foreign and domestic. In addition; inspired by his experiences as a field sportsman, Howitt excelled at the spirited depiction of the hunt. Although Howitt was a close friend and brother-in-law of the celebrated English artist Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827), Howitt… Read More

Edinburgh:: WH Lizars,, 1835.. First edition. Fine with original hand-coloring. A fine original hand-colored steel engraving with bright original hand-coloring. (6.75 x 4.25 inches, 10.8 x 17.15 cm). This engraving is classified as one of the finest natural history miniatures produced during the mid-nineteenth century. A refined and intelligent work, The Naturalist's Library was created for everyone with an interest in the natural world. Sir William Jardine (1800-1847), noted Scottish Ichthyologist and Ornithologist, combined the talents of his colleagues; Edward Lear, Prideaux John Selby, William Swainson to contribute to The Naturalist's Library. The intention of the series was to create a fine yet affordable work, describing and illustrating all elements of the natural world save botany. In addition, several plates were engraved after noted artists: John James Audubon, John Gould and Maria Sibylla Merian. The success of the publication was apparent by the production of forty… Read More

London:: Grant Richards,, 1903.. Second. Fine. Fine. A bright solid copy. Tidy gift inscription to ff.. Royal 32 mo. Brown ruled/ lettered cloth. 95pp with 22 color plates. Includes one page publisher's listing for the 29 titles of 'The Dumpy Books for Children'. This being Vol.16 in the series. Charming tale of tiny Anne raised by the cruel huntress cat Mrs. Ginger. Anne saves her animal friends from harm and when Mrs. Ginger tries to harm Anne, the fairies rescue her and whisk her off to Fairyland.Written and beautifully illustrated by coveted Victorian illustrator Honor Charlotte Appleton (1879-1951). Appleton studied at the Royal Academy of Arts, created a delicate illustration style influenced by William Heath Robinson, Arthur Rackham and Kate Greenway and is best known for her illustrations for Hans Christian Andersen's stories, William Blake's Songs of Innocence and The Children's Alice. Cloth

London:: J.M Dent & Co.,, [1902].. First edition. Near Fine. Near Fine. Boards lightly rubbed, binding firm, the text and plates are clean and bright. No markings.12 mo. (9.09 x 19.76 cm). Grey cloth. Illustrated boards and spine by Charles Robinson. [6] 7-120 pp. plus frontispiece and 43 color plates. Illustrated endpapers. Tiny engraved bookseller's label on ff. Hand-lettered, illustrated title page. A charming day in the life tale of the coronation of King Edward Vll. As was his style, the celebrated artist Charles Robinson (British 1870-1937) here remains faithful to the overall design of the book which is harmoniously illustrated on the binding and throughout with sweet color plates and decorations of the traditions, pageantry and celebrations surrounding the crowning of a British Monarch. Cloth

London:: The Unicorn Press,, 1945.. Second Printing. Fine. Fine. Slender 12 mo. (4.5 x 7.25 inches). Gold quarter cloth over ochre boards. Gilt lettered spine. Former owner's signature dated 1945 on ffl. 31 pp.A reflection on Wilde's experience within the Victorian Penal system, The Ballad of Reading Gaol was first published by Leonard Smithers in 1898 under the title C.3-3 - Wilde's cell number while at Reading Gaol. 1/4 cloth

London:: Castle Press,, 1948.. First Edition.

Ghent:: Louis Van Houtte,, 1845-1888.. First edition. Fine with original hand-coloring. A Fine original hand-finished color-printed lithograph (Folio: 9 7/8 x 13 3/8 Inches) elegantly double matted in Cream Rag board with gold French line decoration sized to 18 x 21.5 inches and suitable for framing. Rich and luminous, this plate is printed from stone in multiple colors and then finished by hand at the printing studios amidst the van Houtte gardens; Horto Van Houtteano.To honor the burgeoning interest in horticulture throughout Europe during the nineteenth century several botanical periodicals were created to document and illustrate the beauty of new botanical discoveries worldwide. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe, Ghent; Louis van Houtte,1845-1888 was among the finest horticultural journals produced at the time. As experienced botanical engravers, botanists and nurserymen in their own right the editors Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire combined their talents to… Read More

Liverno:: Marco Coltellini,, 1763.. First Edition. Fine. A Fine original copperplate engraving. Folio (9.75 x 12.5 inches), matted in rag board. A detailed engraved border surrounds this scene of northern coastal vessels and rigging; catamaran, kayak with detailed legend above. Polar bear and penguin(?) on shore. Engraved by Violante Vanni (Italian 1732-76). From the enlarged Italian edition of Il Gazzettiere Americano; an encyclopedia of the Americas; with an eye towards appealing to contemporary commerce and trade which included 57 engraved plates of America's native mammals and birds, as well as scenes of building and manufacture, commerce (of indigo, tobacco, sugar), birds eye views of towns and city plans of the Americas and Colonies. These engravings were not present in the smaller format edition published by J. Millar; London 1762. (Howes A 207, Sabin 1090, 26814) single sheet matted in rag board.

New York:: Forest, Fish and Game Commision,, 1902.. First printing. Fine condition. . A Fine original chromolithograph printed on heavy clay-coated stock. (9 x 12.5 inches). A fine late nineteenth century American chromolithograph produced from the original watercolors by Sherman Foote Denton (1856-1937) Angler, Scientist and Painter who pioneered the technique for preserving the freshly landed fish by which it retained its vivid coloration and iridescence in preparation for studio rendering. As documented in the Annual Reports of the State of NY Fisheries, Game and Forest Commissions c. 1898-1909: "No colored figures of fishes in existence exceed [Denton's Fish] for truthfulness or beauty of execution." 

Ghent:: Louis Van Houtte,, 1845-1888.. First edition. Fine with original hand-coloring. A Fine original color lithograph (Octavo: 6.5 x 9.75 inches) matted in Ivory Rag board sized to 12 x 16 inches and suitable for framing. Rich and luminous, this plate is printed from stone in multiple colors and then finished by hand at the printing studios amidst the van Houtte gardens; Horto Van Houtteano.To honor the burgeoning interest in horticulture throughout Europe during the nineteenth century several botanical periodicals were created to document and illustrate the beauty of new botanical discoveries worldwide. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe, Ghent; Louis van Houtte,1845-1888 was among the finest horticultural journals produced at the time. As experienced botanical engravers, botanists and nurserymen in their own right the editors Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire combined their talents to produce this glorious publication which documented both the newly discovered exotics… Read More

London:: Wm S. Orr & Co.,, 1841.. First edition. Fine. Native to Buenos Ayres. Introduced to Britain by Mr. Tweedie in 1839. A fine original hand-colored engraving by S. Holden. Fine Condition. Octavo (6.25 x 9 in./ 15.87 x 22.86 cm). Archivally matted in Ivory Rag Mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to12 x 16 in./30.48 x 40.64 cm). Includes horticultural text. 8 b99The fine hand-colored engravings and lithographs from Paxton's Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants claim their honored place as highlights of Victorian botanical illustration. As the nineteenth century ushered in a profound era of plant hunting and gathering worldwide, newly discovered botanical specimens were brought to Europe for cultivation. Sir Joseph Paxton (1801- 1865) endeavored to include these fine discoveries as part of his floricultural monthly; The Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants, which also featured the favored British cultivars. Joseph Paxton was, at one time,… Read More

London:: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.,, 1880.. First edition. Fine. A Fine original Chromolithograph. Octavo (10.75 x 8.75 inches). Matted in archival board sized to 14 x 16 inches, suitable for framing. In the fine tradition of classic animal portraiture, this formal portrait of one of Great Britain's prized canine breeds is set in its traditional British, Scottish or Welsh landscape or interior. Finely produced by Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen, in London c. 1880. Matted in Rag Board

London:: Edward Orme,, 1809.. First Edition. Fine Condition. A fine original etching on wove paper, drawn from life and etched by Samuel Howitt, and published and sold by Edward Orme, Printseller to the King [George IV]. Quarto (11.25 x 8.25 inches, 285 x 209 mm). Very light toning to margins otherwise clean. Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) was a talented self-trained painter and etcher of animals whose work enhanced British animal portraiture and sporting art of the late Georgian Era. As a young man familiar with the ancient woodlands and royal hunting grounds of Epping Forest, Howitt was able to capture the refined essence of the British landscape as a setting in which to render his charming depictions of animals; both wild and tame, foreign and domestic. In addition; inspired by his experiences as a field sportsman, Howitt excelled at the spirited depiction of the hunt. Although Howitt was a close friend and brother-in-law of the celebrated English artist Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827), Howitt… Read More

London:: Wm S. Orr & Co.,, 1841.. First edition. Fine. Native botancial of New Holland. A fine original hand-colored engraving by S. Holden. Fine Condition. Octavo (6.25 x 9 in./ 15.87 x 22.86 cm). Archivally matted in Ivory Rag Mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to12 x 16 in./30.48 x 40.64 cm). Includes horticultural text. 8 b99The fine hand-colored engravings and lithographs from Paxton's Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants claim their honored place as highlights of Victorian botanical illustration. As the nineteenth century ushered in a profound era of plant hunting and gathering worldwide, newly discovered botanical specimens were brought to Europe for cultivation. Sir Joseph Paxton (1801- 1865) endeavored to include these fine discoveries as part of his floricultural monthly; The Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants, which also featured the favored British cultivars. Joseph Paxton was, at one time, superintendent of the gardens at Chatsworth… Read More

London:: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.,, 1880.. First edition. Fine. A Fine original Chromolithograph. Octavo (10.75 x 8.75 inches). Matted in archival board sized to 14 x 16 inches, suitable for framing. In the fine tradition of classic animal portraiture, this formal portrait of one of Great Britain's prized canine breeds is set in its traditional British, Scottish or Welsh landscape or interior. Finely produced by Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen, in London c. 1880. Matted in Rag Board

London:: Academy Editions,, 1972.. First edition. Fine in Fine DJ. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Folio. (8.75 x 11.5 inches). Grey boards with gilt-lettered spine. 23 pp. A fine facsimile reprint of the first edition originally published 1902 by Longmans Green & Co. and printed by the Chiswick Press. The designs were made for the illustrated edition of Mr. Mackail's 'Biblia Innocentium', which was to have been produced by the Kelmscott Press. Boards

Ghent:: Louis Van Houtte,, 1845-1888.. First edition. Fine. A Fine original color lithograph (Folio 9.75 x 13.25 inches). Rich and luminous, this plate is printed from stone in multiple colors and then finished by hand at the printing studios amidst the van Houtte gardens; Horto Van Houtteano.To honor the burgeoning interest in horticulture throughout Europe during the nineteenth century several botanical periodicals were created to document and illustrate the beauty of new botanical discoveries worldwide. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe, Ghent; Louis van Houtte,1845-1888 was among the finest horticultural journals produced at the time. As experienced botanical engravers, botanists and nurserymen in their own right the editors Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire combined their talents to produce this glorious publication which documented both the newly discovered exotics and the popular plants being cultivated in the Americas, Europe, Asia and beyond at the time. Charles… Read More

London:: Wm S. Orr & Co.,, 1838.. First edition. Fine. Botanical native of Brazil. A fine original hand-colored engraving by F.W. Smith. Fine Condition. Octavo (6.25 x 9 in./ 15.87 x 22.86 cm). Archivally matted in Ivory Rag Mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to12 x 16 in./30.48 x 40.64 cm). Includes horticultural text. The fine hand-colored engravings and lithographs from Paxton's Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants claim their honored place as highlights of Victorian botanical illustration. As the nineteenth century ushered in a profound era of plant hunting and gathering worldwide, newly discovered botanical specimens were brought to Europe for cultivation. Sir Joseph Paxton (1801- 1865) endeavored to include these fine discoveries as part of his floricultural monthly; The Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants, which also featured the favored British cultivars. Joseph Paxton was, at one time, superintendent of the gardens at Chatsworth House,… Read More

London:: A. and C. Black, Ltd.,, 1945.. Revised Edition. Fine. A Fine Original Chromolithograph printed on coated stock. Quarto (9 x 12 inches). Matted in neutral color rag mat to 12 X 16 inches. Originally published in 1888, this plate and accompanying text by author AJ Hipkins, FSA, noted expert on the Pianoforte, remains the definitive work on traditional instruments. Insightful historic text documentation on this actual instrument accompanies the plate. Matted in Rag Board