Search Results: Titles starting with D from Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books

Germany, 1745. Very Good, backed on acid free tissue paper for long term preservation. Size : 200x270 (mm), 7.875x10.625 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps United States East (Carolinas); Maps United States South (States);

The Paget Press, 1980. In very good condition. . Edition: Limited Edition ,16 out of 44. , Binding: Original paper wrappers with tooled gilt lettering. , Notes: Designed by P.D.S. Brown and printed for the Paget Press in November of 1980 in an edition of 44 copies. Signed and numbered by the poet. , Size: Folio (510mm x 670mm), , Illustration: The Photographic illustration of the plumed serpent tile work above the door of the Lawrence house at Chapala, Mexico is by Eurithe Purdy. The type has been film set in Garamond Old Style and lithographed on Carlyle Japan papers under the direction of Steven Goring and Little Press & Gallery Editions, Sutton West , Ontario., Category: Book Modern; Book Literature

London: Soldier, British Army Magazine , c.1964. Very Good. Notes: View depicting the Allied Landings in Normandy, France, during the Second World War. The Normandy landings (codenamed Operation Neptune) were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Nazi control, and contributed to the Allied victory on the Western Front.Terence Tenison Cuneo (1 November 1907 – 3 January 1996) was an English painter famous for his scenes of railways, horses and military action. He was also the official artist for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953., Image Size : 470x760 (mm), 18.50x29.92 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 512x795 (mm), 20.16x31.30 (Inches), Coloring: Printed in Color, Medium: Offset Lithograph, Categories: Military World War I & II;

Urbino: Appresso Domenico Frisolino, , 1575. . Occasional scattered foxing and light marginal water stains, otherwise very good example.. Binding: 18th century vellum over boards, spine with six (6) almost flat bands; gilt lettered title on morocco label on two; all edges speckled rose., Notes: Euclid or Euclid of Alexandria (~ 300 B.C.), "was a Greek mathematician, often referred to as the 'founder of geometry' or the 'father of geometry'. He was active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I (323–283 BC). His Elements is one of the most influential works in the history of mathematics, serving as the main textbook for teaching mathematics (especially geometry) from the time of its publication until the late 19th or early 20th century. In the Elements, Euclid deduced the theorems of what is now called Euclidean geometry from a small set of axioms. Euclid also wrote works on perspective, conic sections, spherical geometry, number theory, and mathematical rigour.” The Italian Federico… Read More

Safavid Persia (Iran), Rabī‘ I 964 AH / January–February 1557 AD.. Generally a very good, fresh and clean example of this 16th century Safavid Persia/Iran Diwan/Divan of Hafiz.. Binding: eighteenth-century or early nineteenth-century Persian maroon goatskin with inlaid stamped centre- and corner pieces, 19th century rebacking with new endpapers., Notes: An elegant mid sixteenth-century manuscript of the collected poems of Hafiz, carefully remargined in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. ‘Though credited with learned works in prose, [Hafiz’s] fame rests entirely on his Diwan. There are few aspects of the life and writing of Hafiz that have not given rise . . . to vigorous scholarly dispute over matters of interpretation and fact. The reverence in which he is held, not only in Persia but widely throughout East and West, as the undoubted composer of some of the world’s most sublime and technically exquisite poetry, will doubtless ensure continued world-wide interest.Legend… Read More

London: David Allen & Sons, 1897. Very Good. Notes: Dudley Hardy (1867 - 1922) was a notable English painter and illustrator, whose works were frequently featured by the Royal Academy. He is most famous for his artistic works depicting Middle Eastern life, as well as a series of works that examined London poverty. Starting in the 1900\'s he began working on a series of comical post cards. This poster was created for Gilbert and Sullivan\'s Opera \"The Yeoman of the Guard\", which is considered one of the finest works by the two composers. , Image Size : 730x480 (mm), 28.74x18.90 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 760x556 (mm), 29.92x21.89 (Inches), Coloring: Printed in Color, Medium: Lithograph, Categories: Advertising; Posters;

London: Geographia Ltd., c.1951. Very Good, laid on sturdy board.. Notes: A charming pictorial map of London, England, from the mid 20th century. The map shows various buildings, people, places of interest, boroughs and streets. There is a pictorial border showing scenes with various people that one would find in London at the time. , Size : 458x704 (mm), 18.03x27.72 (Inches), Coloring: Printed in Color, Category: Maps City Maps; Maps Europe United Kingdom England London; Maps 20th Century Maps;

London, c. 1930. Very Good. Image Size : 380x480 (mm), 14.96x18.90 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 431x531 (mm), 16.97x20.91 (Inches), Coloring: Printed in Color, Medium: Print, Categories: Views Pacific

London: John Murray, c. 1848. A fine example, text and plates are clean and crisp.. Binding: Contemporary full embossed cloth, rebacked expertly saving the original flat spine with gilt title and eagle vignette. , Notes: Sir John Gardner Wilkinson was a British Egyptologist. “His account of this journey, which appeared in 1848 (2 vols), contains valuable notes on the manners, traditions, and condition of the people he visited, as well as carefully compiled history of Paulician heresy, as well as other valuable digressions. Some political forecasts of that work have since been verified by events.” (National Biography), Size: Large 8vo. , Illustration: With 7 lithographed plates, 7 woodcut plates, 1 map, and 2 tables., Volume: Two volumes., Pages: P. Volume 1. frontis, title, printer’s imprint, (1), blank, v-x, (2), 1-564; Volume 2. half-title, printer’s imprint, blank, frontis, title, blank, (3), blank, 1-454., Category: ; Book Europe Balkans

London: Appleton & Co., 1880. Excellent. Image Size : 215x270 (mm), 8.5x10.625 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 297x390 (mm), 11.625x15.375 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Photogravure, Categories: Performing Arts

Amsterdam, 1680. Very Good, some browning. Due to oxidation of the green pigment the map is backed by acid free tissue paper for long term preservation.. Notes: Title cartouche in upper right corner held up by five putti, Danish coat of arms defended by two men, surrounded by farm animals., Size : 500x585 (mm), 19.625x23 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Category: Maps Europe Scandinavia Countries;

Amsterdam, 1616. Very Good; some light age toning. Size : 160x194 (mm), 6.25x7.625 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Category: Maps Europe Scandinavia Countries;

Augsburg, c.1757. Very Good;. Size : 502x584 (mm), 19.76x22.99 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Category: Maps Europe Scandinavia Countries;

Paris: Veith et Hauser, c. 1839. Very Good. Notes: This is a charming depiction of a leisurely Spanish celebration in Granada., Image Size : 263x374 (mm), 10.35x14.72 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 410x553 (mm), 16.14x21.77 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Lithograph, Categories: Pastime & Amusements Others; Performing Arts;Views Europe Spain;

Chicago: Charles C. Thompson Co. Covers slightly worn, otherwise a very good copy.. Edition: New Edition, Binding: contemporary full cloth with text in black and gilt, upper cover also has an image of man holding a laurel in gilt with black background design. Flat spine with title in black, worn., Size: Large 4to, Illustration: 76 woodcut plates including frontis., Pages: P. frontis, title, blank, iii-viii, 9-162., Category: Book Literature

London and New York: Virtue & Co., c. 1844. Occasional light browning, otherwise a very good example, text and plates are clean. . Edition: First edition, Binding: Publisher’s gilt embossed cloth with original elaborate gilt designs on rebacked spine, edges gilt. , Notes: W.H. Bartlett was one of the most prolific and popular European traveler-artists of the 19th century. The engravings show views of the Danube, starting from Ulm and going on to Passau, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, and finally ending at Sulina at the mouth of the Danube., Size: 4to, Illustration: Complete with 80 plates, including the engraved title, the map, and 78 steel-engraved plates, as well as a title page with the printer\'s device and a profusion of woodcuts, all detailing the scenery around the Danube River. , Pages: P. frontis, engraved title, blank, title, blank, preface iii-iv, plate listing v-vi, contents vii-viii, 1-236., Category: Book Europe General; Book Voyages General;

London: Virtue & Co, 1844. Some occasional faint browning, otherwise a very good example, in decorative period binding.. Binding: Contemporary full morocco, upper board with title gilt within 1 straight lined gilt boarder with intricate design within 3 straight lined gilt boarders rebacked expertly saving the original spine. Spine with 6 gilt desiged compartment of raised bands, gilt lettering on two and four. All edges in gilt, marbled paste down and free end papers., Notes: W. H. Bartlett. Bartlett was a most prolific and popular Eruropean traveler-artists of the 19th century. Engravings show views of the Danube starting from Ulm going onto Passau to Vienna, then to Budapest then to Belgrade and finally ending at Sulina or mouth of the Danube., Size: 4to, Illustration: Frontis portrait of Beattie, engraved title with a vignette scene entitled “Castle of Durrenstein”, title page contains a small image containing swords and shields, 82 steel-engraved full page plates depicting various views… Read More

London: Virtue & Co., c. 1844.. Occasional faint foxing to some plates, otherwise a fine example of this book in decoratively-gilt full morocco, text and plates are generally clean and crisp.. Binding: Contemporary gilt morocco with intricate floral motifs within a double-lined gilt border, spine with six densely gilt compartments of raised gilt bands and gilt floral motifs, gilt title on two, inner dentelles gilt, all edges gilt. , Notes: W.H. Bartlett was one of the most prolific and popular European traveler-artists of the 19th century. The engravings show views of the Danube, starting from Ulm and going on to Passau, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, and finally ending at Sulina at the mouth of the Danube., Size: 4to., Illustration: Complete with 80 plates, including the engraved title plate, engraved map, and 78 steel plates. Title page has woodcut device, and there are innumerable woodcuts throughout, all detailing the scenery around the Danube River., Pages: P. (4), engraved title, blank, title,… Read More

Basle, c.1588. Very Good. Notes: Map of Gdansk, Poland, from the late 16th century. German text on verso. Sebastian Münster (1488 – 1552) was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and a Christian Hebraist scholar. His work, the Cosmographia from 1544, was the earliest German description of the world., Size : 127x172 (mm), 5.00x6.77 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps Europe Poland, Lithuania;

Antwerp, Belgium, 1612. Very Good. Notes: Latin text on verso.Antioch on the Orontes was a Hellenistic city by the Orontes River. Its ruins lie near the current city of Antakya, Turkey, to which the ancient city lends its name., Size : 366x486 (mm), 14.41x19.13 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Reference: Marcel P. R. van den Broecke #232, Category: Maps Asia Near East Turkey;