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

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

[New York]:: R. Worthington,, 1884.. First edition. Near Fine. Near Fine. Corners lightly tipped. Quarto (18 x 23 cm). Gold quarter cloth with chromolithographed paper over boards. [16] leaves of which 8 are chromolithographed plates, including title page. Includes one facsimile letter dated 1884 by Whittier to a Miss Sadie F. Price disclaiming authorship of the poem (Currier 150). A beautiful copy of the poem in its entirety with stanzas set amidst meadow flowers on lovely botanical plates. 1/4 cloth

London:: William Heinemann,, 1898.. First printing. Fine. A Fine Framed original color-printed lithograph. Quarto (9.75 x 12.25). Archivally double-matted and framed in 1 inch black Eastlake-style moulding with conservation glass. Sized to 15.5 x 17.75 inches. 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. framed… 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

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1947.. First edition. Fine. Fine in a Near Fine lightly worn DJ. Small dated gift inscription to ff. Large Octavo (6.25 x 9.5 inches). Publisher's embossed blue cloth with gilt lettered and decorated spine. This classic biblical tale retold by author and Newbery Medal Winner Elizabeth Yates (Buffalo 1905-2001) is strengthened with bold wood-engraved illustrations by her longtime friend and collaborator; British author, illustrator and engraver Nora S. Unwin (1907-1982). The book is set in Poliphilus, cast from English Monotype matrices, upon the suggestion of eminent typographical historian Stanley Morison. Composed, printed and bound by the Plimpton Press. Cloth

Paris:, 1787.. First printing. Fine. Fine original copperplate engraved map. Plate mark: 10 x 14.25 inches. Sheet size: 12.5 x 18.25 inches. A finely detailed map of the traditional division of Judaea or the Holy Lands of the ancient Twelve Tribes of the Israelite people by noted cartographer and French Royal Hydrographer Rigobert Bonne (France 1727-1794), engraved by Gaspar André. Bonne's map are topographical in nature and void of excess ornamentation which is traditionally displayed in the decorative cartouches on maps of the period. Focus here is on the mountain ranges, rivers, lakes and drainage, as well as travel routes and places of historical interest based on biblical information. Six scale bars on lower portion of map: Stadia olympica, Milliaria judaica, Milliaria romana, Leucæ francicæ, Parasangæ persieæ, Schæni ægiptiæi. Matted in Rag Board

London:: William Heinemann,, 1898.. First printing. Fine. A Fine Framed original color-printed lithograph. Quarto (9.75 x 12.25). Archivally double-matted and framed in 1 inch black Eastlake-style moulding with conservation glass. Sized to 15.5 x 17.75 inches. . 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. framed… Read More

New York, Akron Ohio, Chicago:: The Saalfield Pub. Company,, 1906.. First edition. Very Good. Very Good. Uniform soiling. Bright coloration. Octavo (22 x 14.3 cm). Multicolored printed linen. 10 pp. A boldly colored linen alphabet illustrated with interesting and unusual children: Q is for Quentin, the President's son, X is for Xerxes, the last of his line.  Cloth

New York:: McLoughlin Bros.,, [1898].. First edition. Very Good. Very Good. Worn but intact. Soiled, 1 inch strip paper loss to pp 6. Folio. (25 x 31 cm). Chromolithographed boards. [16]pp. Chromolithographed leaves mounted onto linen. Front board bears ornamentally framed illustration of chained dog with two cats lapping milk spilled from a bowl. A pair of squirrels on rear board. Counting and multiplication book illustrated with pleasing depictions of animals in bucolic landscape and pastoral settings. Boldly colored illustrations by the pioneering nineteenth century American publishing and color printing firm; McLoughlin Bros, Inc., New York. Boards