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

Ghent:: Louis Van Houtte,, 1845-1888.. First edition. Fine . 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 and the popular plants… Read More

London:: Wm S. Orr & Co.,, 1838.. First edition. Fine. A botanical native of India. 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

Ghent:: Louis Van Houtte,, 1845-1888.. First edition. Fine . 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 and the popular plants… Read More

London:: Wm S. Orr & Co.,, 1840.. First edition. Fine. Botanical native of China and India, A fine original hand-colored engraving by FW 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… Read More

Gand (Ghent):: Verschaffelt, Ambrose,, 1867.. First printing. A Fine original hand-finished color lithograph. Large Octavo (7 x 10.25 inches, 177 x 260 mm). Elegantly matted in an archival Ivory and gold French mat sized to 14 x 18 inches, suitable for framing. This large and showy print is from an unbound set of plates, with accompanying text, issued monthly for one of the most glorious 19th Century Belgian horticultural periodicals from the house of nurseryman Ambroise Verschaffelt: L'Illustration Horticole; Journal Special des Serres et Des Jardins. This work was edited by Charles Lemaire (1800-1871) a renowned Professor of Botany, as well as Classical Literature, horticulture writer and esteemed colleague of Louis Van Houtte, proprietor of one of Europe's most prominent greenhouses, Establishment Van Houtte. Lemaire edited Van Houtte's periodical: Flore des Serres et des Jardins de L'Europe, Ghent from 1845 to 1854, at which time he became the chief author editor of… Read More

London:: Wm S. Orr & Co.,, 1837.. First edition. Original hand-colored lithograph by S. Holden. Fine Condition. Octavo (6.25 x 9 inches). 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 global plant hunting and gathering, the 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, owned by the Sixth Duke of Devonshire. In addition to horticulture, Sir Paxton's talents extended to Victorian garden design and architecture, which was evidenced by the creation of the… Read More

London:: Wm S. Orr & Co.,, 1838.. First edition. Fine. A botanical native of Trinidad. 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… Read More

London:: Wm S. Orr & Co.,, 1840.. First edition. Fine. Botanical native of Mexico. A fine original hand-colored engraving by FW 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

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

Ghent:: Louis Van Houtte,, 1845-1888.. First edition. Fine . 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 and the popular plants… 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 scene of Florida village and villagers surrounded by ruled engraved border with titled ribbon above. Engraved by Verem, D. Rossi, MVFrom 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.

London:: Ackermann & Co,, 1838.. First printing. Very Good. Original tinted lithograph with hand-coloring on heavy stock. (27 x 35.5 cm). Lithographed and printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel (British 1789-1850) after drawing by William Perring and John Brown. Published by the venerable firm of Ackermann & Co: Royal Book and Printsellers to HM Queen Victoria and HRH Prince Albert. The newly crowned monarch, a young Queen Victoria (1819-1901) descends the staircase at Kensington Palace on the arm of the Mistress of the Robes; The Duchess of Sutherland. Matted in Rag Board

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:: Forest, Fish and Game Commision,, c. 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." 

Britain:: Original Watercolor,, 1882-1890.. Fine. A refined and rare original watercolor painted on clay-coated stock. Fine condition. Image size: 16 x 20 cm. Sheet size: 24 x 29.6 cm. With dedication leaf 'Edith Cast Faber from her Mother (a loving memento) painted by Mrs. J.A. Faber about 1882-1890'. Classified as florilegia: ornamental flowers painted for beauty rather than scientific or medicinal appeal, this lovely spray of Virginia Creeper was evidently painted from nature by an accomplished hand. Although the art of flower painting was a favored, traditional pastime for genteel women of nineteenth century Britain, few works boast the refined sense of composition, color, light and shading as evidenced by the practiced, skillful execution of this still life. To date the works by Mrs. Faber are undocumented however this elegant composition clearly reflects her appreciation for and mature expression of the glories of the garden, the natural world and the still life tradition.… Read More