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BOOKS ON THE FINE ARTS:

95 DANTE ALIGHIERI: The VISION of HELL, translated by HENRY FRANCIS CARY, pr., illustrated by GUSTAVE DORÉ, impl. 4to. calf, g. e., 10s (p. £2. 10s unbound) 1866 : BOTTICELLI (Sandro) DRAWINGS for DANTE'S DIVINA COMMEDIA, reduced facsimiles after the ORIGINALS in the ROYAL MUSEUM, BERLIN, and in the VATICAN LIBRARY; with an Introduction and Commentary by FRIEDRICH LIPPMANN, with 99 plates and numerous illustrations in the text, roy. 4to. buckram, t. e. g. (VERY SCARCE), £4. 10s 1896

97

: ILLUSTRATIONS_of_the_DIVINE COMEDY, executed by the Flemish Artist Jo. STRADANUS, 1587, reproduced in Phototype from the Originals in the LAURENTIAN LIBRARY of Florence, with an INTRODUCTION by DR. GUIDO BIAGI, and a PREFACE by JOHN ADDINGTON SYMONDS, with plates, roy. folio, cl., £3. 3s (p. £6. 6s) 1892 98 DOUGLAS (Langton) FRA ANGELICO, with 73 beautiful full-page plates, impl. 8vo. cl. extra, t. e. g., £1. ls 1902

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99 DOWNMAN (John, R.A.): his LIFE and WORKS and a CATALOGUE of his DRAWINGS, by G. C. WILLIAMSON, with a large number of illustrations, many being in COLOURS, 4to. hf. cl., t. e. g., 1907 100 DRESDNER GALERIE (Die) in PHOTOGRAPHIEN nach den Original-Gemälden, besprochen von JULIUS HÜBNER; with 60 fine permanent photographic plates after Raphael, Rubens, van Dyck, Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Albert Dürer, Holbein, etc., 2 vols. atlas 4to. original hf. morocco gilt, gilt cloth sides, g. e., £1. ls (p. M. 60) Berlin [1893] Permanent photographs are now out of fashion, but they have a softness and accuracy which are still hard to come by in any other process. 101 DULWICH GALLERY: 30 BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED PLATES, from the celebrated Pictures by CLAUDE, WOUVERMANS, POUSSIN, TENIERS, REMBRANDT, SALVATOR ROSA, MURILLO, RUYSDAEL, and others, in the Gallery of Dulwich College; mounted on cardboards, sq. impl. folio, green morocco, g. e. (binding rubbed), £8. 8s

n. d.

102 DUMAS (François Guillaume) ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHIES of MODERN ARTISTS, GRAND EDITION DE LUXE (No. 1 of 25 copies only), printed throughout on JAPANESE VELLUM PAPER, with full-sized plates, including a number of beautiful etchings by HERKOMER, WAltner, Israels, UNGER, and others, and fine etched portraits by P. RAJON, some of which are printed on REAL VELLUM and signed, besides many illustrations in the text, 12 parts folio, in 3 cloth portfolios, as issued, £4. 4s (p. £50.)

1882-4

CONTENTS: Lord Leighton, P.R.A., Sir John E. Millais, P.R.A.; Hubert v. Herkomer, R.A.; Sir L. Alma Tadema, R.A.; P. J. Baudry; Josef Israels; A. Menzel; C. Paloty; Hans Makart; J. C. Hook, R.A.; A. Cabanel; and J. L. E. Meissonier. 103 DÜRER (Albrecht) INSTITUTIONUM GEOMETRICARUM Libri IV, in quibus Lineas, Superficies, et Solida Corpora ita tractavit, ut non Matheseos solum studiosis, sed et Pictoribus, etc. sint summe utiles et necessarii, versi in Linguam Latinam, et nunc iterató editi; with numerous fine woodcuts by ALBERT DÜRER, folio, old Dutch vellum (corners of some ll. slightly stained, otherwise an UNUSUALLY FINE AND TALL COPY); RARE, £2. 15s Arnhemiæ, 1605

104

105

'Albrecht Dürer ist der Erste der die Näherungskonstruktionen mit vollem Bewusstsein ausgeführt hat.'-Prof. Cantor.

Della SIMMETRIA dei CORPI HUMANI LIBRI IV, nuouamente tradotti da GIO. PAOLO GALLUCCI Salodiano, et accresciuti del quinto Libro, nel quale si tratta, con quai Modi possano i Pittori e Scoltori mostrare la Diversità della Natura degli Huomini, e Donne, e con quali le Passioni, che sentono per li diuersi Accidenti, che li occorrono; with numerous large woodcuts (including 2 folding plates), besides diagrams, folio, old mottled calf gilt, with arms in gold on sides (large and sound copy); RARE, £3. 3s

Venetia, 1591

The artist's chief literary work, and the first on artistic anatomy, which exerted an enormous influence on the development of art during the Renaissance. WILLIAM MORRIS'S COPY:

EUVRE de, reproduit et publié par AMAND DURAND, Texte par GEORGES DUPLESSIS; 108 beautiful fs. reproductions on old-style paper, mounted on stout paper, roy. folio, hf. morocco, uncut (VERY SCARCE); WILLIAM MORRIS'S copy, with his KELMSCOTT HOUSE BOOKLABEL, £10. 10s

[c. 1885]

106 EASTLAKE (Charles Lock, Keeper) PICTURES in the NATIONAL GALLERY, nearly 300 fine photogravure productions by HANFSTAENGL (the full-page plates being on INDIA PAPER), with (unofficial) Descriptive and Critical Notes, thick impl. 4to. handsomely bound in hf. crushed maroon Levant morocco extra, linen-guarded throughout, g. e., by Zaehnsdorf (CHOICE COPY), £3. 10s (p. £9. 9s) Munich [1896]

108

The above important collection is classified and arranged under the following Schools: Tuscan, Sienese, Ferrarese and Bolognese, Umbrian, Lombardy and Emilia, Cremona, Parma and Modena, Padua, Veronese, Early and Later Venetian, Later Italian, Early and Later Flemish, German, Dutch, Spanish, and French.

107 EBE (Gustav) A BRISS der KUNSTGESCHICHTE des ALTERTHUMS in synchronischer vergleichender Darstellung; with 4 plates and 557 text-illustrations, sq. roy. 8vo. hf. German morocco, 10s (p. M. 30) Düsseldorf, 1895 Die SCHMUCK FORMEN der MONUMENTALBAUTEN in den Stilepochen der FRÜH- und HOCHRENAISSANCE, der SPÄTRENAISSANCE und ersten BAROCKPERIODE; with 6 plates and 264 text-illustrations, 4to. handsomely bound in hf. black morocco, cl. sides, t. e. g.), as good as new) 10s 6d (p. M. 14 sewn) "Berlin [1896]

BOOKS ON THE FINE ARTS:

109 EDWARDS (Edward, A. R. A.) ANECDOTES of PAINTERS who have resided or been born in ENGLAND, with critical REMARKS; intended as a CONTINUATION to WALPOLE, 4to. handsomely bound in hf. slate-coloured Levant morocco extra, art-cl. sides, uncut, t. e. g., by Zaehnsdorf (choice copy),

16s

1808

110 [ELIZABETH (H.R.H. Princess, third daughter of George III.)] CUPID TURNED VOLUNTEER; in a Series of Prints, designed by *****, with Poetical Illustrations by THOMAS PARK, F.S. A., with 12 most charming engravings in brown stipple by W. N. GARDINER, 4to. red cl., £1. 5s Bulmer, 1804 111 EMMANUEL (Maurice) La DANSE GRECQUE ANTIQUE d'après les MONUMENTS FIGURES; with 5 fine plates (chiefly chronographic), and 600 text-illustrations, roy. 8vo. handsomely bound in hf. polished brown calf, uncut, t. e. g. (nice copy), 10s 6d (p. F. 15 nett sewn)

EMBROIDERY, NEEDLEWORK, AND LACE:

1896

112 ALFORD (Lady Marian) NEEDLEWORK as ART; being an Historical Account of Design, Stitches, Materials, Colour, Dress, Ecclesiastical and English Embroidery, etc., with 85 plates (mostly in photogravure), and 29 woodcuts, thick roy. 8vo. cloth gilt, gilt edges, £1. 5s (p. £2.28)

1886

113 BARBER (Mary) SOME DRAWINGS of ANCIENT EMBROIDERY; 30 beautiful_coloured lithographs of rare and choice specimens of ENGLISH ECCLESIASTICAL WORK, with Introduction by WILLIAM BUTTERFIELD, F.S.A., roy. 4to. cl. extra, g. e. (fresh copy); SCARCE, £1. 10s

1880

Very valuable for its meticulous reproduction of the very stitches of the all-too-scanty remains of English mediæval needlework, and interesting for containing one of the equally scanty literary fragments of the most original genius of the Gothic Revival, WILLIAM BUTTERFIELD.

'Is there not very often much effort in modern designs for embroidery, as in other things, to do something new; too much restless striving after what is called 'originality', which, as Mr. Ruskin well puts it, consists after all not in newness, but in freshness?'-Mr. Butterfield.

114 BRUCE (John Collingwood, LL.D.; historian of the Roman Wall) The BAYEUX TAPESTRY, with 16 coloured plates, 4to. buckram (title and front. slightly spotted), £1. 5s 1856 115 DOLBY (Anastasia, embroidress to Queen Victoria) CHURCH EMBROIDERY: Ancient and Modern, practically illustrated, with folding frontispiece in gold and colours, and 20 plates, 1867: CHURCH VESTMENTS: their Origin, Use, and Ornament, with folding frontispiece, in GOLD and COLOURS, of the vestments of High Mass, and 37 plates, besides illustrations in the text, 1868-together 2 vols. cr. 4to. new Cambridge panellea calf extra, uncut, t. e. g., by RIVIERE; FINE COPIES OF THESE SCARCE AND INTERESTING WORKS, £6. 6s

116

CHURCH EMBROIDERY (only) as above, original el., £2. 2s

1867-8

It is curious to speculate how Queen Victoria was inveigled into patronising Church embroidery. 117 POLLEN (Mrs. John Hungerford) SEVEN CENTURIES of LACE, with a Preface by ALAN COLE, with 120 fine full-page plates, roy. 4to. cl., t. e. g., £1. 1s (p. £1. 10s nett) 1908 118 URBANI (G. M.) TECHNICAL HISTORY of the MANUFACTURE of VENETIAN LACES (VeniceBurano), translated by LADY LAYARD, with engraved title and plates reproduced in facsimile, 4to. parchment, 5s Venice, 1882

BOOKS ON ENGRAVINGS AND ETCHINGS:

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119 BARTOLOZZI (Francesco, R.A.) and his WORKS, by ANDREW WHITE TUER, F.S.A.: biographical and descriptive Account, with Observations on the present Demand for and Value of his Prints; Detection of modern Impressions, Deceptions with Prints, Print Collecting, etc.; also LIST OF OVER 2000 OF HIS WORKS, with 13 of his original engravings, 2 vols. 4to. parchment, uncut, t. e. g. (covers soiled); SCARCE, £1. 17s 6d [1882] A LARGE PAPER COPY, 2 vols. 4to. parchment, uncut, t. e. g., £3. 10s 121 BOURCARD (Gustave) À TRAVERS CINQ SIÈCLES de GRAVURES, 1350-1903: les ESTAMPES CÉLÈBRES, RARES, ou CURIEUSES, thick roy. 8vo. hf. crimson Levant morocco, uncut, t.e.g., with author's presentation inscription to FRANK SHORT (SCARCE), only 200 copies printed for sale, £5. 5s

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1903 122 BURLINGTON FINE ARTS CLUB: ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE of an EXHIBITION of ENGLISH MEZZOTINT PORTRAITS, from circa 1750 to circa 1830, with Introduction by FREDERICK WEDMORE, and Notes, chiefly on the Technique of Mezzotint Engraving, by W. G. RAWLINSON, with 30 beautiful FULL-PAGE PHOTOGRAVURES of engravings after REYNOLDS, GAINSBOROUGH, ROMNEY, HOPPNER, and others, folio, buckram, uncut, t. e. g., £5.

1902 123 CAMERON (D. Y.): an ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE of his ETCHED WORK, with an ESSAY and descriptive NOTES on each Plate, by FRANK RINDER, with 434 illustrations; being reproductions of ALL his etchings (750 copies only printed for England and America), 4to. cl., t. e. g. (SCARCE), Glasgow, 1912

£5. 5s

[blocks in formation]

124 CATALOGUE of the VALUABLE COLLECTION of BRITISH PORTRAITS, etc., the PROPERTY of the late Eminent Amateur JAMES BINDLEY, F.S.A., comprising EXTRAORDINARY, RARE, CURIOUS, and UNIQUE PRINTS, sold at Sotheby's (20 DAYS' SALE): the three parts, with portrait by BASIRE inserted, 4to. new hf. calf (SCARCE), with Prices and Buyers' names, £2. 10s

125

Jan. 25th, May 3rd, and July 15th, 1819 of the celebrated COLLECTION of VALUABLE ENGRAVINGS formed by THE PRINCE DE PAAR, of Vienna, sold by MESSRS. SOTHEBY (14 Days' Sale), neatly named and priced throughout, 8vo. hf. morocco gilt, t. e. g., 10s [1855]

The 2511 Lots realized £2,785. 10s 6d.

126 CRUIKSHANK (George) :-MARCHMONT (F.) The THREE CRUIKSHANKS: a Bibliographical Catalogue describing more than 500 Works, including a few Etchings and loose Plates, illustrated by ISAAC, GEORGE, and ROBERT CRUIKSHANK, with Introduction by JULIAN MOORE, with illustrations, 8vo. hf. morocco, uncut, t. e. g., 7s 6d 1897 127 DILKE (Emilia Francis Strong, Lady, olim MRS. MARK PATTISON) FRENCH ENGRAVERS and DRAUGHTSMEN of the EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, a Large Paper Copy (only 150 so printed), with 50 illustrations (2 of which occur only in the large paper copies), impl. 8vo. white buckram extra (SCARCE), £3. 3s

THE INDISPENSABLE BOOK ON THE FRENCH SCHOOL OF ENGRAVERS:

1902

128 DUMESNIL (A. P. F. Robert) Le PEINTRE-GRAVEUR FRANÇAIS : ou CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ des ESTAMPES gravées par les PEINTRES et les DESSINATEURS de l'ECOLE FRANÇAISE; Ouvrage faisant SUITE au Peintre-Graveur de M. BARTSCH, avec le SUPPLÉMENT par GEORGES DUPLESSIS, 11 vols., vols. 1-6 in 3, hf. roan, v. 7 hf. vellum (broken), vv. 8-11 paper covers, 1855-71-BAUDICOR (Prosper de) Le PEINTRE-Graveur FRANÇAIS CONTINUÉ, 2 vols. paper covers, 1859-61— together 13 vols. 8vo. in 10, very rare, £25.

1855-61 129 ETCHINGS:-COLLECTION (A) of MODERN ETCHINGS, a Portfolio so lettered containing 50 Etchings by T. CHAUVEL, R. W. MACBETH, A. LALAUZE, C. E. WILSON, and others, after wellknown modern painters, on INDIA PAPER, atlas folio, in cl. portfolio (back damaged), £1. 15s n. d. 130 ETCHINGS:-The COLLECTION CHOISIE: a Series of 12 ETCHINGS by C. COURTRY, F. SLOCOMBE, C. WALTNER, P. RAJON, W. UNGER, etc., after SIR JOHN E. MILLAIS, P. R. A., L. ALMA-TADEMA, P.R.A., J. C. HOOK, R.A., and others, PRINTED ON SATIN, and enclosed in sunk mounts (100 copies only thus), atlas folio, in hf. morocco portfolio, lined with blue satin, £3. 10s n. d. 131 FRANZÖSISCHEN MALER (Die) des XVIII. JAHRHUNDERTS: eine Sammlung ihrer bedeutendsten Werke, herausgegeben, mit erläuterndem Texte von ALFRED V. WURZBACH; with 60 large and beautiful photogravures by M. Rommel, after prints by well-known engravers, of the works of Nattier, Watteau, Boucher, Eisen, Greuze, Moreau le Jeune, etc. etc., besides other illustrations, roy. folio, handsomely bound in cl. super-extra, gilt morocco backs, g. e. (as good as new), £2. 5s (p. M. 105) Stuttgart, 1879 This work forms a continuation of' Klassiker der Malerei' (q. v. post), with which it is in every respect uniform. 132 GALERIE DURAND-RUEL: RECUEIL d'ESTAMPES GRAVÉES a l'EAU-FORTE; Préface par ARMAND SILVESTRE; 300 fine etchings copied from the Originals, 6 vols. impl. 8vo. hf. crimson morocco, uncut, t. e. g., £7. 10s 1873 133 HUBER (—) NOTICES GÉNÉRALES des GRAVEURS divisés par NATIONS, et des Peintres rangés par ÉCOLES; précédées de l'HISTOIRE de la GRAVURE et de la PEINTURE, et suivies d'un CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ d'une COLLECTION choisie d'ESTAMPES, thick 8vo. hf. morocco, uncut, £1. 1s Dresde et Leipzig, 1787 134 HAMERTON (Philip Gilbert) ETCHING and ETCHERS; SECOND EDITION, with 12 etchings by the AUTHOR (save one by LALANNE), large 8vo. morocco, g. e., £2. 12s 6d 1876 This second edition contains more than two hundred pages of wholly new matter, so that it may be considered as a supplement to the first. There are also eight illustrations which did not appear in the first edition '.-Preface. 135 KLASSIKER (Die) der MALEREI: ITALIENISCHE FRÜH- und HOCHRENAISSANCE: eine Sammlung ihrer berühmtesten Werke, mit erläuterndem Texte, herausgegeben von P. F. KRELL, unter Mitwirkung von O. EISENMANN; with 68 large and beautiful photogravures by Martin Rommel, after prints by well-known engravers, roy. folio, handsomely bound in cl. super-extra, gilt morocco backs, g. e. (as good as new), £2. 2s (p. M. 115) Stuttgart, 1878

136

: die NIEDERLÄNDISCHEN und SPANISCHEN MEISTER des XVII. JAHRHUNDERTS: eine Sammlung ihrer berühmtesten Werke, herausgegeben von P. F. KRELL, unter Mitwirkung von O. EISENMANN, mit erläuterndem Texte von ALFRED V. WURZBACH; with 66 large and beautiful photogravures by Martin Rommel, after prints by well-known engravers, roy. folio handsomely bound in cl. super-extra, gilt morocco backs, g. e. (as good as new), £2. 2s (p. M. 112.50) ibidem, 1878

v. FRANZÖSISCHEN MALER, supra.

BOOKS ON THE FINE ARTS:

ENGRAVINGS AND ETCHINGS, continued:

137 KUNST (Die) für ALLE: eine SAMMLUNG der vorzüglichsten KUPFERSTICHE, RADIRUNGEN und HOLZSCHNITTE des XV. bis XVIII. Jahrhunderts, herausgegeben von H. G. GUTEKUNST, mit erläuterndem Text von L. WEISSER und C. v. LÜTZOW; with 100 beautiful photogravures on CHINA PAPER, mounted on thick cardboards, from prints by M. A. Raimondi, M. Schongauer, Albert Dürer, B. and H. S. Beham, H. Burgkmaier, Lucas Cranach, Lucas van Leyden, Rembrandt, G. F. Schmidt, and many other celebrated engravers, atlas folio, original figured cl. extra, gilt morocco back, g. e. (FINE COPY), £4. 4s (p. M. 180)

Stuttgart, 1880

138 LAW (David) The THAMES, from OXFORD to LONDON, with 20 beautiful ETCHED plates, impl. 8vo. cl. extra, t. e. g., 12s 6d (p. £1. 11s 6d nett)

1882

139 LINTON (William James; Chartist) The MASTERS of WOOD-ENGRAVING, with 48 fine fullpage illustrations, and nearly 200 woodcuts from contemporary examples, mostly on INDIA PAPER, roy. folio, LARGE PAPER (ONLY 100 COPIES THUS); buckram, uncut, £4. 4s (p. £21. nett)

New Haven, Conn., 1889 "The Masters of Wood-Engraving' occupies new ground. Not without ample account of the books in which WoodEngraving has been used, and careful sifting of old judgments through technical knowledge, it also undertakes a history of the Art by exhibition of the choicest works from the earliest times, the reproduction being always of the same size as the original in order to give as closely as possible the actual work of the engraver. No such collection, further added to from unique proofs in the Author's possession, has ever been attempted, or has ever been possible until now'. 140 LIPPMANN (Friedrich) ENGRAVING and ETCHING: a Handbook for Students and Print Collectors; third Edition, revised by Dr. MAX LEHRS and translated by MARTIN HARDIE, with 131 photogravure illustrations, 8vo. hf. parchment, 10s 6d

1906

141 MCARDELL (James), by GORDON GOODWIN [a Description of his Engravings, with full Details of their various STATES, and also the PRICES realised for them at AUCTION], with 6 fine plates, 4to. new hf. Levant morocco, uncut, t. e. g., £1. 5s 1903

142

—: BURLINGTON FINE ARTS CLUB; CATALOGUE of the EXHIBITION of the WORKS of JAMES MCARDELL (born 1728, died 1765), 48 pp. 4to. sewn, 68 1886

143 MILLET (Jean François) TWENTY ETCHINGS and WOODCUTS, reproduced in Facsimile, with Biographical Notice by WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY, India proof edition (ONLY 500 COPIES THUS), folio, cream boards, t. e. g. (SCARCE), £2. 2s Fine Art Society, 1881 144 MARTIAL (A. P.) NOTES et EAUX-FORTES: PARIS INTIME; 30 brilliant etchings of Public Buildings, street- and river-scenes, typical characters, etc. etc., also 30 miniature 'title-etchings' (brilliant impressions); Special Edition, printed on CHINA PAPER (ONLY 60 COPIES THUS), roy. folio, olive morocco extra, joints, uncut, t. e. g. (FINE COPY), £3. (p. F. 150) [1874]

Not only fine examples of etching, but curious and interesting back-views' of street improvements, old theatres, the stream of the Bièvre, and other corners of Paris outside the tourist's ken. 145 MEISSONIER (Jean Louis Ernest) EIGHT ORIGINAL ETCHINGS (LIMITED TO 80 NUMBERED COPIES), published by special Permission of M. CHARLES MEISSONIER, his Son, in portfolio (SCARCE), £18. 18s (p. £31. 10s) [1903] These etchings, bearing the stamp of the Printsellers' Association, are much sought after by collectors, especially in view of the fact that ON NO OCCASION, except when etching remarques on some of the more celebrated of the plates after his works, DID MEISSONIER ETCH ANY PLATE FOR PUBLICATION.

146 NEVILLE (Ralph) BRITISH MILITARY PRINTS, with 146 illustrations (many being COLOURED), 4to. cl. (SCARCE), £1. 10s

1909

147 OTTLEY (William Young) HISTORY of ENGRAVING upon COPPER and WOOD, with Account of Engravers and their Works, from the Invention of Chalcography, a Large Paper copy, with the many fine fss. of early engravings on INDIA PAPER, 2 thick vols. 4to. russia extra, gold and blind tooling on sides, richly gilt backs, g. e., from the famous PERKINS LIBRARY, HANWORTH PARK, with HENRY PERKINS'S BOOKPLATE in each vol., £6. 10s

1905

1816 148 PASSAVANT (J. D.) le PEINTRE-GRAVEUR, contenant l'Histoire de la GRAVURE sur BOIS, sur MÉTAL et au BURIN jusque vers la Fin du XVI. Siècle; l'Histoire du NIELLE, avec Complément de la Partie descriptive de l'Essai sur les Nielles de DUCHESNE AÎNÉ, et un Catalogue supplémentaire aux Estampes du XV. et XVI. Siècle du Peintre-graveur de ADAM BARTSCH; with portrait, 6 vols. 8vo. in 2, hf. morocco, r. e., £4. 4s Leipsic, 1860-3 149 PASTON (George, vere MISS E. M. SYMONDS) SOCIAL CARICATURE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, with over 200 illustrations, folio, cl., £1. 5s (p. £3. 3s nett) 150 REYNOLDS (Samuel William), by ALFRED WHITMAN, of the Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum: a MEMOIR of the Engraver and his Son, together with a CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ of their Engravings: Large Paper, printed on handmade paper (ONLY 50 COPIES THUS), with 28 fine collotype and photogravure plates on JAPANESE VELLUM, and a vignette portrait of S. W. REYNOLDS on title-page, folio, hf. parchment, uncut, t. e. g., £3. 3s 1903 151 SMITH (John Chaloner; T.C.D.; Irish railway engineer) BRITISH MEZZOTINTO PORTRAITS: a descriptive Catalogue of these Engravings, from the Introduction of the Art to the early Part of the Nineteenth Century, arranged according to the Engravers; the Inscriptions given at full length; and the Variations of State precisely set forth; accompanied by Biographical Notes and Appendix of Prices: the scarce illustrated edition, with 125 portraits, taken by the AUTOTYPE PROCESS from the original Mezzotint Engravings in the Author's collection, 4 vols. super-roy. 8vo. original cl. (VERY RARE), £36.

The above copy includes the Corrections and Addition sometimes found in a separate volume.

1884

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