Titles starting with F from Donald Heald Rare Books

[Leipzig: Schmidt and Guenther, 1922]. Aquatint engraving by J. Hurlimann after Bodmer. 13 3/8 x 18 3/4 inches. 19 3 /16 x 25 1/2 inches. From the scarce Leipzig edition printed from the original copper-plates. Limited in number, the prints from the Leipzig edition are more scarce than, and compare favorably to, the first edition. (David C. Hunt, "Karl Bodmer and the American Frontier," Imprint/Spring 85, p.18) An important record of the work of the prominent Mandan Chief, Mató-Tóp... more information

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Paris, Coblenz and London: [1839-1842]. Aquatint engraving by Hürlimann after Bodmer, blind stamp. 18 x 24 3/4 inches. An important record of the work of the prominent Mandan Chief, Mató-Tópe (`Four Bears'). He here records an incident from amongst his own many war exploits: during hand-to-hand combat with a Cheyenne Chief, he grabbed for his opponent's knife and wounded his own hand in the process. In the actual encounter he managed to get hold of the knife and used it to kill ... more information

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[London: R.H.Porter, 1896]. Lithograph, coloured by hand, by Keulemans. Very good condition apart from some overall light soiling, and a slightly brownish tint to the paper due to age. 12 1/2 x 10 inches. A beautiful and lively image from one of the greatest ornithological artists of the late 19th century. John Gerrard Keulemans was the most sought-after bird artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A prolific and highly talented illustrator, he worked largely from prepared specimens producing pl... more information

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Fairfield: Published by E. Erxleben, Jan. 1, 1818. Coloured aquatint. Printed on wove paper. In excellent condition with the exception of some light staining in the upper section of the image. Trimmed on plate mark on sides and bottom margin. Paint residue on verso of sheet. Paper browning along lower margin. Scuff in upper section of image. Image size: 11 15/16 x 17 15/16 inches. 15 7/16 x 20 7/8 inches. A fascinating view of the United Brethren settlement at Fairfield outside Manchester, by the celebrat... more information

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[Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition apart from some very light foxing. 13 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. 18 1/4 x 13 7/8 inches. A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books). This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publi... more information

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[Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition. 13 5/8 x 10 5/8 inches. 18 1/2 x 14 inches. A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books). This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Flo... more information

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[Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition apart from some very light foxing. 13 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books). This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publi... more information

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[Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition. 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches. 18 3/8 x 14 inches. A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books). This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Flor... more information

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[Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition. 13 1/2 x 10 5/8 inches. 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books). This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in... more information

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[Florence: Giuseppe Vanni, 1776]. Etching, with engraving, coloured by hand, after Vanni, Lorenzi or Manetti. Very good condition. 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches. 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. A fine image from "one of the half-dozen or so great bird books" (Fine Bird Books). This beautiful plate comes from 'Storia naturale degli uccelli', of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in... more information

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[London]: Dickinson & Co., [1848]. Lithograph printed in colours, with additional hand-colouring and touches of gum arabic. 10¼ x 15¼ inches. An important and majestic early image of Kakabeka Falls, located on the main Canadian transcontinental canoe route. Henry James Warre was an English army officer who was assigned to Canada, where he examined and reported on river communications between Montreal and the Red River settlements in the Oregon Territory, and points beyond. He left Montr... more information

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Amsterdam: F. Buffa & Sons, circa 1810. Mezzotint printed in colors, after Henry Bernard Chalon (1770-1849). 29¼ x 17¼ inches. Close framed in a gold leaf frame. Charles Hodges was born in London and was a pupil of John Raphael Smith. He worked from 1788 as a print dealer between the London and Amsterdam markets, settling permanently in Amsterdam in 1794. Henry Chalon, coincidentally, was born in London to Dutch parents - his father, Jan Chalon, was an etcher. In 1793, Chalon was give... more information

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London: John Boydell, 1 October 1768. Engraving, coloured by hand, by Philip Charles Canot. 16 3/4 x 22 3/8 inches. 19 1/4 x 23 3/16 inches. A fine example of van Laer's 'bambocciata' compositions, ably engraved by one of the great late 18th century engravers working in London. The title notes that the original picture, from which this engraving is taken, was 29 inches by 38 inches. Dutch painter and printmaker, [Van Laer was ]... active mainly in Rome, [where] he established a reputation as t... more information

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London: Published by George Stubbs, 1788. Etching with roulette and rocker work. State ii/ii, with the title in closed black letters and the engraved inscription: 'The ravens on yon left-hand Oak/ (Curse on his ill-betiding croak) *** Bodes me no good. No more she said,/ When poor blind Ball with stumbling tread/ Fell prone./ The Farmer's Wife and the Raven./ 1st May 1788. Publish'd by G. Stubbs, No.24 Somerset Str. Portman Sq. London.' In good condition with the excepton of being expertly... more information

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London & Newmarket: J. Bodger, Mr. Weatherby and Messrs. Tattersalls, [4 June 1791]. Mezzotint, by John Jones, collector's ink stamp to lower right corner (publication date erased by surface abrasion). 17 3/4 x 14 inches. 24 1/8 x 16 1/2 inches. A fine image from one of the "founders and architects of the English school of sporting painting.' (Charles Lane) "Tregonwell Frampton (1641-1727) was born at Moreton where he had opportunities for sport of all kinds. His time was divided bet... more information

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[Rome: Bouchard & Gravier, 1775]. Etching with engraving, coloured by hand. Very good condition apart from some very light foxing. 14 3/4 x 12 1/8 inches. 20 5/8 x 15 inches. A beautiful, exuberant image from one of the rarest colour-plate bird books 'Recueil de cent-trente-trois Oiseaux des plus belle especes'. Maddalena Bouchard may be considered by some as a primitive among bird artists; however, while her birds are not true to nature in the conventional sense, they have more exuberance and... more information

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[Rome: Bouchard & Gravier, 1775]. Etching with engraving, coloured by hand. Very good condition apart from some very light foxing. 15 x 12 1/4 inches. 20 5/8 x 14 7/8 inches. A beautiful, exuberant image from one of the rarest colour-plate bird books 'Recueil de cent-trente-trois Oiseaux des plus belle especes'. Maddalena Bouchard may be considered by some as a primitive among bird artists; however, while her birds are not true to nature in the conventional sense, they have more exuberance and... more information

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[Rome: Bouchard & Gravier, 1775]. Etching with engraving, coloured by hand. Very good condition apart from some overall light soiling. 14 5/8 x 12 inches. 20 5/8 x 15 inches. A beautiful, exuberant image from one of the rarest colour-plate bird books 'Recueil de cent-trente-trois Oiseaux des plus belle especes'. Maddalena Bouchard may be considered by some as a primitive among bird artists; however, while her birds are not true to nature in the conventional sense, they have more exuberance and... more information

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[Rome: Bouchard & Gravier, 1775]. Etching with engraving, coloured by hand. Very good condition apart from some very light foxing. 14 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches. 20 5/8 x 15 inches. A beautiful, exuberant image from one of the rarest colour-plate bird books 'Recueil de cent-trente-trois Oiseaux des plus belle especes'. Maddalena Bouchard may be considered by some as a primitive among bird artists; however, while her birds are not true to nature in the conventional sense, they have more exuberance and... more information

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[Rome: Bouchard & Gravier, 1775]. Etching with engraving, coloured by hand. Very good condition apart from some very light foxing and a 1" tear in the bottom margin. 14 5/8 x 12 1/8 inches. 20 5/8 x 15 inches. A beautiful, exuberant image from one of the rarest colour-plate bird books 'Recueil de cent-trente-trois Oiseaux des plus belle especes'. Maddalena Bouchard may be considered by some as a primitive among bird artists; however, while her birds are not true to nature in the conventio... more information

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