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

Nuremberg, 1745. Very Good, laid on acid free paper for long term preservation.. Size : 215x280 (mm), 8.5x11 (Inches), Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Category: ; Maps United States New England

Santa Fe: Surveyor General's Office, c. 1855. Very Good;. Notes: Survey sketch of the four corner states: New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado., Size : 185x278 (mm), 7.28x10.94 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored in Outline, Category: Maps United States West (States);

Amsterdam: Halma, Francois. , 1704. . Contemporary full calf decorative binding, renewed endpapers, second volume starting; overall, in near fine condition with very minor occasional stains, final leaf of vol II trimmed marginally; leaf A3 in vol I duplicated. . Binding: Contemporary mottled, full brown calf, spine with six (6) raised bands; gilt ornamented compartments with gilt-lettered title on two (Morocco label) and three; all edges speckled brown. , Notes: Text in Nederduitsch or Dutch; captions also Latin.Two works in two volumes; first work in three parts. A rarely found complete example of this work in full decorative calf; "Beschryving van Oud en Nieuw Rome", the first Dutch translation of François Desseine's "Description de la Ville de Rome" first published in 1690, bound with W. Sewel's translation of B. Kennet's 1696 "Romae Antiquae Notitia, or the Antiquities of Rome…". François Desseine was a librarian; he died in Rome in 1715. Basil Kennett (1674 – 1715) "was a Church of… Read More

Genevae: Johan. Anthon Chouet & David Ritter. , 1699. . A very good example. . Edition: Second, augmented edition. Text in Latin; occasion, Binding: Contemporary, gilt panelled vellum; boards with central gilt ornamental design; spine raised with eight (8) bands and gilt lettered title on two and three; all edges cut., Notes: The Bibliotheca Anatomica is a two volume, compendium of human anatomy of the seventeenth century, edited by the physicians Daniel Le Clerc or LeClerc and Jean-Jacques Manget from Geneva. The work was first published in Geneva in 1685; its second, augmented edition, of which the present copy is a rare example, was published in 1699 - by Johan Anthon Chouët and Davidis Ritter. The text of this second edition is augmented by numerous engraved plates. It encompasses 'almost all significant anatomical publications across the several decades prior to its publication, including writings of many physicians, including the ones mentioned below. Bibliotheca Anatomica is the most… Read More

London: : printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row; // J. Murray, Albemarle-Street; John Greig, Upper-Street, Islington; // and Constable and Co. Edinburgh. , c. 1814.. A fine example of this work; in superb decorative gilt originall full morocco; occasional light browning not affecting plates. . Edition: First Edition., Binding: Contemporary black morocco with borders to boards, their turn-ins and spine elaborately blind and gilt dentelled and ruled; spine with 4 wide raised gilt decorated bands, compartments gilt central ornaments, with gilt lettered titles on two and four; brown pasted and free endpapers, all edges gilt. , Notes: Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, (1771 – 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet. Many of his works remain classics of both English-language and Scottish literature. Although primarily remembered for his extensive literary works and his political engagement, Scott was an advocate, judge and legal administrator by… Read More

London:: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, c. 1832.. A fine hand-coloured example with text and plates clean and crisp. . Edition: First Edition, second issue. , Binding: Skillfully rebacked preserving contemporary blind panelled, embossed light brown full calf boards; spine raised with five (5) bands; gilt lettered title on red morocco label on two. , Notes: “Joseph Bouchette’s books have played an important part in the geography and topography of Canada. Some them were illustrated by himself and he was also a noted cartographer.” (Spendlove pg. 86)“This work is a greatly expanded version of Bouchette’s Topographical Description, published by Faden, with some plates and maps, in 1815. Volumes I and II… were first published in 1831 by Colburn and Bently in exactly the same form, except from the different title-page imprints. Longmans reissued the book with their name on the titlepage, and they added a third volume, the Topographical Dictionary, which, as can be seen,… Read More

London: F.G. Moon, c.1843. Very Good. Notes: Title page to volume 2 of the folio sized David Roberts 3 volumes work on the Holy Land. , Image Size : , Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 600x415 (mm), 23.62x16.34 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Lithograph, Categories: Artists David Roberts Holy Land;

London: Moon, F.G., 1848. Excellent Condition. Notes: The Prints of David Roberts:Part 1 - The PrinterLouis Haghe (1806-1885) was one of the msot skillful exponents of the tinted lithograph who became a leading reproductive lithographer in England and on the Continent. Haghe's reputation as a lithographer was primarily based upon topographical views, of which Twyman notes "his most important work of this kind, the translation of Roberts' sketches of the Holy Land, represents the culmination of his art".Part 2 - The Publication of Roberts' Holy Land and EgyptRoberts first sketched in his journals "on the spot" the vaious subjects which, on returning to London, he transcribed into finished paintings and watercolors. These then formed the basis of the lithographs drawn and printed by Louis Haghe. It is interesting to note that in some instances Roberts' original drawings were twice or three times the size of the published print, which indicated the skill of Haghe and his assistants in transferring… Read More

Munich; Berlin: Friedr. Bruckmann's Verlag., 1870. Very Good. Notes: A nineteenth century photograph of Carl Jager's handsome portrait of Bach., Image Size : 155x110 (mm), 6.10x4.33 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 330x240 (mm), 12.99x9.45 (Inches), Coloring: Black & White, Medium: Photograph, Categories: Photographs; Music; Portraits Others;

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1893. Extremities worn, a good copy.. Edition: 4th edition revised, Binding: publisher’s decorated cloth, pictorial spine, lettering in white, black and gold., Size: 12mo, Illustration: Illustrated by J. Sturgess, with many illustrations with a colour frontis., Pages: 437pp., Category: Book Sports

Paris. Excellent. Notes: This print was published between 1806-1833. Giovanni Battista Piranesi was one of the leading figures in the development of the neoclassical style in the late 18th Century. As architect, archaeologist, artist, designer, collector, and antiquities dealer, he produced a series of etchings and engravings depicting the glories of ancient Rome. These fine prints served as source material for other architects and designers. He was born in Venice on the 4th October 1720. The son of a stone-mason, he was educated as an architect under his maternal uncle Matto Lucchesi and under Carlo Zucchi. In 1740 Piranesi left Venice for Rome, there he studied etching under Giuseppe Vasi. He appears to have had little success in these early years in Rome and as his father was unable to continue his allowance returned to Venice in 1744. He was soon, however, encouraged to return to Rome by Giuseppe Wagner, a successful engraver and publisher of Venice. This time he achieved success, and a constant… Read More

Paris, 1806. Excellent. Notes: This print was published between 1806-1833. John Wilton-Ely 893No watermark is presentFrom the series "Vasi, candelbri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne"Giovanni Battista Piranesi was one of the leading figures in the development of the neoclassical style in the late 18th Century. As architect, archaeologist, artist, designer, collector, and antiquities dealer, he produced a series of etchings and engravings depicting the glories of ancient Rome. These fine prints served as source material for other architects and designers. He was born in Venice on the 4th October 1720. The son of a stone-mason, he was educated as an architect under his maternal uncle Matto Lucchesi and under Carlo Zucchi. In 1740 Piranesi left Venice for Rome, there he studied etching under Giuseppe Vasi. He appears to have had little success in these early years in Rome and as his father was unable to continue his allowance returned to Venice in 1744. He was soon, however, encouraged to return to… Read More

Germany, 1686. Excellent. Notes: 17th century map of Baghdad. , Size : 155x115 (mm), 6.125x4.5 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: ; Maps Asia Middle East Iran, Iraq

Washington, D.C.: U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office/ U.S. Coast Survey, c.1873. Very Good, backed on acid free tissue paper for long term preservation. Notes: Fine and detailed map of Florida published in the third quarter of 19th century by Hydrographic office of U.S. Navy. The map clearly depicts various Keys including a large inset map of Key-West Harbor., Size : 792x806 (mm), 31.18x31.73 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps United States South Florida;

London, c.1951-1953. Very Good, mounted on contemporary linen. Notes: A very scarce wall map of Bahrain published jointly by the Royal Geographical Society and the Bahrain Petroleum Company. The map depicts roads, tracks, buildings, cultivated areas, marshland and the Bahrain Refinery. Major cities as Awali, Manama Town and Muharraq Town are shown in detail. The map has three large insets of Muharraq, Awali and Manama.Bahrain, small Arab state situated in a bay on the southwestern coast of the Persian Gulf. It is an archipelago consisting of Bahrain Island and some 30 smaller islands. Its name is from the Arabic term al-baḥrayn, meaning “two seas.” The economy has long relied on processing crude oil from neighbouring countries, and more recently the financial, commercial services, and communications sectors have grown markedly, as has tourism.Britain’s decision to withdraw all of its forces from the gulf in 1968 led Bahrain’s independence in August 1971. A treaty of friendship was signed… Read More

Nuremburg: Pufendorf, Baron Samuel Von, 1689. Several wormholes along fold. Otherwise excellent condition. Image Size : , Platemark Size : 297x385 (mm), 11.625x15.125 (Inches), Paper Size : 350x425 (mm), 13.75x16.75 (Inches), Coloring: Black & White, Medium: Copper Engraving, Categories: Views Europe Scandinavia

Paris, c. 1839. Very Good; laid on acid-free paper for long-term preservation.. Notes: This map depicts Bodega Bay, the site of the present Sonoma State Beach, just north of San Francisco., Size : 155x135 (mm), 6.10x5.31 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps United States West California; Maps Sea Chart;

Paris: Gide et Cie, c.1840. Very Good. Notes: Interior of a traditional bathhouse in Iran., Image Size : 309x464 (mm), 12.17x18.27 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 390x557 (mm), 15.35x21.93 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Lithograph, Categories: Views Asia Middle East;

Amsterdam, c.1693. Very Good, backed on acid free tissue paper for long term preservation. Notes: Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Draakenstein was a Dutch traveler, the one time Governor of Cochin and a naturalist whom worked for the Dutch East India Company in the 17th century., Image Size : , Platemark Size : 342x454 (mm), 13.46x17.87 (Inches), Paper Size : 370x470 (mm), 14.57x18.50 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Copper Engraving, Categories: Natural History Botany;

London, 1884. Excellent. Notes: A rare proof signed by Lady Butler and the engraver, Image Size : 510x960 (mm), 20.125x37.75 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : , Coloring: Original Hand Coloring, Medium: Steel Engraving, Categories: Views Europe Ukraine; Military Others;