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

London:: Wm S. Orr & Co.,, 1838.. First edition. Fine. 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, owned by the Sixth Duke of… Read More

Cambridge:: The Golden Head Press,, 1966.. First printing. Near Fine. Near Fine lightly rubbed boards. Grey cloth backed over papered covered boards. Printed paper label on spine. Octavo (5.5 x 8.5 inches). Printed by Crampton and Sons Ltd, and published by the Golden Head Press, Cambridge in an edition of 250. 9 pp., plus 10 plates (2 colour, 8 in black and white). Written by a former student, a charming tribute to Albert Cousins (Hampshire 1879-1964) Illuminator, Art teacher, assistant to Sydney Cockerell; Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum. Illustrated with details of his miniature paintings and missals; gentle illuminations by a gentle soul. Boards

London:: Wm S. Orr & Co.,, 1838.. First edition. Fine. 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, owned by the Sixth Duke of… Read More

Edinburgh, London, Dublin:: A.Fullerton and Co.,, [1868].. First thus. Near Fine. A handsome Near Fine Set in Two Volumes. Royal Octavo (7 x 10 inches). Quarter calf over black textured cloth. Gilt tooled/ lettered spine in five panels with four raised bands. Gilt lettering on black set in panels two and four. Marbled endpapers. Printed by Fullerton and MacNab, Edinburgh. Boards lightly scuffed, corner tipped with light edge wear, minor rubbing to head and foot of spine, yet both volumes are solid and firm. Light scattered foxing; most plates and maps are bright and clean. Tidy period owner's signature on prelims of both volumes. Illustrated with all 59 maps, plans and steel engraved plates listed in the 'Directions for Placing the Plates', plus one additional plate. Two plates (View of Edinburgh and Loch Ken and Castle) misbound but present. Vol I: [1], lxxviv, 846p, frontispiece, engraved half-title vignette plus 17 maps, 11 plates. Large engraved map of Scotland by G.H Swanston… 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:: E.P. Dutton & Company,, 1883.. Second Edition. Very Good+. No DJ as Issued. A Very Good+ copy. Corners bumped, head and foot of spine softened, shelf wear yet the pictorial gilt and silvered ornamentation on the boards is bright and rich, as are the fine heavily printed chromolithographed plates. Folio (9.75 x 12.75 inches). Dark brown beveled boards with gilt lettered decorative illustration to boards and spine. AEG. Former owner's dated signature on prelim. (Dec. 25, 1882) Unpaginated. 55 pages, includes four b/w lithographed plates; illustrated titlepage, dedication page, table of contents, and 11 (of 12) colored plates with tissue guards. Lacking the Hoar Frost plate. A fine selection of autumnal poems accompanied by striking seasonal floral bouquets, some with insects, by American painter, author and art instructor Lida Clarkson. (active 1870-99). Poems by William Cullen Bryant, Whittier, Mary Maples Dodge, RW Emerson, Celia Thaxter. 'To American Poets only I… 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

Portland:: Timber Press,, 1986.. First American Edition. Fine in Fine DJ. Fine in a Fine DJ. Octavo (5.75 x 8 Inches). Brown boards with gilt lettered spine. 445 pp. An comprehensive handbook on alpine plants; plants appropriate to rock gardens and alpine houses, by the vice-president of the Royal Horticultural Society and the Alpine Garden Society. Boards

London:: G. Nichol and T. Cadell,, 1785.. First printing. Fine. Fine original copperplate engraving in the first edition by B.T. Pouncy after drawing by J. Webber. Sheet size: 56 x 42.2 cm. Plate mark: 40.2 x 25.2 cm. Scene: Coastal scene of Man and Woman carrying baby on her back. Dwelling, fish and kayak on shore. Vegetation and hills in background. Scene sketched by John Webber (British 1751-1793), and engraved for the publication of the Cook's Third Voyage by Benjamin Thomas Pouncy (British d. 1799). Cook's Third Voyage:Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, undertaken by Command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere, to determine the position and extent of the west side of North America, its distance from Asia, and the practicability of a northern passage to Europe, performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke and Gore, in his Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780. The objective of the… Read More

London:: Collins,, 1956.. Second revised. Fine. Fine in a Near Fine unclipped DJ. Octavo (6 x 8.5 inches). Green buckram with gilt lettered spine. Minor chip to foot of dj spine otherwise clean and bright. Pp. xviii, 317 with 99 colour photographs of living insects, 7 colour photographs of preserved specimens by S. Beaufoy, EJ Hudson and others, 104 B/W photographs, 8 distribution maps and 40 diagrams. Note to Second, Revised Edition: Dr. A. D. Imms died on 3 April, 1949. The Editors gratefully acknowledge the assistance and authority of Dr. GC Varley, Hope Professor of Entomology at the University of Oxford, and his colleague Dr. B M Hobby, who have revised the text. Distinguished by their enticing dust jackets colorfully illustrated by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, The New Naturalist series encouraged the study of natural history for the general reader in a most appealing format. In the spirit and tradition of the early naturalists, The New Naturalist explores and beautifully documents… Read More

London:: Wm S. Orr & Co.,, 1838.. First edition. Fine. 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, owned by the Sixth Duke of… Read More

London:: Wm S. Orr & Co.,, 1836.. First edition. Fine with original hand-coloring. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving by Frederick W. Smith. Fine Condition. Octavo (6.25 x 9 inches). Presented and sold in Lowry-James' elegant signature matting treatment of a single Ivory Rag Mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 12 x 16 inches and suitable for framing. 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… Read More

London:: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.,, 1880.. First edition. Fine. A Fine original Chromolithograph. Octavo (10.75 x 8.75 inches). Matted in archival board sized to 14 x 16 inches, suitable for framing. In the fine tradition of classic animal portraiture, this formal portrait of one of Great Britain's prized canine breeds is set in its traditional British, Scottish or Welsh landscape or interior. Finely produced by Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen, in London c. 1880. Matted in Rag Board

London:: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.,, 1880.. First edition. Fine. A Fine original Chromolithograph. Octavo (10.75 x 8.75 inches). Matted in archival board sized to 14 x 16 inches, suitable for framing. In the fine tradition of classic animal portraiture, this formal portrait of one of Great Britain's prized canine breeds is set in its traditional British, Scottish or Welsh landscape or interior. Finely produced by Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen, in London c. 1880. Matted in Rag Board

Edinburgh:: WH Lizars,, 1835.. First edition. Fine with original hand-coloring. A fine original hand-colored steel engraving with bright original hand-coloring. (6.75 x 4.25 inches, 10.8 x 17.15 cm). This engraving is classified as one of the finest natural history miniatures produced during the mid-nineteenth century. A refined and intelligent work, The Naturalist's Library was created for everyone with an interest in the natural world. Sir William Jardine (1800-1847), noted Scottish Ichthyologist and Ornithologist, combined the talents of his colleagues; Edward Lear, Prideaux John Selby, William Swainson to contribute to The Naturalist's Library. The intention of the series was to create a fine yet affordable work, describing and illustrating all elements of the natural world save botany. In addition, several plates were engraved after noted artists: John James Audubon, John Gould and Maria Sibylla Merian. The success of the publication was apparent by the production of forty… Read More

London:: Wm S. Orr & Co.,, 1837.. First edition. Fine. Botanical native of Lima, Peru. Introduced to Britain in 1808. A fine original hand-colored copperplate engraving by FW Smith. Fine Condition. Folio (9 x 12.25 inches). Archivally matted in Ivory Rag Mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 20 inches and suitable for framing. 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… 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 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… Read More

London:: Wm S. Orr & Co.,, 1838.. First edition. Fine. 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, owned by the Sixth Duke of… Read More