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

Frankfurt:: F.J. Eckebrecht,, 1768.. Second edition. Fine. A fine hand-colored copperplate engraving. Folio (9 x 14.5 inches). Presented in elegant triple Sage Green French mat sized to 15 x 19.75 inches. Historiae Naturalis de Arboribus et Plantis is an early compendium of the known plants of the time, with an emphasis on fruit-bearing and flowering plants and trees as represented in this plate. Engraved by the noted seventeenth century German engraver Matthaeus Merian. Matted in Rag Board

Frankfurt:: F.J. Eckebrecht,, 1768.. Second edition. Fine. A fine hand-colored copperplate engraving. Folio (9 x 14.5 inches). Presented in elegant triple Sage Green French mat sized to 15 x 19.75 inches. Historiae Naturalis de Arboribus et Plantis is an early compendium of the known plants of the time, with an emphasis on fruit-bearing and flowering plants and trees as represented in this plate. Engraved by the noted seventeenth century German engraver Matthaeus Merian. Matted in Rag Board

Heilronn:: F.J. Eckebrecht,, 1768.. Second edition. Fine. A fine hand-colored copperplate engraving. Folio (9 x 14.5 inches). Presented in elegant triple Sage Green French mat sized to 15 x 19.75 inches. Historiae Naturalis de Arboribus et Plantis is an early compendium of the known plants of the time, with an emphasis on fruit-bearing and flowering plants and trees as represented in this plate. Engraved by the noted seventeenth century German engraver Matthaeus Merian. Matted in Rag Board

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

London:: Wm S. Orr & Co.,, 1836.. First edition. Fine. Botanical native of Chili and Peru. A Fine original hand-colored copperplate engraving by Frederick W. Smith. Fine Condition. Folio (12.5 x 9 inches). Archivally matted in Ivory Rag Mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 20 inches. 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

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

New York:: Avenel/ Crown,, nd [c.1975].. Pirated Edition. Fine in Near Fine DJ. Fine in a near fine dj. Small tear to spine. Octavo (5.5 x 8 inches) Blue boards with gilt lettered spine. 55pp. with 27 illustrations. An enlarged, pirated edition of Beatrix Potter's companion tale to Peter Rabbit originally written and published by Frederick Warne in 1904. This copy was published by Avenel Books, a division of Crown Publishers, Inc, and was not intended for sale outside the USA, as stated on the jacket. Boards

Liverno:: Marco Coltellini,, 1763.. First Edition. Fine. A Fine original copperplate engraving. Folio (9.75 x 12.5 inches), matted in rag board. An engraved border surrounds this charmingly stylized portrait of an Armadillo and an anthropomorphic Beaver in a natural setting, and appears to have been inspired by a written account opposed to the direct scientific field observation of an astute naturalist. From 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.

New York:: Forest, Fish and Game Commision,, 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." 

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. Edible botanical native of New South Wales. A fine original hand-colored copperplate engraving by FW Smith. Fine Condition. Folio (9 x 12 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 of the gardens at… Read More

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.,, 1846.. First edition. Fine Condition. . 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… Read More

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:: The Macmillan Company,, 1953.. First printing. Near Fine. Near Fine in a Near Fine price clipped DJ. Edge wear. Octavo (6 x 9 Inches). Green cloth, gilt lettering and rules set in red to front board and spine. Mythological beasts illustrated endpapers. [1-7] 320 pp. Color frontispiece, illustrated with color plates, wood engravings, drawings and photographs. This Saturday Book includes a cabinet of curiosities as 'A Census of Sea Serpents' by Anna McMullen and 'an unnatural history of Dragons' by Miles Hadfield, an animal fantasy; the Taxidermist of Bramber, wood engravings by Derek Pooley and R.L. Bickerton as well as a study of vintage cars by L.T.C. Rolt, Peter Quennell's Hogarth's 'Marriage-a-la-mode' and Bill Brandt's Cezanne Country. Founded in 1941 by Leonard Russell, The Saturday Book was a highly illustrated annual anthology of literary, historic, cultural and collector's writings published at Christmas time from 1941 to… Read More

New York:: Harry N. Abrams,, 1988.. First American Edition. Fine. A Fine Boxed Set. Octavo. Printed boards and slipcase. These four books continue the lavishly illustrated series celebrating the charm of the pattern. Includes; Japanese Stencils, Thirties Floral Fabrics, Designs for Shawls, Novelty Fabrics. 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

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.,, 1840.. First edition. Fine. Botanical native of the Swan River Colony, New Holland. Introduced to Britain in 1837. 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… Read More

Great Britain:: Original Watercolor,, [c.1880-1900].. Fine. Fine original watercolor on rag paper. (25.4 x 17.7 cm). Matted in Rag. Framed in one inch gilt basket weave moulding. Condition: Fine, with minor aged paper remains to verso corners from previous mount watermarked 1902. Pathos notwithstanding and made all the more alluring by want of attribution, this vivid watercolor scene (Tiger attacking Spotted Deer) was envisioned and thus executed not by a professional artist, field naturalist or explorer but by an amateur, or armchair, traveler/naturalist /painter. The drama evident yet depiction gentle, this watercolor quite plausibly was painted by a young Victorian gentlewoman who would have learned the art of nature painting, as was the custom, and who would have sought inspiration from the grand natural history color plate volumes of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This bold and vivid naturalists' display of a tapestry of dappled foliage or the crystalline translucence of… Read More