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188576179London: 1885. An attractive double page 'montage' of 11 assorted views of the Swiss city of Lucerne and its environs. Central to this wonderful set of wood block engravings is a delightful panorama of Lucerne with the lake and the Alps in the background. Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland in the German-speaking portion of that country. Size: 400 x 575 mm. Wood engraving with hand colour. Central fold good condition. unknown
18766361London 1876. Wood engraving 34.5 x 49.5 cms after Henry Wallis modern hand-colour English text on verso. Print unknown
18696334London 1869. Wood engraving 34 x 51 cms modern hand-colour English text on verso. Print unknown
18916365London 1891. Wood engraving 31.5 x 47 cms modern hand-colour English text on verso. Print unknown
188554657Montreal: Canada Railway News Co 1885. 8vo pp. xvi 208 10 209-400 1 xviii-xxiv; 4 folding maps Saratoga Niagara Falls Lower St. Lawrence River and Boston in place of the White Mountains and without the panorama of the St. Lawrence 1 other wood-engraved map in the text Chicago plus numerous wood-engraved illustrations throughout many full page; original blue and gilt pictorial wrappers bound in contemporary limp black cloth manuscript labels on upper cover and spine bookplate of John S. Emory Boston; very good and sound. A number of editions were published but only 2 of this one in OCLC both in Canada. <br/><br/> Canada Railway News Co hardcover books
1852101422Folio 16" x 11 1/2" laminated mint green colored boards illustrated. Top hinge cracked spine somewhat split and torn chips and wear at extremities small bookplate on front pastedown a bit of foxing some browning and aging not collated but issues appear complete. This is a collection of the Illustrated London News that was probably used to promote subscriptions. The date on the tile page indicates 1852 but the actual issues seem to run from June 11 1842 to May 6 1843. This volume contains about twenty five issues. While many issues say reprint these reprints were done around 1852 for what appears some promotional effort. This volume contains some of the earlier issues of this publication which began in May 1842. It contains some interesting news and illustrations including a small engraving of a cricket match p.164 an article on prison reform October 22 1842 and catching a whale p. 388.
1881229162London Illustrated London News 1881. 1881. 4to. Illustrated with 6 full page chromolithographed color plates of children at play after Kate Greenaway and numerous b/w woodcuts. Original pictorial color wrappers. Very good. 72 pages original pictorial color wrappers. No signatures or bookplates. Printed by Leighton Brothers. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. London, Illustrated London News [1881]. paperback
185614101London 1856. Good condition. Full weekly issue containing full page article concerning the appointment of Governor Kennedy with two woodblock engravings of Western Australia: "Reception of the new governor Kennedy of Western Australia" showing the governor arriving at dockside; and a landscape entitled "Perth Western Australia from Mount Eliza" the classic view looking over the river and town. <br /> <br /> Other articles and illustrations of interest include the Royal Thames yacht Club match between Secret Amazon Thought & Extravaganza and a full page illustration entitled "Picture Sale at Messrs. Christie and Manson's King Street St. James." <br /> <br /> 11 x 16". Published with the red tax stamp at the lower right corner. unknown
1881229162London Illustrated London News 1881. 1881. 4to. Illustrated with 6 full page chromolithographed color plates of children at play after Kate Greenaway and numerous b/w woodcuts. Original pictorial color wrappers. Very good. 72 pages original pictorial color wrappers. No signatures or bookplates. Printed by Leighton Brothers. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. London, Illustrated London News [1881]. paperback books
1852101422Folio 16" x 11 1/2" laminated mint green colored boards illustrated. Top hinge cracked spine somewhat split and torn chips and wear at extremities small bookplate on front pastedown a bit of foxing some browning and aging not collated but issues appear complete. This is a collection of the Illustrated London News that was probably used to promote subscriptions. The date on the tile page indicates 1852 but the actual issues seem to run from June 11 1842 to May 6 1843. This volume contains about twenty five issues. While many issues say reprint these reprints were done around 1852 for what appears some promotional effort. This volume contains some of the earlier issues of this publication which began in May 1842. It contains some interesting news and illustrations including a small engraving of a cricket match p.164 an article on prison reform October 22 1842 and catching a whale p. 388. books
187368295London. 1873. A wonderful large engraving of the fine English cathedral city of Winchester once the ancient capital of Wessex and of England. The view taken from a nearby hillside shows the city gloriously spread out below capturing the handsome medieval cathedral and surrounding principle buildings. Size; 400 x 550 mm. Woodcut engraving with later hand colour. Good condition. Some offset text showing through from reverse. unknown
188235951882. Wood-engraving. 215mm by 300mm image 280mm by 400mm sheet. Wood-engraving from 'The Illustrated Australian News January 25 1882'. Related and unrelated text on the reverse. CONDITION : Crease across top left corner outside the image area.<br /> unknown
18782981878. Wood-engraving. 275mm by 405mm sheet. In 1878 an Australian cricket team made the inaugural first-class tour of England by a representative overseas side.<br /> Key to portraits below the image. Cricketers portrayed are : Top row from left to right J Blackham J Horan GA Bailey DW Gregory Mr Conway A Bannerman C Bannerman WL Murdoch. Seated from left to right : FR Spofforth F Allan W Midwinter TW Garrett HF Boyle.Unrelated text on the reverse. unknown
1893212003Stromberg and Company 1893 Authentic Guide to Chicago 1893 Worlds Exposition. Covers appear to be missing. Has many 1890s ads elixirs railroads Cigars etc and Exposition information. 67 pp with ads. Has two folded 1893 Newspaper maps. The bigger one is frameable and is entire Chicago wide area. The other is just the 1893 Worlds Fair map / layout. Both in nice condition and frameable. Has pressed 1893 flowers and a clipped poem loose "The Two Orphans". 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fair. Stromberg and Company paperback
1893212003Stromberg and Company 1893 Authentic Guide to Chicago 1893 Worlds Exposition. Covers appear to be missing. Has many 1890s ads elixirs railroads Cigars etc and Exposition information. 67 pp with ads. Has two folded 1893 Newspaper maps. The bigger one is frameable and is entire Chicago wide area. The other is just the 1893 Worlds Fair map / layout. Both in nice condition and frameable. Has pressed 1893 flowers and a clipped poem loose "The Two Orphans". 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fair. Stromberg and Company paperback
1852101421Folio 16" x 11 1/2" laminated mint green colored boards illustrated. Binding with some chips and wear at extremities small bookplate on front pastedown endpaper torn a couple of other pages with minor tears not collated but a couple of issues with a page missing generally the contents seem complete slight aging; otherwise very good. This is a collection of the Illustrated London News that was probably used to promote subscriptions. The date on the tile page indicates 1852 but the actual issues seem to run from December 7 1844 to July 5 1845. This volume contains about twenty issues during that period but does not include every issue. In some of these promotional collections some issues are reprinted but the reprints are from 1852. A couple of pages are missing but the issues seem mostly complete. This volume was put out about ten years after the Illustrated London News began publication in May 1842. It contains some very interesting news and illustrations including an illustration of an 'electric telegraph' in the April12 1845 issue a very young Queen Victoria and Prince Albert engraving at a costume ball in the June 7 1845 issue and a tennis match in the February 1 1845 issue.
1852101421Folio 16" x 11 1/2" laminated mint green colored boards illustrated. Binding with some chips and wear at extremities small bookplate on front pastedown endpaper torn a couple of other pages with minor tears not collated but a couple of issues with a page missing generally the contents seem complete slight aging; otherwise very good. This is a collection of the Illustrated London News that was probably used to promote subscriptions. The date on the tile page indicates 1852 but the actual issues seem to run from December 7 1844 to July 5 1845. This volume contains about twenty issues during that period but does not include every issue. In some of these promotional collections some issues are reprinted but the reprints are from 1852. A couple of pages are missing but the issues seem mostly complete. This volume was put out about ten years after the Illustrated London News began publication in May 1842. It contains some very interesting news and illustrations including an illustration of an 'electric telegraph' in the April12 1845 issue a very young Queen Victoria and Prince Albert engraving at a costume ball in the June 7 1845 issue and a tennis match in the February 1 1845 issue. books
18626333London 1862. Wood engraving 33.5 x 50 cms modern hand-colour English text on verso. Print unknown
18726335London 1872. Wood engraving 31 x 49 cms modern hand-colour English text on verso. Print unknown
1881096455London: London 1881. Book measures 15 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches. 660 pages illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers half calf calf corners marble boards. Binding rubbed and worn on spine hinge joints split but boards stall attached. Internally pages in good clean condition. A good clean informative newspaper. Some of the Contents of this volume. The State of Ireland. President Garfield Lying Wounded. Queen at Edinburgh. Laste Crisis in Egypt. The New President General Chester A. Arthur.New East Dock Swansea. Trial of Guiteau at Washington. . Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. London hardcover
1887096267London 1887. Book measures 16 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches. July 2nd to Dec 31st 1887. 790 pages illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers half calf cloth boards. Binding rubbedworn tender but holding together. Internally library stamp on endpaper no other library stamps large folding coloured plate torn without loss. Pages in very good clean condition. throughout. Some of the contents of this volume. The Queen's Jubille Festival. Some of the Queen's Foreign Visitors. Newcastle. The Ruby Mines Burmah. The British Mission to Morocco. The State of Ireland. Yacht Race America Cup. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. hardcover
18876332London 1887. Wood engraving 29 x 55 cms modern hand-colour English text on verso. Print unknown
1891096494London 1891. Book measures 16 x 12 inches. 864 pages illustrated throughout. Binding worn lacking spine both covers detached. Text block holding but becoming loose. Pages and illustrations in very good clean condition throughout. Some of the contents of this volume. Indian Rising in America. Voyage of the Biscaya. The New Burma Regiments. Journey of Prince Henry of Orleans Through Tibet. Prison Life in Siberia. University Boat Race. Mr A. E. Pratt's Travels in Western China and Tibet. Funeral of Count Moltke. . Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. unknown
1870097440Great Britain 1870. Book measures 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. January 1st to June 25th 1870. 668 pages illustrated throughout. Bound in modern cloth. Cloth has some very minor marking. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally pages clean throughout. Some of the contents of this volume. Ecclesiastical Council at Rome. The Funeral of Victor Noir. Arrest of M. Rochefort. Disturbances in Paris. Proposed Channel Railway Ferry Dover. Arrest of Beaury Paris. Trial of the Greek Brigands at Athens. . Very Good Plus. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. hardcover
1872097443Great Britain 1872. Book measures 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. January 6th to June 29th 1872 636 pages illustrated throughout. Bound in modern cloth. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally pages clean throughout. A very nice clean well bound copy. Some of the contents in this volume. New Year's Festival Procession at Yokohama. Sunday Morning The Cut Lambeth. The Looshai Expedition. Thanksgiving St Paul's. Ascot Races. The Prince of Wales Opening the Bethnal-Green Museum. . Very Good Plus. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. hardcover