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1851355682London.: Hall Virtue & Co. 1851. Second edition. Old full red morocco raised bands gilt decorations gilt ruled borders gilt decorated turn-ins all edges gilt. Very good very light scattered foxing bookplate to pastedown. 8vo. 24.5x16.5 cm. Woodcuts by Branston. weight: 2.3 lb. Engraved half-title plus 27 engraved plates 23 woodcuts. Hall, Virtue & Co. hardcover
18511002H24London: Hall Virtue & Co. 1851 . First edition. Cloth. Good. 10" by 7". Branston Allen Robert Branston . The first edition of William Henry Bartlett"s illustrated antiquarian survey of Mediterranean sites connected with the eastern routes. In the publisher's original blind stamped cloth binding bound by Westleys & Co. First edition. Illustrated with twenty-eight engravings on steel including an engraved frontispiece and half-title alongisde twenty-four woodcuts by branston. Collated complete. A richly illustrated travel and antiquarian work examining historic sites across the Mediterranean and eastern approaches to Europe with particular attention to Malta Rhodes Gibraltar and Alexandria.William Henry Bartlett 18091854 was one of the most prolific British topographical artists of the nineteenth century. His engravings of European Middle Eastern and North American scenery were widely published in illustrated travel books.A pleasing example of mid-nineteenth-century illustrated travel and antiquarian literature on the Mediterranean world. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Cloth to front joint split more so to rear joint where backstrip is slightly loose but holding. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Small ink annotation to front free endpaper. Memorial bookplate of Mary and Charlotte Gosselin to front paste down with ink annotated library label. Scattered spotting to frontispiece and engraved half-title. Binder's discreet label to rear paste down. Scattered spotting to front endpapers. Rear hinge slightly strained. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot. Good Hall, Virtue & Co. hardcover
1851B3296London: Hall Virtue & Co. c. 1851. Plates are generally clean and crisp a fine copy bound in decorative nineteenth-century binding. Binding: Contemporary ½ blue morocco with marble boards and gilt borders spine in six compartments of raised gilt bands and gilt floral motifs gilt text on two and four top edge gilt endpapers marbled. Notes: W. H. Bartlett was a most prolific and popular European traveler-artist of the 19th century. “A visit to the Mediterranean in 1850 with one of his sons – taking in Gibraltar Granada and Malta – resulted in ‘Gleanings Pictorial and Antiquarian on the Overland Route’.†Hunnisett Size: 8vo Illustration: Complete with 28 steel-engraved plates including the frontispiece and the engraved title. References: Ibrahim-Hilmy 55; Hunnisett 118 Pages: P. 4 blank frontis engr. title blank title printer’s imprint list of illustrations iii-iv contents v-vi preface i-ii 3-256 4. Category: Book Voyages General; Book Mediterranean; Book Plate Books General; Hall, Virtue & Co. hardcover
1894614413Boston: Joseph Knight Company 1894. 1st. Hardcover. Good/None. Non-Paginated. Hardcover. Green cloth with title and decoration in gilt some spotting/soiling to covers. Front cover Pastedown photograph with light rubbing. Moderate/light foxing to pages throughout. Photographic illustrations by Mrs. N. Gray Bartlett. Scarce. Record # 614413 Joseph Knight Company hardcover
18485385<p>Title in english: "Views in America drawn to pictures on the site itself" 2 volumes complete. Dutch text throughout. Quarter green morocco over marbled boards with gilt particulars to spine. Marbled endpapers. Hors textes plates throughout text; sporadic image transfer to adjacent pages. Volume 1 contains approximately 65 engravings and the frontispiece; volume 2 contains approximately 50 engravings. Scenes depicted include: Niagara Falls Capitol at Washington View from Fort Putnam Indian Falls - Near Cold-Spring Catterskill Fall Mount Tom and the Connecticut River. The United States Bank Philadelphia and many others. Some sunning to spines and foxing throughout. Vol. 1: 128 pp.; Vol. 2: 96 pp. 9 x 11 inches. <br /><br /><br /></p> G. J. A. Beijerinck hardcover
1879438051Providence : Privately printed 1879. 1st edition. Hardcover. Ex-library copy. Good copy only in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Hinges starting. Foxing to prelims. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 212 p. frontis.port ; 8vo. Subjects: Russell family. Woburn Mass. Providence : Privately printed hardcover
1879000924New York: Harper 1879. Spine top a little worn; small piece missing. Numerous illustrations. Fold-out map at end. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Harper Hardcover
187987657New York: Harper & Brothers 1879. Hardcover. Good. 22 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. Extensively illustrated with with maps full page plates and smaller in-text illustrations. Fold out "Map of Sinai the desert and the south country" in rear which has a small closed tear. Bound into decorative green cloth with gilt and black illustrations. A bit of fraying to spine and edges of cloth as well as rubbing to the back cover. Front & gutters starting. Harper & Brothers hardcover
187929344NY: Harper & Brothers. Very Good- with no dustjacket. 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Very nice. Clean pages and sound. Professionally replaced front and rear endpapers. Minor library marks. Spine worn at top and bottom. Some cover fading. ; Nice vintage book. Illustrated. Folding map at rear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 555 pages . Harper & Brothers hardcover
18396934London 1839. Steel engraving image 12 x 18 cms recent hand colour slight spotting blank verso; prepared to illustrate Juliet Pardoes Beauties of the Bosphorus covering Istanbul and environs - in this instance Justinians Hagia Sophia. Print unknown
1862ABC_46394London: Arthur Hall & Co. 1862. Original dark purple gold-tooled buckram gold-tooled decoration and title on spine. 4to. With a steel engraved frontispiece: a view of Cairo and the valley of the Nile and an engraved title-page with view on the Approach to Petra typographic title-page a folding map 228 x 264 mm of "Arabia Petraea" embracing the Peninsula of Mount Sinai with the route taken by W. Hughes with a view of Suez in the lower left corner 25 full page steel engraved plates with protective tissue paper by E. Brandard J.C. Bently J. Cousen and A. Willmore and 18 illustrations in the text by J. Cooper and others. A fascinating account by William Henry Bartlett 1809-1854 of his forty-day journey in October-December 1845 through the Egyptian desert. He followed in the footsteps of the Israelites who were led out of Egypt by Moses from Cairo along the east side of the Gulf of Suez to Mount Serbal then east to the Gulf of Aqaba and north to Petra. The book was published in a number of similar editions most of them by Arthur Hall in London. Binding a bid faded head and foot of spine worn hinges weak frontispiece and engraved title half loose and stained map and plates slightly foxed the text is printed in ruled frames with a handwritten with decorated initials in red dedication on the verso of the first flyleaf: "To our dear Mother Jan. 22 1850". In this work Bartlett gives a captivating account of his travels in Egypt.l Blackmer 1138; Hilmy I p. 55. cf. DNB 3 p. 335; Hage Chahine 333-334 other eds. Arthur Hall & Co., hardcover
1851TS176London: Arthur Hall & Co. 1851. fourth edition . Hardback. Fine. 4to. On The Track of the Israelites; or A Journey from Cairo by Wady Feiran to Mount Sinai and Petra.fourth edition iv 206pp with 28 full page engraved plates. Text enclosed within a single rule border. incl. 2pp map; Bound with W. H. Bartlett:- 'WALK'S ABOUT THE CITY AND ENVIRONS OF JERUSALEM second edition vii ii 255pp. 23 plates 2 folding maps two plans and wood-engraved vignettes text within a decorative border throughout. A fine half-calf black binding with raised bands and gilt rules and titles. Marbled end-papers and all edges gilt. Illus. throughout with steel engravings and with folding maps and plans by Bartlett. The second volume is inscribed and dated 1851 'Mary Sophia Ansell of Louth <br/> <br/> Arthur Hall & Co. hardcover
186446944London: Arthur Hall & Co 1864. Fifth edition Ex Library. Hardcover. f to vg. Quarto. iv 206 8pp. 25 plates with tissue guards 1 folding map. Gilt-embossed brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece and half-title engravings. Fascinating account by William Henry Bartlett 1809-1854 of his forty day journey in the late 1840's from Cairo to Petra. Bartlett was a British artist best known for his numerous steel engravings. Illustrated with twenty-six full-page including frontispiece and eighteen in-text steel engravings including two maps by Bartlett. Includes one b/w folding map of Arabia Petrae. Spine reinforced professionally with burgundy library tape with gilt lettering. Usual library markings library barcodelibrary sticker on spine library bookplate and donation plate on inside front cover library pocket and index card on inside back cover. Library stamp on bottom edge. Starting at half-title. Binding with light wear along edges and rubbed. Some foxing of frontispiece and plates. Binding in fair to good- interior in good- to good condition. Arthur Hall & Co hardcover
186421163London: Arthur Hall & Co 1864. Fifth edition. Hardcover. f to vg. Quarto. Blind-embossed brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. All gilt edges. Frontispiece & half-title page engravings. Fascinating account by William Henry Bartlett 1809-1854 of his forty day journey in the late 1840's from Cairo to Petra. Bartlett was a British artist best known for his numerous steel engravings. Illustrated with full-page and in-text steel engravings by Bartlett. Includes one b/w fold-out map of Arabia Petrae. Age wear and staining on binding. Cloth puncture near tail of spine. Head and tail of spine chipped. Free front endpaper missing. Hinges starting. Lacking plate 19. Sporadic foxing throughout. Binding in overall fair interior in good to very good condition. Arthur Hall & Co hardcover
1849887F6London: Bell and Daldy 1849. Leather. Good. 9.5" by 7.5". William Henry Bartlett. A richly illustrated account of William Henry Bartlett's journey through Israel and Egypt in a contemporary imitation walnut binding. This work is the account of the author's travels through the Middle East following the Biblical footsteps across the desert for forty days as the Israelites followed Moses leading them out of Egypt.Illustrated with an engraved title page and frontispiece twenty-four plates and one folding map. Collated complete.In a contemporary imitation walnut lacquered papier-mache binding. Now uncommon these bindings were popular in the mid-Victorian era.Undated; dated 1849 via WorldCat.Written and illustrated by William Henry Bartlett. Bartlett was an illustrator who travelled extensively throughout the Middle East Europe America and the Balkans. During his travels he authored works which he also illustrated. He is best known for his landscape illustrations frequently rendered as steel engravings. In morocco-backed imitation walnut papier mache boards with watered silk endpapers. Significant rubbing to back strip. Rear joint starting with board tenderly held. Boards exceptionally bright. Front hinge strained prior to title page and a touch tender. Internally generally firmly bound but with one plate detached and loosely inserted. Pages generally clean and bright with spotting to first and last few leaves and to pages facing plates. Good Bell and Daldy hardcover
18501012W25London: Bell and Daldy c1850. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 7". Not Stated W. H. Bartlett. A richly illustrated travel title with folding map in striking original binding. Undated dated approximately from a copy held by the University of Edinburgh Libraries. An uncommon work in the striking original green cloth richly decorated with intricate gilt detail to the front board and spine. Featuring the mis-represented title text to the front board: 'Or The Tracks of The Israelites' as opposed to 'On'. Additionally decorated with full gilt text block edges. Featuring a monochrome frontispiece an illustrated half title twenty-five further monochrome plates and a monochrome folding map in addition to monochrome vignette illustrations throughout. Collated complete. Penned and illustrated by British artist William Henry Bartlett who travelled extensively and created sepia wash drawings as he did so to be engraved Only 3 records on jisc. Bound in original green pictorial boards. Externally smart. Mild offsetting to boards. Mild rubbing to spine. Mild shelf wear. Moderate damp stains to board fore edges. Moderate strain to font hinge between title page and preface and to rear hinge between pages of index. Internally generally firmly bound with occasional moderate strain throughout. Plate facing p.45 weak. Plates facing p.73 and p.127 loose and slotted inside. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot. Notable age toning to frontispiece tissue guard. Very Good Bell and Daldy hardcover
1850826A11London: George Bell and Sons c1850. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 6.5" . W. H. Bartlett . A fascinating travelogue of Sinai and Egyptian desert by celebrated British artist William Henry Bartlett adorned with beautiful engravings. Undated copy dated from Jisc. An uncommon Bell edition. Containing William Henry Bartlett's account of his journey following the Biblical steps of the Israelites across the desert after Moses led them out of Egypt from Cairo to Mount Sinai and Petra. Illustrated with twenty-seven steel engravings by the author and a folding map numerous in text. Collated complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with ornamental gilt to front board and spine. Externally sound with shelf wear bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities back strip faded minor damp marks to boards. Internally pages coming loose due to gutta percha binding. Minor spotting to occasional leaf particularly to pates otherwise pages generally clean throughout. Good George Bell and Sons hardcover
1849LTH12-D-11London: Arthur Hall and Co c1849. Leather. Very Good. 10" by 6.5". None. An account of William Henry Bartlett's journey following the Biblical footsteps of the Israelites across the desert after Moses led them out of Egypt. With numerous illustrations and twenty-seven plates by Bartlett collated complete. Including one folding map of the route taken. In a full calf binding. Externally smart with some rubbing to the spine and extremities. Internally firmly bound. Some foxing to the first few pages and some marginal age-toning to the plates with some scattered spotting throughout. Very Good Arthur Hall and Co hardcover
1849623P34London: Arthur Hall & Co 1849. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7". William Henry Bartlett. An illustrated work following a biblical journey through Israel and Egypt written and illustrated by William Henry Bartlett. The fifth edition of this work. This work is the account of the author's travels through the Middle East following the Biblical footsteps across the desert for forty days as the Israelites followed Moses leading them out of Egypt. Written and illustrated by William Henry Bartlett. Bartlett was an illustrator who travelled extensively throughout the Middle East Europe America and the Balkans. During this travels he wrote travel works which he also illustrated. He is best known for his drawings which had been rendered into steel engravings making sepia wash drawings to the exact sized to be engraved mostly landscapes. Some of Bartlett's other works include 'American Scenery' 'Canadian Scenery' and 'History of the United States of North America. With one folding map twenty-five plates and seventeen in-text engravings. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper 'To Miss Elizabeth White on her attaining her 21st year the gift of Mr & Mrs Howard Dec 2nd 1862'. Undated dated from Copac from copies at Bristol University and Manchester University. Collated complete. In the original cloth binding with gilt decoration to the front board and to the spine. Externally smart. Minor marking and rubbing to the boards. Minor shelfwear to the head and tail of the spine. Light bumping to the extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd handling mark and the odd light spot the odd spot being mostly to the plates. Very Good Indeed Arthur Hall & Co hardcover
1886002595Estes and Lauriat 1886 Description: 84 p. 1886. Fo. 1886. Publisher's brown cloth hardcover gilt/black/blind stamped title/decoration on boards and spine cover full gilt leaf edges illustrated text - a series of 20 tissue guarded steel line-engravings on heavy stock. Measures: 1 W x `10.25 D x 13 H inches. About the work: Descriptive text by N.P. Willis and others. Includes poems by American and foreign authors. Excerpt from Forest Rock and Stream: A Series of Twenty Steel Line-Engravings Wedge - shaped promontory or bluff pushes forward to the river at this spot; and on its summit which widens into a noble plain stands the city Of Hudson. CONDITION NOTES: Very good; light wear not commensurate with age and use e.g. fray starting at spine heel/crown covers lightly soiled from handling damp-stained page corner at front endpapers only light sporadic foxing throughout gutter slightly exposed between frontispiece engraving and title page some tissue guards - creased strong square spine clean light age-toned text pages. See images. A nice copy. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Estes and Lauriat hardcover
1886009639Estes & Lauriat 1886. Hardcover. Good Plus. First Printing . Steel line-engravings by Bartlett and others . Descriptive text by Willis and others . Poems by American and foreign authors . Boards show wear . Hinges are beginning to loosen but are still secure . Text block has no marks of any kind . Estes & Lauriat hardcover
185146715Arthur Hall Virtue & Co. 1851. First Edition. Hardback. Good hardback. Corners bumped a few light foxing spots to front free endpapers otherwise contents clean bright and tight. This copy has been rebound with new cloth spine and new endpapers. 8vo brown cloth with gilt/blind decoration to front. New red cloth spine and new endpapers. Illustrated with 23 engravings on steel including map and frontispiece and 24 woodcuts by Branston. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Arthur Hall, Virtue & Co. hardcover
1852006056UK: Arthur Hall Virtue & Co. 1852. Second edition 1852 22 plates of 23 frontispiece missing re-bound in slightly marked and soiled tan cloth with gilt lettering illustrated title page spotted with large stain across bottom half not obscuring the illustration gradually decreasing stains to map and first two plates some spotting to most of the others tissue guards browned and creased to some degree gilt edges are dusty text is generally good plus with some spotting and finger marks. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. Arthur Hall, Virtue & Co. Hardcover
1841P3284London: Geo Virtue c. 1841. Very Good. Notes: One of the finest and earliest views of Toronto.<br>De Volpi 10. Image Size : 122x181 mm 4.80x7.13 Inches Platemark Size : Paper Size : 203x283 mm 7.99x11.14 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored Medium: Steel Engraving Categories: Views Canada Ontario Toronto; Geo Virtue unknown
183985948George Virtue London 1839. Hardcover. Used - Acceptable. London: George Virtue 1839. 116 pages. 2 engraved titlepages & 35 of 96 steel engraved plates. 11 x 8.5" half leather cloth boards gilt lettering lines edges. Bookplate H.M. Wood; 'Mariane Wood Bequeathed by her dear Father 1867'. Cover worn plates foxed incomplete lacking plates & text fair. George Virtue, London hardcover