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98959c.1830. . Watercolour and gouache on vellum.<br />39.2 x 31.2 cm<br />Framed in perspex boxes: 39.5cm x 47.5cm x 5.5cm.<br /> a beautiful example from the school of 'the Raphael of flowers' the most celebrated botanical artist of his day.<br /><br />Redoute's patrons included two Empresses and two Queens and his prodigious talents placed him at the centre of French court life both before and after the Revolution. He was appointed drawing master to Marie Antoinette yet despite his connections to the Royal family he survived the Terror and went on to become the court and flower painter to Empress Joséphine. It was because of her patronage that Redouté undertook Les Liliacées which together with Les Roses constitute the artist's greatest works. Although Joséphine had died three years before the publication of Les Roses it was the unequalled collection of roses on her estate at Malmaison that provided the artist with his inspiration.<br /> c.1830. hardcover
179014111790. Red crayon on cream laid paper 3 3/4 x 4 inches 95 x 102 mm ; 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 inches 95 x 80 mm. Each with scattered early repairs done with non-archival tape on the verso; the smaller of the two drawings has a repaired corner upper-right with in-drawing in red crayon. Condition issues are all consistent with age and the versos remain largely uneffected. A lovely duo. unknown
184023481840. Watercolor graphite and grayish ink on two sheets of cream laid paper with an 1836 M and smiling sun watermark 10 1/4 x 25 7/8 inches 260 x 658 mm the full sheet. Titled in ink in French on the recto. In very good condition with minor edge wear including creasing and nicks. A splendid panorama with each of the major peaks and point of interest labeled and identified in French. The iconic symbol of the Swiss resort the "Sun of St. Moritz" was adopted from early European heraldic marks and rebranded around 1930 by graphic designer Walter Herdeg. The image was patented in 1937 by spa director Walter Amstutz becoming the world's first visual trademark for a tourist destination. unknown
189422001239New York New York: G.H. Dickson's Sons & Co 1894. Very good. Boards rubbed with water staining. Some dust soiling upper hinge cracked end papers toned. Rare with only a single other recorded copy Brown "A Paradise of Dainty Devices" is comprised of over 100 pages of original poetry and prose by students at Mademoiselle Ruel's School in Manhattan in 1894. It was compiled by and privately printed for L.C. Baker Professor of Rhetoric and attributes each piece to the students via an index with their pseudonyms in the index: Boston Dido Vernon Van Flic Donovan Meredith Hooker and Pshaw. Subjects of the student's pieces include nature friendship school death dreaming Venice Santa Claus and more. There is also a poem about each student titled with their pseudonyms pp. 46-53 and revealing a little about each of their personalities. Overall a charming window into the lives of a small group of school girls their passions and interests.<br /> <br /> Square 8vo 7.5" by 6" pp. 105 5 in original red cloth binding stamped in gold and blind on upper cover all edges gilt patterned end papers.<br /> <br /> 1 copy on OCLC only Jan 2023. G.H. Dickson's Sons & Co unknown
0259778508.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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1905MS36931905. TrumbullCharles Gallaudet First edition. The decorative cloth binding is rubbed shaken and the hinges are weak. The endpaper is inscribed ' Peter. With joy in our pilgrimage together. C G Trumball. Heb. II : 13-16. The text is clean and crisp throughout. hardcover
0153536934.Gspiral_bound. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
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1814948London: Robert Wilkinson 1814. Copperplate engraving on watermarked Smith wove paper 12 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches 310 x 245 mm full margins. There is some minor marginal toning and handling wear that is consistent with age otherwise in very good condition. Robert Wilkinson unknown
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1999Q-0838980732Amer Library Assn 1999-06-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Amer Library Assn paperback
29798by Ramon Avila-Sanchez Aaron Chelouche Peter Cotzias Karl Doering Edward Echeverria Eraine Freeman Alfred Mercado Gopal Paknikar under direction of Henry S. Churchill Churchill-Fulmer Associates NYC. 75pp. Many maps about half folding. 11x8.5'' printed wrapper. Regional Plan Association marks paper spine tape cover loose chipped worn text VG. unknown
1331165067.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0153632887.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0265976065.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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Q-0749422777Routledge. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Routledge paperback
1998x-0749422777Kogan Page Ltd 1998. Paperback. New. 180 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. Kogan Page Ltd paperback
0331774275.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1845121660Boston: Massachusetts Sabbath School Society 1845. Second from the London Edition. Hardcover. Good. Revised by the committee of publication. 162 p. 16 cm. B&w line drawings. Cloth hardcover with blank impressing gilt trim on spine. Boards a little warped corners bumped. Ink inscription on front free endpaper: "Presented to Mary Ann McLean by her pastor John Scott for writing a report of the Anniversary Meeting of St. Andrew's Sabbath School Dec. 29th 1857. London C.W. Mar. 31st 1858." Some foxing. <br/><br/>Prose and poetry on the Christian life. Massachusetts Sabbath School Society hardcover