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

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

Boston:: Little, Brown & Company,, 1930.. First Impression of the Trade Edition. Fine. A Fine copy in a Fine DJ. Octavo. Brown boards, lettered and elaborately stamped in gilt. xi, [1], 314pp. Colored frontispiece with tissue guard, b/w plates. A companion volume to his ''In Quest of the Perfect Book', the continuing explorations, discoveries and saga of a supreme Bookman. From the resurrection of the Vatican Library to the printing of the Early American Colonies, a fine work from the modern historian of the book. The typography, press work, and binding are by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Massachusetts, executed under the personal supervision of the author, William Dana Orcutt. Companion volumes reviewed on dust jacket. Boards

New York:: Forest, Fish and Game Commision,, c. 1902.. First printing. Fine condition. . A Fine original chromolithograph printed on heavy coated stock. Quarto (9 x 12.5 Inches). Published as part of the unbound portfolio of prints. This is one of the finest of the late 19th to early 20th century American chromolithographs: a color-printed lithograph in which a separate stone was used for the application of each color, thus requiring meticulous registration to recreate the subtle tones of blended color simulating the iridescence of the fish. This fine chromolithograph was produced from the original watercolors by Sherman Foote Denton (1856-1937), who pioneered the technique for preserving the fish in preparation for depiction by which the specimen retained its vivid and authentic iridescence and coloration. As stated 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 them for truthfulness or beauty of… Read More

Paris:: Bessa,, 1836.. First edition. Fine with original hand-coloring. A fine original hand-colored stipple engraving on watermarked laid paper (Sheet: 20.32 x 27.94 cm). Engraving by Barrois after painting by Bessa. Pancrace Bessa (1772-1832) was at one time student of Van Spaendonck, the esteemed flower painter of Le Jardin du Roi, and who along with colleague Pierre Joseph Redoute (court painter to Empress Josephine and Napoleon) mastered the fine art of stipple engraving produced some of the finest botanical work of early nineteenth century France. Bessa's technical and artistic achievement evident, his finely hand-colored engravings remain coveted examples of botanical illustration. Flore des Jardiniers ( Flora of Gardeners) was Bessa's final and finest botanical work. (Great Flower Books 159, Dunthorne 33).

London:: Cassell & Co. Limited,, 1880.. Fine. A Fine original chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Lithographers. Octavo (10.75 x 8.25 Inches). Produced in the fine tradition of 19th Century sporting prints, this chromolithograph (lithograph color printed from multiple stones) is a fine formal portrait of one of the noted thoroughbreds, half-breeds and coach horses, both British and foreign, portrayed in their appropriate landscapes and settings. Matted in dark tan rag board sized to 16 x 14.5 inches.

New York:: Tarplinger Publishing Company,, 1972.. First U.S. printing. Fine. Fine Condition in a Fine unclipped DJ. Octavo (6 x 8.5 inches). Green buckram with gold lettered spine. Pp. xx, 364. 32 b/w photographs (mainly by the author) & 40 text figures.A fascinating study on the impact of birds on man, and vice versa. 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 the natural world in an effort to promote conservation of the native landscape and wildlife of the British Isles. Cloth

London:: Collins,, 1964.. Second revised. Fine. Fine in a Near Fine unclipped dj. Very slight fray to top edge of DJ, otherwise clean and bright. Octavo (6 x 8.5 inches). Green buckram, gold lettered spine. Pp. xvi, 272, with 35 colour photographs, 46 b/w photographs, 52 text illustrations. An insightful study of man's influence, and effects, on his natural surroundings.'A fascinating book, redressing conventional history and geography and showing us the "humanized landscape" of Britain.' Ritchie CalderDistinguished 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 the natural world in an effort to promote conservation of the native landscape and wildlife of the British Isles. Cloth

London:: Collins,, 1971.. First edition. Fine. Fine Condition in Fine bright unclipped DJ. Octavo (6 x 8.5 inches). Green buckram with gold lettered spine. Pp. xx, 364, with 32 b/w photographs (mainly by the author) and 40 text figures. A fascinating study on the impact of birds on man, and vice versa. 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 the natural world in an effort to promote conservation of the native landscape and wildlife of the British Isles. Cloth

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

Philadelphia:: S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr,, 1860.. First edition. Fine . Fine original hand-colored lithograph. Folio (15.5 x 12.75 inches). A fine and decorative pre-Civil War Map from one of America's most prolific atlas publishing firms of the nineteenth century; Samuel Augustus Mitchell, (Connecticut 1792-1868), and his son S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. Drawn and engraved by W. Williams, this map is from the first edition of the popular New Universal Atlas which characterized by the fine topographical detail of the charted territory here heightened with rich watercolor, all surrounded by an embellished floral border. Single Sheet

Philadelphia:: S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr.,, 1860.. First edition. Fine . Fine original hand-colored lithograph. Folio (15.5 x 12.75 inches). A fine and decorative pre-Civil War Map from one of America's most prolific atlas publishing firms of the nineteenth century; Samuel Augustus Mitchell, (Connecticut 1792-1868), and his son S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. Drawn and engraved by W. Williams, this map is from the first edition of the popular New Universal Atlas which characterized by the fine topographical detail of the charted territory here heightened with rich watercolor, all surrounded by an embellished floral border. Single Sheet

Philadelphia:: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. ,, 1850.. First edition. Near Fine. Near Fine Condition. Original hand-colored lithograph. Folio (image size: 40 x 32 cm. Sheet size: 43 x 35 cm). French matted in Ivory Rag board to 56.5 x 49.5 cm. A brightly hand-colored detailed map of the Kingdom of Sardinia with an inset of the Island of Sardinia, all set within a decorative border from A New Universal Atlas produced by one of America's most prolific cartographic firms of the nineteenth century: Samuel Augustus Mitchell (Connecticut 1792-1868) and his son S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. Although uncredited this map is most likely by J.H. Young, the chief engraver for the Mitchell family throughout their publishing decades. The map is in near fine condition with minor edge repairs. Single sheet matted in rag board

Philadelphia:: S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr,, 1860.. First edition. Fine . Fine original hand-colored lithograph. Folio (15.5 x 12.75 inches). A fine and decorative pre-Civil War Map from one of America's most prolific atlas publishing firms of the nineteenth century; Samuel Augustus Mitchell, (Connecticut 1792-1868), and his son S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. Drawn and engraved by W. Williams, this map is from the first edition of the popular New Universal Atlas which characterized by the fine topographical detail of the charted territory here heightened with rich watercolor, all surrounded by an embellished floral border. Single Sheet

Philadelphia:: S. Augustus Mitchell,, 1860.. First edition. Fine . Fine original hand-colored lithograph. Folio (15.5 x 12.75 inches). A fine and decorative pre-Civil War Map from one of America's most prolific atlas publishing firms of the nineteenth century; Samuel Augustus Mitchell, (Connecticut 1792-1868), and his son S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. Drawn and engraved by W. Williams, this map is from the first edition of the popular New Universal Atlas which characterized by the fine topographical detail of the charted territory here heightened with rich watercolor, all surrounded by an embellished floral border. Single Sheet

Boston:: S. Hall,, 1797.. First Edition. Near Fine. Near Fine. With folds as issued, faint offset from folded image. Darkened along folds. Professionally cleaned with small edge tear repairs. Laid down on cotton. A very nice solid copy of an early desirable map. Copperplate engraving on laid paper. Sheet size: 40 x 21 cm. A fine example of Early American Mapmaking by Abraham Bradley, Jr, engraved by S. Hill prior to the Louisiana Purchase showing the Southern Parts of the United States from the coast of Virginia at Norfolk down to St. Augustine across the Gulf to the Mississippi River and up through to the Ohio River in Kentucky. Highly detailed with mountain ranges, water tributaries, dozens of native territories, and United States claim line divided by Western Georgia and Chactaws Territory.  Alexander Bradley, (Conn. 1767-1838) lawyer then judge in Pennsylvania who became assistant postmaster general and supervised the move of the general post office from Philadelphia to… 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:: William Heinemann,, 1898.. First printing. Fine. A Fine original color-printed lithograph. Quarto (9.75 x 12.25). Archivally double-matted to 14.25 x 16.5 inches, suitable for framing. William Nicholson (British 1872-1949) gained notoriety as a beloved portrayer of British Victorian culture with his dignified caricatures of both the pillars of society and the lay folk. His woodcut portraits of Queen Victoria, James McNeill Whistler, and Rudyard Kipling, from which this print was inspired, were both traditional yet innovative. Referencing the subculture of the late 19th Century Parisian Cafe society through the poster advertisements, and the work of Toulouse-Lautrec, Nicholson's mid-tonal compositions honored the void as well as the light. His revolutionary technique of carving away wide sections of block introduced a modern perspective to the traditional art of portraiture, caricature and book illustration. Matted in Rag Board

British Isles:, c. 1820.. Fine condition. A scarce and charming original early nineteenth century watercolor painting on wove paper. (7 x 7.25 inches, 177 x 186 mm.) The painting has been tipped onto ecru wove album paper of the period, as was the custom, yet the watercolors remain vibrant and rich. Although the origin of this lovely painting is unknown, a refined and experienced hand clearly created this detailed and elegant composition. The details are fine; both the tones and shading display the painter's astute understanding of composition and perspective. The artist no doubt was an armchair or "parlor" watercolorist, likely an aristocratic gentlewoman or man who sought inspiration from the vast array of published volumes, complete with engraved plates, of the trades, and costumes of then exotic regions of the globe, thus the inspiration seems apparent.  Archivally framed in Ivory rag matting with neo-classical gilt moulding.

London:: Wm S. Orr & Co.,, 1841.. First edition. Fine. Introduced to Britain from a British settlement in the Pacific Ocean. A fine original hand-colored engraving by S. Holden. 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,… Read More

London:: Ackermann & Co,, 1838.. First printing. Very Good. Original tinted lithograph with hand-coloring on heavy stock. (27 x 35.5 cm). Lithographed and printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel (British 1789-1850) after drawing by William Perring and John Brown. Published by the venerable firm of Ackermann & Co: Royal Book and Printsellers to HM Queen Victoria and HRH Prince Albert. Mary Stuart, Queen of the Scots, (1542-1587) at Holyrood. Matted in Rag Board