A scarce work with an extensive set of plates depicting the costumes of Sweden. Nine of the plates contain views of Ornas, Falhu Grufva, Mora, Por...

A nice example of an important work, finely coloured by hand and illustrated after drawings by Lavrov, showing Russian peasants and many atmospher...

A satirical work on the composition of paintings, specifically for book engravings, with Alken poking fun at his own style and ability.First editi...

First edition of this important aquatint book on Canada and the Great Lakes, often issued with the plates uncoloured. The plates depict the landma...

The contents of the fifty plates are different from the folio edition, apart from three, which came out in 1821. This edition remains one of the f...

Abbey copy with inscription. Abbey's copy of this rare work on the theatres of the United Kingdom in quintessential Georgian style. His inscription...

A charming children's book which contains a poem describing emotions, which the plates depict as people in various guises. The images drawn by the...

A stark account of a journey from London to Peru through Brazil and Argentina that describes the greatly diminished city of Potosi, with costumes ...

A smartly bound work showing lovely scenes of the river Medway and landmarks including Minster Abbey, Hever Castle, and Bayham Abbey. This was Ire...

A charming satirical work by the prolific artist Sir Charles D'Oyly (1781–1845). He climbed his was through the ranks as a civilian member of the ...

A charming collection of caricatures depicting visual puns, somewhat typical of unsophisticated British satire of the age, enlivened by capable ha...

A rare collection of a coloured set of hunting and racing scenes, sixteen of which drawn by the eminent Henry Alken (1785-1851). Despite the title...

A handsome set with 44 hand-coloured aquatints of the Netherlands and France, with three more plates than the first edition. Both the Abbey and Br...

A freshly illustrated edition of Tobias Smollett's translation of Alain-René Lesage's classic archetypal tale, L'Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillan...

One of the first descriptions of Korea by a European containing several hand-coloured plates depicting Korean costumes and outfits.This expedition...

Fresh, clean copy of Salt's very fine large format views. A fresh, clean copy of the set of Salt's very fine large format views of India, Abyssinia...

From the library of a protagonist in the war. Moore's views of Rangoon constitute the finest depiction of events during the first Burmese War. This...

With 10 hand-coloured aquatints. Broughton was Commander of the Resident's Escort at the Court of Scindia. His march commenced in Agra and took in ...

Fragments was the last of the celebrated works of Humphrey Repton.Written after the Prince had rejected Repton's plans for the Royal Pavilion, Fra...

With fabulous colour. A rare set of the finest early 19th-century series of racehorse portraits by John Herring, one of the greatest sporting artis...

Hand-coloured aquatints. Fine, fresh copy of this important illustrated work on Russian habits and costumes.Christian Heinrich Geissler (1770-1844)...