The Shapero Gift Guide
Welcome to the Shapero Gift Guide. Whether you are marking a milestone, celebrating an occasion, or simply looking for a gift that endures, this guide brings together works from every department. Browse fine bindings, illustrated plates, original photographs, and landmark first editions, from voyages with Cook, novels by Austen, designs by Barbier, prints by Gamy-Montaut, and works on ceramics by Rathbone.
Featured Books
Ilias kai Odysseia [Iliad and Odyssey, in Greek].
HOMER; GRENVILLE, Thomas (editor).
one of 25 large paper copies - presented to the Marquis of StaffordOne of 25 large paper copies of the 'Grenville Homer' presented by the editors to the Marquis of...
Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies.
SHAKESPEARE, William.
first facsimile of the First FolioThe first facsimile edition of Shakespeare's First Folio, a striking example in full contemporary green vellum tooled in gilt.The First Folio was published in 1623...
Northanger Abbey: and Persuasion.
AUSTEN, Jane.
Austen's final two published worksThe first appearance in print of Jane Austen's first and last works, complete with all four half-titles. Written in 1797-98 and 1815-16 respectively, they were published...
The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
DOYLE, Arthur Conan.
The first collected edition of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, commencing with Holmes' return to London after being presumed killed at the Reichenbach Falls, and explaining the period from 1891–94, or...
The Life and Works of Charlotte Brontë and her Sisters.
BRONTË, Charlotte, Emily and Anne.
Wellington College prize bindingA highly regarded edition of the Brontë sisters' works, enhanced by Elizabeth Gaskell 's biography of her friend, Charlotte Brontë, who died in 1855 and whose biography...
The Novels of the Sisters Brontë
BRONTË, Charlotte, Emily and Anne.
A highly regarded edition of the Brontë sisters' works, enhanced by Elizabeth Gaskell 's biography of her friend, Charlotte Brontë, who died in 1855 and whose biography Charlotte's father, Patrick...
Collection of Thirteen First Editions:
DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan.
all first editionsA fine collection of 13 first edition titles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, including 7 Sherlock Holmes titles bound in full blue morocco gilt by Bayntun-Riviere, the majority...
The Works of Charles Dickens.
DICKENS, Charles.
A handsome example of the 'Authentic Edition', complete in 21 volumes, printed from the edition corrected by the author in 1867 and 1888. With numerous illustrations by the likes of...
Paradise Lost.
MILTON, John.
'one of the greatest works of the human imagination'The revised, third edition of Milton's masterpiece Paradise Lost, re-telling in blank-verse the story of the Fall of Man, and the first...
The Works.
WELLS, H.G.
the best edition - signed by the author The best edition of Wells' works, with the author's revisions to the texts, special Preface to each volume, and general introduction to...
In Our Time.
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
Hemingway's American debutThe collection of short stories and vignettes that marked Ernest Hemingway's American debut and brought him fame.When In Our Time was published it was praised by Ford Madox...
The Sun Also Rises.
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
the rare first issue dust jacketThe correct first issue (with the misprint) of the true first printing of one of the greatest American novels ever published. In the correct first...
The Time Machine.
WELLS, H.G.
a cornerstone of science fictionWells' first and most famous book, known for popularising the concept of time travel in the science fiction genre.First UK edition, first impression, later variant binding...
Select Conversations With An Uncle.
WELLS, H.G.
inscribed presentation copyA major literary presentation copy of the author's first literary publication. Inscribed by Wells on the half title page, 'Grant Allen With the author's kindest regards'. Tipped in...
The Voyage Out.
WOOLF, Virginia.
rare 1927 issue in dustjacketVirginia Woolf's first novel, the first edition of which was put out by Duckworth in 1915 and not issued in the US until 1920, at which...
Poems.
WILDE, Oscar.
inscribed presentation copyFourth edition of Wilde's first poetry collection, a presentation copy inscribed from the author to Ada Maud Story (née Broadwood), wife of his friend, the sculptor Thomas Waldo...
A Woman of No Importance.
WILDE, Oscar.
'after a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations'One of only 50 large paper copies. This play contains some of Wilde's most famous epigrams.First performed in April...
Lady Windermere's Fan.
WILDE, Oscar.
one of 50 large paper copiesOne of 50 large paper copies of Wilde's four-act comedy, first performed on Saturday, 20 February 1892, at the St James's Theatre in London. Like...
[The 'Secret Seven' books].
BLYTON, Enid.
A very good, complete first edition set of the 15 full-length Secret Seven novels, scarce to find together in collectable condition.The Secret Seven, 1949, colour frontis & black & white...
Rhyme Stew.
DAHL, Roald; BLAKE, Quentin (illustrator).
signedA signed first edition of this gleefully malevolent plundering of traditional nursery rhymes, a 'wonderful addition to the literature of the absurd.'First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
DAHL, Roald (author) JAQUES, Faith (illustrator)
'For who could hate or bear a grudge, against a lovely bit of fudge?'Whilst the first US edition was published in 1964, the UK edition is noteworthy because the author...
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck.
POTTER, Beatrix.
inscribed by Annie Maria Harris nee ArmittInscribed on the front free endpaper: 'Mary Mackenzie from Mrs. Stanford Harris, Rydal Cottage, August 1912' and with six stanzas of verse by Annie...
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse.
POTTER, Beatrix.
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse was published with the boards in either blue or brown but neither has priority over the other.First or second printing, deluxe issue; 16mo (140 x...
The Fairy Caravan.
POTTER, Beatrix.
unique inscription by the authorThis privately printed edtion of only 100 copies, is numbered by Beatrix Potter in her own hand; 'This copy is no 7.' in pencil to upper...
Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes.
POTTER, Beatrix.
in the original glassine dust jacketA very good copy in the exceptionally rare dust-jacket.First edition, first printing (with the correct front and rear endpapers according to Linder); 16mo (160 x...
[Pair of Signed Presentation Photographs of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh].
[ROYALTY] [H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II]; LAWRENCE, John (photographer)
Photographer, John Lawrence (born 1961) has had a long a varied career, his work regularly appearing in newspapers, magazines, etc. and he has five photographs in the collection of the...
[Signed Photograph of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,
[H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II]; ADAMS. Marcus (photographer).
British society photographer Marcus Adams took a number of portraits of the future Queen Elizabeth II, from the years spanning her birth through to adulthood. Fascinating as these images are...
[Signed Christmas Card by H. M. Queen Elizabeth II]
[QUEEN ELIZABETH II].
signedChristmas card with a photograph showing Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh, signed by both; photograph size 115 x 170 mm; framed and...
[King George VI & Queen Elizabeth]
[ROYALTY]; CECIL, Hugh (photographer); WILDING, Dorothy (photographer).
signedThe photograph of King George VI was taken by Hugh Cecil (Hugh Cecil Saunders), circa 1942, (see National Portrait Gallery Collection ref NPG x71198).Hugh Cecil Suanders (1899 - 1974) was...
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[An Album of photographic Postcards of Queen Elizabeth II]
[QUEEN ELIZABETH II];
An incredible collection of predominantly black & white postcards of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her immediate family, including His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, Princess...
A King's Story,
WINDSOR, H.R.H. Edward, Duke of...
signedH.R.H. Edward, Prince of Wales succeeded to the British throne on the death of his Father, King George V in January 1936. However, due to the British Government and the...
The Authentic representation of the magnificent marriage procession and ceremony
[VICTORIA, QUEEN OF ENGLAND].
Fine panorama of Queen Victoria's wedding to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840 at the Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace, resplendent with the pomp and ceremony one might expect...
Two Invitations from H.R.H. The Prince of Wales K.G. as President and The Executive Council
IMPERIAL INSTITUTE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE COLONIES AND INDIA.
The first of these two over-sized invitations received by Louisa Da Costa was to the opening of the Imperial Institute on 10th May 1893, with Queen Victoria and the Prince...
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples.
CHURCHILL, Winston.
signed by the author in volume oneSigned by Churchill and dated '20 June, 1956' on the half-title of volume I.A rousing account of the early history of Britain, the work...
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples.
CHURCHILL, Winston.
A rousing account of the early history of Britain, the work describes the great men and women of the past and their impact on the development of the legal and...
The World Crisis 1911-1914.
CHURCHILL, Winston
signedA superlative account of the prelude to and events of the First World War. It is still regarded as a defining work of twentieth-century history, reconstructing the action on the...
Churchill Said...
CHURCHILL, Winston.
Two of these leaflets are described by Woods (A18/1 and A18/2) and both have sections for personal details of prospective applicants to apply to join the movement. Both are scarce....
Autograph manuscript letter signed Thomas Paine to Colonel John Fellows.
PAINE, Thomas.
'It is time that Mr Washington retire' — signed Thomas PaineAn extraordinary, rediscovered letter signed by, and in the hand of, Thomas Paine (1737-1809) reiterating his call that President George...
Album of photographs commemorating the Prime Minister's visit to the US.
JOHNSON, Lyndon B. (36th President of the United States); WILSON, Harold (Prime Minister of Great Britain).
An important album relating to the Wilson's visit to the US during Johnson's presidency; the gilt title to the upper board reads 'Prime Minister Harold Wilson from Lyndon B. Johnson',...
Photographic group portrait of Lyndon B. Johnson and his family.
JOHNSON, Lyndon B. (36th President of the United States); WILSON, Harold (Prime Minister of Great Britain).
Inscribed and signed by President Lyndon Johnson and First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson: 'To Prime Minister and Mrs. Wilson – with warm best wishes, Lady Bird Johnson [signed], Lyndon B....
Colour photographic portrait of Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th POTUS, in characteristic pose.
JOHNSON, Lyndon B. (President of The United States); WILSON, Harold (Prime Minister of Great Britain).
signed and inscribed presentation photograph from the 36th potus An excellent portrait of President Lyndon B. Johnson, hands clasped and looking focussed and thoughtful. A unique inscribed photograph thus, affectionately...
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding.
LOCKE, John.
lifetime edition with contemporary annotations for the fourth editionThe third edition of John Locke's (1632-1704) major philosophical work, an excellent lifetime example with contemporary annotations and notes in pen for...
The Courage and Perseverance Medal.
[COOK, Capt. James].
The Courage and Perseverance medal was struck soon after word of Capt. Cook's death reached England, via Büsching's Wöchentlichte Nachrichten (Berlin, 1780). The news had arrived in Europe via despatches...
Royal Society Cook Medal.
[COOK]. PINGO, Lewis.
Commissioned by the Royal Society following Cook's death, this is the rare silver issue: one of only 322. News of Cook's death in Hawai'i in 1779 reached the Royal Society...
Royal Society Cook Medal.
[COOK]. PINGO, Lewis.
Commissioned by the Royal Society following Cook's death, this is the bronze issue: one of 577. News of Cook's death in Hawai'i in 1779 reached the Royal Society in the...
Lotte Jacobi.
JACOBI, Lotte; WISE, Kelly (editor).
with Jacobi's signed portrait of Albert EinsteinDeluxe issue, with the often missing original photograph, 'Albert Einstein, Physicist, Princeton, NJ., 1938'. Lotte Jacobi (1896-1990) was responsible for some of the most...
Men of Mark.
COBURN, Alvin Langdon.
with the scarce dust-jacketAlvin Langdon Coburn began gathering these portraits in 1904 when, shortly before sailing to London, he asked Perrirton Maxwell, editor of the Metropolitan Magazine of New York,...
Dix-sept dessins...
BARBIER, George.
copy number oneFinely bound by Creuzevault in the same spirit as one of the Barbier compositions. From the édition de tête with an extra suite in black and white.Magnificent illustrations...
Modes et manières d'aujourd'hui.
BARBIER, George; LEPAPE, Georges; MARTIN, Charles; MARTY, Andre.
with two original drawingsComplete set of seven volumes of Modes et Manières in the original portfolios, with 84 plates in total. A fine bright copy of an Art Deco landmark....
Feia Kukol. [La fée des poupées].
BAKST, Leon.
Bakst's masterpiece, according to fellow artist and art historian Alexandre Benois. During the first half of his career, Bakst (1866-1924) mostly painted landscapes, scenes and portraits. However in 1899, when...
Dessins sur les danses de Vaslav Nijinsky.
BARBIER, George (illustrator); MIOMANDRE, Francis de.
Barbier's wonderful illustrations for the Ballets Russes. Nijinsky is depicted here in Scheherazade, Carnaval and L'Après-midi d'un Faune. 'The designs, although somewhat fantastic in treatment, do convey the impression produced...
Sovremenniy Balet. [The Modern Ballet].
SVETLOV [IVCHENKO], Valerian.
Covering the work of Marius Petipa (Ballet Master and principal choreographer of the Imperial Ballet) and the development of the Imperial Russian Ballet, Svetlov includes such important figures as Fokine,...
Sceniche Decorazioni, Inventate ed Eseguite
SANQUIRICO, Alessandro.
The magnificent collection of the stage sets of La Scala theatre in Milan by Alessandro Sanquirico (1777-1849), and the supplement with 8 plates showing the set design and costumes for...
Dickinson's Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851,
DICKINSON BROS (publishers).
the great exhibitionThe Great Exhibition, housed within the 'Crystal Palace', embodied Prince Albert's vision to display the wonders of industry from around the world.This highly detailed and colourful sequence of...
Buck's Antiquities
BUCK, Samuel & Nathaniel.
a crucial cultural touchstone of the eighteenth centuryA handsome and complete set of this monumental collection of castles, abbeys, country houses, and city prospects, regarded as a crucial cultural touchstone...
The Mansions of England
NASH, Joseph.
illustrated with 106 hand-coloured lithographs mounted on cardThe first and best edition, with all the hand-coloured plates mounted on card, of 'one of the most important of the lithograph books...
I dieci libri dell'architettura.
VITRUVIUS POLLIO, Marcus; BARBARO, Daniele (translator); PALLADIO, Andrea (illustrator).
'the most significant Italian edition of the treatise'First edition of Daniele Barbaro's (1514-1570) translation and commentary. This important publication is the fourth translation of Vitruvius into Italian and the sixth...
Vitruvius Scoticus;
ADAM, William.
A beautiful unsophisticated copy of the notoriously rare Vitruvius Scoticus, the paramount source for the history of classical architecture in Scotland.What was to become William Adam's (1689 - 1748) magisterially-intentioned...
Vase.
PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista.
Best known for his representations of on the archaeological reconstructions of ruins and the documentation of contemporary Rome, Piranesi also made a fundamental contribution to the development of the decorative...
Pair of Large Vases.
PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista.
Best known for his representations of on the archaeological reconstructions of ruins and the documentation of contemporary Rome, Piranesi also made a fundamental contribution to the development of the decorative...
Trofeo di Ottaviano Augusto.
PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista.
Best known for his representations of on the archaeological reconstructions of ruins and the documentation of contemporary Rome, Piranesi also made a fundamental contribution to the development of the decorative...
Group of Three Porcelain Vase designs.
Tiffany Vase Designs
Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 – January 17, 1933) was an American designer who specialised in the decorative arts and is particularly well known for his designs for stained...
Desvres Porcelain designs.
[PORCELAIN]. MARTEL, Georges.
A lovely pair of uncommon original watercolours of porcelain services.Desvres, situated in the north of France was a leading centre for porcelain design. The first earthenware factory in Desvres was...
Desvres Porcelain designs.
[PORCELAIN]. MARTEL, Georges.
A lovely pair of uncommon original watercolours of porcelain services.Desvres, situated in the north of France was a leading centre for porcelain design. The first earthenware factory in Desvres was...
Group of Three Porcelain Vase designs.
Tiffany Vase Designs
Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 – January 17, 1933) was an American designer who specialised in the decorative arts and is particularly well known for his designs for stained...
The Soft Porcelain of Sèvres,
[CERAMICS] GARNIER, Edouard.
Many connoisseurs and collectors have a preference for soft-paste porcelain, especially that of Sèvres, since the colouring is more translucent and less 'solid' than the later hard-paste. The title here...
Designs of Inigo Jones
JONES, Inigo; [KENT, William; BURLINGTON, Lord; WARE, Isaac].
The first edition of this continuation by the English architect Isaac Ware (1704-1766) of William Kent's Designs of Inigo Jones. Illustrated with 53 engraved plates, including 5 double-page designs.Published in...
Die Schuhmode - Winter 1924/25
[SHOE DESIGN CATALOGUE]
This unusual album of shoe designs contains designs for both men and women. Landscape folio (30 x 21 cm),.pp 54, 25 chromolithographed plates (image size 21.5 x 18 cm)., all...
A Group of Six Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century.
GREIG, T[homas] Watson.
Scarce first edition. 'The sixty-three ladies' shoes now illustrated have all belonged to and been worn by ladies of the 19th century. They have been most carefully selected to illustrate...
A Group of Four Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century.
GREIG, T[homas] Watson.
Scarce first edition. 'The sixty-three ladies' shoes now illustrated have all belonged to and been worn by ladies of the 19th century. They have been most carefully selected to illustrate...
A Group of Six Ladies' Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century.
GREIG, T[homas] Watson.
'The sixty-three ladies' shoes now illustrated have all belonged to and been worn by ladies of the 19th century. They have been most carefully selected to illustrate the variety and...
The Book of the Pearl
KUNZ, George Frederick; STEVENSON, Charles Hugh.
presentation copyKunz' monograph on the pearl has been described as 'One of the most beautiful books published in the United States' (Sinkankas). Prized for the enormous amount of reliable information...
Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening.
REPTON, Humphry.
An important work which provides 'a guide to [Repton's] approach to landscape design, with explanations of his aims and his methods of achieving them in specific instances'. The book is...
Costumbres Andaluzas
Chaman, Antonio D.
Colourful plates depicting Andalusian dress, dance, trades and customs. The illustrator Antonio Chamán, born in Cádiz, developed part of his career as an illustrator in Málaga, where he worked on...
Das Hoffest zu Ferrara, in den Saelen des Koeniglichen Schlosses zu Berlin.
LANGE Edouard; FRENZEL, Wilhelm.
Lange's rare work on Ferrara. 'The plates herein represent fancy-dress costumes for this 1843 recreation of a celebration at the Court of Ferrara, bedecked in Renaissance splendour.' (Bobins).First edition; folio,...
[Costume design for Clorinda, from Rossini's La Cenerentola.]
MESSEL, Oliver.
Oliver Messel (1904-1978) was 'Great Britain's leading theatre designer from the early 1930s to the mid 1950s..., [winning] international acclaim for his lavish, painterly and poetic designs informed by period...
L'art decoratif theatral moderne.
GONCHAROVA, Natalia; LARIONOV, Mikkail; PARNAKH, Valentin.
presentation copy inscribed by both artists to Boris AnrepWith two additional lithographs - one by Larionov and one by Goncharova (which is initialled by the artist).Inscribed to Boris Vasileyvich Anrep...
Andromeda Perseus Triangulum.
FLAMSTEED, John.
18th-century celestial mappublished up to that time.Charles II founded the Royal Observatory in Greenwich in 1675 and in the same year John Flamsteed (1646-1719), was appointed the first Astronomer Royal....
Cassiopea Cephus Ursa Minor Draco
FLAMSTEED, John.
18th-century celestial printA fine star chart from the Atlas Coelestis, the largest and most accurate star atlas published up to that time. Charles II founded the Royal Observatory in Greenwich...
A Group of Six Lithographs from Le Bonheur du Jour.
BARBIER, George.
The plates for Le Bonheur du Jour wee amongst the largest and most carefully meditated of Barbier's designs. So ambitious was this album that it took him from 1920 to...
Collection of hand-coloured lithographs.
RAUTH, Leo.
A beautiful set of lithographs coloured by hand with gouache and watercolours and highlighted with pen. The German painter and graphic artist Rauth (Leipzig 1884 - 1913 Tirol) became famous...
Le Ski.
GAMY & MONTAUT, Ernest.
Ernest Montaut (1878-1909) was an innovative French poster designer whose all-too-short career captured the exhilarating new world of motorised transport, whether in the air, on the water, or especially at...
GRAND PRIX DE L' A.C.F. - 1912.
MONTAUT, Ernest & GAMY [Marguerite].
The symbiotic relationship between prestigious motor sports and technological advances in engineering, with the concomitant potential for mutual publicity, which are so familiar today, clearly date back to these formative...
Renault 1913.
GAMY and MONTAUT, Ernest.
The Gamy-Montaut prints document various historical events in the early history of transportation, including Power Boat Racing, Motorcycle and Motor Car Racing, Motor Car Touring, Zeppelins and Tennis.Having observed the...
"ZEPPELIN"
GAMY-MONTAUT, Ernest & Marguerite.
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917) developed his interest in airships as early as the 1870s. By 1895, he had patented the first of these iconic craft to carry his name,...
Cycles Motos Alcyon.
GAMY & MONTAUT, Ernest.
The Gamy-Montaut prints document various historical events in the early history of transportation, including Power Boat Racing, Motorcycle and Motor Car Racing, Motor Car Touring, Zeppelins and Tennis.Having observed the...
Coupe Gordon Bennett 1909 - Curtiss le gagnant.
GAMY & MONTAUT, Ernest.
This example shows the American Aviator Glenn Curtiss, flying a Curtiss no. 2, as he took first prize in the 1909 Gordon Bennett competition in Reims, France.The Gamy-Montaut prints document...
La Voiture Th. Schneider, 1912 gagne à Dieppe Dinant et à la Sarthe vitesse et régularité / Magneto Bosch Corburateur Claudel Roues Riley.
GAMY & MONTAUT, Ernest.
Theophile Schneider, formerly of the Rochet/Schneider Company, began building his own cars in 1910. This car, a 2.8 litre 4 cylinder model, had an unusual radiator placement, on the dashboard....
Le Dirigeable "Republique" moteur Panhard & Levassor.
GAMY-MONTAUT, Ernest and Marguerite.
A group standing near their Panhard & Levassor automobile on a cliff side watch the airship, Republique, fly overhead.Ernest Montaut (1878-1909) was an innovative French poster designer whose all-too-short career...
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[Red Bédélia Cyclecar].
GAMY & MONTAUT, Ernest.
The archetype of French cyclecars the Bédélia was manufactured between 1910 and 1925 by Bourbeau et Devaux Co. of Paris. With the passenger seated at the front, the driver was...
The White Lily.
THORNTON, Robert John (publisher).
Robert John Thornton (?1786-1837) was a prolific medical author and became a Doctor of Medicine at St Andrews University and licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians. However, he is...
A Group of Auriculas.
THORNTON, Robert John (publisher).
Robert John Thornton (?1786-1837) was a prolific medical author and became a Doctor of Medicine at St Andrews University and licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians. However, he is...
The Pontic Rhododendron.
THORNTON, Robert John (publisher).
Robert John Thornton (?1786-1837) was a prolific medical author and became a Doctor of Medicine at St Andrews University and licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians. However, he is...
The Narrow-Leaved Kalmia.
THORNTON, Robert John (publisher).
Robert John Thornton (?1786-1837) was a prolific medical author and became a Doctor of Medicine at St Andrews University and licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians. However, he is...
Large Flowering Sensitive Plant.
THORNTON, Robert John (publisher).
Robert John Thornton (?1786-1837) was a prolific medical author and became a Doctor of Medicine at St Andrews University and licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians. However, he is...
[A Group of Four Tulips].
BUCHOZ, Pierre Joseph.
A fine group of these rare flower plates, the complete volume of 40 being part of Le Jardin d'Eden, which was intended as the supplement to the Collection des Fleurs...
The Roses.
THORNTON, Robert John (publisher).
first stateRobert John Thornton (?1786-1837) was a prolific medical author and became a Doctor of Medicine at St Andrews University and licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians. However, he...
The Superb Lily.
THORNTON, Robert John (publisher).
fine early impressionFirst state. Issue A.Robert John Thornton (?1786-1837) was a prolific medical author and became a Doctor of Medicine at St Andrews University and licentiate of the Royal College...
A pair of Still Lifes of Roses in Vases.
[SCHOOL OF REDOUTE].
a beautiful example from the school of 'the Raphael of flowers', the most celebrated botanical artist of his day.Redoute's patrons included two Empresses and two Queens, and his prodigious talents...
[Series of Four Grapes].
BROOKSHAW, George.
For Brookshaw's most famous work "Pomona Britannica" or a "Collection of the Most Esteemed Fruits at Present Cultivated in this Country; Together with the Blossoms and Leaves of Such that...
[A Group of Six Plates of Grapes
GALLESIO, Giorgio.
The finest Italian work on fruits, remarkable for colouring which is at once delicate and intense. The plates appeared in 41 parts, and Domenico del Pino, Antonio Serantoni and Isabella...
Ballet Slippers.
GREIG, T[homas] Watson.
Scarce first edition. 'The sixty-three ladies' shoes now illustrated have all belonged to and been worn by ladies of the 19th century. They have been most carefully selected to illustrate...
Group of 14 copper engraved plates.
RAPHAEL SANZIO da Urbino and others.
with contemporary hand colourBeautiful plates, scarce with vibrant original hand-colour: a complete set of pilasters from the first part of the Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano series. From the first...
Group of Six Wedgewood Ceramics
RATHBONE, Frederick.
From Old Wedgewood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work, in Colour and Relief, invented and produced by Josiah Wedgewood, at Etruria, in Staffordshire, 1760-1794. The author of this work was...
Set of Three Views of Amsterdam.
DE LETH, Hendrik.
in contemporary hand-colourThis rare set comprises:1. Gezicht op de Schapen Markt near den Reguliers Toren de Munt en een gedeelte van de Doele Sluis nevens het Rondeel en den binnen...
Ringo Starr in the Garrison Room at Les Ambassadeurs Club, Mayfair.
THYNNE, Lord Christopher
Original silver gelatin print on Ilford Multigrade fibre base 255 gsm paper, numbered in black pen to verso from the edition of 35, artist's name blindstamp lower right, publisher's blindstamp...
Antverpia Totius Inferiorisæ Primaria Urbs
VRIENTS, Jan Baptist.
A rare and finely engraved prospect of Antwerp viewed from the Scheldt, first published by Vrients in 1610, under a privilege issued by Albert and Isabella, Archduke and Archduchess of...
The Cathedral Church of St. Paul's in London. A section of the Cross Isle from North to South with a Prospect of the Choir and Dome
[KIP, J.]
a pair - the interior & exterior of St. Paul's Cathedral, LondonA pair of copper engravings, framed and glazed, overall size: 109cm x 87cm x 2cm.
English Nobility.
MACBETH-RAEBURN, Henry.
4 mezzotints printed in colours. Framed and glazed. Priced individually
Pirate Street, Hong Kong.
HILDEBRANDT, Edward.
Fine atmospheric oil of a narrow stepped street in Hong Kong, a version of which was published as plate 116 of the grand portfolio depicting his world travels.Eduard Hildebrandt was...
[The Prince Encounters a Village Girl at a Well],
[INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING].
Scenes painted around imagined amorous encounters between the 'prince and village girl' were popular among artists during the late Mughal period in centres such as Delhi, Lucknow, and Murshidabad. The...
[The Siege of Khandahar],
[INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING]. [LAHARWI, Abd Al Hamid].
Shah Jahan in battleA very large and impressive view of the Siege of Khandahar, the Mughal-Safavid war of 1649-1653, as presented in the Padshahnameh of Shah Jahan. The Padshahnameh is...
Sanguo Yanyi: a Pair of Reverse Paintings on Glass.
[CHINESE SCHOOL.
Still in their original frame, this pair of finely painted pictures depict scenes from the 14th century epic "Sanguo Yanyi" ("Romance of the Three Kingdoms"). The scenes feature the formidable...
George Harrison signing a book in the walled garden of Les Ambassadeurs Club, Mayfair.
THYNNE, Lord Christopher
Original silver gelatin print on Ilford Multigrade fibre base 255 gsm paper, numbered in black pen to verso from the edition of 35, artist's name blindstamp lower right, publisher's blindstamp...
Paul McCartney smoking at Marylebone Station.
THYNNE, Lord Christopher
Original silver gelatin print on Ilford Multigrade fibre base 255 gsm paper, numbered in black pen to verso from the edition of 35, artist's name blindstamp lower right, publisher's blindstamp...
George Harrison and Claire Chivers in the Garrison Room at Les Ambassadeurs Club, Mayfair.
THYNNE, Lord Christopher
Original silver gelatin print on Ilford Multigrade fibre base 255 gsm paper, numbered in black pen to verso from the edition of 35, artist's name blindstamp lower right, publisher's blindstamp...
John Lennon at Marylebone Station.
THYNNE, Lord Christopher.
Original silver gelatin print on Ilford Multigrade fibre base 255 gsm paper, numbered in black pen to verso from the edition of 35, artist's name blindstamp lower right, publisher's blindstamp...
Collection of Watercolour Designs for Silverware.
[ANON.]
original watercoloursAttractive collection of unusual drawings for silverware items, most probably made by the prestigious WMF factory. Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, better known as the WMF factory, has been a tableware manufacturer...
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