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❤️ Catalogue 143: just in time for Valentine's Day! ❤️

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  Cover: Cupid.  C. Vanloo pinx.t. C. Corbutt [Richard Purcell] fecit. London, Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map & Printseller; at N,,º 53 in Fleet Street [n.d., c.1765]. Very rare mezzotint with fine hand colour. 355 x 255mm (14 x 10"). Trimmed into plate at bottom, narrow margins elsewhere.  Very decorative image, Cupid stands by a rosebush, drawing his bow and aiming at the viewer, his quiver and loose arrows at his feet. A mezzotint copy of an etching, 'L'Amour menaçant' by Christian von Mechel after Carle van Loo, 1764 (BM 1875,1009.356), engraved by Richard Purcell under his pseudonym Charles Corbutt. Lennox-Boyd records it being listed in the catalogues of Sayer in 1766 & Sayer & Bennett in 1775, but we have found no other mention.   Not in CS or BM. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.  [Ref: 65315 ]  We are pleased to present our listing: Catalogue 143. It contains just under 400 items, consisting mostly of wonderful 18th-19t...

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Why Your Review Matters: How You Can Help Your Favorite Small Businesses Thrive You’ve probably left a review before, right? Maybe for a product you loved, or for a restaurant where you had a great meal. But did you know that your review could be a game-changer for small businesses? It’s true! When you take a moment to share your experience, you’re doing so much more than just leaving feedback—you’re helping small businesses grow, improve, and succeed. Here’s why your review really matters: 1. You Help Build Trust for Others Let’s be honest, when you’re looking for a new business to try, whether it’s a cozy café or a local boutique, what’s one of the first things you do? You check out the reviews. And guess what? The reviews you leave can help other people make the same choice you did. When you share your experience, it’s like giving a virtual high-five to a business you love and saying, “Hey, this place is awesome!” Your positive words might be just the nudge someone needs to try some...

Grosvenor Prints is now closed for Christmas!

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      Christmas 1882. The Sunday Schools. St John's Parish, Detroit, Michigan. [1882] Pamphlet, 4pp, 240 x 160mm (9½ x 6¼"), printed in green. The programme for a Christmas service, with the lyrics of ten carols. American interest. [Ref: 63756 ]   £60.00   Season's Greetings!  Grosvenor Prints is now closed until 10am 2nd January 2025. If you would like anything reserving over the festive period, please place an order and follow up with an email. Orders automatically reserve the prints and you won't be charged. We'll reply in chronological order when we reopen, so please be patient with us.   We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!   The New Christmas Pantomime. HB. Sketches N.o 846. H.B. printed at 70. St Martins Lane. Published Dec.r 22.nd 1845, by Tho.s M.cLean, 26 Haymarket. Lithograph, sheet 305 x 4...

Christmas Catalogue 142!

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  Cover image: [Charles Edward Stuart.] Routed, oer Hills the young Adventurer flies, / And in a cottage sinks to this Disguise. / Fled his gay Hopes, defeated his fond Scheme, / His throne is vanish'd like a golden Dream. / By manly Thoughts He'd charm His Woes to rest: / In vain! Culloden still distracts His Breast. J. Williams Fecit. Mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 230 x 325mm (9 x 12¾"), with large margins. A few faint creases. Bit rubbed. Portrait of Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender (1720-1788), disguised as a woman, three-quarter length in an oval directed to right, looking towards the viewer with head turned to left, holding the frilled edge of a cap in front of him, wearing a lace-trimmed fichu and cap. J. Williams is named on the print as engraver and it is the only known work so inscribed. Sharp: 218. CS: 1. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd. [R...

Last posting dates for Christmas!

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  Father Christmas - ''Up-to-Date.'' JT [monogram of John Tenniel] Swain sc. Punch, or the London Charivari. - December 26, 1896. Coloured wood engraving. Sheet 270 x 200mm (10½ x 8"). Very early motoring image. Father Christmas, dressed in red with a green wreath on his brow, drives a motor vehicle, seated astride a great log. [Ref: 64185 ]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)  Just a reminder to get in your orders for Christmas as soon as possible! Our last posting days are as follows: Via Royal Mail : UK Thursday 19th December (make sure you have paid by 10am that day so we can take it to the Post Office!) . International from Monday 2nd December. Via Parcelforce : UK -Thursday 19th December. International- from Monday 2nd December. Via FedEx :  International- from 12th December.  Unfortunately we cannot guarantee delivery in time for Christmas due...

Catalogue 141: For the ABA Chelsea Rare Book Fair!

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  Cover image: [The Captive.] E.J. Detmold. [pencil signature.] [1923.] Etching, signed by the artist, published edition of 100 proofs. 350 x 300mm (13¾ x 12"), with large margins. A fantastic image of an eagle perched on a rock with a middle eastern city in the background with the temple to the left. To the right can be seen two camels seated with the city walls and mountains in the background. Edward Julius Detmold (1883-1957) began etching with his twin, Maurice, and exhibited at The Royal Academy aged 13. In 1908 Maurice committed suicide and Edward, traumatised, stopped etching. In 1922 an appreciative article about the Detmolds in the Print Collector's Quarterly inspiring Edward to return to printmaking. [Ref: 64303 ]   £850.00       We are pleased to present our listing for the ABA Chelsea Rare Book Fair : Catalogue 141. It contains just under...

🎃 October Offers: Catalogue 140! 🍂

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    [Caroline of Brunswick] Her Royal Highness Caroline Princess of Wales. Born 17.th May 1768 _ Married to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on Wednesday Evening 8.th April, 1795. Published 25th March 1795, by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleet Street, London. Rare mezzotint. 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Trimmed to plate at bottom, laid on album page. Small margins on 3 sides. Full-length portrait of Caroline of Brunswick, wearing plumed head-dress and full court dress decorated with large ribbons and tasselled bows, in front of an arcade with pillars and a classical urn. Not in Chaloner Smith. [Ref: 64014 ]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)   We are pleased to present our October Offers: Catalogue 140. It contains slightly over 180 items including:   Portraits Mezzotints Decorative Items Views UK View...