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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 300 items including: Portra
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🎃 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 Views Overseas Americana Maps Ephemera
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The Six Lives of Henry VIII's wives.

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Henry ye VIIIth. King of England, France & Ireland. H. Holbein pinx. J.Faber jun.r Fecit. Cum privilegio Regis. Sold by E. Cooper at the 3 Pigeons in Bedford Street. Fine mezzotint. Sheet: 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed and laid on album sheet at edges. A half-length portrait of Henry VIII set within an oval. CS 185.1. [Ref: 46319 ]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)  The Exhibtion 'Six Lives The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens' at the National Portrait Gallery has sadly come to a close. The magnificent Tudor paintings by Hans Holbein the Younger were the main features however there were also contemporary photography by Hiroshi Sugimoto. If you visited this exhibition and are looking for a souvenir we have lots of prints after Holbein and of the Tudors . Please find some examples below: [Henry VIII and his six wives.] Alexander van der Werff pinx. [all]. G. Va
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ABA Chelsea Rare Book Fair 2024!

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  Good news everyone! We are once again particpating in the ABA Chelsea Rare Book Fair at Chelsea Old Town Hall.  You can dowload e-tickets here. Or pick up physical tickets from our shop.  Check out our highlights here . Come and see us 1-2nd November; we'll be on the stage. In preparation for this we shall be releasing our catalogue for the fair in late October (more details to follow), but before this we are looking at putting up a listing 2nd October. If there is anything in particular you would like us to bring please let us know.
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August Acquisitions: Catalogue 139!

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  The Ladies Hero or the Unfortunate James MacLeane Esq.r. Done from the Original late in the possession of M.r Salt Keeper of the Gate House. Printed for T. Harrison. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Sep.r 29. 1750. Scarce hand-coloured engraving with etching. Sheet 340 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate, edge black-ruled, a few stains, mounted in album paper at edges. Horizontal crease left. Full-length portrait of James MacLaine (1724-1750), grocer-turned-highwayman, with the mask he used as a disguise on the ground to the side. With his partner William Plunkett (a bankrupt apothecary), he committed 20 robberys in six months between Hounslow Heath and Hyde Park. His most famous victim was Horace Walpole, who was grazed by an accidentally-fired bullet. Captured, Maclaine was sent to trial at the Old Bailey, where his dashing good looks created a sensation: he reputedly received nearly 3,000 guest
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🌞 Summer Selection: Catalogue 138! 🌞

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Cover image: [George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Giuseppe Tartini, Johann Joachim Quantz, Christoph Gluck and Niccolò Jommelli.] [n.d., c.1780.] £1350 Stock Ref: 62576   We are pleased to present our latest summer listing: Catalogue 138. It contains slightly over 200 items including: Music Portraits Mezzotints Decorative Items Views UK Views Overseas Americana Ephemera Science Napoleonic Items Military Naval Satire Sports and Pastimes Natural History.  A couple of highlights:   S.t James's Park. [&] A Tea Garden. Painted by G. Morland. Engraved by F.D. Soirson. London Publish'd Jan.y 1790, by T. Gaugain, N.º 9 Manor Street, Chelsea. £1100 Stock Ref: 63332   [Five plates from Nieuhof] Nanking. [&] Kanton. [&] [Porcelain Tower, Nanjing.] [&] Peking. [&] Prospect of the Inner Court of the Emperours Palace at Pekin. [1 & 2 by Francis Place, 3-6 by Wenceslaus Hollar] [London: John Ogilby, 1673.] £900 Stock Ref: 63516   View the whole catalogue
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Catalogue 137 is here!

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   Cover image: Grimaldi & the Nondescript in the Red Dwarf. The Clown kills the Pantaloon and afterwards Dresses him in the Skin of a Lion, the Head of an Ass, Eagles Wings, Cats feet & a Fishes tail. W. Heath Del. [n.d., c.1810.] Very rare hand-coloured etching. Sheet 350 x 255mm (13¾ x 10"). Tear on lower right. Trimmed. Joseph Grimaldi (1778 – 1837) in a scene from the pantomime The Red Dwarf. Grimaldi faces the pantaloon, who is on all fours dressed in a lion's skin, ass's head, eagle's wings, cat's feet and a fish's tail. Early clown image. Not in Georges BM Satire. [Ref: 63153 ]   £320.00     Hopefully you are aware by now we are exhibiting at the ABA Rare Book Fair at the Saatchi Gallery ! General Admission: Friday 17th May- Sunday 19th May. You can download a free e-ticket here . Please let us know if you would like us to bring anything specific to the
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