Grosvenor Prints

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  Cover image: [James Christie] The Specious Orator. Will Your Ladyship Dome the Honor to day £50-000- A Mere Trifle- A Brilliant of the Finest Water, an unheard of price for such a lot, surely. R. Dighton 1794. Etching with very fine hand colour, sheet 350 x 225mm (13¾ x 9"). Tipped into album sheet. A portrait of auctioneer James Christie (1730–1803) shown standing at an auctioneer's rostrum. BM Satire 8526. [Ref: 60013 ]   £320.00   A   miscellany of just under 300 items. It features the following subject matters: Ephemera Portraits including mezzotints Military Naval Satire including etchings by James Sayers Maps Views UK Views Overseas including Greece and China Music A few Decorative items Natural History including Jacob Strutt trees Key Plates Historical, Social and Political Some Photos and a smatterin...

 So you're new to print collecting, where do you start? These books can help: Investing in Maps. Roger Baynton-Williams. Published by Barrie and Rockliff, The Cresset Press, 2 Clement's Inn, Strand, London, W.C.2. 1969. Book: 4to (297 x 214mm). pp. 160. Profusely illustrated with colour and b/w images.Cloth binding with title in gilt stamped along the spine. Complete with dust jacket and library stamp. Dust jacket worn and creased. A comprehensive illustrated narrative to understanding maps, their various styles and developments. An introduction details the methods of map-making and the techniques used. [Ref: 10354 ]   £45.00     Chats on Old Prints. wit...