Grosvenor Prints

   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 sp...

  We will be exhibiting at: Firsts London's Rare Book Fair 16th-19th May 2024 at Stand J91 at Saatchi Gallery London SW3 4RY  You can download a free e-ticket here:  https://firsts.artsvp.com/649b5e?link=grosvenor-prints              

   Dear Customers, Friends and Colleagues, We are exhibiting at the fair 18th-21st May . Our stand number is J89 on the top floor. Check out our highlights on the Firsts website here . We look forward to seeing you there! Orders made from today won't be shipped until next week . If you would like us to bring items to the fair please let us know as soon as possible. Dowload free e-tickets for the Friday here or pick up a physical ticket from our shop . Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st are free entry and open to all.     Front cover: Horatio Gates Esq.r Major General of the American Forces. London: Publish'd as the Act directs, 2nd Jan.y 1778, by John Morris. Extremely finely coloured mezzotint. 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"), large margins. Three-quarter length portrait of American General Horatio Gates (1728-1806) in uniform. Under Gates' left hand is a copy of the 'Articles of Convention between Gen.l Gates & Gen.l B...

 Grosvenor Prints is participating in Firsts Online Rare Book Fair! Check out our highlights here: https://www.firsts-online.com/exhibitors/profile/913

 Our Science catalogue: Astronomy, Science, Natural Phenomena including space, railways, canals, aerial ships, planes, the weather, balloons, caves, ancient rock formations, landslips, fossils. Will be out 15th October .   Most of the astronomy items come from the collection of our friend and old restorer Gerald Morris, sadly no longer with us and the collection of David Smith forms the core of Railways, Steam Ships and engineering in this new listing. David was a good customer of ours and others for over 40 years. We will be exhibiting at Firsts London at the Saatchi Gallery 21-24 October 2021. Click here for a free E-ticket.