London: Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Lith. 1889. 1 chromolithographed print 37 x 25 cm. by the unidentified artist who signed: Hay. Without the biographical text. The Rev. Edmund Henry Morgan (1838-1895) was a Senior Tutor and Dean of Jesus College, Cambridge University. In Near Fine Condition: closed 1-cm. tear..... More
![Item #005405 Rouen--Fontaine de la Grosse Horloge [and] Fontaine Sainte-Marie [2 albumen prints](https://classicbooksandephemera.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/005405.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1491594324)
1889. 2 albumen prints. The first, Rouen--Fontaine de la Grosse Horloge, is 255 x 199 mm. on a cardboard mount (297 x 239 mm). Caption printed in photograph in lower right: "54. Rouen_Fontaine de la Grosse horloge." Written in ink at lower edge of image: "Rouen, August 25/89." Written in..... More
1880. 1 albumen print 224 x 272 mm. Mat is 16 x 18 inches. No identification of photographer, publisher, or location. On the hill above the river are a tent and a small structure with smoke coming out of the chimney. On the board walkway over the shallow river sit..... More
New York: Selmar Hess, Publisher, 1885. 1 chromolithograph 13 x 20 cm. (5 x 8 inches) on a captioned buff sheet 24 x 32 cm. (9.25 x 12.5 inches). This is one of a series of Prang chromolithographs used in Our Living World: An Artistic Edition of the Rev. J.G...... More
Warsaw, N.Y. s.n., 1901. 1 photograph (12.3 x 17.5 cm.) on a mat (21 x 25 cm.). Inscribed on the back: "Senator Lester Hayden Humphrey Warsaw N.Y. Gov Higgins in Executive Chamber Albany 1901." Lester Hayden Humphrey (1850-1902), of Warsaw, N.Y., was Vice President of the Wyoming County National Bank..... More
1900. Photograph is 12 x 18 cm., mounted on black card 18 x 23 cm. No date. Clothing appears to be circa 1900. Man has a moustache and is wearing a three-piece suit with a standup collar on the shirt. Girl and woman are sitting side-saddle and wearing long-sleeved dresses..... More
Wakefield, Mass. 1885. 1 photograph 11 x 19 cm., mounted. Approx. 1885. Shows the brick firehouse "Lucius Beebe No. 1" and a gazebo, in Wakefield, Mass. Caption on the back in pencil reads: "Steamer Lucius Beebe no. 1. House on commons facing Church St. formerly Housed old Yale engine. torn..... More
London: London Stereoscopic and Photographic Co., 1870. 1 albumen print 278 x 184 mm. Mat is 422 x 330 mm. No date of publication; evidence suggests it was produced around 1870. Following the Fire of London, the church of St. Mary Le Bow was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren in..... More
New York: G. Hayward, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "Lith. by G. Hayward 171 Pearl St. N.Y." -- in lower left-hand corner. Nice street view featuring Tamany Hall, home of the Tamany Society, established in New York in 1789. This view shows the building in use in 1830..... More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. This was apparently from a section of the 1865 Manual titled The Old Landmarks on Manhattan Island, as that title runs above the image. Captions indicate "Old..... More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mfg. & Lith. Co. 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. This was apparently from a section of the 1865 Manual titled Murray Hill, as that title runs above the image. In Good..... More
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Fotografía Manon, 1916. 15 5-x-7-inch black-and-white photographs: 8 of the USS Memphis (wrecked by a tidal wave on the coast of the Dominican Republic on 29 Aug. 1916); 1 of the memorial service for sailors who drown when the Memphis was wrecked; and 6 of American..... More
Philadelphia: Pomeroy, Whitman and Company, 1876. 1 double-leaf print from the 1876 Atlas of York County, Pa. Signed "Ray Del." Contains an aerial view of the ironworks with inset illustrations showing sections of the house front department and the machine shop, as well as several close-ups of machinery. Also shows..... More
Philadelphia: Pomeroy, Whitman and Company, 1876. 1 double-leaf print from the 1876 Atlas of York County, Pa. Signed "Ray Del." In the lower right notes that F.T. Scott was the resident director of the almshouse. Inset illustration of the barn and stock of the almshouse. Frederick T. Scott (b. 1824)..... More
Duschnes Crawford, 1949. Erdoes, Richard. Hardcover. [4], 107-189, [1] p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Illustrated paper over boards. With original glassine wrapper. Designed by Robert L. Dothard. One of a limited edition of 2,500 copies. Paginated continuously with Part 5. Contents: Another Man's Roses by Frederick B. Adams, Jr. [re: a...... More
London: Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Lith. 1899. 1 chromolithographed print 38 x 25 cm. signed "C.G.D.," with the biographical text (photocopy). Sir Charles Garden Assheton-Smith (né Duff) (1851-1914) signed his Vanity Fair caricatures variously "C.G.D." or "Cloister." He was a landowner and owner of three Grand National winners, an..... More
![Item #009953 Balma [portfolio with 7 prints]. Mark Balma](https://classicbooksandephemera.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/009953.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1687551662)
Excelsior, MN: Mark Balma, 1978. 1 portfolio covered in maroon cloth with gilt title on front. Gilt-stamped quote from Leonardo da Vinci on inside of front of portfolio above small bookplate signed "Balma 88." Contains 4-page pamphlet with self portrait of the artist on the front, an article about the..... More
London: F. Frith, 1855. 1 albumen print 203 x 166 mm. on original printed mount. Mat is 20 x 16 inches. The photograph includes a boy and young man standing in the doorway on the left and a boy standing in the archway of the gate. Shows two shops through..... More
![Item #004430 Les Isles Britanniques [map]. Louis Brion de La Tour](https://classicbooksandephemera.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/004430.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1472082359)
Paris: Desnos, 1766. Map. Matted hand-colored copper engraving. Image size: 12 x 11 inches. Mat size: 17.5 x 18.5 inches. From de La Tour's Atlas Géneral, Civil et Ecclésiastique. This map can be found in several formats: with or without the separately printed decorative border, and with or without the..... More
London: Printed for the Proprietor, and sold by H.D. Symonds, 1798. Hardcover. 5 volumes (vii, [1], 332 p.; vii, [1], 332 p.; viii, 320 p; viii, 322 p.; viii, 386, 2 p.): 43 leaves of engraved plates; 18 cm. Full contemporary morocco with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled..... More
1682: Louis Bilaine. Boulonois, Esme De. 1 leaf (34 x 21 cm.) with engraved portrait (17 x 13 cm.) of Flemish artist Paul Brill (1554-1626) by Esme de Boulonois. From Isaac Bullart's Academie des Sciences et des Arts, Contenant les Vies, & les Eloges Historiques des Hommes Illustres (book VI..... More
![Item #006781 G. Washington; Painted by G. Stuart; Engraved by J. C. Buttre [engraved print]. J....](https://classicbooksandephemera.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/006781.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1547236625)
New York: J. C. Buttre, 1870. 1 leaf 26 x 18 cm. with engraving of George Washington from the portrait by Gilbert Stuart. Full bust, head to left. Vignette. Mezzotinto. "Engraved expressly for this work." -- at lower edge. Baker, 188. Scarce. In Near Fine Condition: very light discoloration behind..... More
Paris: Gravure Goupil et Cie, 1882. The sheet is 11.5 x 15 inches; the image is 7.25 x 10 inches. The print is a black-and-white image of the painting The English Promenade, Nice by Giuseppe Castiglione (1829-1908). No date of publication. The series The Masterpieces of French Art was issued..... More
London: H. R. Young; and T. H. Whitely, 1819. Hardcover. Volume 1 only. xii, 171, [1] p., 39 leaves of engraved plates; 30 cm. Calf boards. Marbled endpapers. Bound in following the title page is a slip "To the Public" stating that two of the prints (Will Ellis and William..... More
![Item #004808 Joan of Arc at Domrémy; by H.M.A. Chapu [1 print by Gravure Goupil et Cie]. Henri...](https://classicbooksandephemera.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/004808.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1472082387)
Philadelphia: Gebbie & Co., 1882. The sheet is 15 x 11.5 inches; the image is 10 x 7.25 inches. The print is a black-and-white image of the sculpture Joan of Arc at Domrémy (or Jeanne d'Arc à Domrémy) by Henri Chapu (1833-1891). The series The Masterpieces of French Art was..... More