[n.p. likely London]: [n.d. circa 1903]. Scarce broadside announcing the visit of King Victor Emmanuel III and Queen Elena of Italy to England in November of 1903. Likely hastily prepared, the text is replete with spelling errors (“Myjesties” and “majesttes” for majesties, among others). This example is similar.....

London: Knight and Son, [n.d. circa 1857]. Presumed first edition (per OCLC dating). Featuring four hand-colored plates. A moral story about a girl who dreams/intends to become a “child of god” but perpetually gives into temptation, but after visiting a family member and the death of a friend, Clara finds.....

London: Field & Tuer, 1888. A delightful facsimile reprint of a book first published in 1823, now featuring “thirty-one hand-coloured engravings.” Bright, multi-colored illustrations adorn most of the pages telling the tales of adventures, in verse, of Deborah Dent and her five wonky donkeys, each gifted with a sharp.....

York: J. Kendrew, [1820]. A charming 48mo chapbook. In its 16 pages, it was able to fit 16 woodcuts. Kendrew, despite being a provincial printer in York was one of the most prominent printers of nineteenth century children’s chapbooks until his death in 1841. This instant book was from his.....

Banstead, Surrey: By the author [Essex House Press], 1905. First edition. First edition. #17 of 300 hand-numbered copies, of which this one of an unstated few bound in full stiff vellum with green silk ties and gilt-lettered spine. Filled to the brim with 50 illustrations of buildings and.....

Banstead, Surrey: By the author [Essex House Press], 1905. First Edition. First edition. #121 of 250 hand-numbered copies, of which this is one of 38 copies bound in full stiff vellum with green silk ties and gilt-lettered spine. See Norman Architecture in Essex, Bibliographical Note. Filled to the brim.....

Eton: 1871. First Edition. [3], xvii leaves, 17 unnumbered leaves of plates; 25 x 33 cm. Photographs are 17 mounted albumen prints.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1873. New Edition. Three-quarter leather with over green marbled paper. The "New Edition" includes 18 full page unpaginated plates by the esteemed "Phiz". Rather scarce in commerce compared to the first edition. 8vo. [11], 470pp. + 18 leaves of plates. See Sadleir 1408a for Smith.....

London: Charles Dolman, 1841. Second Edition. Second edition of Pugin’s groundbreaking work which arguably defined the Gothic Revival in architecture. With a total of 20 plates, an addition of 5 plates (and omission of 1) from the first edition, this second edition adds the notable plates whereby Pugin shows.....

London: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd., [1936]. Limited edition, #237 of 460 hand-numbered copies, signed by Rackham, in publisher’s full vellum with gilt title and spine. Illustrated with mounted color frontispiece, 12 mounted color plates by Rackham with lettered tissue guards. 4to. [iv], 5-256pp., [1]. Latimore &.....

London: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, 9132. Limited edition, #23 of 550 hand-numbered copies, signed by Rackham. Bound in publisher’s full limp vellum with gilt-lettered cover. Illustrated with color frontispiece, 3 color plates, and numerous in-text black and white illustrations. 8vo. 48pp. Latimore & Haskell, pg. 67.

London: William Pickering, 1833. First Edition. First edition of Shaw’s beautifully illustrated work on the art of illumination and depicting ornamentation from the sixth through the seventeenth centuries. A splendid work featuring an illuminated extra title page and 59 hand-colored lithographs. Ruari McLean in Victorian Book Design & Colour.....

London: J. Sewell, R. Faulder, J. Simco, [et al.], 1791 [1800]. First Edition. First Edition of Smith’s, who served as Keeper of Drawings at the British Museum, collection of plates depicting architectural views and monuments in London. Despite the book’s title, Smith takes a rather broad view of “antiquity,” even.....