Rare Books

(A composite volume of late seventeenth and early eighteenth century engravings of ornament)

(London), “sold by J.Nicholls in the Minories near Aldgate” nd (late seventeenth century) (the De Moelder engravings only)

Great Britain’s true system : wherein is clearly shewn … that an increase in the public debts and taxes must … prove the ruin of the monied, the trading and the landed interest … the necessity of raising the supplies to carry on the war, within the year (etc).

London, printed for A.Millar (and others) 1757.

Ancient coffers and cupboards. Their history and description from the earliest times to the middle of the sixteenth century.

London, Methuen & Co 1902.

Recherches sur l’orfévrerie en Espagne au moyen age et à la renaissance. Documents inédits tirés des archives Espagnoles.

Paris, A.Quantin 1879.

The industrial arts of the Anglo-Saxons. Translated by T.B.Harbottle.

London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co 1893.

An historical description of the Tower of London, and its curiosities … written chiefly to direct the attention of spectators to what is most curious in this repository, and to enable them afterwards to relate what they have seen.

London, “printed for T.Carnan and F.Newbery , Jun., at No.65, in St.Paul’s Church-Yard” 1778.

A list (with words “of the Magistrates of the County of Middlesex 1813” added in ink in a contemporary hand).

(London), “printed by G.Sidney, Northumberland-street, Strand” (1813).

Chronicon preciosum : or, an account of English money, the price of corn, and other commodities, for the last 600 years. In a letter to a student in the University of Oxford.

London, “printed for Charles Harper, at the Flower-de-Luce, over against St.Dunstan’s church, in Fleet Street” 1707.

National Trust for Jersey. Buildings in the town and parish of Saint Helier.

Belfast, 1977.

Glasgow at a glance. An architectural handbook. New and revised edition. With contributions from David Walker. Foreword by the Right Hon.Viscount Muirshiel.

London, Robert Hale 1977.

The journal of William Beckford in Portugal and Spain 1787-1788. Edited with an introduction and notes by Boyd Alexander.

London, Rupert Hart-Davis 1954.

L’osservatore Fiorentino sugli edifizi della sua patria. Terza edizione eseguita sopra quella del 1797, riordinata e compiuta dall’autore, coll’aggiunta di varie annotazioni del Professore Giuseppe del Rosso R.consultore architetto, ascritto à piu’ distinte societa’ di scienze, e belle arti.

Firenze, Gaspero Ricci 1821.

An account of Belsay Castle in the county of Northumberland.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Mawson Swan and Morgan Limited, 1910 (”printed for private circulation”).

Bassorilievi antichi della Grecia o sia fregio del tempio di Apollo Epicurio in Arcadia disegnato dagli originali da Gio.Maria Wagner ed inciso da Ferdinando Ruschweyh.

Roma, Francesco Bourlié 1814.

Catalogue of pictures at Locko Park.

London, Bemrose & Sons Limited (1901).

Catalogue of the pictures forming the collection of Sir Charles Tennant, Bart., of 40, Grosvenor Square, and The Glen, Innerleithen.

(No imprint on title leaf, but “printed by Bradbury, Agnew, & Co.Ld., at the Whitefriars Press”), 1896

Town swamps and social bridges. The sequel of “A glance at the homes of the thousands”. With numerous engravings done from the life.

London, Routledge, Warnes, and Routledge 1859.

Catalogo dei quadri, e pitture esistenti nel palazzo dell’eccellentissima Casa Colonna in Roma coll’indicazione dei loro autori. Diviso in sei parti secondo i rispettivi appartamenti.

Roma, Arcangelo Casaletti 1783.

Schule der ländlichen Baukunst oder Anweisung feste Häuser von mehreren Stockwerken blos mit Erde … zu bauen, in einem getruen und vollständigen Auszug aus dem Französischen übersetzt. Mit einer Zugabe von dieser Bauart in Deutschland.

Nürnberg & Altdorf, J.C.Monath and J.F.Kussler 1793.

As I remember Joe.

University Press, Cambridge, Mass., “privately printed” 1945.

Two lectures, on the poetry of Pope, and on his own travels in America, by the Right Honourable the Earl of Carlisle. Delivered to the Leeds Mechanics’ Institution & Literary society, December 5th and 6th, 1850.

Leeds, “printed by Edward Baines and Sons” 1850.

A short account of Lichfield Cathedral; more particularly of the painted glass, with which its windows are adorned: intended principally for the information of strangers. Fourth edition, with additions and an engraving.

Lichfield, “printed and sold by T.G.Lomax” 1834.

(Album of original photographs of Lichfield Cathedral and of its Cathedral dignitaries).

(No dates, but album put together in late 1860s).

(Five autograph letters, signed, written to her uncle Rev.Henry Howard by Harriet, Countess Gower (afterwards Duchess of Sutherland); together with single autograph letters, signed, written to him by Elizabeth, Marchioness of Stafford (Harriet’s mother-in-law), 1830, and by George, 2nd Duke of Sutherland (Harriet’s husband), 1847)

(Letters are dated 11 August 1823, 28 April 1825, 7 October 1825, 26 November 1828, 29 August 1832; 12 July 1830; and 12 April 1847)

Members of the Society of Dilettanti 1736-1874.

(London, privately printed for the Society of Dilettanti by the Chiswick Press, 1874).

(Autograph letter, signed, from Sir Robert Peel to Rev. Henry Howard, Dean of Lichfield, in relation to a proposed visit to Lichfield Cathedral by Queen Adelaide)

Letter is dated “Nov.12” and endorsed “Nov 12 1839”.

Dalmatia the Quarnero and Istria with Cettigne in Montenegro and the island of Grado.

Oxford, Clarendon Press 1887.

(Three autograph letters, signed, written by Samuel Jones Loyd, 1st Baron Overstone, to his brother-in-law Rev. Henry Howard, Dean of Lichfield ; with a further autograph letter, signed, written by Overstone to the Dean’s widow shortly after the Dean’s death)

Letters are dated 6 February 1850, 26 January 1856, 27 January 1856 and 15 October 1868.

A holiday in Umbria. With an account of Urbino and the Cortegiano of Castiglione.

London, John Murray 1917.

Delle memorie sacre, e profane dell’anfiteatro Flavio di Roma volgarmente detto il Colosseo dissertazione.

Roma, Niccolò e Marco Pagliarini 1746.

The Gardener’s Magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement. Conducted by J.C.Loudon.

London, Longman 1826-30.

La maison de Mademoiselle Mimaut. 107 Rue de Longchamp à Paris.

(Paris), 1910

Lettera sopra la colonna dell’imperatore Foca.

Roma, Stamperia de Romanis 1813.

Stades clubs sportifs piscines.

Paris), Editions Albert Morancé nd (early 1930s).

Souvenirs d’un voyage à Munich ou description des principaux monuments de la ville nouvelle.

Paris, “A-T.Breton, imprimeur,Rue Montmartre, 131”, 1843.

Triplice omaggio alla Santità di Papa Pio IX nel suo giubileo episcopale offerto dalle tre Romane Accademie Pontificia di Archeologia Insigne delle Belle Arti denominata di S.Luca Pontificia de’Nuovi Lincei. (Parte prima e seconda).

Roma, Tipografia della Pace 1877.

Horae viaticae: the author, Mela Britannicus. Second edition, with additions and emendations.

Clifton and Bristol, “printed for the author; and sold by Strong, Clare Street” 1839.

Recueil des plans, coupes et elévations du nouveau hôtel de ville de Rouen, dans la construction a été commencée en Mai 1757, avec les plans d’un accroissement & autres ouvrages projettées pour cette ville. Dédié et présentée à Monseigneur le Maréchal Duc de Luxembourg.

Paris, Charles-Antoine Jombert 1758.

La Villa Albani ora Torlonia descritta.

Roma, Salviucci 1869.

A vindication of Stone-Heng restored : in which the orders and rules of architecture observed by the ancient Romans are discussed. Together with the customs and manners of several nations of the world in matters of building of greatest antiquity. As also an historical narration of the most memorable actions of the Danes in England.

London, “printed by R.Davenport for Tho.Basssett, and are to be sold in his shop under St.dunstan’s church in Fleet-street” 1665.

An inquiry into the beauties of painting; and into the merits of the most celebrated painters, ancient and modern. The second edition.

London, “printed for R. & J.Dodsley, in Pall-Mall” 1761.

Elémens de peinture pratique … nouvelle édition entièrement refondue, & augmentée considérablement. Par Charles-Antoine Jombert.

Amsterdam & Leipzig, Arkstée & Merkus (”et ce vend à Paris, chez L.Cellot ... gendre & successeur de Ch.-Ant.Jombert père”) 1776.

Traité de la peinture, et de la sculpture. Par M[essieu]rs.Richardson, Père et Fils ; divisé en trois tomes.

Amsterdam, Herman Uytwerf 1728.

Dictionnaire des graveurs anciens et modernes depuis l’origine de la gravure; avec une notice des principales estampes qu’ils ont gravées. suivi de catalogues des oeuvres de Jacques jordans, & de Corneille Visscher. Premiere Partie (Second Partie) (with) Catalogue des estampes gravées d’après P.R.Rubens … nouvelle edition (Troisieme Partie).

Paris, De Lormel (and others) 1767.

Entretiens sur les vies et sur les ouvrages des plus excellens peintres anciens et modernes. Nouvelle edition revue, corrigée & augmentée des Conferences de l’Academie Royale de Peinture & de Sculpture.

Londres (i.e.London), David Mortier 1705.

Traité de peinture, suivi d’un essai sur la sculpture. Pour servir d’introduction à une histoire universelle, relative à ces beaux-arts.

Paris, Desaint 1765.

Cours de peinture par principes composé par M. de Piles.

Paris, Jacques Estienne 1708.

Catalogue des estampes gravées d’après Rubens. Auquel on a joint l’oeuvre de Jordaens, & celle de Visscher. Avec un secret pour blanchir les estampes & en ôter les taches d’huile.

Paris, Briasson (and Charles-Antoine Jombert) 1751.

Bericht über die Aeginetischen Bildwerke im Besitz Seiner Königl.Hoheit des Kronprinzen von Baiern. Mit kunstgeschichlichen Anmerkungen von Fr.W.J.Schelling.

Stuttgart & Tübingen, J.G.Cotta’schen Buchhandlung 1817.

Le peintre amateur et curieux, ou description générale des tableaux des plus habiles maîi, qui sont l’ornement des eglises, couvents, abbayes, prieuré & cabinets particuliers dans l’étendue des Pays-Bas Autrichiens. Première partie, contenant le Brabant et la Seigneurie de Malines (Second partie, contenant la Flandre, le Hainaut, Namur. &.).

Bruxelles, P. de Bast 1763 (both volumes).