A View of the Custom House, with Part of the Tower, taken from ye River / Vue de la Doane et une Partie de la Tour, prise de la Riviere Thamise

. Customs duties were taxes on imported and exported goods, and became a vital source of revenue for kings and governments. The Custom House was the office where shipping agents would bring documents to customs officials. London's first Custom House was built around 1275, and rebuilt in 1378 and 1559. Destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666, a new Custom House was built by Sir Christopher Wren during 1669-71. This suffered severe damage after a gunpowder explosion in 1714, and the Custom House was rebuilt on Wren's foundations in 1717-25. The architect was Thomas Ripley, who introduced the famous Long Room. Ripley's Custom House burned down in 1814.above image: [right] 26 ; below image: [left] Maurer Delin. [centre] Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1753 [right] T. Bowles Sculp. / [in 2 blocks] [1] A View of the Custom House, with part of the Tower, taken from y e River. / Thames London [2] Vüe de la Douane et unde partie de la Tour, prise de la Riviere / Thamise a Londres. / Printed for Carrrington Bowles in S.t Pauls Church Yard, John Bowles in Cornhil -- and Rob.t Sayer in Fleet StreetPublished Carrington Bowles, St Paul's Churchyard, London; John Bowles, Cornhill, London; Robert Sayer, Fleet Street, London, 1753. Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 194 x 241mmThis was one of the vue d'optique or perspective views showing the cities of the world, prints that were very popular in the late eighteenth century. These prints were produced for a viewing machine that was used both in private and by peddlers in the streets of Europe. The hand colour, necessitated by the optical show, the tones being more vivid and brilliant than on other, similar views of the period. The intended use of the print necessitated a standard size, £115 inc delivery unframed This seems to be a later edition as on watermarked paper not the rag it is meant to be on still old, still hand coloured suspect c 1810-20



Interior of the Sans Pareil Theatre (Adelphi Theatre),

Original antique copper engraving.  Published by R. Wilkinson 1811. Hand coloured. Image size: 31 x 23 cms from  Robert Wilkinson  an early 19th century  printseller and publisher who produced  detailed views of London landmarks. This engraving was  in his two volume work  Londina Illustrata:Graphic and Historical memorials …in the cities and suburbs of London and Westminster,.  1808 to 1825. £65 inc delivery

t Mary Le Strand
by  A. L. Brunet-Debaines (French, 1845-1935)  signed and dated in the plate,  one of  12 etchings. Printed on thick paper  Published London: Seeley, Jackson and Halliday, 1882. Etchings and Vignettes by A. Brunet-Debaines, H. Toussaint, and G. Greux. Size , 26x35cms, £35


Lincoln's Inn near Chancery Lane " and " Northumberland House & Gray's Inn "

from Thornton's "History of London" published 1784. Benjamin Cole (fl.1723-1767) copied the images and cut plates originally produced for the part-work edition of William Maitland's "History of London" (London : 1753-1756)..Later these were used by Cole and Peltro for Thornton's ' New & Complete History & Survey of London & Westminster ' published 1775-80 on smoother paper Copper engraved print, good condition. Size 36 x 24 cms plus margins. £25 full page good borders some minor edge tears



the Small Pox Hospital

From an engraving inThe American Quaker JP Malcolm(James Peller Malcolm ( 1767-1815)), engraver and topographer, artist/engraver and author of Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London, Published 1808. £12 unmounted scarce





Somerset House
Antique engraved print from Dr David Hughson's 'New Description of London' and the area for thirty miles around was a multi-volume illustrated work issued between 1805 and 1809. Published by J Stratford, 112 Holborn Hill. Print image : 118 x 182 mm 'Hughson' was actually the pseudonym of writing as David Hughson£15




the Foundling Hospital

From an engraving inThe American Quaker JP Malcolm(James Peller Malcolm ( 1767-1815)), engraver and topographer, artist/engraver and author of Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London, Published 1808. £12 unmounted scarce




THE NEW BUILDINGS IN THE STRAND, CALLED THE ADELPHI, VIEWED FROM THE RIVER THAMES.

Originally produced for Hogg's partwork publication "The New, Complete, and Universal History, Description and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster" written by "A Society of Gentlemen" and revised by William Thornton.. Copper engraved print by Carey published in London : by Alexander Hogg, 1784/6 . . . ..the recently completed Adelphi Terrace designed by Robert Adam - a view from the Thames - the spire of St. Martin in the Fields in the distance. £20 folds as issued closer cut

£25 full page no folds






South View of the Foundling Hospital

1. The Wing already built........2. The Wing already built ........ 2. Chapel now Erecting........3. Chapel now Erecting ........ 3. A Wing to be built. A Wing to be built.From James Jefferys (1751-1784),, London .James Jefferys began his career as an apprentice engraver before coming under the artistic influence of John Hamilton Mortimer. At the Royal Academy Schools in 1774 he won a gold medal for history painting and a scholarship allowing him to travel to Rome. In London again by 1781, he failed to fulfil his early promise and died young.Scarce view during construction £15 unmounted 2x

 


34. Russell Institution, Great Coram Street
Full page Original Aquatint from .The "Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions and Politics, commonly known as Ackermann's Repository, after Rudolph Ackermann, its publisher .... first appeared in London in 1809 as a monthly publication Dated 1811 at 101 Strand. Rowlandson & Pugin del et Sculpt. J.C. Stadler Aquat. London, Image 20 x 13 cm Page 54 x 36 cm so Full margins ! £95





Powis House
Drawn and engraved by Sutton Nicholls, (fl.1680-1740) published in 1754 in London published according to Act of Parliament for Stowes Survey. Approx 45cms by 33cms. Price: £145.00 unmounted inc delivery . . . . Powis House was an 18th century mansion in London, England. It stood on the northern side of Great Ormond Street, not far from Queen Square. The first version of Powis House was built in the 1690s for William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis. No drawings of this version survive. At some point it was let for use as the French embassy, and on 26 January 1713 it burned to the ground. Jonathan Swift attributed this event to "the carelessness of the rascally French servants". A replacement house was soon built. It had three main storeys above an arched basement and was 104 feet (32 metres) wide. The subtle but lively façade featured Corinthian pilasters and a phoenix above the front door. The architect is unknown, but may have been French. The staircase walls were painted by the Venetian painter of the rococo, Giacomo Amiconi. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke leased the house in the mid 18th century and from 1764 to 1783 it was the Spanish embassy. However, the locality was rapidly falling from favour with the aristocracy, making the demise of the house more or less inevitable, and by the end of the 18th century it had been demolished. There is now a small access street to Great Ormond Street Hospital called Powis Place.CONDITION full plate one tape mark to margin top right edge tear 2mm

 



A Perspective View of St Mary's in the Strand near the Royal palace of Somerset London
 by J.Maurer delin et Sculp. London 1748. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament. cut to plate mark otherwise mint will be sold mounted and matted to preserve if time allows £95 RARE

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Somerset House
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from "The World's Metropolis, or Mighty London, Illustrated by a Series of Views Beautifully Engraved on Steel" (London 1851-1855). by T.H.Shepherd, unmounted some age toning to the edge of the page. Image 23 x 16 cm full page £12




Oxford Street Oxford Strasse
 Antique steel engraved print from c 1780 unmounted. Image 20 x 15 cm £18.slight creasing to page c 1780



View of St Paul's Church,Covent Garden View of St Mary le Strand View of St Clement's Church ,Strand
 images First published 1738 by G Virtue this engraved for "A New and Universal History, Description, and Survey Of The Cities Of London and Westminster, The Borough of Southwark, And Their Adjacent Parts. Including not only all the Parishes within the Bills of Mortality, but the Towns, Villages, Palaces, Seats, and Country, to the extent of Twenty Miles round, Comprizing A Circle Of Near One Hundred And Fifty Miles" By Walter Harrison, Esq. Printed for J. Cooke, at Shakespeare's Head, Pater-Noster-Row. 1775..folio 24 x 37 cm £25


ST GEORGES Hospital Hyde park Corner View of the Middlesex Hospital
First published 1738 by G Virtue this engraved for "A New and Universal History, Description, and Survey Of The Cities Of London and Westminster, The Borough of Southwark, And Their Adjacent Parts. Including not only all the Parishes within the Bills of Mortality, but the Towns, Villages, Palaces, Seats, and Country, to the extent of Twenty Miles round, Comprizing A Circle Of Near One Hundred And Fifty Miles" By Walter Harrison, Esq. Printed for J. Cooke, at Shakespeare's Head, Pater-Noster-Row. 1775..folio 24 x 37 cm £15 TOP HALF ONLY mounted

 

View of the Royal Stables and part of St Martins in the Strand View of St Georges Church, Bloomsbury

images First published 1738 by G Virtue this engraved for "A New and Universal History, Description, and Survey Of The Cities Of London and Westminster, The Borough of Southwark, And Their Adjacent Parts. Including not only all the Parishes within the Bills of Mortality, but the Towns, Villages, Palaces, Seats, and Country, to the extent of Twenty Miles round, Comprizing A Circle Of Near One Hundred And Fifty Miles" By Walter Harrison, Esq. Printed for J. Cooke, at Shakespeare's Head, Pater-Noster-Row. 1775..folio 24 x 37 cm £25x 2





Northumberland House
 Antique engraved print from Beauties of England & Wales by John Britton(1771. .1857), English antiquary and topographer and E. W. Brayley. The friends wrote most of Beauties of England and Wales (18 vol., in 25, 1801 . .15) image 11 x 16cm images printed close to edge of page unmounted £12. + second copy tinted stste if pref



New Drury lane Theatre
Antique engraved print from Beauties of England & Wales by John Britton(1771. .1857), English antiquary and topographer and E. W. Brayley. The friends wrote most of Beauties of England and Wales (18 vol., in 25, 1801 . .15) image 11 x 16cm images printed close to edge of page unmounted £12. x 2
 



Grand Hotel Covent Garden
From the The Gentleman's Magazine .The Gentleman's Magazine was a monthly magazine published in London in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th century. The magazine began publication with the January 1731 issue. Over time the magazine had various subtitles, including "monthly intelligencer" and "historical review" £15 unmounted RARE .



The North West prospect of the parish church of St.anthony in Budge Row
This image showing some minor revision, was prepared for inclusion in the part-work edition of John Stow's "A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster" Engraved by Benjamin Cole (fl.1723-1767) and from the later edition the part-work edition of William Maitland's "History of London" (London : 1753-1756). ie. the drawing is 17thc. updated mid 18thc. Copper engraved print, good condition. Size 36 x 24 cms plus margins. £30  one mkd




the College of Physicians. Warwick Lane / The London Hospital Whitechapel Road / St John the Baptist in the Savoy

This image showing some minor revision, was prepared for inclusion in the part-work edition of John Stow's "A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster" Engraved by Benjamin Cole (fl.1723-1767) and from the later edition the part-work edition of William Maitland's "History of London" (London : 1753-1756). ie. the drawing is 17thc. updated mid 18thc. Copper engraved print, good condition. Size 36 x 24 cms plus margins. £30 full page good borders




The Pantheon Oxford Street + The Front of Drury lane Theatre

 Antique  engraving with etching in a  row surrounded by a moulded frame, garlanded and festooned; illustration to Thornton's History of London. 1784 Etching ..folio 24 x 37 cm £25




View of Christ's Church Hospital
antique copper engraving from Henry Chamberlain's Compleat History and Survey of London (1770) half page £10




St John the Baptist in the Savoy ;
 Drawn by R. Watt;B Coles Engraver/ / unmounted from Stowes Survey. 1755 . Trimmed into plate area as seen in pic £15



Plate 29. Savoy As it was about the Year 1650,
 from a very scarce Etching by W. Hollar - As it is at present 1792. See Strype's Stow & Pennant's London. Pubd. May 10 1792. Each 55 x 90 225 x 175mm. Hollar from SMITH'S ANTIQUITIES OF LONDON .Stipple.RARE £20 RARE




Plate 41. The Tombs of Richard Pendrell and George Chapman in the Church-yard of St Giles in the fields

See Strype's Stow p 80 2 vol. Walpole ... istory of England p 199, 4 vol. and Pennants London p 180 3d Edit. Pubd. June 16 1795 by N. Smith, Rembrandt's Head, Gt Mays Buildings, St Martins Lane. 225 x 175 p1. e. from SMITH'S ANTIQUITIES OF LONDON Each Stipple. RARE £15 RARE






Somerset House
 drawn by J Taylor and engraved by S Porter c 1800 £12




Somerset House
engraved for The Lady's Magazine Index, 1770-1800. c 1780 £12



William Earl of Craven
 from Daniel and Samuel Lyson's " ENVIRONS OF LONDON BEING AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF TOWNS, VILLAGES, AND HAMLETS, Within Twelve Miles of that Capital "(1792-6). 1792 .Published T. Cadell, London . Image 24 x 17 cm £18 scarce




the Monument of the Duchess of Dudley at St Giles in the Fields
from Daniel and Samuel Lyson's " ENVIRONS OF LONDON BEING AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF TOWNS, VILLAGES, AND HAMLETS, Within Twelve Miles of that Capital "(1792-6). 1792 .Published T. Cadell, London . Image 24 x 17 cm £18 scarce



The North Propsect of St Andrew's Church in Holborn as in 1754

; Drawn by R. Watt;B Coles Engraver/ / unmounted from Stowes Survey. 1755 . Good full page with good margins perfect £35




The Savoy
from an 1818 dated French Lithograph RARE h £12



Covent Garden
market scene pub Robins, Joseph (fl.1800-1837)Artist and engraver Havell, Frederick James 49cms x 25cms cut off to the right edge ie shorter than the original Printed 1827 very sacrce early colour etc £20




"An Ancient View of St. James's, Westminster Abby & Hall &c. from the village of Charing"
. from . .The Modern Universal British Traveller; or A New Complete, and Accurate Tour through England, Wales, Scotland, and the Neighbouring Islands. [London: J. Cooke] [1779]. originally produced for the Cooke part-work publication "The Modern Universal British Traveller" (London 1779). Plate mark and good margins. Size 27.5 x 17 cms. full page some edge Fraying but RARE £25 identified buildings with a numbered key. x 2





Grays Inn The Hall
from The Inns of court and chancery, by W.J. Loftie ..1892/3 . With many illustrations ( etchings) by Herbert Railton Seeley and co., limited, London, mostly 17 x 23 cm image £20





St Paul's Church Covent garden
Antique engraved print from Beauties of England & Wales by John Britton (1771. .1857), English antiquary and topographer and E. W. Brayley. The friends wrote most of Beauties of England and Wales (18 vol., in 25, 1801 . .15) image 11 x 16cm images printed close to edge of page unmounted £12. . 3 copies




Furnivals Inn Holborn
Antique steel engraved print by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793 to 1864) who was employed by Frederick Crace for a series of drawings of London. Many of the engravings include figures, carriages or boats . Originally produced for Shepherd's "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century" (1826 to1827). Image 16 x 11 cm
£8 . . x 4
 



Green Park
Original drawn by N. Whittock, engraved by W. J. Cooke, published by I. T. Hinton, 4 Warwick Square, London, 1830. £12



West View of the Interior of Furnival's Inn

Copper engraving with repaired tear to base left but seriously rare from Robert Wilkinson's ambitious part-work "Londina Illustrata, Graphic and Historic Memorials" (London : 1808-1825) Drawn by Robert Blemmell Schnebbelie (1792-1849) Engraver Banks Published Robert Wilkinson, 125 Fenchurch Street, London, 27 September 1820 below image: [left] Schnebbelie del. [right] Banks sculp. / West VIEW OF THE INTERIOR OF FURNIVALS INN. / London Published 27.th September 1820 by Robert Wilkinson N.o 125 Fenchurch Street. £75 inc delivery





Furnival's Inn Antiently the mansion of the Lord Furnival

Copper engraving seriously rare from Robert Wilkinson's ambitious part-work "Londina Illustrata, Graphic and Historic Memorials" (London : 1808-1825) Drawn by Robert Blemmell Schnebbelie (1792-1849) Engraver Banks Published Robert Wilkinson, 125 Fenchurch Street, London, 27 September 1820 below image: [left] Schnebbelie del. [right] Banks sculp. / West VIEW OF THE INTERIOR OF FURNIVALS INN. / London Published 27.th September 1820 by Robert Wilkinson N.o 125 Fenchurch Street. £80 inc delivery Tinted mount bent but preserves the engraving

Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834) pioneered lithography and produced some of the best early colour printing in Britain, publishing numerous fine illustrated volumes, and magazines . He was born on April 20, 1764 in Stolberg. Apprenticed to his father a coach-builder, he moved first to Dresden, then to Paris and eventually to London whilst still working at coach-building. In 1795 he married and set up a print shop at 96 The Strand, moving the following year to 101 The Strand. He had already taken over a drawing school originally established at this address by William Shipley, the founder of the Society of Arts, and maintained it until 1806. The first major colour plate book he published was The Microcosm of London; (or London in Miniature) which appeared in monthly parts between 1808 and 1810. Printed on hot-pressed handmade paper, books were illustrated using coloured aquatints. The architectural backgrounds were drawn by Augustus Pugin and the figures were drawn by Thomas Rowlandson. Ackermann originally planned to issue the book in twenty-four numbers at 7/6d a number, but he soon found himself obliged to raise the price to 10/6d, and the number of parts to twenty-six. Successful production techniques and methods of marketing by subscription prompted him to follow the same plan with his next publications. For the reproduction of the drawings by Pugin and Rowlandson, five different engravers were used to produce the plates: fifty-four by J. Bluck, twenty-nine by J.C. Stadler, ten by T. Sutherland, ten by J. Hill and one by Harraden. From 1790 . . 1830 the principle process in book illustration was aquatint engraving. Once the drawing and the engraving had been made, the colour process began. The engravings might be printed in two colours, perhaps brown for the foreground and blue for the sky and distance, the remaining colour would be applied by hand. Ackermann employed colourists and engravers at his 'Repository of Arts' but like most publishers he would also have used pieceworkers. Bundles of sheets to be coloured would be distributed to workers who would do the work in their own homes. Often the work was done by children, but sometimes whole families would work together at home by candlelight.Handcolouring can save money when printing large plates although people like Ackermann stressed the high cost of hand finishing. He used poorly paid French refugees and later hand coloured plate producers used children and stencils. These should also be included upon the appropriate subject page as time allows



16. The Roman Catholic Chapel, Lincoln's Inn Fields
. . ..Interior. Former Sardinian Embassy Chapel rebuilt after destruction in Gordon Riots, 1780. /WC2 from ACKERMANN'S MICROCOSM OF LONDON (1808) 104 Handcoloured aquatints in three volumes, issued in parts between 1808 and 1810. Published by Rudolph Ackermann, this series is of interest in setting a new standard for the figures "staffage" in topographical prints. This was achieved by an exceptional partnership between Augustus Pugin, who made the architectural drawing, and Thomas Rowlandson, who added the figures, frequently caricatures. The majority of the plates were aquatinted by J. Bluck and Joseph Stadler . .. perfect no defects price inc postage £95 x 5



37. Foundling Hospital, The Chapel /WC
from ACKERMANN'S MICROCOSM OF LONDON (1808) 104 Handcoloured aquatints in three volumes, issued in parts between 1808 and 1810. Published by Rudolph Ackermann, this series is of interest in setting a new standard for the figures "staffage" in topographical prints. This was achieved by an exceptional partnership between Augustus Pugin, who made the architectural drawing, and Thomas Rowlandson, who added the figures, frequently caricatures. The majority of the plates were aquatinted by J. Bluck and Joseph Stadler . .. good margins, good colour £95 x 8




71. Society for the Encouragement of Arts..@ the Adelphi /WC
from ACKERMANN'S MICROCOSM OF LONDON (1808) 104 Handcoloured aquatints in three volumes, issued in parts between 1808 and 1810. Published by Rudolph Ackermann, this series is of interest in setting a new standard for the figures "staffage" in topographical prints. This was achieved by an exceptional partnership between Augustus Pugin, who made the architectural drawing, and Thomas Rowlandson, who added the figures, frequently caricatures. The majority of the plates were aquatinted by J. Bluck and Joseph Stadler . .. close cut small margins, good colour edge tear repaired £80



14. The Hall and Stair Case, British Museum /WC
from ACKERMANN'S MICROCOSM OF LONDON (1808) 104 Handcoloured aquatints in three volumes, issued in parts between 1808 and 1810. Published by Rudolph Ackermann, this series is of interest in setting a new standard for the figures "staffage" in topographical prints. This was achieved by an exceptional partnership between Augustus Pugin, who made the architectural drawing, and Thomas Rowlandson, who added the figures, frequently caricatures. The majority of the plates were aquatinted by J. Bluck and Joseph Stadler . .. good margins, good colour £95



47. King's Mews, Charing Cross /WC
from ACKERMANN'S MICROCOSM OF LONDON (1808) 104 Handcoloured aquatints in three volumes, issued in parts between 1808 and 1810. Published by Rudolph Ackermann, this series is of interest in setting a new standard for the figures "staffage" in topographical prints. This was achieved by an exceptional partnership between Augustus Pugin, who made the architectural drawing, and Thomas Rowlandson, who added the figures, frequently caricatures. The majority of the plates were aquatinted by J. Bluck and Joseph Stadler . .. perfect no defects framed with washlined mount etc price inc postage £125



63. The Post Office from ACKERMANN'S MICROCOSM OF LONDON (1808)
 104 Handcoloured aquatints in three volumes, issued in parts between 1808 and 1810. Published by Rudolph Ackermann, this series is of interest in setting a new standard for the figures "staffage" in topographical prints. This was achieved by an exceptional partnership between Augustus Pugin, who made the architectural drawing, and Thomas Rowlandson, who added the figures, frequently caricatures. The majority of the plates were aquatinted by J. Bluck and Joseph Stadler . .. perfect no defects framed with washhh lined mount etc price inc postage £105



British Museum new Buildings
Original hand Coloured Aquatint engraving from the Repository of Arts and Ackermann's Seats ie old original colour Illustration from The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions and Politics By R. Ackermann. Published in 1809 - 1828. Unmounted £25




Inner Temple Court

aquatint by Thomas Malton, 1796. from :The Picturesque Tour is remarkable, in that the 100 large plates were all engraved and aquatinted by the artist in person. The secret of the aquatint process, rediscovered in France in 1768 by Le Prince, had crossed the Channel with Charles Greville and in 1774 was passed on to Paul Sandby, who dubbed it 'aquatinta' and applied it to his 24 Views in Wales and four Views of Warwick Castle published 1774 to 1777. Malton's project was on an altogether larger scale as it was not only the first considerable collection of London topography and architecture engraved in aquatint but also the first large British assembly of such engravings on any topic.

Between May 1781 and June 1787 he had drawn, and aquatinted in grey, a dozen large plates (about 330 x 480/360 x 510mm) of the London scene, a series in all but name. £85 CONDITION: close cut behind mount



Inner `Temple


Aquatint by Samuel Ireland, 1800 from Ireland's "Picturesque Views, with an Historical Account of the Inns of Court, in London and Westminster" Mounted matted in original sepai tones format £65 inc delivery.





Part of the ruins of Savoy in 1816 from Strand Bridge

Original hand Coloured Aquatint engraving from the Repository of Arts and Ackermann's Seats ie old original colour Illustration from The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions and Politics By R. Ackermann. Published in 1809 - 1828. Unmounted £25



St Paul's Church Covent garden
Antique engraved print from Beauties of England & Wales byJohn Britton (1771. .1857), English antiquary and topographer and E. W. Brayley. The friends wrote most of Beauties of England and Wales (18 vol., in 25, 1801 . .15) image 11 x 16cm images printed close to edge of page unmounted £12. . 3 copies




Master's House from Inner Temple
from The Inns of court and chancery, by W.J. Loftie ..1892/3 . With many illustrations ( etchings) by Herbert Railton Seeley and co., limited, London, mostly 17 x 23 cm image £20





Inner Temple Library
from The Inns of court and chancery, by W.J. Loftie ..1892/3 . With many illustrations ( etchings) by Herbert Railton Seeley and co., limited, London, mostly 17 x 23 cm image £20


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