Agnes and Maria E Catlow (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. James Hogg and Sons; London, [1861]. Hardcover. Complete 2 Volume Set. A Good, bound in original marbled-paper covered boards, rebacked in gold-tooled leather, hinges and binding unnaturally firm, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled text block edges, title and volume labels on spines, rubbing along board edges, small abrasions to board corners, age toning to pages, half title page of Volume 1 loose but laid in, tear top and bottom frontis-illustration Volume 1 near hinge, leather spines are a bit dry and brittle, repaired hinges, some handling/scuffing to boards, without Dust wrapper. A good, overall clean and unmarked set. Victorian women travelers, the Catlow sisters painted as they traveled through Switzerland and Italy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], xii, 374, [2] p. (ads); viii, 368 p., 2 color lithographs (frontispieces), 18 tinted lithograph plates; 20 cm. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.…

hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, two volumes complete, octavos, original blind stamped red cloth gilt figures within foliate frames to upper boards, spines lettered red on gilt background and elaborately blocked in dulled gilt, colour frontis to both volumes and with a further eighteen hand-coloured lithographic plates. Some wear to head and foot of spines, small splash mark to the leading edge upper board of volume two, cloth darkened in places, the binding remains tight, some plates, although tissue guarded, are foxed, xii, 374 + viii, 368pp, advertisement leaf to rear of volume I.…

8vo [21 x 14 cm]; 2 volumes, xiii, 374, [ii, ads]; ix, 368 pp, hand colored lithographed frontis in each volume, plus 18 other tinted lithographed plates, from the paintings of the authors, with the half titles in each volume. original red pictorial gilt and blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering and design, spine ends and edge wear, presentation bookplate on endpaper, very good, unmarked and clean copy. Robinson 109: 'Armed with their sketch-books, the Catlow sisters, natural historian both, set out for the Alps. . . exploring the gentler slopes of Switzerland and Italy. Their illustrations are gentle, delicate landscapes; it is a very seemly book, this, written to encourage other in similar maidenly circumstances to travel too'. With their interesting detailed account of topography, geography and the peoples. A picture of this book is available on request.…

, xii, [1], 374, [2]; & viii, [1], 368 pages, complete with 2 hand-coloured frontispieces and 18 tinted lithographs First Edition , rebound copies, with previous owner's small label on front pastedowns, pages and plates clean, books in very good condition , half modern blue cloth, marbled paper boards, printed paper title labels on spines Octavo, 21.5 x 14.5 cm Hardback ISBN.…