Griffith Moses 1747 1819 (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. VG, 1st ed, 1804, 9 pls (of 9). In rubbed marbled boards. Re-spined, to style, gilt tooling & titles, new tips. Internally, [8], [1], 2-120 pp, 9 pls (of 9), light water stain to top outer corner of each plate, not affecting image, text block edges yellowed, leaves watermarked Neckinger Milll 1801 & 1800, plates dated 1801/3/4, small bookbinder label to epf. Left in manuscript ready for publication when Pennant died and was brought on by his son David Pennant. (229*293 mm). (The Library 1938). Pennant's travels & natural history are distinguished by his personal energy, a keen observational sense, & by methodological organization & attention to facts. In such ways, & in his friendship & widespread correspondence with others of like interests throughout Britain & Europe, he may be said to exemplify those gentleman scholars of nature in the later eighteenth century whose interests in natural knowledge aimed at national improvement through intellectual enquiry. See ODNB. GRIFFITH Moses 1747-1819 (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. PENNANT'S FIRST WELSH TOUR. 26 plates. VG+, 1778. First edition, re-spined in calf over contemporary tree calf boards, decorative gilt edges, corners bumped. Spine, gilt tooling, gilt title to black morocco label. Internally, title with oval vignette & the ink adjusted date, [2], [1] (ii-vi), [1] pl list, [1], [1], 2-455 pp, [1] errata, [8] index, [2] adverts, 26 pls (of 26, 11 folding), + the frontispiece of Caergwrle Castle, red marbled endpapers, text block edges yellowed, some light offsetting & the very occasional spot. (190*241 mm). (ESTC T133752 for the 1st part. Allibone 1553). Pennants first tour in Wales actually took place in 1773, MDCLXX was corrected by hand to MDCLXXIII on a number of copies, including this one, usual pagination errors but complete. This is the first part of his North Wales tour that took in the counties of Flint and Denbighshire. This publication was followed by a printing in Dublin in 1779, and then a Journey to Snowdon Part 1 in 1781, then part 2 in 1783 which combined into 2 volumes 3 parts in 1784!s! After the success of his earlier Tour of Scotland, Pennant undertook several other tours: of northern England in 1773, of Northamptonshire and of the Isle of Man in 1774, of Warwickshire in 1776, of Kent in 1776, and of Cornwall in 1787. Several tours throughout Wales in the early 1770s, where his Welsh-speaking friend and companion, the Revd John Lloyd of Caerwys, performed the same function as Stuart had in Gaelic Scotland, were brought together as Tours in Wales in three volumes (1778-83). See ODNB for a full Bio. GRIFFITH Moses 1747-1819 (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An eighteenth-century topographical survey? VG, 1782, 1st ed, 22 pls (of 22) + 1 woodcut, in modern, to style, half calf over blue marbled boards, some blind tooling. Spine, gilt tooling, titles in gilt to red morocco label. Internally, [2], [1], (ii-iv), [1], 2-452 pp, [6] index, 22 pls (1 folding), 1 large woodcut, text block edges yellowed, new old endpapers, some light offsetting, occasional spot, and some light edge browning. A very good copy. (189*236 mm). (ESTC T160571. Allibone 1553. Lowndes 1823. Graesse 192). Pennant's visits to London were frequent and he seldom went straight home. The record of these journeys, "formed from journals made at different times", he published in 1782, under the title of The Journey from Chester to London, this was the last of his Tours to be published in his lifetime. There was a 2nd edition in 1786 with a 3rd in 1811, and there was another edition printed in Dublin in 1783. See NLW WBO for a full Bio. Valuable not merely as illustrations but as topographical records of landscapes & buildings that have subsequently changed or disappeared. GRIFFITH Moses 1747-1819. CARTER J. (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. Regarded by many as Pennant's best travel book! 2 vols, 2nd ed, 62 pls, 3 eng tps, 5 woodcuts, complete. In early 20c half brown calf with blue marbled boards, corners & edges very lightly bumped & worn. Spines, blind & gilt tooling & titles, edges rubbed. Internally, no inscriptions, text block edges yellowed. Vol 1, 1784, engraved titlepage with vignette of Caergwrle Castle, [10], [1], 2-488 pp, 27 pls (of 26 + the 1 from vol 2 as normal, includes 2 portraits, 2 plans, 9 folding), 1 woodcut, [8] index. Vol 2, 1784, engraved title page, and the additional 1781 engraved Snowdon tp, [2], (vi), [4], [1], 2-191 pp, [1], 184-487 pp. [1], 2-7 pp supplemental text, [1], [8] index, 25 pls (of 26, the 26th is in Vol 1 as normal, includes 1 folding, 3 plans, 2 portraits), plus the 10 supplemental plates (1 folding), 4 woodcuts, 2 engraved title pages. Minimal offsetting, some browning and foxing. A very nice set. Originally published in 2 parts in 1778, the Snowdon part came later & then the 3 parts combined in 1784. Was republished in 1810 in 3 volumes & again in 1883. (Folio, 184*242 cms). (ESTC T213985. Allibone 1553. Lowndes 1823) Pennant, Thomas, naturalist, traveller, and writer, whose travels and natural history are distinguished by his personal energy, a keen observational sense, and by methodological organization and attention to facts. See ODNB. GRIFFITH Moses 1747-1819 (illustrator).…

Original engraving of St Nicholas church at Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, engraved by Thomas Cook in 1787 after a drawing by Moses Griffith dated 1776 and published in The Gentleman's Magazine. Moses Griffith (1747-1819) was the household draughtsman of the Welsh naturalist and antiquary Thomas Pennant, for whom he travelled Wales and England recording views of monuments. Thomas Cook (c. 1744-1818) is known above all for his re-engravings of Hogarth's work. Medium: Copper engraving. Artist / after: Moses Griffith (1747-1819), drawing dated 1776. Engraver / lithographer: Thomas Cook (c. 1744-1818). Date: 1787. Source: The Gentleman's Magazine. Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.3 in (26.6 x 21.2 cm). Condition: Paper toned, with vertical creases and light foxing in the upper margin; the image remains clean. Español Grabado original de la iglesia de San Nicolás de Kenilworth (Warwickshire, Inglaterra), abierto por Thomas Cook en 1787 sobre un dibujo de Moses Griffith fechado en 1776 y publicado en The Gentleman's Magazine. Moses Griffith (1747-1819) fue el dibujante de cámara del naturalista y anticuario galés Thomas Pennant, para quien recorrió Gales e Inglaterra levantando vistas de monumentos. Thomas Cook (h. 1744-1818) es conocido sobre todo por sus reediciones de las planchas de Hogarth. Técnica: Grabado calcográfico. Autor / dibujante: Moses Griffith (1747-1819), dibujo fechado en 1776. Grabador: Thomas Cook (h. 1744-1818). Fecha: 1787. Procedencia: The Gentleman's Magazine. Medidas: 26,6 x 21,2 cm. Estado de conservación: papel tostado, con pliegues verticales y leves manchas de humedad en el margen superior; la imagen se conserva limpia. Antigüedades y coleccionables > Arte. Cook, Thomas (1744-1818) (illustrator).…

Original 18th century engraving with the ruins of the cathedral of Iona, in the Scottish Hebrides: the tower and the roofless naves above the grass, with remains of other buildings and the sea beyond. Drawn by Moses Griffith and engraved by Peter Mazell. It illustrates A Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides, MDCCLXXII, Thomas Pennant's journey through Scotland. Griffith was Pennant's household draughtsman and Mazell engraved a good part of the illustrations of his travel books, today one of the best graphic sources on 18th century Scotland. Medium: Copper engraving. Artist / after: Moses Griffith (1747-1819). Engraver: Peter Mazell (active 1761-1802). Date: 18th century (journey of 1772). Source: A Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides, MDCCLXXII, by Thomas Pennant; illustration XXII. Dimensions: Plate mark 6.6 x 8.8 in (16.7 x 22.3 cm). Condition: Good for its age. General toning proper to 18th century paper, some scattered staining, a small tear at the right edge of the sheet and stains on the back which do not affect the printed face. Español Grabado original del siglo XVIII con las ruinas de la catedral de Iona, en las Hébridas escocesas: la torre y las naves sin cubierta sobre el prado, con restos de otras construcciones y el mar al fondo. Dibujó Moses Griffith y grabó Peter Mazell. Ilustra A Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides, MDCCLXXII, el viaje de Thomas Pennant por Escocia. Griffith fue el dibujante de cámara de Pennant y Mazell grabó buena parte de las ilustraciones de sus libros de viajes, hoy una de las mejores fuentes gráficas sobre la Escocia del siglo XVIII. Técnica: Grabado calcográfico. Autor / dibujante: Moses Griffith (1747-1819). Grabador / litógrafo: Peter Mazell (activo 1761-1802). Fecha: Siglo XVIII (viaje de 1772). Procedencia: A Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides, MDCCLXXII, de Thomas Pennant; grabado XXII. Medidas: 16,7 x 22,3 cm (huella). Estado de conservación: Buena para su edad. Amarilleo general propio del papel del siglo XVIII, alguna mancha dispersa, una pequeña rotura en el borde derecho de la hoja y manchas al dorso que no afectan a la cara impresa. Antigüedades y coleccionables > Arte. Mazell, Peter (illustrator).…