Mr Thos H Shepherd (5 results)

1st Ed. 4to. 12pp. + 172pp. + ii. Additional engraved title page, engraved device to head of dedication, 158 engravings on 79 plates, 1 map. Light browning, with the ink ownership stamp of 'John Cottam', contemporary half morocco with marbled boards, some paper loss to boards, gilt tooled raised bands with gilt lettering to spine, extremities rubbed. US$260.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. First edition. The first edition of this lavishly illustrated history of London from Thomas H. Shepherd and James Elmes. First edition.In a full cloth binding, with leather spine label. Renewed endpapers.Illustrated with an engraved title page and eighty engraved plates. Collated, complete.An engaging look into the rapid development of 19th-century London, and the new buildings of George IV's London. Examining the rapid changes of London that the city underwent during the early part of the Industrial Revolution. With commentaries by English architect, civil engineer and art writer James Elmes.Thomas H. Shepherd was a British topographical watercolour artist well known for his architectural paintings. In a full cloth binding, with leather spine label.Externally, joints are starting, but firm. Rubbing and bumping to the extremities, with minor loss to the head and tail of spine. A couple marks to the boards. Engraved ownership bookplate to the front paste down, bearing three initials. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright, with scattered spotting of varying degrees throughout. Good. Mr. Thos. H. Shepherd; James Elmes (illustrator). book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century: Displayed in a Series of Engravings of the New Buildings, Improvements, &c. By the Most Eminent Artists, from Original Drawings, Taken from the Objects Themselves Expressly for this Work. By Mr. Thos. H. Shepherd: Comprising the Palaces, Parks, New Churches, Bridges, Streets, River Scenery, Public Offices and Institutions, Gentlemen's Seats and Mansions, and Every Other Object Worthy of Notice Throughout the Metropolis Its Environs. With Historical, Topographical, and Critical Illustrations, By James Elmes, M. R. I. A. Architect, Author of the Life of Sir Christopher Wren, Lectures on Architecture, Dictionary of the Fine Arts, &c. London: Published Jones & Co., Temple of the Muses. 1833, vi, 172 pp, ii, 79 plates - one plate (with two engravings) lacking. 11.5 x 9", 4to. In fair condition. Boards are scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at leather corners. Contemporary spine clean and intact. Gilt lettering on spine bright and clean. Illustrated green paper boards scuffed and soiled, but still presentable. Engraved title page moderately foxed, with off-setting to adjacent page. Normal age-related toning throughout text-block, with some instances of age-staining or finger-soiling. Off-setting exhibited on all tissue guards. Some tissue guards are scuffed at edges and corners. Binding is intact. Please see photos. James Elmes (1782-1862) was an English architect, civil engineer, and writer on the arts. Elmes was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, and, after studying building under his father, and architecture under George Gibson, became a student at the Royal Academy, where he gained the silver medal 1804. He designed a large number of buildings in London, and was surveyor and civil engineer to the Port of London, but is best known as a writer on the arts. In 1813-4, he restored the top part of the spire of Chichester Cathedral, reconstructing the pendulum device incorporated into it by Sir Christopher Wren to counteract the effects of strong winds. He was the founder and editor of the Annals of the Fine Arts. RAREB1833COPX 04/24 - HK1426. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. London: Published by Jones & Co., First Edition, 1827. Repaired full leather binding, with new spine to the original boards. With 80 engraved plates and 1 engraved Plan of The Regent's Park. Provenance: Major Stanley Kentish Barnes bookplate to the front paste down. Approximately 10 ¾ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition gilt titles to black leather label, gilt decoration. Joints very good condition repaired, solid. Corners good condition worn. Boards good condition original boards with gilt decoration, marked and worn. Page edges good condition tanned and darkened. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition repaired, sound. Paste downs good condition marbled paper. End papers good condition marbled paper. Title good condition tanned. Pages good condition some marks and foxing, gently tanned. Binding very good condition attractive. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1827 Binding: Hardback.…

London, Jones & Co., 1833, in-4°, steelengraved title + typographical title (dated 1833) + vi + 172 pp + ii + 79 plates h.t. with 158 views + 1 engraved plan of Regent's park + (2)(binding directions, publicity), contemporary green half leather, smooth decorated spine, a few stains at the engraved title, otherwise a clean and nice copy. A complementary volume ;''London in the Nineteenth century'', also illustrated by the same artist appeared together with this volume (not present here).…