Thomas Rowlandson Illus (49 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. First American Edition; dj w/clipped price, in mylar; 407 clean,unmarked pages/index. b/w Illus; Thomas Rowlandson End Papers (illustrator).

Condition: Fair. 1903. New Edition. 265 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Colour illustrated plates. Ex Libris plate to front pastedown. Missing front free endpaper. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and rear free endpaper. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges exposing netting and causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with moderate staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.…

Condition: Good. 1903. New Edition. 265 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Colour illustrated plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall. …

Condition: Very Good. Leatherette boards.

Condition: Like New. Quarter-bound in richly coloured leather; cloth covered boards. Raised bands and gilt lettering on spine; Gold decoration on spine and boards. Marbled endpapers, matching sewn-in bookmark and all edges gilt.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition. Half-leather -- red leather over marbled paper boards. Small ding on top edge of rear cover, otherwise fine. Slipcase is very good with just a trace of soiling. Copy #1422 of 2000 limited. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 327 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dj. Quarto, hardcover, tape at bottom spine of cover. e;se. Interior VG. Green boards with black lettering. Erotic art. I would rate the drawings "X", very lusty cartoons on endpapers. Introduction by Gert Schiff. 50 framable erotic pieces of lewd and lacivious art works, great for Hugh Hefner's bedroom! Women are generally quite rotund, Rubenesque and men well endowed. In the days of the Greeks the phallus was the essence of life energy. Illus By Author (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition of one of the most modern and amusing dance of death works since Holbein's. The hand-colored illustrations are by Thomas Rowlandson (1742-1823) and the poetry is by William Combe (1742-1823). Highly satirical, the series depicts 74 scenes in hand-colored aquatint of modern-day (19th century) British characters and settings, ranging widely among all social classes and, significantly, stereotypes within those classes. Death is often depicted in a humorous posture but bleakly gleeful in its task, which complements the unsparing and biting poetry very well. The series originally was issued in 24 monthly parts, with 3 plates per part, and was assembled in a two volume set upon its completion. Originally bound in plain grey boards (as here), many sets were finely rebound to reflect the artistic quality of their contents. 2 volumes. Hand-colored frontispiece in first volume along with an extra illustrated colored title page: vii, [5] 295; frontispiece, [6], 299 pages. Complete. In all, there are 74 fine hand-colored aquatint plates (38 in first volume including title vignette; 36 in second volume). Tall 8vo, bound in grey boards with renewed endpapers printed title glued to spine, slight offsetting to plates, as usual, and slight aquatint bleeding to a few text leaves facing plate, also as usual. Discreet pencil marks/lines to a few leaves in margins, first text leaf to volume two with small paper defect in lower corner and plate slightly loose but holding, the remnants of a flower impression between two text leaves in volume 2 (see photo). Otherwise, a very nice, bright copy in a sound, stable binding.…

First Edition. Poor copy in the original gilt-illustrated green cloth boards, now somewhat scuffed and rubbed along the edges. Bottom corners bumped. Endbands rubbed, with rear joint split and spine cover separating; tight, smaller tear to the front joint. Front hinge starting, with t.p.-p. iv loose. The text shows occasional marginal annotations and faint foxing only; flyleaf and title page show contemporary reader inscriptions. The colour plates are well-preserved overall, although those facing pp. 222 and 224 are loose and ragged along the edge. A complete and serviceable copy. Physical description; xlviii, 354 pages. Notes; "The original edition, complete and unabridged, with life of the author by John Camden Hotten; and eighty full page illustrations drawn and coloured after the originals by T. Rowlandson." Subjects; Humorous fiction. Satire. Travel literature. 19th century. Illustrated. Thomas Rowlandson. Regency. Tour. Picturesque. Comic verse. English literature. 1 Kg.…

oblong, 4to. pp. 206, [2]. profusely illus. in colour. map illus. endleaves. cloth. dw. (minor edge wear, 3 tears).

Condition: Very Good.

Condition: Good. 22 x 13 cm. Good. Staining on Corners from scotch taping, penciled notation bottom right. Penciled notation on reverse. [Aquatint etching.].

35 [1] pp. 12 caricatures after Thomas Rowlandson. Small folio, publisher's marbled boards. One of 235 copies. Slight rubbing to the tip and the bottom edge; otherwise fine.

Condition: Very Good. Reprint. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Modern rebind with new endpapers. Occasional scattered light foxing. 260mm x 170mm (10" x 7"). viii, 254pp. 24 colour plates by Rowlandson. Lovely edition of Goldsmith's classic. Based on the Ackermann edition of 1817. Grey hardback cloth spine over papered boards. …

First Edition. Poor copy in the original gilt-illustrated green cloth boards, now somewhat scuffed and rubbed along the edges. Bottom corners bumped. Endbands rubbed, with rear joint split and spine cover separating; tight, smaller tear to the front joint. Front hinge starting, with t.p.-p. iv loose. The text shows occasional marginal annotations and faint foxing only; flyleaf and title page show contemporary reader inscriptions. The colour plates are well-preserved overall, although those facing pp. 222 and 224 are loose and ragged along the edge. A complete and serviceable copy. Physical description; xlviii, 354 pages. Notes; "The original edition, complete and unabridged, with life of the author by John Camden Hotten; and eighty full page illustrations drawn and coloured after the originals by T. Rowlandson." Subjects; Humorous fiction. Satire. Travel literature. 19th century. Illustrated. Thomas Rowlandson. Regency. Tour. Picturesque. Comic verse. English literature. 1 Kg.…

hardcover. Condition: poor. no jacket. n.d. (c.1869). (4), xlviii, 354pp., 16pp.(publisher's list for 1869. misnumbered as 19pp.). Bound in publisher's green cloth, gilt illus.to front board, gilt illus.and title to spine. A.e.g. Gray e.ps. Numerous coloured illus. 19.6x13.3cm. Front board worn at corners, rear board sl.rubbed and worn at corners, spine somewhat darkened and worn. Hinges of spine and boards started and partly torn. Edges rubbed. E.ps.stained and started. Binding loosened. Pencil notations to front flyleaf and ink and pencil noatations to recto of frontis. Verso of the title page of ".Picturesque" stained at joint. From front flyleaf to page xviii about to detach. Pages and plates foxing and some are light spotted. [f1386-171494].…

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 2 p. 1., [iii]-xlviii, 354 p. col. front., 77 col. pl. 20 cm. Notes; "Bibliographical list of the works written by William Combe": p. [xl]-xlviii. Subjects; William Combe (1742-1823). Fiction. 19th century fiction. Genres; Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

Limited Edition. No. 310 of 1500 hand-numbered copies. Octavo (25.5cm); half red morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles to spine; top edge gilt; 327pp; illus. In publisher's board slipcase. A tight, Fine copy in the original publisher's slipcase, lightly dusted, Near Fine.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 2 p. 1., [iii]-xlviii, 354 p. col. front., 77 col. pl. 20 cm. Notes; "Bibliographical list of the works written by William Combe": p. [xl]-xlviii. Subjects; William Combe (1742-1823). Fiction. 19th century fiction. Genres; Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

Three-Quarter Leather. Condition: Very good +. Replica of annotated edition of 1813. Limited edition of 260 copies; this copy has no number. xv, 215 p. 21 colour plates. Bound in half red leather with red paper boards, gilt trim. Repaired front hinge. Edges of free endpapers browned. Moderate thumbing. A couple of small spots on title page. A few page edges roughened. Still a gorgeous volume that will add a lovely touch of colour to your shelf. Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827) was an English artist and caricaturist well-known for his humorous drawings of various aspects of social life. One of the authors of the accompanying verse was Archdeacon Francis Wrangham, an advocate for the abolition of slavery, women's education, Catholic rights, charity schools, free libraries, charity hospitals and other progressive social ideas.…

First Edition. Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned. Some wear and tear as with age. Title page loose. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 2 preliminary leaves, [iii]-xlviii, 354 pages color frontispiece, 77 color plates 20 cm. Notes; Bound in green cloth; stamped in gold and blind; gray coated endpapers. Front free endpaper, frontispiece, engraved title-page, detached. Subjects; Combe, William (1742-1823). Verse satire. English poetry 19th century. Genres; Bibliography. English wit and humor. Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned. Some wear and tear as with age. Title page loose. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 2 preliminary leaves, [iii]-xlviii, 354 pages color frontispiece, 77 color plates 20 cm. Notes; Bound in green cloth; stamped in gold and blind; gray coated endpapers. Front free endpaper, frontispiece, engraved title-page, detached. Subjects; Combe, William (1742-1823). Verse satire. English poetry 19th century. Genres; Bibliography. English wit and humor. Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

140 pp. With 29 spirited plates in color by Rowlandson, all re-engraved for this edition. 8vo, contemporary full polished calf; gilt panelled spine, t.e.g., rebacked, retaining the original backstrip. First octavo edition. Old marginal repair to one plate; the remainder clean and bright. Corners worn.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3 vols. Illus. with 78 hand cold. plates. Sm. 8vo. full calf, t.e.g. Front hinge on vol. 1 a little weak, edges of bds. slightly rubbed, else v.g.

3 volumes. First Edition Thus, called the First "Miniature" Edition, though the size is actually much larger. The first volume illustrated with hand-coloured frontispiece and 29 fine hand-colored engravings by Thomas Rowlandson, the second volume illustrated with 24 hand-coloured plates, the third volume illustrated with hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and 24 additional hand-coloured plates, two volumes with pictorial tail-pieces at the end of the text, one in black and white and one hand-coloured, all printed by Ackermann. 12mo, in sixes, bound in later full polished cranberry calf to style, the spines with raised bands, the compartments gilt stippled at the borders, central ornamental tooling gilt at the centers, three compartments lettered and numbered in gilt, the covers gilt rolled at the borders, marbled endleaves, all edges gilt. [2], 276; [4], 277; [2], 279 pp. A very good set, with only minor rubbing at the spine ends. The plates are clean and quite vividly colored. FIRST OF THE EDITION, VERY SCARCE AS A COMPLETE SET. Rowlandson's illustrations are of course the star of this set. Combe has described how every month "an etching or drawing was sent to me, and I composed a certain proportion of pages in verse, in which, of course, the subject of the design was included; the rest depended on what would be the subject of the second, and in this manner the artist continued designing, and I continued writing, til a volume of nearly ten thousand words was produced." The success of this none-too-promising enterprise surprised authors and publisher alike, and was mainly due to Rowlandson's designs, which combined British breadth of humor with French lightness of touch. Dr. Syntax hats, coats, and wigs became fashionable, and the success of the first volume led to the two sequels here included. Clean sets in bindings have become very difficult to obtain.…

First Edition. Scattered marginal foxing. Finely and [period] sympathetically bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Blind-tooled cross-bands with the title blocked direct in gilt. An exceptional set; of presentation quality - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Related names; Combe, William (1742-1823) - contains the first print appearance of Doctor Syntax - 'The schoolmaster's tour'. Physical description; 4 v. : ill., (part col.) ; 22 cm. Notes; v. 1-4; May 1809-Apr. 1811. All published. Engraved t.p. in each volume. Index in each v. Subtitle varies slightly. The schoolmaster's tour [of Dr. Syntax]. 3 Kg. …

First Edition. Scattered marginal foxing. Finely and [period] sympathetically bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Blind-tooled cross-bands with the title blocked direct in gilt. An exceptional set; of presentation quality - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Related names; Combe, William (1742-1823) - contains the first print appearance of Doctor Syntax - 'The schoolmaster's tour'. Physical description; 4 v. : ill., (part col.) ; 22 cm. Notes; v. 1-4; May 1809-Apr. 1811. All published. Engraved t.p. in each volume. Index in each v. Subtitle varies slightly. The schoolmaster's tour [of Dr. Syntax]. 3 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Binding by Riviere, restored by J. MacDonald Company (rebacked, preserving original spine). Gilt-ruled green morocco, gilt-stamped lettering and ornament in spine compartments (5 raised bands), inside gilt dentelles, t.e.g. (others uncut); 12mo; pp. viii, 144, plus half-title p., and hand-colored engraved folding frontispiece and 8 plates. Frontispiece torn at folds and repaired on verso; one plate trimmed affecting title. Bookplate of Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow, and bookseller's ticket of Robson and Kerslake, on front paste-down. A lovely copy -- nice binding, and bright, clean text block. …

First Rowlandson edition. Royal octavo, two-volumes, pp., viii, 295, [5] index; [2], 296, [8] index. Complete hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and title-page plus, 72 further hand-coloured aquatints divided between both volumes, designed and etched by Rowlandson. Uniformly bound in contemporary diced Russia, titled and ornamented in gilt to spines, double fillets in gilt to boards, gilt rolls to edges; all edges marbled; marbled end-papers; red silk place-markers to both volumes. Armorial bookplate of Benjamin Chapman of Killua Castle to front paste-down of both volumes. Some rubbing to extremities, joints slightly worn, top edges a little dusty. Contents clean and fresh. A very good set, handsomely bound. The celebrated first Rowlandson edition of one of Combe's comical poems written for the illustrator, for which he is still best known. Unlike previous 'Dance of Death' works, Rowlandson drew both from the macabre and the familiar, drawing on images and characters from Regency life. The book is firmly in the firmament of the Rowlandson canon 'The illustrations nearly excel all his other work' (Hardie 172). 'Indispensable to any Rowlandson collection, one of the essential pivots of any colour plate library, being one of the main works of Rowlandson' (Tooley 334). Sir Benjamin James Chapman, 4th Baronet (1810 - 1888) was MP and High-Sheriff for Westmeath in Ireland and the great uncle of T. E. Lawrence. An attractive copy of one of Rowlandson's most famous works. Hardie, English Coloured Books, pp., 171-2; Tooley, Coloured Plates, 411; Grolier, Rowlandson, 32.…

First editions. The Tours follow the amusing misadventures of the titular character, a foolish clergyman and schoolmaster, and satirize contemporary travel writing. Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827) created the vivid, caricature-style illustrations of Dr Syntax's various mishaps, and William Coombe (1742-1823) composed the narrative poems that accompany them. Dr Syntax first appeared in Ackermann's Poetical Magazine in 1809. The character is based on the artist, cleric and travel writer William Gilpin (1724-1804). In his 1768 Essay on Prints, Gilpin defined the picturesque as "a term expressive of that peculiar kind of beauty, which is agreeable in a picture" (p. 2). His writing encouraged amateur artists to travel in search of picturesque vistas to reproduce. Coombe mocks such as activities: "His pencil too perfom'd its duty / In sketching many a landscape beauty / Scarce rose a cot within the bound / That his dominion did surround / Whose whiten'd walls did not impart / Some bounty on the Doctor's art". During his early career as an artist, Rowlandson travelled extensively through Britain and Continental Europe, producing a mix of caricatures and the style landscape painting mocked in the Tours. At the beginning of the 19th century, he moved into book and magazine illustration and was primarily employed by Rudolph Ackermann. His work demonstrates his vast range. He was "as much a master of the lyrical watercolour of rolling countryside as of the incisive caricature". The latter, seen here, is "marked by brilliant draughtsmanship and acute observation of stance, movement, and character" (ODNB). Houfe, p. 285. Two works, (257 x 166 mm), large octavo in half-sheets. 24 coloured aquatint plates in each vol., tissue guards in Third Tour, woodcut vignette to p. [51] of Second Tour, aquatint title page and vignette tailpiece in Third Tour. Contemporary red straight-grain half morocco, spines flat, lettered in gilt with gilt and blind tooling, marbled sides and endpapers, all edges untrimmed. Spots of wear to board edges and corners, covers a little rubbed, occasional offsetting from plates, well-margined: in very good condition.…