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1813 The Plays of William Shakespeare
1813 The Plays of William Shakespeare

1813 The Plays of William Shakespeare

$4,712

H 9 in W 15 in D 6 in

1813 The Plays of William Shakespeare

By William Shakespeare

Located in Bath, GB

. Illustrated with five plates, four folding letterpresses, and one further folding plate. Collated, complete

Category

1810s British Antique Letterpress

Materials

Paper

The Bluestocking’s Husband

The Bluestocking’s Husband

By Honoré Daumier

Located in New York, NY

, sur blanc (without the letterpress verso and on a quality wove paper); Daumier Register 669, second

Category

1840s Realist Antique Letterpress

Materials

Lithograph

Seminal guide to the East and West Indies, with 42 coloured maps and plates
Seminal guide to the East and West Indies, with 42 coloured maps and plates

Seminal guide to the East and West Indies, with 42 coloured maps and plates

$270,546Sale Price|25% Off

H 12.6 in W 8.27 in D 1.58 in

Seminal guide to the East and West Indies, with 42 coloured maps and plates

By Jan Huygen van Linschoten

Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL

). With 3 title pages (2 from the same full-page engraving and 1 letterpress with an engraving of a ship

Category

Early 17th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Letterpress

Materials

Paper

Saved from Drowning

Saved from Drowning

By Honoré Daumier

Located in New York, NY

letterpress verso in Le Charivari; Daumier Register 1029, second state (of 3); in very good condition, 10 x

Category

1840s Realist Antique Letterpress

Materials

Lithograph

Monsieur - Here's Your Handkerchief

Monsieur - Here's Your Handkerchief

By Honoré Daumier

Located in New York, NY

paper (from the small collector’s edition, without the letterpress verso as the print was issued in the

Category

1840s Realist Antique Letterpress

Materials

Lithograph

Navigational Chart of Mexico's Coast, with Acapulco and Port Marquis, 1748
Navigational Chart of Mexico's Coast, with Acapulco and Port Marquis, 1748

Navigational Chart of Mexico's Coast, with Acapulco and Port Marquis, 1748

$134Sale Price|20% Off

H 9.81 in W 17.52 in D 0.01 in

Navigational Chart of Mexico's Coast, with Acapulco and Port Marquis, 1748

Located in Langweer, NL

: Good, given age. Original folds, as issued. Offsetting from letterpress text on the opposite page in

Category

1740s Antique Letterpress

Materials

Paper

La fortune fait oublier les amis

La fortune fait oublier les amis

By Honoré Daumier

Located in New York, NY

letterpress verso (sur blanc), in generally good condition, paper toned toward edges. 9 x 9 inches A very

Category

1830s Realist Antique Letterpress

Materials

Lithograph

'Erinnerung (Remembrance)' — Turn-of-the Century Romanticism
'Erinnerung (Remembrance)' — Turn-of-the Century Romanticism

'Erinnerung (Remembrance)' — Turn-of-the Century Romanticism

By Max Klinger

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

literature, the artist’s name and the title is printed in letterpress, in the bottom, left sheet corner

Category

1890s Post-Impressionist Antique Letterpress

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Fashion Plates (a collection of 12)
Fashion Plates (a collection of 12)

Fashion Plates (a collection of 12)

By Paul Gavarni

Located in New York, NY

in Le Charivari, with the letterpress verso. [Some are signed in the plate, the address of the

Category

1840s Antique Letterpress

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Bird Print of the Goldcrest by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797
Antique Bird Print of the Goldcrest by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

Antique Bird Print of the Goldcrest by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

$623Sale Price|20% Off

H 21.07 in W 14.57 in D 0.02 in

Antique Bird Print of the Goldcrest by Sepp & Nozeman, 1797

By Cornelius Nozeman, M. Houttuyn, J.C. Sepp

Located in Langweer, NL

major defects. The two accompanying letterpress text pages are clean and well-preserved. Framing tips

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Letterpress

Materials

Paper

Heliograph of Tin Mining in Tronoh, Perak and Tambun in Sabah, Malaysia, 1907
Heliograph of Tin Mining in Tronoh, Perak and Tambun in Sabah, Malaysia, 1907

Heliograph of Tin Mining in Tronoh, Perak and Tambun in Sabah, Malaysia, 1907

Located in Langweer, NL

printed using industrial methods such as offset, letterpress or rotogravure. Héliogravure belongs to the

Category

Early 1900s Antique Letterpress

Materials

Paper

Rare Heliogravures of Singapore and Johore, Published in 1907
Rare Heliogravures of Singapore and Johore, Published in 1907

Rare Heliogravures of Singapore and Johore, Published in 1907

Located in Langweer, NL

, letterpress or rotogravure. Héliogravure belongs to the same family of intaglio printing techniques as

Category

Early 1900s Antique Letterpress

Materials

Paper

Three Rare Heliogravures on One Leaf of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1907
Three Rare Heliogravures on One Leaf of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1907

Three Rare Heliogravures on One Leaf of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1907

Located in Langweer, NL

pattern, unlike images printed using industrial methods such as offset, letterpress or rotogravure

Category

Early 1900s Antique Letterpress

Materials

Paper

Rare Harbour Views of Colonial Singapore, 1907
Rare Harbour Views of Colonial Singapore, 1907

Rare Harbour Views of Colonial Singapore, 1907

$839

H 13.78 in W 17.72 in D 0.01 in

Rare Harbour Views of Colonial Singapore, 1907

Located in Langweer, NL

printed using industrial methods such as offset, letterpress or rotogravure. Héliogravure belongs to the

Category

Early 1900s Dutch Antique Letterpress

Materials

Paper

Northern Lapwing – Gavia vulgaris, Tringa vanellus – Nozeman & Sepp, 1770–1829
Northern Lapwing – Gavia vulgaris, Tringa vanellus – Nozeman & Sepp, 1770–1829

Northern Lapwing – Gavia vulgaris, Tringa vanellus – Nozeman & Sepp, 1770–1829

By J.C. Sepp, Cornelius Nozeman, M. Houttuyn

Located in Langweer, NL

letterpress text in Dutch, as issued. Condition: Very good impression with rich original hand colour. Light

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Letterpress

Materials

Paper

Rare Heliograph of the Teutonia Club in Colonial Singapore, 1907
Rare Heliograph of the Teutonia Club in Colonial Singapore, 1907

Rare Heliograph of the Teutonia Club in Colonial Singapore, 1907

Located in Langweer, NL

printed using industrial methods such as offset, letterpress or rotogravure. Héliogravure belongs to the

Category

Early 1900s Dutch Antique Letterpress

Materials

Paper

Extremely Rare Copy of the Venezuelan Declaration of Independance, 1811
Extremely Rare Copy of the Venezuelan Declaration of Independance, 1811

Extremely Rare Copy of the Venezuelan Declaration of Independance, 1811

Located in Amsterdam, NL

signed and the second was in 1823, printed in letterpress and titled Declaracion de Independencia (Gonza

Category

Early 19th Century Venezuelan Antique Letterpress

Materials

Paper

Rare Heliogravures of Singapore and Johore, Published in 1907
Rare Heliogravures of Singapore and Johore, Published in 1907

Rare Heliogravures of Singapore and Johore, Published in 1907

Located in Langweer, NL

printed using industrial methods such as offset, letterpress or rotogravure. Héliogravure belongs to

Category

Early 1900s Antique Letterpress

Materials

Paper

Rare Heliograph of the Government House in Colonial Singapore, 1907
Rare Heliograph of the Government House in Colonial Singapore, 1907

Rare Heliograph of the Government House in Colonial Singapore, 1907

Located in Langweer, NL

printed using industrial methods such as offset, letterpress or rotogravure. Héliogravure belongs to the

Category

Early 1900s Dutch Antique Letterpress

Materials

Paper

Strix Ulula – Hand-Coloured Engraving of Short-Eared Owl with Eggs, 1770–1829
Strix Ulula – Hand-Coloured Engraving of Short-Eared Owl with Eggs, 1770–1829

Strix Ulula – Hand-Coloured Engraving of Short-Eared Owl with Eggs, 1770–1829

$1,558Sale Price|31% Off

H 21.07 in W 14.57 in D 0.02 in

Strix Ulula – Hand-Coloured Engraving of Short-Eared Owl with Eggs, 1770–1829

By M. Houttuyn, Cornelius Nozeman, J.C. Sepp

Located in Langweer, NL

important zoological record and a work of art. The two original pages of letterpress text in Dutch

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Letterpress

Materials

Paper

Malay Peninsula by C.J. Kleingrothe, 1907
Malay Peninsula by C.J. Kleingrothe, 1907

Malay Peninsula by C.J. Kleingrothe, 1907

$21,105Sale Price|20% Off

H 14.26 in W 18 in D 0.02 in

Malay Peninsula by C.J. Kleingrothe, 1907

By Charles J. Kleingrothe

Located in Langweer, NL

printed using industrial methods such as offset, letterpress or rotogravure. Héliogravure belongs to the

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Letterpress

Materials

Paper

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