Plate Books from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

Archaeologia Cambrensis 1862. 8vo.Illustrated. Collection of 67 plates and plans, lithographed and engraved, some with more than one image per plate, and one folding. Views and archaeological sites, with the original front wrap bound in. Green half calf binding with cloth boards and gilt decorated spine with dark red title label. Gift inscription dated 1866 to the verso of the… Read more about this item

London and Dublin: Printed for S. Hooper [and] printed for G. Tyrrell 1833. Small 4to.Ex-Library. Engraved illustrated title and 16 engravings as called for. 32 pp text and 17 Grose plates, mostly coloured, relating to Co. Louth. Bound in a modern speckled calf with marbled boards. Scarce. Bound with 17, mostly coloured Grose plates, largely relating to Co. Louth. .… Read more about this item

London: Groombridge and Sons N.d. [c. 1880]. 8vo. In 8 volumes. Ranging between 156 to 235 pp. Tissue-guarded hand-coloured plates to each volume, 358 in total. Uniformly bound in full green calf with gilt ruled lines to boards and gilt detailing, five raised bands, and red title & volume labels to spines. Slight rubbing to boards and wear at extremities,… Read more about this item

London: Ernest Nister [1895]. 4to. xvi, 273 pp. Shiny maroon cloth with floral black stamped decoration and gilt lettering, with the same floral designs and black lettering on spine. Taxonomy of butterflies and moths with 30 chromolithographic plates. Spine discoloured and a bit worn at ends, much marking to rear board. Small tear to rear joint, and former owner's name… Read more about this item

London: Offices of 'The Studio' 1903. Folio. In eight parts complete. Folio measuring 31cm x 43cm. Publisher's quarter cream-coloured cloth over boards with paper title onlay to front board. With 48 plates, eight original parts loose within original portfolio boards. Boards worn and slightly marked, with loss to the top board's top-right corner. Each part in grey printed paper wrappers… Read more about this item

London: Printed for the Author 1823-40. 8vo.Illustrated. 8 Volumes. Green morocco binding with gilt decorated spine and gilt turn ins. All edges gilt with marbled endpapers. Sunning to the spines with wear to the joints and slight marks to the boards. Bindings firm. Spotting to the endpapers but otherwise internally clean and bright. Complete with 770 hand coloured engravings with… Read more about this item

London: William Mackenzie [1879]. FolioIllustrated. xxvi, 204 pp. Brown leather spine with gilt lettering over green boards. Top edge gilt but faded. Illustrated with 41 fine chromolithographs of each species drawn from nature by A. F. Lydon, and numerous engravings. Rubbing to spine and edges and a slight lean to binding. Foxing throughout. This is a heavy item and may… Read more about this item

London: Longman, Green and Co. 1915-1918. 4to.Illustrated. In four volumes, complete. Bound in red gilt lettered cloth. Sunning to the spines and marks to the boards, particularly the rear of the first volume. Owner's inscription to the front end paper of the first volume dated 1918. Slight marks and spotting to the the extremities, otherwise internally clean with a firm… Read more about this item

London: Fullarton and Co. (circa 1851). 4to. Title page and 40 etched plates with pencil titles. Full red morocco with gilt lettering and decoration to the spine, boards and edges, gilt inner dentelles. Blind detail on the boards and marbled end papers. No pagination, [1, 40 etchings]. Some foxing throughout. Generally in fair condition with some wear to the boards… Read more about this item

London: Hodgson & Graves, Printsellers to the King 1837. FolioIllustrated. Large folio measuring 38cm x 56cm. Recent dark green half morocco over original gilt-lettered dark green moire cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. New endpapers. Wear to board edges. Spotting & staining to all plates, primarily to edges but affecting some engraved areas. Tinted title-page engraving. Engraved dedication & plate leaf.… Read more about this item

London: Bell and Daldy 1868. 4to. iv, 91 pp. Publisher's original elaborately gilt-decorated and blind-stamped brown cloth. Bevelled boards. All edges gilt. Some fading to spine with wear to foot of spine. Small stain to recto of frontis. Internally clean. Extra-illustrated title-page. With forty full-page tissue-guarded colour illustrations. . Very Good. Gilt Decorated Cloth. 1868.

Naples: Museo Reale Borbonico 1825 / 183-. 4to.Illustrated. In 2 volumes. Unpaginated [160]; [120] pp. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Raised bands to spines with maroon & black title & volume labels. Rubbing to spines & corners. Internally clean. Two engraved title-pages. With 160 full-page plates, including one folding, in the first volume. 120 full-page plates, including one folding,… Read more about this item

[London]: [Novello, Ewer, and Co.] [1891]. Atlas FolioIllustrated. Proof copy printed on vellum. This is copy no. 17 of 26 copies issued with a set of sixteen proofs on Japanese vellum. Only numbers 1 to 26 of the 676 copies were issued with the proofs on vellum. Large folio measuring 36cm x 46cm. Contemporary blue crushed morocco with gilt lettering… Read more about this item

London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co circa 1880. 8vo. x + 406 pp, with hand coloured title page and 12 hand coloured steel engravings and some black white illustrations within the text. Half red morocco with hunting devices in the spine compartments. Top edge gilt and marbled boards. . Very Good. Gilt-decorated Morocco. 1880.

London: William Heinemann 1900. 4to. 14 pp. Publisher's original cream-coloured cloth spine over pictorial boards. In recent brown cloth solander box with paper title label to spine. Minor rubbing to corners. Bookplates to front pastedown. Offsetting from plates and slight spotting. With twelve full-page plates by William Nicholson. In Very Good to Near Fine condition. . Very Good. Illustrated Boards.… Read more about this item

London: Seeley & Sons 1833. Large 8vo. 486, (2) pp. Bound in recent antique half calf over marbled boards. Raised bands to spine with gilt devices & green leather title label. New endpapers. Internally clean. With eight full-page hand-coloured lithographs. . Near Fine. Half Calf. First Edition. 1833.

Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black 1840. Folio. 12, + plates, 40 pp. Cloth. Large area of damage to front board. Light spotting to some plates, with most plates clean & without spotting. Short introductory text. Forty-page index at rear. Contains fifty-four full-page colour maps, including some double-page. Binding in Poor condition with plates in Very Good condition. This is a… Read more about this item

London: Stephanie Hoppen Limited 1990. Folio. No. 313 of an edition limited to 500 copies. Large folio measuring 55cm x 41cm. Publisher's full green cloth solander box with gilt leather title label onlay to front, small dent to the top edge. Sixteen loose sheets, as issued. With twelve colour plates from paintings by Jose Escofet, each signed by the artist.… Read more about this item

London: H. D.Symonds, J. Parsons, Allen & West, et al. N.d. [1795/96]. Oblong 8vo. Unpaginated. Oblong format measuring 21cm x 13cm. Recent dark red blind-stamped & sprinkled full calf. Raised bands to spine with black leather title label & gilt lettering. New endpapers. Bound by Atlkinsons. Engraved title-page. One-page description of each plate followed by finely engraved copper engraving of… Read more about this item

London: Printed for C. S. Arnold 1825. Tall 8vo. xvi, 272 pp. Full calf with gilt borders to boards. Raised bands to spine with decorative gilt panels and maroon leather title label. Top edge gilt. Gilt turn-ins and marbled endpapers. Bound by Robson & Kerslake. Damage to bottom right corner of front board. Bookplates to front pastedown and front endpaper.… Read more about this item