Colour Plate from Temple Rare Books

London: R. Ackermann, 1814. Four volumes complete, 1814-15 - First Volume - Oxford, Volume One - xiv, [3], ii-xxv, [2], 2-275pp, [7]; Second Volume - Oxford, Volume Two - [3], 2-262pp, [6]; Third Volume - Cambridge, Volume One - [7]-vii, [3], x-xii, [1], 2-296pp, [6]; and the Fourth Volume - Cambridge, Volume Two - [5], 2-324pp, [8]. Uniformly bound… Read more about this item

London: For the Author By J. Debrett, 1801. [2], [i]-ii, [v]-vi, 1-134, plates, [135-136], charts, 137-144pp, [6]. Original? boards, later cloth reback with modern paper title label to spine, later endpapers. Boards worn to edges and especially corners, scrape to centre of lower board. Internally the front endpaper is creased, light spotting to text, but plates generally clean, a few… Read more about this item

London: John Harding, 1812. [9], 10-105pp, [1], plates. Half calf and marbled paper over boards, smooth back, divided into six panels with gilt rules, title lettered direct to second panel, remaining panels with small lozenge shaped tool to centre. Recently rebacked, rubbed to extremities, corners bumped. Some light browning to text and the uncoloured plates, some browning to joints of… Read more about this item

London: Wm. S. Orr & Co., 1849. [38]p, additional lithographic title and twenty-one tissue guarded tinted lithographic plates. Original cloth, gilt roll border to covers, upper cover with title in gilt to centre, primrose endpapers. Repaired to spine ends, slightly rubbed, otherwise externally quite bright and clean. Light foxing to reverse of plates, each plate has a small half circle… Read more about this item

London: Ackermann and Co., 1841. [8], 38pp, coloured lithographic additional title, full page map and twelve coloured, tissue guarded, lithographic plates, original pictorial boards. Boards rubbed, paper covering boards chipped to edges and corners with small amounts of loss, rebacked. Endpapers browned and heavily creased, some light foxing throughout, but generally fairly clean, a couple of pages including the title,… Read more about this item

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown and William Daniell, 1814. Eight volumes complete - Volume One - Title, dedication, [iii]-v, [1], 215pp, [3]; Volume Two - [2], 223pp, [1]; Volume Three - [4], 80pp; Volume Four - [4], 96pp; Volume Five - [4], 36pp; Volume Six - [4], 94pp; Volume Seven - [2], 90pp and Volume Eight - [4],… Read more about this item

London: R. Ackermann, 1820. xxviii, 115pp, [1]; 24 plates. Handsomely rebound by Temple Bookbinders in full morocco, raised flat bands, spine in six panels, title and author labels to second and fourth panels, remaining panels gilt, covers with double panel design, inner panel with black onlay, elaborate gilt borders, gilt to inner edges with marbled endpapers. Internally some light soiling… Read more about this item

London: W. Miller, 1810. [4], 86pp, plates. Original marbled paper over boards. Later reback, with new paper label to spine, corners worn, edges bumped and chipped, paper covering boards rubbed, inner joints renewed, front free endpaper creased and spotted with some light foxing to text, plates clean. Housed in a modern cloth drop back box with title label to spine,… Read more about this item

London: John Fairburn, 1822. xxiv, 489pp, [3], plates. Original boards, original paper label to spine, untrimmed. Rebacked (almost invisibly), with old label laid down. Label slightly chipped, boards rubbed, corners and edges bumped, front inner joint with paper repair, internally quite bright and clean, complete with the half-title and the 'To the Binders' leaf at the rear. With a hand-coloured… Read more about this item

London: G.H. Davidson, 1846. [8], 63pp, [1], plates. Original publishers cloth, gilt floral decoration to spine, upper cover with gilt frame with volute and flower corner pieces with inner floral wreath surrounding the title, lower cover replicates the pattern but is in blind, a.e.g., primrose endpapers. Spine faded, some minor discolouring to covers, especially towards fore-edges, a few small ink… Read more about this item

London: Howlett and Brimmer, 1825. vi, 72pp, [2], colour plates. Modern rebind in half calf and cloth by Temple Bookbinders, raised bands, spine in six panels, single rule bordering bands, calf title label to upper cover, a.e.g., new marbled endpapers. Externally near fine, internally some light browning and very light foxing, mainly to page edges and text leaves, plates generally… Read more about this item

London: R. Ackermann, 1815. [4], 400pp, [10]. Rebound in full morocco by Zaehnsdorf, raised bands, spine in six panels, title in gilt to second panel, remaining panels filled with small flower heads, roundels and pointille, covers with an inner double fillet panel with elaborate corner pieces, an outer double fillet panel and an elaborate rolled frame of flowery stems and… Read more about this item

London: Suttaby, Evance and Company, 1820. v, [2], 8-182pp, modern full calf by Bayntun-Riviere, semi-raised bands, spine in six panels, title label to second panel, bands bordered by gilt rules, date in gilt to foot of spine, covers with blind single fillet border. Externally a couple of minor scrapes but generally very good, internally light browning to text, occasional light… Read more about this item

London: R. Ackermann, 1822. [2], 267pp, [1]. Later full calf, raised bands, spine in six panels, morocco title label to second panel, contrasting morocco author / illustrator label to third, remaining panels with leaf corner pieces and central flower head tool in gilt, covers with triple fillet border and flower head corner pieces, gilt roll to edges and inner edges,… Read more about this item

London: John Gould, 1873. 'Common Pheasant' plate from Gould's 'Birds of Britain'. 545mm x 365mm in size. Very minor soiling, generally quite clean and bright. First Edition. Disbound. Good+. Illus. by Gould, John and Hart, W.. Folio (Oblong). Plate.