Search Results: Titles starting with L from Robert Frew Ltd

Paris: Florentin Delaulne, Hilaire Foucault, Michel Clousier, Jean-Geoffrey Nyon, Etienne Ganeay, Nicolas Gosselin et Pierre-François Giffart, 1719-1757.. 15 volumes. Large folio (43 x 28 cm), comprising 5 vols bound in 10, as usual, plus 5 supplementary volumes. Half title and title printed in red to each volume, continuous pagination through the two parts. Folio. Text in parallel French and Latin. Contemporary mottled calf, spines with raised bands, gilt decorated compartments, red and brown labels, marbled end-papers, all edges gilt. Near uniform bindings but as typically with slight variant tooling to the spines of Supplement due to later publication date. Complete as listed in Brunet* with 1396 plates (on 1395 sheets) of which 242 are double page. Signs of earlier very professional refurbishment, small areas of gilding renewed, corners repaired etc. Endpapers browned, occasional leaves lightly tanned in accordance with varied paper stock, generally very clean and fresh contents in a handsome… Read More

1923. 40 x 50 cm. Tram routes marked in red against sandstone background, route information details to verso, folding to 17 x 10 cm, upper cover with title and vignette of Somerset House.

Vanity Fair, February 22, 1900. Drawn by Spy. Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 38 x 26.5cm. Image size approx. 32 x 19cm. With original leaf of biographical text

Vanity Fair, Jan 18, 1894. Drawn by Spy. Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 38 x 26.5cm. Image size approx. 32 x 19cm. With original leaf of biographical text.

London: William Heinemann, [1898].. Original lithograph after hand coloured woodcut. Overall dimensions 31 x 25 cm, image size 25 x 10 cm.

Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie. 1883.. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (28 x 19 cm). Half-title, title, pp.ii+708. Publisher's elaborately gilt red morocco, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. 4 full-page chromolithographed plates with tissue-guards (including frontispiece), 3 colour-printed folding maps at rear, 22 wood-engraved plates, and over 200 wood engravings in the letterpress. Ownership stamp in red of G. Chambron to f.f.e.p. A superb copy. First edition of this substantial work, in the most lavish form of the available publisher's bindings. Paul Gaffarel (1843-1920), French historian, was on faculty of Letters at Dijon, and wrote a number of works on French colonial interests, including in the Americas. The chromolithographs were executed by Nordmann after paintings by Legrand based on designs by Waret and Garcia. The engravings are from a variety of sources.

Paris: Furne et Cie. 1844.. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (25 X 16.5 cm.) half-title, title and pp.iv+637+[1].. Contemporary half green morocco over green blind-stamped patterned boards, spine with raised spines, gilt in compartments, gilt ruling. 24 full page steel engraved plates of views and historical scenes, and 12 hand-coloured wood-engraved plates of military uniforms and cavalry, 1 hand-coloured folding map, plus numerous vignettes Occasional light marginal foxing, top edge spotted, generally very good.

Venice: Antonio Zatta. 1776. 30.5 x 40 cm. Original outline colour, with decorative coloured title cartouche to lower right corner. Double page of the Americas. The Pacific mapped in great detail, New Zealand shown with description to lower left corner. Blank on verso. Some very light browning to lower margin, not affecting image. Generally, very good condition.

Venice: Antonio Zatta. 1776. 30.5 x 40 cm. Original outline colour, with decorative coloured title cartouche to lower right corner. Double page of the Americas. The Pacific mapped in great detail, New Zealand shown with description to lower left corner. Blank on verso. Excellent condition.

[N.D. but c. 1730]. 32 x 41.5 cm. Uncoloured. Copper engraved map of South America. Ornate cartouche incorporating the title and the distance scale to the lower left corner. Upper margin shaved with slight loss to border at upper right corner, small tear with loss at lower right margin.

Rome: Calcografia cam[era]le. 1799.. Original double page engraved map (35 x 48 cm., sheet size 45 x 61 cm). Original outline colour, decorative cartouche. A few small spots, mostly to margins, generally very good.

Paris: chez l'Auteur [et al.] 1796. 3 vols. (of 5) 4to. (24 x 20 cm.). Original mottled calf. Total of 253 (of 432) copper engraved plates with original hand colour. Bindings worn, preliminary leaves with some signs of age and use, the vast majority of the plates clean and fresh. Comprises Vol. 1: Europe Part I (of 2, consisting of France/Italy/Greece/Turkey): 83 plates (Frontispiece plus 82) Vol..3. Asia:: 100 plates (frontispiece plus 99) Vol. 4. Africa: 70 plates (frontispiece plus 69) (Colas, 1292).

Venice: Antonio Zatta. 1776. 28.2 x 37.5 cm. Original outline colour, with coloured title cartouche to upper left corner. Double page map of Extremadura and Castilla. Blank on verso. Very good condition.

Liverpool: Philip, Son & Nephew, Ltd. . Printed by Pharus Co. Berlin. [c.1919]. Large colour printed map, overall 92 x 121 cm.,of Liverpool with inset map of Garston backed on linen and folding into original green cloth covers (24 x 16 cm.) titled in black to upper cover. 16 page index at front Based upon Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H.M. Stationary Office.

[c.1842]. Map of St. Helena surrounded by 11 vignettes of scenes documenting Napoleans time on the island, further surrounded by 22 portaits in medallions of Napoleon's generals on his various campaigns, engraved by Doornich. (Overall 60 x 85 cm.) 3 vertical creases. Imprint scratched out.

Paris 1912. Original printed colour illustration in landscape format (c. 30 x 42 cm) with "daily" roneo-printed menu on verso (portrait format) within green art nouveau style decorative border.

[c. 1780].. Original engraved map (32 x 21 cm, overall sheet 40 x 26 cm). Depicting the island of Cuba with parts of the Bahamas and Florida. Centrefold crease as issued. Generally an excellent example.

[Rome: Pubblicato a cura della Divisione Informazioni della Missione E.R.P. in Italia. Economic Cooperation Administration, U.S. Special Mission in Italy, January, 1951].. Original colour-printed pictorial map (33.5 x 24 cm overall, map dimensions 25 x 20 cm). Original green cloth with gilt motif to upper cover and gilt lettering to spine. With original dust jacket. Stamp of Toronto Township Public Library. Ex Library, minor tearing to dust jacket, tape marks to upper cover. Contents clean.

Chessington, Surrey: Printed and published by the Director General of the Ordnance Survey. 1954. Original very detailed large scale plan (overall 56.5 x 48.5 cm.) , on the scale of 1:1250 or 50.688 inches to 1 mile, printed on paper, stiffly backed with cloth. Pale purple stamp stating "Revised Price 5/- net" lower right. Slight finger soiling lower right corner.

Chessington, Surrey: Printed and published by the Director General of the Ordnance Survey. 1954. Original very detailed large scale plan (overall 56.5 x 48.5 cm.) , on the scale of 1:1250 or 50.688 inches to 1 mile, printed on paper, stiffly backed with cloth. Pale purple stamp stating "Revised Price 5/- net" lower right. Light finger soiling to lower right corner margin.