Search Results: Titles starting with M from Donald Heald Rare Books

Philadelphia: E. C. Biddle, 1837. Hand-coloured lithograph. A fine image from McKenney and Hall's 'Indian Tribes of North America': `One of the most important [works] ever published on the American Indians' (Field),` a landmark in American culture' (Horan) and an invaluable contemporary record of a vanished way of life. Ma-Has-Kah or White Cloud, (1784-1834) an Iowa chief, rose to prominence in his tribe through acts of revenge against the Dakota who had killed his father. Later, he settled down to a life of farming with his wives. Mahaska accepted the white man's code of behavior to the extent that when a fellow Iowa was murdered by some Omaha warriors, Mahaska refused to authorize an attack. When some of his braves struck anyway and killed six Omaha, Mahaska assisted in their arrest. A year later one of the warriors arrested escaped from prison and murdered him. Mahaska visited Washington in 1824 with all seven of his wives and met President Monroe. The portrait by Charles Bird King after which… Read More

Amsterdam and New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation and Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1971. Colour-printed lithograph, on fine hand-made paper. Excellent condition. Image size: 18 5/8 x 11 1/2 inches. Sheet size: 26 3/4 x 39 7/8 inches (approx). [Pl. 355]. In October 1971, employing the most faithful printing method available, the best materials and the ablest craftsmen of their age, the Amsterdam firm of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd., in conjunction with the Johnson Reprint Corporation of New York, set out to produce the finest possible limited edition facsimile of the greatest bird book ever printed: the Havell edition of John James Audubon's well-loved "Birds of America". The Curators of the Teyler's Museum in Haarlem, Holland made their copy of the original work available for use as a model. The Museum, founded in 1778, bought their copy through Audubon's son as part of the original subscription in 1839. After long deliberation, the extremely complex but highly accurate process of colour… Read More

Original watercolour. Artist's inscription on the lower margin. A fine work by one of the most exceptional living practitioner of avian artistry Elizabeth Butterworth, a British artist of exceptional talent, has ventured into the realm of artistic excellence with her exquisite portrayal of Macaws' resplendent plumage. While she follows in the footsteps of acclaimed artists like Edward Lear, Butterworth undeniably stands out as one of the foremost artistic geniuses of our time. Her success can be attributed to her keen observation and an encyclopedic knowledge of her subject matter. From breeding and caring for Macaws to attentively witnessing their lively antics from daybreak to dusk, she has immersed herself in their world. Whether sketching these captivating creatures in the privacy of her own lush garden or capturing their natural beauty in the rainforests of South America, Butterworth's artistic journey has been nothing short of enchanting. Her passion for perfection has led her to meticulously… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879. Colour printed lithograph on later mount. Image: 14 1/8 x 20 1/2 inches; mount: :20 x 26 3/4 inches. Among the finest 19th century images of American sporting fish Samuel A. Kilbourne, a native of Bridgetown, Maine, was an accomplished painter of natural history subjects when he decided, in 1858, to specialize in painting fish. He was extremely successful and, as the plates in this work testify, very proficient in his work. The Game Fishes... was his greatest accomplishment, and has been described as having 'the most beautiful fish plates published in this country' (Bennett). A reviewer writing in The Century magazine in 1882 wrote of Kilbourne's depictions: "Mr. Kilbourne has succeeded in a difficult task. He has succeeded in uniting in his delineation the accuracy in details of form and coloring required by the naturalist, with that freedom of style, delicacy of handling, and naturalness of surroundings demanded by the artist." The images are landscape… Read More

[Leipzig: Schmidt and Guenther, 1922. Aquatint engraving by Ch. Vogel after Bodmer. From the scarce Leipzig edition printed from the original copper-plates. Limited in number, the prints from the Leipzig edition are more scarce than, and compare favorably to, the first edition. (David C. Hunt, "Karl Bodmer and the American Frontier," Imprint/Spring 85, p.18) This spiritually charged scene of great ritualistic significance to the Assiniboin (or Stoney) Indians was painted by Bodmer during the summer of 1833, near Fort Union at the junction of the Missouri and the Yellowstone rivers. The image of a cairn, erected by the tribe and surmounted by a carefully placed Buffalo skull, encapsulates the importance of the animal to the nomadic Plains Indians. To the Assiniboin the buffalo was an essential of life. Other animals were hunted, but only the buffalo provided the bulk of their food and the hide and bone with which to fashion shelter, clothing and tools. Prince Maximilian described the cairn as a… Read More

London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1702. Folio. (12 3/8 x 8 inches). Divided into seven parts, each with sectional title. Text in two columns. (30), 38 pp.; (2), 75 pp., (1); (2); 238 pp.; (2), pp. 125-222; 100 pp.; (2), 88 pp.; 118 pp. Double-page engraved map of New England and New York. 4 pages of publisher's advertisements at rear. Late 19th-century brown morocco, paneled in gilt and blind with central gilt cartouche, spine with raised bands in 6 compartments, 2 reserved for gilt lettering, the others with repeat gilt fleurons, gilt-ruled dentelles, all edges gilt. Provenance: The copy of Robert. W. Weir, with his name twice on the title, i.e. recto and verso; bookplate of R. Percy Alden. First edition of the greatest history of New England: a landmark in New England religion and American literature. The first edition of what Howes calls the 'most famous 18th century American book' and one which Streeter describes as 'the most famous American book of colonial times.' Mather's opus is… Read More

London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1702. Folio. (12 1/2 x 8 inches). Divided into seven parts, each with sectional title. Text in two columns. (xxviii); (ii), 38 pp.; (ii), 75 pp. (1); (ii), 238 pp.; (ii), pp. 125-222; 100 pp.; (ii), 88 pp.; 118 pp. Double-page engraved map of New England and New York. 4 pages of publisher's advertisements at rear. Late 19th-century brown morocco, paneled in gilt and blind, with central gilt cartouche, spine with raised bands in 6 compartments, second and third compartments lettered gilt, others with repeat gilt fleurons, gilt-ruled dentelles, all edges gilt First edition of the greatest history of New England, a landmark in New England religion and American literature. The first edition of what Howes calls the "most famous 18th-century American book" and one which Streeter describes as "the most famous American book of colonial times." Mather's opus is rightly considered an indispensable source for the history of New England in the 17th century, both for its… Read More

Amsterdam: Guilhelmus Janssonius, Blaeu, 1613. Large engraved map of Lithuania, Latvia, and Kaliningrad with adjacent regions of Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine. 4 sheets joined, Dimensions: 31 1/2 x 30 1/4 inches. Copper engraving with original hand-colouring; verso blank. Minor restoration. The incredibly rare first edition, first state of the most important wall map of Lithuania from the 17th century. Fine example of this important wall map of Lithuania and parts of Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and Latvia, extending to Cracow, Kiev, Warsaw, Riga, Konigsberg, Dantzig, Leopolis, and nearby regions. The map was engraved by Hessel Gerritsz from original drafts prepared under the instructions of Prince Nicolas Christophe Radziwill, and first issued in 1613 by Willem Blaeu, under his original imprint Guilhelmus Janssonis. This is one of the earliest maps published by Blaeu, who did not incorporate this map into an atlas until approximately 1630. The Radziwill map is one of the most important works of European… Read More

Washington D.C.: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1917. Large folding nautical chart, printed on heavy paper stock. Colored. A rare original coastal survey of Charlotte Harbor including Boca Grande and the Charlotte Harbor estuary, Florida's second largest estuary and fabled home of mythical pirate Jose Gaspar during Florida's second Spanish period. Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline, create nautical charts of the coast, and help increase maritime safety since its founding, and has often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy, pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic, and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition,… Read More

New York, 1861. Engraving. Plate mark: 25 x 18 1/2 inches. Minor foxing. Large format Civil War portrait of McClellan. Scarce first state; after McClellan was dismissed by Lincoln from command of the Army the plate was changed to "Late Maj. Gen..." This impressive portrait of McClellan on horseback, evidently rushed to publication soon after he became the commanding officer of the Union Army in November 1861, was actually a reworking if an 1852 portrait of Franklin Pierce depicting his service in the Mexican War, with McClellan's face superimposed on Pierce's body. See Milton Kaplan, "Heads of State" in Winterthur Portfolio 6: 1970: 135-44.

London: Edward Owen, 1753. Quarto. 46pp. plus two folding tables. Light staining to last leaf. Slight worming in outer margin of last few leaves, not affecting text. Disbound. Pamphlet dealing with international law and the British seizure of Prussian ships. The second table is entitled, "List of all the Prussian ships taken by British armaments at sea, during the last war, as well those detained for examination only, as those judicially proceeded upon, together with the judgments given in the Admiralty Courts of Great-Britain thereupon." ESTC T4125.

London: Published by Robt. Sayer, 53 Fleet Street, 1787. Mezzotint. Printed on laid paper. In excellent condition with the exception of two skillfully mended tears in upper margin outside the platemark. Image size: 9 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches. This is a lovely rich impression of this hunting scene which perfectly demonstrates Seymour's artistry and Burford's skill as an engraver. James Seymour is recognized as one of the earliest English sporting artists. He was the son of a wealthy goldsmith and diamond merchant who supplied the plate for racing trophies. His father was also an amateur artist and a member of the Virtuosi Club of St. Luke, a gentleman's club for artists and art lovers. The young Seymour had no formal art instruction but he learnt to draw by studying the pictures and prints in his father's collection. At an early age he was introduced to some of the leading artists of the day, but at the same time he was encouraged to develop a love of the track, which eventually lead to his financial… Read More

Antwerp: Ronny Van de Velde. Printed by Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon in Ghent, 1994. Book: (12 3/4 x 10 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches). Photo image size: (11 1/8 x 8 3/8 inches). Photo sheet sizes: (11 1/8 x 8 3/8 inches). First deluxe edition. Numbered 26 of 220 copies, with 200 copies numbered 1 to 200 and 20 copies "hors commerce" numbered from I to XX. Unpaginated, but over 300 pages printed in black and white duotone, picturing 548 items. Bright red-orange cloth with black dye-stamped lettering, gilt edges and printed endpapers, and glossy color dust jacket. Set in blue clamshell cardboard box quarter-bound in black leather with embossed gilt lettering on spine, the front of the box is a trompe-l'oeil replica of an assemblage by Man Ray from 1969, set within a navy cardboard slipcase. Comes with a blue folder with two black and white photographs printed from original negatives A numbered deluxe first edition of a landmark Man Ray monograph with a portfolio containing "Fashion Photograph" (1930) and "A View of the… Read More

Brussels: C. Muquardt, 1885. Chromolithograph, by P.Depannemaeker. Very good condition apart from some minor soiling and a few light foxing marks. A fine example of the spectacular botanical work by Berthe Hoola Van Nooten, from 'Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de l'Ile de Java'. Indigenous to southern Asia, the Mango tree, of which there are numerous varieties, belongs to the order of Anacardiaceae. It's sweet, fleshy fruit is among the most popular and well-known of all tropical fruits. In her early twenties, Hoola Van Nooten had accompanied her husband to Jakarta (Batavia), capital of Java, where he died. She was left with debts to pay and a family to support. With great ingenuity, she managed to get a selection of her paintings chromolithographed and published under the title Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de l'Ile de Java Peints D'Après Nature, the first edition of which appeared in 1863-4. "Van Nooten was clearly more than competent, for the splendid tropical plants... have been… Read More

Amsterdam and New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation and Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1971. Colour-printed lithograph, on fine hand-made paper. Excellent condition. Image size: 18 1/4 x 13 inches. Sheet size: 26 3/4 x 39 7/8 inches (approx). [Pl. 184]. In October 1971, employing the most faithful printing method available, the best materials and the ablest craftsmen of their age, the Amsterdam firm of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd., in conjunction with the Johnson Reprint Corporation of New York, set out to produce the finest possible limited edition facsimile of the greatest bird book ever printed: the Havell edition of John James Audubon's well-loved "Birds of America". The Curators of the Teyler's Museum in Haarlem, Holland made their copy of the original work available for use as a model. The Museum, founded in 1778, bought their copy through Audubon's son as part of the original subscription in 1839. After long deliberation, the extremely complex but highly accurate process of colour photo-lithography… Read More

Amsterdam and New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation and Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1971. Colour-printed lithograph, on fine hand-made paper. Excellent condition. Image size: 19 x 11 3/4 inches. Sheet size: 26 3/4 x 39 7/8 inches (approx). [Pl. 169]. In October 1971, employing the most faithful printing method available, the best materials and the ablest craftsmen of their age, the Amsterdam firm of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd., in conjunction with the Johnson Reprint Corporation of New York, set out to produce the finest possible limited edition facsimile of the greatest bird book ever printed: the Havell edition of John James Audubon's well-loved "Birds of America". The Curators of the Teyler's Museum in Haarlem, Holland made their copy of the original work available for use as a model. The Museum, founded in 1778, bought their copy through Audubon's son as part of the original subscription in 1839. After long deliberation, the extremely complex but highly accurate process of colour photo-lithography… Read More

Amsterdam and New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation and Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1971. Colour-printed lithograph, on fine hand-made paper. Excellent condition. Image size: 11 3/4 x 18 inches. Sheet size: 26 3/4 x 39 7/8 inches (approx). [Pl. 295]. In October 1971, employing the most faithful printing method available, the best materials and the ablest craftsmen of their age, the Amsterdam firm of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd., in conjunction with the Johnson Reprint Corporation of New York, set out to produce the finest possible limited edition facsimile of the greatest bird book ever printed: the Havell edition of John James Audubon's well-loved "Birds of America". The Curators of the Teyler's Museum in Haarlem, Holland made their copy of the original work available for use as a model. The Museum, founded in 1778, bought their copy through Audubon's son as part of the original subscription in 1839. After long deliberation, the extremely complex but highly accurate process of colour photo-lithography… Read More

Fort St. George, i.e. present day Thomaston, Maine, 1759. Pen-and-ink with grey wash on a large sheet of laid paper, with green highlights indicating meadows and marshes and red lines delineating portage routes, compass rose additionally decorated in green, red, and yellow. Inscribed and signed at lower left: "The annexed plan is A Survey of St. Georges River measured and Laid down by a scale of six hundred and forty poles to an Inch this 2d. Day of March 1759. John North." Period ink inscription on verso: "Plan of St. George's River." Provenance: Sir Francis Bernard, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (1712-1779); by descent to Robert Spencer Bernard, Nether Winchendon House, Buckinghamshire, England. French and Indian War manuscript map of Fort St. George and the surrounding areas along the St. George River in Maine. In November 1969, noted historian of cartography William P. Cumming discovered in the family home of Sir Francis Bernard "a collection of maps that, in purpose and type, differed so… Read More

New England, 1765. Pen-and-ink with grey and light green wash, on two joined sheets of laid paper, with an unlettered cartouche in the upper right corner in yellow wash, a compass rose additionally decorated in green, red, and yellow, period ink inscription on verso: "Kennebec River by Capt. Small." Provenance: Sir Francis Bernard, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (1712-1779); by descent to Robert Spencer Bernard, Nether Winchendon House, Buckinghamshire, England. The earliest known survey of the upper Kennebec River, here in manuscript. In November 1969, noted historian of cartography William P. Cumming discovered in the family home of Sir Francis Bernard, "a collection of maps that, in purpose and type, differed so markedly from the more usual military, coastal, and general colonial maps of the time that it stands out in both interest and importance." [Cumming] The present manuscript map, done on a scale of approximately 4 1/2 miles to the inch, shows much of the length of the Kennebec, from its… Read More

New England, 1765. Pen, ink, and wash on vellum, done on a scale of approximately 1 inch per 9 miles. Later cartouche on paper mounted to the lower right corner, reading "Map of Sir Francis Bernard's American Estate and the Adjoining Country." Mounted to board. Provenance: Sir Francis Bernard, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (1712-1779); by descent to Robert Spencer Bernard, Nether Winchendon House, Buckinghamshire, England. An incredible eighteenth-century manuscript map on vellum accomplished for Massachusetts Colonial Governor Sir Francis Bernard: among the earliest English surveys of the interior of Maine, and shows Mt. Desert Island. In November 1969, noted historian of cartography William P. Cumming discovered in the family home of Sir Francis Bernard "a collection of maps that, in purpose and type, differed so markedly from the more usual military, coastal, and general colonial maps of the time that it stands out in both interest and importance. These were domestic maps, of a gentleman's… Read More