Search Results: Titles starting with V from Robert Frew Ltd

[c.1890].. Original black & white albumen print (19.5 x 25 cm) of The Church of Santa Maria e San Donato in Murano, Italy, laid onto blue card and with MS title beneath. Mounted.

London: Printed by T. Bensley, and published by the author, No.5 Knightsbridge, 1805.. Original hand-coloured engraved plate (26 x 20.5 cm) with accompanying leaf of descriptive text. Issued in Henry Andrews' Botanists Repository For New and Rare Plants, Volume III, plate 181.

Vanity Fair, Jan. 13, 1877. Drawn by Spy. Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 38.5 x 26cm. Image size approx. 31 x 18cm. With original leaf of biographical text.

London: John Murray, 1831.. Original hand-coloured engraving (29 x 25 cm). William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow, was appointed the first full-time director of the Royal Gardens at Kew in 1841. Over the course of his long tenure, which ended at his death in 1865, he helped develop and create the modern Royal Gardens at Kew.

London & New York: J. & F. Tallis, [1851-1856].. Original steel engraved map of Tasmania. Three vignette including one of Hobart Town. Decorative scrolling and title cartouche to the edges of the image. (Map 22 x 29.5 cm, overall sheet 27.5 x 36 cm). Original outline colour. Centrefold crease as issued. In very good condition. For the Great Exhibition in 1851 John Tallis (1817-1876) worked with engraver John Rapkin (1815-1876) to publish the 'Illustrated World Atlas', whose maps were later re-issued by the London Printing and Publishing Company. Their maps are prized for their steel-engraved vignettes showing the peoples, customs, architecture, landmarks, flora, and fauna of each country.

[The London Printing and Publishing Company, 1851-1856].. Original steel engraved map of Tasmania. Three vignette including one of Hobart Town. Decorative scrolling and title cartouche to the edges of the image. (Map 22 x 29.5 cm, overall sheet 27.5 x 36 cm). Original outline colour. Centrefold crease as issued. Very good condition. For the Great Exhibition in 1851 John Tallis (1817-1876) worked with engraver John Rapkin (1815-1876) to publish the 'Illustrated World Atlas', whose maps were later re-issued by the London Printing and Publishing Company. Their maps are prized for their steel-engraved vignettes showing the peoples, customs, architecture, landmarks, flora, and fauna of each country.

London: Henry Teesdale & Co. [1844]. (47.5 x 38.5 cm). Original hand-coloured engraved map of Tasmania with a reference to the districts. Generally very good.

London: L. Reeve & Co. 5 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden. [c.1880]. (25 x 31 cm). Original hand-coloured print drawn and lithographed by Fitch for the Floral Magazine, New Series. Very good condition.

Amsterdam: J. Wetstenium & Gul Smith, & Janssonio-Waesbergios. 1735.. Full-page copper engraving. Overall paper size 33 X 50 cm, image 28 X 43 cm. Figures: 1: South-western grass snake; 2: Ambon snake; 3: American snake; 4-5: Snake eggs; 6: Caterpillar. Very good condition. Seba, the son of a Frisian peasant, was an apothecary who became rich in the service of the Dutch East India Company. Described as a 'prototypical collector' of natural curiosities and exotic species, his collections ranged from the beautiful to the obscure, including birds, reptiles, lizards and snakes, butterflies and other insects, shells and exotic sea life, unusual mammals such as bats and anteaters, as well as exotic plants. His collection also included some fantasy animals, intended to attract attention and interest, such as a seven-headed hydra.

Amsterdam: J. Wetstenium & Gul Smith, & Janssonio-Waesbergios. 1735.. Full-page copper engraving. Overall paper size 33 X 50 cm, image 28 X 43 cm. Figures: 1-3: Snakes from Java, Martinique and Cuba; 4: Asian longnose whipsnake. Very good condition. Seba, the son of a Frisian peasant, was an apothecary who became rich in the service of the Dutch East India Company. Described as a 'prototypical collector' of natural curiosities and exotic species, his collections ranged from the beautiful to the obscure, including birds, reptiles, lizards and snakes, butterflies and other insects, shells and exotic sea life, unusual mammals such as bats and anteaters, as well as exotic plants. His collection also included some fantasy animals, intended to attract attention and interest, such as a seven-headed hydra.

Amsterdam: J. Wetstenium & Gul Smith, & Janssonio-Waesbergios. 1735.. Full-page copper engraving. Overall paper size 33 X 50 cm, image 28 X 43 cm. Figures: 1: White-bellied worm lizard; 2-3: American snakes; 4-5: Diplopods. Very good condition. Seba, the son of a Frisian peasant, was an apothecary who became rich in the service of the Dutch East India Company. Described as a 'prototypical collector' of natural curiosities and exotic species, his collections ranged from the beautiful to the obscure, including birds, reptiles, lizards and snakes, butterflies and other insects, shells and exotic sea life, unusual mammals such as bats and anteaters, as well as exotic plants. His collection also included some fantasy animals, intended to attract attention and interest, such as a seven-headed hydra.

Amsterdam: J. Wetstenium & Gul Smith, & Janssonio-Waesbergios. 1735.. Double-page copper engraving. Overall paper size 50 x 60cm. Image size 43 x 54cm. Figures: 1: India snake; 2: Ceylon snake; 3: Orchis; 4: Orchid; 5: Wood Sorrel; 6: Laurel. Very good condition. Seba, the son of a Frisian peasant, was an apothecary who became rich in the service of the Dutch East India Company. Described as a 'prototypical collector' of natural curiosities and exotic species, his collections ranged from the beautiful to the obscure, including birds, reptiles, lizards and snakes, butterflies and other insects, shells and exotic sea life, unusual mammals such as bats and anteaters, as well as exotic plants. His collection also included some fantasy animals, intended to attract attention and interest, such as a seven-headed hydra.

Amsterdam: J. Wetstenium & Gul Smith, & Janssonio-Waesbergios. 1735.. Full-page copper engraving. Overall paper size 33 X 50 cm, image 28 X 43 cm. Figures 1-4: Snakes from Ambon, Ceylon, Bali and the Cape of Good Hope. Very good condition. Seba, the son of a Frisian peasant, was an apothecary who became rich in the service of the Dutch East India Company. Described as a 'prototypical collector' of natural curiosities and exotic species, his collections ranged from the beautiful to the obscure, including birds, reptiles, lizards and snakes, butterflies and other insects, shells and exotic sea life, unusual mammals such as bats and anteaters, as well as exotic plants. His collection also included some fantasy animals, intended to attract attention and interest, such as a seven-headed hydra.

Amsterdam: J. Wetstenium & Gul Smith, & Janssonio-Waesbergios. 1735.. Full-page copper engraving. Overall paper size 33 X 50 cm, image 28 X 43 cm. 4 figures of snakes. Very good condition. Seba, the son of a Frisian peasant, was an apothecary who became rich in the service of the Dutch East India Company. Described as a 'prototypical collector' of natural curiosities and exotic species, his collections ranged from the beautiful to the obscure, including birds, reptiles, lizards and snakes, butterflies and other insects, shells and exotic sea life, unusual mammals such as bats and anteaters, as well as exotic plants. His collection also included some fantasy animals, intended to attract attention and interest, such as a seven-headed hydra.

Amsterdam: J. Wetstenium & Gul Smith, & Janssonio-Waesbergios. 1735.. Full-page copper engraving. Overall paper size 33 X 50 cm, image 28 X 43 cm. Figures: 1: Armenian Snake; 2: Rough earth snake; 3-4: Brazilian snakes. Very good condition. Seba, the son of a Frisian peasant, was an apothecary who became rich in the service of the Dutch East India Company. Described as a 'prototypical collector' of natural curiosities and exotic species, his collections ranged from the beautiful to the obscure, including birds, reptiles, lizards and snakes, butterflies and other insects, shells and exotic sea life, unusual mammals such as bats and anteaters, as well as exotic plants. His collection also included some fantasy animals, intended to attract attention and interest, such as a seven-headed hydra.

Amsterdam: J. Wetstenium & Gul Smith, & Janssonio-Waesbergios. 1735.. Full-page copper engraving. Overall paper size 50 x 33 cm, image 43 x 28 cm. 3 figures of various snakes of different species and patterns. Very good condition Seba, the son of a Frisian peasant, was an apothecary who became rich in the service of the Dutch East India Company. Described as a 'prototypical collector' of natural curiosities and exotic species, his collections ranged from the beautiful to the obscure, including birds, reptiles, lizards and snakes, butterflies and other insects, shells and exotic sea life, unusual mammals such as bats and anteaters, as well as exotic plants. His collection also included some fantasy animals, intended to attract attention and interest, such as a seven-headed hydra.

Amsterdam: J. Wetstenium & Gul Smith, & Janssonio-Waesbergios. 1735.. Full-page copper engraving. Overall paper size 50 x 33 cm, image 43 x 28 cm. Figures: 1-3: Brazilian, Senegal and American snakes; 4: White-bellied worm lizard. Seba, the son of a Frisian peasant, was an apothecary who became rich in the service of the Dutch East India Company. Described as a 'prototypical collector' of natural curiosities and exotic species, his collections ranged from the beautiful to the obscure, including birds, reptiles, lizards and snakes, butterflies and other insects, shells and exotic sea life, unusual mammals such as bats and anteaters, as well as exotic plants. His collection also included some fantasy animals, intended to attract attention and interest, such as a seven-headed hydra.

Amsterdam: J. Wetstenium & Gul Smith, & Janssonio-Waesbergios. 1735.. Full-page copper engraving. Overall paper size 33 X 50 cm, image 28 X 43 cm. Figures: 1-2: Ambon snakes; 3-4: African Snakes. Very good condition. Seba, the son of a Frisian peasant, was an apothecary who became rich in the service of the Dutch East India Company. Described as a 'prototypical collector' of natural curiosities and exotic species, his collections ranged from the beautiful to the obscure, including birds, reptiles, lizards and snakes, butterflies and other insects, shells and exotic sea life, unusual mammals such as bats and anteaters, as well as exotic plants. His collection also included some fantasy animals, intended to attract attention and interest, such as a seven-headed hydra.

Paris: Les Grands Classiques Illustrés; Arthème Fayard; Denoël et Steele; Albin Michel, VD (early 20th century).. 14 vols. Small 8vo. (c.17.5 x 11 cm). Uniformly bound in contemporary calf over marbled boards, spines with raised bands and twin black morocco labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. Minor shelfwear to spines, generally a very good set. *Comprising: Jacqueline du Pasquier, Cinq Étages H.G. Wells, Pages Choisies Georges de la Fouchardière, La Chienne Edmonde Bernard, Rien Que Nous Deux Montesquieu, Lettres Persanes& De l'Esprit des Lois Rabelais, Gargantua & Pantagruel Corneille, Theatre: Le Cid - Horace - Cinna La Rochefoucauld, Maximes et Oeuvres Diverses Voltaire, Dictionnaire Philosophique Jean-Jazques Rousseau, Discours sur les Sciences et les Arts, Discours sur l'inégalité, Deux Mémoires Charles Folëy, La Bête Noire Georges Simenon, M. Gallet Décédé Anne-Marie Gasztowtt, Irène et Patrick Yvette Prost, La Dame Noire

Vanity Fair, April 1, 1882. Drawn by T. Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 38 x 26.5cm. Image size approx. 31 x 18.5cm. Small tear without loss to upper left margin, image unaffected. With original leaf of biographical text.