BIRDS/BREE - Illustrations from BIRDS OF EUROPE. Charles BREE was a well know 19th century contemporary of Morris.
BIRDS/GOULD - This very famous ornithological artist ranks with Audubon.
BOTANICAL ETC - REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE Color plates of Raspberries. Cherries. Plum. Loquat. Mushrooms. Etc.
CANARIES AND CAGE BIRDS - Coloured chromolithographs from the Illustrated Book of Canaries and Cage-Birds, British and Foreign by Blakston - c. 1880
BOTANICALS - Please see FLOWERS.
BUTTERFLIES - 79 hand coloured plates from Rev. F. O. Morris - HISTORY OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES. (Various editions from 1853)
CATS - LOUIS WAIN - The most famous and intriguing illustrator of cats who ever lived.
CHESS - Chess matches and personalities.
CRICKET - Matches. Famous cricketers, such as W. G. GRACE.
CRIMEAN WAR - A large number of decorative Militaria prints. Maps and Battle Plans. Florence Nightingale. Views of Malta, Gibraltar, Etc.
DOGS/FUERTES - THE BOOK OF DOGS. 1919. Many fine colour illustrations.
DOGS/GREYHOUNDS - Good studies of Greyhounds and Hare Coursing.
DOGS/HUTCHINSON - THE DOG ENCYCLOPEDIA. HUTCHINSON. Colour prints. Many breeds.
DOGS/JESSE - From "Anecdotes of Dogs," by Edward Jesse, with scanned images and some background information - 1846
DOGS/MAHLER - Attractive colour prints. Many unusual breeds. 'Les Chiens de Chasse'. Published in France. 1931.
DOGS/SHAW - THE BOOK OF THE DOG by Vero Shaw. 28 fine colored chromo lithographs of famous breed. c.1881
DORE Gustave - The life and work of this famous artist. By courtesy of Mr Dan Malan, author of 'Gustive Dore Adrift on Dreams of Splendour'
DRESDEN GALLERY - THE DRESDEN GALLERY (Die Dresdener Gallerie). 136 steel engravings. c.1850. Dentistry. Chemists. Trades. Etc
FASHION - Mostly Hand colored 19th Century Ladies' French Fashions.
FLOWERS/HERBS - Culpeper. Fascinating examples of herbs and other botanical plants in use long before 'alternative medicine'.
FLOWERS/CURTIS - Fine prints in original hand colour. The example scans are from 1788/90.
FLOWERS/SOWERBY - ENGLISH BOTANY: Contained upwards of 2500 botanical illustrations. First published c. 1790.
THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM/William RHIND - Plants. Spices. Trees. Tea. Coffee plants and similar. c. 1865
FRUIT - The FRUIT GROWER'S GUIDE. A good range of well known fruits, grapes, apples, pears and many others.
HOGARTH - Examples of the work of this celebrated 18th Century cartoonist and political lampoonist.
HOWITT - Famous for Hunting and Sporting engravings at the end of the 18th century. Complete set of scans from THE BRITISH SPORTSMAN.
MEDIEVAL - Engravings of such events as jousting, tournaments and armour.
MOTHS - THE MOTH BOOK by W J Holland. Published 1903. 48 colour plates.
MUSHROOMS, FUNGI Etc - Report of the State Botanist on Edible Fungi of New York, 1895-99. By Peck, Charles H., MA, State Botanist. A fascinating technical report with some excellent colour plates. (Botanicals. Published 1900)
NELSON: THE LIFE OF NELSON by Robert Southey. Published London 1884. 12 Woodburytype prints & plan of the Battle of the Nile.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE - NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA. By John SC Abbott. Published New York.1855. Map of Saint Helena and illustrations.
OTTERS - Engravings of this fascinating and delightful animal.
POETS - An interesting page on the British Poets Laureate - we stock portraits of some famous poets.
POLO - Not many polo prints exist. We usually have some stock to offer.
POULTRY - BOOK OF POULTRY - Various editions. Published c. 1870 onwards.
POULTRY - BIGGLE POULTRY BOOK. By Jacob Biggle. Small Coloured Chromolithographs. 1895. Further editions noted to 1917.
PUBS/INNS - Exterior and interior scenes.
REAL TENNIS, BILLIARDS, TRADES Etc: Large collection of fine decorative copperplate engravings from Recueil de Planches. 1785.
RELIGION: THE ILLUSTRATED SCRIPTURE HISTORY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF YOUTH. 270 decorative steel plates. c.1851.
SHAKESPEARE - Portrait of the Bard. Steel engravings of famous characters from Shakespearean plays. c. 1860
SHELLS - THE SHELL BOOK By Julia Ellen ROGERS. Published New York. 1908. 8 fine color plates. 96 uncoloured. Tropical sea shells etc.
SPORTING MAGAZINE - 19th Century publication. Numerous steel engravings. Hunting, Fishing, Shooting, Dogs, Racing, Horses and many similar subjects.
SPY/VANITY FAIR CARTOONS - Very well known and highly collectible coloured lithographs and prints. Judges, Sportsmen, Jockeys, Statesmen and many other 'Men of the Day' were depicted. Check our dedicated on-line inventory for a listing of current stock. All with scanned images.
TREES: SOME FAMILIAR TREES By G. S. Boulger. Colour plates by W. H. J. Boot. c. 1900. Chromo lithographs. Oak. Elm. Apple. Poplar. Willow...
VETERINARY - Prints showing early Vets. at work are not that common. We usually have some prints available.
WHALING - THE CRUISE OF THE CACHALOT ROUND THE WORLD AFTER SPERM WHALES. By Frank T. BULLEN. 1899. Illustrations. Map.

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