ANTIQUE PRINTS - SUBJECTS
General Interest Subjects - everything from ADVERTISEMENTS to WINES
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PORTFOLIO' - 1875 engraving of a Print Collector.
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Collectibles: antiquarian maps, historical prints and engravings.
After very many years in the Trade,
I am now
retired and the
Postaprint Website
as such is no longer available.
However this large collection of Reference Pages
is being
left on line, as we hope you will find them to informative and helpful. They
provide details of many of the maps, books and engravings we had the pleasure of dealing in over so
many years.
For a complete index of all
such Reference Pages PLEASE DO CLICK
HERE.
However,
my wife has a
store on eBay, with
many offers of delightful antiquarian maps & prints
& engravings.
CURRENT LIST OF PAGES AVAILABLE
YOU ARE ALSO CORDIALLY INVITED TO VISIT OUR ON-LINE LIBRARY WITH MANY MORE SCANNED IMAGES
DETAILED FEATURE PAGES
ADVERTS - Food. Wines. Whiskey.(Whisky). Etc Collectible old adverts. related to eating and drinking. Ideal items for framing, particularly for the kitchen or for bar, restaurant or hotel decoration.
BIRDS - John and Elizabeth GOULD - Gould's prodigious life-time work resulted in nearly 3000 superb large plates of birds and mamals. From the Birds of Europe published in the 1830's to 1888, printed postumously. Here you will find some example scanned images of these scarce & highly prized lithographs.
BIRDS - Rev Francis Orpen MORRIS The History of British Birds is perhaps an 'industry standard' work. It contained, in the later editions, some 400 fine hand coloured prints. Many editions were published between c.1851 and c.1903. Our Feature Page offers scans of some 50 engravings. Links to Bird related Sites. Bibliography.
BIRDS - Charles Robert Bree - History of the Birds of Europe. Hand coloured plates. c 1859/75. Similar in format to those by Rev Morris, but scarcer. Scans. Links etc.
BUTTERFLIES - Rev Francis Orpen MORRIS - The 72 attractive plates, all in original colour, are listed. Scans of several examples. 1st Edition was issued in 1853. There are later editions.
CHESS - Collectible memorabilia - chess matches, players, etc. You can search our on-line database from this page to obtain a full list of chess related prints.
CRICKET - This page contains several scanned illustrations of 19th century cricketing prints and engravings. Links to such as Lord's. Suggested reading matter.
CULPEPER - 17th century pioneer in alternative medicine and herbal cures. Botanical prints. Sample images.
DOGS
- HUTCHINSON -
Attractive colour prints. Many Breeds. 15 scanned images. Links.
FRUIT - Horace J WRIGHT - THE FRUIT GROWER'S GUIDE has originally be published by his father in c.1890. This Page details the prints in a later - 1924 - Edition. 12 Scanned images. [LOAD TIME - approx - From 4 seconds with ISDN up to 30 seconds with old browsers]
GREYHOUNDS - Several scanned example of 19th century prints of greyhounds.
HOWITT Samuel (1756-1822) - A celebrated artist of old Sporting Prints. Fox hunting, dogs such as greyhounds, lurchers & others, etc. This page includes some 11 scanned images and links to principal collections of his works.
LANDSEER Sir Edwin Henry This most celebrated of animal artists in Victorian England, is perhaps best known for the Lions in Trafalgar Square, London. Scanned examples of his work. Link. Bibliography. [LOAD TIME - approx - From 4 seconds with ISDN up to 30 seconds with old browsers]
MEDIEVAL - The page has 3 images of prints depicting medieval scenes. Links. Bibliography. We can offer a good range of similar prints - just search our On-line Database.
OTTERS - This page contains some 6 scanned examples of antiquarian prints of Otters, otter hunting and otter hounds. [LOAD TIME - approx - From 4 seconds with ISDN up to 30 seconds with old browsers]
POLO - The page has 3 sample images of Polo matches in the 1890's. Links & some Bibliography. We can usually offer a reasonable range of Polo related items suitable for framing.
POULTRY - A well illustrated page showing some 30 prints from Lewis WRIGHT's BOOK OF POULTRY c.1900/1910. Useful Links. Very short biography & Bibliography.
PUBS, INNS and BARS Etc - This page has several scanned images of the interior of Public Houses, Inns etc. Links & suggested Bibliography.
SOWERBY James - His English Botany was published in many editions from 1790 into the 20th Century. There are illustrations of 6 of his hand coloured flower prints from the early editions. Links. Short biographical notes and a Bibliography reference.
SPORTING MAGAZINE - From the end of the 18th Century until mid-19th Century, The Sporting Magazine reported the whole range of Gentlemen's activities. Fox Hunting, Horse Racing, Cockfighting, Fishing, Shooting and all manner of sporting recreation. Numerous illustrations. Links. Bibliography.
SPY / VANITY FAIR CARTOONS - The page provides background notes and several scanned images, particulary some caricatures of American interest - such as President Ulysees S GRANT.
VETS and VETERINARY SURGEONS - The page has scanned images of several examples of 19th Century prints showing Vets at work, an early advertisement for Horse Embrocation, etc. Onwards links. Bibliography.
WAIN Louis - The artist most famous for his humourous CAT PRINTS.
Scanned images of VIEWS published in
The ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, The GRAPHIC, Etc .
They cover just the period from c.1842 - 1899.
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