William dickes (45 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. This copy inscribed on front free endpaper 'To Dorset Eccles Esq with the author's compliments'. Inserted leaf (lithographed) after p. 104, "Heads of the two personages represented in Holbein's 'Ambassadors' (placed here for easy comparison with portraits in the book)," which folds up above the text. 104 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. First edition, first printing. Green cloth boards, rubbing to front and rear board and shelf wear to edges. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging. Signed by Author(s). …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

First Edition. Good to very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Suggested date of publication. Physical description: [3], 104 pages : illustrations, 10 half-tone plates ; 29 cm. Cover title: Holbeins's "Ambassadors" unriddled. Includes index. Subjects: Holbein, Hans 1497-1543. Ambassadors. Emblems in art - 16th century. Nuremberg (Germany) - History - 16th century. 2 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: VG. London, Paris, New York and Melbourne: Cassell,1903. Very Good with small (minor) stamps on a few pages attributed to a library in FL. AEG in green cloth, black titles, silver illustration to the front cover.

First Edition. Good to very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Suggested date of publication. Physical description: [3], 104 pages : illustrations, 10 half-tone plates ; 29 cm. Cover title: Holbeins's "Ambassadors" unriddled. Includes index. Subjects: Holbein, Hans 1497-1543. Ambassadors. Emblems in art - 16th century. Nuremberg (Germany) - History - 16th century. 2 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Not dated but 1859, 1st edition, 35 pls. In green embossed cloth, slightly worn, edges bumped. Spine, faded, edges bumped & worn, gilt titles. Internally, [3], (iv-viii), [1], 2-136 pp, 35 illustrations (coloured, full page, numbered 238-272, all with tissue guards bar 1), a.e.g., yellow endpapers, ink ownership name to fep (Mervyn Parry). (227*141 mm). ( Freeman, R.B. British natural history books. Dawson, 1980). 0. DICKES W [William]1815-1892. HICKES W. (illustrator).…

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Six chromolithograph plates printed by Wm. Dickes & Co. 5.5 x 8.8 inches. Each plate illustrates 2-6 individual plant specimens. Colors are vibrant. Tanning to plate edges. Plates #124, 125, 142, 163, 164, and one unnumbered. The unnumbered plate is overall darkened. Probably from The Flowering Plants, Grasses and Sedges.F. Warne 1870. Anne Pratt (1806-1893) was a esteemed English botanical artist. William Dickes (1815-1892) was an English illustrator, engraver, printmaker and lithographer. He founded Wm. Dickes & Co. in London in 1864, specializing in illustrating books on natural history. Anne Pratt (illustrator). …

Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Half-Leather. Zustand: Very Good. First. The Natural History of Marsupialia or Pouched Animals, by G. R. Waterhouse, ed. by William Jardine (Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, 1841), pp. 323. 8vo. Half leather, with marbled boards, end papers and all edges, spine divided into five compartments with labels and gilt decoration, volume numbered XI in Roman numerals on the spine (numbered according to its position in Jardine's 'Mammalia' series as opposed to the Naturalist's Library as a whole. Board edges only slightly worn, slight foxing at the first and last few pages. Contemporary bookplate of George Jacob Bosanquet Esq. at the first end paper. A very good copy. Complete with illustrations: 34 hand-coloured plates (out of 35, as it lacks plate 7), 1 hand-coloured title page, 1 b/w frontispiece portrait (of John Barclay). The lettering on the spine reads: 'Jardine's Naturalist's Library. Mammalia. XI.'. Dickes, W. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good/Near Fine. Published by The Religious Tract Company [1857]. Undated however research indicates 1857. 282 pages + list of engravings + Publications of the Religious Tract Society. Publishers original blue cloth binding; with embossed decoration and gilt bird images to front, gilt lettering and bird images to spine, with embossed decoration to rear board. Slight cracking to spine of pastedown - no loose pages. Yellow pastedown and FEPs, some spotting and small ink mark (old price) to FFEP. Rear pastedown has small bookseller sticker to bottom left. Contains publishers errata slip laid in. Bizarrely there is an error that the publisher does not list on the errata: The illustration listed as page 263 in the index (namely the Partridge, The Quail and The Bustard) actually appears on page 265. Illustrated throughout with black and white etchings by William Dickes [1815-1892]. Dickes was an English illustrator, engraver, printmaker and lithographer. Dickes worked as apprentice to the wood engraver Robert Edward Branston, Allen Robert Branston's son, in about 1831. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools in 1835 and displayed examples of oil-colour printing at the Great Exhibition. In the publisher's decorative cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Minor bumping to the extremities and slightly bent corners. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clear. An extremely scarce work, usually only found in Legal Deposit institutions and Museums. A fantastic work, which acts as a primer to many birds in Britain. Including Thrushes, Shrieks, and Poultry. A charming and informative work. Additional photographs available upon request. For shipping heavier items, or delivery outside the UK, please read our shipping terms for further details. William Dickes (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Rebacked crimson cloth with gilt pictorial bird emblems and 'colored plates' to upper boards, embossed ornithological and foliate design, decorative gilt titled spine. New endpapers, lacking original FFEP. Some staining to original covers, bumping to corners and some general surface abrasions. Some thumb marks to page edges and light toning to page edges as expected. Sporadic small marks throughout, but plates executed and preserved beautifully. 2cm tear to head of p211. Hand coloured engraved plates under tissue guards: frontis + 11 others. Frontis + 5 others marked ' W Dickes' [William Dickes [1815-1892] was an English illustrator, engraver, printmaker and lithographer. Dickes worked as apprentice to the wood engraver Robert Edward Branston, Allen Robert Branstons son, in about 1831. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools in 1835 and displayed examples of oil-colour printing at the Great Exhibition.] Scarce on crimson boards, usually found in blue boards and without the additional text to upper board. The only copy found (as of 17/06/2026) held at The University of California. There is an error within - The illustration listed as page 263 in the index (namely the Partridge, The Quail and The Bustard) actually appears on page 265.Hardcover. pp282, 16mo. Plus List of engravings, publisher's catalogue to rear. All edges gilt. William Dickes (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. n.d. [c.1860]. Illustrations thought to be by William Dickes, wood engraver and pioneering colour printer. 24 highly attractive colour plates (chromolithographs), each month has two plates, one as a floral border surrounding poetry extracts relevant to plants depicted, the other as a bunch of named flowers appropriate to that month. pp.48. Text is descriptions of garden and wild flowers by month written by Rev. Johns together with poems by E.H.C. Pencil notes to rear of front free endpaper. Bound in gilt dec. green cloth, embossed without gilt but to same design on lower cover. All edges gilt. A scarce item, highly attractive and in excellent condition. 16mo. William Dickes ? (illustrator). …

Zustand: New. Print on Demand pp. 126.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. Hardcover - VERY clean green boards with gilt lettering and inlaid portrait of girl with birdcage, unsunned spine, clean, no marks, clean inside, no dj - from a private collection -.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. The signed limited edition of a showcase and guide to the collection of Victorian engraver and illustrator William Dickie. The limited edition of The Colour Prints of William Dickes, a collection of the chromolithography of the Victorian engraver and printmaker, written and signed by art critic Alfred Docker. This particular copy is no. 75 of 350 numbered copies, with Docker's signature to the edition leaf. In the publisher's original dark green cloth. Contains a monochrome frontispiece of Dickes, as well as all thrity-three other plates, including eight colour plates. Collated complete. Dickes was a prolific engraver and illustrator of his time, working on numerous natural history books by Anne Pratt, as well as oil colour prints for the 1851 Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace. As well as Docker providing artisitic insights, the book is also a useful guide for collectors of Dickie's work. In the publisher's original dark green cloth. Externally, mostly smart, with the odd small rubbing mark to boards. Slight fading to the spine, and bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. A couple of small dents to edges and slight rubbing to joints. End papers are bright and clean, with a bookseller stamp and a barcode to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. William Dickes (illustrator). signed by author. book.…

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. No. 90 of 100 'Special Edition' copies. There are also 400 Two Guinea Editions. Folio sized. Leatherbound. Gilt decoration and titles on front and spine. Gilt page edges. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Exterior shows moderate wear, spine is cracked along front edge, corners are bumped. Binding feels slightly loose at rear but remains sound. Pages bright and clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,4700grams, ISBN. …

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. Limited. Hardback, original decorated cloth. 32.5 x 28.cm. 616pp. Photogravure plates, tissue guards, some spotting plus other illustrations. Number 144 of a limited edition of 400 copies. Spine relaid retaining original backstrip. Some wear to extremities. Previous art dealer label on front free end-paper. Limitation leaf with some loss to corner. A few pages creased, a few small marginal tears. A decent reference copy. A heavy book, weighs approx 5kg when packed, so additional postage will be required for delivery outside the UK.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. First ed. 8vo. (approx. 160 x 110mm). 12 fine coloured lithograph plates by Dickes, unbound as issued in original white paper sleeve printed in gold, minor soiling and age-toning. William Dickes (1815-1892) was a licensee of the Baxter colour process, and the present set of reward cards were printed by him for distribution at Sunday Schools and the like. Some of the images also appeared in 1868-9 as frontispieces in Jarrold & Sons series with titles beginning A Book for the Household . The plates are titled: Evening; The sailor's return; The kind servant; The country walk; Monday morning; Temptation; The wedding day; "Fresh water-cress-e-s!"; Saturday night; Sunday morning; Industry; "I'm hungry . . .".…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. The first edition of a lovely exploration of British corals and anemones, with beautiful chromolithographs by Royal Academy artist William Dickes. The first and only edition of Actinologia Britannica: A History of The British Sea-Anemones and Corals, written by pioneering marine biologist Philip Henry Gosse. In the original publisher's original green cloth. Contains twelves chromolithographs by William Dickes, including a frontispiece, and numerous in text vignettes. Collated complete.An extraordinary exploration into British marine biology, detailing the forms and colours of different species. Written by Philip Henry Gosse, an English naturalist remembered for being an important proponent of the aquarium, coining the term with his work 'The Aquarium: An Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Sea'. In the original publisher's original green cloth. Externally, mostly smart, with the odd mark to boards. Slight rubbing to joints and edges, with bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Faint offsetting to free end papers with a couple of previous owner's colour pencil and ink inscriptions, including stamp. Minor wear to rear end paper hinge. Internally, mostly firmly bound, with hinge pp.224-225 starting. Pages are mostly bright and clean, with occasional light spotting, mostly to first and final leaves. Very Good. William Dickes (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: N/A. 1st Edition. [1862?]. 40pp plus 18 leaves of tissue-guarded plates (chromoxylographs). Plates engraved and printed by William Dickes after Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Stothard, Thomas Gainsborough, and other old masters, with prose illustrations by Rev Bennet George Johns. Blue cloth boards with extensive gilt decoration and lettering. All edges gilt. Large folio. Boards rubbed and worn, especially at corners and spine ends, where there is some fraying and minor loss, a couple of small indentations along upper edge on verso, mild marks. Front free endpaper absent, gutter cracked between endpapers. One plate loose. Others have left impression on protective leaves. Binder's ticket on rear endpaper - Westleys & Co., London. Prints were first issued in monthly parts, separately mounted, 1859-1862. Dickes biographer, Alfred Docker, bequeathed 1370 of Dickes' works to the British Museum in 1931. Scarce, hard to find title. LHD notes five copies : British Library, National Library of Scotland, V&A Libraries and Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Dickes, William; et al (illustrator).…

Publishers Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Limited Edition. Limited to 400 copies. Book measures 32.5x28.cm. Collation, 616pp, illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers brown cloth, with gilt lettering and design, top gilt edges, others rough, marble endpapers. Cloth lightly rubbed, very slightly rippling of cloth, minor abrasion wear. Generally a nice clean binding. Internally, pages and plates clean throughout. A nice clean copy. Size: Small Folio.…

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original pale marble paper covered boards, maroon cloth spine. 8vo. 6¼'' x 4¼''. Contains 151 printed pages of text with 4 full-page monochrome engravings as called for engraved by William Dickes: 'Talipot Tent', 'Trincomalie, Ceylon', 'Church at Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon', and 'Port Louis, Mauritius'. The hinges internally are cracked, age toning to the end papers beyond which the text block is clean, spine faded, rubbing to the corners and edges. Member of the P.B.F.A. SRI LANKA [Ceylon].…

LeatherBound. Zustand: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1874 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 116 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 116.…

LeatherBound. Zustand: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1957 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 124 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 124.…

LeatherBound. Zustand: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1874 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 132 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 132 Language: English.…

Leather Bound. Zustand: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1871. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: : - 130, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 130 130.…

Leather Bound. Zustand: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1840. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 400, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 400 400.…

Softcover. Zustand: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 396 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1840. This modern reproduction of The Canadian naturalist: a series of conversations on the natural history of Lower Canada by Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888; Dickes, William, 1815-1892, illustrator makes an old or rare text available for consultation, bibliographic research, and specialized collections. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. …