Clark 1797 (11 risultati)

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. New Edition. 8vo, x + pp193 complete with the 23 beautiful hand coloured plates with tissue guards drawn from life by William Clark, former draughtsman and engraver of the London Horticultural Society. Hardcover no dust jacket in slipcase. Slipcase bound in red cloth and marbled paper over boards in very good+ condition with a little rubbing to edges. The book itself is bound in full red morocco leather with gilt titles, 5 raised bands and gilt designs to compartments to spine with decorative gilt borders and flowers to both boards. Binding in very good condition with a little rubbing to top & tail of spine, edges of boards and tips. Inside all pages and plates with full edge gilt in very good/near fine condition with the occasional small mark and a hint of toning to pages. A lovely early copy. William Clark (illustratore).…

Disbound. Engraved. Size: Folio. [i (title)], 25pp. RISM A/I/2 C 2569 citing just two copies. Not in BUC.

Condizione: Good. First edition, 2 vols. 8vo; 13 x 22,1 cm. foldout maps at the end of each volume, foldout landscape lithograph at beginning both vols. Complete with 13 plates and 2 maps. New half goatskin by the artisan binder Sasha Mosalov with the original morocco spines preserved.Sir Henry George Ward was the first British Chargé d'Affaires in Mexico, between 1825 and 1827. His primary goal was to prevent the United States from taking Mexican territory in the westward drive of "Manifest Destiny". These works, illustrated by his wife, provide an analysis of Mexico's mining activity and prospects.LIST OF MAPS:1. Map of Mexico, with tears, without loss;2. Map of Routes to the Principal Mining Districts in the Central States of Mexico [below border line] London, Published by Henry Colburn, New Burlington Strt. April 1828 Engraved by Sidy. Hall, Bury Strt. Bloomsby. 40.3 x 55.5 cm (In. Vol. 2);LIST OF PLATES:1. Mexico. From the Azotea of the House of H. M's Mission, San Cosme [below image] Drawn by Mrs. H.G. Ward. T.M. Baynes lithog. Uncolored folded lithograph;2. Agave Mexicana (uncolored aquatint)];3. Canada de Marfil, Entry to Guanaxuato [below image] Drawn by Mrs. H.G. Ward. Pub: by H. Colburn, London, 1828. J. Clark, sculp. Uncolored folded aquatint;4. Puente del Rey [below image] Drawn by Mrs. H.G. Ward. Pub: by H. Colburn, London, 1828. J. Clark, sculp. Uncolored aquatint;5. Collegiate Church, of Nuestra Senora de Guadaloupe [below image] Drawn by Mrs. H.G. Ward. T.M. Baynes lithog. Uncolored lithograph;6. View of the Town of Jalapa, with the Coffre de Perote [below image] Drawn by Mrs. H.G. Ward. Published by H. Colburn, London, 1828. On Stone by W. Gauci [below title] Printed by Engelmann & Co. Uncolored folded lithograph;7. Chapultepec [below image] Drawn by Mrs. H.G. Ward. Pub: by H. Colburn London, 1828. J. Clark, sculp. Uncolored aquatint;8. Hacienda de Chapingo [below image] Drawn by Mrs. H.G. Ward. Pub: by H. Colburn, London, 1828. J. Clark, sculp. Uncolored folded aquatint;9. An Arastre, or Crushing Mill [below image] Drawn by Mrs. H.G. Ward. Pub: by H. Colburn, London, 1828. J. Clark, sculp. Uncolored aquatint;10. The Galeria of the Hacienda de Salgado [below image] Drawn by Mrs. H.G. Ward. Pub: by H. Colburn, London, 1828. J. Clark, sculp. Uncolored folded aquatint;11. Patio of the Hacienda de Salgado [below image] Drawn by Mrs. H.G. Ward. Pub: by H. Colburn, London, 1828. J. Clark, sculp. Uncolored folded aquatint;12. The Ascent to Catorce (uncolored folded aquatint);13. Interior of an Indian Hut, El Bozal [below image] Drawn by Mrs. H.G. Ward. Pub: by H. Colburn, London, 1828. J. Clark, sculp. Hand-colored aquatint which includes an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe hanging on the wall.REFERENCES: Abbey, Travel in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860, II, 688: "It is interesting to see the presence of aquatints and lithographs together in the book, and to notice, as Prideaux suggests, the superiority of the aquatints." Hill II, 1826. Palau 374005. Prideaux, pp. 257, 355 (incorrectly calling for 18 plates). Raines, p. 215. Sabin 101302. Streeter 1104: "Classic book on Mexico as the main reason for its inclusion, General Arthur G. Wavell's account of Texas. However, I hope the rarity of accounts of Texas in the 1820s makes its inclusion worth while. A minor reason is its inclusion of Simon H.G. Bourne's account of Sonora and Cinaloa, which is referred to in the note to Bourne's Observations, London, 1828.…

Softcover. Condizione: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 74 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1828. Text in English. This work, originally published in 1828, offers a critical examination of the practice of duelling in early 19th-century America. The authors, Walter Colton and Jonathan Leavitt, provide a historical and moral perspective on the subject, reflecting contemporary debates on honor and violence. The text is a valuable resource for scholars of American social history and legal studies. 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. …