marcellus laroon pierce tempest (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. [18th Century images of London's Street People] Bound in fine, modern 1/2 morocco over brown boards. Gilt ruled spine compartments. 74 engraved plates showing the denizens of London (including two titles). Captions in English, French, and Italian. Minor scattered foxing, but generally clean. Minor loss to the caption of the Sow Gelder plate. The first edition was printed in 1688. This edition had updated plates have been altered to bring the costume into the fashion of the time of re-publication. See: Tuer, A. Old London street cries, p. 7. According to the ESTC, "The plates were probably engraved by John Savage; some authorities, however, attribute part of the engraving to Laroon or to Tempest." ESTC N505908. Raines, R. Marcellus Laroon, p. 95-99.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Pierce Tempest (illustratore). The Cryes of the City of London Drawn after the Life.______ Les Cris de la Ville de Londres dessignez après la Nature____. P. Tempest [excudit].__________ Published by London: N.p. ?, 1711__________ 2 Vols., in one, small folio (303 x 190 mm), [74] engraved plates by Pierce Tempest after Marcellus Laroon, including 2 title-pages. titles and captions parallel in English, French, and Italian. Soiling, a dozen plates strengthened on verso, some with closed tears or losses visible on recto, generally confined to margins, some soiling throughout, nineteenth-century quarter marbled boards, loss to foot of spine, upper joint split and just holding. ___________ Some of the earliest studies of this type, showing itinerant street traders and performers in 18th century London. First published in 1687.______________ London trades people, including pedlars, chimney sweeps, acrobats, beggars and so on. Provenance: George Lee, ownership inscription on title; Fenton of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, ownership inscription and armorial bookplate. Brunet III 882, noting 1711 edition without imprint and with plates unnumbered as here.___________ A fairly good complete copy, with some faults as noted above and priced accordingly. A charming and appealing work ? the illustrations were much copied, inspiring many of the "London cries" aimed at the juvenile market in the later 18th century.

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate, London, 1711. Eight hand-colored, engraved illustrations. Art by Marcellus Laroon, engraved by Pierce Tempest. Titles are in English, French and Italian. From left to right (in first photo): the title page, illustrated with a street vendor resting on the grass, her arm on a basket, 2: /Buy any Wax or Wafers', 3: 'Maids buy a Mapp', 4: 'Any Old Iron take money for', Next row down, 5: 'London Gazette here', 6: 'Fine Writeing Inke', 7: 'Old Satten Old Taffety or Velvet'. 8: 'Buy a fine Table Basket'. Condition: Very good with light general soiling and toning. The next to last print (Old Satten Old Taffety.) has a small internal hole at lower left, visible in the photo. Final print has the number 47 written in a semi-circle, and a crease at that corner. Selling in as found condition. More photos available on request.