1483. Single leaf printed in black letter on both sides on laid paper with woodcut illustration, 28.3 x 19.6cm (paper). Paper singed around edges, with loss to margins, slight crinkles, minor water stains, tipped to old backing. The Golden Legend, a “medieval compendium of the lives of the saints…is a massive..... More

c1530/1570. Engraving, monogrammed “A.V.” in image lower left, title and “Claudii Duchetti formis” in plate below image, 44 x 33.2cm. Old fold and slight stains to image, repaired tears and missing portions to margins. Laid down on acid-free tissue. This image of Saint Christopher was published by Claudio Duchetti (active..... More

1545/c1600. Woodcut, dated and titled in block lower left to right, 31.6 x 28.1cm. Repairs and slight stains to image, minor tear to left edge. Good impression with complete borders, with only minor breaks. Ref: British Museum. Hans Sachs (1494-1576) was a German meistersinger, poet, playwright and shoemaker. Sachs became..... More

1633/later printing. Set of 18 etchings, the first plate includes engraver “Melchior Kusel” with text in Latin and French, other plates include verse in French and plate numbers lower left to right, four sheets bear a watermark of a double-headed eagle with the initials “C.H.”, 9.1 x 19.2cm (title page)..... More

c1645. Engraving, text including title, artist and engraver “Pieter de Jode” in text below image, 24.1 x 17cm. Slight foxing to centre of image and margins, missing portions to lower right margin. Text reads “Pictor Noctium, Mechliniensis. Ant. van Dyck pinxit, Petrus de Jode Sculpsit. Cum priuilegio.” Held in British..... More

c1667. Copper engraving, title, artist, engraver “Arnold De Jode” and printer in Latin in plate below image, 23.8 x 19.8cm (image). Foxing, trimmed platemark, old horizontal fold. Title reads “Excell ill dominae Catharine Howard, excell ducis liuoxiae haeredis coniugis dilectissimae, vera effigies.” Text includes printer “Martinus vanden Enden excudit.” Ref..... More

1729. Engraving, titled in Italian, Latin and French in plate lower centre, 33.2 x 42.2cm. Old vertical fold, stains and minor missing portions to margins. Laid down on acid-free tissue. Text in Latin and French reads “Volatus, ignes artificiales, aliique lusus die Jovis in Bacchanaliis” and “Volee, feux d’artifice, et..... More

1748. Two engravings, text including plate number, engraver, publisher and date in plate above and below image, 56.7 x 40.2cm (approx. each). Old horizontal fold, tears, stains and slight foxing to margins. Latin text reads (1) “Tab. V. S.F. Ravenet sculp. Impensis J. & P. Knapton, Londini 1748.” This is..... More

c1774. Engraving, text and caption in plate above and below image, 20.1 x 33.9cm. Old vertical folds as issued, foxing, soiling, ink offset to lower plate mark below image, trimmed upper edge of plate mark. French text reads “Tome IV, plate 1, Duret sculp.” From the French edition of John..... More

c1777. Hand-coloured engraving, 28.4 x 16.5cm. Foxing overall, minor tears, crinkles and missing portions to margins. Text reads “Viz. 1. A fishing proa [multi-hull outrigger], 2. A vessel with a sail at anchor, 3. A vessel without a sail at anchor. Engraved from Middleton’s Complete System of Geography.” Held in..... More

1782. Engraving, text in plate including title, artist and engraver “Thornton” and various annotations in pencil and ink in lower margin and verso, 31 x 20.1cm. Slight foxing to edges of image, old mount burn. Title continues “whose discoveries in his last voyage, as well as those of his first..... More

1787. Aquatint with etching, text including title and artist’s name in plate below image, 43.6 x 60.2cm. Foxing overall. Framed. Text reads “Drawn on the spot by Ja’s Cleveley. Painted by Jn’o Cleveley, London. F. Jukes aquat. To His most Sacred Majesty George III, of Great Britain, France & Ireland..... More

1788. Pair of engravings, text including engraver, date, title and caption in plate above and below image, 30.8 x 43.3cm (approx. each). Minor soiling overall, slight stains and repaired tears to margins, one with trimmed lower margin. Text includes “XXI. Helman, Sculp. 1788. Cette anecdote est tirée du 12me Volume..... More