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Auction No 408, Tag: Engravings

4 Lots (displaying 1 - 4)
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Early Engravings on wood or copper, a collection mounted on old album pages, many taken from books including printers' colophons,

Lot: 18

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Apr 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £80
SOLD £40
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Early Engravings on wood or copper, a collection mounted on old album pages, many taken from books including printers' colophons, many attractive designs and very good condition. (23)

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[G. N. Wright] and Thomas Allom (illustrator) "The Chinese Empire Historical and Descriptive illustrating the Manners and Customs of the Chinese

Lot: 24

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Apr 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £400 - £500
SOLD £350
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[G. N. Wright] and Thomas Allom (illustrator) The Chinese Empire Historical and Descriptive illustrating the Manners and Customs of the Chinese in a series of Steel Engravings, London Printing and Publishing Co., c.1860, new edition; in the 8 issued parts with original pictorial wraps, three with covers marked or chipped, plates rather loose, one part disbound; old library labels to inside front covers; the 132 tissue-guarded plates in fine condition, few text pages foxed. Lacking Maps.

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Various engravings and coloured plates, mostly taken from books but including etchings by Frank Bangwyn (2) and James McBey

Lot: 50

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Apr 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £40
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Various engravings and coloured plates, mostly taken from books but including etchings by Frank Bangwyn (2) and James McBey published by The Fine Art Society, another by Philip Gilbert Hamerton. The coloured plates include 44 by Margaret Tarrant. Fair to VF In two albums and loose. (Large qty)

Carton of steel or wood engravings with many 19th Century, mostly topographical, some set in card mounts,

Lot: 51

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Apr 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £26
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Carton of steel or wood engravings with many 19th Century, mostly topographical, some set in card mounts, plus many 20th Century coloured & b/w plates; all culled from books and periodicals. Fair to VF (100s)