Baron Gerning (7 results)

Handkolorierte Original-Aquatinta-Ansicht des Rheins bei Bingen graviert von Daniel Havell (1785-1826) nach Christian Georg Schuetz (1758-1823). Sauberes Blatt mit klarem Plattenabdruck. Größe der Ansicht: 27,5 x 20,5 cm, Blattgröße: 33,8 x 27,7 cm. - - - Das Gesamtwerk "A Picturesque Tour Along the Rhine from Mentz to Cologne" mit 24 Ansichten von 1819 erschien erstmals 1820 in Buchform in London. Die Künstlerfamilie Havell stammte aus Reading, Berkshire, England und wirkte als Maler, Graveure, Autor und Musiker.

London, published by R. Ackermann, 1820, large in-4°, 33,5 x 27,2 cm, XIV pp + (2)nn pp + 178 pp + 24 full page coloured engravings + 1 folding map (complete). With the list of subscribers. Folding map with the routes hand-coloured . Bound in later quarter red morocco, raised gilt and decorated spine, top edge gilt. (signed binding Bayntun - Rivière of Bath). Title page with a closed tear in the fore-margin, very occasional slight offsetting and toning of text, else a very nice and clean copy. Plates 1, 4, 11 , 13 , 17 , 21 , 23 are unnumbered (thus from the first issue); text watermarked II S&S, 1817 , 1818 and 1819 ; plates watermarked ''Turkey Mills 1818 ?''. Abbey Travel item 217. Tooley item 234. This is a fine copy of one of the quintessential English colour plate books and one of the finest Rhine-Albums ever published. The first edition, in German, appeared in 1819, without illustrations. Schütz designed for this English illustrated edition some beautiful views of Bacharach , Bingen , Boppard , Braubach , Johannisberg , Koblenz , Köln, Mainz , Oberwezel, St. Goar .[.].

FIRST EDITION. Folio (33.5 x 28 cm). Title, verso blank; Dedication, 1 leaf; List of Subscribers, pages (v) to viii; Preface by the Translator, pages (ix) to xii; Preface of the Author, pages (xiii) and xiv; Contents, 1 leaf, verso with List of Plates; Text, pp. 1-178. Period style half red morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands and intricate gilt tooling, all edges gilt. 24 aquatinted plates D. Havell and T. Sutherland after C.G. Schutz with original hand-colouring, engraved folding map with colour highlights at rear entitled "Map of the Course of the Rhine from Mentz to Cologne; And of the Course of the Maine and the Lahn". Minor scattered spotting, slight offsetting to map, generally an excellent copy. One of Ackermann's major colour plate books and apparently the first in his "Picturesque Tours" series, others of which explore the Seine, the Ganges, and the Thames. The book describes a trip down the Rhine on that part of the river generally considered most romantic and charming, "from Mentz to Cologne, and of the Bathing-Places of Wiesbaden and Embs". The account contains not only topographical descriptions, but considerable historical information and details of popular traditions, the book being written "with a view chiefly to the information of travellers of cultivated minds who may be induced to visit this interesting portion of Germany (Preface of the Author)". The original German edition was published in Wiesbaden in 1819 as Die Rheingegenden von Mainz bis Cölln, without illustrations. The third issue, with the plates numbered in top right corner. (Abbey Travel, 217; Tooley, 234).

London, R. Ackermann, 1820. Folio (330 x 275)mm. xvi-178 pp., 1 mapa plegado y 24 láminas coloreadas a mano al aguatinta. Encuadernacià n en holandesa marroquà n con puntas, lomera cuajada de adornos dorados. Primera edicià n inglesa, temprana emisià n con las finas láminas fechadas en 1817-1818, sin numerar y con buena impresià n y color. Se trata de una de las mejores publicaciones de Ackermann y aparentemente es el primero de la serie "Picturesque Tours" que se continuarÃa luego con las exploraciones del Sena, Ganges, Tamesis, etc. Se imprimieron sà lo 750 ejemplares en formato similar a otras publicaciones del propio Ackermann como la dedicada a los Colegios Ingleses, a la AbadÃa de Westminster, y el Microcosmos de Londres. El libro describe un viaje por el Rhin que transcurre por la rivera considerada generalmente como más elegante y romántica. La relacià n contiene no sà lo descripciones topográficas sino que incluye tambià n informacià n histà rica de los lugares que recorre asà como detalles de sus tradiciones populares. Contiene en total 1 mapa plegado y 24 finas láminas coloreadas a mano en la à poca al aguatinta. Muy buen ejemplar. First edition in English, early issue with the plates watermarked 1817-1818, without plate numbers at the top right-hand corner and with good impressions and coloring. This is one of Ackermann's major color plate books and apparently the first in his "Picturesque Tours" series, others of which explore the Seine, the Ganges, and the Thames. 750 copies were printed on "large wove Elephant Vellum Paper", to match the format of the Histories of Oxford, Cambridge, Colleges and Schools, Westminster Abbey, and Microcosm of London. The book describes a trip down the Rhine on that part of the river generally considered most romantic and charming. The account contains not only topographical descriptions, but considerable historical information and details of popular traditions. Very good copy. 330x275mm. (13x10¾").

and accompanied by a map. Transl. from the German by John Black. London: R. Ackermann 1820. LARGE PAPER COPY bound in a stunningly ornate full crushed two-tone oasis binding by Zaehnsdorf of London. Extra gilt borders on both front & rear covers. Spine gilt panelled. Inside dentelles. All edges gilt. Silk wove endpapers. Folio (measuring 41 x 33cm.). (xvi 178pp.). With 24 magnificently hand-coloured aquatint plates each with a protective tissue-guard and folding engrv. map at end hand-coloured in outline. Preserved in specially made fleece-lined qtr. morocco folding solander case with gilt title and raised bands to spine. According to Abbey Travel No. 217 only 50 large paper copies were produced. NOTE: To fully appreciate its binding we would be happy to supply photographs of this item on request.

422 x 324 mm. (16 5/8 x 12 3/4"). sheets 407 x 318 mm. (16 x 12 1/2"). xiv, [ii], 178 pp.Translated from the German by John Black. Excellent contemporary red half morocco over marbled boards by Charles Hering (stamp-signed on verso of front free endpaper), newly rebacked and recornered to style by Courtland Benson, wide raised bands and panels attractively gilt in scrolling designs, gilt titling, all edges gilt. 24 HAND-COLORED PLATES OF THE RHINE (plus one folding map), taken from the drawings of Christian Georg Schütz and engraved by Sutherland, Havell, and Bartlett. A Large Paper Copy. Front pastedown with armorial bookplate of "R G V"; front free endpaper with evidence of bookplate removal. Abbey, "Travel" I, 217; Tooley 234. â Offsetting onto tissue guards (indicating that they have done their job), one tissue guard missing (but no offsetting onto text in this case), isolated trivial thumbing, foxing, or rust spots, but A FINE AND ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE COPY, the beautifully restored binding unworn, the text and plates with only the most minor imperfections, and the margins of this special copy remarkably broad. This is one of Ackermann's major color plate books and apparently the first in his "Picturesque Tours" series, others of which explore the Seine, the Ganges, and the Thames. The book describes a trip down the Rhine on that part of the river generally considered most romantic and charming. The account contains not only topographical descriptions, but considerable historical information and details of popular traditions. The tone is frankly advocative, the book being written "with a view chiefly to the information of travellers of cultivated minds who may be induced to visit this interesting portion of Germany." The main appeal of the book for us today, of course, resides in its spacious and richly colored plates. The irresistibly scenic views seem to justify the book's claim that the region depicted is "a portion of heaven fallen down to earth." Our plates are early impressions, and, as in other contexts, size matters here: the sheets in our volume are 407 mm. tall, appreciably larger than most of the copies seen in auction records, which measure, on average, approximately 330 mm. (Abbey's untrimmed copy measured 425 mm., and a Large Paper Copy sold at Sotheby's in 2007 had sheets 402 mm. tall.) As the limitation would indicate, copies on Large Paper are very uncommonly seen, and our copy is beautiful, with especially well-preserved text and plates and an exceedingly handsome replica spine. First Edition in English, First Issue. ONE OF 50 LARGE PAPER COPIES.

First Edition. (ACKERMANN, Rudolph) GERNING, Baron Johann Isaac von. A Picturesque Tour Along the Rhine, from Mentz to Cologne. BOUND WITH: SAUVAN, [Jean-Baptiste-Balthazar]. Picturesque Tour of the Seine, from Paris to the Sea. London: R. Ackermann, 1820, 1821. Thick folio (11-1/2 by 13-1/2 inches), period-style full tan polished calf gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers and edges. $19,500.First edition, first issue, of Ackermann's wonderful picturesque tour along the Rhine, beautifully illustrated with 24 hand-colored folio aquatints by Daniel Havell and Thomas Sutherland after paintings by Christian Georg Schutz (and large folding map), bound together with his equally beautiful illustrated tour along the Seine, with hand-colored vignette title page and 24 beautiful folio aquatint views of the river and surrounding countryside after drawings by Augustus Charles Pugin and John Gendall, for a total of 48 very finely and vividly hand-colored aquatint folio views. A lovely copy.In the history of book production "there is no more attractive figure than that of Rudolph Ackermann, through whose extraordinary enterprise and spirit of adventure, aquatint was successfully applied to the illustration of books" (Prideaux, 120-23). One of Ackermann's most lucrative projects was his remarkable Picturesque Tours, a series of seven books produced between 1820-28. The present volume brings together two such tours: first, his Tour Along the Rhine, with 24 beautifully hand-colored aquatints by Daniel Havell and Thomas Sutherland after paintings by Christian Georg Schutz, depicting views of Mentz, the Castle of Furstenberg, the Church of Johannes, Pfalz Castle and the town of Kaub, the salmon fishery at Lurley, Coblentz, Bornhofen, Cologne and other sites along the river, with accompanying text by Baron von Gerning describing the history and culture of the area (first published in German in 1819, without illustrations). The folding map shows the course of the Rhine from Mentz to Cologne.The second is Ackermann's Picturesque Tour of the Seine, first issued in six monthly parts, with 24 beautifully hand-colored aquatints after paintings and drawings by renowned landscape artists Augustus Charles Pugin and John Gendall, with accompanying text by Jean-Baptiste-Balthazar Sauvan. All 48 plates were pulled and hand-colored in the Ackermann studio, whose reputation for producing splendid illustrated publications and disseminating fine aquatint prints spanned over two centuries. Rhine first issue, without plate numbers in the top right corners. Tooley notes that plates 2 and 3 have variants dated either September or October; Abbey argues persuasively that to call either state an issue "must remain doubtful," particularly given that large-paper copies have also been seen with the two plates dated October. At any rate, the quality of plates in either state are the same high standard; Abbey notes that "there are definitely some later issues of the book, and these can be recognized by having plate numbers at the top right-hand corner. The impressions in these plates are poor and the coloring less good" (Abbey 217). This copy has plates 2 and 3 dated October, but most importantly none of the plates bear numbers in the upper right. Text watermarked 1817 and 1818; plates watermarked 1818 and 1819. Seine issued simultaneously with a very scarce large-paper issue of only 50 copies. With hand-colored map and hand-colored vignette on final leaf of text. Abbey, Travel 217 (Rhine); 90 (Seine). Prideaux, 337 (Rhine); 351, 375 (Seine). Tooley 234 (Rhine); 445 (Seine). Old dealer description tipped to rear flyleaf.Faint vertical crease to Rhine title page; small marginal stain to first plate in Rhine, not touching image. A lovely, fine copy, an impressive volume.