Batenham (5 results)

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. BATENHAM W (illustrator). VG, 1826, B&W etching, sheet 380*282 mm, image271*175 mm, couple of marginal spots, tiny tear at top edge.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. BATENHAM G. (illustrator). First Edition. In worn quarter blue cloth over worn, contemporary boards, corners & edges bumped & worn. Spine, no title, edges bumped & worn. Internally, frontis, [4], [1], 2-234 pp, 1 pl (folding), ink name to fep, later end blank, some marginal pencil highlighting. (90*152 mm). Title continues: Giving an accurate sketch of its Local History, with Chronological Arrangements, of the most interesting events connected therewith. Written and compiled from the most authentic sources including the Records of the Corporation.

New Ed. 12mo. 71pp. Folding frontis. plan, several ills. Original boards, some marking, lacking much of backstrip. US$111.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition. 12mo. c. 1825. Pp 100. Folding coloured map of North Wales to frontis, plus four woodcut plates (ie. five plates in all, including map), recent half calf preserving paper cover to front board, occasional foxing and browning, but all pages intact. A pleasant guide book, including remarks on Bangor, Snowden, etcetera, uncommon in its first edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Batenham, George & William. & Musgrove, John. (illustrator). Limited Edition. 3 volume set bound in 6 books. Vol 1 Pt 1. lxxxii + 395 pp. Vol 1 Pt2. Hughes ' Streets' iv + 29 plates, each accompanied by 1 pp description + [396] - 762 pp. Vol 2 Pt 1. 434 pp. Vol 2 Pt 2. 435-879 pp. Vol 3 Pt 1. 458 pp. Vol 3 Pt 2. 459-934 pp. Collated and complete, all plates as called for . Bound in Vol 1 Pt 2 is ' Streets of Chester' by Hughes this is a separate publication, 1880, by Sotheran, all 29 street scene etchings are present. Vol 2 Pt 2 also includes 2 original hand cold political cartoons. These are not called for and their inclusion is at the behest of the original owner. This is then, a unique set. The Ormerod is the large paper copy issued by subscription. The ' Hughes ' is a limited edition of 300 copies ( 100 of which, including this copy, are on India paper. ) The 6 book set is bound in full crimson morocco ( by Fazakerley, Liverpool ) lettered and beautifully decorated in gilt with marbled eps and aeg. The corners and edges are a trifle rubbed and Vol 3 Pt 2 has a little ink staining to the front board. Overall a very handsome, unique, set. NB Extremely heavy please contact us directly for transport/ carriage arrangements.