Chamberlain Lieutenant (5 results)

Leather. Condition: Fair. Limited Edition. facsimile edition , limited #1180/1315, of the original title "VIEW AND COSTUMES OF THE CITY AND NEIGHBOURHOOD OF RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL FROM DRAWINGS TAKEN BY LIEUTENANT CHAMBERLAIN, ROYAL ARTILLERY DURING THE YEARS 1819 AND 1820 WITH DESCRIPTIVE EXPLANATIONS,Londdon:1822. 234pp. bound in 3/4 brown leather and marbled paper covered boards, green cloth endpapers, illustrated with many facsimilie color plates of costumes and views mounted to stiff paper, edges rubbed, portion of rear marbled paper missing, last page has closed tear to top margin. good only copy but very interesting.

Facsimile Edition. Limited edition to 1315 copies, of which this is no. 316, of John Mallet. Very good copy in full leather. Gilt blocked title to spine with raised bands. Spine bands and panel edges slightly rubbed and bumped as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 3 p. ., 9-234 p., 1 . incl. mounted plates (part col.) mounted plan, mounted facsim. 33 cm. Notes; With facsimile of original t.-p.: Views and costumes of the city and neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from drawings taken by Lieutenant Chamberlain, Royal artillery, during the years 1819 and 1820, with descriptive explanations. Subjects; Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Description Views. 3 Kg.

Facsimile Edition. Limited edition to 1315 copies, of which this is no. 316, of John Mallet. Very good copy in full leather. Gilt blocked title to spine with raised bands. Spine bands and panel edges slightly rubbed and bumped as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 3 p. ., 9-234 p., 1 . incl. mounted plates (part col.) mounted plan, mounted facsim. 33 cm. Notes; With facsimile of original t.-p.: Views and costumes of the city and neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from drawings taken by Lieutenant Chamberlain, Royal artillery, during the years 1819 and 1820, with descriptive explanations. Subjects; Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Description Views. 1 Kg.

Condition: Good. Handcolored engraving with 3 folds. 28 x 43.3 cm. Pl. 11 upper right. Possibly from "Views and costumes of the city and neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil" : from drawings taken by Lieutenant Chamberlain, Royal Artillery, during the years 1819 and 1820 : with descriptive explanations. Very rare. OCLC Number: 60210155 for the facsimile.

3pp, 12mo. Bifolium with mourning border. In fair condition, lightly aged, with traces of mount adhering to blank reverse of second leaf. Folded once. The letter begins: 'My dear Friend | I got yr kind note with many thanks I wish you to understand that by dealing [Dacus'?] intentino if as to give you 100£ but understanding afterwards, that as you kindly witnessed [last word underlined] her will it would not be Legal to leave it by will I therefore write to tell you that you shall have it at my Death & [?] most probably before, it, & as it shall be my first consideration.' He is enclosing £25, 'yr verry [sic] moderate account & with many many thanks for all yr frieship [sic] & sincere regards'. In a postscript he refers to the recipient's son, 'established at Brighton'. Also 'Spencer comes here frequently - & Donegall also he got the [?] of [?] yesterday -'.