Drapentier J (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Drapentier, J. (active 1674-1713) (illustrator). 12mo; [6], 150pp., complete with opening engraved frontispiece. Bound in late17th/early18th century full shagreen (fish skin) binding over five raised spine bands with working hand-made silver hasps and clasps, all page edges gilt and gauffered, original marbled endpapers, eighteenth century heraldic engraved ownership label (T. Bristowe) to front pastedown, and early ink inscription (Mary Fosbrooke her book) to opening blank. Title page in double-ruled frame, headlines printed in black letter, light spotting to opening and closing leaves, sporadic unobtrusive light paper browning, headlines very occasionally cropped, small creases to a few top page corners, boards slightly warped through pressure from closed clasps. Thomas Bristowe (1719-1814) of Beesthorpe Hall, Derbyshire married Mary Fosbrooke (b.1732) in 1765. This was clearly a valued devotional text given its binding, though with few signs of wear. A very attractive example in handsome original binding. A scarce edition; ESTC R177544, citing no institutional holdings in the US and just three in the UK (Hartlebury, Aberystwyth, Shrewsbury). .

Condition: Good. Handcolored engraving. 37.3 x 44cm. sheet size. Reinforced veso on centerfold. Bird's-eye view engraving by J. Drapentier for Sir Henry Chauncy's History of Hertfordshire. In the foreground it is believed Drapentier has drawn himself making the view (seated figure).