Hassell John Illustrator (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hassell, John; Marsh-Lambert, H. (Helen) G. (Grace) C. (Culverwell); Robinson, Charles S. (illustrator). First Thus. Comprehensive collection from the early 1900's (no date in book) of classic Mother Goose rhymes, with a few fairy tales in rear. Lavishly illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings throughout, + 1 full color plate by Charles S. Robinson (though this is ripped, taped, & detached. Most (including the front pastedown) are by British illustrator John Hassell (1868-1948), with a few pen-and-ink sketches by a female British artist, H. G. C. (Helen Grace Culverwell) Marsh-Lambert (1888 - 1981). Small quarto (7.25" x 9.75") has light yellow cloth-covered boards with a colorful front paper pastedown, largely intact with some scrapes & small chips around edges. Unpaginated, appears complete, though 1 illustration is lying loose & can't be matched to inside text. Condition is Fair: stitched binding has loosened, with many loose or detached pages, old repairs with white tape to title pages & other pages in front matter. Pages creamy white with small random soil, no writing or coloring. Former owner's bookplate pasted inside front cover; tearing to lower part of this endpaper. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day. 0.

Condition: Good. Oblong 4to. 27 1x 21 cm. 5 vols., engraved titles and 249 plates (only of 250, lacking Hillingdon House plate from vol.1), the odd spot or foxing mark but largely clean internally, contemporary red straight-grain morocco, blind-stamped and panelled with gilt, a little rubbed, corners bumped,.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1009029252:At head of publisher's original (part) wrappers: New copper-plate magazineEditor and principal engraver: John WalkerEngravings by J. Walker, William Walker, T. Medland, Birrell, B.T. Pouncy, James Greig, James Heath, G. Walker, William Ellis, Fitler, Barrett, J. Storer, Roberts, J. Widnell, J. Roffe, and T. Tagg; after J.M.W. Turner, Paul Sandby, Thomas Girtin, Thomas Hearne and Thomas Malton, Esther Acklom, Miss Berniers, Edward Francis Burney, Charles Catton, Jr., Richard Corbould, George Cuit, Edward Dayes, Arthur Benoni Evans, Thomas Girtin, Harraden, John Hassell, J. Hornsey, H. Jeayes, Thomas Malton, John Meheux, Conrad Martin Metz, James Moore, Francis Nicholson, John Nixon, Rev. Robert Nixon, William Orme, Alexander Reid, Philip Reinagle, Humphry Repton, Paul Sandby, Thomas Sandby, William Watts, Francis Wheatley and othersImprints undated; years of publication from monthly issues.Originally issued in 125 parts, each consisting of two plates and two letterpress leaves. Each cumulated volume contains 50 plates with associated letterpress, an index leaf and engraved title page; vols. 1, 4 and 5 have an "Advertisement" leaf; v. 5 also has a general index.Plates include great houses and significant architectural structures from various places in the British Isles. Each plate includes names of engraver and artist, but these are not indexed.Title pages are engraved; signed (v.1): Milns scrt. Puke sc.Vol. 2 with imprint: London : printed for Harrison and Co. Pater-Noster Row. & J. Walker, engraver. No. 16, Rosomans Street, Clerkenwell; v. 3-5 with imprint: London : printed for J. Walker, engraver. No. 16, Rosomans Street, ClerkenwellVol. 4: "Printed by S. Gosnell, Little Queen Street, Holborn."Vols. 4 & 5 with alternative title: Elegant cabinet.

engraving 43 x 24 cm.Trimed at plate edge.