Whitcombe Sutherland (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. WHITCOMBE T. SUTHERLAND T. (illustrator). 1st Edition. The uncommon, 1814, 1st edition, 110 coloured plates, including the Supplement on NSW. In 20th century maroon straight grain crushed morocco, decorative gilt & blind tooling, corners rubbed. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles, worn slightly along joints & edges. Internally, frontis, [180] pp, 110 coloured plates (including the supplement), half title discarded, all edges gilt, some very light offsetting from some plates to text, some spotting to blank eps, red marbled endpapers, decorative gilt board edges and turn-ins. The all important supplement, by the author, has its own title page, 1813, and is dedicated to Rear Admiral Bligh. The fep is watermarked Abbey Mills Green field, plates are dated 1813, & watermarked J Whatman 1811, the paper is watermarked 1810. (286*223 mm). (Abbey Travel 2; Ferguson 577. Schwerdt 1, p177-9. Prideaux 283, 357. Bobins 337). OCLC locates very few 1st editions, 3 in the US, 1 in Australia & 3 in the UK. Superb plates depicting hunting, fishing, whaling, bull-fighting, bear trapping etc. around the world, and including the 10 supplementary scenes of aboriginal hunting and customs. First edition of "the most beautiful book on Indian sporting in existence" (Schwerdt). The text is taken from the manuscript and designs of Captain Thomas Williamson, who served in Bengal for twenty years. Bound from the 20 original parts and containing 'the finest impressions of the plates' (Tooley) by H. Merke, J. Hamble, and Viveres after Howitt's drawings after Williamson.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. WHITCOMBE T. SUTHERLAND T. BARTLETT W. (illustrator). 1st Edition. A work documenting British naval victories & maritime exploits, spanning the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars, & related conflicts. First edition, early issue, 55 hand coloured plates & 1 B&W. In 20 century half calf over blue cloth, some gilt tooling, corners brushed. Spine, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling & titles. Internally, frontis, engraved title with un-coloured vignette, not dated but 1817 or later, not paginated [approx 148 pp], 55 fine, hand coloured aquatint plates by T Sutherland and others after T Whitcombe, plus one un-coloured plate containing two etchings showing battle plans for the Bombardment of Algiers an the Battle of Trafalgar, plates generally clean and bright, Gibraltar plate with a few small spots in image, Capture of La Loire and Capture of La Forte plates with marginal repairs, without the portraits of Nelson and Lord St. Vincent, as often -'the work is complete without them' (Tooley), 'Collectors should note that evidence of early state in this book can be found in the title page vignette, originally issued un-coloured, and coloured only in later issues' - (Abbey), top edge gilt, remainder uncut, small binders stamp to verso fep. (Tall Folio 357*286 mm). (Bobins 360. Abbey 337. Tooley 322). 'As a record of naval events spanning a period of over 20 years Jenkins' Naval Achievements has no precedent. At no time prior to 1817 had a publisher attempted such a complete volume of documentary naval prints. It is the quality of the accuracy which makes Jenkins so valuable above all' (Roger Quarm, National Maritime Museum).

circa 26,3 x 34,3 cm. Condition: Sehr gut. Platte 175 mm x 260 mm Gefangennahme der Mahonesa durch die Terpsichore, Kapitän R. Bowen, 13. Oktober 1796. Gemalt von T. Whitcombe. Gestochen von T. Sutherland. Veröffentlicht am 1. Juni 1816 in 48 Strand für J. Jenkins Naval Achievements. Original-Aquatinta-Gravur auf mittelschwerem Velin mit breiten Rändern. Exzellenter Zustand mit außergewöhnlicher Originalfarbe.Der Rand papeirbeding leicht getönt. Auf der Platte sind unter dem eingravierten Titel das Erscheinungsdatum und der Name des Herausgebers angegeben. Der ca. gravierte Bildbereich der Platte beträgt 7" x 10,25" (175 mm x 260 mm). Die Fläche der eingravierten Plattenmarkierung beträgt ca. 8,5 x 11,75 (215 mm x 300 mm). James Jenkins Die Marineerfolge Großbritanniens. Vom Jahr 1793 bis 1817. Als Aufzeichnung von Marineereignissen über einen Zeitraum von mehr als zwanzig Jahren gibt es keinen Präzedenzfall. Zu keinem Zeitpunkt vor 1817 hat ein Verleger versucht, einen so vollständigen Band dokumentarischer Marinedrucke herauszugeben. Es ist die Qualität der Genauigkeit, die Jenkins so wertvoll macht Roger Quarm, Kurator für Bilder am National Maritime Museum 1998. Wir senden umgehend mit beiliegender MwSt.Rechnung. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1001.