Na. A lovely large format photograph album of a tour of England and Wales in 1893. There was also a tour of Bavaria, Salsburg and Innsbruck in 1895.

The album starts in 1893 and has 38 photographs (mostly Albumen) of England and Wales. These are mostly large (24cm x 32cm) images. There are some smaller (18.5 cm x 23.5cm). They appear to be commercially purchased photographs. There are also a further 9 smaller (17cm x 22cm and 12cm x 18cm) images of cottages with descriptions on the back. These seem to be personally taken photographs?

The trip began with the Needles on the Isle of Wight, (24cm x 32cm) and continued with similar photographs of the Isle of Wight, Tennyson's house, Southsea & Portsmouth, Tintern Abbey. The tour then moved on to Wales, and there are photographs of North and South Wales, with quite a few of Betws-y-coed, and some bridges in the area. The trip moved on to Chester, with a number of photographs of Eaton House in Chester, and Hatfield house.

A second part of the album covers a trip in 1895, comprising 23 photographs of Bavaria, Salzburg and Innsbruck.

The photographs are all of good condition, still bright, with a touch of fading only. A few have light creasing, or the odd tear where they have come away from the album at some point, but overall a very presentable and attractive album of English and European topography from the 1890's. The album itself is black buckram with leather spine and corners. There is some rubbing to the boards, and some scuffing. A tape repair (with black tape) to the spine. The album measures 37cm x 45 cm. The photographs have hand written annotations below describing the view. There is some staining to the inside boards of the album and a few of the cardboard backing sheets are wavy, but this doesn't really affect the photographs.

New York: Arianne Lancell / Alsparck, 1983. Original lithograph of a bearded man in a Winter hat. Part of a suite of work based on Carmilla, the gothic novel by the Irish writer Sheridan Le Fanu. Signed in pencil. Numbered 29 / 297 copies. Authenticated by the artist's own dry stamp (a cat's head). On vellum. Very good condition as the work has never been framed. Sold unframed. 555 x 455 mm (21¾ x 18 inches).
The description for this character in the novel reads: This evening there arrived from Gratz the grave, dark-faced son of the picture-cleaner, with a horse and cart laden with two large packing cases, having many pictures in each. Lithographie originale d'un homme barbu dans un chapeau d'hiver. Fait partie d'une série d'œuvres basées sur Carmilla, le roman gothique de l'écrivain irlandais Sheridan Le Fanu. Signé au crayon. Numéroté 29 / 297 exemplaires. Authentifié par le propre tampon sec de l'artiste (une tête de chat). Sur vélin. Très bon état car l'oeuvre n'a jamais été encadrée. Vendu sans cadre. 555 x 455 mm (21¾ x 18 pouces).
La description de ce personnage dans le roman se lit comme suit : Ce soir arriva de Gratz le fils grave et sombre du nettoyeur de tableaux, avec un cheval et une charrette chargés de deux grandes caisses d'emballage, contenant chacune de nombreuses images.

Reynès: Éditions de l'Eau, 1989. First Edition. Oblong small quarto. Folded gatherings and plaid laid in to printer wrappers. In a silk covered slipcase. First edition. 6 original etchings engraved in black and burin by Albert Woda, and 6 full-page calligraphies by Franck Lalou. Limited edition of 70 numbered copies on Rives vellum paper for text and natural Arakajii japo for calligraphy, signed by both Woda and Lalou. One of 50 copies numbered from 8 to 57, this is number 24. Silk covering the book has become detached in some areas, and has some stains. Internally the book is spotless. Première édition. Petit in-quarto oblong. Rassemblements pliés plaid dans les emballages de l'imprimante. Dans un étui recouvert de soie. Six eaux-fortes originales gravées au noir et au burin d'Albert Woda, et six calligraphies à pleine page de Franck Lalou. Tirage limité à 70 exemplaires numérotés sur papier vélin de Rives pour le texte et japo naturel Arakajii pour la calligraphie, signés par Woda et Lalou. Un des 50 exemplaires numérotés de 8 à 57, il s'agit du numéro 24. La soie recouvrant le livre s'est détachée par endroits, et présente quelques taches. En interne, le livre est impeccable.

Paris: Au Bureau du Journal, 1840. First Edition. 24 plates of hunting scenes, each with captions in French, followed by 6 leaves of fanfares (text and music printed to one side of leaf only). A Scarce item, none for sale and only occasionally at auction. Moderate foxing throughout. Creasing to front free endpaper. In contemporary buckram binding with slight rubbing to the binding. Première édition. 24 planches de scènes de chasse, chacune avec légendes en français, suivies de 6 feuillets de fanfares (texte et musique imprimés sur un seul côté du feuillet). Un article rare, aucun à vendre et seulement occasionnellement aux enchères. Des rousseurs modérées partout. Pliage à l'avant de la page de garde libre. Dans une reliure en bougran de l'époque avec un léger frottement à la reliure.

London: Elliott & Fry. Albumen image. Profile of Ruskin. Although undated, the image would seem to be Circa 1870. Printed on mount, recto: "John Ruskin M.A., L.L.D. // Elliott & Fry Copyright 55 Baker St London W." Printed to Verso: "Elliott & Fry // Photographers // 55 Baker St, London // W." To the bottom of the verso is printed "Marion, imp Paris" and embossed "Marion & Co. London."It is also printed "No." but no number is written. The photograph was taken in 1867 when Ruskin was 48.
165 by 110mm (6½ by 4¼ inches). The same image is lodged with the National Portrait Gallery. Here it does not have Ruskin's name (but does have the photographer's details. This is catalogued as a carte-de-visite. and dated 1867. Presumably the photographer issued the photograph of Ruskin shortly afterwards. This is referenced NPG Ax39887. The Albumen Process was developed in 1847, and was the first commercially exploitable method of producing a photographic print on a paper base from a negative. It was the dominant form of photographic positive until the turn of the century.

Paris: Les Bibliophiles Fantaisistes, 1912. Limited edition, one of only 15 printed on Japon. Soft cover with integral folding wrapper. This is clean and bright, but there is splitting and chipping to the spine. Tipped in frontis portrait. Limitation page to verso of title. (There was a total edition of 500 copies, but only 15 on Japon). With many reproductions of his drawings. Internally an excellent example. 128 pages. Many pages uncut. 260 by 190mm (10¼ by 7½ inches). Edition limitée, une des 15 seules imprimées sur Japon. Couverture souple avec emballage pliable intégré. C'est propre et brillant, mais il y a des fissures et des ébréchures à la colonne vertébrale. Pointé dans le portrait de frontis. Page de limitation au verso du titre. (Il y eut un tirage total de 500 exemplaires, mais seulement 15 sur Japon). Avec de nombreuses reproductions de ses dessins. En interne, un excellent exemple. 128 pages. Beaucoup de pages non coupées. 260 par 190 mm