London: P: Printed by S. Roycroft for R. Blome, 1679. "The Fifth Edition, much enlarged with great variety of Bearings. To Which is added a Treatise of Honour, Military and Civil, According to the Laws and Customs of England, collected out of the most Authentick Authors, both Ancient and Modern by Capt. John Logan."
A very nice copy - recently bound in quarter calf with burgundy label and marbled boards. Recent end papers. The rest of the book is original and complete. This is an ex library copy, but the stamps are not too disfiguring. A stamp and a couple of location records to the title page. Otherwise some small stamps to the verso of plates. A few of the pages have minor nicking to the edges - but well away from the text. Slight browning to the pages. Overall though, a good clean copy, with nice clear and well pressed engravings in a flawless binding. The first part of the work (Guillim's) contains hundreds of examples of Arms throughout the text. The second part (the Analogia Honorum) contains 2 engraved dedications, 9 full page portraits and 105 engraved plates containing hundreds of Arms and honours. All uncoloured. [xiv], 1-317, [ix]. [ii], 3-181, [ix]. pp + plates and engraved portraits.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1874. The lithograph double-page illustrations are fabulous, printed in colour and gold, very unusual and creative. Printed by the Dalziel Brothers at their Camden Press. In the original publisher's cloth (there seem to be three variants: green, red or blue) - this one is green. Only 500 copies were ever printed. Boards with wonderful unusual decorations in gilt and black. Corners a little bumped. All edges gilt. Leaves are paginated by letters A - U. Printed one side only, each recto features a full page illustration, beneath which is a rhyme. On each facing page is text expanding upon the histories of the various characters. Preface page partially detached, but present. Two leaves with light marginal tears, some minor foxing throughout. Tiny hole to bottom of page T. Small closed tear to rear free endpaper. Letter from the printer (tipped-in) to front. This is from Gilbert Dalziel, and explains the printing history, the arrangements behind the printing, and the relationship with the artist and printer. 345 x 285 mm (13½ x 11¼ inches). Isabelle Émilie de Tessier (1847 – 1890) who worked under the pseudonym Marie Duval, was a French cartoonist, known as co-creator of the seminal cartoon character Ally Sloper (with her husband). She was married to the artist of this work, who is revealed in this letter as Charles H. Ross. Tessier was one of the first female cartoonists in Europe, and one of four female contributors to the British satirical magazine Fun edited by Ross. Duval was also an actress in the English theatre.
Neither Copac, nor any current listings of this work identify Charles H. Ross as the illustrator. Perhaps this is our own small contribution to bibliography!

London: Vanity Fair, 1880. A Victorian "art album" with 44 colour lithographs from Vanity fair tipped in to the left page. Opposite each, the biographical details by Jehu Jr is also tipped in. (Vanity Fair was founded by Thomas Gibson Bowles, AKA Jehu Junior, in 1868) The subjects are largely politicians (British and Irish) members of the aristocracy and military men. Beautiful caricatures by Leslie Ward who used the 'nom de crayon' of "Spy" Carlo Pellegrini or "Ape", "T", The album itself is decorated and embossed in black and gilt on a green cloth base. 380 by 330mm (15 by 13 inches). The list of those caricatured with biography is: Marquis of Ailesbury; Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham; Leonard Henry Courtney MP; Henry Richard MP; Frank Hugh O'Cahan O'Donnell MP; James Russell Lowell; Sir Charles John Forbes, Baronet of Newe; John Eldon Gorst MP; Colonel Lewis Guy Phillips, Grenadier Guards; Sir William Alexander Gordon Cumming, Bart; David Plunket MP; Baron Henry de Worms MP; Henry G. Calcraft; Lord Ardilaun; Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier; Lieut-Colonel Henry Stracey, Scots Guards; Lord Headley; Lord Inverurie; Markham Spofforth; Edward Clarke MP; Colonel James Keith Fraser; Commander Lord Ramsay R.N.; Charles, Cunningham Boycott; Sir Richard Temple, Bart; Joseph Edgar Boehm; Francis C. Burnand; Sir Bache Edward Cunard, Bart; Lieutenant Colonel Charles George Gordon (Chinese Gordon); Morgan Howard Q.C.; Sir Farrer Herschell MP; Marquis of Hamilton; Earl of Kenmare; William Lehman Ashmead Burdett-Coutts Bartlett; Lord Waveney; Right Reverend John Charles Ryle, Bishop of Liverpool; Marquis of Exeter; Duke of Montrose; Lord Haldon; Lord Penrhyn; Charles Robert Spence MP; Vice-Admiral Sir John Edmund Commerell; Earl of Leven and Melville; Lord Robartes; Earl of Munster.

New York: Random House, 1967. 1st edition. Signed twice by Warhol: to title page and to 'tomato can' page. Stiff metallic wrappers showing some wear and with crease at back cover. Unpaginated - 280 x 215 mm (11 x 8½ inches). As ever, the contents are in varied states of repair. This is the softback edition. Alan Rinzler was editor of the Loft 1967-1969. Involved in "producing with him [Warhol] in a very collaborative creative process The Andy Warhol Index Book, a large format heavily designed book with special foldout and pop-up features, photos, audio recordings, and text.

In 1965, a photographer named Billy Liar had come to me with an idea for a photo book on Warhol and his factory, but when he brought me there, I took the opportunity to ask Andy if would like to participate more personally in creating a book that was also work of art, something he actually put together, as the author. And not just photographs and text but other ideas we could cook up that related to everything else he was producing at the time. Luckily, Andy was happy to agree and became the author of the book."
Alan Rinzler "Andy Warhol" Blog post on his website.

Shanghai: Commercial press, 1914. Two parts in one volume. Quarto. Pp. 324, iv; 74. Coloured frontispiece. Numerous collotype and coloured plates interleaved with text leaves. Each plate protected with a facing tissue-guard. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's lovely silk-covered boards, sewn with threads in traditional Chinese style, upper board richly illustrated in gilt, and with gilt lettering. First edition. Includes list of dynasties; notes on the history and technique of Chinese drawing and painting; supplement of plates illustrating Chinese bronzes, ceramic art, and jade (separate title page). 280 by 220mm (11 by 8¾ inches). Collotype is one of the most accurate and attractive methods of photomechanical tonal printing processes. Highly skilled and expensive process, it cannot produce more than a limited number of impressions. It has been used for single-sheet prints and luxury portfolios, and since the 1950s has been abandoned by all except a few small specialist firms
TREHLNEEK owned an art gallery in Shanghai. In 1930, he was advertising this as the oldest establish firm dealing with art objects for the collector.