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[London : John Tallis & Co., 1852]. A pleasant small antique print - the broad straight avenue of Kensington Palace Gardens - here recently built and under its original Queens Road name. An engraving from the workshop of A. H. Payne, originally produced for Payne's "Illustrated London, or a Series of Views in the British Metropolis and its Vicinity" (London : 1846-1847), and here in a slightly later impression.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 67 x 83mm (approx. 2-5/8" x 3-1/4"). Trimmed a little tight, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/098B.

£20

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. A pleasant antique print of the terrace that made living north of the park just about acceptable - the Paddington omnibus passing, a girl with a hoop in the street. Engraved by Joseph Swain (1820-1909) from an original study by William Henry Prior. Originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London : 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 104 x 143mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 5-5/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. A pleasant antique - the old River Westbourne entering Hyde Park near Lancaster Gate - where it is dammed to form the Serpentine - a bridge, a fountain, etc. Engraved from a study by William Henry Prior (1812-1882) and originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 107 x 145mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 5-3/4"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£20

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[London : 1851]. A charming antique print offering a view from the Victoria Gate of Hyde Park across the Bayswater Road to Hyde Park Gardens. There are elegantly dressed visitors to the park, on horse and on foot, and the Bayswater omnibus can be seen through the trees. Engraved by W. Lacey (fl.1830-1855) from an original study by Samuel Read R.W.S., draughtsman, illustrator and painter. From the part-work series generally known as "The World's Metropolis, or Mighty London, Illustrated by a Series of Views Beautifully Engraved on Steel" (London : 1851-1855).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 175 x 227mm (approx. 6-7/8" x 9"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 213/004.

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[London : W. H. Allen, 1891]. A handsome and unusual bird's-eye view of the length of the Edgware Road northwards from Oxford Street and Connaught Place - with the adjacent streets and buildings - the Marble Arch in the foreground, Norfolk Crescent and Grand Junction Road (now Sussex Gardens) in the middle distance, and Paddington Station beyond. Engraved by George William Ruffle and originally produced for Herbert Fry's "London: Illustrated by Twenty Bird's Eye Views of the Principal Streets" (London, 1891).
Wood engraving on paper, with letter-press shoulder notes. Engraved surface 204 x 118mm (approx. 8-1/8" x 4-5/8"). Minor rubbing and three stitch-marks to the original vertical fold, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London : W. H. Allen, 1891]. A handsome and unusual bird's-eye view of the length of what is now the Bayswater Road, looking westwards from Marble Arch - with the adjacent streets and buildings - Hyde Park and Connaught Street in the foreground, the Serpentine, Westbourne Terrace and Paddington Station in the middle distance, and Notting Hill Gate and Kensington Park Road in the distance. Designed by the architectural draughtsman Thomas Sulman (ca.1834-1900) and originally produced for Herbert Fry's "London: Illustrated by Twenty Bird's Eye Views of the Principal Streets" (London, 1891).
Wood engraving on paper, with letter-press shoulder notes. Engraved surface 211 x 122mm (approx. 8-1/4" x 4-3/4"). Minor rubbing and two stitch-marks to the original vertical fold, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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