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[Leiden : Pieter van der Aa, 1727]. An early eighteenth-century print of the exterior of Old St. Paul's, destroyed in the Great Fire. Originally produced for Pieter van der Aa's publication "Les Délices de la Grand'Bretagne" (Leiden : 1707). The present edition is dated to 1727.
Etching and line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 124 x 153mm (approx. 4-7/8" x 6"). Very faint old folds, but otherwise in very good state and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 20/013.

£75

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[London : John Cooke, 1777]. A handsome late eighteenth century antique print - a view from the river of the mediaeval Castle Baynard, destroyed in the Great Fire of London. Originally engraved for Walter Harrison, "A New and Universal History, Description and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster" (London : 1775-1777).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 167 x 257mm (approx. 6-5/8" x 10-1/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antque print. Adams 57/044.

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[n.p. : ca.1810]. A handsome and unusual print - St. Paul's from the river - a procession of stately barges on the water. Captioned simply "Miscellanea CXXIV" (with the equivalents in German and French) from an unidentified series.
Copper etching and line engraving on paper. Original hand colour. Engraved surface 155 x 190 (approx. 6-1/8" x 7-1/2". In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£100

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. An atmospheric antique print - a view across the Thames to the old City of London School, Blackfriars Bridge and St. Paul's - lights reflected on the water, etc. From an original design by the painter and illustrator William Luker and engraved in Paris by Ch. Guillaume & Cie. for the Leadenhall Press publication "London City" (1891).
Hand touched and finished half-tone process block. Later hand colour. Image area 161 x 220mm (approx. 6-3/8" x 8-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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[London : Drapers Record, 1896?]. A pleasant antique print, dating from the mid 1890s - a vignette view - looking north along Godliman Street - the dome of St. Paul's looming beyond, horse-drawn traffic in the foreground. From an original design by the painter and illustrator William Luker and engraved in Paris by Ch. Guillaume & Cie. for the scarce Drapers' Record publication "Textile London".
Hand touched and finished half-tone process block. Later hand colour. Image area 146 x 102mm (approx. 5-3/4" x 4"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£20

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. An attractive antique print - the cathedral from across the river, Thames lighters in the foreground. From an original design by the painter and illustrator William Luker. Engraved in Paris by Ch. Guillaume & Cie. for the Leadenhall Press publication "London City" (1891).
Hand touched and finished half-tone process block. Later hand colour. Image area 163 x 218mm (approx. 6-3/8" x 8-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. An attractive antique print - the churchyard, the north door, the fountain and the pigeons. From an original design by the painter and illustrator William Luker. Engraved in Paris by Ch. Guillaume & Cie. for the Leadenhall Press publication "London City" (1891).
Hand touched and finished half-tone process block. Later hand colour. Image area 158 x 218mm (approx. 6-1/4" x 8-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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London : C. Tilt, 1839. A handsome antique print of the vaulted interior of the Wren church on Queen Victoria Street. Engraved by John le Keux (1783-1846) from an original study by the artist George Mackenzie (fl.1833-1844) and originally produced for George Godwin's serially published "The Churches of London" (London : 1837-1839).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 171 x 101mm (approx. 6-3/4" x 4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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London : 1830. A large and handsomely engraved invitation to a high-flown fund-raising event to be held on the 3rd June 1830 for "necessitous charity schools". The central feature of the ornate engraving is an elegant vignette view of the Cathedral itself. Engraved and printed by William P. Norris & Son of Blomfield Street.
Engraved surface 262 x 215mm (approx. 10-1/4" x 8-1/2"). Some trifling surface wear, a touch dusty, but a very good example of this type of chance survival. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£125

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London : H. Setchel & Son, 1810. A handsome antique print - an exterior view of the Wren church of St. Andrew by the Wardrobe. Engraved by William Johnstone White (fl.1804-1812) from an original drawing (dated 1810 and now in the British Museum) by William Pearson (fl.1798-1813). Originally produced for the part-work series "Architectura Ecclesiastica Londini; being a Series of Views" (London : 1810-1823) - "the first artistically competent and exhaustive illustration of the golden age of London church building" (Adams). Below the image are several lines of explanatory text.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 270 x 153mm (approx. 10-5/8" x 6"). A few faint and tiny marks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 129/014.

£75

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[London : Jones & Co., 1831]. An attractive small antique print - the ancient court that used to stand just south of Knightrider Street. Engraved by M. J. Starling (fl.1829-1848) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. From Shepherd's series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London : 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 110 x 70mm (approx. 4-3/8" x 2-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£20

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[London : Jones & Co., 1831]. A pleasant antique print - an attractive view of the old Wren church where the Rev. R. H. Barham, author of the Ingoldsby Legends, was then rector. A large sign - "Bosher" - to the right marks the premises of Richard Bosher, oilman and ink-manufacturer, at 29 Old Fish Street. Engraved by W. S. Wilkinson (fl.1830-1844) from an original study (now in the Museum of London) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. From Shepherd's series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London : 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 115 x 155mm (approx. 4-1/2" x 6"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/140.

£25

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[London] : T. Hughes 1806. A neatly worked antique print showing the cathedral from the south-east. Engraved by J. Shirt (fl.1796-1808) and originally produced for B. Lambert, "The History and Survey of London and its Environs from the Earliest Period" (London : 1805-1806).
Etching and line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 104 x 151mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 6"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 96/030.

£50

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[London : Alexander Hogg, 1786]. An attractive antique print - a stylised late eighteenth-century view of the mediaeval Castle Baynard, destroyed in the Great Fire of London. Engraved by John G. Wooding and originally produced for the part-work "The New, Complete, and Universal History, Description, and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster" (1784) - and here in a slightly later impression dated to 1786.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 150 x 214mm (approx. 5-7/8" x 8-3/8"). Trimmed a little tight at head, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 63/10B.

£50

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