ANTIQUE PRINTS OF THE TEMPLE AT
ASH RARE BOOKS
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UNITED KINGDOM

[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. A pleasant antique print - a barrister hurries through the court. 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 102 x 147mm (approx. 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 : 1878 (or later)]. An attractive antique print - the old Inner Temple Lane with the house that Samuel Johnson occupied - the great man himself stalks the lane - a dog and and a delivery boy stand to attention. Engraved from an earlier source by Robert Paterson (fl.1860-1899) and originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 211 x 142mm (approx. 8-1/4" x 5-5/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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[London : 1852]. A charming small antique print. 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. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 67 x 85mm (approx. 2-5/8" x 3-3/8"). One tiny mark, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/115B.

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[London : John Tallis & Co., 1852]. A small antique print - the Inner Temple Library built in Gothic style by Sir Robert Smirke. 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 85mm (approx. 2-5/8" x 3-3/8"). Two very faint vertical lines of indentation, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/113A.

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. A pleasant antique print - a vignette view of the Temple from the Thames, as it appeared in the eighteenth century. Two men come down the stairs to a waiting boat. Engraved by John Quartley (fl.1835-1878) from a study (based on earlier sources) 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 105 x 143mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 5-5/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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London : Jones & Co., 1829. A pleasant antique print of the Inner Temple Library built by Robert Smirke in 1824-1828. Engraved by John James Hinchliff (1805-1875) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864), the master recorder of 19th century London. From Shepherd's series "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century" (London 1827-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 113 x 152mm (approx. 4-1/2" x 6"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/159.

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London : Jones & Co., [1829]. A delightful antique print - a bustling street scene with pedestrians, the Bath Coach entering the City from the west and a heavily laden wagon leaving town. The view (in vignette form) depicts the eastern end of the Strand, with the beginnings of Fleet Street and the clock of St. Dunstan in the West beyond the Bar. The offices of the London Parcel Delivery Company at No. 10 Strand are clearly visible to the right. Engraved by the gifted William Wallis (1816-1855) from an original pencil drawing (now in the Guildhall Library) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of 19th century London. From Shepherd's part-work series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 109 x 131mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 5-1/4"). One small and faint crease, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/000.

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London : Jones & Co., 1828. An elegant antique print - the exterior of the Temple Church, as restored by Robert Smirke in 1827-1828. Engraved by James Carter (1798-1855) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. From Shepherd's part-work series "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century" (London : 1827-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 103 x 152mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 6"). A couple of tiny marks to outer margin, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/118.

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