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PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant Théodore Émile. Oriental album. Characters, costumes, and modes of life, in the valley of the Nile.
London, James Madden, 1848. Imperial folio (52.5 x 37.5 cm). With an additional decorative title-page, separately chromolithographed in black, gold and 7 colours, tinted and hand-coloured lithographed frontispiece portrait of the dedicatee, and 30 tinted and hand-coloured lithographs. Numerous wood-engraved illustrations in the text. Modern half calf, richly gold-tooled spine. [6], 60 pp. Full description

PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant Théodore Émile. Oriental album. Characters, costumes, and modes of life, in the valley of the Nile.
London, James Madden (back of title-page: printed by John Wertheimer & Co.), 1851. Super Royal folio (33 x 45.5 cm). With 31 tinted and hand-coloured lithographed plates, including the frontispiece, and a black-and-white illustration on the title-page. Contemporary gold-tooled red half morocco. [5], [1 blank], 60 pp. plus plates. Full description

[UTRECHT]. PRONK, Cornelis. Gezigt op de Leidschevaart & Catrijnepoort te Utrecht.
[Utrecht, ca. 1730]. 23 x 29 cm. Washed pen and ink drawing on paper. Full description

PUGET DE LA SERRE, Jean. L'isthoire [!] et les portraits des imperatrices, des reynes, et des illustres princesses de l'auguste maison d'Austriche, qui ont porte le nom d'Anne.
Paris, Pierre de Bresche, 1648. Folio (44 x 30.5 cm). With 10 (of 14) hand-coloured full-page engraved plates, 14 contemporary hand-coloured engraved initials, 14 hand-coloured engraved headpieces, 8 engraved tailpieces, and a hand-coloured engraved vignette on the title page, all heightened with gold. The leaves have been outlined in red, and the title page has been outlined and decorated in red and gold, lacking the frontispiece. Contemporary gold-tooled red morocco, with the coat of arms of Anne of Austria onlaid in the centre of both boards, surrounded by two triple fillet frames, with ornaments in the corners of the inner frame, gold-tooled board edges, gilt edges, marbled pastedowns. [6], "51" [= 45], [1] pp. Full description

[PUGET, Pierre Paul]. The Siege of Besançon.
[France, late 17th century]. 46 x 58 cm. Brown and black ink and grey wash on vellum mounted on a wooden panel, heightened with gold. In a passepartout behind glass in a modern black wooden frame. Full description

[AMSTERDAM]. [RADEMAKER, Abraham?]. 't Huis Kostverlooren.
[Netherlands, ca. 1700]. A view in brown ink with light and dark grey watercolour washes on laid paper (16.5 x 21.5 cm), with a manuscript caption at the head. Mounted in passepartout. Full description

[MALTA]. RADEMAKER, [Gerard?]. Malta. [View of the castle, fortifications and harbour of Valetta].
[Malta(?), ca. 1700?]. 14 x 44 cm. Ink and colour wash drawing, signed in the lower right corner: "Rademaker". Mounted in a rice-paper window kept under passe-partout. Full description

REINZER, Franz. Meteorologia Philosophico-Politica, das ist: Philosophische und Politische Beschreib- und Erklärung der Meteorischen, oder in der obern Lufft erzeugten Dinge ...
Augsburg, Peter Detleffsen for Jeremiae Wolffen, 1712. Folio. With richly engraved allegorical frontispiece by A.M. Wolffgang after Wolfgang Josephus Kadoriza and 83 large engraved circular emblems in text with motto above and various verses in text, all after designs by Kadoriza. Contemporary calf, richly gold-tooled spine with orange label, red sprinkled edges. [4], 424, [4] pp. Full description

REMBRANDT van Rijn. [Abraham's sacrifice].
[Amsterdam], Rembrandt, 1655. 4to leaf (16.5 x 14 cm). Etching and drypoint on European laid paper (plate size 15.7 x 13.2 cm). Mounted with two hinges in a passepartout, which is kept in sturdy cardboard folder, covered on the outside with beige suede. Full description

RICH, Claudius James and Siegmund Ferdinand von PERGER. Sammlung und Darstellung verschiedener Pferde intressanter Zuchten, Landeskarten und Rassen ...
Vienna, Müllersche Kunsthandlung, 1815. Oblong folio (31 x 42.5 cm). Engraved print series, including a title-page engraved by Dorneck and 6 numbered engravings of horses engraved by Siegmund Ferdinand von Perger, hand-coloured and loose as issued. [1], VI engraved ll. Full description