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Title Collection (#11)

"Unveiling the Timeless Tales

Background imageTitle Collection: J Nieuhof, An Embassy sent by the East India Company to China, Tr J Ogilby 1673 (b / w photo)

J Nieuhof, An Embassy sent by the East India Company to China, Tr J Ogilby 1673 (b / w photo)
5988874 J Nieuhof, An Embassy sent by the East India Company to China, Tr J Ogilby 1673 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: J Nieuhof)

Background imageTitle Collection: A de Sousa de Macedo, Lusitania liberata, R Heron 1645 (b / w photo)

A de Sousa de Macedo, Lusitania liberata, R Heron 1645 (b / w photo)
5988837 A de Sousa de Macedo, Lusitania liberata, R Heron 1645 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A de Sousa de Macedo, Lusitania liberata)

Background imageTitle Collection: A Palladio, The First Book of Architecture, Tr G Richards 1668 (b / w photo)

A Palladio, The First Book of Architecture, Tr G Richards 1668 (b / w photo)
5988834 A Palladio, The First Book of Architecture, Tr G Richards 1668 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Palladio, The First Book of Architecture)

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page, Art Metal Steel Office Equipment

Title page, Art Metal Steel Office Equipment, Art Metal Construction Company, Jamestown, New York, USA - The Worlds Largest Makers of Steel Office Equipment. Date: 1926

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page, The Story of the Mikado

Title page, The Story of the Mikado
Title page design, The Story of the Mikado by Ws Gilbert. 1921

Background imageTitle Collection: Cartoon, The Last Chance

Cartoon, The Last Chance! Lord Cairns (Arthur William Cairns, 2nd Earl Cairns) succeeded to the title on the death of his father on 2 April 1885. 1885

Background imageTitle Collection: Cartoon, Lord Cairns, In A New Part

Cartoon, Lord Cairns, In A New Part
Cartoon, Lord Cairns (Arthur William Cairns, 2nd Earl Cairns) - In A New Part. He had just succeeded to the title on the death of his father. 1885

Background imageTitle Collection: Titlepage to The Gentlemans Recreation published by Richard Blome

Titlepage to The Gentlemans Recreation published by Richard Blome
483345 Titlepage to The Gentlemans Recreation published by Richard Blome, 1686 (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTitle Collection: Design for the title page of the Pompa Introitus... Ferdinandi, c.1638 (oil on panel)

Design for the title page of the Pompa Introitus... Ferdinandi, c.1638 (oil on panel)
937114 Design for the title page of the Pompa Introitus...Ferdinandi, c.1638 (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 52.4x37.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page for London (engraving)

Title page for London (engraving)
587721 Title page for London (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Title page for London)

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page of 'A Mery Geste of Robyn Hood', 1550 (engraving)

Title page of "A Mery Geste of Robyn Hood", 1550 (engraving)
663296 Title page of " A Mery Geste of Robyn Hood", 1550 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTitle Collection: Earl Warenne justifying his Title to his Estates (engraving)

Earl Warenne justifying his Title to his Estates (engraving)
670353 Earl Warenne justifying his Title to his Estates (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Earl Warenne justifying his Title to his Estates)

Background imageTitle Collection: Oscarshal title page, 1852 (colour litho)

Oscarshal title page, 1852 (colour litho)
699649 Oscarshal title page, 1852 (colour litho) by Norwegian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decorative title page from book depicting Oscarshal summer palace)

Background imageTitle Collection: Frontispiece for Aurora Australis, 1908-09 (colour litho)

Frontispiece for Aurora Australis, 1908-09 (colour litho)
STC169081 Frontispiece for Aurora Australis, 1908-09 (colour litho) by Marston, George (1882-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page, Histoire de l Isle Espagnole ou de S. Domingue

Title page, Histoire de l Isle Espagnole ou de S. Domingue [History of the Spanish Island or of San Domingo], based on the memoirs of Jean-Baptiste le Pers, Jesuit priest and missionary

Background imageTitle Collection: Royal Norfolk Regiment Memorial, Bieville-Berville

Royal Norfolk Regiment Memorial, Bieville-Berville
The Norfolks were part of the 59th (Staffordshire) Division, a follow-up force that landed on 25 June and was heavily involved in the fighting for Caen - it vies with the 3rd Canadian Divison for

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page with calligraphy and heraldic shields

Title page with calligraphy and heraldic shields. Handcoloured copperplate engraving Richard Sawyer from John Thomas Smiths Topography of London, 1810

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page from Illustrated History of Natural Animals, 1827

Title page from Illustrated History of Natural Animals, 1827
Title page lithographed by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Animals, Zurich, 1827

Background imageTitle Collection: Calligraphic title page in black and red

Calligraphic title page in black and red
Calligraphic title reading A Series of Antient Allegorical Historical and Legendary Paintings which were uncovered in the summer of 1802 on the walls of the Chapel of the Trinity at Stratford upon

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page with vignette of the Piazza del Campidoglio

Title page with vignette of the Piazza del Campidoglio
Title page with vignette of the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius in the Piazza del Campidoglio, with the Palazzo Senatorio at right

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page with decorative calligraphy among

Title page with decorative calligraphy among flowers and butterflies. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas Natural

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page with vignette from Knorrs Deliciae

Title page with vignette from Knorrs Deliciae
Title page with vignette of Tritons with corals, shells and sea urchins in a border of reptiles and birds. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Robert Muys from Georg Wolfgang Knorrs Deliciae

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page with vignette of two rose-ringed

Title page with vignette of two rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri, in a jungle setting. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page from Hummingbirds, Volume 1

Title page from Hummingbirds, Volume 1
Title page with vignette of nest and eggs. Steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology: Hummingbirds, Edinburgh, W.H. Lizars, 1834

Background imageTitle Collection: Vignette showing Native Americans fishing

Vignette showing Native Americans fishing
Title page with vignette showing Native Americans fishing with bow and arrow, nets and clubs, on the Essequibo river. Steel engraving by W.H

Background imageTitle Collection: Book jacket of Living Painters by Duncan Grant, 1923 (litho)

Book jacket of Living Painters by Duncan Grant, 1923 (litho)
STC439676 Book jacket of Living Painters by Duncan Grant, 1923 (litho) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageTitle Collection: First participation of Le Douanier Rousseau to the Salon des Independants, catalogue

First participation of Le Douanier Rousseau to the Salon des Independants, catalogue
CHT382435 First participation of Le Douanier Rousseau to the Salon des Independants, catalogue, page 112, Paris, 1905 by French School

Background imageTitle Collection: Frontispiece of Encyclopaedia: An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences

Frontispiece of Encyclopaedia: An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
CHT307813 Frontispiece of Encyclopaedia: An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Vol. I, by Ephraim Chambers, London, 1738 (printed paper) by English School

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page to volume 1 with calligraphic title

Title page to volume 1 with calligraphic title and vignette or armour and weapons. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale

Background imageTitle Collection: Calligraphic title page with vignette

Calligraphic title page with vignette
Calligraphic title page with botanical vignette. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after Eliza Eve Gleadall from her self-published The Beauties of Flora

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page with calligraphic title and floral vignette

Title page with calligraphic title and floral vignette
Title page with calligraphic title Flowers of Shakspeare and vignette of roses, honeysuckle and thistles. Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn

Background imageTitle Collection: Mlle. Duverger in the title role of Fiorina, 1844

Mlle. Duverger in the title role of Fiorina, 1844
Mlle. Duverger in the title role of Fiorina, by Melesville and Carmouche, Theatre du Palais-Royal, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollets

Background imageTitle Collection: Pansies, Viola tricolor, and butterflies

Pansies, Viola tricolor, and butterflies with calligraphic poem in box. Chromolithograph by Louis Prang from Alice Ward Baileys Flower Fancies, Boston, 1889

Background imageTitle Collection: Calligraphic title page with ribbons and ornaments

Calligraphic title page with ribbons and ornaments. Chromolithograph by Louis Prang after an illustration by F. Schuyler Mathews from Alice Ward Baileys Flower Fancies, Boston, 1889

Background imageTitle Collection: Calligraphic title page with wreath of flowers

Calligraphic title page with wreath of flowers. Tinted lithograph from Emily Edens Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope, Breidenbach Co, Dusseldorf, 1860s

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page vignette of goddess of agriculture

Title page vignette of goddess of agriculture
Title page with vignette of Demeter goddess of agriculture with scythe amid statuary in a park. Engraving by Pillement finished by Nee after a painting by Percier

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page with Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe s

Title page with Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe s
Title page with Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoes illustration of the dodo, Raphus cucullatus, 1648. Title page from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page with illuminated lettering and red wax seals

Title page with illuminated lettering and red wax seals. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Thomas Anthony Day and J.H

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page with calligraphy and vignettes

Title page with calligraphy and vignettes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T. Tegg, London, 1815

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page with vignette of bull, picador

Title page with vignette of bull, picador horses, lances, banderillas, ribbons, and flowers. Chromolithograph by E. Casanova after an illustration by Daniel Perea from Bullfight, Corrida del Toros

Background imageTitle Collection: Frontispiece, from Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli (c

Frontispiece, from Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli (c
740321 Frontispiece, from Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli (c.1445-1517), originally pub. Venice, 1509 (colour litho) by Vinci

Background imageTitle Collection: Frontispiece from Societes Secretes, les Francs Macons, published c

Frontispiece from Societes Secretes, les Francs Macons, published c
KW468224 Frontispiece from Societes Secretes, les Francs Macons, published c.1867 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageTitle Collection: Frontispiece, from Acts and Monuments by John Foxe, ninth edition, pub

Frontispiece, from Acts and Monuments by John Foxe, ninth edition, pub
STC469100 Frontispiece, from Acts and Monuments by John Foxe, ninth edition, pub. 1684 (colour litho) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Background imageTitle Collection: Code of Napoleon the Great for the principality of Lucca, first official edition, Lucca

Code of Napoleon the Great for the principality of Lucca, first official edition, Lucca
616914 Code of Napoleon the Great for the principality of Lucca, first official edition, Lucca, Presso Bertini, 1806, and the rural code for the principalities of Lucca and Piombino, Lucca, Fr

Background imageTitle Collection: Worldly Honour (engraving)

Worldly Honour (engraving)
2800267 Worldly Honour (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Worldly Honour. Illustration for Religious Emblems and Allegories by William Holmes (new edition)

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page with vignette of escutcheon

Title page with vignette of escutcheon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Jacob l Admiral in Naauwkeurige Waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen van veele Insekten

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page, The Penny Magazine of the SDUK, 1842

Title page, The Penny Magazine of the SDUK, 1842
Title page, The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1842. Date: 1842

Background imageTitle Collection: Title page, Electrical Fixtures, FS & Co Limited

Title page, Electrical Fixtures, FS & Co Limited
Title page, Supplementary Catalogue, Electrical Fixtures, Falk, Stadelmann & Co Limited, Veritas Works, Farringdon Road, London EC1, also with offices in Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham. 1922




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"Unveiling the Timeless Tales: A Journey through Captivating Titles" Step into a world of captivating stories and historical wonders as we explore an array of intriguing titles. Transport yourself back in time with an antique map of Tasmania, tracing the footsteps of explorers who ventured into uncharted territories. Discover hidden treasures and unravel mysteries that lie within this enchanting land. Turn the pages to Oliver Twist's title page, where Charles Dickens invites you to join him on a thrilling adventure through Victorian London. Feel your heart race as you delve into the dark underbelly of society alongside this iconic literary character. Witness the grandeur and opulence surrounding The Coronation of the Shah of Iran, capturing a momentous occasion steeped in tradition and regality. Marvel at the intricate details that adorn this majestic event, immersing yourself in Persian culture. Join Sherlock Holmes on his escapades through foggy London streets as depicted on The Strand magazine's title page. Let your mind sharpen as you accompany literature's greatest detective in solving perplexing cases that baffle even Scotland Yard. Immerse yourself in seaside nostalgia with an image depicting a Bathing Machine owner and swimming master from Essex. Step back to a time when these peculiar contraptions allowed beachgoers to enjoy modesty while indulging in leisurely dips amidst crashing waves. Celebrate female athleticism with Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers gracing tennis courts worldwide during her illustrious career. Admire her grace, strength, and determination etched onto championship titles won against formidable opponents. Feel adrenaline surge through your veins as Jack Johnson engages in a fierce boxing match, showcasing his prowess inside the ring while challenging societal norms outside it. Witness history being made by one man who defied racial barriers with every punch thrown. Experience post-war jubilation captured by Haile Selassie's Nachkrieg photograph - witness joy radiating from his face as he receives applause, symbolizing hope and resilience in the face of adversity.