Rare books from D & E Lake Ltd. (ABAC, ILAB)

Augsburg: [c1744]., 1744. oblong folio. [pp. 34]. hand-coloured engraved title with an elaborate allegorical border of the Continents, Empire and the Gods by Martin Gottfrid Crophius after Jacob Christoph Weyerman & 65 hand-coloured engraved maps by Tobias Conrad Lotter, Albrecht Carl Seutter, & Andreas Silbereisen after Matthäus Seutter & Albrecht Carl Seutter. woodcut tailpiece. contemporary limp calf (rubbed & cockled, edges chipped, staining to portion of last 4 maps, scattered foxing & some marginal dampstaining & minor tears, several tiny wormholes in first few leaves). An attractive atlas by one of the leading eighteenth century German map publishers and engravers. Including maps of the world, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Russia, the Turkish Empire, Southern Russia and the Crimea, the Holy Land, and various countries and regions of Europe. The map of Genoa, by Matthäus Petter Läinpacher, does not appear in the index. cfNordenskiöld 283… Read More

Stockholm: Tryckt I Ecksteinska Tryckeriet, 1824., 1824. Text: 2 Volumes in 1. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., ix, 242 [ie. 238: pp. 109-112 omitted in pagination], [1 leaf]errata; viii, [243]-496, [1 leaf]errata. folding table printed on both sides. additional engraved title in each vol. oblong folio atlas of plates containing: lithographed title, 16 aquatint, lithographed & engraved plates & maps of varying sizes (1 folding) & 2 leaves of letterpress. text bound in contemporary quarter morocco over glazed paper bds., spine stamped in gilt & blind, the plate volume in the same glazed paper bds., expertly rebacked to match. the smaller plates & 2 text leaves tipped on to larger sheets. A nice set (minor marginal soiling to some plates, long tear in folding plate repaired - no loss). First Edition of this rare and finely illustrated Swedish travel narrative to America. Klinckowström, a naval officer, was sent to America by the Swedish government to study naval installations and ship construction. The present… Read More

London: Printed For A.Dry., L.Harrison, Printer, 1819., 1819. 3 Volumes. 4to. pp. 2 p.l., ii, [1 leaf], 188, [1 leaf], 21; 3 p.l., 88, [1 leaf], 28, [1 leaf], 88; 3 p.l., 80, [1 leaf], 92, 16. 100 hand-coloured aquatint plates. 1 wood-engraved vignette. text watermarked 1811-17, plates 1816. contemporary straight-grained maroon morocco, elaborately stamped in gilt & blind, gilt backs, all edges gilt (Vol. III front joint expertly repaired, corners bumped). First Edition. A fine copy of this sumptuous work, written by Pyne and illustrated with one hundred richly hand-coloured views of royal residences, engraved by T.Sutherland, W.J.Bennett, R.Reeve, D.Havell, & J.Bailey, after drawings by C.Wild, J.Stephanoff, R.Cattermole, W.Westall, & G.Samuel. There are several exterior views but the majority of the plates show the elegant decoration and furnishing of the interiors. The description and twenty-four plates of Carlton House, London home of the Prince Regent (later George IV) are of… Read More

[Colophon on A8v:] Nuremberg: Johann Schönsperger, [1517]., 1517. folio. 353 x 248 mm. [ff. 290, incl. blank P5]. xylographic title. 118 large woodcuts in the text. A very nice tall copy bound in 19th century antique-style blind-stamped morocco by Clarke & Bedford, all edges gilt (some wear to edges & joints but binding solid, p6, t1 & the 8 leaves of the last gathering remargined & possibly supplied from a smaller copy, occasional light spotting, scattered tears & paper defects skilfully repaired - these are mainly marginal but in a few instances the text is slightly affected, on t4 with some letters supplied in pen facsimile, & on m8 & x5 with parts of some letters supplied in pen facsimile). mezzotint portrait (foxed) of Pfintzing inserted. the Huth-Boies Penrose copy, with leather ex-libris & bookplates. First Edition of one of the most celebrated German woodcut books of the sixteenth century. This allegorical poem of knight-errantry celebrates the heroic exploits of the Emperor Maximilian I… Read More

[London]: R[udolph] Ackermann, 1809-19. 21 of the first 22 Volumes of this periodical, consisting of Series I, Volumes I-XIV in 14, Jan. 1809-Dec. 1815 (complete run, incl. 4 supplements), & Series II Volumes II-VIII, July 1816-Dec.1819 (lacking Series II Volume I & May issue of Series II Volume 7). 8vo. 14 engraved titles & 6 (of 7) wood-engraved titles (lacking that for Vol. II Part VII. 745 plates (engravings, aquatints, lithographs, a few folding, most hand-coloured; 4 double-sided plates counted as 8, 1 of the so-called plates actually a letterpress table): lacking pp. 19-24 in Series I Vol. IV, lacking some of the cloth &/or card samples from the allegorical plates. also lacking upper half of engraved titles (vignettes) in Series I, Vols. I-IV. wood-engraved text illus. various bindings: the first 4 vols. in contemporary quarter red morocco (rubbed), the other 17 vols. in contemporary half calf comprised of 2 styles with different paper covering bds. (spines damaged, covers of 16… Read More

[Paris?: 1640's?]. etched title & 6 etched plates. approximately 122/141 x 73/83 mm. all mounted in an album. oblong 8vo. 19th century mottled calf by R. De Coverley, all edges gilt (joints cracked, hinges strengthened). [BOUND WITH:] BELLA, S[tefano] Della. [Vues de Ports de Mer]. 8 etched plates. approximately 136/138 x 85/89 mm. [Paris?: 1640's?]. Two complete suites of maritime views by Della Bella; First States of all of the plates. Della Bella was born in Florence in 1610, and studied the art of etching under Remigio Cantagallina, who had also been the master of Callot. While at first the young artist undertook to emulate Callot, he soon developed a style of his own. "No artist has handled the point with more facility and finesse than Della Bella. His execution is admirable, and his touch spirited and picturesque. He designed his subjects with infinite taste, and his plates produce a clear and brilliant effect.". (Bryan's Dictionary Of Painters And Engravers). The… Read More

London: Printed for A. and J.Churchill, 1693., 1693. 8vo. pp. 4 p.l., 262, [2]. contemporary mottled calf (front joint cracked, short split in upper rear joint, spine ends bit chipped, lacking front flyleaf, discolouration to outer margin in some gatherings, outer margin of last few leaves with slight fraying). a few old manuscript marginal notes. First Edition, First Issue, with with slightly skewed woodcut ornament on title, catchword ‘I my’ on A2v, and misprint ‘Patronnge’ on A3v (Yolton reversing priority given in Wing). Locke’s treatise grew out of a correspondence dating from 1684, between himself and his friend Edward Clarke, whom he was advising on the education of his son. Locke was in Holland at the time. "His thought was marked by a ready understanding of, and sympathy with, children. Three main thoughts dominate the work. First, the individual aptitudes, capacities, and idiosyncrasies of the child should govern learning, not arbitrary curricular or rote… Read More

Edinburgh: Printed by J.Ruthven for G.G.J. and J.Robinson, London, 1790., 1790. 5 Volumes. 4to. pp. 6 p.l., lxxxiii, 535; 2 p.l., viii, 718; 2 p.l., viii, 759; 2 p.l., viii, 695; 2 p.l., xiv, 230, [9]index, [1]errata. complete with half-titles but lacking plate list. 3 large folding engraved maps, 58 engraved plates of animals, birds, plants, battle plans (each with leaf of explanation opposite), & 4 leaves of Ethiopic script. engraved title vignettes & headpiece. contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked, corners renewed (some scarring to covers, some offsetting from plates, 1 map foxed otherwise the foxing is minor & infrequent, 1 spine label imperfect, a few short marginal tears). Exlibris of explorer & author Wilfred Thesiger. First Edition. Bruce spent five years (1768-73) travelling extensively in upper Egypt and Abyssinia, and reached the source of the Blue Nile, following it to its confluence with the White Nile. His history and description of Abyssinia are particularly valuable,… Read More

Paris: J.G.Merigot le jeune, 1780-83., 1780. 26 Volumes. 12mo. complete with half-titles. 26 folding engraved maps & plans & 23 engraved plates (11 folding). 4 folding tables. woodcut ornaments. contemporary tree calf, gilt backs (minor worming to a few leaves in Vol. XVIII, marginal repairs to first 4 leaves in Vol. XIX, Vol. IV rebacked with spine mounted, few spinal extremities chipped; otherwise a very good set). Second Edition. The first edition of the relations, collected by Fathers Le Gobien, Du Halde and Patouillet, was published at Paris in thirty-four parts, from 1702 to 1776. The present edition, enlarged and corrected by l'Abbé de Querbeuf, is preferred to the original, as it is arranged systematically according to geographic region: Volumes I to V relate to the Levant, VI to IX to North and South America, X to XV to India, XVI to XXIV to China, and XXV to XXVI to India and China. The American volumes include a letter from Father Marest, describing D'Iberville's… Read More

[Paris]: Louis Broder, [1959]. Limited to 150 copies on d’Ambert Rag Wove signed by Miró and Char – this one of 110 regular issue copies. This is the second preferred edition, the first to contain the five exquisite small-scale colour etchings with aquatint and one woodcut by Miró. Nous Avons was first published the previous year by Pierre André Benoît with only one etching by Miró. Cramer 53. Dupin 247-52. The Artist & The Book 210. oblong 12mo. pp. 26, [ff. 7]incl 2 blanks. 5 etchings with aquatint by Miró, printed in colours (including wrapper illus.). tissue guards. uncut. gatherings loose as issued. original wrs. silk clamshell box with woodcut by Miró. on upper cover (light wear to box)

London: Printed for H.Bonwicke, T.Goodwin, M.Wotton, B.Tooke, and S.Manship, 1703. First Edition of the English Translation. Lahontan was only sixteen years of age when he first arrived in New France in 1683, as an officer in the colonial regular troops. During the next ten years he saw active service in the sieur de La Barre’s expedition against the Iroquois in 1684, in the Marquis de Denonville’s campaign against the Senecas in 1687, and in numerous skirmishes with the English. In 1693 he was appointed King’s lieutenant in Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland. His career, however, came to an abrupt end when he was accused of insubordination by the governor of Newfoundland, Jacques François de Brouillan. Lahontan fled to Portugal and spent the rest of his life in wandering exile, chiefly in Holland and Germany. The daily journals Lahontan faithfully kept during his stay in New France for the basis of this work, which gained such immense popularity that it went through no less… Read More

London: John Murray, 1823-28. 4to. pp. xvi, 768. xxiv, [xxi]-xxiv, 320, clvii, [1], [1 leaf]errata. with half-title & errata slip in first volume. first vol. with 30 plates, engraved by Edward Finden & J.Curtis after drawings by Curtis, George Back & Robert Hood (12 hand-coloured - 9 of these aquatints), 4 folding engraved maps, & 1 text illus. second vol. with 31 plates, engraved by Edward Finden after drawings by George Back & E.N.Kendall, 6 folding engraved maps (l partly coloured in outline) & several text illus. contemporary calf, gilt back (corners worn, plates offset, scattered light foxing)

London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1859. First Edition of this fascinating record of the western travels of one of the most famous nineteenth century Canadian painters. Inspired by George Catlin, whom he met during a visit to Europe, Kane determined to sketch and paint a series of pictures illustrative of North American Indians and scenery. He set out for the west in June of 1845, "with no companions but [his] portfolio and box of paints, [his] gun, and a stock of ammunition", spending the season in the Lake Huron and Lake Michigan region, chiefly among the Ojibway. For the next three years, he travelled further westward, mostly in company with Hudson’s Bay Company fur trade brigades, through the territories of the Red River settlements and the valley of the Saskatchewan, across the Rocky Mountains, down the Columbia to Puget Sound, and north to Vancouver Island. Kane brought back hundreds of detailed sketches: portraits of Indian chiefs, warriors, and medicine men, buffalo… Read More

folio. 37 deckle-edges sheets (30 folded).p 32 serigraphs. loosely laid into dark blue suede and cloth clamshell box.
A flawless copy of the finest and most coveted of Canadian livres d’artiste, Limited to 120 copies + 2 printers’ proofs, signed by the author, artist, printers and binder, this one of 100 printed on deckle-edged Arches, Rives BFK and Canadian handmade paper. The book was designed and illustrated by Charles Pachter, and hand printed by Manuel and Abel Bello-Sanchez. The type was hand set by the artist in Della Robbia, Kennerly Old Style Italic, and Goudy Old Style foundry typefaces in 1969. The images are serigraphs, some drawn directly on screens or photo-stencils, some re-worked spontaneously from lithographs, drawings, and collages. The blue suede and cloth clamshell box was done by Marion Mertens.

"I think it is fair to say that [the book] set a new standard for the handmade livre d’artiste in Canada. As a poetic evocation of the travails experienced by a nineteenth… Read More

Frankfurt & Leipzig: Johann Georg Fleischer, 1774. First Edition. Scarce (Howes' 'b' rating). Steller, a German zoologist and botanist, was one of the scientists who participated in Vitus Bering's second expedition, 1734-43, in search of a northern sea route from Russia to North America. One of the largest exploratory expeditions ever undertaken, the Great Northern Expedition accomplished the mapping of most of the Arctic coast of Siberia, much of the northern and northeastern coast of Russia and the Kuril Islands, and discovered Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, the Commander Islands, and Bering Island. The present account of Kamchatka, and the manners and customs of its native inhabitants is based on Steller's wintering in 1740 on the east coast of the peninsula and includes passages relating to Alaska, where Steller and other crew members became the first Europeans to set foot in 1741 at Kayak Island. Steller also survived a winter on Bering Island, Alaska, where many of the crew including Bering died… Read More