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‎Specimen book of Electrotypes ( rough proofs ) .‎

‎"7. London ( and New York ), Sampson Low, Marston , Searls and Rivington. ( and De Witt C. Lent, 80 Park Place New York, s.d. ( ca. 1875-1885 ), in-folio, 43,5 x 28 cm, 186 leaves, printed on one side only, leaves numbered by hand with red pencil. Bound in contemporary full cloth. ( corners a bit bumped). With printed label of Sampson Low and small circular label of De Witte tipped on to the front cover. The printed Low label contains an added manuscript title '' Specimen book of Electrotypes ( rough proofs) a Book Nos. I ''. Leaves 8-24 have been removed from the binding. This specimen book of the publishing and printing house of Sampson , clearly intended for internal use, by the New York establisment ( De Witt ) contains over a thousend illustrations in electrotype of books published by Sampson Low, Marston , Searls and Rivington. The illustrations are numbered by hand in red pencil and are grouped together following their appearence in a publication. E.g. the specimen album starts with the illustrations of ''Albert Jacquemart - History of Ceramic Art, Low, 1873. Other illustrations are from '' Erema'' by R.D Blackmore . ''The Favell Children'' by Ellen Brown...Other titles: British Goblins ; Flammarion's Atmosphere ; Stowe's Geography ; Hutchinson's Summer Holidays ; Pilgrimage of the Tiber ; London Bridge to Lombardy ; The Harz Mountains ; South Australia ( 66 ills.) ; Stanley's Coomassie ; Koldewey's German Arctic Expedition ; Seonee...and many others. At the end of the specimen book the illustrations are printed with their caption. In the first part captions have been added by hand ( red pencil). This is a fine and interesting example of a specimen book illustrating the peak in book illustration in the last quarter of the 19th century when woodcuts were rapidly replaced by electrotypes."‎

‎Index to the British Catalogue of Books, published during the years 1837 to 1857, inclusive.‎

‎SAMPSON LOW, SON, AND CO. 1858. In-8. Relié cuir dos-coins. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 341 pages. Ouvrage en anglais. Titre doré sur demi-chagrin bordeaux. Coins chagrin bordeaux.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon‎

‎ Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon‎

‎The Etcher. Examples of the original etched work of modern artists. ( later title ) The Etcher. A magazine of the etched-work of artists. Vol I -> Vol IV (128 original engravings or etchings )‎

‎18. London, William and Norgate ( for the first vol.of 1879) - Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington ( for the vols. 2,3 and 4 of 1880, 1881, 1882), in-folio, 37 cm, uniformly bound in claret coloured quarter morooco with marbled boards and end papers, top edges gilt. Fine copies with stainless interiors and engravings. Nice set of this luxury periodical devoted to the art of the etcher. In all 5 volumes were published ( vol. 5, the last, not present here). The first 4 volumes contain in all 128 original engravings by artists such as Robert Macbeth , J.P. Heseltine , W.B. Scott , R.S. Chattock , E.L. Montefiore , C.P. Slocombe, C.N. Storm van 's Gravesande , W.P. Crooke , W.H. Urwick, Anna Lea Merritt, J.W. Buxton Knight , T. Huson, David Law , H.R. Robertson, W.J. Cooper , Axel Herman Haig , C.F. Robinson, J.M. Youngman and many others...Most of the original artworks presented here are etchings depicting landscapes, harbour views, a few portraits, street scenes...in the late Romantic-Victorian style. Nearly all show great mastering of the difficult art of etching and engraving. This typical , expensive, publication, catered for the intense craving of the Victorian public for these romantic landscapes and views. Very soon the advance of photography and reproduction printing techniques made it possible to supply the market with cheaper and more authentic views... but alass the noble art of etching suffered from it..‎