Authors starting with I from Donald Heald Rare Books

London: T. Simpson, 10 November 1791. Stipple engraving, printed in colours and finished by hand, by Robert Dodd. 11 5/8 x 14 1/2 inches. 14 3/4 x 17 5/8 inches. A dramatic image of a regency buck releasing his hounds after a hare Only the publisher is certain on this print. Siltzer records Simpson as having published a series of six plates after Ibbetson in 1790, but with the 'Coursing' plate in aquatint by Simpson himself. The remaining five are listed as being stipple engravings by Dodd. The pre... more information

London: Colnagi, July 1st, 1800. Aquatint, printed in colours and finished by hand, by Robert Dodd. Backed to restore losses to margin and to repair large tear in the upper right portion of the print, and to repair tear in bottom margin. 13 x 14 3/8 inches. 14 1/2 x 16 3/4 inches. A wonderful, rustic English shooting scene Julius Cæsar Ibbetson "was apprenticed to John Fletcher, a ship-painter at Hull. Ibbetson attracted public attention by his designs for ship decoration and by some scenery pai... more information

London: "Given at Our Court in Whitehall this Twentieth Day of January 1687/8" [i.e. 1688]. Broadside (20¼ x 14¼ inches). Printed on two sheets, joined at horizontal center seam (as issued). (Expert repairs to upper left corner, neat facsimile work to a small portion of the arms). A large, scarce and very interesting broadside proclamation concerning the English Crown's attempts to suppress Piracay in the Americas in 1688. This royal proclamation by King James II announces the f... more information

Paris: chez Mondhare, 1777. Copper engraved map, period hand-colouring in outline. Inset of Florida and the West Indies. 22 x 30 inches. First edition of Imbert's rare map of the theatre of war in North America and the basis for one of the most important French mappings of the new United States. This map was issued in Paris to meet the demand for maps of America at the outbreak of the Revolution. The map depicts the English colonies extending to the Alleghenies, showing a vast Louisiana as far west a... more information

London: 1797. xii,598,[28]pp. 3 folding engraved maps, 1 folding engraved plan. (Several rectangular yellowish offsetting marks, probably from on old bookmark, very minor spotting). Original boards, uncut, green half- morocco and cloth slipcase. The most desirable edition, a superb copy in original state. "The most complete version of this work, in which form it was the most informative compilation on the West at the end of the 18th century" (Streeter). "...The most complete information on ... more information

[Washington]: Benjamin Owen Tyler, [1818]. Broadside. (29 x 24 1/4 inches). Engraving, on paper, by Peter Maverick of Newark, NJ, after Tyler, backed onto linen, edged with black linen tape, ebonised wood rollers at head and foot, age-toned. A remarkable document, the present Tyler facsimile is the first publication of the "Declaration of Independence" in the same form as the original. The Declaration of Independence, the foundation document of the United States, has been printed myriad times si... more information

Calcutta: [printed by the Art Press] for private circulation only, 1912. Quarto. (10 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches). Collation: pp.[i-v] [1-]44 [1-2]. Title and dedication printed in red and black 72 photographs (8 1/8 x 6 1/8 and smaller) tipped onto 24 sheets of dark green sugar paper, each image with a mounted slip beneath bearing a printed caption. (10 of the photographs with small sections detached). Original olive morocco, covers bordered with double fillet in blind, the upper cover with small rectangular sectio... more information

[New York]: Pantheon Books, 1957. 4to. (12 x 9 inches). Plates. Publisher's black cloth backed linen boards, upper cover lettered in black, spine lettered in gilt, lacks dust jacket and slipcase. ... more information

Fairfield, Iowa and Philadelphia: Henn, Williams & Co. and R. Barnes, 1855. Folding pocket map lithographed by Friend & Aub of Philadelphia, full original period hand colouring. Folds into original blue cloth covers, blocked in blind, the upper cover with publisher and title in gilt. 21 1/8 x 34 1/4 inches. A fine copy of this attractive map of Iowa from the early years of its settlement, this second edition shows the rapid development within the state and is the first edition to include Sioux Cit... more information

London: Published by Molteno & Co. No. 132, Pall Mall, Sept. 1, 1788. Etching and aquatint with hand-colour. Lovely contemporary colour. As usual text line is attached on verso of sheet. In excellent condition. Trimmed as usual and mounted on washline background. Mounting sheet is watermarked laid paper. Image size: 14 7/16 x 20 5/8 inches. 16 9/16 x 22 3/4 inches. A charming seaside view by Samuel Ireland, the engraver and collector connected with the infamous Shakespeare forgeries. Ireland was a mino... more information

London: Published by Molteno & Co. No. 132, Pall Mall, Sept. 1, 1788. Etching and aquatint with hand-colour. Lovely contemporary colour. As usual text line is attached on verso of sheet. In excellent condition. Trimmed as usual and mounted on washline background. Mounting sheet is watermarked laid paper. Image size: 14 5/8 x 20 1/4 inches. 16 11/16 x 22 1/4 inches. A charming landscape by Samuel Ireland, the engraver and collector connected with the infamous Shakespeare forgeries. Ireland was a minor e... more information

Italy: circa 1850. Pair of views, gouache over faint etched line, black gouache border. Period gilt and faux bois frames. 8 3/4 x 34 inches. Framed Size: 21 x 46 inches. Two splendid, panoramic views of Lake Como and Lake Maggiore Catering to the foreigners flocking to the region on The Grand Tour, this pair of hand-painted prints beautifully depict the famed, picturesque lakes, with rich bands of blue highlighting the water and sky, with the surrounding hills and mountains dotted with luxurious villas. I... more information

New York: Currier & Ives, 1893. Colour-printed lithograph. 21 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches. A great 'America's Cup' image from Currier & Ives This image recalls the eighth defence of the America's Cup in 1893. The `Vigilant' won all three races and narrowly missed being picked to defend America's win in the next series in 1895. The 'America's Cup' was first offered as the `Hundred Guinea Cup' in 1851 by the Royal Yacht Squadron for a race around the Isle of Wight. It ... more information