Bildhaver, John Flaxman

Die Odysse des Homer. Die Iliade des Homer. 2 Teile in einem Band

Enslin, 1817. Einband: Leineneinband. 1187

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Book number: 2a7669

Keywords: Antike Geschichte

FLAXMAN, John

Compositions from the works, days and theogony of Hesiod

Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 1845. Used - Acceptable. Disbound hardback . Blue-grey cloth with black, gilt title on spine. Landscape format, 19.5 c 28cm. Dis-bound, but all 37 plates present. Title page & last page browned. Wear at board edges & corners, & to spine Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_39055_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS263196I

FLAXMAN, JOHN; PIROLI, THOMAS; HOWARD, FRANK

Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus - Designed By John Flaxman - Engraved By Thomas Piroli -and Frank Howard

London, Miss Flaxman and Miss Maria Denman. 1831, First Edition. Cloth Backed Boards, 295mm. x 440mm. Book, 2 engraved titles, 34 plates, oblong folio, original cloth backed boards, printed paper label, bookplate pf Michael Valentine Briton Riviere (1919-1997), with a handwritten note by him on edition, small bookseller label to upper corner. Each plate has a caption identifying the characters and quoting from the play in English. Each Plate carries the publisher's imprint of Misses Flaxman and Denman with the date April 15th 1831. Some wear, soiling to binding, lacks front free endpaper, age toning, some spotting to plates. [15632/751]. Very Good.

William GlynnProfessional seller

Book number: 015632

Catalogue: Illustration

Keywords: Engraving Illustration History Greek Tragedians

FLAXMAN, JOHN; PIROLI, THOMAS; AESCHYLUS

Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus - Designed By John Flaxman - Engraved By Thomas Piroli - the Original Drawings in the Possession of the Countess Dowager Spencer

London, J Matthews. 1795, First Edition. Half Calf, Gilt, 290mm. x 465mm. Book, Engraved title, 30 plates, final plate with old repair (not affecting image), oblong folio, old half calf gilt (pencil note states - bound by Hunt? of Norwich Sept. 16, 1876), all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Sir Francis Boileau/Lord Nugent, also bookplate of Bryan Hall, together with signature and bookplate pf Michael Valentine Briton Riviere (1919-1997). The Plates include five for Prometheus Chain'd; four each for Suppliants, Seven Chiefs Against Thebes, Agamemnon, Choephor; five for The Furies; four for The Persians. Each has a caption identifying the characters and quoting from the play in English. Each Plate carries the publisher's imprint of J. Matthews (Jane Matthews - Flaxman's aunt) , and the date (Jan 12 1795). Some wear to binding, age toning, soiling to plates. Rare in this condition. [15616/774]. Very Good.

William GlynnProfessional seller

Book number: 015616

Catalogue: Illustration

Keywords: Engraving Illustration History Greek Tragedians Homer Dante

FLAXMAN, JOHN [DESIGN], PIROLI, THOMAS, HOWARD, FRANK [ENGRAVERS]

Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus Designed by John Flaxman

London: Miss Flaxman & Miss Maria Denman, 1831, April 15th. [Reprint]. Half leather red cloth cover. 290mm x 440mm (11" x 17"). 36pp. 34 engraved plates and 2 engraved title plates.. G : in good condition with protective cover. Spine scuffed. Fep removed. Some scattered browning .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: j1567a

Catalogue: Arts

Keywords: Arts 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian Illustrated Books

John Flaxman

Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus Compositions from the Works Days and Theogony of Hesiod.

London, Longman Hurst, Reese, Orme & Brown. 1817-1831. First edition. Leather. A charming rebound copy of John Flaxman's 'Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus' and 'Compositions from the Works Days and Theogony of Hesiod', both first editions bound together in one volume. 'Compositions from the Works Days and Theogony of Hesiod' is a first edition. 'Tragedies of Aeschylus' is a later edition. 'Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus' was designed by John Flaxman, engraved by Thomas Prioli and Frank Howard, and published by 'Mifs Flaxman, & Mifs Maria Denman' in 1831. Collated, complete with 36 monochromatic plates. 'Compositions from the Works Days and Theogony of Hesiod' was designed by John Flaxman, engraved by William Blake and published by Longman Hurst, Reese, Orme & Brown in 1817. Collated, complete with 37 monochromatic plates. Containing a number of Flaxman's classical compositions, accompanied with excerpts from the various works of Aeschylus and Hesiod in English translation. John Flaxman was an English sculptor, illustrator, designer, and leading artist of the Neoclassical style in Britain and Europe. Flaxwell is best remembered for iconic flat, clean and linear style employed within his book illustrations that contributed much to the spread of Neoclassicism in England. Due to the popularity and vast influence of this style Flaxwell was commissioned by notable names such as Georgiana Hare-Naylor, Thomas Hope and Lady Spencer to design illustrations for the works of a variety of classical authors and poets, including Aeschylus and Hesiod, as seen within this copy. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper boards. Externally, generally smart. Rubbed to extremities and head and tail of spine resulting in slight loss to leather. Slight rubbing to joints. Marbled paper to front and rear board rubbed and slightly worn at joint. Small loss to marbled paper, lower extremity, rear board. Small handling mark to front board. Front hinge split, slightly showing chords but very firm. Marbled endpapers. Ink inscription by prior owner to second front free-endpaper. Pencil inscription by prior owner to second front free-endpaper, dated '1963&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with spotting, heavier to the occasional page. Occasional handling mark. Small hole to rear endpaper. Good . Ill.: John Flaxman; Thomas Piroli; Frank Howard; William Blake. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 613M1

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Hesiod Blake Tragedies Aeschylus Blake Piroli Howard John Flaxman; Thomas Piroli; Frank Howard; William Blake.

John Flaxman

Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus John Flaxman

London, J. Matthews, 1795 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this collection of illustrations by John Flaxman and signed by the artist. First edition of Compositions From the Tragedies of Aeschylus John Flaxman. Rebound in modern cloth. Engraved by Thomas Piroli.Signed by the artist to the first free endpaper. Very scarce to find a signed copy of work by John Flaxman. Flaxman was an eighteenth century British sculptor and draughtsman, and is widely considered a leading figure of the Neoclassic movement in Europe. With thirty plates and the title page plate. Collated, complete.  Rebound in modern cloth. Externally, very smart. There is some slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot and light age toning. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Thomas Piroli. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 848W4

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: John Flaxman Sculpture Engravings Thomas Piroli Sculpture Signed Thomas Piroli

John Flaxman; Thomas Piroli

Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus

London, Not Identified, 1795. First edition. Leather. An excellent and scarce, first edition of these illustrations by leading figure in European Neoclassicism, John Flaxman. These illustrations were commissioned by Lady Spencer, as noted to the title page 'The original Drawings in the Posession of the Countess Dowager Spencer&apos. Undated, to the title page, and to the engravings, which identifies this copy as the first printing of 1795 according to British library entry on Jisc. 'Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus' was designed by John Flaxman, engraved by Thomas Prioli. Collated, complete with 30 monochromatic plates. John Flaxman was an English sculptor, illustrator, designer, and leading artist of the Neoclassical style in Britain and Europe. Flaxwell is best remembered for iconic flat, clean and linear style employed within his book illustrations that contributed much to the spread of Neoclassicism in England. Due to the popularity and vast influence of this style Flaxwell was commissioned by notable names such as Georgiana Hare-Naylor, Thomas Hope and Lady Spencer to design illustrations for the works of a variety of classical authors and poets, including Aeschylus, as seen within this copy. A smart copy of this scarce work. In a quarter morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, generally smart with patches of rubbing to the spin and joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: John Flaxman. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 692L20

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Illustrations Aeschylus Classical Neoclassical Aeschylus John Flaxman

John Flaxman

Compositions from the Works, Days, and Theogony of Hesiod

London , Seeley, Jackson and Halliday, c1845. Cloth. A very scarce volume of plates relating to Hesiod's Works and Days. Designed by John Flaxman and orignally engraved by William Blake, this later edition is engraved by one Mademoiselle Soyer (presumably Charlotte Louise Soyer), and makes for a interesting insight into the Hesiod's work. n decorative cloth binding with gilt detailng. Externally smart, there is wear to the joints and backstrip, as well as strain to hinges. Internally, the pages are generally firmly bound, though there is strain to the rear section of the book, and are bright and clean throughout, aside from some age toning. Very Good . Ill.: Charlotte Louise Soyer. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: GEN18-G-12

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Mademoiselle Soyer John Flaxman Hesiod Charlotte Louise Soyer John Flaxman Charlotte Louise Soyer

FLAXMAN, JOHN; PIROLI, THOMAS; HOWARD, FRANK

Flaxman's Classical Compositions. The Iliad / the Odyssey of Homer / the Theogony of Works and Days and the Days of Hesiod / Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus. Four Works Bound in One. Engraved from the Compositions of John Flaxman R.A. Sculptor

London: Longman Hurst Rees and Orme, [1831]. Reprint. Red/gilt hardback leather cover. 440mm x 300mm (17" x 12"). 39 plates; 34 plates; 37 plates; 36 plates. Engraved plates from the four works and engraved title plates. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas. Comprehensive collection of Flaxman's classical engravings. Dates taken from the engraved title pages: Iliad and Odyssey (1805); Hesiod (1817); Aeschylus (1831).. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Leather scuffed with areas of wear particularly to spine and edges. Title pages foxed and some scattered light foxing throughout. Water staining to plates, largely confined to margins. Previous owner's inscription to fep. Aeg .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: ili02

Catalogue: Arts

Keywords: Arts 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian

FLAXMAN, JOHN.

John Flaxman's Zeichnungen zu Sagen des klassischen Altertums. Herausgegeben von Ernst Beutler.

Leipzig, Insel-Verlag, 1910.

Antiquariat Manfred NosbüschProfessional seller

Book number: 201506AB

Catalogue: VariaNeu

Keywords: Märchen, Sagen, Legenden

John Flaxman

John Flaxman

Thames and Hudson, 1979. Hardcover. Pp: 188. ISBN: 9780500091395. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

De SlegteProfessional seller

Book number: 3476958

Catalogue: Kunst

Keywords: 9780500091395

John Flaxman

Lecture on Sculpture

London, George Bell & Sons, 1881 . Leather. A scarce, new edition of John Flaxman's lectures on sculpture, as delivered before the Royal Academy. Bound in a full calf prize binding, with a gilt motif to the front cover. A new edition. These lectures on sculpture were delivered before the Royal Academy by John Flaxman, who was the Professor of Sculpture at the Academy, as well as being a member of the Academies of St Luke, Rome, Florence and Carrara. This includes chapters on English, Egyptian and Greek sculpture, as well as information on science, beauty, drapery and ancient art.With an introductory lecture and two addresses to the Royal Academy on the death of Thomas Maks, Antonio Canova and an address on the death of Flaxman, by Sir Richard Westmacott.Illustrated with fifty-three plates altogether, with fifty-two to the rear and a frontispiece. Collated, complete.With a contemporary ink inscription on the first blank, dated 1884.From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son, literary agent of Rudyard Kipling. In a full calf prize binding. Externally, very good, with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd mark to leather. Front hinge is a little strained, but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Ink inscription to first blank. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 895Q17

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: sculpture art John Flaxman illustrated art Not Stated

Flaxman, John

Lectures on Sculpture

London, John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1829. Hardcover. heavy boards with inlaid marbled paper. black spine label w/ gilt lettering. 339pgs. 52 plates. VG--wear, rubbing & bumping to cover & edges. leather spine is chipped & worn. torn library label on cover pastedown. significant foxing & toning to pastedowns & endpapers. table of contents detached but included. pgs show light to moderate toning & foxing. plates exhibit moderate to significant foxing. spine split.

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessional seller

Book number: 174665

Catalogue: Classical Art/Antiquities

Keywords: ; ; ;

John Flaxman

Lectures on Sculpture

London, John Murray, 1829 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this collection of lectures on sculpture by the Neoclassic sculpture John Flaxman with illustrations. First edition of Lectures on Sculpture by John Flaxman in half calf binding and cloth boards. A densely illustrated collection of lectures and studies by the eighteenth and nineteenth British sculptor. Flaxman was a prolific and well renowned artist and leading figure of European Neoclassicism. This work covers topics such as 'Grecian Sculpture', 'Composition', and 'Drapery&apos. Listed with fifty two plates and a frontispiece, and includes an erratum disclaiming that plate 18 was never engraved. This copy is missing two plates, plates 51 and 52. Collated. There are tidemarks to plate 34. An ex-library book with the library stamp to the first free endpaper.  In half calf binding and cloth boards. Externally, sound. There is some rubbing to the leather resulting in some slight loss to the extremities. The spine is slightly faded. There are some light marks to the front board. An ex-library book with the library stamp to the first free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. There are tidemarks to plate thirty four.  Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

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Book number: 847W38

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: John Flaxman Sculpture Art Illustrated Sculpture Various