Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins

Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) Characters in the Grand Fancy Ball given by the British Ambassador Sir Henry Wellesley, at Vienna, half-title, 13 h...

Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) R. Ackermann's Military Scraps, 12 hand-coloured aquatint plates by J.Harris after H.Martens, on thick paper mounte...

Adam (Victor) Voyage d'un Chasseur en Afrique ou Revue generale des chasses et des peches de ce pays, 1ère Partie. Afrique [all published], half-t...

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later Edward VII.- Procession (The) of Albert Edward Prince of Wales and the Princess Alexandria of Denmark from E...

Album Chinois, 20 hand-coloured lithograph plates by Formentin after Aubry-Lecomte, Deveria, Grevedon, Vidal &c., foxed, some plates also browned,...

Alfred (Henry J.) Views on the Thames. Marlow Weir, Near Marlow Bridge, Bisham Abbey,Temple Lock, Hurley, Harleyford, 6 hand-coloured lithographed...

[Alken (Henry)] "Ben Tally-Ho". Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders, or The Reverse of Sporting Phrases, first edition, engraved title with a ...

Alken (Henry) [Hunting Discoveries], 7 hand-coloured soft-ground etched plates, each dated March 1 1817, first 2 plates with repaired marginal tea...

Alken (Henry) [Military Discoveries], first edition, 7 hand-coloured aquatint plates, some marginal dust-soiling, modern morocco-backed marbled bo...

[Alken (Henry)] "Ben Tally-Ho". Some Do and Some Don't; It is all a Notion, first edition, one leaf of letterpress, 7 fine hand-coloured aquatint ...

Alken (Henry) The Right Sort, 6 fine hand-coloured lithograph plates by Hullmandel after Alken, interleaved with blank Whatman paper of the same d...

[Alken (Henry)] "Ben Tally-Ho". Some Will and Some Won't; or, A Lesson on Hunting, first edition, title and 4ff. text, 7 hand-coloured engraved pl...

Alken (Henry) Alken's New Sketch-Book, first edition, 40 hand-coloured soft-ground etched plates, some with plate number trimmed, contemporary hal...

[Alken (Henry)] Military Sketches: Characteristic Traits of Old Stagers, Big Wigs, Staff, Martinets, Humbugs..., first edition, lithographed throu...

Alken (Henry) A Touch at the Fine Arts, first edition, half-title, 12 hand-coloured soft-ground etchings by Alken, advertisement leaf at end, plat...

Alken (Henry) Characteristic Sketches of Hunting, with Caricatures of Middlesex Sporting, 12 hand-coloured soft-ground etched plates with aquatint...

Alken (Henry) The Seven Ages of the Horse, 7 hand-coloured etched plates by and after Alken, occasional foxing and light staining, one margin repa...

Alken (Henry) The National Sports of Great Britain, large paper copy, 50 hand-coloured etched plates, some offsetting and occasional foxing, conte...

Alken (Henry) The Qualification; A Series of Six Subjects...dedicated...to all Fox-Hunters, first edition, 6 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates, m...

Alken (Henry) Series of Very Spirited Etchings of Gigs and Their Drivers, 6 hand-coloured etched plates by Alken, with captions by no imprint, som...

Alken (Henry) [Thoughts while Fox Hunting], first edition, 6 hand-coloured etched plates after Alken, plate 1 with short tear and slightly soiled ...

Alken (Henry), Thomas Egerton et al. The Melange of Humour, first collected edition, 50 hand-coloured aquatint, etched and lithograph plates, tiss...

Allen (Rev. G.L. & Mrs. [Sarah]) The Views and Flowers from Guzerat and Rajpootana, first edition, printed in red on thick leaves, 13 hand-coloure...

Annals of Sporting and Fancy Gazette, 13 vol. (complete set), half-title, 153 engraved plates (aquatints, stipple-engravings, etchings, wood-engra...

[Apperley (Charles James)], "Nimrod". Memoirs of the late John Mytton, Esq., second edition, additional engraved title with aquatint vignette, 18 ...

[Apperley (Charles James)], "Nimrod". The Life of a Sportsman, first edition, aquatint frontispiece, additional title with vignettes and 34 plates...

Aspin (Jehoshaphat) The Naval and Military Exploits which have distinguished the Reign of George III, first edition, aquatint frontispiece and 35 ...

Atkinson (John Augustus) A Picturesque Representation of the Naval, Military and Miscellaneous Costumes of Great Britain, vol.1 only [ all publish...

Atkinson (John Augustus) Sixteen Scenes taken from The Miseries of Human Life. By one of the Wretched, first edition, etched title with hand-colou...

Atkinson (John Augustus) Atkinson's Characteristic Groups, Scenery and Costumes of Great Britain,16 hand-coloured aquatint plates, loose as issued...

Atkinson (J.) Incidents of British Bravery during the late Campaigns on the Continent, 4 original parts, first edition, 16 hand-coloured lithograp...

Aure (Antoine Cartier d') Traite d'Equitation, first edition, half-title, lithograph frontispiece and 26 plates by Frey after Ledieu, all hand-col...

Backmanson (Hugo Karlovitch) L'Empereur Nicolas Alexandrovitch en tenue de 10 Regiments dont sa Majeste est chef, chromolithographed title and 10 ...

Balathier-Bragelonne (Adolphe de) Train de plaisir dans les cinq parties du monde. Voyage pittoresque et fantastique, 12 hand-coloured lithographe...

[Durst von Wengen (Gottfried)] Die oeffentliche Maskerade in Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833, first edition, 28 hand-coloured lithograph plates...

Barenger (James) [New Invented Borders for Rooms...Representing Field Sports in Great Variety], 28 hand-coloured aquatint plates with aquatint gre...

Baynes (Thomas Mann) Adventures of a Fox by Moonlight, six hand-coloured lithographs, heightened with gum arabic, five by Baynes and one after, bo...

Beautes (Les) Architecturales de Londres. Edition Poliglotte. En Francais, Anglais et Allemand, hand-coloured engraved vignette title and 35 hand-...

Bellman (Carl Michael).- Galleri till Fredmans Epistlar och Sanger, printed title, hand-coloured portrait and 24 hand-coloured etched plates by El...

Biasioli (Angelo) Raccolta di 30 Costumi con altretante Vedute le piu interessanti della Citta di Milano, pictorial title and 30 plates, all fine ...

Blagdon (Francis William) Orme's Graphic History of the Life, Exploits, and Death of Horatio Nelson, 16 engraved plates, including portrait by J. ...

Bonney (Thomas George) The Peaks and Valleys of the Alps, additional tinted lithographed title, 21 plates chromolithographed by J.H. Lowes after E...

Bourgebin de Vialart (Charles Etienne, Count de Saint-Mory) Voyage Pittoresque de Scandinavie, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates after L. Belanger ...

[Bowyer (Robert)] The Campaign of Waterloo, illustrated with engravings of Les Quatre Bras, La Belle Alliance, Hougoumont, La Haye Sainte, and oth...

Bowyer (Robert) A Selection of Fac-Similes of Water-Colour Drawings, from the Works of the Most Distinguished British Artists, first edition, firs...

Bracebridge (Selina) [Panoramic Sketch of Athens], hand-coloured lithographed panorama, c.2,700 x 270mm., linen reinforcements at folds, a few nea...

Brayley (Edward Wedlake) Historical and Descriptive Accounts of the Theatres of London, 14 aquatint plates and 2 plans with contemporary hand-colo...

Breton (Lt. William Henry) Scandinavian Sketches, or a Tour in Norway, first edition, half-title, lithographed frontispiece, vignette title and 16...

Broughton (Thomas Duer) The Costume, Character, Manners, Domestic Habits, and Religious Ceremonies, of the Mahrattas, first edition, half-title, 1...

Buffa (Francois) Les Hollandaises, Types et Costumes, 12 fine hand-coloured lithograph plates, heightened with gold and gum arabic, some light fox...

Burney (Fanny) Evelina: or The History of a Young Lady's Introduction to the World, hand-coloured aquatint additional title and 6 hand-coloured en...

Busby (Thomas Lord) The Fishing Costume and Local Scenery of Hartlepool, in the County of Durham, first edition, 6 fine hand-coloured etched plate...

Busby (Thomas Lord) Costume of the Lower Orders of London, first edition, additional etched pictorial title and 23 plates, all hand-coloured, some...

Cambridge University.- Gradus ad Cantabrigiam; or New University Guide to...the University of Cambridge...By a Brace of Cantabs, first edition, wi...

Campbell (Lt. Col. James) Excursions, Adventures and Field-Sports in Ceylon, 2 vol., first edition, 2 folding engraved maps, 17 lithograph plates,...

Chalon (Henry Barnard) Six original preliminary drawings for 'Passions of the Horse'; [together with] the suite of six "proof" prints, [drawings] ...

[Cheny (John) and Thomas Butler, publishers]. [Horses & Their Pedigrees], 34 plates of racehorses engraved by H. Roberts, Parr and Canot after T. ...

[Clark (John Heaviside) and Matthew Dubourg]. An Historical Memento, Representing the Different Scenes of Public Rejoicing, which Took Place the F...

Clayton (B.) Costumes of the First or Grenadier Regiment of Guards, from 1660, second edition, lithograph title and 12 hand-coloured plates, occas...

Collezione degli uniformi del Reale Esercito e della Real Marina napoletana, Without letterpress but with manuscript title and one-page plate lis...