Bloomsbury Book Auctions
Lot 1
-. Morland (George) Morning or the Benevolent Sportsman, mixed-method engraving by J. Grozer, printed in colours and finished by hand, 495 x 630mm., a good impression, watermarked 1794, trimmed on, or just within, the platemark, top and sides, unevenly trimmed at the bottom, affecting the dedication line below the title, two repaired tears from the bottom edge, one just into the image, another short tear into the image at the top, Grozer, 1795; with 4 others, The Public House Door; Stable Amusements; Tired Gypsies; The Cottagers, mixed-method engravings, all with hand-colouring, each c.455 x 555mm., the first two by William Ward, linen-backed, marginal damp-stains, the last two by other hands, trimmed within the platemark, one outside image and title, the other close, other minor defects, early 19th century (5).