Buy this book on-line HEATH, H : Old Ways & New WaysCharles Tilt n.d (1830)
6 hand coloured plates with numerous images, original wrappers bound in: front wrapper defective and chipped , the plates in fine state. Rebound in early 20th cent half red calf, cloth sides. An extremely rare set of caricatures. Henry Heath (flourished 1824-1850) Probably the brother of the well-known caricaturist William Heath. He was a versatile and imitative artist, working in the loose and coarse Heath manner between the years 1824-1830. He did imitation caricatures in the style of John Doyle ('HB') signed 'HH' for Messr. Fores, 1831 and etched vignettes in the style of Cruikshank and lithographs in the style of Seymour from 1834. He was employed to make political caricatures by Spooner, the publisher and his work was collected and published by Charles Tilt. Heath undertook one cartoon in Punch for 1843 and his sets include London Characters, and Domestic Miseries, Domestic Blisses. He is believed to have emigrated to Australia. [The Dictionary of British Book Illustrators and Caricaturists 1800-1914. Simon Houfe.] Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of HEATH, H : Old Ways & New Ways. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out of print books, used books, atlases, libri antichi and out-of-print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |