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LYDON,** A[lexander] F[rancis]: : A captioned,dog breed [BULL DOG],multi-coloured chromolithograph by A. F. LYDON [approx. 8.1/5" length x 5.2/5" tall.]

London. L[eonard] Upcott Gill. [3 vols,1st edn thus,circa? 1888 to 1897.]

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Please Note: No books were broken to acquire these prints - I do NOT break good books for plates. These prints/plates have either been purchased loose at ephemera fairs, or have come from auction lots', house clearances' and the books bought are beyond salvage,so defective or incomplete, that they are irreparable, and therefore unsaleable. This is not a book - but a print from it. A captioned,left-sided,left-facing with head turned to right profile,dog breed [BULL DOG], multi-coloured chromolithograph by A. F. LYDON [approx. 8.1/5" length x 5.2/5" tall.] of a BULL DOG - Mr. G Raper's RUSTIC KING, K.C.S.B.,17052. Sire, W. J. Henshall's BEND OR,K.C.S.B.,11,911. Dam, Owner's REGALIA. from the book: DALZIEL, HUGH: British Dogs: Describing the History, Characteristics, Breeding, Management and Exhibition of the Various Breeds of dogs Established in Great Britain. London. L[eonard] Upcott Gill. [3 vols,1st edn thus,circa? 1888 to 1897.] A bright,crisp,clean chromolithograph with a single-line border and illustrator's facsimile singature within.Its plain edge surround bright and clean.A glossy,striking and original image suitable and ready for mounting and framing. A[lexander] F[rancis] Lydon (1836-1917) born, Newbridge, Ireland, in 1836 - the eldest the son of Patrick Lydon (c.1809-1883),a Chelsea Pensioner and Relieving Officer of Driffield Union,and his wife Elizabeth Gwillym (nee Houghey, c.1812-1897). Irish born British watercolour artist,illustrator, engraver and print maker,best known for and specialising in Natural History studies and landscapes. As a renowned perfectionist,he was expert at creating beautifully coloured prints,and worked for Benjamin Fawcett the printer to whom he was apprenticed at an early age. His work was particularly associated with the publisher Groombridge and Sons in the 1860's - 1870's for whom he illustrated dozens of books and part works ranging from natural history books to illustrating the classics. Nature studies: A History of Fishes of the British Islands (4 vols.,1862-65), Poultry by Hugh Piper (1873), The Smaller British Birds by H. G. & H. B. Adams (1874), British Fresh-water Fishess by Rev. William Houghton (1879) - Lydon collaborated on many works with Reverend Francis Orpen Morris, Parrots in Captivity by W. T. Greene (3 vols., 1884-1887), Fulton's Book of Pigeons by Robert Fulton (1895), Sketch-book of British Birds by R. Bowdler Sharpe (1898), Practical Game-Preserving by W. Carnegie (1906), British Birds' Eggs (1910), Poultry Keeping by Mrs. E. Comyns-Lewer & Sidney H. Lewer (1912) and British Dogs: Describing the History, Characteristics, Breeding, Management and Exhibition of the Various Breeds of dogs Established in Great Britain, by Hugh Dalziel [3 vols,1st edn thus,circa? 1888 to 1897.] Classics: The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1865), The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper (1860s?), Gems of Nature and Artnd Art (c.1869?), The Little Messenger Birds; or,Chimes of the Silver Bells by Caroline Hyde Laing (1871), The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1871), The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (1872),and Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (1875?). Landscapes: The Country Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland by Rev. F. O. Morris (1864?), English lake Scenery (1880), The Ruined Abbeys of Great Britain by Frederick Ross (1882), Scottish Loch Scenery by Thomas A. Croal (1882). Lydon was also the author/illustrator of Fairy Mary's Dream (1870) and also illustrated a series of Philips' Coloured Nature Study Drawing Cards and Philips' nature Study Drawing Books (c.1903). Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,the stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Available UK only, unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of a less expensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

A captioned,dog breed [BULL DOG],multi-coloured chromolithograph by A. F. LYDON
Illustrator's facsimile signature.

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