A selection of stock from the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.
Please note: All our prints are guaranteed as original. We do not sell reproductions. All dimensions are approximate and exclude the frame.
Large views of Liverpool.
 A wonderful aquatint entitled A View of Liverpool from the Rock Perch, from a painting of, and etched by, J.T. Serres. Published by T. Macklin, London, February 1798. Fine original colour. Inscribed to the Mayor and Common Council, with the arms of the town. Print size, 16.5x21 inches. Hogarth frame.
 A hand coloured engraving, View of Liverpool from Wood Side, drawn by N. Pocock, engraved by F. Chesham, published by Jane Matthews, London, January 1st, 1798. Print size, 10x15 inches. Gold frame.
 Liverpool, from Seacombe. Published in 1818, by T.M. Baynes, from a drawing by R. Hargreaves and produced by C. Hullmandell. Old hand colour. Probably the earliest lithographed view of the city, being produced circa 1818. Print size, 12x19 inches. Hogarth frame.
 Engraving of the South West Prospect of Liverpoole, in the County of Lancaster, by S. and N. Buck, c.1728, produced c. 1750.
 A closer view of the famous "Bucks' Prospect" of Liverpool. Framed in a gold moulding and a green undermount.
 Two watercolours by an amateur artist, possibly S. Gamble, whose name appears on one, completed about the year 1800. Sold as a pair.
 The second of this pair of views by an amateur artist painted about 1800. This contains the name S. Gamble. Both are framed in a black frame with black glass masking the mounting.
Space below is devoted to a very rare lithograph showing Liverpool in 1848. It was produced in Liverpool by the firm of Maclure, Macdonald, and Macgregor. The artist was B. Bury. The panorama is 6 inches wide and 45 inches long. It must have required great skill to produce it.
 The left hand section.
 A closer view of this part.
 The central section.
 A closer view, showing the title.
 A closer view of the central part.
 The right hand section.
 A closer view of this part.
 An exceptionally rare view of the Liverpool Landing Stage. Drawn and published by W.P Grey, Liverpool, and printed by Brown & Rawcliffe, Liverpool, n.d., but probably 1876, soon after its reopening following a disastrous fire. Lithograph with original colouring. Print size, 27 x 18 inches. Framed with a blue undermount in a gold moulding.
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Three more very rare views of Liverpool from the Mersey.
 Liverpool from Seacombe. Lithographed by J. M. McGahey, 23 Lord Street, Liverpool. This is a proof copy, stamped "Views of Liverpool, No. 1." It was published circa 1830. Original colour. Framed in a thick gold moulding.
 A closer view of this rare lithograph. The print size os c. 7 x 11 inches. It was published by G. Linnecar, Printseller, of 5 Ranleagh Street, Liverpool.
 View of Liverpool. Published by Bunny and Gold, January 1st, 1800. A further rare print in original colours, taken from a landscape by F. Medland. Framed in a thick gold moulding.
 A closer view of the scene. Print size, circa 5 x 8 inches.
 Liverpool. Another lithograph, this time drawn by L. Haghe, after a painting by F. Calvert. This print was procuded circa 1832. Original colours. Framed in a thick gold molding.
 A closer view of the scene. The print size is circa 7 x 10 inches.
 A small, but very rare, view of Liverpool, from Everton. Apparently unrecorded in the major catalogue. Engraved by J. Foster, 46 Whitechapel, and 2 Richmond Street, Liverpool. Print size, 6 by 4 inches. n.d., c. 1850. Later colour. Framed in a gold moulding.
 A closer view of this rare scene.
Smaller sized views of Liverpool.
 The West Prospect of the Town of Liverpool as it appeared about the year 1680. Engraving. B. Howlett. Issued with the Gentleman's Magazine, December 1813. Later colour. Framed in a gold moulding.
 View of Liverpool in Lancashire. Engraving, c. 1787. Produced for The Modern Universal British Traveller. Print size, c. 11 x 8 inches. Later colour. Framed in a gold moulding.
 View of Liverpool from the South West. 1795. Drawn by E. Dayes, engraved by W. Ellis. Print size, 7 x 9 inches. Later colour. Framed in a dark wood moulding.
 View of Liverpool from the ferry, 1816. Engraved by W. Angus, after the painting by J. Jenkinson. Print size, 4 x 6 inches. Later colour. Framed in a Hogarth frame.
 View of Liverpool from the Magazines. 1816. Drawn by J. Jenkinson, engraved by T. Dixon. Print size, 6 x 7 inches. Later colour. Framed in a Hogarth frame.
Three early views of Liverpool by William Daniell.
 Seacombe Ferry, Liverpool. Drawn by William Daniell, 1815. Aquatint, with original colour. First edition. Print size, 6 x 9 inches. Framed in a dark wood moulding.
 Liverpool, taken from the opposite side of the river. Drawn by William Daniell, 1815. Aquatint, with original colour. First edition. Print size, 6 x 9 inches. Framed in a dark wood moulding.
 The Towns-end Mill, Liverpool. Drawn by William Daniell, 1815. Aquatint, with original colour. First edition. Print size, 6 x 9 inches. Framed in a dark wood moulding.
 A rare aquatint of Liverpool. No artist's name or other identifying marks!. Made about 1815. Original colour. Framed in a gold moulding.
 View of the town and harbour of Liverpool from Seacombe, engraved by T. Dixon, from a painting by J. Jenkinson, 1816. Print size, 9 x 15 inches. Later colour. Vertical creasing and folds, otherwise in good condition. Framed in a dark wood moulding. An unframed, uncoloured edition is also available, mounted onto card.
 Liverpool from Seacombe, c. 1820. A rare lithograph by McGahey and McGahey. Original colour. Framed in a gold moulding.
 Liverpool in 1664 - a reconstruction. 1831. Drawn and engraved by Austin and Finden. Later colour. Framed in a gold moulding.
 Liverpool, from Egremont. 1867. Drawn by J. Stephenson, engraved by H. Warren. Print size, 5 x 8 inches. Later colour. Framed in a gold moulding.
 Liverpool from Seacombe. Drawn by J.C. Browne, engraved by W.B. Scott. Print size, 7 x 4 inches. Later colour. Framed in a gold moulding.
 Liverpool. Lithograph by Calvert, c. 1845. Later colour. Print size, c 5 x 8 inches. Framed in a gold moulding.
 The "Umbria" Lying off Rock Ferry, Liverpool. Lithograph, by Robinson, c. 1888. Original colour. Framed in a gold moulding.
Many other general views of Liverpool are available. Please e-mail for any specific requests: [email protected]
Views of buildings and Liverpool scenes.
 A very rare coloured lithograph entitled Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co., erected at a total cost of £140,000. Published, c.1880. Print size, 24 x 16 inches. Produced by Kronheim & Co., London, Manchester and Glasgow.
 A rare French “viewe optique” of St.Nicholas’s Church, Liverpool, made about 1750. Print size 15 x 10 inches. Old colour. Framed in a thick gold moulding.
 The Customs House, from Trafford’s Weint. A famous early Liverpool view. Black and white engraving by Burdett & Rooker, 1774. Originally found in Enfield's History of Liverpool. Currently framed in an ugly 1950s angled frame.
 An excellent lithograph called View of the Liverpool Exchange, January 5th, 1854, shewing the snowball fight between merchants, sketched by J.R. Issac, litho. by J. Penn, published by J.R. Issac, Liverpool. Print size, 10x14.5 inches. Gold frame.
 Exchange News Room. Plate 33 of W. G. Herdman’s "Pictorial Relics of Modern Liverpool." Lithograph, c.1840. Original hand colouring. Famed in a dark gold moulding.
 A closer view of the bottom right corner. Businessmen are examining the day's news.
 The Docks, Liverpool showing the tower. Chromolithograph, from Herdman's "Modern Liverpool", c. 1865. Print size, 11x13 inches. Framed in a dark wood frame with gold runner. Many other prints from this famous series are available, including......
 .....The Town Hall, Liverpool. South West view, from Water Street. Chromolithograph, from Herdman's "Modern Liverpool", c.1865. Print size, 13x10 inches. Framed as above.
The complete list of Herdman chromolithographs from this series is shown below:
 1. Liverpool - view from the River Mersey. SOLD.
 2. Bold Street – north side looking east.
 3. Bold Street – St.Luke’s church.
4. Brunswick Street – looking south-east.
 The new Corn Exchange on Brunswick Street. This picture also shows the attractive frames used for this group of prints. SOLD.
 5. Canning Street – the church of the Holy Apostles.
 6. Castle Street – east side.
 7. Chapel Street – south side.
 8. Cornwallis Street –public baths (small version).
 9. Cornwallis Street – public baths (larger edition)
 10. Customs House.
 11. Dale Street – Liverpool & London building.
 12. Dale Street – Royal bank building.
 13. Exchange railway station.
 14. Exchange Street – Brown’s Buildings.
 15. Hope Place – north side.
 16. Hope Street – Philamonic Hall and chapel (first state).
 17. Hope Street – Philamonic Hall and chapels (second state).
 18. Myrtle Street orphanage.
 19. North John Street – Adelphi bank.
 20. Old Hall Street – the Albany.
 21. Prince’s Park – St.Paul’s church.
 22. Queen Insurance building.
 23. St.George’s Place – Lime Street – looking east.
24. St.Nicholas’ church and the Telegraph Tower.
 25. Shaw Street – the Collegiate Institution.
 26. Stanley Dock gates.
 27. The Sailors’ Home – from Hanover Street.
 28. The Telegraph Tower.
 29. The Town hall – south-west view.
30. The Town hall – from Dale Street.
 31. The Victoria Tower.
 32. Water Street – looking towards the Town Hall.
 33. Waterloo Docks.
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An important Liverpool volume: Twenty-Six LITHOGRAPHIC DRAWINGS; views in the vicinity of Liverpool. S. & G. Nicholson, Liverpool, 1821. Modern binding.
 The modern binding of this important volume of early lithographiv views of Liverpool and the Liverpool area.
 The title page and frontispiece. The list of subscribers indicates the status of the volume.
The full list of views is as follows:
1. Birkenhead Priory 13. Speke Hall (west entrance)
2. Hale Hut 14. Bebbington church
3. Childwelll church 15. Gate of St.Nicholas-church
4. Toxteth park 16. Otterspool
5. Lydiate abbey 17. Mill, St.Jamses's
6. Dingle, Toxteth park 18. Huyton church
7. Knowsley Hall 19. Eastham church
8. Ormskirk 20. Knowsley Hall (south view)
9. Runcorn 21. Hooton Hall
10. Halton castle 22. Woolton ice-house
11. Speke Hall 23. Hale Hall
12. Green-Bank 24. Cottage in Hale wood
13. Wavertree 25. Croxteth Hall
Frontispiece - A composition
 (1) The view of Birkenhead Priory. Other illustrations include....
 (3) The church at Childwell.
 (6) The Dingle at Toxteth.
 The church at Ormskirk.
 (11) A view of Speke Hall.
A small number of individual plates from this volume is also for sale.
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Views of individual buildings. A huge number is available. Please e-mail with specific requests.
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Small views of Liverpool streets, buildings, etc. A large collection of small views is available. Each has been professionally framed in a gold moulding,with later colour. Print size is usually c.6 x 4 inches. Please e-mail for further information. To begin with two important lithographs:
 The Customs House, Liverpool. Lithograph by R.J. Barrow and W. Crane of Chester, c. 1855. Print size, 11 x 7 inches. Framed in a gold moulding.
 The Town Hall, Liverpool. Lithograph by R.J. Barrow and W. Crane of Chester, c. 1855. Print size, 11 x 7 inches. Central crease from top to bottom of print, otherwise very good. Framed in a gold moulding.
Two interesting French chromolithographs, published about 1854:
 Plate 1. The Sailors' Home, by Shepherd and Fichet.
 Plate 2. St.George's Hall, by Shepherd and Benoist.
A large number of engravings is also available, including:
 Abercrombie Square. Engraving, Pyne & Starling. 1839.
 The new Assize Courts, and St.George’s Hall, Liverpool. Engraving, Tallis, 1855.
 The Black-Rock fort & Lighthouse, Liverpool. Engraving, Austin & Wallis, 1836.
 The Birth-Place of William Roscoe, Liverpool. Engraving, c. 1850. Unnamed.
 The House (Mount Pleasant, Liverpool) in which Roscoe was Born. Lithograph, Austin and Hullmandel, 1827.
 The Blue-Coat School, Liverpool. Engraving, Allom & Heath, 1836.
 Brunswick Wesleyan Chapel, Moss Street. 1829. Drawn by G. and C. Pyne, engraved by R. Winkles.
 The Cemetery at Liverpool, Showing Mr. Huskisson's Grave, &c, &c. Aquatint, by T.T. Bury. Original colour.
 Liverpool, Canning Dock and Customs House. Engraving, Bartlett & Higham, 1841.
 Castle Street. Black and white etching by Edington, 1920s. Framed in a dark wood moulding.
 A closer view. This records that this was the artist's proof.
 The Church of the School for the Blind. Engraving, Harwood & Lowry, 1829.
 The County House of Correction, Kirkdale. Engraving, Pyne & Watkins, 1839.
 The New Customs House, Liverpool. Engraving, Allom & Finden, 1836.
 The Customs-House, Liverpool. Engraving, Burrell & Ashley, 1852.
 The Duke’s Dock & Warehouses, Liverpool. Engraving, Harwood & Higham, 1829.
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 The Exchange Buildings, (Liverpool) Lancashire. Engraving, Thompson and Woolnoth, 1808.
 Exchange Buildings and Nelson’s Monument, Liverpool. Engraving, Pyne and Dixon, 1829.
 Interior of the Exchange News-Rooms. Engraving, Harwood and Winkles, 1839.
 Exchange Buildings and the Nelson Monument. Etching, (T.R.K.), 1875(?)
 The Exchange and Nelson’s Monument, Liverpool. Engraving, Westall and Francis, 1830.
 The Exchange Buildings, Liverpool. Engraving, Wyatt and Fenn, 1867.
 Goree Buildings, Liverpool. Engraving, Westall and Finden, 1830.
 The Goree Warehouses, George’s Dock. Engraving, Austin and Willis, 1829.
 Part of Lord Street, with St.George’s Church in the Distance. Engraving, Harwood and Winkles, 1839.
 Part of Lord Street, and South John Street. Engraving, Harwood and Winkles, 1839.
 The Infirmary, Brownlow Street. Engraving, Allom and Allen, 1839.
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 Lime Street, 1857. W. G. Herdman. Partnered by...
 ..... Lime Street, 1857. W. G. Herdman.
 The Liverpool Landing Stage, St.George’s Pier. Engraving, Mackenzie, c.1876.
 Liverpool from the Town-Hall, looking south. Engraving, Hawrood and Rogers, c.1830.
 The Low Hill General Cemetery. Engraving, Allom and Wallis, 1839.
 The New Baths, George’s parade. Engraving, Pyne and Willis, 1829.
 Offices of the Liverpool and London Insurance Company. Engraving, n.d. (c.1850.)
 The Prince’s Dock, Liverpool. Engraving, Harwood and Hay, 1839.
 Prince's Dock, Liverpool. Lithograph by Robinson, c. 1888.
 The Royal Amphitheatre, Liverpool. Engraving, Harwood and Rogers, 1839.
 St.Andrew’s, Scotch Kirk, Rodney Street. Engraving, Pyne and Jorden, 1839.
 St.George’s Church. Engraving, Pyne and Hay, 1839.
 St.George’s Church, from the Docks, Liverpool. Engraving, Westall and Finden, 1830.
 St.George’s Crescent and Castle Street. Engraving, Harwood and Willis, 1839.
St.George’s Hall, Liverpool. Chromolithograph, Shepherd and Benoist, 1854.
 St.James [The Mount] Cemetery, Upper Duke Street. View looking west. 1836. Engraved by R. Fenner after a drawing by T.M. Baynes.
St.John’s Market. Lithograph, Barrow and Crane, Chester. n.d.
 St.Nicholas’ Church, Chapel Street. Aquatint, produced c. 1815. Original colour.
 St.Nicholas’ Church, Chapel Street. Engraving, G. & C. Pyne and Jorden, 1839.
 St.Nicholas’ Church, Liverpool. Engraving, Bartlett and Armytage. n.d.
 St.Nicholas’ Church. Etching, Toussaint, 1882.
St.Paul’s Church. Engraving, Harwood and Lowry, 1839.
 Seacombe Slip, Liverpool. Engraving, Austin and Wallis, 1839.
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 The Scotch Chapel, United Presbyterian, Mount Pleasant. Engraving, Pyne and Winkles, 1839.
 The Sessions House, Kirkdale. Engraving, Pyne and Watkins, 1839.
 The Statue of George III in London Road. Engraving, Allom and Starling, 1839.
 Elevation of the Theatre Royal, Liverpool. Engraving, Taylor. Taken May, 1773. Printed, 1822.
 The Town Hall and Mansion House, Liverpool. Engraving, Westall and Finden, 1828.
 Town Hall, Liverpool. Engraving, Pyne and Watkins, 1839.
 The Town Hall and Mansion House, Liverpool. Engraving. n.d., circa 1850.
 The Town Hall, Liverpool. Engraving, Burrell and Ashley, 1852.
 The Interior of the Ball-Room, Town-Hall. Engraving, Harwood and Winkles, 1839.
 Two coloured lithographs showing the Burning of the Town Hall, by W.G. Herdman, lithographed by H. Greenwood. Plate 1.
 Plate 2.
 The Unitarian Chapel, Paradise Street. Engraving, Pyne and Smith, 1839.
 Water Street. Engraving, Pyne and Acon, 1839.
 The Wellington Rooms, Mount Pleasant. Engraving, Pyne and Allom, 1839.
 The Wesleyan Chapel, Stanhope Street. Engraving, Payne and Smith, 1839.
 The Ancient "Wishing Gate", Liverpool. Engraving, Serres and Floyd. n.d
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 A really rare item - the list of runners for a race meeting in Liverpool in July 1839!
 This handbill records the results of a race meeting in Liverpool in the Summer of 1839. The horses, riders, prizes, etc., are recorded, as well as the final positions.
 A close view of the result of a race from Wednesday, July 11th, 1839.
Multiple views if Liverpool.
A group of smaller, multiple views of Liverpool, framed in a gold moulding. The first have two views side by side:
(a.) The Town Hall, Liverpool. (b) Radley's Adelphi Hotel. Engravings (a) Lacey, (b) Lacey.
 (a) The Customs House, Liverpool. (b) The Sailors' Home, Liverpool. Engravings, (a) Harwood, (b) Law and Harrison.
Overall frame size: circa 21 x 11 inches. Closer views of the two prints:
 The Customs House: image size, c. 7 x 5 inches. Original colour
 The Sailors' Home, Liverpool. Image size, c. 7 x 5 inches. Original colour.
The following have three views:
(a) St.George's Hall & Assize Courts, Liverpool, (b) Town Hall and Castle Street, (c) St.George's Hall. Engravings, (a) No name, (b) Rock & Co., (c) Rock & Co., 1860.
Overall frame size: circa 21 x 9 inches. Closer views of the three prints:
 St.George's Hall & Assize Courts, Liverpool. Image size, c. 4 x 3 inches. Original colour
 Town Hall and Castle Street, Liverpool. Image size, c. 4 x 3 inches. Original colour.
 St.George's Hall, Liverpool. Image size, c. 4 x 3 inches. Original colour.
(a) St.James's Cemetery, (b) Lord Street, (c) St.George's Chapel. Engravings, (a) Wood and Holywell, (b) Clennell and Russell & Cowan, 1844, (c) Harwood, 1842.
 (a) George's Dock Basin, (b) George's Dock Basin, (c) George's Dock Basin. Engravings, (a) Wood and Foster, (b) Lacey, (c) Wood.
(a) Liverpool, looking north, (b) The New Chapel, Great George Street, (c) Exchange and Nelson's Monument, Liverpool. Engravings, (a) Lacey, (b) Lacey, (c) Lacey.
 (a) The Sailors'Home, Liverpool, (b) Bold Street, Liverpool, (c) The Town Hall. Engravings, (a) Rock & Co., 1864, (b) Clennell and Russell & Cowan, 1844, (c) Kilpin and Overton.
 (a) The Liverpool Sailors' Home, (b) The Customs House, from South Castle Street, (c) Great George Street Chapel, Liverpool. Engravings, (a) Charles Davies, (b) Kilpin and Overton, (c) Franklin (?), 1841.
 (a) The Revenue Buildings, (b) The Exchange (New Town Hall) as it was before the fire in 1795, (c) Town Hall, Liverpool. Engravings, (a) Lizars, (b) Jarman, (c) Lacey.
(a) St.Luke's Church, Liverpool, (b) St.Luke's Church, (c) St.Jude's Church. Engravings, (a) Lacey, (b) Kilpin and Overton, (c) Davies and Hutchins.
Overall frame size: circa 21 x 9 inches. Closer views of the three prints:
 St.Luke's Church, Liverpool. Image size, c. 6.5 x 3.5 inches. Original colour.
 St.Luke's Church. Image size, c. 3 x 4.5 inches. Original colour.
 St.Jude's Church. Image size, c/ 4 x 3 inches. Original colour.
 Finally, an unusual lithograph entitled "Sketch of the Liverpool Fancy Ball, 1823". A very rare item indeed! Sub-title: 'Dedicated to the admirers of the Beau Ideal.' Lithograph by an anonymous author (possibly an amateur). Print size, 10 by 14 inches. Later colour. Framed in a gold moulding.
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