James Stow Paintings & Artwork for Sale | James Stow Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 15, 2025
J. STOW (*1770) after ALLINGHAM (*1802), Portrait of W. B. Collyer (1782-1854), 1803, Copper engrav
Est: €120 - €200
James Stow (around 1770 Maidstone, Kent - around 1823 Maidsonte, Kent) after Charles Allingham (before 1802 London - after 1830 ibid.): Portrait of William Bengo Collyer (1782 Blackheath Hill - 1854 Peckham), 1803, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "Painted by Chas. Allingham. / Engrav'd by Jas. Stow.". Lower middle inscribed in the printing plate: "Rev: Wm. Bennet Collyer". Date: 1803 Description: This engraving depicts a male character, calm and pensive, with one hand raised and resting on a pile of books. His gaze is direct and slightly introspective, suggesting a mental preoccupation with the works beneath his hand. The depiction illustrates a study scene, emphasised by academic attributes and detailed elaboration in a contemporary style, with the face vividly modelled through the use of light and shadow. Person: Depicted: William Bengo Collyer (1782 Blackheath Hill - 1854 Peckham) William Bengo Collyer (1782-1854) was an English Congregationalist and religious writer. He was the only surviving son of Thomas Collyer, a builder from Deptford, and was born in Lewisham on 14 April 1782. Collyer was the author of "Fugitive Pieces for the use of Schools" (1803) and "Hymns designed as a Supplement to Dr Watts" (1812). He also wrote a seven-volume series on divine revelation. Collyer died at the age of 71. He is said to have preached more sermons than anyone else in his time Keywords: Engraving, Man, Portrait, Books, Reflection, Academy, Introspection, Study, Mental work, Light, Shadow, Representation, Richness of detail, Plasticity, Thoughtful, Calm, Contemporary style, 19th century, Baroque, Portraits, United Kingdom, Size: Paper: 35,6 cm x 28,0 cm (14 x 11 in), Depiction: 30,4 cm x 25,0 cm (12 x 9,8 in)
Fichter Kunsthandel
Apr. 10, 2025
England.- Stow (John) The Annales, or Generall Chronicle of England, Thomas Adams, 1615.
Est: £400 - £600
England.- Stow (John) The Annales, or Generall Chronicle of England, engraved titles with tears and loss affecting text (laid down), wood engraved initials, head- and tail-pieces, lacking 4P6, 4Q1, 4Q5 and 4Q6 (?blank), tender edges toward the end with some loss affecting text, occasional marginal loss or holes, one or two small holes affecting odd letter, tiny marginal worming toward end, spotting and staining, bookplates, later calf, rebacked, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and extremities, folio, Thomas Adams, 1615.
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Jan. 30, 2025
Stow (John) Annales, or, A Generall Chronicle of England begun by John Stow, Richard Meighen, 1631[but 1632].
Est: £500 - £700
Stow (John) Annales, or, A Generall Chronicle of England ... continued and augmented ... by Edmund Howes, woodcut title, black letter, double column, T4 & 3K1 with small marginal loss to bottom corner, 2C4 with small paper defect to fore-edge (not affecting text), odd faint spot or ink-stain, bookplate, cracked hinges, contemporary calf, expert repairs to upper joint and spine ends, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [STC 23340], folio, Richard Meighen, 1631 [but 1632]. ⁂ Provenance. Littlecote bookplate. Pencil note stating "from the library of David Stather."
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Oct. 26, 2024
J. STOW (*1770) after ALLINGHAM (*1802), Portrait of W. B. Collyer (1782-1854), 1803, Copper engrav
Est: €120 - €200
James Stow (around 1770 Maidstone, Kent - around 1823 Maidsonte, Kent) after Charles Allingham (before 1802 London - after 1830 ibid.): Portrait of William Bengo Collyer (1782 Blackheath Hill - 1854 Peckham), 1803, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "Painted by Chas. Allingham. / Engrav'd by Jas. Stow.". Lower middle inscribed in the printing plate: "Rev: Wm. Bennet Collyer". Date: 1803 Description: This engraving depicts a male character, calm and pensive, with one hand raised and resting on a pile of books. His gaze is direct and slightly introspective, suggesting a mental preoccupation with the works beneath his hand. The depiction illustrates a study scene, emphasised by academic attributes and detailed elaboration in a contemporary style, with the face vividly modelled through the use of light and shadow. Person: Depicted: William Bengo Collyer (1782 Blackheath Hill - 1854 Peckham) William Bengo Collyer (1782-1854) was an English Congregationalist and religious writer. He was the only surviving son of Thomas Collyer, a builder from Deptford, and was born in Lewisham on 14 April 1782. Collyer was the author of "Fugitive Pieces for the use of Schools" (1803) and "Hymns designed as a Supplement to Dr Watts" (1812). He also wrote a seven-volume series on divine revelation. Collyer died at the age of 71. He is said to have preached more sermons than anyone else in his time Keywords: Engraving, Man, Portrait, Books, Reflection, Academy, Introspection, Study, Mental work, Light, Shadow, Representation, Richness of detail, Plasticity, Thoughtful, Calm, Contemporary style, 19th century, Baroque, Portraits, United Kingdom, Size: Paper: 35,6 cm x 28,0 cm (14 x 11 in), Depiction: 30,4 cm x 25,0 cm (12 x 9,8 in)
Fichter Kunsthandel
Sep. 05, 2024
Manuscript poetry.- Stow (John) The Abridgement of the English Chronicle, with a contemporary manuscript poem about shepherds, [Edward Allde and Nicholas Okes] for Company of Stationers, 1618.
Est: £300 - £400
Manuscript poetry.- Stow (John) The Abridgement of the English Chronicle, initial f. blank, title within woodcut decorative border with arms at head, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, final f. blank, lacking blank A8 and text ff. U4&5 and 2P1-8, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, lacking pastedowns, contemporary blind-ruled calf, crudely rebacked in modern calf, but holding firm, corners worn, rubbed, [STC 23332], 8vo, [Edward Allde and Nicholas Okes] for Company of Stationers, 1618. *** The recto of the front free endpaper contains a contemporary manuscript working draft of a poem about shepherds (some chipping to the f., with loss of text).
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Aug. 15, 2024
London.- Stow (John) The Survay of London, third edition, George Purslowe, 1618; and another 17th century London (2)
Est: £500 - £700
London.- Stow (John) The Survay of London, third edition, partially printed in black letter, *1-2 bound in between C2 and C3, woodcut initials and head-pieces, occasional small ink notes to margins, title darkened and laid down to sheet with top edge trimmed touching letters and very small portions of marginal loss, [par]2 small closed tear and hole affecting text, P2 & Q2 closed tears affecting text, Hhh5 small defect with partial loss of words at foot, final 2ff. frayed, some trimming to top edge touching headlines, browning and soiling, linen repairs to hinges, contemporary calf, rebacked and recornered, retaining majority of original back-strip, [Pforzheimer 994; STC 23344], George Purslowe, 1618 § K[eepe] (H[enry]) Monumenta Westmonasteriensia: or an Historical Account of... St. Peter's, or the Abby Church of Westminster, first edition, engraved bookplate of Thomas Foley of Great Witley Court, Worcs. mounted on verso of title, a few marginal defects, contemporary calf, worn, covers detached, [Wing K126], for C. Wilkinson and T. Dring, 1682, small 4to & 8vo (2)
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Dec. 07, 2023
JOHN STOW, GROSVENOR SQUARE from STOW'S SURVEY OF LONDON, Engraving, Sight: 13 1/2 x 18 in. (34.3 x 45.7 cm.), Frame: 19 5/8 x 24 in. (49.8 x 61 cm.)
Est: $150 - $300
JOHN STOW GROSVENOR SQUARE from STOW'S SURVEY OF LONDON Engraving Published According to the Act of Parliament for Stow's Survey 1754
Potomack Company
Oct. 10, 2023
LONDON: STOW, John:
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
LONDON: STOW, John: LONDON: STOW, John: A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, and the Borough of Southwark. In 2 volumes. for W Innys, et al, 1754-55, 6th. Edn. Illustrated with 132 Plates and maps. Folio, PP: V1- TP, xx, (viii) contents, etc., 758, (vi) index; V2- 838, (viii) index and direction to binder. Later full leather with gilt decoration, gilt inner dentelles and marbled endpapers. Attractive set (2) From the Paul Bentley collection of maps and atlases.
Sworders
Oct. 10, 2023
LONDON: STOW, John:
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
LONDON: STOW, John: LONDON: STOW, John: A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, and the Borough of Southwark.. In 2 volumes. A. Churchill, et al, 1720, first Strype edition. All plates and maps present. Folio, Separate pagination for each of the six books. Cont. full panelled calf and later spines; a few wormholes to the corners of a few pages in V1, and the first 6 pages of V2. All the Maps and plates have been cleaned - over-cleaned! Some offsetting to some of the double page plates. SOLD A/F, (2) From the Paul Bentley collection of maps and atlases.
Sworders
Oct. 10, 2023
LONDON: STOW, John:
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
LONDON: STOW, John: LONDON: STOW, John: A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, and the Borough of Southwark.. In 2 volumes. A Churchill, et al, 1720, first Strype edition. All plates and maps present. Folio, Separate pagination for each of the six books. Cont. full calf, rubbed. Hinges cracked and covers almost detached. All the Maps and plates have been cleaned - over-cleaned! Some offsetting to some of the double page plates. SOLD A/F, (2) From the Paul Bentley collection of maps and atlases.
Sworders
Aug. 19, 2023
J. STOW (*1770) after BANKS (*1735), The Alto Relievo. Figurenskulptur, 1798, Copper engraving
Est: €300 - €400
James Stow (1770 - around 1823 ) after Thomas Banks (1735 - 1805 ): The Alto Relievo in front of the Shakespeare Gallery Sculpture of Shakespeare between the Dramatic Muse and the Personification of the Genius of Painting, 1798, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Inscription: Lower middle signed: "I. Banks R.A. fecit. | James Stow Sculp.". Lower middle inscribed in the printing plate: "Represents SHAKESPEARE seated between the DRAMATIC MUSE & the GENIUS of PAINTING who ist pointing him out as the proper subject for her pencil". Date: 1798 Keywords: Sculpture Group, Shakespeare Tribute, Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, Drama, Muse, Genius, Personification, 18th century, Romanticism, Literature, United Kingdom,
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Jan. 26, 2023
Stow (John) The Survay of London, third edition, Printed by George Purslowe, 1618.
Est: £400 - £600
Stow (John) The Survay of London, third edition, partially printed in black letter, *1-2 bound in between C2 and C3, some soiling, some ink annotations, a few repairs and defects with occasional loss of text, later blind-stamped calf, rebacked, corners worn, [STC 23344; Pforzheimer 994], 4to, Printed by George Purslowe, 1618. ⁂ The inserted leaves *1-2 describe the pageantry of the opening of the New River Company's reservoir in Islington. Provenance: Richard Gerbersford (ink inscription on verso of final leaf, dated 1675); William Perkins (ink inscription on title).
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Aug. 05, 2022
STOW (JOHN)
Est: £150 - £250
STOW (JOHN) STOW (JOHN), Annales, or, A General Chronicle of England, 1 volume, 1631, full calf showing some age, some illuminated initial letters in the text, title page cut down and laid in but an interesting example of a scarce book, sold W.A.F.
Elstob Auctioneers
Jun. 18, 2022
Stow - Tower of London
Est: $100 - $300
This historic engraving is from John Stow's A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster... Corrected, Improved, and Very Much Enlarged... to the Present Time completed by John Strype. This is the fifth edition of the work published by Churchill [and others] in 1720 in London. It is the first Strype edition, the best and most desriable. John Stow originally published the work in 1698 and John Strype improved upon and enlarged the work. The work featured exact maps of the city, surrounding suburbs, and wards. It also included engravings of some important buildings and estates. Stow's work was the "starting point of all inquiry into the subject of Elizabethan London." Of the ward maps, Hyde noted "Many of these maps are excellent. Their clarity and accuracy fulfill the requirements of the student of London history." (Hyde) Johannes Kip was responsible for many of the building or monument engravings. "The reader of A Survey travels with Stow through each of the city's wards and the adjoining city of Westminster, learns about the wall, bridges, gates, and parish churches . . . [Stow] also records the negative aspects of urban growth, in the shape of unsightly sprawl, filth, the destruction of ancient monuments, and above all poverty. His book approaches the thoroughness of an encyclopaedia . . . It is noteworthy that while Camden's Britannia was written in Latin for the educated élite, Stow's Survey was composed in the language of his fellow countrymen." "Throughout his life at Low Leyton, Strype crossed the River Lea into London each week to meet and converse with his antiquarian friends and to call on his contacts in the book trade. . . . The Survey had been repeatedly revised and enlarged in order to keep up with the changing aspect of the post-fire city, now much expanded and altered in its religion and other ways. . . . Although Strype had arranged most of the work by 1707, and the engravings had been prepared, it was set aside after the publication of Edward Hatton's New View of London in 1708, which seemed to cover much the same ground and was considerably smaller and cheaper. . . . Finally, once the defects of Hatton's book were acknowledged another agreement in November 1716 led to the Survey's publication at the end of 1720. . . . The print run was probably more than 500 copies . . . To quote Merritt, By this stage the Survey has a multiple personality, switching with little warning from nostalgic Elizabethan antiquary [Stow] . . . to diligent post-Restoration recorder of events [Strype] and back again." (Merritt, 87)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Jun. 18, 2022
Stow - London Bridge
Est: $100 - $300
This historic engraving is from John Stow's A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster... Corrected, Improved, and Very Much Enlarged... to the Present Time completed by John Strype. This is the fifth edition of the work published by Churchill [and others] in 1720 in London. It is the first Strype edition, the best and most desriable. John Stow originally published the work in 1698 and John Strype improved upon and enlarged the work. The work featured exact maps of the city, surrounding suburbs, and wards. It also included engravings of some important buildings and estates. Stow's work was the "starting point of all inquiry into the subject of Elizabethan London." Of the ward maps, Hyde noted "Many of these maps are excellent. Their clarity and accuracy fulfill the requirements of the student of London history." (Hyde) Johannes Kip was responsible for many of the building or monument engravings. "The reader of A Survey travels with Stow through each of the city's wards and the adjoining city of Westminster, learns about the wall, bridges, gates, and parish churches . . . [Stow] also records the negative aspects of urban growth, in the shape of unsightly sprawl, filth, the destruction of ancient monuments, and above all poverty. His book approaches the thoroughness of an encyclopaedia . . . It is noteworthy that while Camden's Britannia was written in Latin for the educated élite, Stow's Survey was composed in the language of his fellow countrymen." "Throughout his life at Low Leyton, Strype crossed the River Lea into London each week to meet and converse with his antiquarian friends and to call on his contacts in the book trade. . . . The Survey had been repeatedly revised and enlarged in order to keep up with the changing aspect of the post-fire city, now much expanded and altered in its religion and other ways. . . . Although Strype had arranged most of the work by 1707, and the engravings had been prepared, it was set aside after the publication of Edward Hatton's New View of London in 1708, which seemed to cover much the same ground and was considerably smaller and cheaper. . . . Finally, once the defects of Hatton's book were acknowledged another agreement in November 1716 led to the Survey's publication at the end of 1720. . . . The print run was probably more than 500 copies . . . To quote Merritt, By this stage the Survey has a multiple personality, switching with little warning from nostalgic Elizabethan antiquary [Stow] . . . to diligent post-Restoration recorder of events [Strype] and back again." (Merritt, 87)
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Jun. 18, 2022
Stow - The Royal Exchange of London
Est: $100 - $300
This historic engraving is from John Stow's A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster... Corrected, Improved, and Very Much Enlarged... to the Present Time completed by John Strype. This is the fifth edition of the work published by Churchill [and others] in 1720 in London. It is the first Strype edition, the best and most desriable. John Stow originally published the work in 1698 and John Strype improved upon and enlarged the work. The work featured exact maps of the city, surrounding suburbs, and wards. It also included engravings of some important buildings and estates. Stow's work was the "starting point of all inquiry into the subject of Elizabethan London." Of the ward maps, Hyde noted "Many of these maps are excellent. Their clarity and accuracy fulfill the requirements of the student of London history." (Hyde) Johannes Kip was responsible for many of the building or monument engravings. "The reader of A Survey travels with Stow through each of the city's wards and the adjoining city of Westminster, learns about the wall, bridges, gates, and parish churches . . . [Stow] also records the negative aspects of urban growth, in the shape of unsightly sprawl, filth, the destruction of ancient monuments, and above all poverty. His book approaches the thoroughness of an encyclopaedia . . . It is noteworthy that while Camden's Britannia was written in Latin for the educated élite, Stow's Survey was composed in the language of his fellow countrymen." "Throughout his life at Low Leyton, Strype crossed the River Lea into London each week to meet and converse with his antiquarian friends and to call on his contacts in the book trade. . . . The Survey had been repeatedly revised and enlarged in order to keep up with the changing aspect of the post-fire city, now much expanded and altered in its religion and other ways. . . . Although Strype had arranged most of the work by 1707, and the engravings had been prepared, it was set aside after the publication of Edward Hatton's New View of London in 1708, which seemed to cover much the same ground and was considerably smaller and cheaper. . . . Finally, once the defects of Hatton's book were acknowledged another agreement in November 1716 led to the Survey's publication at the end of 1720. . . . The print run was probably more than 500 copies . . . To quote Merritt, By this stage the Survey has a multiple personality, switching with little warning from nostalgic Elizabethan antiquary [Stow] . . . to diligent post-Restoration recorder of events [Strype] and back again." (Merritt, 87)
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Jun. 18, 2022
Stow - The Front or West End of the Cathedral Church of St. Pauls London
Est: $100 - $300
This historic engraving is from John Stow's A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster... Corrected, Improved, and Very Much Enlarged... to the Present Time completed by John Strype. This is the fifth edition of the work published by Churchill [and others] in 1720 in London. It is the first Strype edition, the best and most desriable. John Stow originally published the work in 1698 and John Strype improved upon and enlarged the work. The work featured exact maps of the city, surrounding suburbs, and wards. It also included engravings of some important buildings and estates. Stow's work was the "starting point of all inquiry into the subject of Elizabethan London." Of the ward maps, Hyde noted "Many of these maps are excellent. Their clarity and accuracy fulfill the requirements of the student of London history." (Hyde) Johannes Kip was responsible for many of the building or monument engravings. "The reader of A Survey travels with Stow through each of the city's wards and the adjoining city of Westminster, learns about the wall, bridges, gates, and parish churches . . . [Stow] also records the negative aspects of urban growth, in the shape of unsightly sprawl, filth, the destruction of ancient monuments, and above all poverty. His book approaches the thoroughness of an encyclopaedia . . . It is noteworthy that while Camden's Britannia was written in Latin for the educated élite, Stow's Survey was composed in the language of his fellow countrymen." "Throughout his life at Low Leyton, Strype crossed the River Lea into London each week to meet and converse with his antiquarian friends and to call on his contacts in the book trade. . . . The Survey had been repeatedly revised and enlarged in order to keep up with the changing aspect of the post-fire city, now much expanded and altered in its religion and other ways. . . . Although Strype had arranged most of the work by 1707, and the engravings had been prepared, it was set aside after the publication of Edward Hatton's New View of London in 1708, which seemed to cover much the same ground and was considerably smaller and cheaper. . . . Finally, once the defects of Hatton's book were acknowledged another agreement in November 1716 led to the Survey's publication at the end of 1720. . . . The print run was probably more than 500 copies . . . To quote Merritt, By this stage the Survey has a multiple personality, switching with little warning from nostalgic Elizabethan antiquary [Stow] . . . to diligent post-Restoration recorder of events [Strype] and back again." (Merritt, 87)
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Jun. 16, 2022
Bindings.- Stow (John) Annales, or, A General Chronicle of England, Richard Meighen, 1631; and others (c.65)
Est: £400 - £500
Bindings.- Stow (John) Annales, or, A General Chronicle of England, woodcut title, trimmed and laid down, black letter, double column, loss to some corners and margins affecting text, 3O6 to 3P4 with holes and damage affecting text, photocopied ff. loosely inserted, browning and damp-staining, new endpapers, modern half-morocco, rubbed, Richard Meighen, 1631 § Harte (Bret) The Complete Works, 10 vol., half-titles, previous owner's ink inscription, contemporary calf, gilt, slight rubbing to corners and extremities, 1901 § Shakespeare (William) The Pictorial Edition of the Works ..., 8 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece, vignette titles, plates and illustrations, near contemporary half-morocco, rubbing to corners and extremities, n.d.; and others, v.s. (c.65)
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Jun. 04, 2022
Stow - A New Plan of the City of London, Westminster and Southwark
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
This historic engraving is from John Stow's A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster... Corrected, Improved, and Very Much Enlarged... to the Present Time completed by John Strype. This is the fifth edition of the work published by Churchill [and others] in 1720 in London. It is the first Strype edition, the best and most desriable. John Stow originally published the work in 1698 and John Strype improved upon and enlarged the work. The work featured exact maps of the city, surrounding suburbs, and wards. It also included engravings of some important buildings and estates. Stow's work was the "starting point of all inquiry into the subject of Elizabethan London." Of the ward maps, Hyde noted "Many of these maps are excellent. Their clarity and accuracy fulfill the requirements of the student of London history." (Hyde) Johannes Kip was responsible for many of the building or monument engravings. "The reader of A Survey travels with Stow through each of the city's wards and the adjoining city of Westminster, learns about the wall, bridges, gates, and parish churches . . . [Stow] also records the negative aspects of urban growth, in the shape of unsightly sprawl, filth, the destruction of ancient monuments, and above all poverty. His book approaches the thoroughness of an encyclopaedia . . . It is noteworthy that while Camden's Britannia was written in Latin for the educated élite, Stow's Survey was composed in the language of his fellow countrymen." "Throughout his life at Low Leyton, Strype crossed the River Lea into London each week to meet and converse with his antiquarian friends and to call on his contacts in the book trade. . . . The Survey had been repeatedly revised and enlarged in order to keep up with the changing aspect of the post-fire city, now much expanded and altered in its religion and other ways. . . . Although Strype had arranged most of the work by 1707, and the engravings had been prepared, it was set aside after the publication of Edward Hatton's New View of London in 1708, which seemed to cover much the same ground and was considerably smaller and cheaper. . . . Finally, once the defects of Hatton's book were acknowledged another agreement in November 1716 led to the Survey's publication at the end of 1720. . . . The print run was probably more than 500 copies . . . To quote Merritt, By this stage the Survey has a multiple personality, switching with little warning from nostalgic Elizabethan antiquary [Stow] . . . to diligent post-Restoration recorder of events [Strype] and back again." (Merritt, 87)
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May. 28, 2022
Stow - The City of London
Est: $500 - $1,000
This historic engraving is from John Stow's A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster... Corrected, Improved, and Very Much Enlarged... to the Present Time completed by John Strype. This is the fifth edition of the work published by Churchill [and others] in 1720 in London. It is the first Strype edition, the best and most desriable. John Stow originally published the work in 1698 and John Strype improved upon and enlarged the work. The work featured exact maps of the city, surrounding suburbs, and wards. It also included engravings of some important buildings and estates. Stow's work was the "starting point of all inquiry into the subject of Elizabethan London." Of the ward maps, Hyde noted "Many of these maps are excellent. Their clarity and accuracy fulfill the requirements of the student of London history." (Hyde) Johannes Kip was responsible for many of the building or monument engravings. "The reader of A Survey travels with Stow through each of the city's wards and the adjoining city of Westminster, learns about the wall, bridges, gates, and parish churches . . . [Stow] also records the negative aspects of urban growth, in the shape of unsightly sprawl, filth, the destruction of ancient monuments, and above all poverty. His book approaches the thoroughness of an encyclopaedia . . . It is noteworthy that while Camden's Britannia was written in Latin for the educated élite, Stow's Survey was composed in the language of his fellow countrymen." "Throughout his life at Low Leyton, Strype crossed the River Lea into London each week to meet and converse with his antiquarian friends and to call on his contacts in the book trade. . . . The Survey had been repeatedly revised and enlarged in order to keep up with the changing aspect of the post-fire city, now much expanded and altered in its religion and other ways. . . . Although Strype had arranged most of the work by 1707, and the engravings had been prepared, it was set aside after the publication of Edward Hatton's New View of London in 1708, which seemed to cover much the same ground and was considerably smaller and cheaper. . . . Finally, once the defects of Hatton's book were acknowledged another agreement in November 1716 led to the Survey's publication at the end of 1720. . . . The print run was probably more than 500 copies . . . To quote Merritt, By this stage the Survey has a multiple personality, switching with little warning from nostalgic Elizabethan antiquary [Stow] . . . to diligent post-Restoration recorder of events [Strype] and back again." (Merritt, 87)
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
May. 19, 2022
Stow (John) Annales, or a Generall Chronicle of England. Begun by John Stow: Continued and Augmented... by Edmund Howes, Richard Meighen, 1631 [1632].
Est: £300 - £400
Stow (John) Annales, or a Generall Chronicle of England. Begun by John Stow: Continued and Augmented... by Edmund Howes, woodcut title, black letter, double column, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary and 20th century ink notes to front free endpaper, title cropped, lacks BS8 at end (blank), trimmed with occasional minor loss to text, a few tears, mostly marginal, some edges frayed, occasional browning, occasional damp-staining, 18th century calf, rebacked with red morocco spine labels, coat-of-arms blind-stamped to upper cover, later endpapers, rubbed and scuffed, [ESTC S117586], folio, Richard Meighen, 1631 [1632].
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May. 19, 2022
Binding.- Stow (John) A Summarie of the Chronicles of Englande, from the first arriuing of Brute in this island, vnto this present yeere of Christ, 1590, by Ralph Newberry, 1590; sold not subject to â¦
Est: £150 - £200
Binding.- Stow (John) A Summarie of the Chronicles of Englande, from the first arriuing of Brute in this island, vnto this present yeere of Christ, 1590, collation: A-Y⁸ Aa-Yy⁸ Aaa-Eee⁸, lacking all before F3, F8, and all after 3A5, woodcut initials, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper dated 1869, first and last few leaves with small chips and tears to margins, affecting printed marginlia on 3A5, closely trimmed at head, touching some headlines, occasional contemporary marginal annotations, some browning and light soiling, a few ff. with subtle marginal damp-staining, hinges broken, 19th century carved wooden binding with calf spine, spine quite rubbed, [STC 23325.2], 8vo, by Ralph Newberry, 1590; sold not subject to return. ⁂ The 19th century binder has misunderstood the work to be an English translation of the Flores Historiarum, understandable given its lack of title page. This title is incorporated into the design of the upper cover, and is also in gilt on the spine. The lower cover features the date 1600, again inaccurate.
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Nov. 05, 2020
London.- Stow (John) The Survey of London, by Elizabeth Purslow, 1633.
Est: £150 - £200
London.- Stow (John) The Survey of London, woodcut coat of arms frontispiece and title trimmed and laid down, illustrations, previous owner's ink signature to title, marginal dampstaining to first few leaves, two strengthened at edges, occasional spotting, one or two small holes affecting text (2K6, 2M3, 4F3, 4F4) , final two leaves strengthened at edges, final leaf with tear, repaired but affecting text, later half-calf, rubbed and worn, cracked joints, folio, by Elizabeth Purslow, 1633.
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Sep. 26, 2019
London.- Stow (John) The Survey of London, by Elizabeth Purslow, 1633.
Est: £250 - £350
London.- Stow (John) The Survey of London, woodcut frontispiece of coat-of-arms corner repaired, other woodcuts in text, a few minor repairs and holes, some marginal defects, one affecting ruled border, some browning, water-staining and soiling, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original spine, joints cracked and corners worn or repaired, [STC 23345], folio, by Elizabeth Purslow, 1633.
Forum Auctions - UK
May. 04, 2016
Stow, John
Est: £300 - £500
Stow, John The Annales of England, faithfully collected out of the most authenticall Authors. London: Ralphen Newbery, 1601. 4to, black letter, title within wide woodcut border, lacks pp. 147-158, early 19th century calf, final 2 leaves soiled and creased, neatly rebacked, upper hinge broken, [ESTC: S112626]
Lyon & Turnbull
Jan. 28, 2015
Stow, John
Est: £300 - £400
Stow, John A survey of the cities of London and Westminster... London: A. Churchill, J. Knapton..., 1720. Folio, volume 1 (of 2) only, collates: [4], xii. xliv, 146, 155-158, 151-308; 208; 285, [1], title-page in red and black, 43 plates, maps and plans, many folding (the full set contains 71), contemporary calf rebacked, a few tears along some plate folds, hole to pp.251-2 with loss to a couple of letters, some staining, covers rubbed, spine ends bumped and chipped [ESTC T48975]
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 10, 2014
Stow, John
Est: £600 - £700
Stow, John A survey of the cities of London and Westminster... London: A. Churchill, J. Knapton..., 1720. Folio, volume 1 (of 2) only, collates: [4], xii. xliv, 146, 155-158, 151-308; 208; 285, [1], title-page in red and black, 43 plates, maps and plans, many folding (the full set contains 71), contemporary calf rebacked, a few tears along some plate folds, hole to pp.251-2 with loss to a couple of letters, some staining, covers rubbed, spine ends bumped and chipped [ESTC T48975]
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 10, 2014
Stow, John
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Stow, John A survey of the cities of London and Westminster and the borough of Southwark... London: W. Innys and J. Richardson..., 1754-55. 2 volumes, sixth edition, title-pages in red and black, 132 plates and maps, contemporary calf rebacked with modern spines with raised bands and red morocco gilt labels, West Park bookplates, occasional tears and repairs, some pages tipped-in, some foxing, rubbing [ESTC T150145] (2)
Lyon & Turnbull
Aug. 28, 2014
Annales, Or A General Chronicle of England
Est: $10 - $100
<p> Folio, old calf.</p>
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Mar. 13, 2014
Annales, Or A General Chronicle of England
Est: $10 -
<p> Folio, old calf.</p>
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Jun. 11, 2013
STOW, JOHN
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
A Survey of London of the cities of London and Westminster, And the Borough of Southwark. ... The Sixth Edition. London: Printed for W. Innys and J. Richardson, et al., 1754-1755 2 volumes, folio (16 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.; 412 x 260 mm). Titles printed in red and black, large folding map, 129 (of 132) plates, many folding, including maps, views, and a portrait of the author, text illustrations; large map frayed at right edge affecting image, lacking 3 plates, some offsetting, dampstain in center of I,99 and following, portion of bottom edge charred affecting lower gutter margin in first third of volume one, small dampstain in upper margin of plate at page 236 and quires 4M-N and elsewhere, occasional light spotting. Contemporary calf, double-fillet border, gilt-stamped red morocco title labels on spines; covers detached, worn.
Sotheby's
Nov. 10, 2009
STOW, JOHN.
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
A SURVEY OF THE CITIES OF LONDON AND WESTMINSTER: CONTAINING THE ORIGINAL, ANTIQUITY, INCREASE, MODERN ESTATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THOSE CITIES... NOW LASTLY CORRECTED, IMPROVED, AND VERY MUCH ENLARGED... BY JOHN STRYPE. .LONDON: A. CHURCHILL ET AL., 1720. 2 volumes, folio (395 x 240mm.), title printed in red and black, woodcut initials and tailpieces, 68 engraved plates and maps (33 double-page, 2 folding), woodcut illustrations, contemporary English panelled calf, black morocco label with Courtenay arms gilt on upper covers, rebacked with later spine gilt in compartments with morocco lettering-pieces, Caleb Lowdham's copy, with first and last names added in manuscript at foot of gatherings C and L, some wormholes at start of vol.2, small tear to map of Spittle Fields in vol.2, small hole in G2 of book VI, bindings rubbed and scraped, joints of vol.2 cracking
Sotheby's
Jul. 12, 2007
Stow, John. , A Survay of London. Contayning the Originall, Antiquity, Increase, Moderne estate, and description of that Citie, written in the yeare 1598...also an apologie...with an Appendix...by William Fitzstephen. John Wolfe, 1599
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
small 4to, first edition, large woodcut on title, woodcut initials, chiefly black letter, contemporary vellum with contemporary or near contemporary lettering on spine, a few early annotations in the text, upper hinge mostly detached , minor tear affecting outer margin of first few leaves (with repair to B1), tiny worm holes towards end, minor browning, vellum binding slightly soiled and darkened
Sotheby's
May. 09, 2007
Stow, John
Est: £200 - £300
Stow, John A survey of the cities of London and Westminster. London: printed for A. Churchill... 1720, folio, 2 volumes, 67 maps and plates, contemporary calf gilt, marble endpapers, lacking backstrips, boards loose, worn, heavily water stained throughout, several pages torn; Baillie-Grohman, Wm. A. (ed) The master of game. London, 1904, folio, plates, contemporary calf gilt, worn, boards loose, backstrip torn, heavily water stained throughout; Siborne, Capt. W. [The Waterloo Campaign 1815] [No place/ date], folio, accompanying volume of maps and plans only, 11 maps and plans, contemporary half red morocco, rubbed, foxing; Clarke, Hewson An impartial history of the naval, military and political events in Europe... Suffolk, c.1815, 8vo, 2 volumes, frontispieces, engraved plates and maps, contemporary calf gilt, worn, boards loose, water damage to some pages; Stanley, Thomas The history of philosophy. London, 1701, third edition, folio, portrait frontispiece, engravings in text, contemporary panelled calf, worn, upper board loose, lacking second leaf of preface. Sold not subject to return (7)
Lyon & Turnbull
Nov. 16, 2006
STOW, JOHN.
Est: £3,500 - £4,500
A SURVEY OF THE CITIES OF LONDON AND WESTMINSTER, AND THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK... THE SIXTH EDITION. LONDON: FOR W. INNYS AND J. RICHARDSON [&C.], 1754-1755 2 volumes, folio (407 x 245mm.), titles printed in red and black, 131 (of 132) engraved plates, maps and plans, many folding, the large folding engraved map of London backed on linen, early twentieth-century panelled calf, spines in compartments with raised bands, lacking plate 19 (no.72, Greenwich Hospital), title of vol.1 with repaired tear, light spotting to text and plates, a few leaves of text torn (without loss of text), plate 68 (no.120) torn without loss, title of plate 53 (no.126) corrected in ink manuscript, occasional creasing to plates, spines and extremities slightly worn NOTE Arguably the best edition, with the famous series of plates of London squares, all of them built since the previous survey, the fifth edition of 1720. The amendments to the text in this edition, are, like those of the 1720 edition, by Strype.
Sotheby's
Dec. 16, 2004
STOW, JOHN.
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster: containing the original, antiquity, increase, modern estate and government of those cities... now lastly very much enlarged: and the survey and history brought down from the year 1633... to the present time by John Strype. London: A. Churchill, J. Knapton, R. Knaplock, J. Walthoe, E. Horne, B. Tooke, D. Midwinter, B. Cowse, R. Robinson, and T. Ward, 1720 Condition Note: 2 volumes, folio (400 x 243mm.), titles in red and black, engraved dedication as frontispiece, woodcut initials and tailpieces, 42 engraved plates (7 double-page), 41 engraved maps (2 folding, 26 double-page), woodcut illustrations (mostly coats-of-arms), contemporary calf, spines gilt in compartments, red morocco lettering-pieces, red speckled edges, small marginal tear in L2 of book 2, marginal paper repair on G3 of book 5, bindings rubbed and scraped
Sotheby's
Nov. 18, 2004
STOW, JOHN.
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster. London: A. Churchill, J. Knapton, R. Knaplock [&c.], 1720, 2 volumes, titles printed in red and black, 70 engraved plates, maps and plans, many double page, some folding Condition Note: Maitland, William. The History and Survey of London from its Foundation to the Present Time. London: T. Osborne and J. Shipton and J. Hodges, 1756-1757, 2 volumes, 121 engraved plates, maps and plans, some double-page or folding together two works in 4 volumes, folio (approx. 400 x 240mm.), uniformly bound in early twentieth century crimson calf gilt, spines gilt, marbled edges and endpapers, occasional spotting, a few short tears without loss, some fading to covers and spines, slightly rubbed
Sotheby's
Oct. 28, 2004
AN AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD, JOHN STOW, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE CIRCA 1770
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
baluster form with stepped domed foot and matching cover, openwork thumbpiece, double-scroll handle with applied baluster and heart-shaped terminal, marked twice on base J.Stow script in conforming punch.
Sotheby's
Oct. 19, 2004
STOW (JOHN)
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, 2 vol., 69 (of 70) engraved plates and maps (31 double-page), volume one with occasional light dampstaining (affecting a few plates), folding Plan of London laid on linen, title to volume 2 restored in upper and lower margins, last leaf in each volume laid down, nineteenth century half morocco, spine gilt, folio, A. Churchill, J. Knapton etc., 1720
Bonhams
Nov. 18, 2003
STOW (JOHN)
Est: £300 - £400
The Annales of England... from the first inhabitation until this present yeere 1601, black letter, title within wide woodcut border, early ownership inscription of Robert Goodwyn, final 2 leaves soiled and creased, later calf, upper hinge split, worn, the Earl of Granard's copy with the Castle Forbes Library bookplate [STC 23334], small 4to, Ralfe Newbery, [1601]
Bonhams