Warrigal Press has for sale three plates from "Promenade Autour Du Monde Pendant Les Annees 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820, Sur Les Corvettes Du Roi L'uranie et La Physicienne, Commandees Par M Freycinet Par J Arago Dessinateur De L'expedition Atlas Historique et Pittoresque" published in Paris in 1822. These plates are rare and in near very good condition. Please email Bob Sheppard for details. Price is $250 per plate. Warrigal Press has for sale a number of prints from Louis de Freycinet's "Voyage autour du monde sur les corvettes Uranie et la Physicienne Histoire Naturelle: Zoologie" published in Paris, by Pillet aîné, in 1824. This very rare print is of molluscs and and other sea creatures recorderd and collected during Freycinet's voyage to Western Australia and beyond. The original illustration was created by Adrien Taunay 1803-1828, the son of the famous French artist Nicolas-Antoin Taunay (1755-1830). Adrien Taunay was 14 years old when he joined the Freycinet expedition. He later died while crossing the Guapore River in Brazil. The engraving has been created by Jean Louis Denis Coutant (1776 -1831), a famous French engraver. The print has stains, some repaired damage. Price is $350.00. A limited number of other other engravings are available. Email for details and prices. Antoine M Chazal (1793-1854) created the original illustration for this engraving of three fish recorded on Freycinet's scientific voyage. Chazal served as professeur d'iconographie des animaux at the jardin des plantes in Paris. The engraving was created by Jean Louis Coutant. The image has some dark stains. Please email for a more detailed scan. Price is $350.00. A limited number of other engravings are available. Email for details and prices. [010026] Cortesi, Lawrence. Mission Incredible Original Artwork for Paperback Cover. . This is the original cover art for Lawrence Cortesi's paperback novel Mission Incredible. Purchased by Warrigal Press from a London cover art dealer. The illustration is unsigned. The image features a US bomber being attacked by a Japanese fighter, and has one wing on fire. The image is 22 cm x 35 cm and in full colour painted on board. It is in good condition. Fantastic piece of artwork which would suit a WW2 aviation enthusiast or Lawrence Cortesi fan. Email for a digital photo of the image or have a look at the Warrigal Press web page. [010029] Phipps, Robb. Weird Jungle Tales. ill. Robb Phipps. This is an original illustration ( and his interpretation ) by the renowned comic artist Robb Phipps of Sheenal and Rulah battling it out for supremacy for a cover for a fictional "Weird Jungle Tales". Pencil illustration signed by Phipps. Art paper measure 28x 40 cm. Email for more details. Purchased from a USA art dealer for Warrigal Press's growing collection of cover art and original illustrations. Fantastic artwork! $200.00
$66.00
[010027] Tyrer, Walter. The Case of the Conscript Miner Original Artwork for the Cover. London: The Sexton Blake Library, Good This is the original cover art for Walter Tyer's Sexton Blake Library Novel No 81, The Case of the Conscript Miner. The artist is not stated. Features an out of control ore truck bearing down on a underground miner. This piece of artwork would suit anyone who collects Sexton Blake novels, pulps, or who has an interest in mining. The artwork is on board and is approx 30x 40 cm. Please email Warrigal Press for an image. Purchased recently from an Australian dealer for Warrigal Press's growing collection of cover artworks and illustrations. A rare opportunity! $500.00
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