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RARE MUGGLETONIAN ASTRONOMICAL PRINTS, BY WP BAXTER.

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Early English Astronomy Prints (5): Set of 5 antique planetary motion celestial astronomical color prints by Isaac Frost. George Baxter, London, mid 19th Century. 12 3/4" x 10".

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Early Astronomy Set of 5 Prints: Five Planetary motion celestial astronomical color prints by Isaac Frost. George Baxter, London, mid 19th Century. 9 3/4" x 12 1/2".

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Muggletonians.- Frost (Isaac) - Suite of Six Plates,: 6 engraved colour plates by W.P. Clubb after drawings by Frost, printed in oil colours by George Baxter, plates numbered 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, and 10 respectively, edges browned and a little stained, some sp

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JOAN MIRO, "BARRIO CHINO" - 1973, 15/50, SIGNED: Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983). "Barrio Chino" - 1973, color lithograph. Pencil signed lower right and numbered 15 of 50 lower left. Framed, lot accompanied by COA from Ernst Susskind Rare Prints, NYC

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Andy Warhol, ‘Rebel Without A Cause’, Screenprint, 1985: We are incredibly excited to present an Andy Warhol, Rebel Without a Cause Screenprint, featuring of course, the legendary James Dean. This is an extremely rare print at Auction. The print is a Screen

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Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) Death Appearing to a Wedded Couple from an Open Grave: Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)Death Appearing to a Wedded Couple from an Open GraveEtching and drypoint, 1639, a delicate and excellent impression of the only state of this rare print, with wiping mar

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Audubon, Imperial Folio - Polar Bear. 91: This exceptional folio lithograph is from John James Audubon's The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. It was part of the Imperial Folio Edition published between 1845 and 1851. The color on this

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Catesby, Folio - Laurel-Tree of Carolina (Magnolia). 2-61: We are pleased to offer this remarkable, originally hand-colored engraving from Mark Catesbyâ€™s The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands: Containing the Figures of Birds,

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Vancouver's A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean - 6 Octavo Volumes, 1 Folio Atlas: George Vancouver's A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; in which the Coast of North-west America has been carefully examined and accurately surveyed undertaken by His

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Blaeu's Tooneel des Aerdrycx - Fifth Volume with 55 Engraved Maps: This remarkable fifth volume of 55 maps with original hand-coloring is is Jan & Willem Blaeu's Tooneel des Aerdrycx, oft Nieuwe Atlas ? Vyfde Deel or Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Dutch edition. This was p

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Gheyn - Equus or The Foal or Horse, Celestial Chart: This constellation engraving is from Jakob van Gheyn's Arataea sive signa coelestia after the work of the ancient astrological pet Aratus (315-240 BCE). This first edition of the work was published in

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Gheyn - Andromeda, Celestial Chart: This constellation engraving is from Jakob van Gheyn's Arataea sive signa coelestia after the work of the ancient astrological pet Aratus (315-240 BCE). This first edition of the work was published in

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Gheyn - Sagitta et Aquila or Arrow & Eagle, Celestial Chart: This constellation engraving is from Jakob van Gheyn's Arataea sive signa coelestia after the work of the ancient astrological pet Aratus (315-240 BCE). This first edition of the work was published in

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Gheyn - Auriga or Charioteer, Celestial Chart: This constellation engraving is from Jakob van Gheyn's Arataea sive signa coelestia after the work of the ancient astrological pet Aratus (315-240 BCE). This first edition of the work was published in

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RARE MUGGLETONIAN ASTRONOMICAL PRINTS, BY WP BAXTER.

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An exceptional collection of approx. 730 rare engraved color plates by W.P. Clubb after drawings by Frost, printed in oil colors by George Baxter. Paper size 10” x 12.5”. Collection consists of: 126 copies of Plate 1. 124 copies of Plate 3. 108 copies of Plate 6. 131 copies of Plate 7. 115 copies of Plate 9. 119 copies of Plate 10.In 1846 George Baxter was commission to print a suite of 11 astronomical prints for the private use of the Muggletonians, a British religious sect founded in the 17th C. The prints were produced to illustrate Isaac Frost’s book, “Two Systems of Astronomy”. Neither the books nor prints were intend for public distribution, but only for use by the sect members. This collection, consisting of 6 of the original 11 plates, was discovered in 1983, stored in building that was once the private library of the Muggletonians, closed in 1860. The whereabouts of the other 5 plates is unknown, possibly destroyed in the London Blitz in 1941.