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First edition, 4to, (viii, 250) pp, with numerous black and white photographic illustrations plus folding models of rooms from the yacht “Coronet” in a pocket at the end, original light green cloth, some minor marks, lower corner of upper cover creased. £60
Limited edition, one of 375 copies signed by the Author, this copy not numbered, 4to, (viii), 111, (1) pp. 16 coloured plates tipped in with captioned tissues plus a title vignette and 15 black and white illustrations in the text, coloured pictorial endpapers. Original quarter vellum, paper sides a little marked and browned, inner margin with a couple of small signs of wear, t.e.g. £250
First edition thus, 2 volumes, 4to. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Coloured pictorial covers, slight wear to spine ends otherwise very good. £80
Second edition, oblong folio, (iv) pp, followed by 43 fine coloured plates, each with blank leaf as a guard, marbled endpapers, bookplate, contemporary half calf, moiré patterned sides, some wear to edges and corners, red morocco label on upper cover, gilt tooled spine in compartments, a.e.g. £1750 Tooley 37 gives the first edition of 1822, with the plates in a different order.
First edition, 4to, vi, 484 pp. Over 500 illustrations, a few in colour, light marginal browning. Gilt titled faux-leather, d.w. with repairs to the top of the spine. £100
First edition, 8vo, xxxv, (i), 283, (1, 24 advertisement) pp. One leaf carelessly opened with a tear to the top corner, signature to half title. Original gilt titled red cloth, spine darkened, a couple of marks, marbled edges. £50
Oblong 8vo, 32 pp. Black and white illustrations, advertisements at the beginning and the end. Stapled as issued in the original decorative wrappers, spine and extremities a little rubbed. £40 The “Book Illustration” issue, including articles by John Lehmann and John Nash.
4to, 447, (25) pp, numerous illustrations, cloth, d.w., a bit dusty. £40
First edition, 4to, iv, 120 pp, with 54 plates (23 hand coloured) of 61, with photocopies of the missing 7 plates bound in, a few spots, later ink notes on fly leaf, contemporary half calf, marbled boards, recently rebacked with new corners, boards a little worn. £375 The plates show a variety of styles, mostly of wall decorations, including Louis XV, Elizabethan, Greek and Roman designs. Abbey, Life in England, 3.
Five volumes, 4to, with over 2000 pp and 60 plates plus hundreds of illustrations in the text, marbled endpapers, later blue half calf, buckram sides, red morocco labels, spine ends a little rubbed, else an attractive set. £125
4to, vi, 380, 32, (4 advertisement) pp, frontispiece and 13 plates plus numerous black and white illustrations, cracking to hinges, original decorated olive cloth, spine ends and joints slightly worn, a.e.g. £75
Fifty-nine volumes, 4to. Numerous plates and engravings, many with tissues, two leaves loose in the 1894 volumes, corner torn from fly leaf in the 1898 volume. Uniformly bound in red morocco, covers with heavy gilt borders and vignettes, title and date to upper covers of all but three volumes, one volume in a much plainer binding, some rubbing to spines, top of one spine pulled, some darkening to five spines, a.e.g., overall a handsome and well preserved set. £5500 A magnificently bound set of one of the most important periodicals of the 19th century, setting out and informing Victorian tastes for not just art but architecture and furniture design as well. Initially it strongly opposed the emerging Pre-Raphaelite movement before commercial pressure forced a change of policy. One of the last bastions of fine steel engraving, over time it came to include etching, wood engraving and even photography.
4to, (viii), 256 pp, with 36 engraved plates, spotting to some, but not all, plates, hinges cracked, marbled endpapers and sides, contemporary half calf, spine ends and corners worn, slight crack to foot of lower joint. £175 Including 12 plates from the Turner Gallery, and 7 plates showing “the Seven Churches of Asia Minor”.
Square 4to, 217, (1) pp, 187 illustrations, including 52 coloured plates tipped in, cloth, d.w. with soiling to lower wrapper, else a very good copy. £75 b - Back to top
First edition, 4to, with a coloured frontispiece plus 60 monochrome plates each with a descriptive leaf, a few light finger marks, inscription in green ink signed by Bache on half title, original cloth, head of spine and head of upper joint with small tears, t.e.g. £90 A fine collection with paintings arranged in schools, viz: Italian, Flemish, German, Dutch, Spanish, French and English.
Two volumes, volume II first edition, 8vo. Maps at the end of volume I. Cloth, d.w.’s, spines slightly faded. £40
Eighth edition, seventh thousand, 8vo, (xvi), 556 pp. 6 folding plates plus 160 illustrations in the text. Original brown cloth, a couple of light marks, a near fine copy. £45
First edition, 4to, 244 pp, with 32 coloured plates tipped in and 103 black and white illustrations, purple cloth, d.w. with rubbing to edges, a very good copy. £65
First edition, large 8vo, (viii), 84 pp. Numerous illustrations, a few in colour. Cloth backed patterned boards, d.w., price clipped and a little browned, slight loss to top of spine. £45 Including work by Buckland Wright, Gibbings, Gill, Miller-Parker, Pissarro, Raverat and Ravilious as well as many others.
Limited edition, one of 500 copies, 8vo, (vi), 44 pp, with 4 facsimile pp from the Tapestry on laid paper, fine, cloth backed paper boards. £50
First edition, 4to, 357, (1) pp. 64 plates, some foxing, with a letter to a previous owner and several relevant press cuttings tipped in, other material loosely inserted. Original gilt titled dark blue buckram, some rubbing to extremities otherwise very good. £600 A scholarly and very scarce treatise on medieval counters, or “jettons”, used instead of coins for games, gambling and, most particularly in this case, for calculation using a marked board.
Limited edition, no. 83 of 150 copies signed by both Baron and Haskell, 4to, 222 pp. 8 colour plates and numerous black and white photographs, some spotting to endpapers. Bound in green crushed morocco, gilt ruled border, spine slightly sunned with a small scuff mark to head, a very good copy still in its patterned card slipcase, rather worn. £145
Limited edition, no. 209 of 2,000 copies, 4to, 56 pp, with 11 coloured lithographs by Edward Bawden, plus 10 black and white photographs and some small illustrations in the text, bookplate on fly leaf verso, scarlet quarter morocco, gilt title and decoration, some marks, light scuffing to upper cover otherwise very good. £45
First edition, large 8vo, xxvi, 363, (1) pp. 16 coloured and 30 black and white plates. Original gilt titled dark green cloth, with gilt and green trim and a further coloured illustration to the upper cover, t.e.g., light rubbing to extremities otherwise very good. £125
First edition, 3 volumes, 8vo. 62 illustrations and facsimiles. Cloth, d.w.’s, slipcase, a fine set. £60
First edition, 8vo, (xii), 219, (1) pp. 32 black and white plates, top corner neatly cut from fly leaf. Cloth, rather marked and faded, d.w., price clipped, somewhat browned with some loss to edges. £40
First edition, 8vo, xvi, 292, (4) pp. 6 plates, “Presentation Copy” blind stamp to title page, signature to fly leaf, press cutting tipped onto the rear paste down. Original buckram, paper spine label a little worn, t.e.g. £200 Bell’s first book of art criticism, setting out his theories of “significant form” which proved influential for decades to come. An important and very scarce title.
First edition, 8vo, (viii), 230 pp, 8 plates, spare spine label inserted at end, a few spots to half title, in the original cloth, spine slightly browned with wear to label. £40
First edition, 4to, 20 pp. Black and white illustrations. Gilt decorated cloth, spine dull, d.w. lightly soiled with slight loss to lower edge. £50
First edition, large 8vo, (xxii), 72, (2 advertisement) pp. 49 plates, most in colour, all with captioned tissues. Original gilt titled blue cloth, bevelled edges, t.e.g., a lovely bright copy. £75
First English edition, oblong 4to, 270 pp, with 100 colour illustrations, cloth, d.w., a fine copy. £65
First edition, 2 volumes, with coloured frontispieces tipped in and 1,334 monochrome plates, cloth, a few marks, spines browned. £125
(BETJEMAN, John): R.I.B.A. Royal Institute of British Architects. Transactions: Vol. III. New Series. London 1887. 4to, (iv), 252 pp. 45 plates, including photographs, plans, elevations and detailed engravings of features, upper hinge cracked but sound. John Betjeman’s copy with his inscription to the fly leaf noting the nine pages, pp140-148, concerning the Royal Holloway College. Original buckram, scuffed, tears to top of spine. £200
8vo, (vi), 293, (1) pp, portrait frontispiece, marbled endpapers, finely bound in green crushed morocco, spine faded, covers with 2 gilt ruled borders and 4 rosettes of tooled leaves and oval borders, one in each corner and linked by a double rule, spine in compartments with raised bands and further heavy tooling. £125
8vo, xii, 180 pp. Full polished maroon calf, with below the polish a most unusual liquid ‘stain’ effect in lighter red, inside gilt borders, spine faded, upper joint a little worn, a.e.g. A unique and attractive binding. £125
4to, 366, (2) pp, 32 plates, cloth, d.w., a fine copy. £40
First edition, 4to, 479, (1) pp, with 48 plates showing coins in black and white, cloth, d.w., minor creasing to bottom edge else fine. £50
First edition, 4to, 166, (2) pp, frontispiece, 127 plates and 20 other illustrations, cloth, d.w. a little browned and creased, price clipped from upper flap. £50 Including many works by Claude Poussin and Claude Gellee.
First edition, 8vo, (xiv), 436, (2) pp. Numerous black and white photographic illustrations. Cloth, d.w., a fine copy. £60
4to, 389, (1) pp. Numerous illustrations in both colour and black and white. Cloth, d.w., a fine copy. £50
Limited edition, no. 449 of 500 copies, 8vo, 260, (4) pp, with 129 examples tipped in, of which 33 are in colour, plus further examples in the text, and with on the paste down the bookplate of Ron Smith, designer and calligrapher, who himself designed many bookplates, near fine in cloth, spine browned. £125 With examples of the work of 35 artists from all over the world.
First edition, 4to, (xiv), 281, (1) pp, frontispiece and 83 black and white illustrations, original gilt titled cloth, slight rubbing to extremities. £80
First edition, small oblong 4to, (20) pp. Title vignette and 5 illustrations after paintings by Frank Brangwyn. Original cloth backed printed boards, slightly bowed, a near fine copy. £150 Taylor & Sewell A134.
Small 4to, (ii) pp plus an engraved title and 74 plates, caption leaves to all but one plate, some spotting, mostly marginal, to a number of plates, others clean, contemporary half calf, rather worn, a.e.g. £120 Including 51 of the 54 plates listed plus another 23 not listed. The Artists include Stanfield, Turner, Prout and Smirke, with a wide range of subjects from views of Venice and Le Havre to portraits of fictional characters such as Walter Scott’s Rebecca..
Seventh edition, 4to, (xxii), 518 pp. Black and white photographic illustrations, fly leaf spotted. Buckram, bevelled edges, top of spine slightly sunned, d.w. spotted and a little worn. £60
First edition, 4to, (xxxii), 382 pp. 140 illustrations, a few in colour. Cloth, d.w., very slight edgewear and sunning of spine, otherwise a bright copy. £80
Facsimile reprint of the 1920 edition, (iv), 89, (1, iv), 467, (3) pp, 22 plates and a folding map, presentation inscription to the Author’s son, gilt titled cloth, d.w., faded. £40
First edition, 8vo, xx, 459, (1) pp. 47 plates plus a few illustrations in the text. Original cream cloth, upper cover with a gilt title surrounded by decoration in red, blue and green, designed by Walter Crane, spine a little browned, some light marks, t.e.g., a very good copy. £225 A well illustrated biography of the artist by his grandson.
Fourth edition, 4to, xii, 64, 4 advertisement pp, 8 coloured engravings with tissues featuring examples of paintings by Van Dyke, Rembrandt, Titian etc, a few spots, inscription on fly leaf, in the original cloth backed boards, marked and slightly worn, paper label on upper cover. £65
Fifth edition, 4to, 32 pp, 9 plates with 38 figures of line drawings of paintings by Rembrandt, Raphael, Reubens etc, a few spots, some dust and other marks, a small card with an earlier engraving tipped onto it bound in, later cloth backed paper boards, with the original label on upper cover. £50 c - Back to top
Fourth edition, 8vo, xvi, 216 pp. Photographic portrait frontispiece, numerous illustrations in the text, later inscription to half title. Original gilt titled green cloth, bevelled edges, a little wear to extremities otherwise very good, a.e.g. £40
First edition, 4to, 464 pp. Numerous illustrations in both colour and black and white. Cloth, d.w., a fine copy. £45
Limited edition, no. 38 of 100 “Collectors’ Edition” copies, signed by the Author (the Artist’s son), square 8vo, 95, (1) pp. Frontispiece, 39 plates - 8 in colour and 36 further illustrations. Quarter calf, cloth slipcase, a fine copy. £300 Including her portraits of the Stracheys among others, this elegant and intimate production has a brief but informative biography as well as illustrations of around half of her known work.
First edition, 8vo, 47, (1, 8 advertisement) pp. 11 hand coloured lithographs showing different palettes, endpapers soiled, otherwise only some occasional light marginal marks, later bookplate. Original cloth, gilt vignette to upper cover, some red paint marks to spine and lower cover. £275 Abbey, Life in England, 106.
8vo, 930, (2) pp, numerous illustrations, gilt titled red faux leather, fine. £40
First edition, 3 volumes, 4to. Black and white drawings and photographs by the Author. A very good set bound in contemporary black half morocco, spines faded to brown, t.e.g., some minor wear. £300
First edition, small 4to, (x), 167, (1) pp, portrait frontispiece and 292 pages of black and white illustrations, later signature to fly leaf, original buckram, bevelled edges, some light rubbing else very good. £100
First edition, two volumes bound in one, 4to, colour frontispieces and 527 black and white photographic illustrations in the text, later quarter buckram, spine a little dull. £185
Second edition, 4to, 353, (1) pp, colour frontispiece and numerous black and white illustrations, contemporary half morocco, slightly bumped, t.e.g., a very good copy. £200
Fourth edition, large 8vo, (xii), 1000, (4 advertisement) pp, illustrations in the text, contemporary inscription to front blank, hinges cracked but sound, original green cloth, marked, extremities worn, t.e.g. £45
First edition, 4to, 199, (3) pp. Numerous illustrations in colour and in black and white. Gilt titled cloth, a few spots, d.w. with some light edgewear. £150
First English edition, 4to, 18 coloured plates and nearly 500 black and white illustrations, light wear to paste downs from the removal of some sellotape, original gilt titled scarlet cloth, very good. £200
First edition, this copy numbered ‘1220’, 4to, 18 coloured plates and nearly 500 black and white illustrations, bookplate, original maroon quarter leather, light marks to boards else a very good copy. £225
First edition, 8vo, (iv), 112 pp. 24 plates and 8 further vignettes, original cloth upper cover bound in at the end with a pattern of fleur-de-lis. Beautifully bound by Bumpus in dark orange full morocco, gilt borders, gilt spine with raised bands, a.e.g., slight rubbing to joints otherwise a handsome copy. £150 One of three titles Salomans wrote in Bumpus’ XVIIIth Century French Book-Illustrators series
Folio, viii, 82, (2) pp, 16 plates - 12 in colour, one plate loose, original gilt titled green cloth, spine marked, bevelled edges, corners a little rubbed, a.e.g. £80 Concerning book-binding, pottery and work in horn, wood and enamel. A 3 page manuscript letter dated 1908 from A.H. Church is loosely inserted concerning the candlestick shown on the plate at p30.
CLARK, Richard (Editor). The First Volume of Poetry; Containing the most Favourite Pieces, as performed at the Nobelmen and Gentlemen’s Catch Club, the Glee Club, the Harmonists’ Society... and all Public Societies in general. [with] [LEETE, Robert]. A Continuation of the Glees, Catches, Rounds &c. Not Inserted in Mr. Clark’s Second Volume... from the Ms. and Printed Collection Belonging to the Catch Club. London: Printed for the Editor 1824 & London: Edited by Mr Leete 1833 Two works in one volume, second edition (“Revised, Improved, and Considerably Enlarged”), and first edition, 12mo, (vi), v, (1), 512, 4, 4, xxviii Index, xvi, 513-764, (32) pp, portrait frontispiece of Stephen Groombridge, Astronomer, internally a fine copy, marbled endpapers, contemporary red diced calf, gilt tooled borders, spine, corners and joints rubbed, spine lacking much of its gilt, a.e.g. Very scarce. £400 First published in 1814. Well over a thousand lyrics are listed over both works. Also bound in are some brief pamphlets listing further pieces performed at Club functions, the Rules of the Glee Club and a list of its Members.
First edition, large 8vo, xii, 312 pp, with 50 plates showing 197 photographs, cloth, light fading to lower edge, d.w. creased and a little worn. £40
First edition, 4to, 160 pp. Over 100 illustrations. Cloth, d.w. with some minor scratch marks, otherwise a fine copy. £85
First American edition, 4to, xvi, 159, (1) pp. Colour frontispiece, slightly wrinkled, and numerous black and white illustrations, rear free endpaper creased, bookseller’s label to paste down. Cloth, d.w. with some light wear and a couple of chips. £75
Folio, (iv) pp of text. Frontispiece (not mentioned in the plate list) and 32 fine double page plates, some light, mostly marginal, marks, otherwise all in very good clean state. Contemporary maroon half morocco, marbled sides and endpapers, spine and edges a little worn, a.e.g. £400 Including fine views of cathedrals and other structures in Rouen, Antwerp, Brussels, Rheims, St. Omer, Amiens, Bergues, Alsace, Milan, Mechlin, Strasbourg, Arras, Louvain, Paris, Abbeville, Pavia, Landshut, Bruges, Beauvais, Ghent, Ypres and Friburg.
An eclectic collection including illustrations by Hiroshige, Rembrandt, Angelica Kauffman, Velasquez and Gainsborough as well as articles on bank notes, stamps, Thomas Chippendale, the Brontës, teapots, etc.
An eclectic collection including illustrations by Joshua Reynolds, Rowlandson, Kunisada and Velasquez as well as articles on fans, violins, Hogarth and reports of sales.
Second edition, 8vo, (xxii), 703, (1) pp, fine wood engraved bookplate by Paul Nash of Samuel Courtauld, industrialist and patron of the Arts, and inscribed “S.R. Courtauld. Xmas 1889 from S.L.C.” - presumably his mother, Sarah Lucy, when Courtauld was only 13, marbled endpapers, contemporary brown quarter morocco, spine a little rubbed, t.e.g. £200 A nice association copy - both Courtauld and his wife were well known for their generosity to institutions such as the National Gallery and the Tate. As well as founding the Courtauld Gallery he was later to become chairman of the board of the National Gallery.
8vo, (110) pp, 49 costumes pictured in black and white with accompanying text, manuscript list of relevant businesses in London to paste down, contemporary newspaper advertisement on fly leaf, cloth backed boards, a little soiled, corners slightly worn. £60
First reprint, 4to, 511, (1) pp, hundreds of illustrations, mostly in black and white, cloth, d.w., a fine copy. £40
First edition, 8vo, viii, 90 pp, 8 tables and 14 figures, a near fine copy, cloth, ends of spine a trifle bumped. £50 A mathematical approach to photography, with an in depth study of the relationships of light, lenses, focal distance etc, shown in numerous equations.
Large 8vo, containing an engraved title and 12 plates by Storer and Greig, slight staining to the title and the verso of the last plate from the facing endpapers, sewn as issued and loosely inserted into contemporary card covers, this slightly worn, printed label to upper cover. £75 A lovely set of engravings here published separately from the work for which they were intended.
First edition, 8vo, (xii), 228, (16 advertisement) pp, frontispiece and numerous photographic illustrations, browning to free endpapers only, cloth, a near fine copy. £40
First edition, 8vo, xvi, 397, (3), 40 pp, with 32 photographic plates plus 89 illustrations in the text, bookplate, original gilt titled cloth, spine slightly faded, ends and corners rubbed. £40
Two volumes, 4to, numerous illustrations, a few in colour, cloth, d.w.’s, a few light marks else a near fine set. £80
Large 8vo, 224 pp, numerous black and white illustrations, inscribed from Geoffrey Jellicoe on fly leaf, cloth, d.w. chipped with minor loss to edges. £75
First English edition, 4to, 243, (1) pp. 172 plates, many in colour and with several folding leaves, plus smaller black and white illustrations in the text. Cloth, d.w., a fine copy. £40
First edition, 4to, (lxx), 327, (1) pp, 210 black and white illustrations, original buckram, maroon spine label, t.e.g., a fine copy. £250
4to, (xii), 138 pp, with 16 colour and 16 black and white plates, with the fly leaf removed, original cream buckram, some light marks. £45
First edition, 8vo, (x), 132 pp, frontispiece and illustrations in the text, original gilt titled green cloth with bevelled edges, t.e.g., slight rubbing to spine ends else a fine copy. £45 Engravers and their subjects from the 15th century up to Bewick and his successors. d - Back to top
First edition, 8vo, xiv, 288, (8 advertisement) pp, with 13 coloured and 24 black and white plates, some browning of text leaves, light damp staining to top margin of last few leaves, marbled endpapers, bound in the original gilt titled publisher’s vellum after an 18th century binding by Roger Payne, covers a little bowed, some minor marks, t.e.g. £50
4to, 352 pp, numerous illustrations, some in colour, small owner’s label on paste down, cloth, d.w. with some light soiling, a very good copy. £40
First edition, 4to, viii, 126 pp, numerous black and white photographs, cloth, d.w., top of spine slightly worn. £50
4to, (x), 450 pp, with 534 photographic illustrations, many in colour, some folding, 4 coloured maps at the end, cloth, d.w., slight browning to spine, card slipcase, a near fine copy. £45
First edition, 4to, (xvi), 117, (7) pp, with 15 coloured plates tipped in and 136 black and white photographs, original cloth, slightly dull and faded, small piece missing from head of spine. £300
First edition, small 4to, x, 90 pp, black and white illustrations, cloth, d.w., chipped with slight loss to spine ends. £40
First edition, 4to, 525, (1) pp, with hundreds of illustrations, cloth, d.w., spine slightly sunned, else a near fine copy. £75
First American edition, 4to, 252 pp. Numerous illustrations, some in colour. Gilt titled green cloth, spine dull, slipcase, a little worn. £75
4to, (xviii) [pp], 151 [leaves], with 150 engraved plates and descriptive text opposite, some light browning, contemporary signature to title, contemporary calf, rubbed, recently rebacked with a black spine label, spine with gilt bands. £450 First published in English in 1672 as “Perspective Practical” and an important work, the excellent illustrations giving exacting instructions for drawing all manner of objects and views.
First edition, 4to, viii, 544 pp, original cloth, d.w., a fine copy as new. £90 The only work of its kind with nearly 16,000 entries - “...the main object of this bibliography has been to provide a record of books, manuscripts and articles about glass in periodicals...”
4to, 216 pp, with 110 colour and 1 black and white plates tipped in, cloth, d.w., original card slipcase, a fine copy. £65
Large folio, (12) pp, plus 20 fine facsimile plates, mounted on card. Creasing to the edges of several mounts, to the edges of the booklet as well. Held in the original printed folder, some light soiling, otherwise very good. £200 An “Albertina-Facsimile” of extremely high quality. e - Back to top
4to, 253, (1) pp. 54 black and white plates. Cloth, d.w. lightly soiled with minor loss to edges. £60 A revised and enlarged edition from the first edition of 1949.
Third impression, 4to, 684 pp. Coloured frontispiece and hundreds of black and white illustrations, owner’s label to paste down. Gilt titled red buckram, d.w. with some small tears and minor creasing, t.e.g. £75
First edition, 4to, (x), 178 pp, 69 photographic plates, cloth, d.w., marked and creased, some minor loss to edges. £75
Second impression, large 8vo, xxviii, 318 pp, frontispiece and 280 black and white photographic plates, cloth, d.w., faded with sellotape marks to edges. £40
Second edition, large 8vo, xx, 427, (1) pp, 68 illustrations, brief inscription on title page, bookplate on fly leaf, original gilt decorated blue cloth, marked, spine ends bumped. £45 Illustrated by the works of 16 artists, including the Cruikshanks, Doré, Rowlandson, Leech and H.K. Browne (“Phiz”).
First edition, 4to, 432 pp, signed on the title by Dennis, numerous coloured photographic illustrations, cloth, d.w., spine slightly sunned, overall a near fine copy. £40
First edition, 4to, 432 pp, numerous coloured illustrations, cloth, d.w., edges slightly rubbed else a near fine copy. £75 f - Back to top
First edition, 8vo, (viii), 388 pp. Numerous illustrations, both photographic and wood engraved. Original pictorial boards, d.w. replicating the design, slight loss to top of spine and one corner, otherwise a very good copy. £125 A pleasant combination of personal recollection and tuition into the art of wood engraving.
First edition, folio, (vi), 122 pp. 74 illustrations. Original cloth, d.w., still held in the original publisher’s cardboard box, a fine copy. £70 Contains examples from all the books illustrated by Farleigh including his most well known - Shaw’s “The Adventures of the Black Girl...” and the scarce “Whole Works of Homer”.
Two works in one, 8vo, (xii), 74, (2), xxxvi, (vi), 202 pp, with 27 plates and 22 plans in the first work, and a frontispiece and 80 illustrations in the second, both works with the original wrappers bound in, foxed, contemporary (to the second work) quarter morocco, cloth sides, spine rubbed and sunned. £120 Duncan 4005, 987.
First edition, folio (15 x 10 inches), (vi), 58 pp, 10 full page and 3 double page colour illustrations, decorated endpapers, internally fine, cloth, pictorial d.w. torn and chipped. £50
4to, 458 pp, numerous coloured and black and white illustrations, white cloth with a large Mickey Mouse embossed on the upper cover, slight browning to spine and lower edge, original lettered glassine wrapper, a very good copy. £75
Large 4to, 233, (3) pp, with photographs in both colour and black and white, coarse cloth covers, a fine copy. £75
First edition, 4to, (xvi), 190 pp. Coloured frontispiece and 44 black and white plates, endpapers spotted. Cloth, d.w., browned and spotted with loss to the top edge. £40
First edition, 4to, (xxii), 344 pp, black and white illustrations, cloth, d.w., rather browned with a few chips. £40
8vo, (xvi), 308 pp. Frontispiece and 52 plates, marbled endpapers and edges, Prize label of Cheltenham College to paste down. Contemporary calf, slightly spotted, double gilt rules, gilt vignette to upper cover, gilt spine with maroon label, a very good copy. £85
First edition, large 8vo, 51, (1), 80 pp, 17 coloured plates, 3 double page, and 39 illustrations in the text, hinges repaired, binding a little loose, in the original cloth, bevelled edges, corners and spine ends worn, t.e.g. £65
Limited edition, no. 651 of 1050 copies signed by Flint’s son Francis, folio, 259, (7) pp. 110 illustrations, a few in colour, plus small devices in the text, marbled endpapers. Crimson quarter morocco, t.e.g., slipcase, this with some scuffing otherwise a fine copy. £400
First edition, tall 8vo, 75, (1) pp, 31 illustrations, cloth, d.w. with minor edgewear, small tear to top edge of lower wrapper. £45
First edition, small 4to, xxviii, 271, (1) pp, 10 coloured and 118 black and white illustrations, red buckram, very good. £40
First edition, 2 volumes, 4to, with 100 coloured plates tipped in plus numerous black and white illustrations in the text, contemporary booklabels to paste downs, original gilt titled blue cloth, slightly rubbed otherwise very good. £85
FORE EDGE PAINTING: TENNYSON, Alfred. Gareth and Lynette etc. London 1872. First edition, 8vo, iii-vi, 136 pp, bound without half-title, some foxing on rear free endpaper, contemporary red full morocco, a.e.g. £700 With beneath the gilt a skilfully designed double vertical fore edge painting after Burne-Jones; with the leaves fanned in one direction a representation of the Bower Meadow showing three ladies in a pastoral scene, in the other a reproduction of Sponsa di Libano showing three angels. Wise 125.
First edition, small 4to, (xii, 122) pp. 30 engraved plates with accompanying leaves of poetry, some foxing. Contemporary red full morocco, gilt rules and ornate borders, gilt spine, a.e.g., some light patches of wear, very minor loss to the top of spine, overall an attractive copy. £200 “...one of the best and most highly regarded of all the books illustrated by Birket Foster and essential to any collector...” Reynolds pp76-86.
Limited edition, no. 225 of 500 copies, large 8vo, xx, 216 pp. Portrait frontispiece, 73 coloured and 77 black and white plates - the former with captioned tissues, plus an etching bound in at the front. Original decorated white cloth, bevelled edges, some light soiling, t.e.g., a very good copy. £175 Inman 234.
First edition, 4to, 224 pp. 5 colour and over 100 black and white illustrations. Gilt titled maroon cloth, slipcase, a fine copy. £40
First edition, 4to, xxxii, 214 pp. 72 black and white plates. Original gilt titled green buckram, slight wrinkling to upper cover, t.e.g., others uncut, near fine. £125 Duncan 4425.
First edition, oblong folio, 215, (1) pp, 326 coloured illustrations, gilt titled cloth, pictorial slipcase, a fine copy. £85
First edition, 4to, 184 pp, 3 photographic portraits and 18 plates - 8 in colour, further illustrations on almost every page, original cloth backed decorated boards, some light marks, spine slightly sunned and rubbed. £75
First edition, small 4to, (xxx), 370, (2) pp. 346 black and white illustrations, several patches of marginal wear from pages previously being stuck together, not affecting the images. Cloth, some minor marks, d.w, price clipped, some soiling. £45
First edition, 8vo, 147, (1) pp. 40 black and white plates showing 66 illustrations. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, spine slight faded, loss to the top edge. £40
First edition, 4to, (xx), 155, (1) pp. 49 black and white plates. Cloth, some light spots, d.w. with some creasing and slight loss to top edge, spine a little darkened. £75 g - Back to top
First English edition, 4to, 430, (2) pp. Numerous illustrations, some in colour. Cloth, d.w., slightly worn with loss to the lower edge of the upper wrapper. £50
Large 8vo, viii, 352 pp, with nearly 700 black and white illustrations, cloth, d.w., some browning and light marks. £50 First published as “A Handbook of English Medieval Sculpture” in 1935.
First edition, large 8vo, 238, (2) pp, 163 illustrations - 35 in colour, cloth, d.w. with slight edgewear else a near fine copy. £80
Large 8vo, 32 pp, followed by 32 pages of black and white photography, cloth, a fine copy. £40
Two volumes, folio, containing the original 20 parts with the covers also bound in. 200 coloured stencilled pochoir plates, marbled endpapers and sides. Contemporary half morocco, gilt spines, t.e.g., joints a little worn, upper cover of volume II loose. £575 The successive parts deal with Japan, China, ancient and modern Egypt, Assyria, Persia, India, ancient Greece, Greco-Rome, “the Orient”, Rome, Gaul, Europe, France, Scandinavia, the United Kingdom, Latin costumes, central Europe, America and “primitive races”.
Second edition, 8vo, (viii), 114, (2) pp. Illustrations throughout. Cloth, d.w., spine a little browned, slight loss to top. £45 First published as a paperback in 1938.
First edition, 4to, xliv, 355, (1) pp. Coloured frontispiece and over 1,000 wood engravings, 13 copper engravings and 4 photographs of sculptures, Prospectus for this work loosely inserted. Black cloth, original clear plastic wrapper lettered in red, a little browned to edges, spine sunned, otherwise very good. £150 A complete collection of Gibbing’s engravings, including the illustrations undertaken for his Golden Cockerel press books.
First edition, 4to, xii, 236 pp, with 40 photogravure plates, original decorated cloth, spine browned. £40 Described by Rodin as the “English Cellini”, Gilbert sculpted many portrait and monumental statues.
Limited edition, no. 484 of 600, signed by the Author, large 8vo, xxiv, 108 pp, 58 double sided plates with over 200 photo-illustrations, bookplate, slight cracking of one hinge, buckram, spine and top edges of cover slightly faded. £40
First edition, 8vo, x, 324, (2) pp. Wood engraving to title page, brief inscription to fly leaf. Original blue buckram, d.w., spine and edges browned, some light soiling, a very good copy. £180 Evan Gill 18. The first book to use Gill’s perpetua type.
First edition thus, small 8vo, (ii), 20, 41, (1) pp. Three wood engravings. Original coarse linen with the title and title engraving reproduced on the upper cover, slight browning to spine otherwise near fine. £365 Reprinting two essays, the Preface from an issue of “The Game” and Stone Carving, which first appeared as “Sculpture” in 1918. Taylor and Sewell A112. Evan Gill 10.
First edition, small 4to, xii, 366 pp, 4 coloured and 137 black and white illustrations, cloth, d.w., slight rubbing to top of spine else a fine copy. £45
A scarce run of the programs to one of the world’s finest opera festivals.
First edition, small 4to, (xvi), 426 pp. Inscribed from the Author on the fly leaf. Cloth, d.w., a fine copy. £45
First edition, small 4to, (xxii), 166 pp, hundreds of black and white illustrations, cloth, d.w. with taped repair to top edge and slight loss. £50
First edition, small 4to, (xvi), 156 pp, 8 coloured and hundreds of black and white illustrations, cloth, d.w. slightly marked, minor wear to top of spine. £75
First edition, 4to, 345, (1) pp, numerous illustrations - some in colour, cloth, d.w., a fine copy. £40
First edition, 3 volumes, large 8vo, xxviii, 388; viii, 404; xii, 96 pp, coloured frontispieces to volumes I and II plus 25 plates, very good in the original morocco backed cloth, slight rubbing to spines, heads of spines of volumes II and III worn, t.e.g. £150
First edition, 4to, (xvi), 784 pp. Numerous colour and black and white illustrations, signature to half title. Cloth, d.w., spine slightly sunned, near fine. £50
4to, 152 pp, with 43 plates tipped in, all but one in colour, cloth, d.w., some creasing to upper flap else a near fine copy. £40
First edition, small 4to, 120 pp, coloured frontispiece and 96 black and white photographic plates, cloth, d.w. with some light marks, very good. £50
Eight volumes, 4to, with 367 plates containing 739 illustrations, a very good set, buckram, d.w.’s, that to volume VIII torn and repaired with loss. £450 A massive work updated from the first edition of 1926, here republished in an edition of only 500 copies.
First edition, one of 400 copies, small 4to, (xii) pp, followed by 24 plates, each with a caption leaf. Inscription partly removed from rear paste down. Original decorative boards designed by Grant, browned, lower cover marked, corners a little worn. £300 Although 1,000 copies were printed only 400 were bound up - the remaining copies being issued in wrappers in 1930 with new title pages. The half title reads “Living Painters...” but no other title was published in the series. Woolmer 31.
Limited edition, no. 582 of 1,000 copies, 8vo, 27, (5) pp. 16 photographic illustrations. Original marbled wrappers, slight wrinkling to label otherwise fine. £50 The Author was Director of a well-established paper manufacturing company.
First edition, 8vo, (xx), 300, (2) pp, 52 colour plates plus 90 black and white illustrations and coloured patterned endpapers, some very light browning, original gilt titled decorative blue cloth, spine sunned, t.e.g. £60 Inman 33.
Folio, (8) pp. Title vignette and 4 woodcuts, free endpapers browned. Contemporary maroon quarter morocco, limp cloth sides, spine worn, some soiling, but internally clean. £250 A student of Noel Rooke, this was Gribble’s first published work. Never prolific, she is best known for her illustrations to “Tess of the D’Urbervilles” (1926). Very scarce.
First edition, 4to, (xvi), 499, (1) pp, 37 plates showing nearly 1,000 coins, cloth, d.w., some minor marks and small bump to top of spine, otherwise very good. £45
First edition, 4to, (vii) 119, (2) pp, 60 full page illustrations, slight cracking of hinge by half title, cloth, d.w., scarce, with some creasing and light marks, spine a little browned. £200
One of 350 copies, 4to, 194 pp, with 24 plates showing 1,636 examples, cloth, a fine copy. £100 Perhaps the finest collection of its kind, including Egyptian, Greek and Roman work as well as more recent European examples. A facsimile reprint of the Paris edition of 1912, itself published in an edition of only 200 copies.
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HAIGH, James. The Dyer’s Assistant in the Art of Dying Wool and Woollen Goods. [bound with] DELORMOIS [also DE LORMOIS], M. Suite Du Nouveau Teinturier Parfait, ou L’Art De Faire L’Indienne... London & York 1800 and Liege: F.J. Desoer 1773. Two volumes in one, 12mo, 256, xvi, 84, viii pp, ink stamp to title and one stain to a preliminary leaf of the first work, half title of second work soiled, rebound in recent half calf over contemporary marbled boards, spine with period gilt decoration and red label. £875 Haigh was a dyer in Leeds, and the first edition of his work appeared there in 1778. Several editions followed including this one, all are scarce. Wellcome III p547 lists 4 editions of De Lormois’ work between 1767 and 1786. This edition not located.
First English edition, 4to, (xii), 49, (3) pp. 80 black and white plates. Cloth, d.w. with some light edgewear, spine slightly browned. £200
First edition, small 4to, xvi, 56, (4 advertisement) pp. 12 fine chromolithographed plates tipped in, a few light spots to text leaves, contemporary inscription to fly leaf. Original green cloth, spine ends rubbed. £85 In the “Vere Foster’s Drawing-Books” series.
Three volumes, 4to, with in all 765 illustrations - 7 in colour, cloth, d.w.’s with prices clipped from the upper flaps, else a fine set in the original slipcases, minor wear to these only. £150
Small 4to, (lxiv), 479, (1) pp, signed on the title page by the Author, cloth, d.w., a fine copy £40
“Limited edition”, quantity not stated, 4to, (154) pp. Black and white photography throughout. Cloth, d.w., a fine copy. £175
First edition, 8vo, (iv), 227, (1) pp. Advertisements to endpapers. Original green cloth, gilt titled spine, a few marks otherwise very good. £100 The seventh edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica appeared in 1842. Keynes 103.
First edition, large 8vo, xliv, 320 pp. Frontispiece and 42 plates, 10 in colour. Original red cloth, gilt decorated spine, ends of spine rubbed. £40
8vo, viii, 368 pp, marginal browning throughout, original orange cloth, spine a little darkened. £50
First edition, 8vo, (ii), iv, 148, (ii), 32 pp, with 2 plates plus an extra plate from another work also inserted, interleaved throughout with blanks - 2 blanks with examples pasted in at the appropriate place, marbled endpapers and edges, contemporary full calf, double gilt rules, gilt spine with a brown morocco label, some minor rubbing else a very good copy. £125
First edition, 4to, 256 pp. Black and white photographic illustrations. Cloth, d.w., price clipped, otherwise fine. £40
4to, xxiv, 123, (1) pp, with 48 coloured plates, some light spots, cloth, d.w., spine browned, price clipped from upper flap, minor loss to head of spine. £75 First published 1888.
First edition, large 8vo, xxx, 474, 192, 475-498 pp, with 192 pages of black and white photographic illustrations, cloth, d.w. with spine a little browned, otherwise a fine copy, card slipcase. £50
First limited edition, no. 752 of 1500 copies, 2 volumes, 8vo, with 136 plates - 40 in colour, bookplates on paste down and fly leaf, otherwise internally fine copies bound in the original gilt decorated buckram, spines a little darkened, t.e.g. £225
Limited edition, no. 353 of 500 copies, 4to, xx, 188 pp, with numerous illustrations of both pieces and maker’s marks, gutta percha binding a little loose, bookplate, in the original decorated cloth, slightly soiled. £125
4to, xvi, 483, (1), xviii, 82 pp, 251 illustrations, cloth, tissue wrapper, a fine copy. £65 An updated edition from the original 1935 edition. Two and a half thousand examples are listed.
Two volumes in one, limited editions, first 58 of 245 copies, second 156 of 199 copies, small square 8vo, 70, (2); 58 pp, 18 colour plates in first work, presentation inscription in second work, both with original wrappers bound in, wrappers of first work foxed, lower slightly torn, contemporary half calf, marbled boards and endpapers. £120 Sette of Odd Volumes numbers XXVI and XLIX.
First edition, 4to, (72) pp, with 224 plates, a few spots to text leaves, signature on fly leaf, bound in green quarter morocco, spine faded to brown. £40 Work from 12 European countries and also America, by over 180 artists.
First edition, 2 volumes, 4to, with 25 colour plates and 192 black and white illustrations, some marginal browning of text leaves, bookplates, buckram, edges browned, d.w.’s, chipped with some minor loss. £100
First edition, 8vo, viii, 294, (2) pp, with 4 coloured plates and 144 black and white illustrations, buckram, slight marking, d.w.. spine sunned with chips to ends and corners. £50 The effect on European culture of the far east starting from Marco Polo’s discoveries down the centuries to the post-impressionist painters.
First US edition, 4to, 320 pp, colour and black and white illustrations, cloth, d.w., a fine copy. £40
Second edition, 12mo, xvi, 79, (1) pp. 28 plates with tissue guards, endpapers very marked. Original gilt titled cloth, some wear to spine. £85 First published 1837.
First edition, 4to, 127, (1) pp, 32 illustrations - 6 in colour, later bookplate, original cloth backed boards, slightly soiled else very good. £50
First edition, 4to, 224 pp. Numerous illustrations in colour and black and white. Cloth, d.w., fine. £40
First edition, 4to, 176 pp. Numerous illustrations, mostly in colour. Cloth, d.w., a fine copy. £50
First edition, large 8vo, (xxx), 786 pp. Numerous illustrations in both colour and black and white, cloth, d.w., a fine copy. £40
Three volumes, one of 500 sets, 4to. Over 1,400 black and white photographic illustrations. Cloth, d.w.’s, fine. £325 A classic work originally published in the 1950s.
Limited edition, one of 1,000 unsigned copies, 4to, 34, (2) pp, frontispiece and 18 loose plates, later bookplate, hinges with some neat strengthening, original card wrappers, spine browned, rubbing to foot. £100 i - Back to top
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Second impression, large 8vo, x, 153, (1) pp, coloured frontispiece, 13 folding plans and numerous illustrations, both engraved and photographic, inscription on fly leaf, cloth backed boards, spine ends rubbed, d.w., edges creased and slightly chipped, spine a little sunned. £50
Fourth edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, xvi, 398; xvi, 462 pp, with 419 illustrations, including 31 etched plates, a few light marginal spots, marbled endpapers, sides and edges, contemporary dark blue half calf, brown morocco spine labels, slight fading to spine, some minor wear, else very good. £65
First edition, 8vo, (xii), 328 pp, frontispiece and 15 plates plus illustrations in the text, occasional light foxing, marbled endpapers and edges, Prize inscription on front blank dated 1914, contemporary full calf, gilt tooling, blue morocco label, a near fine copy. £100
Limited edition, no. 193 of 500 copies, 4to, xxiv, 248 pp, with 117 plates showing over 1,500 examples, ex-Southwark Reference Library copy with small stamps to corners of some plates, title verso and paste downs, cloth, t.e.g., with a new d.w. with printed labels. £80
Ninth impression, 4to, 17 loose leaves printed on one side only, 4 photographic. Held in the original card case, printed label a little spotted. £75
Seven folio leaves, each signed by the Artist and inscribed “Four from edition 50”, each showing a screenprint in grey and black of an image with accompanying text, held in a printed paper folder, small Library stamp on upper cover. £95
First edition, folio, (xviii), 305, (1) pp. Coloured frontispiece and 427 black and white illustrations, light foxing to endpapers and early leaves. Original gilt titled maroon cloth, outer edge with some staining, t.e.g. £100 k - Back to top
First edition, 4to, 202, (4) pp, 48 full page black and white photographic portraits, cloth, a few light spots, d.w. with creasing to edges. £40 Subjects include Yuri Gagarin, Hemingway, Picasso, Einstein and Martin Luther King.
Facsimile edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, 62 plates and a folding map, cloth, d.w.’s, prices cut from upper flaps, very slightly rubbed. £75 First published 1887-93.
First edition, 4to, 266 pp, printed in double column, with reproductions of 31 coloured photographs, frontispiece marked on reverse only, some other stains and foxing, original cloth, d.w. repaired internally and spine defective. £45 Signed by the author on fly leaf, the volume covers the subject in some depth with chapters on its history, processes, portraiture and printing etc including formulae.
Limited edition, no. 147 of 250 copies, 4to, 161, (3) pp, 21 plates and a plan, frontispiece foxed, large armorial bookplate, original cloth, spine ends rubbed. £150
First edition, small 4to, 48 pp, 46 plates, some very slight marginal browning to plates bound at end, otherwise a very good copy in the original cloth, a little rubbed, gilt title and illustration on upper cover. £85
First edition, small 4to, xii, 178 pp, 32 plates, light browning to free endpapers, inscription on fly leaf, cloth, d.w. browned and chipped with some slight loss. £40 Costumes from the Greek and Roman Theatres up to the modern day. l - Back to top
4to, xxiv, 456 pp, with 35 coloured and hundreds of black and white illustrations, small owner’s label to fly leaf verso, coloured pictorial endpapers, cloth, d.w., a fine copy. £40
4to, 236 pp, with 116 colour plates tipped in, 2 folding, cloth, d.w., original card slipcase, a fine copy. £75
First edition, 4to, xxxiv, 209, (1) pp, 12 coloured and 25 black and white plates, original green cloth, spine dull. £65
Folio, (41) leaves, printed on rectos only. Slight marks and staining to the lower edge. Sewn as issued in the original boards, these creased and worn but sound. £75 Detailing 20 fonts and various bold and italic variants as well as a page of sample borders sold by the firm, based in Farringdon Street in central London.
First edition, 4to, xxii, 166 pp, with a frontispiece and 205 illustrations, plus 2 folding maps (1 bound in upside down), small signature on fly leaf, very light marking to fly leaf only, blue cloth, a very good copy. £100
First edition, 4to, viii, 280 pp. 63 coloured illustrations plus many in black and white. Cloth, d.w., spine slightly browned otherwise a fine copy. £40
First edition, 4to, 317, (3) pp. Numerous colour and black and white illustrations, several lower corners creased from being folded over, marbled endpapers. Bound by Bayntun in green half crushed morocco, joints a little worn, t.e.g. £175
4to, 236, (8) pp, with 96 plates tipped in, imitation leather, slight rubbing to spine, slipcase, a near fine copy. £45
4to, 229, (3) pp, with 109 coloured plates tipped in, cloth, d.w. with neat repair to the head of the spine, a very good copy. £45
Second impression, 4to, (x), 487, (1) pp. Numerous photographic illustrations, signature to fly leaf, small tear to final blank, upper hinge slightly cracked but sound. Gilt titled green buckram, spine sunned, one small mark. £50
First edition, 4to, 48 pp, followed by 274 photographic plates - 122 in colour, cloth, d.w. with some small tears, otherwise a fine copy. £50 A thorough photographic record of the frescoes and mosaics of Kiev’s Cathedral.
First edition, 4to, (xviii), 171, (1) pp, black and white photographic illustrations, original gilt titled buckram, a fine copy. £45
First English edition, 4to, 285, (1) pp, including 162 pages of colour images, mostly in colour, including one large folding image, maps on rear endpapers and last 2 leaves, small bookplate, a fine copy bound in buckram, card slipcase a little worn. £80
First edition, large 8vo, xiv, 486 pp. 9 colour plates tipped in and 390 black and white illustrations. Cloth, d.w., slight loss to top of spine, some tears, one to the upper wrapper with an old repair. £50
Limited edition, no. 42 of 50 copies signed by the photographer and the three authors, large oblong 8vo, 111, (1) pp. Black and white photographs throughout. Cloth, d.w., a fine copy. £100 Photographs taken at the festivals from 1974-88. m - Back to top
First edition, 4to, (xii), 664 pp, with 371 illustrations and 91 diagrams in the text, small ink stamp on fly leaf, owner’s signature on paste down, green cloth with some minor marks, a very good copy. £40 “A comprehensive work of reference” Duncan 8268.
First edition, 4to, (110) pp, black and white cartoons throughout and on the endpapers, cloth, d.w., edges browned and a little chipped, slight loss to top of spine. £85
First edition, 4to, xviii, 122, (2) pp, including 15 pp of illustrations on art paper (4 of them in colour) and a coloured frontispiece, 1 or 2 finger marks, a little shaken in the original cloth, covers faded. £40
Four volumes, folio, with 15 colour plates per volume and numerous black and white illustrations, original red buckram, spines sunned, some covers with light dampstaining, concurrent marking and minor marginal chipping to some leaves, otherwise a sound working set of a classic work. £200
Four volumes, 4to. Numerous black and white illustrations, coloured illustrations to the inside of the covers. Paperbacks, some light rubbing and sunning. £50
Three volumes, folio, with 43 coloured plates and hundreds of black and white photographic illustrations in the text, bookplates, red buckram, d.w.’s, spines sunned and with some tears, t.e.g., a very good copy. £625 Regarded as the best edition.
First edition, three volumes, folio, with 51 coloured plates and hundreds of black and white photographic illustrations in the text, marbled endpapers, original green cloth, slight bumping of spine ends otherwise fine, t.e.g. £400
First edition, 2 volumes, 4to. Numerous black and white illustrations in the second volume. Cloth, d.w.’s, very slight sunning of spines otherwise fine. £50
4to, 283, (1) pp, 8 coloured plates plus black and white illustrations, cloth, d.w., light edgewear with one small piece lacking. £40
Small 8vo, xii, 100 pp, with a frontispiece and an extending hand coloured plate showing 12 distinct colours, hinge cracked between the first two gatherings, uncut in the original pink boards, soiled and rather worn, loss to foot of spine, label darkened. £125
MANUSCRIPT: CLARK, Herbert John. The Four Evangelists in Black Letter, by... London. Small folio, (114) leaves, inscribed on rectos only. Marbled endpapers, fine engraved bookplate of John Raymond Danson by Stephen Gooden showing King Neptune looking out to sea. 16th century style full calf, blind stamped rules and cornerpieces, extremities worn, slight loss to spine ends. £1250 A fine example of 19th century calligraphy; the four Gospels being written out in a delicate and precise gothic script, in double column and with decorative initial letters.
First edition, large 8vo, xxx, 228 pp. Coloured frontispiece and 219 black and white illustrations, slight browning to title. Buckram backed boards, d.w., a near fine copy. £45
4to, 27, (3) pp, including 15 facsimile pages from other titles. Original gilt titled cloth, fine. £50 Starting as a compositor at Ballantyne before moving to work at the Doves Press, Mason influenced a generation of printers and designers. A bibliography of the books he produced at the LCC Central School of Arts and Crafts is included. An 8 page pamphlet containing a longer version of the biography included in this volume, by F.C. Avis, is loosely inserted.
First edition, 8vo, 151, (1) pp, 18 colour and 143 black and white illustrations, cloth, d.w., price-clipped, spine sunned. £40
Two volumes, small 4to, coloured frontispieces and numerous black and white illustrations, all full page in volume II, near fine, cloth backed pictorial boards, slight rubbing to spine ends. £95
First English edition, 4to, 310 pp. Numerous colour and black and white illustrations, map endpapers. Pictorial cloth, d.w. with some minor wear to spine ends. £40
First edition, 4to, xxii, 246 pp. Hundreds of black and white illustrations plus diagrams in the text, inscription to fly leaf. Gilt titled cloth, d.w. dull with some small tears and loss to top edge. £75
First English edition, 8vo, (xvi), 580 pp. 300 full page illustrations showing thousands of examples, patterned endpapers. Original gilt titled green cloth, extremities slightly rubbed otherwise a very good copy. £75
First edition, 2 volumes, 4to, with a folding pedigree and plates, original gilt titled buckram, spines faded, t.e.g., slipcase, a very good set. £85
Two volumes, both limited edition and no. 23 of 185 copies, both from total editions of 200 copies, folio, with 28 and 17 wood engravings respectively, cloth backed patterned boards, held in matching slipcases and numbered I and II on the spines, fine copies. £800 Beautifully produced tributes to two of the finest wood-engraved books of the 20th century, originally published in the 1930s.
Folio, (4) pp, 6 fine engraved plates, upper hinge cracked, otherwise a near fine copy in the original gilt title blind stamped cloth. £48 Illustrations based upon Walter Scott’s novel, by artists including Sam Bough, William Lockhart and Horatio MacCulloch.
Small folio, (iv) pp, followed by 30 plates tipped in, 2 in colour, unbound as issued in the original paper covered boards with further designs on, marked and slightly worn, internally good. £45
Five volumes, 4to, black and white illustrations, dark blue cloth, a fine set. £80 A massive work of scholarship tracing almost a century of articles about or illustrated by Moore, from 1898 to 1991.
First edition, large 8vo, 16 pp, with a photographic portrait frontispiece and 36 plates, of which 30 are photographs of sculptures, some foxing of text leaves, original boards, d.w. worn with edges torn and slight loss to spine. £50
First edition, 4to, 120 pp. 4 coloured plates tipped in plus numerous black and white illustrations, some light foxing at the beginning and end. Cloth, d.w., spine browned, lower wrapper soiled, slight loss to the top edge. £60
4to, 24, 37, (1) pp, with 4 illustrations tipped in on stiff paper and 64 black and white plates, Prize inscription on fly leaf “The Central Association of Photographic Societies. Rochester Outing 1934. Slide Competition...”, original cloth, slightly soiled and wrinkled, spine ends bumped. £50 n - Back to top
8vo, (12) pp. 14 coloured illustrations, 2 Guinness compliments’ slips loosely inserted. Original coloured wrappers, a fine copy. £80 An entertaining collection of whimsy and comic illustrations after Edward Lear. Colvin 1.40.
First edition, 4to, 593, (3) pp. Numerous illustrations. Cloth, d.w., slightly browned, small ownership inscription to foot of spine. £40
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