London: Faber and Faber, (1959). First edition, 8vo, 316 pp. 12 plates and 7 illustrations in the text. Cloth, d.w. slightly taller than the book with some rubbing and minor loss to extremities. A major influence on 20th century typography, Johnston is best known for his groundbreaking work for the... More about Edward Johnston
Milan: Galerie Mikro, Edizioni O, 1969. First edition. 4to. (ii), 87, (9) pp. Original printed wrappers. Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. A little wear to the edges, else a decent copy. More about Figures
(Bridgend): Seren, (1995). First edition, 4to, 328 pp. Numerous illustrations, a few in colour. Cloth, d.w., some scuffing to the lower wrapper otherwise very good. More about David Jones. The Maker Unmade
London: N.A.G. Press, (1981). First edition, 4to, 416 pp. 43 colour plates plus numerous black and white illustrations, contemporary signature to fly leaf. Cloth, d.w. with a scratch to the upper wrapper and some other mild rubbing, very good. More about The Silversmiths of Birmingham and their Marks 1750-1980. Contributors - Judith Bannister,...
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1910. Folio, (ii), 157, (1) pp. Chromolithographed second title and 111 fine chromolithographed plates, each with a tissue guard, showing numerous designs, a fine bright copy in the original gilt decorated maroon cloth, spine ends bumped, small hole to lower edge of upper cover, a.e.g., recently recased... More about The Grammar of Ornament. Illustrated by Examples from various styles of Ornament
[London]: Mack, 2012. First edition. 4to. (112) pp. Publisher's plain card covers with integral wrappers with flaps, photographically illustrated to front and rear, loosely inserted is an 8 pp. colour illustrated booklet. Colour photographic illustrations throughout. Small tear to the foot of the upper cover, else very good. A photo... More about Lick Creek Line. With an Essay by Nicholas Muellner
(London): Thames and Hudson, (1993). First edition, 4to, 431, (1) pp. 456 illustrations, over half in colour. Cloth, d.w., a fine copy. More about Kandinsky
(Bahrain): Beit Al Qur'an Publications, (1994). First edition, 4to, 260, (4) pp. Colour illustrations. Cloth, d.w., a fine copy. More about A Selection from Dr. Abdul Latif Jassim Kanoo's Collection of Islamic Art
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, (1992). First edition, 4to, 156, (4) pp. 88 photographic illustrations, 44 in colour, inscribed from Karsh on the fly leaf. Cloth, d.w., a fine copy. More about Karsh. American Legends. Photographs and Commentary by
(Tokyo): FOIL & (Sao Paulo): Museu de Arte Moderna, (2007). First edition, 4to, (204) pp. Coloured photographic illustrations throughout. Original wrappers, wraparound band, a fine copy. More about Semear
[Cape Town]: Privately Published by Alec Marjorie Reynolds, (1989). First edition, large 8vo, (xiv), 490 pp. Illustrations in the text in both colour and black and white, inscribed on the half title from the author to Peggy Emary, Kay's erstwhile tutor in ceramics at Port Elizabeth Technical College. A two... More about "Everything You Do is a Portrait of Yourself". Dorothy Kay. A Biography
Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, (1995). First edition, large 8vo, 120 pp. Numerous coloured illustrations, inscribed from the artist on the half title. Pictorial wrappers, upper cover creased. More about John Keane. Conflicts of Interest
London: Hodder and Stoughton, (1980). First UK edition, small 4to, (96) pp. 44 black and white photographic illustrations. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, spine sunned. More about Reservations. Photographs by
Leeds: J.R. Kidson, 1892. Limited edition, no. 147 of 250 copies, 4to, 161, (3) pp, 21 plates and a plan, signature to front blank, frontispiece foxed, large armorial bookplate, original cloth, spine ends rubbed. More about Historical Notes of the Leeds Old Pottery, with a Description of its Wares: together with brief...
London: Printed by W. Bulmer & Co., for G. Nicol, 1799. First edition, 4 volumes, folio. 167 plates, a number folding and a couple hand coloured. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplates of Charles Edward Keyser, old bookseller's description of this work pasted into the front of volume I, old damp stain... More about Munimenta Antiqua; or, Observations on Antient Castles. Including Remarks on the Whole Progress...
Köln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 1992. Limited edition, no. 881 of 950 copies, small folio, (246) leaves. Owner's brief inscription to half title. Original printed wrappers, a little browned and marked, label removed from the lower cover. More about Hotel-Hotel
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[Moscow: Iskusstvo], 1978. First edition. 4to. 399, (1) pp. Publisher's illustrated brown cloth, original black lettered clear plastic jacket. Illustrated with monochrome architectural photographs throughout. An excellent copy. More about ??????? A?????????? 1830-1910-? ?????. [Russkaia Arkhitektura 1830-1910-kh Godov
Tokyo: Zen Foto Gallery, 2014. First edition, 4to, (108) pp. Black and white photographic illustrations, text in both Japanese and English. Pictorial card wrappers, fine. More about One Road
(London): Fontanka, (2004). First edition, 4to, 190 pp. Numerous illustrations, almost all in colour. Original pictorial wrappers, some very mild scuffing to the lower cover, near fine. More about Circling the Square. Avant-Garde Porcelain from Revolutionary Russia
New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, (1982). Second reprint. Oblong 4to. Publisher's black cloth, yellow lettered to the upper board, dust jacket. Black and white illustrations throughout. Dust jacket with loss to the upper panel, occasional wear elsewhere,otherwise a decent copy. More about Tropical Architecture
Tralee: Churchill House Press, 2006. First edition. 4to. 269, (3) pp. Publisher's blue cloth, paler blue lettering to the spine, dust jacket, prior owner's inscription to the front free endpaper. Colour illustrations throughout. Very good. More about Painting Ireland. Topographical Views from Glin Castle. Edited by... With Contributions from:...
Corning: The Corning Museum of Glass; New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2014. First edition. Square 4to. 383, (1) pp. Black paper backed pictorial boards, white lettered to the spine, dust jacket. Illustrated throughout, almost entirely in colour. An excellent copy. More about René Lalique. Enchanted by Glass. With Elizabeth Everton and Tina Oldknow
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, 2013. First edition, 4to, 194, (2) pp. Photographic illustrations, mostly in black and white, ticket for the exhibition loosely inserted. Paperback, slight sunning of spine otherwise fine. More about Shoji Ueda & Jacques-Henri Lartigue. Play with Photography
Maryland Historical Society, 1977. Two volumes, large 8vo, with coloured and other illustrations, fine copy in original cloth with d.w.'s. The first two volumes in a projected ten volume selection from the writings, watercolours, and architectural and engineering drawings of the father of the American architectural profession. More about The Virginia Journals of... 1795-1798. Edited by Edward C. Carter and others
[1920s]. 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. Detailing 20 fonts and various bold and italic variants as well as a page of sample borders sold by the firm... More about The Type Book of