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THE TEMPLE OF FLORA: THE FLOWER PLATES
No author listed.
Illustrated by Robert Thornton.
Stock no. 1820349
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2008.
Fine condition.
Very large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title. Green ribbon ties. The Flower Plates from Robert Thornton's 'The Temple of Flora' are taken from the edition of 1980 copies published by The Folio Society in 2008. They are printed on Modigliani paper by Beacon Press, Uckfield, Sussex. 29 plates in total. All plates present and immaculate. Portfolio has a slight scuff to rear board (very minor).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FLORA
- FACSIMILE
- ART
- ILLUSTRATED
ALFRED BESTALL'S PUNCH & TATLER DRAWINGS & PAINTINGS
Written by Caroline G. Bott.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2133879
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. Spine is faded.
THE DICTIONARY OF BRITISH BOOK ILLUSTRATORS AND CARICATURISTS 1800-1914
Written by Simon Houfe.
Stock no. 1319492
Published by Antique Collectors' Club.
1981.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A valuable reference work for collectors of illustrated books. Large format. Dark blue boards with gilt titles. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0902028731. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight grubbiness to preliminary pages, light drink splash mark to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- REFERENCE
- ILLUSTRATED
THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Written by Selma G. Lanes.
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1319491
Published by Harry N. Abrams.
1993.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Sendak's life and work are explored in affectionate detail in this charming fun-filled book. 94 full-colour illustrations and more than 165 b/w illustrations. Large oblong format. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0810980630. Spine and corners are bumped and slightly rubbed (heavy bump to top front corner. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ILLUSTRATED
- BIOGRAPHY
- ART
WALTER CRANE AS A BOOK ILLUSTRATOR
Written by Rodney K. Engen.
Stock no. 1319489
Published by Academy Editions.
1st UK
1975.
Good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour illustrations. ISBN: 085670170X. Covers are edge rubbed and faded to spine and edges of front cover. Small black mark to top edge of front cover. Foxing to contents which are otherwise clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ILLUSTRATED
- REFERENCE
- BIOGRAPHY
- ART
RAVENNA CITY OF ART
No author listed.
Stock no. 2133676
Published by Salbaroli-Ravenna.
Very good condition.
Card wraps. English Edition. Colour photos. Some creasing to corners.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- ITALY
- ITALIAN
- EUROPE
THE ART OF THE TOY SOLDIER: TWO CENTURIES OF METAL TOY SOLDIERS 1770-1970
Written by Henry I. Kurtz; Burtt R. Ehrlich; Roy Selwyn-Smith.
Stock no. 2133485
Published by New Cavendish Books.
1st
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Oblong format. Red cloth, gilt title. Colour photography throughout by Serge Nivelle. Based primarily on the Collection of Burtt R. Ehrlich. ISBN: 090456844X. Light bumping along cover edges.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- TOYS
- ART
THE STAINED GLASS OF FRENCH CHURCHES
Written by Louis Grodecki.
Stock no. 1819860
Published by Lindsay Drummond Ltd..
1st
1948.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Buff boards, gilt title to front. Essay by Louis Grodecki. B/w photos. Tipped in colour plates. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Top edges browned by damp, not affecting plates. Foxing to essay. Plates clean. Dustwrapper has pictorial onlay to front and is browned.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- GLASS
- CHURCHES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
THE PENGUIN BOOK OF ART WRITING
Written by Martin Gayford; Karen Wright.
Stock no. 1819790
Published by Viking.
1st
1998.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
620 pages including index. The most lively and readable writing on art. ISBN: 0670867594. Browning to text block and page edges. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- LITERARY CRITICISM
JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER BEYOND THE MYTH
Written by Ronald Anderson; Anne Koval.
Stock no. 2133337
Published by John Murray.
1st
1994.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Whistler's art and life are brought together to recreate the extraordinary career of the man behind the myth. Dark red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. 544 pages includes index. ISBN: 0719550270. Base of spine slightly bumped. Wrapper edges lightly rubbed and spine just very slightly sunned.
LINERS IN ART
Written by Kenneth Vard.
Stock no. 1819505
Published by Halsgrove.
1st thus
2001.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Revised edition. A maritime art book devoted exclusively to paintings of great ocean liners of the 20th century. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine and gilt vignette to front. ISBN: 1841141186. Previous owner's small ownership label to front endpaper. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- MARITIME PAINTING
- ART
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MAN WITH A BLUE SCARF: ON SITTING FOR A PORTRAIT BY LUCIAN FREUD
Written by Martin Gayford.
Illustrated by Lucian Freud.
Stock no. 1819311
Published by Thames and Hudson.
1st
2010.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The history of a portrait, seen from the sitter's point of view. Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. Blue ribbon page marker. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780500238752. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- PORTRAITURE