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CALDECOTT & CO. NOTES ON BOOKS & PICTURES
Written by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1828374
Published by Reinhardt Books.
1st
1989.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black cloth, gilt titles. Essays of appreciation of famous authors and illustrators, including Beatrix Potter, Edward Ardizzone and Walt Disney. 214 pages. ISBN: 1871061067. A lovely copy. Cream dustwrapper is a little browned & grubby, small closed tear (no loss) to top rear panel edge.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- REFERENCE
- BOOKS
- BEATRIX POTTER
LOST VICTORIES
Written by Erich Von Manstein; Anthony G. Powell.
Stock no. 1828371
Published by Arms & Armour Press.
1st
1982.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The war memoirs of Hitler's most brilliant general. Edited and translated by Powell. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps. ISBN: 085368555X. Spine is cocked. Text block is browned. Tape marks to pastedowns and front dustwrapper flap. Previous bookseller's address label to front pastedown. Contents otherwise clean. Some foxing to verso of dustwrapper which is also lightly rubbed at corners and has a small closed tear (no loss) to lower front spine edge.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- BIOGRAPHY
- NAZIS
"HERMANN GORING": FROM REGIMENT TO FALLSCHIRMPANZERKORPS
Written by Roger James Bender; George A. Petersen.
Stock no. 1828369
Published by R. James Bender.
1st
1975.
Very good condition.
Black pictorial boards, green titles. B/w photos plus a few colour flags. ISBN: 0912138122. Boards a little marked. Top of spine lightly worn. Text block browned. Tape marks to endpapers. Some page-edge browning.Slight musty odour present.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- GERMANY
- NAZIS
- BIOGRAPHY
ERIC RAVILIOUS: ARTIST & DESIGNER
Written by Alan Powers.
Illustrated by Eric Ravilious.
Stock no. 1828360
Published by Lund Humphries.
1st
2013.
Very good condition.
A comprehensive publication which positions Ravilious as a significant figure in the history of early twentieth century British art, with a special affinity to places and objects. Large format. Black cloth spine wih silver title, pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781848221116. White boards have light scuffing, rear board has a 'bump' under the paper, top margin, which has been created during the binding process. Else contents are fine.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- WATERCOLOUR
- BIOGRAPHY
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
THE BRITISH PRE-RAPHAELITE ILLUSTRATORS: A HISTORY OF THEIR PUBLISHED PRINTS
Written by Gregory R. Suriano.
Stock no. 1828356
Published by Oak Knoll Press; The British Library.
2nd
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Second edition. With critical biographical essays and complete catalogues of the artists' engravings and etchings. A comprehensive study of the Pre-Raphaelite graphics, lavishly embellished with more than 525 illustrations. Revised and expanded edition (of the book originally published as The Pre-Raphaelite Illustrators). Large format. Dark blue cloth boards, orange foil title to spine. Blue marbled endpapers. B/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0712306943. Base of text block slightly grubby else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a tiny closed tear (no loss) to lower rear panel edge.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- PRE-RAPHAELITE
- REFERENCE
- BIOGRAPHY
ARTHUR HUGHES: HIS LIFE & WORKS
Written by Leonard Roberts; Stephen Wildman.
Illustrated by Arthur Hughes.
Stock no. 1828355
Published by Antique Collectors' Club.
1st
1997.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A catalogue raisonne compiled by Roberts with a biographical introduction by Wildman. Large, heavy format. Blue cloth with gilt titles. 308 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 1851492623. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- CHILDRENS
- ART
RICHARD THE THIRD
Written by Paul Murray Kendall.
Stock no. 1828298
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd..
1965.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Text block browned. Contents otherwise clean. Red dustwrapper is scuffed and is faded to spine, rear panel grubby.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROYALTY
- BIOGRAPHY
HITLER'S WHISTLE
Written by A.G. Street.
Stock no. 1828296
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1943.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Mr. Street's diary of the first three years of the Second World War. A tale of war-time farming. Green cloth, black title to spine. B/w photos. Narrow band of browning to top & tail of boards. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Vertical crease to inside of front board and also to contents (minor). Text block browned. A few foxspots present, mainly to prelims. Black dustwrappr with yellow titles is edge-worn and creased, grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- FARMING
- BIOGRAPHY
- WORLD WAR II
PANORAMA VAN DEN ENDE DUINZIJDE: EEN SCHILDERSLOOPBAAN
Written by Leo Van Den Ende.
Illustrated by Leo Van Den Ende.
Stock no. 1327968
Published by Leo Van Den Ende.
1st
2004.
Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
English title: Along the Dunes: An Artist's Career. Large, oblong format. Blue cloth with gilt titles. 194 pages. Colour paintings throughout. Text in Dutch and English. ISBN: 9090178724. SIGNED by the artist with water colour paint to half title-page (dated 2005). Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and faded to spine and spine edge of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- BIOGRAPHY
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- DUTCH
COLIN CHAPMAN WAYWARD GENIUS
Written by Mike Lawrence.
Stock no. 1828279
Published by Breedon Books Publishing Co..
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Colin Chapman was the most charismatic and brilliant engineer in the history of motor racing. Biography. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1859832784. Minor foxspot to top edge of prelims else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- BIOGRAPHY
CIERVA AUTOGIROS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROTARY-WING FLIGHT
Written by Peter W. Brooks.
Stock no. 1327935
Published by Smithsonian Institution Press.
1st
1988.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of the remarkable Spaniard, Juan de la Cierva, who pioneered the development of the first practical rotary-wing aircraft. Turquoise cloth, gilt title to spine. 384 pages, including production list, notes, glossary, bibliography and index. ISBN: 0874742684. Spine slightly bumped. Slight mark to rear edge of spine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, faded to spine and foxed on verso.
KING OF ALL BALLOONS
Written by Mark Davies.
Stock no. 1327934
Published by Amberley Publishing.
1st
2015.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The complex life of explorer James Sadler, the ups and downs of his amazing career. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 320 pages including index. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781445653082. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Includes an errata slip. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed/creased.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- TRANSPORT GENERAL
- HOT AIR BALLOONS
- BIOGRAPHY