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MAKING IT NEW: THE ART AND STYLE OF SARA AND GERALD MURPHY
Written by Deborah Rothschild.
Illustrated by Gerald Murphy.
Stock no. 1826739
Published by University of California Press.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Published as the catalogue for the exhibition of the same name which ran from 2007 to 2008. This is a captivating and absorbing collection of essays examining through images and text the Murphys' influence on a remarkable constellation of artists. The Murphys, who endeavored to make art of their own lives, embodied a predominant theme of the 1920s: life as one would like it to be versus life as it is. Featuring art by Gerald Murphy, Pablo Picasso, Fernand Leger, Man Ray, and many others in addition to numerous documentary photos. Red cloth boards, yellow title to spine, blind title to front. ISBN: 9780520252387. Frontis is slightly grubby. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- BIOGRAPHY
- CATALOGUE (ART)
ROMAN CIESLEWICZ
Written by Margo Rouard-Snowman.
Illustrated by Roman Cieslewicz.
Stock no. 1826736
Published by Thames and Hudson.
1st
1993.
Very good condition.
Master of Graphic Design. Roman Cieslewicz is one of a handful of graphic artists who have attained worldwide recognition. Best known for a number of unforgettable images, as this book so splendidly demonstrates, Cieslewicz continues to set the pace in an extremely competitive field. Published to accompany a retrospective exhibition at the Pompidou Centre, Paris. Large format. Cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 050027729X. Covers a little scuffed and grubby, edges lightly rubbed. Light foxing to text block. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- GRAPHIC DESIGN
- CATALOGUE (ART)
- BIOGRAPHY
AN INDIAN BOYHOOD
Written by Noel Sircar.
Illustrated by Olga Lehmann.
Stock no. 1325822
Published by Hollis & Carter.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Green cloth. A lovely account of a young boy's experiences growing up in Indian. Bold b/w illustrations. The author paints a vivid picture of life in India, as well as demonstrating the universal nature of "growing up." Small, light mark to lower edge of front cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss, a bit grubby and marked to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- INDIA
THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO 1918-1956: AN EXPERIMENT IN LITERARY INVESTIGATION
Written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn; Brian W. Aldiss.
Stock no. 1826285
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2005.
Nearly fine condition.
The author's experiences in the Soviet Gulag system. Edited from the original three volume edition by Edward E. Ericson. Translated from the Russian by Thomas Whitney and Harry Willetts. Introduced by Aldiss. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. Couple of tiny minor marks to rear last page but one. Else a lovely copy, appears unread, contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- RUSSIA
- BIOGRAPHY
SS-KAMPFGRUPPE PEIPER 1943-1945
Written by Massimiliano Afiero.
Stock no. 1826137
Published by Kagero.
1st
2018.
Almost very good condition.
The military career of Jochen Peiper, one of the most valiant and decorated officers of the Waffen SS told through the main battles and campaigns, which involved the units under his command, especially the armored Kampfgruppen of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9788395157509. Corner sbumped & rubbed. Rear board is worn with a few splits to surface paper at edges. Contents are clean.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- TANKS
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- BIOGRAPHY
- NAZIS
FASANELLA'S CITY: THE PAINTINGS OF RALPH FASANELLA WITH THE STORY OF HIS LIFE AND ART
Written by Patrick Watson.
Illustrated by Ralph Fasanella.
Stock no. 1826070
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc..
1st
1973.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A personal encounter with an extraordinary man and his art. The extraordinary art of Ralph Fanasella - his electrically alive vision of the city of New York and of America. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine, embossed image to front. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0394488237. Light browning to board edges and text block. Small grubby mark to verso of frontis, last page has some foxspots. Contents otherwise clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is faded at spine and front spine edge, worn at top of spine and creawsed to top edge.
CHARDIN
No author listed.
Illustrated by Chardin.
Stock no. 1826063
Published by Royal Academy of Arts; The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
1st thus
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. To accompany exhibition during 2000. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0900946830. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Top edge of text block and front cover slightly nicked (minor) and text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.
TERROR IN THE STARBOARD SEAT
Written by Dave McIntosh; David L. Bashow.
Stock no. 1825993
Published by Stoddart Publishing Co Ltd..
2nd
1998.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Second edition. 41 trips aboard a Mosquito: a true story of 418 Squadron. Informative, scene-setting foreword by David L. Bashow. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0773730893. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- AIR FORCE
- BIOGRAPHY
THOMAS TOMPION: HIS LIFE AND WORK
Written by R.W. Symonds.
Stock no. 1825939
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd..
1st
1951.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Thomas Tompion has been called the 'Father of clockmakers': without a doubt he was one of the finest horologists in history. This book is a definitive record of Tompion's life and work. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w photos and several colour. Top edge blue. Text block lightly browned. Foxing to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and worn at corners. Includes contemporary press release of the book
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- HOROLOGY
- CLOCKS
- BIOGRAPHY
ARCHITECT OF WINGS
Written by Harald Penrose.
Stock no. 1825880
Published by Airlife.
1st
1985.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A biography of Roy Chadwick - designer of the Lancaster Bomber. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 246 pages. ISBN: 0906393558. Pictorial dustwrapper has faded from blue to green at spine, base of spine is rubbed and worn.
MARY AND RICHARD: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE AND WAR
Written by Michael Burn.
Stock no. 1825876
Published by Arbor House; William Morrow.
1st USA
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Biography of Mary Booker and Richard Hillary. The story of one man's late wife's love for another man. Red cltoh spine with gilt title, grey paper boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 155710042X. Foxing to text block and minor foxing to prelims. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- RAF
- BIOGRAPHY
- LETTERS
KATE GREENAWAY
Written by M.H. Spielmann; G.S. Layard.
Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1825653
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
1st
1905.
Almost very good condition.
Deluxe limited edition of 500 copies, SIGNED by Kate Greenaway's brother, John Greenaway. Cream cloth with gilt titles and blind decorations. With an original sketch by Kate Greenaway. Beautiful plates that have captioned page guards. Spine browned and worn with fraying to top & tail. Boards are grubby. Text block browned. Joints cracked but binding tight. SIGNED by John Greenaway and number 275 (?) of 500. Some minor foxing and age related marks presnt. All plates present. Plate on page 88 has a repaired closed tear which does not affect the actual illustration. Plate and tissue guard facing page 166 is creased at edges with a few tiny closed tears.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BIOGRAPHY
- LIMITED EDITION