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SARAH STONE: NATURAL CURIOSITIES FROM THE NEW WORLDS (ART OF NATURE)
Written by Christine E. Jackson.
Illustrated by Sarah Stone.
Stock no. 1825865
Published by Merrell Holberton Publishers; Natural History Museum.
1st
1998.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
From about 1777 the talented watercolourist Sarah Stone was employed by the entrepreneur Sir Ashton Lever to record the contents of his extraordinary private museum. This consisted of specimens and ethnographic material being brought back by British expeditions to Australia, the Americas, Africa and the Far East. The Lever Museum was tragically dispersed in 1806, and most of its zoological specimens have been lost. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 185894063X. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- WATERCOLOUR
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- BIOGRAPHY
- MUSEUMS
SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT 1880-1969: A COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF THE ARTIST'S SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINTS
Written by Keith S. Gardner; Nigel D. Clark.
Illustrated by William Russell Flint.
Stock no. 1825764
Published by Sir William Russell Flint Galleries Ltd..
1st
1986.
Nearly fine condition.
Title to spine is 'Sir William Russell Flint R.A. A Catalogue Raisonne'. This is the De Luxe Edition, limited to 1500 copies of which nos 1-500 are De Luxe. Large format. Blue leather binding, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Colour illustrations with facing text. End of volume is Flint's engravings. ISBN: 0951154818. Spine is very slightly discoloured/faded. This is copy 334 of 500 De-Luxe copies. Contained in blue cloth slipcase with blue signature label to one side, case is a little rubbed at corners and some glue which holds the cloth to the spineis starting to dry out.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- WATERCOLOUR
- LIMITED EDITION
- LEATHER BINDING
THE LIMBOURG BROTHERS: NIJMEGEN MASTERS AT THE FRENCH COURT 1400-1416
Written by Rob Duckers; Pieter Roelofs.
Stock no. 1825613
Published by Ludion, Museum.
1st
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name which ran from 28 August - 20 November 2005. The Limbourg brothers were famous for their miniature paintings and late Gothic manuscript illuminators. Large format, very heavy! Dark blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour illustrations throughout. 447 numbered pages. ISBN: 9055445967. A few minor marks to boards. Text block lightly browned else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper has a tiny closed tear to top edge and is unevenly faded.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- GOTHIC
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- CATALOGUE (ART)
- ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
MASTER OF GLASS
Written by Margaret Stavridi.
Stock no. 1825596
Published by John Taylor Book Ventures.
1st
1988.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Charles Eamer Kempe 1837-1907 and the work of his firm in stained glass and church decoration. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1871224004. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Pencil erasure of old price to top corner of free front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased, rubbed to top of spine with small nick, scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- GLASS
- CHURCHES
- COMPANY HISTORY
- BIOGRAPHY
- ART HISTORY
THE DOUCE APOCALYPSE: PICTURING THE END OF THE WORLD IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Nigel Morgan.
Stock no. 1825594
Published by Bodleian Library.
1st
2006.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The Douce Apocalypse, an illuminated luxury manuscript, was made for prince Edward, later Edward I, and his wife Eleanor of Castile in 1270. The text and images had a contemporary significance in the 13th century are were interpreted in the context of prophecies concerning the coming of the Antichrist. This volume conveys both the beauty of the original illuminated manuscript and the enduring fascination of its contents. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781851243600. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- BIBLE RELATED
CARLISLE AND CUMBRIA: ROMAN AND MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE, ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Written by Mike McCarthy; David Weston.
Stock no. 1825580
Published by The British Archaeological Association.
1st
2004.
Nearly fine condition.
The British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions XXVII. Edited by McCarthy & Weston. Cardwraps. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 1902653696. A lovely copy.
THE GLORY OF BYZANTIUM AND EARLY CHRISTENDOM
Written by Antony Eastmond.
Stock no. 1825578
Published by Phaidon Press Limited.
1st
2013.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Gold coloured cloth with dark blue titles. All edges gilt. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714848105. A few scuff marks to boards. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BYZANTINE
- CHRISTIANITY
- RELIGION
- ART
- ARCHITECTURE
MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STAINED GLASS IN THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
Written by Paul Williamson.
Stock no. 1825575
Published by V&A Publications.
1st
2003.
Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The stained glass collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum is the largest in the world. This book represents a treasury of medieval and Renaissance imagery. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1851774033. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded, minor scuffing to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- GLASS
- GOTHIC
- CHURCHES
- RENAISSANCE
THE HISTORY OF STAINED GLASS: THE ART OF LIGHT MEDIEVAL TO CONTEMPORARY
Written by Virginia Chieffo Raguin.
Stock no. 1825478
Published by Thames and Hudson.
1st thus
2008.
Nearly fine condition.
Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780500287521. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.
PORTRAITS: A HISTORY
Written by Andreas Beyer.
Stock no. 1825477
Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc..
Circa
2003.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A fascinating overview of portraiture in all its manifestations: individual and group portraits; official and casual settings; sitters ranging from the famous to the anonymous; renderings of lovers, friends, and family; artists' powerful depictions of themselves; idealized visions along with warts-and-all realism. Large format. Red cloth boards, blind titles. Colour illustrations throughout. A hefty volume. ISBN: 0810945398. 2nd printing. A lovely copy in a pictorial dustwrapper which is lightly faded in places.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ART HISTORY
- PORTRAITURE
A GRASS ROPE TO CATCH A UNICORN: WENSLEYDALE WILD FLOWERS AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS
Written by Janet Rawlins.
Illustrated by Janet Rawlins.
Stock no. 1825108
Published by Bain Falls Publishing.
1st
2014.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Janet Rawlins painted this collection of wild flowers as relaxation, whilst carryng out commissions for large scale machine-embroidered fabric collages. Janet Rawlins has observed and loved Wensleydale, with illustrations, landscape paintings and tose famous collages, all in her own inimitable style. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout, many watercolour. ISBN: 9780992866006. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to front endpaper. Board corners a little bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby, faded at spine and a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH EAST UK
- YORKSHIRE
- BOTANY
- LANDSCAPE
- ART
- WATERCOLOUR
THE SPIDER THE PLANTS & THE BLACK BLACK COT
Written by Dai Smith; Iwan Bala; Francesca Rhydderch; Peter Lord; Emma Geliot; Alice Briggs.
Illustrated by Shani Rhys James.
Stock no. 1324825
Published by Dolpebyll Studio Press.
Circa
2015.
Nearly fine condition.
Thirty years of painting and sculpture. Three cardwrap volumes contained in a red slip cover. ISBN: 9780993175404. Books are fine. Slip cover has a few light marks and evidence of removal of a label to rear panel.