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JANE'S AMERICAN FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE 20H CENTURY
Written by Captain John Moore.
Stock no. 1828709
Published by Studio Editions. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Edited and foreword by Captain John Moore. Compiled from the American sections of Jane's All the World's Ships. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine.B/w photos and illustrations. 319 pages including index. ISBN: 1851707379. Light rubbing to board corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustgwrapper is lightly rubbed at top & tail fo spine, small score mark to top of spine, a little scuffed to rear panel.

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A HISTORY OF THE LNER: 1. THE EARLY YEARS, 1923-33
Written by Michael R. Bonavia.
Stock no. 1326940
Published by Studio Editions. 1990. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Square format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. A few light foxspots to verso of dustwrapper, dustwrapper spine is sunned.

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A HISTORY OF THE LNER: III. THE LAST YEARS, 1939-48
Written by Michael R. Bonavia.
Stock no. 1827446
Published by Studio Editions; George Allen & Unwin. 1st thus 1990. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Steam Past series. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (orange to tan - normal for this series).

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A HISTORY OF THE LNER II. THE AGE OF THE STREAMLINERS, 1934-39
Written by Michael R. Bonavia.
Stock no. 1827444
Published by Studio Editions; George Allen & Unwin. 1st thus 1990. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Steam Past series. The story of the short but exciting period between 1934 and the outbreak of war in 1939 when the LNER fought off the effects of the Great Depression. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (from orange to light tan - normal for this series).

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STUDIES IN DESIGN
Written by Christopher Dresser.
Stock no. 1826259
Published by Studio Editions. 1st thus 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reproduction of the 1876 original. A justly famous study in aesthetics, a landmark in the history of the Victorian style, and an invaluable source book for fine artists and graphic designers today. Large format. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1851701745. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Tiny closed tear to vertical edge of front endpaper (alongside a minor crease). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine with a closed tear to either side at top edge (no loss), edge worn and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE HISTORY OF ORNAMENT
Written by Alexander Speltz.
Stock no. 2130998
Published by Studio Editions. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Antiquity to Modern Times. Large format. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. The Stuido Library of Decorative Art. ISBN: 1851701753. Bump to top of spine. Contents are excellent! Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small tears to top of spine.

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AVIATION THE PIONEER YEARS
Written by Ben Mackworth-Praed.
Stock no. 1610485
Published by Studio Editions. 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. With an authoritative chronology of the history of flight to 1939. B/w photos. 320 pages. ISBN: 1851703497. Spine bumped. Wrapper edge rubbed.

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THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ILLUSTRATION
Written by Gerard Quinn.
Stock no. 1109348
Published by Studio Editions. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Compilation of More Than 5,000 Illustrations and Designs. Large format. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0851703608. Light browning to covers. A few marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few chips/nicks.

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A HISTORY OF THE LNER II. THE AGE OF THE STREAMLINERS, 1934-39
Written by Michael R. Bonavia.
Stock no. 1602324
Published by Studio Editions; George Allen & Unwin. 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Steam Past series. The story of the short but exciting period between 1934 and the outbreak of war in 1939 when the LNER fought off the effects of the Great Depression. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. From the library of Andrew Beaumont, amateur rally driver, with address label to prelims. Wrapper spine faded.

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A HISTORY OF THE LNER: 1. THE EARLY YEARS, 1923-33
Written by Michael R. Bonavia.
Stock no. 1602323
Published by Studio Editions. 1990. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Square format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. From the library of Andrew Beaumont, amateur rally driver, with address label to prelims. Small mark to a couple of pages but otherwise contents are near fine. Wrapper spine faded.

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TREASURES OF THE HERMITAGE
No author listed.
Stock no. 588388
Published by Studio Editions. 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Representative items from the six major departments of the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad. Very large format. Colour photos. ISBN: 1851704574. Corners lightly bumped.

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