Stella & Rose's Books

PEGGY ANGUS: DESIGNER, TEACHER, PAINTER
Written by James Russell. Illustrated by Peggy Angus.
Stock no. 1830649
Published by Antique Collectors' Club. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Combining biography with a critical analysis of her work, this richly illustrated book aims both to celebrate Peggy's life and remarkable career and to bring it to the attention of a new generation. Matt pictorial boards. Illustrated endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations and photos. 175 pages including index. ISBN: 9781851497683. Pictorial dustwrapper has a closed tear at top of spine edge on rear panel else a lovely copy.

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ROMAN MOSAICS OF BRITAIN VOLUME IV WESTERN BRITAIN
Written by David S. Neale; Stephen R. Cosh.
Stock no. 1829566
Published by The Society Of Antiquaries Of London. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The 4 volumes of this work (of which this is the fourth and final volume) amounts to a complete illustrated catalogue of every known Roman mosaic in Britain. This volume contains mosaics from the counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Cheshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire and Wales. Large, heavy format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. xvii and 453 pages including index. ISBN: 9780854312948. Boards bright and clean. Minor marks to text block. Contents clean. White dustwrapper has a few minor scuffs.

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ROMAN MOSAICS OF BRITAIN VOLUME II SOUTH-WEST BRITAIN
Written by David S. Neale; Stephen R. Cosh.
Stock no. 1829564
Published by Illuminata Publishers. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The 4 volumes of this work (of which this is the second) amounts to a complete illustrated catalogue of every known Roman mosaic in Britain. Mosaics from the city and county of Bristol, from the counties of Cornwall & Devon, Dorset, Somerset, and Wiltshire. Published for The Society of Antiquaries of London. Large, heavy format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. xiii and406 pages including index. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780954791612. Boards clean and bright. A few marks to text block. Contents clean. White dustwrapper has a few minor marks.

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ROMAN MOSAICS OF BRITAIN VOLUME I NORTHERN BRITAIN: INCORPORATING THE MIDLANDS AND EAST ANGLIA
Written by David S. Neale; Stephen R. Cosh.
Stock no. 1829563
Published by Illuminata Publishers. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The 4 volumes of this work (of which this is the first) amounts to a complete illustrated catalogue of every known Roman mosaic in Britain. Mosaics from the counties of Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire & Rutland, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire, Suffolk, Warwickshire, Yorkshire, and Scotland. Published for The Society of Antiquaries of London. Large, heavy format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. xv and 415 pages including index. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0953784525. Boards bright and clean. Text block very slightly marked. Contents clean. White dustwrapper has a few minor marks.

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FEDERICO BAROCCI: RENAISSANCE MASTER OF COLOUR AND LINE
Written by Judith W. Mann; Babette Bohn; Carol Plazzotta. Illustrated by Federico Barocci.
Stock no. 1829433
Published by The Saint Louis Art Museum. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Federico Barocci was one of the most innovative Italian artists of the second half of the 16th century. His art combines the Renaissance focus on the human body with an unparalleled use of colour and light. This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name which ran from October 2012 to January 2013 and February 2013 to May 2013. Large heavy format. Orange cloth boards with gilt title. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. xv and 360 pages including index. ISBN: 9780300174779. A lovely copy with a few pale foxspots to top edge of text block else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top of spine and justa little scuffed.

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EDWARD WESTON: A LEGACY
Written by Susan Danly; Jonathan Spaulding; Jessica Todd Smith; Jennifer A. Watts.
Stock no. 1829112
Published by Merrell Publishers Limited. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Edward Weston was the first photographer ever to receive a Guggenheim fellowship. This book celebrates Huntington Library's extraordinary collection of five hundred Edward Weston photographs, all of them selected and printed for the institution by the artist in the 1940s. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name which ran from June 28-October 5, 2003. Edited and with an introduction by Jennifer A. Watts. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 1858942063. Black endpapers have very light scuffing (very minor). Else a beautiful copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed, light fading to top edge of flaps.

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DRAWINGS OF BRITISH PLANTS PARTS I - XXIX
Written by Stella Ross-Craig. Illustrated by Stella Ross-Craig.
Stock no. 1828445
Published by G. Bell And Sons, Ltd.. Very good condition.

A run of parts I to XXIX. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations of flowering plants that occur naturally in the British Isles. An almost complete run of 29 volumes, parts 30 & 31 missing. Volume I is a first edition, 1948... Volume XXIX is a first edition 1972. Almost all copies covered in clear laminate, some of the older copies have tape to spine (under the clear laminate). Covers are browned. Neat name in ink to top of front covers. Front endpapers have a small, neat identification number. A few hinges are pulled. Contents are otherwise clean.

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REPRESENTING SLAVERY: ART, ARTEFACTS AND ARCHIVES IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
Written by Douglas Hamilton; Robert J. Blyth.
Stock no. 1828117
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book draws on the extensive collections of the National Maritime Mueseum, Greenwich, and is published to mark the 200th anniversary of Parliament's abolition of the British slave trade in 1807. Ten specially commissioned essays by leading scholars set the collections in their historical context, demonstrating the scale and brutality of slavery, the nature and extent of African resistance, and the widespread effort to achieve abolition and emancipation. Edited by Hamilton & Blyth. Grey cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780853319665. Light rubbing to base of spine. Name & date in ink to front endpaper else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapperi s lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE POWER OF DOGU: CERAMIC FIGURES FROM ANCIENT JAPAN
Written by Simon Kaner; et al.
Stock no. 1827713
Published by British Museum Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published to accompany the exhibition at the British Mueseum from 10 September to 22 November 2009. Dogu - abstract clay figures with recognizably human or animal features - have a long and fascinating history in Japan. This book illustrates 67 Dogu. Edited by Kaner. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714124643. Light fading horizontally to top of rear cover. Contents fine.

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ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS IN CAMBRIDGE PART ONE (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by Stella Panayotova; Nigel Morgan.
Stock no. 1827178
Published by Harvey Miller Publishers. Circa 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Volume One: The Frankish Kingdoms; Northern Netherlands; Germany; Bohemia; Hungary; Austria. Volume Two: The Meuse Region; Southern Netherlands. Large format. Blue cloth boards. ISBN: 9781905375479. Still in original shrinkwrap! A few minor marks, scuffs and a tiny hole to shrinkwrap. A few minor knocks to board edges. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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ITALIAN FRESCOES: THE AGE OF GIOTTO 1280-1400
Written by Joachim Poeschke.
Stock no. 1827154
Published by Abbeville Press. Circa 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This volume begins with an in-depth presentation of the frescoes at San Francesco in Assisi, which became the great school of Italian painting, where Giotto, Pietro Lorenzetti, and Simone Martini, among others, created a new kind of painted mural and a new style of pictorial narrative. Large, heavy format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780789208637. Second printing. Minor red biro mark to top of text block (see photos) else a lovely copy.

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GUIDE TO THE ART OF ILLUMINATING AND MISSAL PAINTING
Written by W. Audsley; G. Audsley.
Stock no. 1827144
Published by George Rowney And Co.. 12th 1868. Good condition.

Blue textured cloth boards with embossed pattern and gilt title to front. 8 lithographic plates. All edges gilt. 72 pages plus 40 page publisher adverts to rear. Boards browned and marked, rubbed at edges, corners lightly worn. Front joint starting to crack. Front hinge pulled but binding is tight. Prelims and endpapers are grubby. Damp stain to verso of frontis, small damp stain to top margin of plates. Contents are a little grubby. If frontis is plate 4, all plates are present else plate 4 is missing.

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