Art
Our best selection of art and art criticism through the ages. From the scholarly to the glossy, we try to keep a selection of the complete range of art books here.
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1913 The Bookman Portfolio, Containing Plates in Colour by Kay NielsenLondon: 1913A scarce portfolio featuring three vibrant colour plates from renowned Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen.
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1914 The Studio: An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art, Volume 60London : 1914A very scarce volume of this beautiful illustrated arts magazine, featuring coloured plates by several prominent artists and half calf binding.
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1974 Abstract Painting in FlandersAntwerp: 1974A wonderfully bright exploration of abstract painting, with a detailed look at abstract art between the First and Second World Wars, compiled by artist Michel Seuphor.
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1912 St. Nicholas Annual for Boys & Girls Volume XLLondon: 1912The fortieth issue of this profusely illustrated Christmas annual for children, with contributions from L. Frank Baum and illustrations from the noted Arthur Rackham.
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1977 Robert MotherwellNew York: 1977The first edition of this wonderfully bright compilation of artwork by American abstract expressionist painter, Robert Motherwell.
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1986 Frank Stella Paintings 1958-1965New York: 1986A wonderfully presented, bright catalogue of the paintings of American artist Frank Stella between 1958 and 1965, compiled by Lawrence Lubin.
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1960 Jackson PollockLondon : 1960A first edition of Bryan Robertson's compelling chronicle of the great twentieth-century artist Jackson Pollock, with 169 photographic illustrations.
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1986 Working Space (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures) with the Uncorrected ProofCambridge: 1986The first edition of Frank Stella's work on abstract art, with the very scarce uncorrected proof with editorial annotations throughout.
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1914 King Albert's Book: A Tribute to the Belgian KingLondon: [1914]A first edition of this tribute to King Albert, with contributions by important public figures and authors and illustrations by popular artists.
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1909 The Perverse Widow and The WidowLondon : 1909A charming collection of two short stories, illustrated in colour by Cecil Aldin.
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1873 Little DorritLondon: [1873]Charles Dicken's fictional satirical novel, illustrated by James Mahoney.
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1881 Les Peintres MilitairesParis: 1881A beautifully bound, limited edition of this illustrated work on military artists, compiled by Eugène Montrosier.
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1927 3vols The Dial: March, May and June 1927Camden: 1927Three issues of The Dial, from March, May and June 1927, an American literary magazine with notable contributors.
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Signed1971 Ovid: The Art of LoveGlasgow: 1971A limited edition, illustrated copy of this mythological work, signed by the artist and in the original slipcase.
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1976 Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest From Alaska to Northern CaliforniaSidney : 1976The first edition of this photographic book on wild flowers by Lewis Clark in the original dust wrapper.
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1991 Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860San Francisco: 1991A smart facsimile reprint of Abbey's bibliographical catalogue of artwork capturing British and Irish scenery between 1770 and 1860.
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1884 Old and New Hull: A Series of Drawings of the Town of Kingston-upon-HullHull: 1884The very scarce first edition of Thomas Tindall Wildridge's beautifully illustrated historical study of Hull in the nineteenth century.
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1953 Life in England in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860London: 1953A smart limited edition of this brightly illustrated bibliographical catalogue of artwork exploring life in England.
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1889 Pen and Pencil Pictures of Old BradfordBradford: 1889The first edition of William Scruton's beautifully selected collection of plates illustrating Old Bradford.
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1989 The Slipper OrchidsRandburg: 1989The first edition of this beautifully illustrated botanical work on slipper orchids by Esme F. Hennessy and Tessa A. Hedge.
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1981 The Orchids of Africa: A Select ReviewLondon: 1981The first UK edition of this study on African orchids by J. Stewart, with beautiful colour illustrations by E. F. Hennessy.
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1982 The Crocus: A Revision of the Genus Crocus (Iridaceae)London: 1982The first edition of this detailed study on the crocus by Brian Mathew, with beautiful coloured plates and in the original dust wrapper.
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1882-84 The Ornamental Arts of JapanLondon: 1882-84The first edition of this lavishly illustrated work exploring the beauties of Japanese art, colourfully illustrated with chromolithographs.
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1972 Life in England in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860Folkestone & London: 1972A profusely illustrated bibliographical catalogue of illustrations of life in England between 1770-1860, through aquatint and lithography.
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1952 Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860London: 1952A smart limited edition of this brightly illustrated catalogue of artwork exploring the scenery of Great Britain and Ireland.
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1889 Frondes Agrestes. Readings in 'Modern Painters'Kent: 1889A smart ninth edition of this critical work on modern painters and their work.
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1892 Art and Song: A Series of Original Highly Finished Steel EngravingsLondon: [1892]The new edition of this charming book of songs and artwork, bound in full crushed morocco.
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1929 The Domestic Architecture of England During the Tudor PeriodLondon: 1929The second edition, two volume set of profusely illustrated works on architecture by Garner and Stratton.
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1842 The Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places, and Coast Scenery of Great BritainLondon: 1842A profusely illustrated two volume set of Beattie and Bartlett's study of the coast of Great Britain, bound in half morocco.
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1954 Paul KleeLondon: 1954A smart first UK edition of this critical work on Swiss-born German artist, Paul Klee.
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1909 2vol The Life of James McNeill WhistlerLondon: 1909A complete two volume set of this illustrated biography of American painter James McNeill Whistler.
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1991 Flora of LouisianaBaton Rouge: 1991The first edition of this work on the flowers in Louisiana with Margaret Stones' beautiful watercolour illustrations.
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1947 The Vanished WorldNew York : 1947The first edition of this uncommon and important collection of photographs illustrating Jewish life in Europe in the 1920's and 30's.
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1904 The Surprising Adventures of Tuppy and TueLondon: [1904]The first edition thus of this scarce fictional children's work by Maggie Browne, with this being one of the earliest books to be illustrated in colour by the legendary illustrator, Arthur Rackham.
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1934 Kirkcudbright: A Royal Burgh, A Book of Drawings with LetterpressLondon and Glasgow: 1934A first edition of this delightful book of drawings from Jessie M. King.
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1981 The Art of Maurice SendakLondon: 1981The first UK edition of this beautiful celebration of the artwork of the noted children's book author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak, in the original clear dust wrapper.