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Art & Architecture
We have a wide and varied collection of books on all forms of Art and Architecture, encompassing Engineering, Design, Furniture and Fashion. Many with fantastic plates and some real rarities included.
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1976 A Collection of Famous Chinese Paintings Tang Sung Yuan & Ming DynastiesTaipai: 1976The first edition of this beautiful two volume work on the famous Chinese paintings across a millenium, wonderfully illustrated in both colour and monochrome with folding plates. -
1909 Embroidery: A Collection of Articles on Subjects Connected withLondon: 1909A well illustrated book containing articles on needlework, including its methods, designs, and history, with several colour plates. -
1902-04 The Modern Carpenter Joiner and Cabinet-Maker: A Complete GuideLondon: 1902-04A beautifully illustrated guide to architecture and all of its practical applications, covering a range of subjects such as wood-working, cabinet making, as well as building law. With Talwin Morris bindings in his signature decorative style. -
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1882 Modern Athenians, A Series of Original Portraits of Memorable Citizens of EdinburghEdinburgh: 1882Signed by the publisher, this is a charming and humorous Limited Edition collection of hand-coloured caricatures of eminent Edinburgh citizens of the late nineteenth century. -
1823 The Carpenter's New Guide, Being a Complete Book of LinesLondon: 1823A fascinating early nineteenth-century guidebook for carpentry and joinery, illustrated with eighty-four copper plates. -
1988 Pre-Raphaelite PapersLondon: 1988An exceptional first edition containing essays relating to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, illustrated and presented in an excellent dust wrapper. -
1975 The P. R. B. Journal: William Michael Rossetti's Diary of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood 1849-1853Oxford: 1975A smart first edition of Fredeman's edition of the diaries of William Michael Rossetti, presented in an excellent dust wrapper. -
1991 Ford Madox Brown and the Pre-Raphaelite CircleLondon: 1991An excellent first edition of this exploration of Ford Madox Brown and his role within the Pre-Raphaelites, illustrated in colour and monochrome. -
1963 British Portrait MiniaturesLondon: 1963An excellent first edition of Daphne Foskett's examination of portrait miniatures through British history, illustrated with examples throughout. -
1912 J.-B. Greuze Peintre de la Femme et de la Jeune Fille du XVIIIe SiecleParis: 1912In a striking Hatchards binding, this Limited Edition celebration of the portraits of Jean-Baptiste Greuze is illustrated throughout with full plate reproductions of his work. -
1806 Memoirs of the Life of the Late George MorlandLondon: 1806The first edition of John Hassel's beautifully engraved biography of painter George Morland, published only two years after his death. -
1986 A Pre-Raphaelite Friendship: The Correspondence of William Holman Hunt and John Lucas TupperMichigan: 1986An excellent collection of the letters of William Holman Hunt and John Lucas Tupper, with illustrations. -
1988 Pre-Raphaelite PapersLondon: 1988An excellent first edition of this collection of essays on the Pre-Raphaelites, illustrated throughout. -
1982 Burne-Jones Talking: His Conversations 1895-1898, Preserved by His StudioLondon: 1982A collection of conversations with artist Edward Burne-Jones, collected and preserved by his studio assistant, with illustrations to middle of text. -
1979 William Dyce 1806-1864: A Critical BiographyOxford: 1979A biography on the Scottish painter William Dyce, with over one-hundred pages of illustrations to the rear of text. -
1992 The Pre-Raphaelites in ContextSan Marino: 1992A collection of four essays presented at 'The Pre-Raphaelite in Context' symposium, researched and written by a range of academics with illustrations throughout. -
1901 The English Pre-Raphaelite Painters: Their Associates and SuccessorsLondon: 1901An overview of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and its primary artists, with illustrated plates throughout text. -
1847 Memoirs of Benvenuto CelliniLondon: 1847A new edition of the celebrated memoirs of Benvenuto Cellini, noted sixteenth century Italian sculptor and goldsmith. -
1873 Moeurs, Usages et Costumes au Moyen AgeParis: 1873A beautiful brightly illustrated history of the Middle Ages in the French language, with colour plates by F. Kellerhoven. -
1928 Agnolo Bronzino His Life and WorksCambridge, Massachusetts : 1928A smart copy of this uncommon biography of the life and works of sixteenth-century Italian painter, Agnolo Bronzino, complete with illustrated plates. -
1899-1908 The Great Masters in Painting and SculptureLondon: 1899-1907Seven leatherbound volumes from The Great Masters in Painting and Sculpture series, containing works on a range of Renaissance artists, with frontispieces and illustrated plates. -
1930 Suffolk and Norfolk: A Perambulation of the Two Counties with Notices ofLondon: 1930A topographical work by M.R. James about the history and architecture of Suffolk and Norfolk, with illustrated plates. -
1897 Les MaitressesParis: 1897The first edition of this collected illustrations of women by Ferdinand Bac in various tones. -
1902 The Stones of VeniceLondon: 1902A later impression of this treatise on the art and architecture of Venice by John Ruskin, two volumes in two charming full calf prize bindings signed Bickers & Son. -
1984 Gravetye Manor, or, Twenty Years' Work Round an Old Manor HouseNew York: 1984A limited edition work on the beautiful gardens and house of Gravetye Manor, the home of the prominent landscape gardener WIlliam Robinson. -
1883-1891 2Vol The Organ-Cases and Organs of the Middle Ages and RenaissanceLondon: 1883-1891Arthur George Hill's very scarce complete two volume historical study of the organ and their cases, illustrated throughout with large original drawings from the author. -
1833 The Waverley AlbumLondon: 1833An uncommon early edition of this volume illustrating tales and novels of Sir Walter Scott in a series of line engravings. -
1855 The Art of Perfumery, and the Methods of Obtaining the Odours of PlantsLondon: 1855A very scarce first edition copy of this important perfumery work by G. W. Septimus Piesse, in the original publisher's cloth with a lovely custom slipcase, complete with illustrations. -
1865 The Book of PerfumeLondon: 1865The first edition of this important history of perfumery by the leading innovator perfumer of the Victorian era, Eugene Rimmel, complete with illustrations throughout. -
1855 The Art of Perfumery, and the Methods of Obtaining the Odours of PlantsLondon: 1855The very scarce first edition of this early work on perfumery by a master perfumer, G. W. Septimus Piesse, complete with illustrations throughout. -
1923 The Romance of Modern MechanismLondon: 1923A later printing of this work celebrating progress in mechanics by Archibald Williams, in a full calf school prize binding. -
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1952 Shorelands Summer DiaryLondon: 1952A signed Limited Edition study of the birds and the topography of Anglesey from C. F. Tunnicliffe, illustrated throughout by the author, and with full colour plates. -
c1910 From the Collection of the Late Lord Dewar Famous Coaching InnsLondon: c1910A colourfully illustrated volume containing a variety of the coaching scenes of John Maggs, a picturesque depiction of the country across a couple of centuries with a focusing on famous coaching inns. -
c1880 A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and GentlemenLondon: c1880A beautifully illustrated complete volume set of county seats of British gentlemen, including architectural descriptions and genealogy information, with various colour plates. -
c1910 From the Collection of the Late Lord Dewar Famous Coaching InnsLondon: c1910A colourfully illustrated collection of the coaching scenes of John Maggs, a picturesque depiction of the country across a couple of centuries with a focusing on famous coaching inns. -
1851 A Treatise on the Aeropleustic Art, or Navigation in the Air, By Means of KitesLondon: 1851A lovely morocco bound second edition copy of this very scarce volume by George Pocock, detailing his aeropleustic science and his designs for the Charvolant.