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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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1868-1875 Dictionnaire Raisonne du Mobilier FrancaisParis: 1868-1875A beautiful set of this densely illustrated nineteenth century French work on furniture by the renowned French architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc.
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Signed1903 Happy EnglandLondon: 1903A beautiful, signed, limited edition work showcasing Helen Allingham's watercolour paintings of England.
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1909 Our HomesLondon: 1909A beautifully illustrated first edition copy of Walter Shaw Sparrow's guide to home design and architecture.
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1909 La Voie Publique et Son DécorParis: 1909A handsome copy of this book regarding the architecture of Paris, with the original paper wraps bound into a smart half morocco binding.
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1989 Margaret Mee In Search of Flowers of the Amazon RainforestSuffolk: 1989A beautifully illustrated copy of the diaries of Margaret Mee, the renowned English botanical artist from her adventures in the Amazon rainforest. With a foreword from the late Duke of Edinburgh.
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Signed1979 The Renaissance Garden in EnglandLondon: 1979A signed first edition copy of this detailed book about the Renaissance gardens of England.
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1973 Paul Hogarth's American AlbumLondon: 1973A fine, limited edition, collection of journal entries and illustrations by the popular artist, Paul Hogarth.
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2018 Designing EnglishOxford: 2018A first edition copy of this beautifully illustrated book about the design of early english publications.
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2009 Colour Travels through the PaintboxLondon : 2009A stunning volume that explores the significance of colour, in a wonderful slipcase.
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1923 Old English Sporting Prints and Their HistoryLondon: 1923A limited edition copy of 'Old English Sporting Prints and Their History' with 103 plates.
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1961 The 29th Honorary Fellowship The Weizmann Institute of ScienceStockholm: 1961A finely bound very scarce copy of the addresses delivered at the Weizmann Institute of Science on the 30th October 1960. An association copy, gifted by the wife of Axel L Wenner-Gren, a major contributor of this work.
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1904 A Masque of May MorningLondon & New York: 1904A first edition of Graham Robertson's brightly illustrated play, presented in the publisher's original pictorial cloth.
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Signed1915 Une Exposition D'Artistes Normands A LisieuxLisieux: 1915A scarce edition of this work on Norman Artists.
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c1890 The Royal Album of London Views, with Map and IndexLondon: c1890A fantastic collection of engravings depicting London at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Signed1913 Arthur Rackham's Book of PicturesLondon: 1913A first, limited edition of Arthur Rackham's illustrated anthology. In the original white cloth binding, signed by Rackham to the limitation page.
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1873 EndymionLondon: 1873A beautifully illustrated, scarce edition of John Keat's celebrated iambic poem, 'Endymion'. First edition thus.
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1857 The Legend of the Wandering JewLondon: 1857A very bright, scarce first edition of this Gustave Dore edition of Pierre Dupont's depiction of the legend of the Wandering Jew.
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1927 The Sport of Our Fathers Henry Alken George StubbsLondon: 1927-1929A finely bound work, containing the first and second volumes of Walter Shaw Sparrow's biographical studies of these renowned sports illustrators, Henry Alken, George Stubbs and Ben Marshall.
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Hints on Hats Adapted to the Heads of the PeopleLondon: 1865A very scarce, charming fashion work on hats by the royal hatter, Henry Melton. Presented in a smart condition, this pocket sized work is a fascinating insight to the history of hats, and the nineteenth century fashions.
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1998 Wandering Shadows by Vera Rohm UNOPENEDBerlin: 1998A new, sealed copy of Vera Röhm's 'Wandering Shadows'.
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Signed1926 Nottingham Past and Present Hammond Limited Edition Hand Coloured Plates Signed by Author ScarceNottingham: 1926A limited edition of 'Nottingham; Past and Present', signed by the author with thirty six hand-coloured plates and in the very scarce dustwrapper.
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1886-9 2vol Dictionary of PAINTERS & ENGRAVERS M. BryanLondon: 1886-9Michael Bryan's acclaimed reference book on artists.
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1971 ART Jean Clouet by Peter Mellen ILLUS First Ed.Paris: 1971A lavishly-illustrated First Edition of this French translation of Mellen's monograph of Clouet.