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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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Signed1929 Pandora's Letter BoxLondon: 1929A signed limited edition work by Doris Langley Moore, advising the reader on how to lead a fashionable life.
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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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1912 The First & Chief Groundes of ArchitectureLondon: 1912A limited edition copy of this facsimile of John Shute's important illustrated work on architecture.
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Signed1979 Crystal of a Hundred DreamsSan Francisco: 1979A limited edition collection of plates by Stephen E. Fabian, signed by the artist himself.
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Signed1977 Frank Kelly Freas: The Art of Science FictionNorfolk: 1977A wonderful signed, limited edition celebration of the art of Frank Kelly Freas, known as the 'Dean of Science Fiction Artists'.
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Signed1908 Old London ChurchesLondon: 1908Canon Benham's signed Limited Edition study of the historic churches of London, illustrated with colour plates by Arthur Garratt.
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Signed1906 Birket FosterLondon: 1906A signed Edition de Luxe of Cundall's richly illustrated celebration of the work of Birket Foster.
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Signed1907 George Morland His Life and WorksLondon: 1907A deluxe limited edition work on the life and work of George Morland, illustrated in colour and signed by the editor, Walter Gilbey.
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1988 Kendrew of York and his Chapbooks for Children with a ChecklistWetherby : 1988The limited first edition of this illustrated work by Roger Davis on Kendrew's chapbooks for children, in the original slipcase with three facsimile's of the chapbooks.
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Signed1927 With the YearsLondon: 1927A limited edition, signed copy of this work of poetry by Cecil French illustrated by woodcuts but the author.
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Signed1911 The Transmutation of LingLondon: 1911The first edition of this beautifully illustrated Ernest Bramah 'Kai Lung' work, signed by the illustrator, Ilbery Lynch.
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1925 The Prize RingLondon: 1925A limited edition work on boxing with beautiful illustrations throughout and bound in quarter morocco.
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1926 English Mezzotint Portraits and Their StatesLondon; New York: 1926A limited edition study on the beauties of mezzotint portraiture, complete with sixty-four examples of the art form.
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1927 Dogs of CharacterLondon: 1927A lovely limited edition of Cecil Aldin's charmingly illustrated tale about the dogs Mickey and Cracker, an Irish wolfhound and a bull terrier.
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2007 Joan Mitchell: Works on Paper 1956-1992New York: 2007A fine first edition of this vibrantly illustrated retrospective of the works of American abstract expressionist Joan Mitchell.
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2014 Joan Mitchell: TreesNew York: 2014The first edition of this beautifully illustrated celebration of the works of American abstract expressionist Joan Mitchell.
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2004 Sam FrancisAmsterdam: 2004One of 1000 copies of this striking work dedicated to the art of Sam Francis.
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Signed1991 Design and Printing at the University of California PressCalifornia: 1991A limited, signed edition of this history of the University of California Press.
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Signed1892-1894 2 vols Eighteenth Century VignettesLondon : 1892-1894Two limited edition copies of Austin Dobson's Eighteenth Century Vignettes, with illustrations and signed to the first series.
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2002 MarilynLondon: 2002A moving tribute to Marilyn Monroe, showing her life in photographs taken by Andre de Dienes, and her growth into the blonde bombshell icon.
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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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1913 The Art of BotticelliLondon: 1913The scarce limited edition of Laurence Binyon's comprehensive essay on the work of Early Renaissance painted Sandro Botticelli.
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1886 Le DrapeauParis: 1886A lovely limited edition copy of this work displaying the artwork shown at the French Academy. Limited to twenty-five copies on Japon, in a full morocco binding.
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1902 Nineteenth Century ArtGlasgow : 1902The scarce first limited edition in large paper of this illustrated study of nineteenth century art by D. S. MacColl.
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Signed1988 Swansea Porcelain Shapes and DecorationLondon: 1988A beautiful first and limited edition of A. E. (Jimmy) Jones and Sir Leslie Joseph's illustrated scarce study of Swansea porcelain.
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1909 ParisLondon: 1909A limited edition topographical work on the locations and culture of Paris, with numerous illustrations throughout by Mortimer Menpes.
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Signed1904 British Water-colour ArtLondon: 1904A signed, limited edition work on watercolour painting in Great Britain, with numerous colour plates throughout.
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1893 The Poetry of ArchitectureOrpington; London : 1893A limited large paper edition of this influential work on architecture by John Ruskin.
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Signed1904 HollandLondon: 1904A signed, limited edition, topographical, work on Holland. With numerous colour plates by Nico Jungman.
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Signed1903 Happy EnglandLondon: 1903A signed limited edition work featuring the beautiful illustrations of Helen Allingham, alongside a biography and descriptions.
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Signed1903 War Sketches in ColourLondon: 1903A signed limited edition collection of colour war sketches and anecdotes relating to the Second Boer War.
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1909 ParisLondon: 1909A limited edition topographical work on the locations and culture of Paris, with numerous illustrations throughout by Mortimer Menpes.
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1985 Master Drawings from the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic ArtsGeneva : [1985]An impressive illustrated catalogue of the master drawings from the Achenbach Foundation of Graphic Arts, limited edition enclosed in its original slipcase.
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1881 Birket Foster's Pictures of English LandscapeLondon: 1881Myles Birket Foster's picturesque ode to English rural scenes, the limited edition engraved on India proof paper by the Brother Dalziels.
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1980 Real SkyGloucestershire: 1980A bright limited edition of this anthology of poems by P. J. Kavanagh adorned with wood-engravings by Miriam Macgregor, signed by the author.
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1967 A Fragment of Cresci's EssemplareBournemouth: 1967A lovely facsimile reproduction of Cresci's beautiful work of calligraphy complete with its unclipped dust wrapper, limited edition of two-hundred copies.