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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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2010 The Artistry of Leslie Cole: Today I Worked Well-The Picture Fell Off The BrushHuddersfield: 2010A limited edition work on the art and life of the British war artist Leslie Cole, with many lovely plates in colour. -
1921-1973 7vols Seven Works by Leo TolstoyLondon: 1921-1973A set of the World's Classics edition of works by Tolstoy, including short stories, essays and novels. -
2002 Doodaaa: The Balletic Art of Gavin Twinge, A TriographyLondon: 2002A very smart first edition, first impression of this amusing tale of art history from British illustrator Ralph Steadman. -
2012 La Poeme de l'Angle DroitStuttgart: 2012A faithful facsimile of Le Corbusier's important series of paintings and writings, a striking and colourful volume. -
1991-98 5vols Five Flower Fairy BooksLondon: 1991-1998These five, delightfully illustrated Flower Fairy books by the English artist Cicely Barker, each with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1995 Cicely Mary Barker and Her ArtLondon: 1995This handsome first edition, first impression of an illustrated study of Cecily Mary Barker's career, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1945 Introduction to TypographyLondon: 1945An excellent first edition of Oliver Simon's guide to book production and typography, in the original dust wrapper. -
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1964 Eric Gill: An Introduction to His WorkChichester: 1964The very scarce first edition of this short introduction to the work of Eric Gill. A signed presentation copy from Gill himself, with an additional signed letter from Gill. -
1923 Things New and OldLondon: 1923A volume of illustrations from caricaturist and parodist, Max Beerbohm. -
2006 The Complete Flower Fairies CollectionLondon: 2006A beautiful complete collection of Cicely Mary Barker's beloved illustrated fairy books, all in their original dust wrappers and housed in an illustrated box. -
1960 The Roman Drawings of the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor CastleLondon: 1960A smart first edition of this detailed record of the Roman drawings at Windsor Castle. -
1978 Leica Historica, Gewindekameras, 1925-1960Wetzlar: 1978A very scarce German reference work on Leica cameras, a brilliantly detailed resource on the brand's screw-mounts. -
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1985 The Whole Story of M-Type Leica (M型ライカの全貌)Tokyo: 1985A very scarce guide to the M-Type Leica, a Japanese work signed by the author, Shinichi Nakamura. -
1958 Max's Nineties: Drawings 1892-1899Philadelphia : 1958A very pleasing copy of this Max Beerbohm's posthumous caricature series. -
1922 Rossetti and His CircleLondon: 1922A pleasing first edition of Max Beerbohm's humorous caricaturist series concerning the life of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his peers. -
1987 Rossetti and His CircleNew Haven : 1987An excellent new edition of Max Beerbohm's caricature series concerning the life and peers of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. -
1913 Fifty CaricaturesLondon: 1913A smart first edition of this collection of caricatures from English parodist and caricaturist Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm. -
1972 A Catalogue of the Caricatures of Max BeerbohmMassachusetts: 1972A smart first edition of this catalogue of the caricatures of English caricaturist and humorist Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm. -
1896 Caricatures of Twenty-Five GentlemenLondon: 1896A smart first edition of this collection of humorous caricatures from English caricaturist Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm. -
1987 A Peep into the Past: Max Beerbohm CaricaturesNew York: 1987A smart first edition of this collection of Beerbohm's caricatures as displayed at exhibitions in New York and Delaware in 1987. -
1921-57 Six Catalogues of Leicester Galleries ExhibitionsLondon: 1921-57A set of six catalogues for exhibitions held at the Leicester Galleries, largely dealing with the distinguished caricaturist Max Beerbohm. -
1977 Illustrations of the Book of Job, in Twenty-One PlatesClairvaux: 1977A scarce facsimile of the 1826 edition of William Blake's 'Book of Job', illustrated with twenty-one facsimile plates. -
1953 As You Like ItLondon: 1953A stunning scarce Folio Society edition of William Shakespeare's pastoral comedy, with Salvador Dali's incredible colour sketches of his designs for the Rome production of this legendary play. -
1924 English Decoration and Furniture of the Early Renaissance 1500-1650London: 1924This handsome first edition of the fourth volume in Margaret Jourdain's illustrated study of English decoration and furniture with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1828 Anecdotes of Painting in EnglandLondon: 1828A beautifully bound, complete set of Horace Walpole's richly illustrated guide to painting in England, with additions by James Dallaway. -
1970 Treasures of Egyptian Art From the Cairo MuseumBoston; Connecticut : 1970A guide to a planned exhibition of Egyptian art at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, a finely bound and illustrated work. -
1770 The Laboratory: or, School of ArtsLondon: 1770An exploration of many different artistic trades, an illustrated volume, including with two folding plates. -
1892 Illustrated History of FurnitureLondon: 1892A lovely example of the first edition of Frederick Litchfield's illustrated guide to the history of furniture, in a signed half straight grain morocco Birdsall binding. -
1972 The Illustrated Guide to Ridgway PorcelainsLondon: 1972A sumptuously bound signed first edition copy of this detailed exploration of the Ridgway porcelains. -
1778 Seven Discourses Delivered in the Royal Academy by the PresidentLondon: 1778The first edition of these seven brilliant artistic lectures given by Joshua Reynolds at the Royal Academy, in an attractive calf binding. -
1887-1891 The Magazine of ArtLondon: 1887-1891Five very smart volumes of this lavishly illustrated British journal devoted to the visual arts. -
1972 The Drawings of John RuskinOxford: 1972A smart first edition of this uncommon study of the drawings of John Ruskin, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1971 Hans MemlingOxford: 1971A smart first edition of this illustrated study on the life and works of Flemish painter Hans Memling. -
1904 2vols in 1 Romney: A Biographical and Critical Essay with a Catalogue Raisonné of his WorksLondon: 1904An illustrated limited edition copy of this study of the life of George Romney, in an attractive half crushed morocco binding by Riviere. -
1926 John S. Sargent: His Life and WorkLondon: 1926A smart first edition of this study on the life and work of American artist John Singer Sargent. -
1959 2vol Rubens Selected DrawingsLondon: 1959A complete two volume first edition set of this collection of works from Flemish artist Sir Peter Paul Rubens, with the original slip case.