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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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1952 First and Last LovesLondon: 1952A first edition copy of this collection of Betjeman's essays on architecture with illustrations throughout. -
1916 BurlesquesLondon: 1916A first edition of this charming and humorous collection of drawings from British cartoonist Henry Mayo Bateman. -
1931 The Christmas Bookman: The Old Wives' TaleLondon: 1931A very scarce copy of this set of colour illustrations inspired by Arnold Bennett's work The Old Wives' Tale from the Christmas edition of The Bookman for 1931. -
1888 International Exhibition, Glasgow 1888: Fine Arts Section, Official CatalogueGlasgow: 1888The very scarce first edition of this limited edition guide to the fine art exhibited at the 1888 International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art in Glasgow. -
1882-8 A Sammelband of Scarce Pamphlets on Glasgow and its Parks, Museums and ExhibitionsGlasgow: 1882-8A sammelband of vanishingly scarce pamphlets on Glasgow, featuring catalogues of art exhibitions, reports on museums, folding maps and more, all bound together in half straight grain morocco. -
1913 CartoonsLondon: 1913The first edition of this scarce volume of satirical cartoons by Will Dyson, all of which had previously been published in 'The Daily Herald'. -
1910 Modern Scottish Portrait PaintersEdinburgh: 1910A beautifully bound full vellum example of Percy Bate's study of Scottish portrait painters, one of only twenty-five very scarce copies printed on Japanese vellum. -
1955 Mitsubishi ZosenTokyo : 1955A vanishingly scarce company history published by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Engineering. -
1951 Since Spindletop: A Human Story of Gulf's First Half-CenturyPittsburgh: 1951A pleasing presentation copy of Gulf Oil's 50th-anniversary publication, celebrating and highlighting the company's development. -
1950 Steel and Ships: The History of John Brown'sLondon: 1950A scarce first edition, first impression of this historical record, detailing the impressive growth of the ship-building industry. -
1872-1874 Sacred and Legendary ArtLondon: 1872-1874A smart example of Anna Brownell Jameson's scholarly work on religion and art, illustrated throughout. -
1892 The Cruikshankian MomusLondon: 1892A smart limited edition volume collecting some of the best caricatures of the Cruikshank family, with hand-coloured plates. -
1969 A Band of AngelsLondon: 1969This uncommon first edition, first impression of Quentin Blake's richly illustrated festive work, in the original pictorial dust wrapper. -
1914 Most Pleasant and Delectable Tale of the Marriage of Cupid and PsycheLondon: 1914The beautifully illustrated first edition of Dorothy Mullock's illustrated edition of Cupid and Psyche, with tipped in colour plates. -
1937 The Collected Works of Isaac RosenbergLondon: 1937This uncommon first edition, first impression of this historically important collection of artistic and literary works by Isaac Rosenberg, one of the most significant poets of the First World War, in the original publisher's binding. -
1862 Birds Drawn From NatureEdinburgh: 1862A very scarce first edition volume of plates depicting birds of Britain, all drawn from nature by Jemima Blackburn. -
1953 The Incredible MiznersLondon: 1953This uncommon first edition, first impression of the first biography recounting the life of the architect Addison Mizner, in the original unclipped pictorial dust wrapper. -
1936 The Months: Descriptive of the Successive Beauties of the YearLondon: 1936The first edition of this beautifully illustrated work on the beauty of the months by Leigh Hunt, with drawings by Horace J Knowles. -
1951-1953 The Saturday Book: The Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth Annual IssuesLondon: 1951-1953Bright first editions of the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth annual issues of Leonard Russell's miscellany 'The Saturday Book', illustrated throughout and in the original dust wrappers. -
1901 The Brothers Dalziel: A Record of Fifty Years' WorkLondon: 1901The first edition of this richly illustrated record of work from the Brothers Dalziel, a prolific Victorian wood-engraving business. -
1945-1947 The Saturday Book: The Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Annual IssuesLondon: 1945-1947Bright first editions of the fifth, sixth and seventh annual issues of Leonard Russell's miscellany 'The Saturday Book', illustrated throughout. -
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1950 The Saturday Book, The Tenth Anniversary IssueLondon: 1950The first edition of the tenth anniversary of Leonard Russell's miscellany 'The Saturday Book', inscribed by Russell's family. -
1905 English FurnitureLondon: 1905The first edition of Frederick S. Robinson's extensively illustrated account of English furniture in the early twentieth century. -
1950 Farm and Cottage Inventories of Mid-Essex 1635-1749Essex: 1950The first edition of this interesting account of seventeenth and eighteenth century furniture and belongings in Essex. -
1828 Proof Illustrations to Northcote's Fables; And Of The Ornamental Letters and VignettesLondon: 1828A scarce compilation of one-hundred delightful proof illustrations to Northcote's Fables, by William Harvey. -
1979 Spirals of FlightLeicester: 1979A very scarce work on the art of Hans Erni, published for the opening of the Hans Erni museum. -
1933 The Muses, Traduced in PicturesOxford: 1933The very scarce first edition of artist Thomas Derrick's beautifully illustrated depiction of the Muses. -
1867 Twenty-Seven Illustrations by Frederick Walker, Designed For "The Cornhill Magazine"London: 1867A very scarce collection of twenty-seven striking plates, drawn by British social realist painter, Frederick Walker. -
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1931 The Prodigal Son and Other Parables Shown in PicturesOxford : 1931A very scarcely signed copy of this work that illustrates various parables, from English artist Thomas Derrick. -
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1982 Border IncidentsLondon: 1982A superb and very scarce limited edition volume of woodcuts by Kenneth Lindley, signed by Lindley. -
1920-1923 Twenty-Four PortraitsLondon: 1920-1923Two limited first editions of William Rothenstein's first and second series of portraits. -
1909 Mr Punch's Pageant, 1841 to 1908London: 1909A very scarce illustrated catalogue of works featured in the 'Mr. Punch' exhibition at Leicester Galleries. -
1966 The Hours of Catherine of ClevesLondon: 1966An attractive copy of this work, containing the coloured plates and commentaries of the 'Hours of Catherine Cleves'. -
1995 The Art of Botanical IllustrationLondon: 1995A smart new edition of this illustrated survey of botanical art, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1980 Gimson and the BarnsleysLondon: 1980A lovely first edition copy of Mary Comino's study of the Arts and Crafts architects and furniture designers Gimson and the Barnsleys.
