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Roach, Kerry (editor)
Wang Qingsong
The photographs of Wang Qingsong. Introduction by Zoe Butt. Published in conjunction with the exhibition at the Albion Gallery 6 June - 7 July 2006. Bright red cloth covers with yellow title on front cover, black and yellow on spine. Small mark on page following title page. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
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Bailey, Colin B. And Christopher Riopelle
Renoir Landscapes 1865-1883
Still in original cellophane packaging. A well illustrated book. 296 pages. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
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Tsereteli, Vasily (Chairman)
New Angelarium
Book accompanying the 'New Angelarium' exhibition. Text in Russian and English. Concept author and project curator Kolesnikov Denisov, project coordinator Yulia Garkusha. 333 pages. Modern art. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
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Wilson, Angus
Tempo. The Impact of Television on the Arts
Angus Wilson examined the question of whether television contributed to a decline in the other arts. 50 years before Love Island - what would he make of it now?. 84 pages. Dust jacket has creases, tears and small loss to top back edge and top of spine. Price clipped with
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Bayley, Stephen and James Woudhuysen
Robots
This small book accompanied an exhibition about how robots came into being and how they will affect design. Very slight rubbing on covers.
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Hejzlar, Josef
Chinese Watercolours
A description of one of the most influential developments in modern Chinese art - the Shanghai School. Very well illustrated. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
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Sutton, Denys
Lautrec
Text in French. 40 page text section, including notes on each plate followed by 48 colour plates. Black cloth covers with gilt title on spine and front cover. Dust jacket worn down edges of spine, loss to top/tail of spine, small tears to edges of dust jacket, browned towards edges.
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Castegnate, Livio Cerini Di
Canzonette: Popular Songs
142 pages. Light wear to cover edges. Text in Italian and English
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Lipman, Jean
Techniques in American Folk Decoration
A source of design ideas for the home decorator which includes a wide variety of figures and motifs.
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Rothenstein, William
Twelve Portraits By William Rothenstein
Cream boards with black cloth spine. With 12 tissue-guarded plates of portraits including Albert Einstein, T. S. Eliot, Bernard Shaw, Max Beerbohm et al. Worn cover corners and top/tail of spine, slight bend to covers. General shelfwear and marks to covers.
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Praz, Mario
Die Inneneinrichtung von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil
Heavy tome. Blue cloth covers with gilt title on spine. 396 pages. Covers have white spot marks. Page edges a little soiled. Creases on front free endpapers. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
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Mannoni, Édith
Mobilier De Basse Bretagne
Le Mobilier Francais collection. Beautifully illustrated. Text in French. 93 pages. Rubbing to surface of dust jacket.
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Bayley, Stephen (Editor)
The Conran Directory of Design
A comprehensive work that will give a better understanding of design - a guide to the history of well-designed consumer goods of the last hundred years. Dust jacket tear at top edge next spine. Well illustrated. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
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Peters, A. W.
The Zoo: A Sketch Book
24 black and white illustrations of zoo animals. Dedication to previous owner on front free endpaper. Light foxing on title and a faintly on some margins. Much worn spine.
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Stephens, Frances
Theatre World Annual (London): A Pictorial Review of West End Productions with a Record of Plays and Players. Number 4 1st June 1952 - 31st May 1953
Packed full of photogaphs, descriptions and reviews.
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Stephens, Frances
Theatre World Annual (London): A Pictorial Review of West End Productions with a Record of Plays and Players. Number 3 1st June 1951 - 31st May 1952
Packed full of photogaphs, descriptions and reviews.
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Faison, S. Lane
A Guide to the Art Museums of New England
Includes 61 museums and other collections in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. With over 400 reproductions. Map detail for each entry. 270 pages. Dust jacket a little soiled and worn at top/tail of spine
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Hadfield, Miles & John
Gardens of Delight
A reflection on the delights of gardens as portrayed by poets, philosophers, essayists, diarists and travellers. Lots of illustrations. 192pp. Previous owner's label on front pastedown.
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Roberts, David
Romantische Reise Durch Biblische Länder
Text by Sipke van der Land - in German. Dedication to Yehudi Menuhin on half-title page. Tears at upper edge of dust jacket with a few nicks on lower edge. Slight fading to edges of covers.
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Domenech, A. C., Frederic Vitoux and Jean-Claude Ponchel
Au large de Paris, l'Ile Saint-Louis
Text in French. 37 really splendid, evocative photographs of Paris. Slight wear to cover extremities.
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Mannering, Douglas
The Masterworks of Monet
A comprehensive study of the artist. With 120 reproductions of his most popular paintings. 256 pages. Small tear at edge of spine and corners a little creased.
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Bott, Alan (Editor)
The Londoner's England: Contemporary Water-Colours and Drawings of London and the Home Counties..
Illustrations accompanied by notes. 191 pages. Tears to dust jacket at top of spine and edges, creases at back top edge.
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Lefebvre d'Argencé, René-Yvon
Treasures from the Shanghai Museum 6,000 Years of Chinese Art
191 page catalogue of the exhibition at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Field Museum of Natural History Chicago, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston and the Smithsonian Institution Washington DC between May 4 1983 and November 30 1984. Excellent illustrations. Covers rubbed and slightly marked.
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Oppé, A. P.
English Drawings Stuart and Georgian Periods in the Collection of His Majesty the King at Windsor Castle
"The drawings in the Royal Library by British artists and foreigners working in England who were born with a few exceptions before 1786" Catalogue with 117 illustrations in black and white. Red cloth covers. Ex library with small 'Hastings Library' stamp on most margins and bookplate on front pastedown. No library pockets. Library numbers at base of spine. Light wear to extremities.
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Anon
The Saturday Book 16
Sixteenth annual issue. A variety of subjects, prose, poems and art in one volume. In original decorative box. Inscription in 'To' box. Tear at top edge of dust jacket.
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D'Ancona, P. & E. Aeschlimann
The Art of Illumination: An Anthology of Manuscripts from the Sixth to the Sixteenth Century
145 plates, 24 in colour, with notes for each one in following section. 235 pages. Dust jacket a little discoloured and with creases and wear to edges. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
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Jakubowski, Jan Zygmunt (Editor)
Przeglad Humanistyczny NR1/82 ROK XV
The Humanistic Review. Slight browning to page margins and parts of front cover.
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Jakubowski, Jan Zygmunt (Editor)
Przeglad Humanistyczny NR1/76 ROK XIV
Humanistic Review. Text in Polish. Slight browning to page margins and parts of front cover.
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Anon
Musée Hans Memling Hôpital St. Jean Bruges St. Jans Hospitaal Brugge
Booklet of tissue guarded black and white illustrations of the works of Hans Memling. Not dated. Fraying and creases to edges of covers.
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Waterer, John
Leather in Life, Art and Industry Being an Outline of Its Preparation and Uses in Britain Yesterday and Today Together with Some Reflections on its Place in the World of Synthetics Tomorrow
An excellent, definitive book on the subject that inspires more examination after just the first page. With 110 plates, and 20 illustrations in the text. Index. Green cloth covers, gilt title and library number on spine. Library labels and pockets on front free endpaper. Library stamp on front pastedown. Small circular library stamp on numerous pages and plates. Text pages in general very good condition, binding solidly sound. A little wear to top/tail of spine. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
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Dean, Martyn (Editor)
The Guide to Fantasy Art Techniques
Behind the scenes view of the creative processes in fantasy art. Two small tears at top edge of dust jacket.
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Polke, Sigmar; Jochen Poertte (Editor)
Sigmar Polke Fotografien: Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden 11 Februar bis 25 Marz 1990
Photographs of Sigmar Polke. Exhibition catalogue. Text in German and English. 319 paginated pages. Dust jacket a little shelfworn with small tears and wear at top of spine, A tiny bit of red on lower edge of covers at the spine. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
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Kleeblatt, Norman L. with Anita Friedman
Larry Rivers' History of Matzah: The Story of the Jews
Catalogue for the exhibition History of Matzah: The Story of the Jews featuring the works of Larry Rivers. 40 pages. Small area of damp stains affecting pages at base of spine.
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Southern, Richard
Proscenium and Sight - Lines: A Complete System of Scenery Planning and a Guide to the Laying Out of Stages for Scene Designers, Stage-Managers, Theatre Architects and Engineers, Theatrical History and Research Workers and those Concerned with the Planni
With Index. Illustrated. Black cloth covers, gilt title on spine. No dust jacket. Spine faded and a little marked.
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Anon
The Fine Art Society 2005
Published for the exhibition The Fine Art Society 2005 held at 148 New Bond Street London 24 May - 30 June 2005
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Kaftal, George
St Dominic in Early Tuscan Painting
95 pages. 41 black and white illustrations. Brown cloth spine and cream boards. Book label of Francis S. de Carteret-Bisson on front free endpaper. Dust jacket creased and worn with tear down joint of spine; small loss in middle of spine Spine foxed and mottled, boards have browning to margins.
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No Author
Contemporary Art, Part II
Auction catalogue for the sale on Wednesday, May 7, 1997 New York of Contemporary Art. Not paginated. Numerous colour illustrations of lots. Slight crease to front cover and several spots on front cover.
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No Author
Contemporary Art from the Collection of Boston Children's Heart Foundation, Children's Hospital
Catalogue of auction held in New York Tuesday May 6 1997. Well illustrated.
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Anon
Daniel Quintero: Recent Paintings and Drawings
Book of artist's work, details of 31 works with 15 illustrated. Light shelfwear to covers.
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Anon
Transactions of the Institution of Engineers & Shipbuilders in Scotland Volume 90 Part 4
xxiv pages of advertisements; paginated pages 290:400; xxvii to xxxviii of more advertisements. Pen indentations on front cover, general light shelfwear, back cover with crease down the middle.
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Anon
Pablo Picasso: Études Pour Les Demoiselles D'avignon; Portrait d'andré Salmon 1907
No. 147 de la vente d'Arts Primitifs. Primitive Art Sale No.147. 19 page sale catalogue. Text in French and English. Top edge and corner of front cover bumped.
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Jakubowski, Jan Zygmunt (Editor)
Przeglad Humanistyczny ROK XI Nr 6 (63)
Humanistic Review. 160 pages. Some foxing on front cover. Light browning to page margins
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Hamilton, George
The Elements of Drawing, in its Various Branches, for the Use of Students; Illustrated by Fifty-One Engravings, Plain and Coloured, containing several hundred examples, from the works of the Greatest Masters.
ix; 102 paginated pages. Book loose from covers and top 40mm of spine has come away and attaches to both covers. Heavy wear to cover surfaces and corners. Missing plates 37 and 43 and notes to plate 51.
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Anon
Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Related Drawings from the Courtauld Collections
Staple-bound catalogue listing the paintings in the exhibition. Detailed description and history of each painting. Many black and white photographs. A little creasing to cover edges.
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Richter, Gisela M. A.
A Handbook of Greek Art
431 pages. A survey of the visual Arts of Ancient Greece. 520 illustrations, Index. Some creasing to spine. Bookplate on half-title page, which also has creased top corner.
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Holmes, Sir Charles
An Introduction to Italian Painting
xii, 157 pages. Index. 40 plates. Mark on edge of front free endpaper. Spine bumped top and bottom.
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Burbridge, R. Brinsley
A Dictionary of British Flower, Fruit, and Still Life Painters Vol 2 1850-1950
Bibliography and list of abbreviations used. 40 black and white plates. Small mark at top edge of front cover. Light fading to spine.
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Anon
Great Cities in the 19th Century 4th November - 29th November 1985
Exhibition catalogue. Light rubbing to surfaces of covers.
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Anon
Spring '86
The Fine Art Society celebrated its 110th Anniversary in 1986 with this catalogue of recently acquired Paintings, Furniture and Decorative Arts presented in their galleries. Lots of colour plates and some black and white plates. Some small stains on front cover.
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Wood, Lieut. Colonel J. C.
A Dictionary of British Animal Painters
72 paginated pages. List of abbreviations used - this page has short line indentation. 42 black and white plates. Light fading to spine.
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