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2003ref. 94535Philip Wilson Publishers. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- TWO 2 VOLUME SET. 552 pages; 128 color and 223 monochrome illustrations. Publisher description: A catalogue of 128 paintings produced during this period in which the art of portraiture was transformed religious imagery dynamized and new genres such as flower painting were established. In his introduction Ivan Gaskill considers the extremely varied character of Dutch and Flemsih seventeenth century art. It ranges from minutely observed scens of everyday life to portraits religious works and intimate still-life compositions. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection is especially rich in landscapes a subject which had emerged as a seperate genre in the Netherlands in the previous century. The author outlines the development of painting on both sides of the border placing it in its social and historical context and goes on to discuss the taste for Dutch and Flemish art from the seventeenth century to the present day and spotlights some of the earlier collectors. This detailed catalogue of 128 paintings is the result of meticulous researchin British Dutch and American libraries and archives. The entries are arranged in ten groups by subject so that thematic similarities can be conveniently examined. Amongst the most celebrated works is Frans Hal's monumental "Family Portrait" - once the most expensive painting in the world. All the paintings are illustrated in colour and are accompanied by comparative illustrations and technical photographs. -- with a bonus offer--; A catalogue of 128 paintings produced during this period in which the art of portraiture was transformed religious imagery dynamized and new genres such as flower painting were established. The art of Holland's Golden Age is perennially popular with collectors and gallery visitors alike and this book provides a new insight into this unique private collection. In his introduction Ivan Gaskill considers the extremely varied character of Dutch and Flemsih seventeenth century art. It ranges from minutely observed scens of everyday life to portraits religious works and intimate still-life compositions. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection is especially rich in landscapes a subject which had emerged as a seperate genre in the Netherlands in the previous century. The author outlines the development of painting on both sides of the border placing it in its social and historical context and goes on to discuss the taste for Dutch and Flemish art from the seventeenth century to the present day and spotlights some of the earlier collectors. This detailed catalogue of 128 paintings is the result of meticulous researchin British Dutch and American libraries and archives. The entries are arranged in ten groups by subject so that thematic similarities can be conveniently examined. Amongst the most celebrated works is Frans Hal's monumental "Family Portrait" - once the most expensive painting in the world. All the paintings are illustrated in colour and are accompanied by comparative illustrations and technical photographs. . 2003. 0856673528 . Philip Wilson Publishers hardcover
2000ref. 54989Reaktion Books. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 270 pages -- with a bonus offer-- . 2000. 1861890729 . Reaktion Books paperback
1998ref. 31021West Nyack New York U.S.A.: Cambridge Univ Pr. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - BRAND NEW FLAWLESS COPY NEVER OPENED-- 367 pages. "Nietzsche's writings have shaped much contemporary reflection on the relation between philosophy and art. This book brings together a number of distinguished contributors to examine his aesthetic account of the origins and ends of philosophy. They discuss the transformative power which Nietzsche ascribes to aesthetic activity including his aesthetic justification of existence and its fusion of social and personal existence and they investigate his experiments with an 'aesthetic politics' and a politicisation of aesthetics. Together their essays set out the ground for future debate about the inter-relation between art philosophy and value." -- with a bonus offer--; T-Kemsi; Kemal Salim; Gaskell Ivan; Conway Daniel Nietzsche Philosophy and the Arts Nietzsche's writings have shaped much contemporary reflection on the relation between philosophy and art. This book brings together a number of distinguished contributors to examine his aesthetic account of the origins and ends of philosophy. They discuss the transformative power which Nietzsche ascribes to aesthetic activity including his aesthetic justification of existence and its fusion of social and personal existence and they investigate his experiments with an 'aesthetic politics' and a politicisation of aesthetics. Together their essays set out the ground for future debate about the inter-relation between art philosophy and value. . 1998. 0521593816 . Cambridge Univ Pr hardcover
1997ref. 34627Univ. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY - 64 pages 7 7/8 x 11 3/4" 29 illustrations 28 in color. -- Canopy-a temporary public artwork created by British artist David Ward-was installed in Harvard Yard in May 1994. Thirty separate sound sources hung from the trees in the Yard each playing the recorded voices of readers speaking in various languages. The voices told stories about place including a selection from Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino along with personal memories poems and folk tales. The work occurred each evening between dusk and darkness for a two-week period. As natural light fell white light cast horizontally from the tops of flanking buildings gradually took over from the setting sun catching the leaves of the trees. The work's magical effects were praised by the Boston Globe which listed it as the year's best art exhibition. The book consists of a series of responses to the work from the poetical to the theoretical reflecting the range of deep thought provoked by the experience of Canopy itself whether that thought was emotional or theoretical. This project evolved from an artist's residency organized and sponsored by five organizations within Harvard University: the Harvard University Art Museums the Office for the Arts at Harvard and Radcliffe the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies and the Graduate School of Design. Copublished with the Office for the Arts at Harvard and Radcliffe. -- with a bonus offer--; 520-wardd; Ward David; Adams Parveen; Heaney Seamus; Gaskell Ivan Canopy: A Work for Voice and Light in Harvard Yard CONCEPTUAL ART HARVARD UNIVERSITY PUBLIC Canopy-a temporary public artwork created by British artist David Ward-was installed in Harvard Yard in . 1997. 0916724948 . Univ paperback
1857ref. 20643London: Smith Elder & Co. 1857. A set of two volumes of 'The Life of Charlotte Bronte' published by Smith Elder & Co. in 1857. Both volumes bound in the original publisher's cloth with wear to the edges and fairly heavy wear to the corners. Volume 2 has some repair to the gutters front and back. One small inscription to the first page of text which reads 'Suppressed Copy/Print/S. Gordon Smith'. A nice presentable set in the unrestored brown cloth. Elizabeth Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Brontë published in 1857 is the first biography of the famed author of Jane Eyre. Written shortly after Brontë's death it offers a detailed and sympathetic portrayal of her life from her quiet upbringing in Haworth to her literary success and personal tragedies. Gaskell a fellow novelist and friend aimed to protect Charlotte's reputation while shedding light on her struggles including isolation grief and societal expectations. Blending factual detail with emotional insight the biography helped shape Brontë's legacy and remains a valuable account of one of Victorian literature's most influential figures. Smith, Elder & Co. hardcover
1856ref. feb502051856: First French Edition of Cranford Used. For more details please contact me Hachette
ref. 73083London: Smith Elder & Co. 1905-1910. Complete Works LEATHER-BOUND SET. Complete in seven volumes. Octavo 21 x 15 x 34cm. With a frontispiece and illustrations to each volume. Recently re-bound in navy half morocco with raised bands gilt titles to twin brown labels further gilt decoration to spine and matching cloth over boards. Top edges gilt others lightly trimmed. Very occasional minor marks and spotting otherwise a crisp clean set in an attractive new leather binding. The desirable Haworth edition of the Brontes' classic works including the Poems and Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Bronte. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1905-1910 unknown
1898ref. b44472London: Downey & Co. 1898. First printing of this edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Engraved frontispieces. An extremely handsome set. All 12 volumes are near fine in full- leather red bindings with four raised bands labels and gilt decorations on all aspects and marbled endpapers. Light rubbing at the tips and the extremities. Volumes 3 and seven have partial chips on the spine labels. Tissue guard protectors for frontispieces all in place. A brief collation: vol. 1 i-viii1-376 pages; vol. 2: a-di-xii1-408 frontispiece portrait of Charlotte Bronte from an oil portrait by J.H. Browning; vol. 3: a-bi-xii1-458 frontispiece of Oakwell Hall from a photograph by J.J. Stead; vol. 4: i-xii1-476; vol. 5: a-fi-xii1-426 frontispiece of Haworth Church and Parsonage in the Time of Charlotte Bronte; vol. 6: i-viii1-410; vol. 7: a-fi-xii1-382 frontispiece of Charlotte Bronte from the portrait by G. Richmond; vol. 8: a-di-xvi1-502; vol. 9: i-xii1-306 frontispiece of Blake Hall Mirfield the "Horton Lodge" of "Agnes Grey"; vol. 10: i-x1-358 frontispiece of Anne Bronte from an original pencil drawing by Charlotte Bronte; vol. 11: i-viii1-352; vol. 12: ia-fi-xvi1-530. Eleven volumes contain the novels of the Bronte sisters and volume twelve is The Life of Charlotte Bronte by Mrs. E.C. Gaskell. A perfect gift for Bronte devotees! Downey & Co. hardcover
1857ref. 4111London: Smith Elder & Co. 1857. Book. Very Good . Half-Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two volumes. First edition first printing with title page dated 1857 in both volumes and the half-title page preceding the frontispiece in both volumes. Original black half-leather fine binding with marbled boards. Ornate gilt decoration on spines with five raised bands. Dark-red leather title labels with gilt lettering along with volume numbers in gilt pressed into the black leather. Gilt borders along the leather spine and corners on both boards. All page edges marbled. Olive-green endpapers and two blank flyleaves of heavier-weight paper at the front and back of each volume. Frontispiece illustration with tissue in each volume. Reproduction of a page from Charlotte Bronte's original manuscript on an engraved plate in Vol. 1. Volumes measure 7 13/16" x 5 1/8" x 1 1/8". viii 352 and viii 327 pages. In VERY GOOD condition. Slight chipping to the leather at the top and bottom spine ends of Vol. 1. Otherwise the exteriors are very bright and clean with no sun-fading and only some light wear. Leather is supple. Gilt remains bright and shiny all around. Tightly bound straight and square volumes with strong hinges and joints. Excellent interiors. Light foxing to the engraved plates and facing pages and some faint staining at the lower edge of the frontispiece in Vol. 1. All text pages are otherwise exceptionally bright and clean with no foxing or flaws. Some light foxing to the flyleaves. Original owner's signature in fountain pen dated 1858 on the front flyleaf in both volumes. Smith, Elder & Co. Hardcover
1964ref. mon0000097272Hodder & Stoughton 1964-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual markings. Clean copy in good condition. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
ref. 000160London 1927. Full morocco. Fine. Hugh Thomson. 8vo. Sumptuously bound in pictorial morocco depicting a woman with a parasol by Riviere. London, 1927. unknown
ref. MC01A-00012Harper & Brothers. Collectible - Acceptable. New York: Harper & Brothers 1866. 1st U.S. edition. 8vo hardcover. Purple ruled cloth. 258pp. Illustrations. Poor book. A binding copy with the textblock split into several sections and lacking the backstrip. Slight dampstaining to the upper margins of a few pages. In polypropylene bag. England Social Classes Stepfamilies Domestic Fiction Inquire if you need further information. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1870ref. feb773381870: First French Edition of Cousin Phillis Cousine Phillis Used. For more details please contact me Hachette hardcover
1948ref. feb503191948: First Japanese Edition of Cranford 女ã®ç”º Used. For more details please contact me Shintensa
2015ref. x-1138820989Routledge 2015. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 846 pages. 9.50x6.50x2.25 inches. Routledge hardcover
1987ref. 1278BERTELSMANN CARL 1987. 1. hardcover. Atlantis Gaskell 06640/706642/3 BERTELSMANN, CARL hardcover
1857ref. 453115London : Smith Elder and Co 1857. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly rubbed with backstrip faintly rippled as from damp. Edges dust-toned with interior overall bright and clean. Rear hinge volume 1 cracked with binding holding. Frontispieces retain their tissue guards; a well-preserved set overall. Provenance: signature of J.H. Stobart dated 1857. Physical description; complete in 2 volumes viii 352; viii 327 1 pages : frontispieces v. 1 portrait ; 20 cm. Notes; With half-titles. Frontispieces engraved by J. C. Armytage from drawings by G. Richmond and E. C. Gaskell. Subjects; Brontë Charlotte 1816-1855. Novelists English -- 19th century -- Biography. Women novelists English -- 19th century -- Biography. London : Smith, Elder, and Co hardcover
ref. 63199OFFPRINTS from The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology Vols. XXXII to XL. 1898-1906. 13 parts in 9. . TOGETHER WITH : GASKELL W. H. STARLING E. H. GADOW H. and others. Discussion on the Origin of Vertebrates. Reprint from Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London Session 122. 1910. pp. ii 9-50. All in original printed paper wrappers excellent condition apart from the slight damage to the foot of the backstrip in one part signature of SIR Arthur. Smith. WOODWARD on one wrapper neat stamp of University College London on each front cover of the main series and either the final plate or text leaf in all other ways a very good set. Exceptionally rare in this form and precedes GARRISON-MORTON #243 The Origin of Vertebrates 1908 - 'Gaskell was probably the most brilliant of Michael Foster's pupils. His history of the origin of vertebrates from invertebrate ancestors is not universally accepted.' In his review of the Linnean Society discussion in NATURE 1910 J. GRAHAM KERR stated - 'The remarks made by Dr. Gaskell and his supporters make it apparent that there exist wide differences between what they accept as the correct principles of morphological research and those which are accepted by other working morphologists. The forgoing paragraphs are not meant as a criticism of Dr. Gaskell's hypothesis. They are merely meant to direct attention to an extraordinary want of agreement as to methods or principles of morphological research.' In part XIII Gaskell sums up his thesis - 'In a series of papers published in this Journal I have developed my theory of the origin of vertebrates and have compared step by step every organ in the arthropod with the corresponding organ in the vertebrate and shown how one after another each has fitted into its right place on the assumption that the arthropod has given rise to the vertebrate without any reversal of surfaces an assumption which necessitates the formation of a new alimentary canal for the vertebrate.' GASKELL 1847-1914 had hoped to complete his study but never did so; in part XIII he stated - 'I am aware that in the course of these papers I have promised at some time to consider separately the vascular and lymphatic systems and the external covering and I still hope to be able some day to publish something on these subjects. At present however I am engaged in putting the whole story into book form and until that is accomplished I am not likely to add to this series.' SIR ARTHUR SMITH WOODWARD FRS 23 May 1864 2 September 1944 English palaeontologist known as a world expert in fossil fish. He also described the Piltdown Man fossils which were later determined to be fraudulent. He is not related to Henry Woodward whom he replaced as curator of the Geology Department of the British Museum of Natural History. OFFPRINTS from The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, Vols. XXXII to XL. 1898-1906. 13 parts in 9. unknown
1972ref. 51571NY: St. Martin's Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. First US edition hardcover. Hint of corner wear small blemish to lower board. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is slightly toned/creased to flaps. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . St. Martin's Press hardcover
2001ref. 47357HEYNE WILHELM 02/2001. 1. softcover. Atlantis Gaskell HEYNE, WILHELM paperback
1905ref. 7374Edinburgh:: John Grant 1905 1907. Early Thornton Edition. Near Fine. A Near Fine set of the Thornton Edition. Octavo 5.5 x 8 inches. Green publisher's cloth with gilt Art Nouveau floral devices and lettering to spine. TEG untrimmed. The 11 volume set of the novels in uniform condition with minor toning to prelims boards lightly tipped slight edge wear but firm. Small white mark to front board of Vol I of Wildfelll Hall otherwise a nice 11 volume set of the 1907 edition with the Volume 12: Life of Charlotte Brontë by Mrs. Gaskell published in 1905 in uniform binding. Spine slightly darker than the other 11 volumes. All titles and half titles printed in red and black. Fully illustrated with engraved authors' portraits prominent landscapes town and village scenes and architecture from the text MS facsimile pages. 1. Agnes Grey: With a Memoir of Her Sisters by Charlotte Brontë. 2 301pp frontispiece. 2. Wuthering Heights: With a Preface by Charlotte Brontë. 2 xv 1 499 1 pp. frontispiece plus 4 scenic and illustrated plates in photographs and facsimile. 3. The Professor: 2 379pp frontispiece engraved portrait with tissue guard. 4. Villette: Vol I: 2 xi 1 421 1pp frontispiece 3 plates. Engraved frontispiece with tissue Haworth Church Villette facsimile of manuscript St. Gudule Cathedral Brussels. 5. Vol II: 2 402pp. frontispiece. 6. Shirley: Vol I: 4 458pp frontispiece plus 3 pl. 7. Vol II: 4 471pp frontispiece plus 2 plates. 8. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Vol I: 2 354 pp frontispiece. 9. Vol II. 2 375 1 pp. frontispiece. 10. Jane Eyre: Vol I: 3 xi1 1 405 pp frontispiece plus 5 plates. 11. Vol II: 3 371 1 pp frontispiece plus 4 plate. Includes first page of Jane Eyre MS facsimile. 12. The Life of Charlotte Brontë by E.C Gaskell with introduction and notes by Temple Scott and B.W. Willett: 2 xvi 526 pp. frontispiece plus 12 plates. Cloth John Grant, hardcover
2019ref. __1138208272Informa Law 2019. Hardcover. New. 504 pages. 9.75x7.25x2.00 inches. Informa Law hardcover
ref. Z1-S-038-01461Blackwell Publishers. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear and may have sticker on cover but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Blackwell Publishers unknown
1868ref. 24615London: n.p. Chapman and Hall 1868. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. First volume edition. 16 volumes for Household Words; 20 volumes for All the year Round; 36 8vo volumes in all. All but two of the volumes are ex-college library in modern buckram gilt spine titles. Library markings are: shelf numbers on spines; pencil numbers on upper left corners of titles pages; two line rubber stamp on textblock edges. Volumes 14 and 16 of Household Words are contemporary half leather marbled paper boards similarly ex-library. Generally very good to near fine but with occasional foxing and staining. First appearances of Tale of Two Cities Great Expectations and The Moonstone the first detective story. Shipping at cost. . n.p. (Chapman and Hall) hardcover
1868ref. 24615London: n.p. Chapman and Hall 1868. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. First volume edition. 16 volumes for Household Words; 20 volumes for All the year Round; 36 8vo volumes in all. All but two of the volumes are ex-college library in modern buckram gilt spine titles. Library markings are: shelf numbers on spines; pencil numbers on upper left corners of titles pages; two line rubber stamp on textblock edges. Volumes 14 and 16 of Household Words are contemporary half leather marbled paper boards similarly ex-library. Generally very good to near fine but with occasional foxing and staining. First appearances of Tale of Two Cities Great Expectations and The Moonstone the first detective story. Shipping at cost. . n.p. (Chapman and Hall) hardcover books
