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1957ref. 3045London: William Heinemann Ltd 1957. Cloth. Near Fine. FIRST EDITION INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. 8vo. Original red buckram spine lettered in gilt. Pushing to spine ends. Inscribed in blue ink to title page: "For my very dear Wallace From Tiluace sp formerly Klipso - A.K.a Pamela February 21st '57". Else clean tight and bright. In the original dust jacket: gently soiled and rubbed edgewear. Near fine/ very good A smart copy of Pamela Frankau's own favourite of her novels which interrogated grief and faith affectionately and intriguingly inscribed in the year of publication "For my very dear Wallace". The Bridge is dedicated "To M.W.: 'with ease and affection'" Frankau's lover the celebrated Anglo-American Shakespeare director Margaret Webster. The novel also features a nod to a previous lover and her fellow ATS officer Marjorie Vernon Whitefoord in the masculine Valentine Brooks who "looked like Charles the Second when she laughed; black curls grape-bloom eyes and white teeth" and took "Linda into her arms with a man's embrace; he David the protagonist thought that Linda rather liked it." Known as Vernon Whitefoord sponsored Frankau's conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1942; she died only two years later. William Heinemann Ltd hardcover
1728ref. ST19567-025London: Bernard Linton 1728. Second Edition in English. "With very large Additions and a new Treatise of Flowers and Orange-Trees. 255 x 195 mm. 10 1/8 x 7 3/4. viii 297 i.e. 299 17 pp.Translated by John James. Contemporary calf boards capably rebacked in a lighter calf raised bands dark brown morocco label with gilt lettering. With tailpieces a number of illustrations and 38 folding plates of garden plans. Front pastedown with armorial bookplate of Whyte Melville of Bennochy and Strathkinness; front free endpaper with ink singature of Robert Melvill and the armorial bookplate of Francis Gray Smart. Hunt 471; Henrey 950; Fowler 171 first edition in English; Harris 381. Original boards somewhat crackled as nearly always with treated calf and slightly marked corners quite worn a hint of browning to title and final leaf of ads otherwise a very desirable copy the text and plates in remarkably clean and bright condition. This is the definitive guide to formal gardening practices in the 18th century containing a thorough exploration of both theory and practice that is elucidated by nearly 40 folding plates drawn by one of the most influential architects of the period. Henrey calls it "the first important book on garden design to appear in England in the eighteenth century" and according to the Met museum's website the work "became the standard international text of the grand French manner of garden design." The text includes a wide array of design recommendations that comprise elements such as labyrinths groves bowling greens porticos colonnades and stairways; examples of different types of ornamentation and embellishment such as statuary and water features; recommendations for the best type of trees to employ; and practical advice for the care and management of plants and gardens. It is also notable as the first book to describe the "ha-ha" a type of fence with a sunken grade on one side creating an invisible livestock barrier while also preserving an unspoiled view of the countryside beyond it. The name supposedly derives from the astonished sound a viewer would make when encountering this ingenious solution. The work was originally published anonymously in French in 1709 and the first edition in English translated by architect John James appeared in 1712. Although the title page of the present work credits it to the great French architect Alexander Le Blond named "architecte du Roi" in France and the chief architect of St. Petersburg it is actually the work of his pupil Antoine Joseph Dezallier D'Argenville 1680-1765. Le Blond however did provide most of the drawings for the plates which beautifully illustrate the various garden designs and structural plans. Our three previous owners are of some interest. The signature on the front free endpaper is probably that of General Robert Melvill or Mellville 1723-1809 who served in the West Indies during the Seven Years' war. He became a plantation owner and governor of the Grenadines Dominica St. Vincent Tobago and Grenada. After returning to Great Britain in 1771 Melvill pursued academic interests and became a member Royal Society and the Society of Antiquaries of London as well as a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Because he was a bachelor Melvill's estate went to his cousin John Whyte-Melville 1797-1883 a renowned golfer he became captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in 1823 and the father of the novelist and poet George John Whyte-Melville. Francis Gray Smart 1844-1913 was a homeopathic physician who founded the Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital. He was also an antiquary and avid coin collector who became a member of the Linnean Society the Society of Antiquaries and the British Numismatic Society. Considered apart from the book's sturdy though not especially attractive exterior the contents here are unexpectedly fresh clean and bright--unusual in a type of book that might normally have experienced use in an unprotected environment. Bernard Linton unknown
1977ref. 065335Switzerland: Gruener Janura AG/Glarus 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes wooden box. MISSING the original color woodblock. Cloth covered book. Hand-made volume edited in New York Venice London Vienna Tokyo Kurashiki and Kyoto by David Kung during the 5 years between 1972-1977. Total edition of 999 numbered and signed by Hundertwasser. This is copy 356. Printed by Matashiro Uchikawa Surishi Tokyo. Minor shelfwear. Volume is in Very Good condition. Gruener Janura AG/Glarus Hardcover
1934ref. 009070Decatur IL: Century Wall Paper Mills 1934 Color pictorial wraps edges and spine folds worn small losses to spine covering age-toned pages but not too bad. The book begins by extolling the virtues of Aristocrat brand wall papers then goes on to give examples in text and illustration of how the wall papers can enhance each room in your home. The book finishes with 30 full page samples of Aristocrat brand wall papers. Scarce. I could only locate one copy on World Cat and scant information about either Century Wall Papers or Aristocrat Wall Papers. . Pictorial Wraps. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 4to. Century Wall Paper Mills unknown
ref. 24436ONE: 14 January 1856; Queen’s College. TWO: ‘Valentines Day’ 14 February 1870; 33 Queen Anne Street W. London THREE: 3 April 1870; Doncaster. The third of these letters in particular gives a good indication of his Yorkshire bluntness his entry in the Oxford DNB describes him as ‘a man of arrogance and bile . capable of generosity strong friendships and kindness towards people in need of help’. The three items are in good condition lightly aged; the third with slight wear along one edge. All three are signed ‘E B Denison’ and the second and third are addressed to ‘My dear Plumptre’. ONE 14 January 1856: 3pp 4to. This letter concerns Queen’s College the girls’ school founded in 1848 by Denison’s relation Frederick Denison Maurice of which Plumptre would be Head 1875-1879. Subscribed ‘Chairman of the meeting of the Council this day’ and addressed ‘To the Chairman of the Committee of Education’. Begins: ‘Mr Nicolay is anxious that the Committee of Education should be informed of the opinion of the Council respecting the taking of Boarders in the new house No 68 Harley St.’. He reports the resolutions of the council who ‘think that the matter is now so far advanced that we may ask the Committee to come to a decision on the subject of taking boarders . We beg also to suggest that it is desirable that the meeting or meetings on this subject should be attended by as many of the Professors as possible as it is a matter seriously affecting their pecuniary interests’. TWO ‘Valentines day’ 1870: 2pp 16mo. ‘By this time you have possibly got my letter of yesterday which I took to the College expecting to see you & not observing that it was dated on Monday.’ After a brief discussion of College business he gives this in a postscript: ‘Crassweller came this morning wanted us to guarantee him in an action which a livery stable man is bringing against him for what he calls a nuisance in carrying off the rubbish through the Mews which Spooner referred to in his letter to you. Of course I did no such thing. It may or may not turn out that we shall have to do nothing but Crassweller will settle very differently for himself & yours.’ THREE 3 April 1870: 2pp 12mo. ‘Spooner’s account’ of Crassweller is ‘not very satisfactory’ but he has signed the cheque to him. ‘I have told Bailey that his continued employment is a disgrace to the Portland Estate after all that Bailey knows of him - & the Duke i.e. the Duke of Portland extensive London landowner too - By allmeans sic try the Duke again if you think it will do any good. I have a strong persuasion that in spite of Spooner we ought to have tried to get the building condemned by the M. Board & made it a landlord’s job’. He continues: ‘I have never heard of a 60 year marriage continuans before my father & mother’s. I shall not be in London on Wednesday for more than sleeping at any rate especially as our kitchen boiler is bust.’ Postscript refers to ‘Bickley liberality towards Q. C.’ and Lady Stanley. ONE: 14 January 1856; Queen’s College. TWO: ‘Valentines Day’ [14 February] 1870; 33 Queen Anne Street W. [London] THREE: 3 unknown
2000ref. mon0000011881Phaidon Press 4/1/2020 12:00:01 AM. hardcover. Very Good. 1.1417 in x 10.8661 in x 8.3465 in. 1st edition. Hardcover issued without dust-jacket. Fading to front board. Otherwise clean and solid. No tears stains or odors. NOT a book club edition. NOT ex-library. Hand-wrapped and packaged in cardboard. Phaidon Press hardcover
2006ref. 004676Tokyo: PiE Books 2006. 194 pages. Numerous color examples of designs. Japanese text throughout. Clean throughout; binding tight; nearly fine condition. Stiff Card Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. PiE Books Paperback
2002ref. 004677Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press / University of Hawaii Press 2002. 305 pages; 48 color plares; numerous b&w text illustrations. Extensive list of References: more than 40 pages. The author "has devoted most of his adult life to the study of beads. He is director of the Center for Bead Research which he founded in 1979 and the webmaster of TheBeadSite. Clean thrtoughout; binding tight; as new. First Edition. Printed Cloth Boards. Fine/Fine. 9" x 8". University of Hawai'i Press / University of Hawaii Press Hardcover
1905ref. 004590Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York 1905. 295 pages; numerous b&w illustrations mostly photographs; green cloth boards with gilt titles. The history and development of the subway system from mid-nineteenth century to 1904. Fascinating reading from various perspectives: engineering design labor business problem solving etc. Includes history and information on underground transit in London Paris Berlin Glasgow Boston Chicago Philadelphia. Attractive bifold and foldout maps. Clean throughout no marks or tears; boards are lightly rubbed at extremeties. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to. Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York Hardcover
1984ref. 004425New York: Abbeville Press 1984. 272 pages; thoroughly illustrated numerous color and b&w illustrations. The history beginning with the Secession. The Exhibition Work that is the sales displays. Construction; Graphic Design; Glass Ceramics. and China; The WW Look jewellry textiles fashiontheatre costumes. Endnotes; Artists' Biographies; Bibliography; Indices. Clean and bright throughout; no remainder mark; tight binding. First United States Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 11 1/2" x 9 1/2". Abbeville Press Hardcover
1987ref. 004433Salzburg: Residenz Verlag 1987. 384 pages; hundreds of catalogued items and illustrations including many reproductions of original Hoffmann sketches. " Die Sammlungen des Österreichischen Museums für angewandte Kunst der Hochschule für angewandte Kunst Wien mit Objekten aus dem Historischen Museum der Stadt Wien." Clean and bright throughout; tight binding. Pictorial Wrapper softcover. Very Good. 11"x 8 1/2". Residenz Verlag Paperback
ref. 004310Antique Collectors' Club 176 pages; b&w illustrations throughout. Attractively reproduced articles originally published between 1893-1895. All manner of art and arts & crafts are described and examined along with art nouveau illustrations illustrations of ceramics furniture buidings and more. We are tempted to color the fabulous art nouveau illustrations only tempted. Clean throughout; tight crisp binding; about as new. Card Wrappers softcover. Fine. 4to. Antique Collectors' Club Paperback
1986ref. 004205New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Rizzoli 1986. 511 pages; numerous illustrations in color and b&w; text from 11 contributors. One of the most beautiful most thorough and most sought exhibition catalogues of the Met. Clean tight and bright; nearly fine. Pictorial Wrapper softcover. Very Good. 12" x 9 1/2". The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Rizzoli Paperback
1963ref. 003190London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1963. 266 pages; 993 entries in the Catalogue. The work the result of the gift to the Victoria and Albert Museum by Mrs. Gill of the artist's own proof copies. Listed here in chronological order. The companion picture book 1963 94 pages is softcover and illustrates 205 of Gill's engraved work; also in very good condition. The dustjacket of the Catalogue is soiled; the wrappers of the picture book are faded along the spine. Both books clean and tight within. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Her Majesty's Stationery Office Hardcover
1971ref. 002115Pasadena California: Pasadena Art Museum 1971. 176 pages; numerous illustrated products. A triennial exhibition of manufactured products and the work of California's artist craftsmen. Decorated paper-covered boards. Very Good. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue. Pasadena Art Museum Hardcover
1984ref. 001610Philadelphia: The Art Alliance Press 1984. 516 pages; numerous illustrations in color and in b&w. A history and a study of the urban wall art that emerged in the 1960s. The study includes the artists' social expressions as well as its place in the broad history of art. The jacket is rubbed on its face and torn at the head of the spine with a small loss of material on the back panel. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Good. Folio. The Art Alliance Press Hardcover
1981ref. 002075New York: Harry N. Abrams 1981. 312 pages; 394 illustrations. Chronology; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index. Thorough text; beautifully illustrated including many full-page color tipped-in plates. Nearly fine condition. Front panel of the dustjacket is faded unevenly. Second Printing. Decorated cloth boards. Very Good/Very Good. Folio. Harry N. Abrams Hardcover
1988ref. 001335Editions Geneve 1988. "Karl Gerstner Forme Couleur Continuum du Rouge au Rouge Conversion". Karl Gerstner is a renowned Swiss graphic designer painter and color manager. 24 unopened leaves printed on the recto with a pattern of red and a second color. As one moves through the 21 "passages" the color combinations change but always including red. The verso is printed with the passage numbers and a black and white pattern. Limited to 150 examples the first 50 were reserved for friends of the artist: this is number 17 of 50 signed by Gerstner for 'George!'. Black wrappers are covered with a white card jacket printed with titles The jacket is further covered with a French-fold onion skin cover. Book is fine; jacket has ill repaired damage at the head. Some toning of the onion skin. Signed by Artist. Limited/Numbered Edition. Black Card Wrapper softcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to. Artist's Book. Editions Geneve paperback
1981ref. 002760New York: Rizzoli 1981. 238 pages; 245 illustrations 70 in color. All manner of decorative arts tableware jewelry other personal items. Encyclopedic an excellent reference for collectors or students of the goldsmiths' arts; bibliography. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Square 4to. Rizzoli Hardcover
ref. 013557NY: Viking 1971. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Presentation copy by Calder to author and art historian Arnason. Inscribed with Icelandic spelling of Arnason's name in blue ink on the ffe by artist Calder to H. Harvard Arnason who wrote the critical text and Arnason's wife Elinor: "to Elinor and Hahvrarhd Arnaasonn Goda Knjda. Sandi Calder Hotel Stanhope Hope for lunch" H. Harvard Arnason 1909 - 1986 was Canadian-born of Icelandic immigrant parents. As an art-historian educator and museum administrator he served as executive at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC in the 1960s and authored many books; his "History of Modern Art" 1968 remains the authoritative textbook on the topic. Near fine in dustjacket. Viking hardcover
1999ref. 35556Saint-Petersburg Cahkt-. 1999. 5758000744. Near Fine. A Near Fine copy. Folio 301 pp. profusely illustrated with color photographs b&w drawings and maps. Bound in bronzed boards with the city seal in relief on the front board. Nice presentation. ISBN: 57580000744. unknown
2019ref. 2-1701089521Independently published 2019. Paperback. New. 267 pages. 10.00x8.00x0.63 inches. Independently published paperback
2001ref. 99630Selby Shaver and Tim Chambers 2001. Hardcover. Used - Good. Selby Shaver and Tim Chambers copyright 2001. ix 215 color plates. 12 x 12" cloth dj. Slightly cupped minor dj edge wear text clean tight good/good. Selby Shaver and Tim Chambers hardcover
1980ref. 3112436Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Fine with no dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Stapled wraps. Fine in tan stapled pictorial printed wrappers. Illustrated. unpaginated ; 8 1/2" x 11" . Los Angeles County Museum of Art. paperback
2011ref. 4534In very good condition clean and unmarked cloth cover without wear. Signed by Charles H. Traub. Gitterman Gallery hardcover
