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rif. 48946N.D. Print. Very Good with no dust jacket; Colored Fashion Print of Two Victorian Ladies in Wooden Frame. Picture is 19" high and 15" wide. Very good condition frame does have some wear. ; Prints . unknown
1936rif. 131332Printed at The Golden Cockerel Press London for The Limited Editions Club 1936. Book. Very Good. Hard Cover with Slipcase. Signed by Illustrators. Limited Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Three oversized hardcovers with blue cloth spines with gilt lettering; boards covered in blue and cream-patterned paper; limited edition 1393/1500; signed by Robert Gibbings. Books in very good plus condition: spines are slightly sunned with a little scuffing and slight soiling; no wear to books; straight; hinges strong; clean and unmarked; pages slightly toned. Slipcase is only in good minus condition with some wear soiling and scuffing. Will require extra for shipping. Printed at The Golden Cockerel Press, London, for The Limited Editions Club Hardcover
1982rif. 005329New York NY U.S.A.: James Pott & Company 1982 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine. Dark Rose Cloth Gilt. Very Good/NA. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. ND 1870's/90's . probable First edition. Beveled and Illustrated front cover. Very Scarce one by this author with over 200 Wood Engravings many are full-page. A very nice Early Poetry & Prose gift book. New York, NY, U.S.A.: James Pott & Company, 1982 hardcover
1805rif. SKU1033764James Wallis 1805-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. 0x0x0. James Wallis; city not noted 1805. Hardcover. Later Printing. Complete 2 Volume Set. A Very Good full leather binding with gilt decorative design on boards and spine gilt lettering on spine 5 raised hubs 6 compartments AEG with some blemished gilt dentelles edges gilt ruled binding sturdy and intact some age spotting/discoloration to boards ribbon marker some rubbing to board/spine edges and joints some wear to board corners small abrasions to spine edges age toning to pages bit of age spotting throughout small abrasions to board corners. A nice clean and unmarked set. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches. Vol.1 368pp. Vol.2 432pp. b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. James Wallis hardcover
rif. 63956Shoemaker & Hoard 2007. First edition first printing. With a fine introduction by James Baker Hall. As new and bright illustrated boards issued without dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout. Another poet's signature to the opening flyleaf which bothers none of the text. A lovely handsome copy and gift quality Shoemaker & Hoard, 2007 hardcover
1745rif. 199414London. 1745-1747. Ten copperplate engravings arranged as storyboards on two leaves 21 x 16.5 cms border; 26 x 20 cms sheets including captions and platemark sheets a little age-toned with faint offsetting but in very good condition. Each of the ten engravings shows a stage in the production of silk. The two leaves of engravings Plates 25 and 26 were published as part of Du Halde's account of China included in an important 18th century compendium of travel writing: "A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels" known as the Astley Collection for its publisher. . hardcover
1812rif. 195892London.: J. J. Stockdale. 1812. Three handcoloured engravings 10.5 x 17.5 cms landscape and two portrait partial watermark sheets toned handsomely preserved in cerulean card window mounts all in very good condition. Three European engravings illustrating three stages in the manufacture of Chinese porcelain from an edition of "China: Its Costume Arts Manufactures &c." by Breton de la Martiniere very attractively handcoloured. . J. J. Stockdale. unknown
1936rif. 375753The Studio London Undated c.1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. One of Holme's four classic Studio Publications on Japanese print culture presenting a finely curated suite of kacho-ga plates that helped shape early Western appreciation of ukiyo-e. A handsome volume and still one of the most approachable gateways into the field. 8 large colour plates images measuring 15 x 22 cms approx each with tissue guards and 6 pages of explanatory text. Some foxing to the paper throughout but not to the printed images though their surrounds are foxed. Printed boards covered in Japanese style paper. The spine is firm and without loss. Printed paper label to front board and spine as issued. A pleasing example on the shelf. Size: 25 x 31.5 cms. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; New Arrivals; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. The Studio hardcover
1936rif. 375755The Studio London Undated c.1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. One of Holme's four classic Studio Publications on Japanese print culture presenting a finely curated suite of kacho-ga plates that helped shape early Western appreciation of ukiyo-e. A handsome volume and still one of the most approachable gateways into the field with a graceful selection of ukiyo-e images centred on the world of the geisha; musicians dancers and performers captured in moments of poise ritual and quiet artistry. Holme's curation highlights the refinement of gesture costume and setting offering Western readers an early respectful window onto the professional culture of women trained in music dance and social accomplishment. It's the most atmospheric of the four volumes rich in mood and stage-like elegance. 8 large colour plates images measuring 15 x 22 cms approx each with tissue guards and 6 pages of explanatory text. Some foxing to the paper throughout but not to the printed images though their surrounds are foxed. Printed boards covered in Japanese style paper. The spine is absent though the binding is still firm. Printed paper label to front board as issued. Size: 25 x 31.5 cms. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; New Arrivals; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. The Studio hardcover
1838rif. 373352George Virtue London 1838. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Scotland: Illustrated in a Series of Views 1838 by William Beattie with artwork by Thomas Allom W.H. Bartlett and Horatio McCulloch is a sumptuous two-volume travelogue NOTE ONLY VOLUME 1 OFFERED HERE that blends picturesque steel engravings with evocative prose. Commissioned expressly for this work the illustrations capture Scotland's dramatic landscapes historic ruins and bustling towns at the height of Romantic fascination with the sublime and the national. Beattie a physician and poet provides historical and descriptive commentary alongside each plate weaving together antiquarian detail folklore and personal observation. The result is a richly textured portrait of Scotland its natural grandeur cultural heritage and storied past intended to stir both patriotic pride and aesthetic delight. This volume includes 41 engraved plates including a folding map and were published by George Virtue a leading figure in illustrated books of the period. Original full leather the spine with raised bands gilt ruled and gilt lettered contrasting lettering piece gilt ruled boards. The joints are cracked though the boards are still firmly attached and the corners of the boards are bumped and rubbed. The head of the spine is chipped. The leather boards are scuffed and a little rubbed. The binding is actually quite firm and sound. Vignette title page large folding map and 41 engraved plates. Occaional damp stain on some plates principally to the blank margins and more severe on the last two plates extending to the images. 200 pages. The contents are browned throughout but the text block is firm with no loose or torn pages. Size: 12 x 18 cms. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Special Interest. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. George Virtue hardcover
rif. 372111The Whittington Press 2008. Hardcover. Fine Condition. From a total edition of 350 this is one of the specially numbered deluxe copies Number 78”signed by both author Robin Llewelyn and artist Leslie Gerry. Published by Whittington Press the volume features a distinctive binding exclusive to the deluxe issue and includes eight vivid A3 giclee prints by Leslie Gerry each capturing the spirit and architecture of Portmeirion the iconic North Wales village designed by Clough Williams-Ellis from 1925. The text written by Williams-Ellis's grandson complements the imagery with personal insight and historical reflection. Measuring 43.5 x 31.5 cm the book is bound in vibrant pictorial boards and presented in an elegant concertina format. This edition also includes a separate portfolio containing the seven prints from the book plus an eighth plate not included in the volume all signed by the artist alongside a dramatic A1 size print of Portmeirion. Both book and box are bound by The Fine Book Bindery and housed in a beautifully printed paper-covered solander box. Condition is as new. A remarkable production that honours the vision of Clough Williams-Ellis blending evocative prose and striking artwork to celebrate one of Britain's most imaginative architectural achievements. Size: 31.5 x 43.5 cms. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. The Whittington Press hardcover
1805rif. 38896New-York: Printed by Lewis Nichols for Evert Duyckinck 1805. Leather. Very Good. 1805 printing New York. A Very Good copy. 12mo. xii 13-260 iii illustrated by an engraved portrait frontispiece and 6 engraved plates. Bound in period simple American full leather with title on red morocco label on the spine. Moderate wear to the board edges. Contains both a front and rear blank end paper with the front end paper slightly torn at the foot. Text toned. Previous owner's name and 1811 date on the front end paper. Printed by Lewis Nichols for Evert Duyckinck unknown
rif. 34214North Point 1989. First edition. Very close to fine and bright decorative boards issued without dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout. A lovely balance of poetry prose and illustrations. New and bright all around gift quality North Point, 1989 hardcover
rif. 6890'Pub Jan. 29 1821 by S W Fores 41 Piccadilly'. NOT in George. Dimensions of paper 27.5 x 41 cm. Dimensions of image 20.5 x 31.5. On aged grubby paper with wear to extremities. Image entire but with one closed tear intruding from right across 3 cm of the blue background and three closed tears the longest 4cm horizontally across a central vertical crease. A splendid full-length figure of Wellington entirely undamaged in full military uniform with boots red coat with gold epaulettes white breeches gloves and sword flees hands in air and plumed hat falling to the ground from a giant pig with three human heads. The pig is saying 'What call a Meeting of a County legally convened - A Farce' to which Wellington replies 'no no not a Farce a Comedy no a Tragedy - a Melo Drama D-n it any thing but a Farce no I was thinking on the Bill.' Unsigned: possibly a proof. The context of the print is unclear but Wellington's country residence was Stratfield Saye House near Basingstoke Hampshire. See Image 'Pub Jan. 29 1821 by S W Fores 41 Piccadilly'. unknown
rif. 111055Reeves and Turner London. c. 1884. Reeves and Turner . Undated but c. 1884. Second Edition greatly englarged and carefully revised. Cloth bound hardback with deckled edge text block with no DW. 8vo. Illustrated with woodcuts by Thomas and John Bewick and their pupils. Boards worn and stained with corners bumped and chipped. Red title plates to front board and spine chipped. Page edges heavily browned. Endpapers grubby with closed tear and gift dedication in ink to front free endpaper. Some foxing to text. Book ow/ sound and containing some beautiful Bewick woodcuts depicting lost social history. hardcover
1759rif. 848041759. T. Kinnersley. London. 1759. In Two Volumes II and III and contains the whole set for the year 1759. Bound in 18th century quarter brown calf gilt very worn and rubbed and lacking portions of leather from heads and tails of spine. Joints tender but holding. Vol. II; ii 372 pages plus 4pages of index. Vignette to general title-page and engraved head-piece for each month. 6 engraved plates of unusual and more ordinary fauna including the dodo the rhinoceros sea hedge-hog the horned didapper flying fish and cassowary. 1 portrait plate of Magliabechi 14 full page engraved maps and plans. Vol. III; ii. 404 pages plus 4 page index. Engr. vignette to general title-page and engraved head-pieces or decorations to each month 4 engraved plates of fauna one portrait plate of Major General Wolfe 1 incredible engraved plate displaying the Torments Inflicted by the Dutch on the English in Amboyna plus the engraved frontis. to Pope's Essay on Man. Three engraved plates - 1 map and 2 plans. A wonderful insight into what interested people in the mid-18th century. Pages browned and occasionally foxed but otherwise a very useful set. hardcover
rif. 30030909Public Pictures Sydney 2008 stated 1st edition . 30.0 x 27.0cms 360pp colour illusts very good hardback & dustwrapper The section headings are: technique; still life; harbour; bush; verandah; interiors; opera; industry; plants; portraits; exhibitions. Public Pictures Sydney 2008 (stated 1st edition) hardcover
rif. 20220631Yves Riviere Arts & Metiers Graphiques . Paris 197. 28.0 x 21.5cms 120pp 149 b/w & colour illusts very good paperback & cover Weelen provides a short essay in French. The body of the book cataogues da Silva's lithographs and other prints. French captions. Yves Riviere Arts & Metiers Graphiques . Paris 197 paperback
rif. 30098329Abbeville Press for Ronald Feldman Fine Arts New . 26.0 x 24.0cms 144pp 34 b/w & 409 colour illusts very good hardback & dustwrapper The essays are: Warhol as printmaker; Rupert Jasen Smith on printmaking for Warhol 1977-1987; catalogue raisonne. Abbeville Press for Ronald Feldman Fine Arts (New hardcover
rif. 30037953Mosman Art Gallery Sydney 2009 . 27.0 x 24.0cms 92pp colour illusts. very good hardback & dustwrapper artist's signature These works were inspired by the flowers of the Hawkesbury River Kurrajong Hills and the Blue Mountains. The essays are: an appreciation; days of summer 2007-2008; notes to 'Days of Summer'; bellbirds at Kurrajong. Mosman Art Gallery Sydney 2009 hardcover
rif. 20634476Ure Smith Sydney 1957 . 27.0 x 18.0cms 192pp 5 b/w & 1 spot coloured illusts very good hardback no dustwrapper; no 187 of 200 numbered copies; both author's and illustrator's signatures This is a lyric praise for the garden at Kepdowie which we understand was in Wahroonga on Sydney's North Shore. Ure Smith Sydney 1957 hardcover
rif. 20576882A Jullien Geneve 1929 . 21.0 x 15.0cms 148pp 5 b/w woodblock prints very good hardback with elegant leather spine & alligator skin leather boards The tables des matieres: jeunesse au visage inquiet; o vie humaine simple vie.; galerie de cire; offraqnde; le retraite sereine. A Jullien Geneve 1929 hardcover
rif. 20852344A Prestige Production of the Griffin Press. Adelai. 35.0 x 43.0cms landscape 40pp colour illusts including 3 tipped-in colour folds; very good hardback with decorated boards in very good grey card slipcase no 79 of 200 copies printed to Douglas Dunstan's design; Freeman's signature The views are: the town at Port Phillip; Customs House; Collins Street; Flinders Street; Bourke Street; the Yarra River; the Southern Cross Hotel; Canberra the city among the hills' view of Canberra from Capital Hill; Canberra from Civic Centre; view of Canberra from Mount Pleasant. Scarce title. A Prestige Production of the Griffin Press. Adelai hardcover
rif. 20315467Kunsthaus Lubeck 2007 . 32.0 x 24.0cms 730pp 356 duotone lithographs fine hardback & dustwrapper Grass made these lithographs between 1975-2007 Kunsthaus Lubeck 2007 hardcover
rif. 20495114A Ure Smith Publication Sydney nd . 33.0 x 25.0cms c 60pp 27 tippd in colour plates very good hardback no dustwrapper artist's / author's signature This book reproduces 27 of Preston's prints including Hawkesbury River kangaroos Aboriginal still-life Middle Harbour Patonga native flowers Gymea lily etc. Preston designed the end papers A Ure Smith Publication Sydney nd hardcover