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2002ref. 008916London: Thames & Hudson 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Black hardcover with title in white on spine. Condition: Very good with very light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good with light shelfwear. 208pp. 192 illustrations in duotone and colour. The documentary photographs of John Deakin 1912-1972 are haunting evocations of life on the streets of London Paris and Rome in the 1950s and 1960s. Although he was admired at the time for his originality and respected in artistic circles after his death in 1972 his reputation dwindled; this book helps to restore him to his proper place as one of the great photographers of the post-war period. . Thames & Hudson hardcover
2002ref. 60872Thames and Hudson Ltd. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 2002. Hardback. 0500542449 . Dust jacket is a little marked from shelving superficially scratched upper and lower panels creased previous owner's small piece of tape on front lower panel notable tear to front lower right corner ring stain on rear unclipped; black boards notable indentation at centre of rear board corners sharp; binding is tight; pages are faintly age-toned at outer edges but unmarked with black and white photographic illustrations. ; 9.75 x 0.9 x 12 inches; 208 pages . Thames and Hudson Ltd hardcover
1984ref. 072333London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. 261pp hardback green cloth gilt in wrapper in blank slipcase . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1984. Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd hardcover
2002ref. 024327London: Cassell & Co 2002 Copy in black cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Free of inscriptions. Clean text and b/w plates. Appears unread. Cassell & Co hardcover
1998ref. 300130UK: Thames Publishing 1998. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. inscripton to title page. 157 pages. Thames Publishing Paperback
ref. 86671Baskerville Press. N.D. Hardcover. Very Good. Not date but insc at front 1938 126pp illustrated little light foxing. Edgbaston Roath and Worcester interest. Tucked inside is a 4 page letter from the author written from Eastbourne to a friend bound in original blue cloth nice bright copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Baskerville Press hardcover
1984ref. RAYMONDD012978The Alison Press/Secker & Warburg London. 1984. First edition. Octavo. 205 pages. The second title in the Factory series. Tail of spine a bit bumped otherwise fine in near-fine dustwrapper. The Alison Press/Secker & Warburg, London. unknown
ref. 9983Thames & Hudson 1994 . 4to maroon bds gold titling to sp gold device to fr bd v v min crsing abrasion to d/w o/w F/VG. 600 illustrations 71 in colour. 1740 gms. Thames & Hudson 1994 unknown
ref. PJH51411Cantz 2008. Mint in publishers decorated boards still shrink wrapped. Illustrated throughout. 1st edition. Robin Rhode born in 1976 in Cape Town combines drawing and performance to create a sometimes grotesque effect; for example painting the top view of a bike on a sidewalk and then photographing himself sitting on its seat legs apart. This volume documents his drawings photographs and videos. ISBN 3775720057 Cantz 2008 hardcover
ref. ROBERTSO011525Picador London. 2918. First edition. Octavo. pp xvi 236. A noir novel written in verse which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.Fine in fine dustwrapper. Picador, London. unknown
1933ref. 002769Undated but British Library gives date of 1933. Unpaginated. Pocket size book 13.5 x 11 cm. Colour illustrations. Brown boards with black titles and colour picture onlay to front. Content generally clean with occasional marks and spotting. Gift inscription to front free endpaper. Not ex-library. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked. Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd hardcover
1976ref. 734149London: Heinemann 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9 - 12" tall. Fading to D/J spine with small tears to top edge. Slight fading to edges of boards. Heinemann hardcover
1965ref. 1751450450ADACassell 1965. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1965. 2nd Edition. 180 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions and stamp to front pastedown and endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Spine is in good condition. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Foxing overall. Cassell hardcover
1985ref. 120304Robin Cormack: Writing in Gold: Byzantine Society and its Icons. George Philip, 1985. 270 pages. Hard cover. 25 x 19.5cms.
1985ref. 120304Robin Cormack: Writing in Gold: Byzantine Society and its Icons. George Philip, 1985. 270 pages. Hard cover. 25 x 19.5cms.
2013ref. C204351Actes Sud 2013. Hardcover Hardcover. Fine. Oblong octavo. 151pp. Original illustrated boards. A fine copy. New and sealed. Actes Sud, hardcover
ref. 258415 January or 1 May 1901. See his obituary in The Times 7 April 1933 and Hornung's entry in the Oxford DNB. 2pp 12mo. With mourning border. In fair condition on discoloured paper. Folded for postage. Begins: ‘My dear Richards / Greetings! / I should like very much to meet Hornung - practically any day would suit me. I admire his book immensely not only for the excellence of its workmanship but the remarkable manner of the characterization. It struck me as being intensely sincere.’ He hopes that the Richards clan are well ‘all of you’: ‘We are molto moderato so to speak - My brother’s cruel death in S. Africa was a ghastly blow to my wife & me.’ He signs off ‘Adé / Yours / Robin H Legge’. 5 January or 1 May 1901. unknown
1947ref. C215688London: Forum Books/ The Falcon Press 1947. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Covers lightly used and faded with slight chip at head of spine otherwise near very good indeed. No jacket. Name to endpaper. Forum Books/ The Falcon Press hardcover
1999ref. C219953Fowey: Alexander Associates 1999. Paperback . Very Good. Quarto. viii 45-260pp. Original illustrated paperback. Light edgewear to covers with slight label remains to front fore-edge slightly foxed with a couple of marks otherwise very good indeed. Alexander Associates, paperback
1968ref. 862A44Manchester: Manchester Institute of Contemporary Arts 1968. First edition. Paperback. Fine. 6" by 4.5". None . A bright first edition of this uncommon anthology of the poems of Robin Skelton. The first edition of this work. An uncommon copy. 'MICA poets no. 8.'Anthology of poems by Robin Skelton British-born academic writer poet and anthologist. Featuring poems such as 'Long Distance Runner' 'The Happening' and 'Night Piece' among others. In the original publisher's wraps. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine Manchester Institute of Contemporary Arts paperback
1955ref. SKELTONR014463Routledge & Kegan Paul London. 1955. First edition. Octavo. pp x 76. The author's first collection. Custom cloth binding by Maltby of Oxford. Bound in at the front is an undated Typed Letter Signed by Robin Skelton. The letter runs to about 180 words partly concerning an unidentified article: ''.it is so hard to be absolutely honest about such things without becoming sentimental precious sententious or fatuous.''. One wonders which ''things'' can be so challenging to a person's honesty. On the front free endpaper is a pencilled inscription ''Nevill Coghill's copy''. On closer inspection one can just make out further erased words: ''given by him to Graham Binns''.Letter: folded twice; very good. Book: near fine; no dustwrapper. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London. hardcover
2005ref. 210863Cambridge University Press 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. New. 9x6x0. Publisher's hardback in new condition: firm and square strong joints sharp corners no bumps. Looks and feels unread. Thus contents crisp tight and clean; no pen-marks. Thus a tidy book in very presentable condition. Cambridge University Press hardcover
2002ref. C218031The Burnham Market Society 2002. Paperback . Very Good. Oblong quarto. v 57pp. Original illustrated paperback. Slight edge fading to covers otherwise near fine. The Burnham Market Society, paperback
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