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Hamilton (Sir William) OUTLINES FROM THE FIGURES AND COMPOSITIONS UPON THE GREEK, ROMAN AND ETRUSCAN VASES..... Ills: A. Kirk. 1814. 1st edn. 4to. Hal

Lanzi (Luigi) NOTIZIE DELLA SCULTURA DEGLI ANTICHI Fiesole, 1824. 2nd edn. Port. frontis. & 25 engr. & litho plates, some tinted. A little o...

[Wm. Blake] Hesiod COMPOSITIONS FROM THE WORKS, DAYS AND THEOGONY Ills: J. Flaxman & W. Blake 1817. Oblong folio. Engr. title & 36 plates. S...

Crombie (Benjamin W.) MODERN ATHENIANS: A SERIES OF ORIGINAL PORTRAITS OF....CITIZENS OF EDINBURGH Edin. 1882. Ltd edn. [1040]. signed by the publishe

Armstrong (Sir Walter) SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS 1900. Large 4to. Col. & b/w plates. Orig. cloth gt. Slight splitting of cloth at upper joint near foo...

Landseer (Sir Edwin) THE MOTHERS n.d. [ca 1875]. Folio. 6 (of 8) etched plates. Loose (as issued) in cloth-backed printed boards. Plus 12 artist'...

Foster (Myles Birket) PICTURES OF ENGLISH LANDSCAPE Engr: Dalziel Brothers. [1881]. Folio. Ltd edn. [1000]. 15 (of 22) engr. proof plates on India pap

Berenson (Bernard) ITALIAN PICTURES OF THE RENAISSANCE: VENETIAN SCHOOL. 1957. 1st edn. 2 vols. Large 8vo. Tipped-in col. frontispieces. B/w plates. O

Lutzow (Carl von) & Graul (Richard) DIE VERVIELFALTIGENDE KUNST DER GEGENWART IN EUROPA AND NORDAMERIKA Vienna 1887-92. 3 vols. Folio. Etched &a...

[Chagall, Marc] VERVE......Vol VI, no 24. Paris, 1950. Folio. Litho ills and wrapper by Chagall. Wrapper worn at spine and corners. £150-200

Hillier (J.) JAPANESE MASTERS OF THE COLOUR PRINT. 1954. 1st edn. 4to. col. & b/w ills. D/w. Holme (C.G.) & Sandilands (G.S.) ARTISTS' C...

Graves (Algernon) A DICTIONARY OF ARTISTS 1760-1893. Bath 1969. Facsimile of 1901 edn. 4to. Orig. cloth. D/w. Plus 4 others, English artists. (4) &#...

Miller (Dwight C.) MARCANTONIO FRANCESCHINI AND THE LIECHTENSTEINS Cambridge, 1991. 4to. Col. & b/w ills. Near-fine in d/w. McKenna (George L.) ...

Richardson (John) A LIFE OF PICASSO VOL 2. 1907-1917. 1996. 1st edn. 4to. B/w ills. D/w. Hillier (Bevis) & Escritt (Stephen) ART DECO STYLE 1999...

Hulten (Pontus) TERRITORIUM ARTIS Bonn, 1992. 4to. Col. ills. Orig. cloth. Near-fine in d/w. Parry (Donald) & others COLOUR 1988. 4to. Col. ills...

Habershon (Mathews) THE ANCIENT HALF-TIMBERED HOUSES OF ENGLAND Ills: C. Hullmandel 1836. Folio. 36 litho plates, inc. 17 views. Text ills. cont. quar

Jeanneret (Charles Edouard - 'Le Corbusier') THE CITY OF TOMORROW Trans: F. Etchells 1929. 1st Engl. edn. 4to. B/w ills. Orig. cloth gt. Sl....

Decloux (-) and Doury (-) COLLECTIONS DE PLUS BELLES COMPOSITIONS DE LEPAUTRE Paris, n.d. [ca 1830]. Folio 100 engr. plates, some double-p. Ex-library

Richardson (Charles James) STUDIES FROM OLD ENGLISH MANSIONS 1841-48. 4 vols fo. Added litho titles & engr. dedications (1 vol lacks title). 59 ...

Fischbach (Frederick) ORNAMENT OF TEXTILE FABRICS n.d. [ca 1880] Large folio. English text. 159 (of 60) chromlitho plates on textured paper. Ex-librar

THE GOLDSMITHS AND SILVERMITHS COMPANY LIMITED [1910]. 4to. Priced, illustrated catalogue. B/w ills. Orig. cloth gt. Sl. rubbed. £40-50

Meteyard (Eliza) THE WEDGWOOD HANDBOOK. 1875. 1st edn. Advt. leaf. Orig. cloth gt. Wedgwood (Barbara & Hensleigh) THE WEDGWOOD CIRCLE 1730-1897....

Palley (Reese) THE PORCELAIN ART OF EDWARD MARSHALL BOEHM N.Y. 1976. Sq. 4to. Col. & b/w ills. D/w. Manusov (Eugene V.) & Wald (Mike) CHARAC...

Tarbuck (Edward Lance) THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF PRACTICAL CARPENTRY AND JOINERY. Leipsig & Dresden, n.d. [ca 1860] 4to. Frontis & 103 plates, so...

Tredgold (Thomas) ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF CARPENTRY. 1853. 4th edn. 4to. Port. frontis & 53 plates, many fldg. Orig. cloth gt. Re-backed, with ...

Giraud (J-B) LES ARTS DU METAL Paris, 1881. Folio. 50 gravure plates. Ex-library with stamp to title & to verso of plates. Cont. half morocco, e...

Watson (George) NEW TREATISE AND PRACTICAL GUIDE TO STAIRCASING AND HANDRAILING Privately printed, Manchester [1875]. 1st edn. 4to. 40 engr. plates. S

Plasky (Eugene) LA TENTURE ARTISITQUE Brussels, ca 1890. Folio. Chromolitho title & 50 plates of which 26 are chromolithos. Sm. tear in foredge ...

Pulsky (Carl von) ORNAMENTE DER HAUSINDUSTRIE UNGARN'S Ills: F. Fischbach Budapest, 1878. Folio. 40 chromolitho plates. Ex-library, with stamp t...

Baumgart (E.) LA MANUFATURE NATIONALE DE SEVRES Paris [1900]. Folio. 50 plates, some col. Ex-library, with stamp to title & to verso of plates. ...

Harrison (Jane Ellen) & MacColl (Donald Sutherland) GREEK VASE PAINTINGS 1894. Large 4to. Col. frontis. 43 plates. Ex-library, with stamp to ver...

Anderson (Lawrence) THE ART OF THE SILVERSMITH IN MEXICO N.Y. 1975. 2 vols in 1. 4to. B/w plates. Orig. printed cloth. Jones (E. Alfred) OLD SILVER OF

Braithwaite (P.R.P.) THE CHURCH PLATE OF HAMPSHIRE 1909. 4to. B/w plates. Partly untrimmed. orig. cloth gt. Sl. rubbe. Head of spine a little frayed.

Freshfield (Edwin) THE COMMUNION PLATE OF THE CHURCHES IN THE CITY OF LONDON. 1894. 4to. Inscribed by the author on f.f.e.p. B/w plates & ills. ...

Foster (J.E.) & Atkinson (T.D.) CATALOGUE OF THE LOAN COLLECTION OF PLATE.....IN THE FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM May, 1895. Cambridge 1896. 4to. B/w plat...

Ellis (H.D.) A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE ANCIENT SILVER PLATE BELONGING TO THE WORSHIPFULL COMPANY OF ARMOURERS & BRASIERS 1892. 4to. B/w plates....

Bradfield (Nancy) COSTUME IN DETAIL 1730-1930. L. 1968. 4to. Col. & b/w ills. D/w. Norris (Herbert) COSTUME AND FASHION 1066-1485. L. 1940. 4to....

JOURNAL DES DEMOISELLES Paris, 1883. Large 8vo. 19 plates: 17 hand-col. 2 fldg. Cont. morocco-backed boards. £60-90

Oman (charles) THE COINAGE OF ENGLAND Oxford, 1931. 45 b/w plates. Orig. cloth. D/w. Brooke (G.C.) ENGLISH COINS. 1932. 1st edn. 64 b/w plates. Orig.

Lacroix (Paul) THE ARTS IN THE MIDDLE AGES 1870. Large 8vo. 19 chromolitho plates. Full tan morocco with gt oakleaf & acorn borders & inner ...

Duplessis (Georges) COSTUMES HISTORIQUES 16th - 18th SIECLES Ills: A. Didier, L. Flamery & others Vol. 2. Paris, 1867. Large 4to. 75 hand-col. c...

[Furniture design] Sulzer (Peter) JEAN PROUVE : COMPLETE WORKS VOL 2. 1934-1944. Basel, 200. 4to. Text in English & French. B/w and col. ills. O...

Brown (Leslie Norton) BLOCK PRINTING AND BOOK ILLUSTRATION IN JAPAN 1924. Folio. 18 col. plates. B/w plates & ills. Ex-library with stamps to ve...

Humphreys (H. Noel) A HISTORY OF THE ART OF PRINTING 1867. Folio. 100 b/w plates. Ex-library. Cont. half morocco gt. Sl. rubbed. Orcutt (William Dana)

Levis (Howard C.) A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF....... BOOKS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE RELATING TO THE ART & HISTORY OF ENGRAVING.....1912. 2 vols...

Osler (Sir William) BIBLIOTHECA OSLERIANA : A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS ILLUSTRATING THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE..... Oxford, 1929. 1st edn. 4to. Orig. cloth gt.

Darlow (Thomas Herbert) & Moule (Horace Frederick) HISTORICAL CATALOGUE OF THE PRINTED EDITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE Mansfield CT. n.d. 4 vols. Rep...

Darmon (J.E.) DICTIONNAIRE DES ESTAMPES & LIVRES ILLUSTRES SUR LES BALLONS & MACHINES VOLANTES Montpelier, 1929. Ltd edn. [36/100]. Col.

Jones (Ifano) A HISTORY OF PRINTING AND PRINTERS IN WALES TO 1810....IN MONMOUTHSHIRE TO 1923. Cardiff, 1925. Half-title. Partly untrimmed. Orig. clot

Keynes (Geoffrey) BIBLIOGRAPHY OF JANE AUSTEN 1929. Ltd edn. [875]. B/w plates. With errata leaf, 1931. Loosely inserted. Orig. boards. D/w. BIBLIOGRA

Rhode (Eleanour Sinclair) THE OLD ENGLISH GARDENING BOOKS 1924. 1st edn. B/w plates. Ex-library. Partly untrimmed. Orig. cloth-backed boards. D/w. &...

Sykes (Sir Mark Masterman) CATALOGUE OF THE SPLENDID, CURIOUS AND EXTENSIVE LIBRARY.....SOLD BY AUCTION MAY 11, AND TEN FOLLOWING DAYS. 1824. 3 parts

Browning (Robert) THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN Ills: K. Greenaway n.d. 4to. Col. ills. Orig. cloth-backed glazed boards. Edges & corners sl. bumped...

Crane (Walter) THE MULTIPLICATION TABLE IN VERSE L. (Routledge sixpence/one shilling series) ca 1875. 4to. Chromolitho ills. Orig. pict.

Milne (Alan Alexander) A GALLERY OF CHILDREN. Ills: H. Willebeek le Mair 1925. 4to. Ltd edn. [500] numbered & signed by the author. L.P. 12 col....

Farrow (G.E.) THE WALLYPUG OF WHY Ills: H. Furniss & D. Furniss n.d. [1895]. 1st edn. B/w ills. Inscribed by the author on f.f.e.p. Orig. pict. ...

CHILDREN'S BOOKS. 43 vols, including Biggles, Jennings et. al. All in d/w's. (43) £60-100

Barham (Richard) THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS Ills: A. Rackham 1907. 4to. Ltd edn. [500]. Numbered & signed by the artist. 24 tipped-in col. plates. Ti...

Wagner (Richard) SIEGFRIED AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS. Trans: M. Armour Ills: A. Rackham. 1911. 4to. Ltd edn. [1150]. Numbered & signed by the...

Johnson (A.E.) THE RUSSIAN BALLET ILls: R. Bull 1913. 1st edn. 4to. Signed & inscribed by the artist on f.f.e.p. col. & b/w plates. Some lig...

Edwards (Lionel) HUNTSMEN PAST AND PRESENT L & N.Y. 1929. 4to. 10 col & 11 b/w plates. Orig. cloth gt.. £100-150

Baccaccio (Giovanni) THE DECAMERON Trans: J.M. Rigg Ills: L. Chalon 1966. 2 vols. Large 8vo. Col. plates. With folder of additional set of plates (col

[Olympic Games] LOS ANGELES 1932 Altona-Bahrenfeld, 1932. 4to. Col. & b/w ills. Many mounted. Orig. cloth gt. [ANOTHER EDITION] 1932. Orig. clot...

REMINISCENCES OF THE GRANGE CRICKET CLUB EDINBURGH; WITH SELECTED MATCHES 1832-1862. Edin. 1891. 4to. Mounted albumen print. frontis. Ex-library, with

Millias (John Guille) THE WILDFOWLER IN SCOTLAND. 1st edn. 1901. 4to. Gravure frontis. 2 col. plates, 18 b/w plates, including 8 gravure. Orig. half v

[Badminton Library] Weir (Robert) & Brown (J.M.) RIDING & POLO 1905. B/w plates & ills. Orig. pict. cloth gt. V. slight rubbing. Payne-G...

A COLLECTION OF ABOUT 115 VOLUMES. Many in dustwrappers, some larger format. (115) £100-125

Davis (S.C.H.) CASQUE'S SKETCH BOOK: MOTOR RACING IN LIGHTER VEIN n.d. Oblong 8vo. B/w ills. Orig. cloth-backed printed boards. MORE SKETCH

MOTORING & MOTOR RACING - a carton of books. £40-60

THE McGILL'S EAGLE STAPLE PRESS USA ca 1890. An early example of the stapling machine. Cast iron, dec. in gilt. Spring-loaded handle. Approx. 6i...

LENGTHS AND LEVELS TO BRADSHAW'S MAPS OF THE CANALS, NAVIGABLE RIVERS, AND RAILWAYS, IN THE PRINCIPLE PARTS OF ENGLAND. (Ded. to Thomas Telfo

Pitman (Isaac) PHONOGRAPHY; OR WRITING BY SOUND 1842. 5th edn. 16mo. Orig. gt. dec. morocco. Sl. rubbed. Hinges tender. £70-100

Motley (J.L.) THE RISE OF THE DUTCH REPUBLIC. 1875. 3 vols. Full tree calf; gt. Bordered & inner dentelles. Gt. dec. spine in compartments.

[Sherlock Holmes] Hardwick (Michael & Mollie) THE SHERLOCK HOLMES COMPANION. 1962. 1st edn. B/w ils. D/w. Harrison (Michael) IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF...

Baigent (Michael) & Leigh (Richard) THE TEMPLE AND THE LODGE. 1989. 1st edn. B/w ills. D/w. Mackenzie (Norman) SECRET SOCIETIES 1967. 1st edn. B...

[Folio Society] Hardy (Thomas) THE WESSEX NOVELS Ills: P. Reddick. 1993. 6 vols. B/w ills. Orig. cloth gt. Slip-case. Gibbon (Edward) THE HISTORY OF T

[Folio Society] Trollope (Anthony) THE NOVELS 1979-1996. 45 vols. B/w ills. Orig. cloth gt. In slip cases. A fine set. (45). £200-250

Hull (Edward) THE COAL-FIELDS OF GREAT BRITAIN. 1905. 5th edn. Engr. frontis. B/w plates. Fldg. plates & maps. Large fldg. map in pocket. Ori

Lyle (R.C.) ROYAL NEWMARKET Ills: L. Edwards 1945. 1st edn. 4to. Col. frontis. B/w ills. Orig. cloth. D/w (a few small tears). Plus 39 others, equestr

[Folio Society] Gibbon (Edward) THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE 1983. 8 vols. Orig. cloth gt. Slip-cases. Plus 26 others, Foli

Foster (John) ESSAYS IN A SERIES OF LETTERS 1826. 8th edn. Full brown calf; elaborate decorated borders & inner dentelles, gt. dec. spine i

PUNCH LIBRARY OF HUMOUR n.d. 25 vols (complete). B/w ills. Orig. cloth gt. (25) £50-70

[Smuggling, Highwaymen etc] AN ACT FOR THE PREVENTION OF SMUGGLING 1827. Sm. 8vo. Cont. half calf; crimson title label. Minor wear to extremities.

[prints & engravings] A COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 250, 18TH & 19TH CENTURY ENGRAVINGS. Topography, Natural History etc. Some hand-col. &am...

Schiffers (Heinrich) THE QUEST FOR AFRICA. 1955. 1st edn. B/w ils. D/w. Merfield (Fred. G.) GORILLAS WERE MY NEIGHBOURS. 1956. 1st edn. B/w ills. D/w.

Gilder (Rosamond) ENTER THE ACTRESS: THE FIRST WOMEN IN THE THEATRE. 1931. 1st edn. B/w ills. Orig. cloth gt. Plus 17 others, women. (18) £40-70

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