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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

hard cover, 48 pages, 8 5/8 x 11 inches, very good book condition, no dust jacket, juvenile non-fiction,

soft cover, new book, unpaged, 6 x 9 inches, very good book condition, no dust jacket, juvenile easy reader,

Condición: New. Stated 1st printing. 120 sports described and explained in clear text with an abundance os spectacular illustrations on full color. Perfect copy of outstanding reference book. 8-3/4 x 11-1/4, 372 pp, index, color illus on every page. Hardcover in white color-illus glossy boards; no jacket as issued.

Cloth. Condición: Poor. No Jacket. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. First Edition. Olive Green Cloth Cover, water stained top right corner front and back, but inside very legible; Front cover reads Fide Et Virtute above embossed dragon and shields; signed by W. Gladstone on second page under his picture; Binding cracked on front but not separated;previous owners info written on inner cover; Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. 15 Illustrators Listed Ilustrador. Soiled grey boards with significant water stains on fronts of lower half, the four leading corners rubbed; green spine discloured and turned to brown, lettered infaded gilt. Internally front endpapers browned and spotted, rear endpapers showing water damage affecting six pages as far as page 152; half dozen words of text semi legible; title page lightly soiled and a little grubby down gutter; slight occasional marks. Pp 156 + 2. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cloth. Condición: Very Good Indeed. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. First edition. The first edition of this profusely illustrated volume about Georgian Art, published for The Burlington Magazine's Monograph Series. The first edition.In the publisher's original cloth binding.A terrific tour of the painting, architecture, ceramics, textiles, metalwork, furniture and minor arts of the Georgian period.Volume III of the' Burlington Magazine Monograph' series.'The Burlington Magazine' is a monthly fine and decorative arts publication and the longest running art journal in the English language, established in 1903.Each category is introduced with an essay by various authors, including artist and Tate Gallery director J. B. Manson, and writer and lecturer on ceramics Bernard Rackham.Introduced by Roger Fry, an English painter and critic and member of the Bloomsbury Group.Collated, complete with seventy plates, two of which are in colour, as well as a sixty-page illustrated catalogue of art dealers, most of whom are owners of Georgian art. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities and fading to the spine cloth. A couple marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed. book.

Cloth. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Numerous Illustrators; Rex Keating Ilustrador. First edition. A bright copy of this historical work analysing the spectacular Nubian excavations between 1960-1969. The first edition.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.This work explores the incredible findings of the excavations carried out in Nubia, a region along the Nile river, between 1960 and 1969. With a particular focus on the how the archaeological operation was organised.With three sketched maps, twelve double sided monochrome plates, and numerous figures throughout the text. Collated, complete.From writer, broadcaster and photographer, Rex Keating, who was in charge of the European Division of Egyptian State Broadcasting from 1936-1945. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent with shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is also excellent, with minor fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine. book.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. First edition. A very scarce issue from this literary periodical, 'The Dome', illustrated with works from Van Dyck. Volume IV, No. 11 of The Dome, an illustrated monthly magazine and review of literature, music, architecture and the graphic arts.The 'Van Dyck Tercentenary Number'. Illustrated with eight plates of reproductions of his works. Collated, complete.Very scarce.In the publisher's wraps.Associated with the "Nineties" scene, The Dome ran for three years from March 1897 to July 1900 and was edited by Ernest J. Oldmeadow, publisher and manager of The Unicorn Press.This issue includes 'Amasis', an Ode by Laurence Binyon; 'Plague in the West Country', a poem by A. Hugh Fisher; 'Some Examples of Plain-song' with notes by S. Gregory Ould and other pieces. In the publisher's wraps. Externally, hinges failed, leaving the text block separate from the wraps. With edge wear largely caused by yapp edges' exposure. Small chip to the rear panel and fading to the wraps. A couple marks to the rear panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with the odd spot. Good. book.

Hardback. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. First edition. This lovely set offers the UK and US edition of this Classic Illustrated Edition of Aesop's fables, showcasing the work of various eminent artists. Comprising the first impression of the Pavilion UK edition and the eleventh printing of the US Chronicle Books edition.Both complete with the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappers. Held together here in a provided red paper slipcase with spine label from previous owner, Eric Sweet, akeen collector of private press and fables. This collection of classic moral fables, compiled by Russell Ash and Bernard Higton, are decorated beautifully throughout with the illustrations of distinguished artists, including Arthur Rackham, Walter Crane and Alexander Calder.'The Hare and the Tortoise', 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' and 'The Lion and the Mouse' make up just a few of the stories in this anthology. In the original pictorial laminated boards. In the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, both boards and wraps are excellent, with only hints of shelf wear to the spine heads and tails. Paper slipcase is mildly shelf worn, with Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine. book.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. A bright trio of booklets exploring the various historical aspects of Bath, Somerset. These three stapled booklets offer a variety of historical discussions of Bath, one of the great spa towns of Europe.With explorations of the Bath Blitz, its tramways, and a history of its waters, covering from the town's Roman era up to the nineteenth century.Contains the following titles:Bath Tramways (1971) by Colin C. Maggs - Number fifty-two of 'Locomotion Papers'.Bath Water: The Effect of the Waters on the History of Bath and of Medicine (1973) by George D. KersleyThe Bath Blitz (1975) by Martin Wainwright - With eighty monochrome photographs. In the original stapled wraps. Externally, smart, with general edge wear to the booklets, heaviest to 'Tramways'. With a few spots and price sticker to the wraps of 'Tramways'. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. First edition. An engrossing first edition biography into the scientist whom the author believes inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'. First edition.With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous monochrome images throughout the text.Peter Haining, a British journalist and anthologist, offers a compelling portrait of the pioneering and eccentric scientist Andrew Crosse. He puts forth the theory that Crosse inspired one of the most famous horror novels, 'Frankenstein', after Mary Shelley had heard him lecture on the then mysterious medium of electricity. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with shelf wear. Dust wrapper is also excellent, with light edge wear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine. book.

Cloth. Condición: Good Only. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. First edition. A beautiful complete collection in two volumes of the full publication of this magazine regarding aviation edited by Clarence Winchester and J. Laurence Pritchard A complete set of all forty issues of this weekly magazinepublished by the Amalgamated Press from March through to December 1938, dated accordingly, the first and only edition. In two volumes.These volumes, edited by Clarence Winchester and J. Laurence Pritchard, focus on the development and achievements of the world of aviation, covering a vast range of subjects. With technical articles on the function of an aeroplane, parachute landings, the work of the test pilot, aerial mountaineering, reading weather charts, and much more content of the likes.Richly illustrated in text in black and white, with nine full page plates in colour to volume I, two of which folding, and seven full page plates in colour to volume II. Collated, complete.Some beautiful examples of this impressive work. In the original publisher's cloth binding with gilt titles and blind stamped front boards. Externally, shelf wear to extremities and bumping to head and tail of spine. Split to front joint on volume 1, not compromising structure. The odd spot to end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot. Good Only. book.

Cloth. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. First edition. A first edition copy of this travel book by English writer Evelyn Waugh, with monochrome plates throughout. The first edition, first impression of this work.Illustrated with a frontispiece and nine plates. Collated complete.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding.An immersive travel book detailing British writer Evelyn Waugh's journey of East Africa, with the histories of particular places often discussed.The work is divided into sections titled 'Departure', 'Voyage', 'Taganyika' and 'The Rhodesias' and is written in the form of a diary, describing the tour. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent with slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Small mark to the rear of the board. Dust wrapper is sunned to the spine and edges of the wrap. Handling marks and the odd spot to the wrap. Small closed tears to the head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. book.

Cloth. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. First edition. A very pleasing bibliography and guide to A & C Black's popular colour plate books. The first edition.With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.This work offers a valuable record and classify the bulk of A & C Black's colour book publications from 1900-1930, with commentary on the books' production and other bibliographical points.With a complete index of the artists and authors alongside brief biographical details.Illustrated with many coloured and monochrome plates. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with shelf wear. Dust wrapper is also excellent, with slight edge wear only. Internally, generally firmly bound with pages 91-94 loose but present. With bright and clean pages. Near Fine. book.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. A scarce copy of this 1926 almanac for "Free Drinkers", offering recipes, historical pieces and poems. In the original French text.In the publisher's wraps.A delightful curation of drinks recipes, poems and essays divided across the twelve months of the year. Written by Leon Baranger and Andre L. Simon. Simon was a French-born wine merchant and prolific writer about wine.With a frontispiece by Daragnes and twenty-five woodcuts from various artists, including G. Belot, Broutelle, Contel, Falke and C. Lebreton. Collated, complete.With seventeen pages of illustrated advertisements to the rear. In the original wraps. Externally, with loss to the spine and general edge wear. With sunning and loss to the front cover label. Internally, generally firmly bound, with leaf 9-10 disbound but present. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the occasional spot or mark. Good. book.

Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. A richly illustrated survey of London's architectural and topographical developments. A very scarce copy of this volume, being an extra publication of the "Pall Mall Magazine".In the original cloth binding.Undated, dated from copies held institutionally.This volume provides a fascinating look into the "New London" that was developing at the time, with new buildings and new streets described. Includes overviews of the new front of Buckingham Palace, the Westminster Cathedral, and some famous houses.Lavishly illustrated throughout with many photographs and engravings, from a variety of artists including Max Cowper, William Hyde, Edgar Wilson and W. Russell Flint. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with rubbing to the extremities and minor fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with spotting to the endpapers. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. First edition. A lovely copy of this large art book illustrated with almost five hundred items from the 'Blue Four Collection'. First edition.With the original unclipped dust wrapper.The 'Blue Four' refers to the artists' group founded by famous art collector and dealer, Galka Scheyer, whose members were Lyonel Feininger, Paul Klee, Alexei Jawlnesky, and Vasily Kandinsky. The remarkable collection reproduced and presented here (most in full colour) comprise the groups' paintings, works on paper, and sculpture, now owned by the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California.Also shown here are the works of other European artists including Pablo Picasso, Fernand Leger and El Lissitzky. Each entry contains full documentation and an essay situating the work within a historical context. With an introduction providing biographical detail about Scheyer by art historian and curator, Vivian Endicott Barnett. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper is excellent, with minor edge wear only. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine. book.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Publisher's red cloth, ornately stamped in blind and gilt on boards and spine, a.e.g.; 8vo; pp. ix, [1], 398; plus 29 plates by C. W. Cope, P. H. Calderon, W. Millais, W. Holman Hunt, Otto Speckter, G. H. Thomas, E. Warren, Lorenz Flohlich, W. B. Scott, E. B. Jones, Harrison Weir, John Tenniel, Joseph Wolf, W. P. Burton, M. E. Edwards, and Charles Keene. Complete. Cloth a little rubbed here and there; spine tips lightly chipped, and fraying a bit along joints; some light bumping along edges of boards; joints and hinges tender, with binding somewhat shaken. Internally bright and clean. Bookplate of Kenneth A. Lohf.

Hardback. Condición: Very Good Indeed. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. First edition. A delightful limited printing showcasing a series of wood engravings, all previously appearing in Penguin publications. One of 1,500 copies privately printed for Christmas 1958.In the original paper covered boards.A charming compilation of wood-engravings collected from Penguin's publications since 1949, from a variety of eminent artists including Reynolds Stone, Cecil Keeling and Derrick Harris.In his preface, Penguin founder Allen Lane states the desire to produce this book stemmed from the poorer quality the illustrations took for larger scale editions. Here they are presented in their best quality.Collated, complete with thirty-one wood-engravings printed recto only. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, very smart, with sunning to the spine and minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with scattered spotting to the endpapers and the odd spot throughout - this does not affect majority of the plates. Very Good Indeed. book.

Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. First edition. The first edition of this series of letters written by biographer Edward John Trelawny, best known for his friendship with Romantic poet Percy Shelley. The first edition.In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.With five plates, two of which are photogravures, and one facsimile of a letter to Claire Clairmont. Collated, complete.A charming series of letters sent from Edward John Trelawny, a British biographer, novelist and adventurer who is also best known for his acquaintances with Percy Shelley and Lord Byron.The editor of this work, Harry Buxton Forman, was a Victorian-era bibliographer who specialised particularly in works on Percy Shelley, hence this publication of letters in which several are addressed to Mary Shelley.Controversially, Forman was revealed in 1934 to have been in a conspiracy to supply large quantities of forged first editions of Georgian and Victorian authors. It took forty years until the fraud was discovered by John Carter. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. First edition. A lovely illustrated ode to London from various eminent writers including John Betjeman, Elizabeth Bowen and Leonard Woolf. First edition.With the original unclipped dust wrapper.A delightful work made up of twenty-two writers' favourite aspects of London life, including Regent's Park by Elizabeth Bowen, railway stations by John Betjeman, and the Kensington spinsters by Nicolas Bentley, among others.Accompanying these passages are equally charming drawings from various artists. With twelve full-page colour plates, twelve double-sided monochrome plates, and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with minor rubbing and bumping to the spine head and tail. Dust wrapper is smart, with sunning to the spine and edge wear, heaviest to the spine head and tail which has been reinforced with tape. A couple spots to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine. book.

Cloth. Condición: Good. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. First edition. The first edition of this richly illustrated record of work from the Brothers Dalziel, a prolific Victorian wood-engraving business. First edition.In the publisher's original cloth binding.This volume offers the story and record of fifty years' work from the Brothers Dalziel, in conjunction with many of the notable artists of the period, spanning from 1840 to 1890.Featuring many full-paged and in-text illustrations and autograph letters from Lord Leighton, Sir J. E. Millais, Holman Hunt, Dante G. Rossetti, Sir John Tenniel, and many others.This autobiographical work begins with descriptions of each of the brothers' artistic talents, and how the business developed to incorporate each member. In the original cloth binding. Externally, with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the cloth and a couple marks to the boards. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with a few scattered spots to the first and last few leaves. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Good. book.

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. The complete memoirs of the Count Gramont, comprising entertaining and vivid accounts of the licentious court of Charles II. A very smart set containing the memoirs of French nobleman, Philibert de Gramont. Complete in two volumes.In the original quarter cloth binding.The material for this work was provided to Count Anthony Hamilton, Gramont's half-brother, by Gramont himself, and contain the intrigues of the English court under the reign of Charles II.Volume I is illustrated with a frontispiece, and twenty-three plates. Volume II is illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-six plates.Collated, complete.These editions are edited by Henry Vizetelly, a British publisher and writer who wrote several books while working in Paris and Berlin as correspondent for the Illustrated London News. In the original quarter cloth binding. Externally, very smart. With sunning to the spines and light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Bookplate of one Lewis P. Cowan to the front pastedowns and bookplate of Everett E. Whitney to the rear pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good. book.

Hardback. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. First edition. An excellent first edition of this richly illustrated study of the Sitwell family. The first edition, first impression of this work.With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.This volume offers a unique iconography of the Sitwell family, comprised of three siblings (Edith, Osbert and Sachaverell), who developed a well-known literary and artistic London clique.Illustrated profusely with photographs and paintings of the family in both colour and monochrome throughout the work.With biographical essays from various Sarah Bradford, Jonathan Fryer and John Pearson. In the original decorative paper covered boards. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with only minor shelf wear. Dust wrapper is also excellent, with minor edge wear and a mark to the rear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine. book.

Cloth. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. A complete set of Jean Dorst's fascinating study of birds from an ecological point of view, with extensive photographic illustrations and original dust wrapper. The complete set of this two volume work, published in 1974.With numerous monochrome photographic prints and illustrations. Collated complete.Written by Jean Dorst, one of the world's leading ornithologists, these two volumes are a fascinating study of birds from an ecological point of view. Across these two volumes the author concentrates upon birds adaptations for flight and various habitats, examining their anatomical, physiological and behavioural characteristics.Jean Dorst (1924-2001) was a French ornithologist. Both volumes are in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappers and cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Faint shelf wear to extremities. Light offsetting to end papers. Dust wrappers are very smart and bright. Light shelf wear to extremities. Slight sunning to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. book.

Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. A pleasing set containing Washington Irving's collection of short stories and essays, adorned with illustrations throughout each. Complete in two volumes.Uniformly bound in the publisher's cloth, with decorative gilt.Both volumes are decorated with a frontispiece and many vignettes illustrated by numerous artists.Originally published serially throughout 1819-1820, this 'Sketch Book' comprises thirty-four essays and short stories written by American author, Washington Irving.The work was among the first widely read works of American literature, containing Irving's best-known stories 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle'. Uniformly bound in the original cloth, with decorative gilt. Externally, very smart, with fading to the spines' cloth and bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers and the odd spot. Very Good. book.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good Indeed. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. First edition. A unique copy of this Norwegian art study, previously owned by the founder of feminist publisher Virago Press, Carmen Callil, and gifted to her by Angela Carter. First edition.This copy previously owned by Carmen Callil, an Australian publisher who founded Virago Press in 1973, to "publish books which celebrated women and women's lives, and which would, by so doing, spread the message of women's liberation to the whole population". Virago published works by new and neglected female authors, publishing the works by authors such as Daphne du Maurier, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Margaret Atwood, and Angela Carter, all with a distinctive green spine synonymous with Virago.This copy, which is inscribed with "picture library file copy, return to Carmen's office" was brought back from Norway and given to Callil by Angela Carter, an English novelist, poet and short-story writer known for her feminist and magic realism works, particularly 'The Bloody Chamber' (1979). Carter was one of the prominent authors whose works were published by Virago Press, and outside of that the two were close friends.In the original illustrated card covers.Beginning with an introduction by art historian Magne Malmanger, this volume serves as a visual tour though selected masterpieces from the National Gallery, Oslo, spanning across one hundred years of Norwegian painting. Presented here in a mixture of colour and monochrome. In the original card covers. Externally, very smart, with sunning to the spine and edge wear. Faint damp to the borders of the covers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with tide marks to the endpapers and Carmen Callil's inscription to the front free endpaper. With an additional inscription and Callil's bookplate to the inside of the front cover. Very Good Indeed. book.

Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. First edition. A pleasing duo of first edition biographies exploring the works of two leading painters of their times, Diego Velazquez and George Romney, profusely illustrated throughout. The first edition of these works.A very smart duo of biographies exploring the lives and careers of two leading painters of notably high society figures: Diego Velazquez and George Romney.Uniformly bound in the publisher's original blue cloth, with gilt detailing to the spines.Both works are richly illustrated throughout, including a frontispiece and an array of plates.Velazquez was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. His biography is written by Spanish landscape painter and art critic, Aureliano de Beruete.Romney specialised in portraits, with Emma Hamilton (mistress of Lord Nelson) as his muse. He also painted many leading society figures and was considered the most fashionable artist of his day.His biography is written by artist and writer, Arthur B. Chamberlain, with works on other painters such as Hans Holbein. In the original blue cloth bindings with gilt to the spines. Externally, very smart. With light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with a occasional scattered spots, heavier to 'Velazquez'. Very Good. book.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Numerous Illustrators Ilustrador. First edition. A vanishingly scarce history of Adcote School, an independent and boarding school for girls located in Little Ness, replete with illustrations. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work.In the publisher's original softcovers.Profusely illustrated with monochrome photographs and illustrations in-text.A fascinating history of Acdote School, a boarding school for girls located in the village of Little Ness, northwest of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.The school was founded in 1907 and is in a Grade I listed country house built in 1879.This book, detailing the origins, building, uniforms, staff and classes of the school, was commissioned by the Adcote Old Girls' Association. In the original softcover binding. Externally, very smart, with rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good. book.