John adamson cambridge (46 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The book begins by the North Sea. It is a late summer's afternoon, and a bright sun has dispersed the greyness of the day. Two Englishmen are enjoying a swim off the Essex coast when all at once both have the feeling that they are back at the French seaside. They find themselves starting to tell each other of their youthful experiences of living in France. The adventures they narrate follow one after another like waves rolling onto the shore.Clive, coming from London, had found himself spending a year deep in the French countryside within sight of the western Pyrenees; John, hailing from Devon, had ended up living for a while in the City of Light within sight of the Folies Bergere. Outsiders though they were, they momentarily became part of French society, their adventures fuelled by the culinary delights of their adopted land.They tell their tales with humour and relish as they recall their initiation into the French way of life of decades ago - and how it shaped their own. Two Englishmen enjoying a swim off the Essex coast suddenly have the feeling that they are back at the French seaside. They find themselves starting to tell each other of their youthful experiences of living in France several decades ago. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Norfolk Summer presents the story about the making of a film starring Julie Christie and Alan Bates Joseph Losey's award-winning movie The Go-Between was filmed entirely on location in Norfolk in 1970. The film charts the tragic story of a young boy's loss of innocence during a hot summer and stars Julie Christie and Alan Bates as a pair of lovers crossing class boundaries in late Victorian England. The production brought together the playwright Harold Pinter, who adapted L.P. Hartley's elegant novel for the screen, the acclaimed director Joseph Losey and a cast of international stars for ten weeks' filming in and around Melton Constable Hall in north Norfolk - a time of happy creativity, some tension and a good deal of comedy. But the idyllic summer only came about after years of bitter battling over the rights of the book, and it was to be followed by yet more intrigue and high drama, which culminated in the film's triumph at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the prestigious Palme d'Or. A story of the making on location of this classic film at a seventeenth-century mansion in the Norfolk countryside, starring Julie Christie and Alan Bates. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Published in conjunction with the 2004 Norwich Cathedral Treasury exhibition of the same name. In VG/near-fine condition throughout. 4to. 128pp.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Clean, sharp corners, firm hinges. DJ in VG+ condition. BP/Silver.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Clean, unmarked, unread copy with lightly worn card stock slipcase. BP/Gold/Goldsmiths.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. 64pp hardback, square format, red cloth gilt in wrapper, well illustrated in bw and colour, very good in a very good wrapper.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Artists such as John Flaxman, Thomas Stothard, Edward Hodges Baily were among the many who designed and modelled silverware for Rundell & Bridge, the Royal Goldsmiths who served two monarchs - George III and his son the Prince Regent (later George IV). It was a period of unparalleled prosperity in Britain during which patrons, led by the colourful Prince Regent, commissioned objects of silver, silver-gilt and even gold in the finest taste. Philip Rundell and John Bridge were well placed to respond to this new fashion for opulence. Directing their workshops from 1802 were the silversmith Benjamin Smith and the designer Digby Scott; and after Paul Storr, the most celebrated English silversmith of the period, took charge in 1807, the workshop grew until it employed the talents of several hundred gifted designers, modellers, chasers and engravers. It was a successful blending of art and industry that remains unsurpassed in the decorative arts. The firm Rundell & Bridge were appointed Royal Goldsmiths, Silversmiths, Jewellers and Medallists in 1797 and held the Royal Warrant until 1830. Yet Rundell & Bridge did more than promote innovative styles; they marketed new types of tableware.Despite the threat of invasion by Napoleon, the British enthusiastically embraced not only new designs from France, such as those inspired by the surge of Egyptomania, but new customs of the tabletop. Tying in with an exhibition at Koopman Rare Art, London, the first ever to be devoted to the firm's achievement, the book shows the importance of the Prince Regent as a patron of goldsmiths and presents a fascinating portrait of London against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. It features a wealth of magnificent silver and gold objects, snuff boxes, jewellery, medals and bejewelled swords from museums and private collections in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and Australia. With a foreword by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, the book will be a valuable addition not only to art historical studies but also to the social and economic history of the period. Net proceeds of the sale of the book will benefit the Prince's Trust. The partnership of Philip Rundell and John Bridge began in London toward the end of the eighteenth century and went on to become the greatest firm of goldsmiths, jewelers and medalists of the age. Its stable of distinguished artists, headed by the sculptor John Flaxman, was the driving force in the adoption of a new imperial style Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Near Fine in a VG+ dust jacket. 64 pp.

First Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm. Subjects; Norwich Cathedral (Norwich, England). Treasury ; Exhibitions. Norwich Cathedral (Norwich, England). Treasury. Silverwork England East Anglia ; Exhibitions. Silverwork England East Anglia ; Catalogs. Silverwork England Norwich ; Catalogs. 1 Kg. …

Softcover. Condición: As New. Red and illus. wraps, French flaps, 80 pp., many BW & color illus. "Joseph Losey's award-winning movie 'The Go-Between' was filmed entirely on location in Norfolk in 1970. The film charts the tragic story of a young boy's loss of innocence during a hot summer and stars Julie Christie and Alan Bates as a pair of lovers crossing class boundaries in late Victorian England. The production brought together the playwright Harold Pinter, who adapted L.P. Hartley's elegant novel for the screen, the acclaimed director Joseph Losey and a cast of international stars for ten weeks' filming in and around Melton Constable Hall in north Norfolk -- a time of happy creativity, some tension and a good deal of comedy. But the idyllic summer only came about after years of bitter battling over the rights of the book, and it was to be followed by yet more intrigue and high drama, which culminated in the film's triumph at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the prestigious Palme d'Or." (back cover).…

First Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm. Subjects; Norwich Cathedral (Norwich, England). Treasury ; Exhibitions. Norwich Cathedral (Norwich, England). Treasury. Silverwork England East Anglia ; Exhibitions. Silverwork England East Anglia ; Catalogs. Silverwork England Norwich ; Catalogs. 1 Kg. …

Soft cover. Condición: As New. 1st Edition. Uninscribed. No wear. 168 pages.

cm 23x31 pag. 128 ill. 107 col Inglese.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine / Fine. 2nd Edition. Excellent fine interior and boards, no inscriptions, contains a colour f/p and several further colour photos; d/jacket also of excellent appearance, near fine to fine with no tears or nicks.

Hardback. Condición: nrFine. VG+ DW. 1st Edition. Slight nick to dw.

cm 22x30 pag. 80 ill. 69 col e b/n c.m. Cambridge, Koopman Rare Art dal 03/06 al 25/06/2010 Inglese.

cm 23x30 pag. 128 ill. 143 col e b/n French Hospital for the Huguenot community in England, this book charts its history and collections Inglese.

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. A remarkable private collection formed over the last thirty years is the focus of this richly illustrated book that introduces the reader to English silver spanning a century and a half from a little before the Tudor age (1485-1603) to the threshold of the Civil War (1642-51). This was a period when England changed out of all recognition. At the beginning it was still essentially a medieval country dominated by an autocratic king and a rich and powerful Church; by the end of the period the Church had lost virtually all of its power and, with the execution of Charles I in 1649, the monarchy itself was abolished. To a degree, this changing world is mirrored in the styles represented by the silver featuring in the collection. Besides setting the silver against its social and historical background the book examines the wide range of techniques used by silversmiths at the time to shape and adorn silver objects. A remarkable private collection formed over the last thirty years is the focus of this richly illustrated book that introduces the reader to English silver from a little before the Tudor age (1485-1603) to the threshold of the Civil War (1642-51) Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. The calligraphic manuscript presented here in facsimile was made in about 1585 in a bid for the patronage of an Elizabethan magnate, Sir John Petre of Thorndon Hall in Essex. Its creator, Amos Lewis, hoped that it would give pleasure to Petre's son.A Protestant clergyman, Lewis must have despaired of employment in the Catholic Petre household. His book is unfinished; the 'Z' text ends in pencil draft. But incompletion saved it: had it entered the schoolroom it would have become thumbed and shabby and been discarded. This precious survival is the earliest known attempt at an original writing book by an Englishman. The first printed English writing book was A Book Containing divers sortes of hands (London, 1570) by John de Beau Chesne, a Frenchman.The Alphabet Book is a delightful miniature. Lewis combined varied scripts, ornament, Renaissance grotesques, strapwork, flowers and foliage, fine roman capital letters set against moresques, and polychrome Petre heraldry to emulate printed Continental writing books. It begins and ends with poems, Latin and English, in which he presses his suit.The context is European: printed writing manuals first appeared in Venice and Rome in the 1520s. Lewis's main model was a book by a Swiss master, Urban Wyss, published in Zurich in 1549. His Latin texts to individual letters, stressing the value of learning, draw on proverbial wisdom gathered in Erasmus's compilations of adages first published in 1500 and since expanded by others, notably in Germany. Lewis's Alphabet Book indeed opens a window into that flowering of humanistic culture which was central to learning and letters in the age of Shakespeare.Now that the digital revolution is perceived as a threat to handwriting Lewis's manuscript Alphabet Book is also a reminder that during an earlier technological revolution, that of printing with moveable type, books promoted skill, even virtuosity, in handwriting. The manuscript, here shown in facsimile with commentary, was made by a clergyman in a bid for the patronage of an Elizabethan magnate. The earliest known English attempt at an original writing book, it combines scripts and ornament to emulate printed Continental writing books, with quoted texts to individual letters stressing the value of learning. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. Name of owner at front of book. Pictorial card covers. Book is in very fine condition with virtually no signs of wear and/or age.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Clean, sharp corners, firm hinges. DJ has just hint of wear to corners, spine, else fine condition. KRM/Silver.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Norfolk Summer presents the story about the making of a film starring Julie Christie and Alan Bates Joseph Losey's award-winning movie The Go-Between was filmed entirely on location in Norfolk in 1970. The film charts the tragic story of a young boy's loss of innocence during a hot summer and stars Julie Christie and Alan Bates as a pair of lovers crossing class boundaries in late Victorian England. The production brought together the playwright Harold Pinter, who adapted L.P. Hartley's elegant novel for the screen, the acclaimed director Joseph Losey and a cast of international stars for ten weeks' filming in and around Melton Constable Hall in north Norfolk - a time of happy creativity, some tension and a good deal of comedy. But the idyllic summer only came about after years of bitter battling over the rights of the book, and it was to be followed by yet more intrigue and high drama, which culminated in the film's triumph at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the prestigious Palme d'Or. A story of the making on location of this classic film at a seventeenth-century mansion in the Norfolk countryside, starring Julie Christie and Alan Bates. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

cm 22x30 pag. 168 ill. 237 col e b/n c.m. Londra Koopman Rare Art dal 14/06 al 01/07/05 Inglese.

1st edition, hardback, large 4to, 128pp, illustrated, clean and tight, no inscriptions, edges slightly bumped, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. ISBN: 0952432277.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Large paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 128pp. B/w photographs throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions, no creasing to spine. (28/7).

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The book begins by the North Sea. It is a late summer's afternoon, and a bright sun has dispersed the greyness of the day. Two Englishmen are enjoying a swim off the Essex coast when all at once both have the feeling that they are back at the French seaside. They find themselves starting to tell each other of their youthful experiences of living in France. The adventures they narrate follow one after another like waves rolling onto the shore.Clive, coming from London, had found himself spending a year deep in the French countryside within sight of the western Pyrenees; John, hailing from Devon, had ended up living for a while in the City of Light within sight of the Folies Bergere. Outsiders though they were, they momentarily became part of French society, their adventures fuelled by the culinary delights of their adopted land.They tell their tales with humour and relish as they recall their initiation into the French way of life of decades ago - and how it shaped their own. Two Englishmen enjoying a swim off the Essex coast suddenly have the feeling that they are back at the French seaside. They find themselves starting to tell each other of their youthful experiences of living in France several decades ago. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. …

HARD BACK. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 120pp. Fully illustrated in b&w. Catalogue of a travelling exhibition of more than fifty important pieces of 18th century American silver.

1st edition. "The essays, the results of new research on many aspects of the economic and social history of the region, set the silver in its historical context.The consumer demand from yeomen, merchants and others was filled by silversmiths working not only in Norwich, the second largest city in the kingdom, but also in smaller towns such as King's Lynn, Great Yarmouth, Beccles, Ipswich, Colchester and Cambridge." 26cms x 22cms x 1cm. Pp.128, many black & white photos and illustrations throughout. Paperback. VG.…

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. How has the firm of Swaine Adeney Brigg, one of Britain's oldest and most prestigious manufacturers of leather goods and umbrellas, survived for so long? What are the ingredients of its lasting success? This book charts how the company has kept pace with the shifting needs and demands of the marketplace, seizing trading opportunities, for the most part successfully, along the way. Swaine & Adeney began as makers of driving, riding, and hunting whips, becoming whip-makers to the royal family. With the coming of the railways, horse-drawn transport was greatly reduced and demand for whips shifted away from driving accessories to hunting and fashionable riding accessories. As the twentieth century dawned Swaine & Adeney survived the advent of the motor car by applying their leatherworking skills also to the making of luggage. Other equestrian accessory companies were absorbed: J. Kohler & Son, makers of coaching and hunting horns, and G. & J. Zair Ltd, whip-makers of Birmingham.In the dark days of 1943, Thomas Brigg & Sons, London's leading umbrella and walking-stick manufacturers joined forces with Swaine & Adeney, bringing with them their own long and impressive history of craftsmanship and royal patronage. Together, as Swaine Adeney Brigg, they emerged into the post-war era with renewed vigour. The hatters Herbert Johnson and the luggage-making arm of Papworth Industries were later added to the group. Neville Chamberlain, Margot Fonteyn, Augustus John, and Stirling Moss have been among the proud owners of the group's stylish products, and Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones and Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau both wore Herbert Johnson hats. The first full history of Swaine Adeney Brigg, the London makers of luxury leather goods and umbrellas. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

SOFTCOVER. Condición: AS NEW. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Issued without a dustjacket. 1st Edition. Large 4to. in colour printed stiff glossy card covers, 80pp on thick art paper, colour plates, bibliography, etc. . [CONDITION: A well preserved AS NEW unmarked copy ] . . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.…