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Art & Architecture
We have a wide and varied collection of books on all forms of Art and Architecture, encompassing Engineering, Design, Furniture and Fashion. Many with fantastic plates and some real rarities included.
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1883 History of the Ancient Parish of Leek in Staffordshire Including Horton, Cheddleton and IpstonesLondon: 1883A subscribers-only limited second edition of Sleigh’s authoritative history of the ancient parish of Leek and its townships, illustrated with plates and numerous fold-out genealogical tables. -
1883 History of the Ancient Parish of Leek in Staffordshire Including Horton, Cheddleton and IpstonesLondon: 1883A scarce subscribers-only limited second edition of Sleigh’s authoritative history of the ancient parish of Leek and its townships, illustrated with plates. -
1964 The Audubon Folio: 30 Great Bird PaintingsNew York: 1964A large folio of 30 large colour plates after Audubon’s Birds of America, issued by the New York Historical Society, offered without the accompanying text volume. -
1896 Pictures of Rustic LandscapeLondon: 1896Lovely first-edition literary collection on the subject of nature, edited by John Davidson and profusely illustrated by Myles Birket Foster -
1920 A History of Oak FurnitureLondon: 1920Profusely illustrated first edition from successful artist and furniture collector Fred Roe. -
1900 Architecture, Decoration et Ameublement Pendant le Dix-Huitieme SiecleParis: 1900Illustrated with two-hundred plates, this is a bright example of the first edition of Léon Roger-Milès's study of the decorative art popular during the reign of Louis XV. -
c1820 Handsome Straight Grain Morocco Sketch BookNot Stated: c1820A delightful sketch book of pencil landscape illustrations, beautifully bound in full straight grain morocco, with a metal clasp. Including a depiction of Lake Windermere. -
1832 Pencil Sketch BookNot Stated: 1832A charming illustrated sketch book, featuring thirty-one delightful pencil illustrations of English landscapes in 1832. -
1863 Graphite and Red Chalk Pencil Sketch BookNot Stated: 1863A truly impressive illustrated sketch book, featuring nineteen beautiful red chalk and graphite pencil illustrations of landscapes. -
c1900-1980 Photograph Album of Renaissance Artwork and Bibliographical ClippingsNot Stated: c1900 -1980A handsome Birdsall half morocco binding housing photographic images of Renaissance artworks, and with further text leaves from James S. Dearden's bibliographical writings. -
c1870 Sketch BookNot Stated: c1870A truly delightful illustrated sketch book, featuring fifteen charming pencil illustrations of mountainous landscapes. -
1836-1842 3 Vols Winkles's Architectural and Picturesque Illustrations of the Cathedral Churches of England and WalesLondon : 1836-1842A complete first edition three-volume set of Winkle’s celebrated illustrated survey of England and Wales’s cathedral churches, profusely illustrated with plates. -
1876 The Habitations of Man in All AgesLondon: 1876A smart illustrated copy of this account of domestic architecture across cultures, translated into English. -
1888-1900 3vol Set of Walter Besant WorksNew York; London: 1888; 1899; 1900A blue cloth three volume set of richly illustrated works by British novelist and historian Walter Besant. -
1844-1845 4vol Quarterly Papers on ArchitectureLondon: 1844-1845A strikingly illustrated four volume set of architectural essays edited by John Weale, with an abundance of coloured plates. -
1873 A History of the Three Cathedrals Dedicated to St. Paul in LondonLondon: 1873A smart, illustrated first edition, rebound in patterned blue cloth. -
1925-1973 9vol Set of Works on LondonLondon and Glasgow; London; New York; Norwich; Brussels: [1925] Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library; 1946; [1942] Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library; 1947; 1948;1949; 1953; 1973A varied and intriguing set of illustrated works on the history and character of London, all in original dust wrappers. -
1834 Details of Elizabethan ArchitectureLondon: 1834A wonderful collection of twenty engraved plates celebrating Elizabethan architecture, taken from the first edition of Henry Shaw's work. -
c1904 2vol Hierros ArtisticosBarcelona: c1904An abundantly illustrated two volume set of works on the art of forging, each with 100 plates. -
1839 Treatises on Architecture, Buildings, Masonry, Joinery, and Carpentry, From the Encyclopaedia BritannicaEdinburgh: 1839The seventh edition of this series of three treatises from the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the longest running in-print encyclopaedia in the English language. -
1963-1973 The History of the King's WorksLondon: 1963-1973Illustrated throughout, present here are three volumes of H. M. Colvin's study of the Office of the King's Works, present alongside the impressive 'Plans' volume. -
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1925 Our Lady of BaterseyChelsea: 1925An uncommon signed first edition, bound in full morocco, and gifted to contender to the French Royal legacy 'Princess Francoise de Bourbon-Orleans'. -
1886 Historical Memorials of Westminster AbbeyLondon: 1886An uncommon, well-illustrated reflection on the history of Westminster Abbey, its architecture, and burials. -
1926 English Decorative Plasterwork of the RenaissanceLondon: [1926]An abundantly illustrated first edition of this work on Renaissance plasterwork by eighteenth-century scholar Margaret Jourdain. -
1840 The History and Antiquities of Syon MonasteryLondon: 1840An incredibly scarce first edition of this illustrated reflection on the history of Syon Abbey, featuring folding maps. -
1836 The Principles of Practical Perspective, or, Scenographic ProjectionLondon: 1836A very scarce copy of this illustrated work on practical perspective, with a frontispiece and 48 plates. -
1836 Examples of Ornamental Metal WorkLondon: 1836An abundantly illustrated scarce first edition this nineteenth century volume on metal work comprising of 50 plates, with 2 being hand coloured. -
1920-1922 3Vol The Panelled Rooms Vol I, II and VLondon: 1920-1922A three-volume set of 'The Panelled Rooms' series by Victoria and Albert Museum, heavily illustrated with black and white photographs and architectural plans. -
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1881Le Musée Rétrospectif du Métal à l'Exposition de l'Union Centrale des Beaux-ArtsParis: 1881An inscribed first edition of Baptiste’s catalogue of the Union Centrale’s retrospective metalwork exhibition, presented to a member of the influential Musée de Cluny Sommerard family. -
1937 An Enquiry into Industrial Art in EnglandCambridge: 1937Pevsner’s pioneering survey of British industrial design at the inception of modernism, illustrated with monochrome photographs. -
1928 The People's Album of London StatuesLondon: 1928A nice copy of the first edition of this work, in the publisher's original beige cloth, illustrated with thirty-two full page line drawings by Nina Hamnett -
1793 Captain Pakenham's Invention of a Substitute for a Lost RudderLondon: 1793A bright example of the very scarce first edition of the illustrated publication of Captain Pakenham's discussion of replacing lost rudders and restoring the masts of ships. -
1750 The Laboratory; or, School of ArtsLondon: 1750A bright third edition of these fascinating hints and experiments for the 18th-century artist, adorned with copper plates. -
1730 Repertorium: Sculptile-Typicum or a Complete Collection and Explanation of the Several Marks and CyphersLondon: 1730A very scarce first English translation from Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi's 'Abecedario Pittorico', illustrated with wood-cut marks and cyphers of 160 engravers. -
1909 Aubrey BeardsleyLondon: 1909Beautifully illustrated throughout, this is the first edition of Robert Ross's study of Aubrey Beardsley's work, from the library of Holbrook Jackson. -
1871 The Passion of the Saviour Represented by Ober Ammergau, Bavaria on Trinity SundayNot Stated: 1871Beautifully illustrated with twenty-nine leaves, this is the vanishingly scarce first edition of Frances C. Childe's illustrated edition of the Oberammergau Passion Play.