Books - "arts"
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Australian Architecture
first edition 538pp+ads.ills.[b/w] G+ (dk.green original cloth,rubbed and stained,wear and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,a few pp are loose but all present,spine cracked and shaky) scarce
PUBLISHER: george robertson melbourne [nd]
KEYWORDS: australian architecture robert haddon arts history
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
[first edition thus] 199pp ills.[16 col.plates by A.E.Jackson] G (binding copy,pale grey cloth w.gilt/brown dec.stamps to top board and spine,rubbed and stained,wear and chipping to extrems.,contents sl.foxed,many pp have been taped at gutter by an amateur,all plates are present although not in correct order and some are detached,plates are mounted on grey card,some mounting cards are soiled and chipped but all plates are clean and bright,spine cracked and shaky w.separation at many sections) a poor copy in need of restoration however thankfully the wonderful colour plates have been kept intact and clean - scans available on request
PUBLISHER: henry frowde hodder & stoughton london [nd]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature arts lewis carroll alice wonderland jackson
Lugar Essays on Philippine Heritage and Architecture
first edition 474pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (in laminated boards,owner's inscr.to title page) in NF dustwrapper (v.sl.soiled) heavy item
PUBLISHER: the bookmark makati city 2001
KEYWORDS: arts architecture history geography philippine villalon
New Zealand Art A Modern Perspective
first edition 222pp ills.[b/w and col.] large quarto hardcover, VG+ (blue cloth,sl.offsetting from dustwrapper to top board,sl.wear to extrems.) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and sl.wear to extrems.) heavy item
PUBLISHER: reed methuen auckland 1986
KEYWORDS: new zealand arts modern elva bett
The Book of Blockheads
second edition 54pp ills.[b/w] G+ (blue cloth w.gilt dec.borders,rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to bevelled edges,separation at fep gutter,contents sl.soiled,spine cracked w.separation at some sections)
PUBLISHER: sampson low london 1864
KEYWORDS: arts literature charles bennett
Glimpses of New Zealand Being a collection of High-class and Perfectly-finished Views of the Beautiful Britain of the South
first edition 193pp b/w plates+22pp supplement G+ (full leather,boards detached but held in place w.clear adhesive tape,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.surface losses,40% of spine missing,marbled eps,prelims.loose but all present,some sl.soiling to contents but generally tidy) poor binding however the contents are salvageable in this scarce volume of photographs of early New Zealand
PUBLISHER: glimpses of new zealand publishing christchurch 1896
KEYWORDS: arts new zealand photography britain
The Brothers Dalziel
ex-lib.first edition 359pp ills.[b/w] G+ (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.w.6cm split to head of upper hinge,text block detached from binding,usual libr.stamps and labels,content edges sl.foxed) PRESENTATION COPY, stated so on half title page. Inscribed on the same page in the hand of George Dalziel is the inscription To Mrs Birkett Foster in kind remembrances of our very close association with Birkett Foster It is signed by both George Dalziel and Edward Dalziel and dated by the later October 1901. Birkett Foster was to american art and publishing what the Dalziel brothers were to english art and publishing
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1901
KEYWORDS: arts brothers dalziel history literature
Portrait of Frances Hodgkins
first edition 159pp ills.[b/w w.col.tipped-in plates] VG+ (cream cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: auckland university press auckland 1981
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography arts history frances hodgkins mccormick
Principles of Hotel Design
first edition unpaginated ills.[b/w] VG+ (red vinyl,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.w.tape reinforcing to upper/lower edges)
PUBLISHER: architectural press london 1970
KEYWORDS: arts architecture hotel design
Juan Gris Galeria Theo Mayo-Junio 1977
first edition unpaginated [text in Spanish] ills.[b/w and col.] VG (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG dustwrapper (clear unprinted acetate,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: galeria theo madrid [1977]
KEYWORDS: arts juan gris catalogue
Heath's Book of Beauty MDCCCXXXIII [1833]
264pp ills.[b/w engravings] VG- (full black morocco w.gilt dec.borders,mod.rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.,head of hinges starting,paper separation at fep gutter,binder's label to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep,contents sl.foxed incl.margins of plates,all edges gilt)
PUBLISHER: longman rees orme london 1833
KEYWORDS: arts beauty biography literature heath
Art of Natural Living
Softcover quarto, 63pp, Fine condition, An artistic celebration of Nudism SCARCE
PUBLISHER: Events Unlimited New Jersey 1993
KEYWORDS: arts nudism sociology
Great Guys Laughs and Gripes of Fifty Years of Show-Music Business
Softcover in illus light card 170pp illus VG+ (owners name on inner cover, light foxing to eps, fading to spine and rear cover) SCARCE
PUBLISHER: Bocavo Press Michigan 1983
KEYWORDS: music show classic concert band arts history
Jacob Tonson, Publisher
His Life and Work (1656-1736)
lemon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine 231pp illus NF (v sl discolouration to extremities) in VG+ d/w ( light rubbing, sl fading)
PUBLISHER: Tonson Publishing Onehunga 1968
KEYWORDS: publishing arts history
Compendium of the World's Languages
NOT the abridged version, 2 Volume set Black cloth boards with silver lettering to front boards and spines xxiv + 1574pp (spread over the two volumes) FINE in NEAR FINE d/ws (v light rubbing, v light creasing to extremities) HEAVY ITEM
PUBLISHER: Routledge London 1991
KEYWORDS: language anthropology sociology science arts
Tony Tuckson
Revised and updated edition illus boards 204pp illusNear Fine (v sl bruising to spine) in VG+ d/w (sl rubbing, light wear to extremities, small closed tear to top edge)
PUBLISHER: Craftsman House Victoria 2006
KEYWORDS: arts australia tony tuckson
Grand Hotels Reality & Illusion
first edition 304pp ills.[b/w and col.] FINE in FINE dustwrapper - heavy item
PUBLISHER: reaktion books london 1998
KEYWORDS: hotels architecture arts elaine denby
The Soul of the North A Social, Architectural and Cultural History of the Nordic Countries 1700-1940
first edition 416pp ills.[b/w and col.] FINE in FINE dustwrapper
PUBLISHER: reaktion books london 2000
KEYWORDS: history arts geography nordic neil kent
Adventures with Reggie Rabbit
[first edition] unpaginated ills.[col.] VERY GOOD (in col.wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,creased covers,owner's inscr.to inside front cover,some minor col.crayon marks to contents)
PUBLISHER: juvenile productions london [nd]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature arts harford davie
Conference, Convention and Exhibition Facilities
first edition 268pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (black cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: architectural press london 1981
KEYWORDS: architecture arts fred lawson design