Books - "arts"
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Reminiscences of a Sporting Artist
212pp, ills (col) VG- (red cloth with minor soils and fading, sl bumps,v minor spot soils to some contents.) in Gd/w (chipped with losses and moderate soils.)
PUBLISHER: putnam, london, 1947
KEYWORDS: lionel edwards biography sport arts
The Birth and Rebirth of Pictorial Space
ex-lib.second edition 289pp ills.[b/w] VG (grey cloth,sl.rubbed w.tape stains to boards and eps,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards sl.shaky w.paper separation at fep gutter,spine cracked and shaky) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.libr.mark to spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,flaps trimmed w.sl.loss of text to rear flap)
PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1967
KEYWORDS: arts pictorial space john white
ARTS AND CULTURES OF MAN
ex lib, minimal markings, pictorial boards, 630pp, illus, VG (v sl edge wear, v sl sunned soiled & rubbed, contents excellent)
PUBLISHER: Intext Educational Publishers, London, Scranton, 1
KEYWORDS: arts cultures elton davies anthropology sociology history economics
A QUESTION OF HISTORY
Illustrated by Stanley Smith
ex lib, minimal markings, 96pp, illus, VG+ (sl gumstains to boards and eps, v sl soiled) d/w in plastic VG+ (rear flap trimmed)
PUBLISHER: Ernest Benn Limited, London, 1959
KEYWORDS: history question book lawrence stenhouse rulers lawgivers everyday life arts military literature adventurers religion academics inhumanity myth legend
A History of Printing in New Zealand
1830-1940
first edition limited [223/600] 252pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (full calf w.gilt borders and blind stamp to boards,gilt-on-red/black title labels to spine w.raised bands,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,sl.foxing to prelims.and content edges)
PUBLISHER: richard alexander mckay wellington 1940
KEYWORDS: arts new zealand printing mckay
Hotel Design
240pp, ills (col) F (black cloth as new.) in NF d/w (minor creasing and wear.)
PUBLISHER: laurence king, london, 1998
KEYWORDS: otto riewoldt hotel design architecture arts
Japanese Colour Prints
new edition 230pp ills.[b/w w.col.plates tipped-in] VG+ (grey cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,paste action to eps,eps and edges v.sl.foxed,contents clean and tight,all plates bright) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned spine,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,both corners of front flap clipped)
PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1960
KEYWORDS: arts japanese prints laurence binyon j.j.o'brien sexton
The Iceman Cometh
first edition 224pp VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,cocked) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.browned w.spine browned,chipping to extrems.w.sl.losses to head/foot of spine,6cm split to foot of upper hinge)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1947
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature drama arts plays eugene o'neill
The Arts in Australia
first edition 125pp.illus.(b/w+col.) VG(tan cloth, title to front board and spine,mod.shelf-wear to extrems.,paste-action to eps.,owner's sign.and stamp to ffep.) in VG- d/w(sl.foxed and soiled,chipping and mod.shelf-wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: cheshire melbourne 1948
KEYWORDS: norman macgeorge australia arts music literature architecture theatre ballet history
Les Emaux Russes 11th-19thC
first edition 238pp.illus.(col.) VG(illus.cloth boards,title to front board and spine,mod.soiled,mod.shelf-wear to extrems.,prelims.mod.foxed)
PUBLISHER: collections des musees moscow 1974
KEYWORDS: pissarskaia platonova oulianova gems design antiques russian arts
Air Raid
a verse play for radio
first edition 36pp VG+ (grey cloth,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (rubbed and mod.soiled,browned spine,insect nibbles and holes to covers and hinges,wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: john lane bodley head london 1939
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature arts drama archibald macleish
The Hound of Heaven
first edition thus 25pp VG (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,contents sl.foxed,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: the grail london [1936]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature arts francis thompson
The New Spirit in the Russian Theatre 1917-28
ex-lib.first edition 348pp ills.[b/w] VG (probable rebind in red cloth,rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,spine sl.browned,usual stamps and labels,sl.soiling to contents)
PUBLISHER: brentano's london 1929
KEYWORDS: arts theatre russia history huntly carter
The Cocktail Party
first edition 168pp VG+ (green cloth,uneven sunning to boards w.squashed insect to rear board,eps and edges v.sl.soiled) in G+ d/w (lacks lower half of spine and rear cover,rubbed and soiled and sunned,chipping w.losses)
PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1950
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature arts t.s.eliot
The Marzipan Pig
first edition unpaginated ills.[b/w by quentin blake] NF (in laminated boards,sl.sunned spine and hinge area)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1986
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature arts russell hoban quentin blake
Laodice and Danae
play in one act
first edition inscribed by author 25pp VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.sunning towards edges,bumps and chipping to extrems.,warm inscription by author on title page - to miss neill,with good wishes from mr.and mrs.gordon bottomley.christmas,1909,eps and edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: printed for private circulation 1909
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature arts gordon bottomley
The Jew in Drama
340pp, b/w frontis, G+ (grey cloth minor wear and soils, ffep absent, dealers stamp to half tp, minor foxing to most contents, rear paste down beginning to lift.) in VG- d/w (sl browning and fading, minor chipping to extrems, water stain to rear.)
PUBLISHER: p.s king, london, 1926
KEYWORDS: m j landa jewish drama theatre arts
SCIENCE PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION
THIRD SYMPOSIUM
Reprint, ex lib, minimal markings, unissued, 438pp, VG+ (sl bruised lower front corner, v sl soiled & rubbed) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Klaus Reprint Co, New York, 1971
KEYWORDS: objectivity reality morality democracy value determinism human dignity civilization theology arts music letters various authors
Impressions of Spain
ex-lib.first edition 108pp ills.[b/w photos by david tack] NF (red cloth,usual stamps and labels) in VG+ d/w (sl.bumps and creasing to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: quartet london 1991
KEYWORDS: arts photography spain travel david tack v.s.pritchett
The Art of Papercraft
114pp, ills (b/w) VG+ (black cloth, owners inscription to half tp.) in VG d/w (minor soils to spine, sl scuffing, price clipped.)
PUBLISHER: b t batsford, london, 1971
KEYWORDS: hiroshi ogawa origami papercraft arts