Welcome to Janette Ray Rare and Out of Print Books
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We specialise in the sale and purchase of rare and out of print books on architecture and building, landscape design, design history, international exhibitions, town planning and fine art mainly published 1800-1950. Our stock includes original drawings and photographs.
Can’t find what you are looking for? If you cannot find what you want you can register your want here and we will aim to find the book for you. We have a good reputation for finding elusive titles. The hallmark of the business is to offer high quality personal service to those interested in either buying or selling books in this area. We send books world wide.
Our website compliments our shop in York, England. It is located just five minutes from York Minster and opens Wednesdays to Saturdays 9.30am – 5.30pm other times by appointment ... more
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ST IVES - PRINTMAKERS
From the 12th June until 12th July, we will be holding an art exhibition of original prints at our shop featuring prints by key St Ives artists. The artists featured include Alexander Mackenzie, Ben Nicholson, Terry Frost, Bryan Ingham and Patrick Heron. The exhibition is being organised in association with Austin Desmond Fine Art in London. All the images will be for sale. To tempt you to visit us, York City Art Gallerys are also showing original art works from St Ives artists selected from the Arts Council Collection. Their show runs through till 27th September. Our exhibition is open during normal shop hours.
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Title: Sir John Vanbrugh Storyteller in Stone
Author: (VANBRUGH) HART Vaughan
Published by: London Yale University Press
Published date: 2008
Stock ID: 8693
£35.00
256pp 150 b&w illustrations + 100 colour images . Small 4to. Very good with dust wrapper. Paul Mellon Studies in British Art Series. New title.Vaughan Hart examines Vanbrugh's surviving, destroyed, and unrealized buildings, among them Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace, outlining the contemporary political and social events that influenced their design and showing how these strikingly original buildings can be interpreted through reference to classical mythology, Renaissance fortifications, and medieval houses.