Art

  • David Blackburn by [DAVID BLACKBURN] SHEERAN John
    [DAVID BLACKBURN] SHEERAN John
    David Blackburn A Landscape Vision

    London Dulwich Picture Gallery 1986

    48pp. 32 Black and white, and colour images accompanying an introduction by Giles Waterfield - director of the Dulwich Picture Gallery, and an essay by John Sheeran. Quarto. Decorated card wraps. Fine.

    Stock ID: 22943
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  • Edward Bawden Designs on life by [BAWDEN] LUTYENS-HUMFREY, Anne
    [BAWDEN] LUTYENS-HUMFREY, Anne
    Edward Bawden Designs on life

    Essex Museums 1989

    Concertina fold out form; 28pp illustrated. Title on bund holding the whole publication together. Elusive publication with great illustrations throughout. Great book design. £95

    Stock ID: 22865
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  • Edward Bawden editioned prints by [BAWDEN] GREENWOOD, John
    [BAWDEN] GREENWOOD, John
    Edward Bawden editioned prints

    Woodbridge, Suffolk The Woodlea Press 2005

    134pp illustrated with colour and b/w plates. Long 4to. Fine in slipcase. Loosely inserted prospectus for the book included. One of 450 copies of the standard edition printed in landscape format by J. W. Northend Ltd., Sheffield.

    Stock ID: 22953
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  • [TERN PRESS]
    ELLIS, Randolph. The Disasters of War.

    Market Drayton, Tern Press 1975

    48pp illustrated by Nicholas Parry with etchings and woodcut. Colophon states this is no 1 of 50 [ 50 hand scrubbed out and noted in manuscript 100] Signed by both Randolph Ellis and Nicholas Parry. The colophon notes that the illustrations are "reminders rather than statements of Goya's etchings." Upper wrapper slightly sunned at top edge as is the spine else very good copy.

    Stock ID: 22901
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  • Eskimo Graphic Art / L'art graphique des Esquimaux by [TURNER, Evan H. Introduction by]
    [TURNER, Evan H. Introduction by]
    Eskimo Graphic Art / L'art graphique des Esquimaux

    Cape Dorset, Canada West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative 1963

    Soft-cover catalogue. Unpaginated.[i + 34pp + i] Black and white images throughout, except for the first and last tissue paper pages which are printed in brown. Blue un-coated paper wraps with black printed image and title. 2480mm X 216mm. Designed by Fritz Gottschalk at Paul Arthur+Associates in Ottawa. This catalogue presents the selection of stencils, stonecuts, and engravings chosen for release by the Canadian Eskimo Art Committee from the production of the Inuits at Cape Dorset during the 1962 season. Several artists feature heavily within the catalogue. Names such as Kenojuak, Pisteolak, Kiakshuk, Pudlo, Parr — but also many up-and-coming artists who have since gone on to build names for themselves.…

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    Cape Dorset, Canada West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative 1963

    Soft-cover catalogue. Unpaginated.[i + 34pp + i] Black and white images throughout, except for the first and last tissue paper pages which are printed in brown. Blue un-coated paper wraps with black printed image and title. 2480mm X 216mm. Designed by Fritz Gottschalk at Paul Arthur+Associates in Ottawa. This catalogue presents the selection of stencils, stonecuts, and engravings chosen for release by the Canadian Eskimo Art Committee from the production of the Inuits at Cape Dorset during the 1962 season. Several artists feature heavily within the catalogue. Names such as Kenojuak, Pisteolak, Kiakshuk, Pudlo, Parr — but also many up-and-coming artists who have since gone on to build names for themselves. An unusual item.

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    Stock ID: 22805
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  • [KENT, Rockwell] BUCK, Glen [ text by]
    Fifty Years A B Dick Company 1884-1934

    Published by Privately Printed, Chicago, 1934

    Unpaginated. Includes colour portrait of A B Dick, full page photogravure plates of the mimeograph machines and the offices of the firm + decorations by Rockwell Kent. 4to. Gilt decorated cloth. Gold end papers. Very good copy. Printed at the Lakeside Press Limited. Dedicated to Albert Blake Dick, this company history commemorates fifty years of Progress and Achievement. It was produced as a Golden Anniversary souvenir of the firm. A. B. Dick Company was a major American manufacturer of copy machines and office supplies in the late 19th century and 20th centuries.

    Stock ID: 21037
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  • [AMEN, Irving] LEONARD William Ellery [translator]
    Gilgamesh

    Avon. C.T. The Limited Editions Club, 1974

    Number 1853 of 2000, signed by the illustrator. Large 4to. In publisher's slipcase. Slightly sunned on spine else very good copy. 106 pages + superb coloured illustrations by Irving Amen. Introduction by Leonard Cotterell.

    Stock ID: 21366
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  • [GOYA] CAXTON, Francisco Javier Sanchez.
    Goya and the Black Paintings

    London Faber and Faber 1964

    95pp text, 137 colour illustrations, 56 pages of full colour plates, with detail reproductions of specific paintings, some pull outs to give a sense of scale. Appendix by Xavier de Salas Large 4to. Very good in slightly worn dust wrapper and in original slip case as issued. Hard to find.

    Stock ID: 22147
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  • Graven Images by FARLEIGH, John.
    FARLEIGH, John.
    Graven Images

    London Macmillan 1940

    388pp. Numerous illustrations Autobiographical text book. Very good. Decorated boards with matching dust wrapper. Wrapper worn at all edges. Internally very good.

    Stock ID: 22817
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  • Gymnopaediae by PITTS, J Martin
    PITTS, J Martin
    Gymnopaediae

    Llandogo, Near Monmouth, Old Stile Press 1989

    Limited edition of 220 copies, this being no. 174 signed by the artist, J. Martin Pitts. pp [75]. Linocut illustrations throughout. Original publisher's quarter black cloth, with title blind stamped at spine and blue illustrated paper boards. Hardback. Slip-Case. 4to. No dust wrapper as issued. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. The images in the book are inspired by ritural dances held in the ancient city of Thera. First among the sanctuaries and temples of the city was that of Apollo Karneios and in the middle of the month Karneios (August-September) the Karneia took place - the solemn and important festival introduced from Sparta.At the height of the festivities…

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    Llandogo, Near Monmouth, Old Stile Press 1989

    Limited edition of 220 copies, this being no. 174 signed by the artist, J. Martin Pitts. pp [75]. Linocut illustrations throughout. Original publisher's quarter black cloth, with title blind stamped at spine and blue illustrated paper boards. Hardback. Slip-Case. 4to. No dust wrapper as issued. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. The images in the book are inspired by ritural dances held in the ancient city of Thera. First among the sanctuaries and temples of the city was that of Apollo Karneios and in the middle of the month Karneios (August-September) the Karneia took place - the solemn and important festival introduced from Sparta.At the height of the festivities and when the moon was full, were the Gymnopaediae. On a specially dedicated square, close by the cliff edge, and watched by the citizens (some of whom were moved to express their feelings in graffiti which are still visible in the stones) naked boys danced and sang paeans to the patron of the palaestra, Apollo Kourotrophos,From the collection of Bruce Wannell with his bookplate which was specially made by Mark Hearld in York. Very good copy.

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    Stock ID: 20868
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  • Handbook of Anatomy for Art Students by THOMSON Arthur
    THOMSON Arthur
    Handbook of Anatomy for Art Students

    Oxford The Clarendon Press 1899

    Second Edition. xviii + 415pp + 8pp list of standard works published by the Clarendon Press. Numerous black and white illustrations and plates throughout. Brown cloth Covered boards with gilt title on spine. Octavo. Very good. A little age worn and cloth slightly rubbed at top of spine, else a very good copy. Bookplate of Jose & Michael Manser on front free end paper.

    Stock ID: 22935
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  • Ivon Hitchens by [HITCHENS, Ivon] BOWNESS, Alan [Editor]
    [HITCHENS, Ivon] BOWNESS, Alan [Editor]
    Ivon Hitchens

    London Lund Humphries 1973

    Edited by Alan Bowness with an introductory essay by T.G. Rosenthal. Unpaginated c.334pp. 35pp introduction followed by 193 illustrative reproductions, 123 laid in, in colour. Quarto. Beige cloth covered boards with white lettering on spine. Dustwrapper. Ivon Hitchens was born in 1893. He spent many years living and painting in West Sussex, where the English countryside acted as inspiration for much of his work. This comprehensive monograph follows Hitchens artistic development from the 1920s to 1973, when Hitchens was celebrating his eightieth year, with the added benefit of information given by the artist himself to the authors. Dustwrapper chipped and torn in three places else a very good copy.

    Stock ID: 22513
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  • Japonisme in Art by [General Editor; CHISABUO, Yamada] The Society for the Study of Japonisme
    [General Editor; CHISABUO, Yamada] The Society for the Study of Japonisme
    Japonisme in Art An International Symposium

    Tokyo Committee for the Year 2001 1980

    First Edition. 331pp with numerous black and white images and 9 coloured plates. Green cloth covered boards with silver title on spine. Original dust wrapper. Octavo. A collection of essays from leading scholars and specialists in the field of Japonisme in art as addressed at the international symposium in Tokyo on "The Mutual Influences between Japanese and Occidental Arts." Very good. Dust wrapper very slightly age worn along top edge else a very nice copy of this scarce book.

    Stock ID: 22933
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  • John Nash: The Painter as Illustrator by (NASH John) LEWIS John (with foreword by Wilfid Blunt)
    (NASH John) LEWIS John (with foreword by Wilfid Blunt)
    John Nash: The Painter as Illustrator

    Godalming Pendomer Press 1978

    Printed on Basingwerk Parchment by the Compton Press in collaboration with Skelton's Press. Quarter cloth over decorated boards with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Beautiful marbled end papers. Lacks original marbled slipcase. 136pp. Illustrated with b/w plates and four colour plates. 4to. Unnumbered and unsigned copy from the limited run produced and sold with slipcase and additional portfolio of woodcuts (this missing from this copy). Upper board has sprung slightly and has a faint mark on the bottom right corner, else a very good copy and very bright internally. This is the first book on Nash's work as an illustrator.

    Stock ID: 22927
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  • Kandinsky by [KANDINSKY] HAHL-KOCH, Jelena;
    [KANDINSKY] HAHL-KOCH, Jelena;
    Kandinsky

    London Thames and Hudson 1983

    431pp illustrated. 4to. Very good with good dust wrapper. First edition of this very good monograph.

    Stock ID: 22536
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  • Leon Underwood. His Wood Engravings by The Fleece Press UNDERWOOD, Leon.
    The Fleece Press UNDERWOOD, Leon.
    Leon Underwood. His Wood Engravings

    Wakefield The Fleece Press 1986

    [48]pp. Frontispiece, 2 small vignettes and 16 full page wood engravings, postcard showing a copy of this book specially bound by John Pearson loosely inserted. Quarto. Green quarter morocco, patterned paper boards in paper created by Sage Reynolds of New York. Preserved in a in custom made cloth covered drop-back box case A fine copy. Limited edition, no. 153 of 200 copies.

    Stock ID: 13368
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  • Light box by WEIL Daniel
    WEIL Daniel
    Light box

    London Architectural Association Box 1 1985

    32pp text-booklet ('sketchbook'), + collection of material comprising piece of silk screened fabric, tin & copper-plate, 'chessboard' & two circuit boards. 320x320mm in presentation purple box with decorative gilt title on front. Vg. With introductory essays by: Dawn Ades, Nigel Coates, J. Christopher Joner, John Thackara. Collection of material for Daniel Weil's 'Light Box' installation. Mechanism of opening box slightly damaged because of poor assembly when made. Hard to find. The box explores the 1980s works of the 1980s. Best known for his deconstructed radio in a clear bag which challenged the idea of audio equipment always being in a black box.

    Stock ID: 21523
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  • Mary Fedden by Signed by Mary Fedden [FEDDEN] GOODING, Mel
    Signed by Mary Fedden [FEDDEN] GOODING, Mel
    Mary Fedden

    London Scolar Press; 1st Edition 1995

    96pp illustrated in colour. 4to. Very good with dust wrapper. Dust wrapper a little bumped on top edge of spine. Bookplate of Jose and Michael Manser on front free end paper. Dedicated copy from Mary Fedden, written on half title page.

    Stock ID: 22149
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  • National Exhibition Children's Art 1964 organised by the Sunday Mirror. by HUDSON, Tom. [Introduction]
    HUDSON, Tom. [Introduction]
    National Exhibition Children's Art 1964 organised by the Sunday Mirror.

    Unpaginated 674 numbers listed. Includes black and white and colour illustrations. Good copy.

    Stock ID: 22899
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  • North London Collegiate School Magazine 1963. Survey Thirteen. Festivals by [ANGUS, Peggy]
    [ANGUS, Peggy]
    North London Collegiate School Magazine 1963. Survey Thirteen. Festivals

    London North London Collegiate School 1963

    [ii] + 40pp + [xiv]. With supplement fixed into the centre fold, this 48pp, with hand decorated covers. Stapled. Copious illustrations, photographs, lino cuts, hand printed pages. Printed paper wraps slightly wider than the rest of the book block. These a little bumped. Very good otherwise. Takes the form of a traditional school magazine, with reports from sports teams, scholarship winners etc, but added to this is a sophisticated level of design and creativity. The London Collegiate School Magazine was started in the late 1800's. Over the period 1947 - 1971 the school's art department was run by painter and designer Peggy Angus (1904 - 1993) and this beautifully clever and creative publication…

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    London North London Collegiate School 1963

    [ii] + 40pp + [xiv]. With supplement fixed into the centre fold, this 48pp, with hand decorated covers. Stapled. Copious illustrations, photographs, lino cuts, hand printed pages. Printed paper wraps slightly wider than the rest of the book block. These a little bumped. Very good otherwise. Takes the form of a traditional school magazine, with reports from sports teams, scholarship winners etc, but added to this is a sophisticated level of design and creativity. The London Collegiate School Magazine was started in the late 1800's. Over the period 1947 - 1971 the school's art department was run by painter and designer Peggy Angus (1904 - 1993) and this beautifully clever and creative publication must have been influenced by her presence there during this time. Whilst it does not directly acknowledge Angus, there are hints of her influence - particularly the use of lino-cutting a favourite method in her teaching repertoire. There is also an article entitled "Festival in Bali" written by Angus in the Festival Supplement. One of the Magazine Committee members, Miss Threlfall also appears in a later publication [Peggy Angus Influence and Inspiration by Diana Hall et. al. Incline Press, 2005) illustrating a connection between fellow artist and designers throughout her lifetime. A fascinating, and scarce publication.

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    Stock ID: 22951
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