Chicago and London, Chicago University Press 1986, 1988, 1986 and 1986

Volume I(1986) Perceptions and Judgements 1939-1944, Volume 2 (1998) Arrogant Purpose 1945-1949, Volume 3 (1986) Affirmations and Refusals 1950-1956 and Volume 4 (1986) Modernism and Vengeance 1957-1969. Volume 1 and 2, paperback, the other two are boards with dust wrappers. All very good. First two volumes preserved with sticky backed plastic neatly applied to wrappers. Good set.

Cambridge, MA and London, England The MIT Press 1990

256pp colour + b/w illus. Long 4to yellow cloth with pictorial dust wrapper. Small library stamp on half title for the University of Technology, Sydney. A very good copy. Published to accompany the exhibition of the same title. A comprehensive study of the Independent Group, with essays by Theo Crosby, A+ P Smithson and Diane Kirkpatrick. As well as critical writings from Lawrence Alloway, Reyner Banham, Eduardo Paolozzi, et al.

London Lion and Unicorn Press 1963

no 205 of approximately 400 copies. 64pp + monochrome and colour reproductions Cloth spine with silver lettered titles, embossed boards with devices and with Paolozzi designs in silver across on upper and lower boards. Decorated end papers. Originally issued with clear acetate wrapper not present in this copy. The Metallization of a Dream is the title of a collaborative project between the critic Lawrence Alloway and the artist Eduardo Paolozzi, which resulted in the publication of this limited edition. The book was designed by John Munday in collaboration with the artist.

London, John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd., 1924

xviii, 271 pp. 4to. Cream cloth with vignette on upper board and black lettered titles. Good copy with slightly worn dust wrapper, this frayed a little at the head of the spine. Key reference text on the woodcut.

London Gerald Howe 1937

viii.147 pages. colour frontis of Picasso Still Life 1922. 48 b&w photo and other illustrations by Paul Nash, Piper, Sutherland, Trevelyan Picasso , Ernst, Calder de Chirico and Moholy-Nagy. printed at the Curwen Press. Original blue cloth, gilt lettering.

New York The Macmillan Co., 1928

64pp, illustrated with strident colour illustrations throughout including many full page ones. Decorated cloth and end papers. Good copy with rather worn and frayed dust wrapper although this is complete. One of a series of Macmillan Picture Books on transport and related subjects aimed at children. Good on the early days of aviation. Art deco styled dust wrapper. and design on the cloth covered boards.

New York Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1968

First edition. 128pp illustrated. 4to. Very good condition; clean and crisp; inscribed on title page and with very good dust wrapper in protective glassine wrapper. Translation by Rod Padgett.

London Smith, Elder and Co. 1857

First edition. 248pp, publishers ads on end papers. Original 8vo printed boards, spine repaired. Published as part of the publisher's 'New Cheap Series'. Bookplate of Arthur Digby Besant, 1914 and Gavin Stamp, 1978. Arthur Digby Besant was the son of Annie Besant and joined the Theosophical Society in 1893. Architectural bookplate on paste down opposite that of Gavin's. There is also a signature on the printed end paper of F Besant dated 1865.

New York Published by the Museum nd c1959

Unpaginated. Introduction c4pp translated into German & French as well as in English b.w plates. Paper wrappers. Small 8vo. Pen note by previous owner who was Cordelia Oliver, who was an Art Critic at the Guardian and Glasgow Herald before going to work at the New York Times in the 1980s. The few annotations are reputedly hers.

Morton Sundour Fabrics Limited 1958

Bound in Sundour bookcloth. Long 16mo Red lettering. Decorated end papers, blue paper. Unlike the earlier versions of the diary and notebook, the extra illustrations are confined to the front and rear end papers. Artist for these not attributed. Nice item.

London Crafts Council 1980

36pp with text pages illustrated in b.w and on brown paper. Ceramic illustrated with colour plates. Paper wrappers. Introductory text by John Houston. Also includes biographical details of the artist.

Paris Librairie Plon 1927

Decorated cloth binding, overprinted with titles on upper boards and gilt embossed flower. 47pp, beautifully illustrated with vignettes by Monvel. Oblong 4to. "1934 dedication on a pasted down label - all good wishes for the boy from Mrs Charles Richard Williams Christmas 1934". Binding a little shaky else good copy. Text of songs in French. Some with accompaniment music also written out.