London J. M. Dent and Sons (1936) 1937

Unpaginated c. 120pp, b/w illus with captions, 8vo cloth,decorated endpapers. Pictorial dw has pieces missing to the upper and lower, else a vg copy. Loosely inserted article on a Hoppé exhibition. Book made at The Temple Press, Letchworth. Ex Libris Gavin Stamp, with his bookplate.

Brighton and Hove The Royal Pavilion Libraries and Museums/Philip Wilson publishers

141pp, sepeia color + b/w ills. 4to, perfect bound illustrated wrappers. Fine. Loosely inserted postcard and leaflet for Volks Electric Railway. Ex libris Gavin Stamp, with his bookplate.

The British Council 1995

84pp, colour + b/w ills. Sq 4to perfect bound pictorial wrappers. Catalogue for the exhibition of the same title that toured 18 locations across India. Starting at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi, Oct- Nov 1995 and finishing at Soochan Bhaven, Bhubaneswar, 7-13 Sept 1996. Ex libris Gavin Stamp, with his bookplate.

New Delhi Penguin/Viking 2011 (2000)

vii(1) + 120pp, b/w illus. Long 4to cloth with illustrated dw. Small chip to the base of the spine else very good indeed. First published by Ravi Dayal, 2000. Ex libris gavin stamp, with his bookplate.

London Jonathan Fraser 1983

128pp illustrated with b/w photographs. Long 8vo. Decorated wrappers. Documents this working class area of the city before it was largely demolished for redevelopment with the famous Byker Wall project. Effectively documents the way of life of the area, interiors and exteriors of people's homes. Dedication copy from the photographer, signed to the late Brian Mills, Bookseller, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

London National Portrait Gallery 2010

160pp, sepia + b/w plates. 4to cloth with illustrated d/w. Published in association with the Jeu de Paume, Paris to accompany the exhibition Camille Silvy 1834-1910: Photographer of Modern Life, held at the National Portrait Gallery, 2010. With over 100 images from the hitherto unpublished collection of Silvy's family and from the Daybooks of his London studio, now in the Collection of the National Portrait Gallery, where Silvy kept a record of each sitter photographed Ex libris Gavin Stamp, with his bookplate.

Scottish Arts Council

86pp, b/w ills. 4to perfect bound pictorial wrappers with printed acetate sleeve. Catalogue of over 300 works, with list of lenders, published to coincide with the touring exhibition of the same title. Pencil inscription adds the National Portrait Gallery May-Aug, to the list of venues. Ex libris Gavin Stamp, with his bookplate, small pencil inscription to the bookplate 'Nat Portrait Gallery 1974'.

Edinburgh Mainstream Publishing 1990

191pp colour + b/w ills. 4to cloth with illustrated wrappers. Ex libris Gavin Stamp, with his bookplate on the font pastedown.

Swindon English Heritage 2009

322pp, b/w +colour ills. 4to illustrated wrappers, perfect binding. Ex libris Gavin Stamp, with his bookplate.

Magnum 2005

217pp, colour illus. 4to, illustrated wrappers, perfect binding. A very good copy. Martin Parr's very own fashion magazine. All photographs taken by Parr. Includes false advertisements for major fashion houses including Hermés, Dior, Kenzo amongst others. Parr shoots a variety of subjects from 'Essex girls', 'jockeys' and 'fashion victims' to 'beans on toast' and 'eastern block carrier bags' (Parr's private collection). Parr aimed to include all the subject areas covered by a fashion/lifestyle magazine, including food and travel as well as articles on prominent figures, in this case Paul Smith and Nick Knight amongst others. Upper wrapper exhibits a youthful image of Parr.

Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum 2010

202pp duotone ills. Long 4to boards with dw. vg. Well illustrated overview of Beato's work with an essay by Fred Ritchin. Ex libris with the bookplate of Gavin Stamp.

London The Fountain Press 1949

142pp illustrated with 70 photographs in b/w. Small 4to. Very good with good dust wrapper. Superbly framed images of architectural and sculptural masterpieces.

New York, Umbrage Editions 2001

136pp with 105 full page colour photographs. Square 4to in cloth boards with lovely decorated cloth d/w. New title signed by author. Steele-Perkins' dazzling and idiosyncratic photographs of Japan celebrate the extremes of beauty, the hand print of techno-culture, and the irony of the documentary. Based around Mount Fuji these images reflect on Hokusai's images on the same theme.

Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum 2002

401pp, sepia + b/w ills. Long 4to black cloth with illustrated dust wrapper. Fine. With contributions by Anne Cartier-Bresson, Joachim Bonnemaison, Barthélémy Jobert, Claude Schopp, Mercedes Volait and Henri Zerner. Originally published to accompany the exhibition Le Gray, Photographe organised by the Bibliotheque Nationale de France. This volume was produced to accompany the abridged version of the exhibition, Gustave Le Gray Photographer at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Ex libris Gavin Stamp, with his bookplate.

Bristol, Westcliffe Books 2010

192pp illustrated with b/w plates. Long 4to. Wrappers. Very good. Ex libris Gavin Stamp with his bookplate. Loosely inserted Christmas card to Gavin Stamp from Murray [Grigor].

Edinburgh National Library of Scotland, The Stationery office 1997

Xi + 217pp b/w ills. 4to boards with dustwrapper, fine. Foreword by Sir David Puttnam. Ex libris with the bookplate of Gavin Stamp.

Edinburgh National Galleries of Scotland 1995

128pp, colour + b/w ills. 4to illustrated wrappers, perfect binding. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 1995. With Essays by Alison Morrison-Low, Allen Simpson, Julie Lawson, Ray Mckenzie, Robin Gillanders and James Lawson. Ex Libris Gavin Stamp, with his bookplate.

The Arts Council of Great Britain 1951

35 +(1)pp frontispiece + 16 b/w plates. Small 4to illustrated wrappers. Very good indeed. Cover design by Edward Ardizzone. 520 items listed. Ex Libris Gavin Stamp.

nd c c1899

150x195mm image showing life size Blackamoor jardiniere with Satyr base, possibly Minton Majolica ware, positioned next to shelves of fluted glassware. The image is composed against a mirror allowing both the front and back of the Blackamoor statue to be appreciated in three dimensions. 10mm closed tear at lower edge of photograph. Possibly a photograph of Minton Majolicaware at the International Exposition 1889 Paris or a slightly earlier one.