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. PaperbackFashion Magazine was produced to accompany a 2005 exhibition at Bon Marche gallery, Paris. Every photograph, including the advertisements, the society portraits and the travel shots, have been taken by Martin Parr. In his fashion work Parr uses real people, young and old; this catalogue presents highlights from his previous decade of fashion work, as well as new photography produced for the show.

Vienna Luftbild-Gesellschaft] S A

1pp advertising the publication with paste down photo image, which serves as title page, and a further 18 original silver gelatine prints mounted on sugar paper which are listed on the verso of the title in typescript. This set is in the original lettered folio with fold in flaps. Large 4to. High quality aerial photographs of Vienna. The photographs who inner city locations, government buildings in close up, photographed at low altitude, the Steinhoff scheme as planned by Otto Wagner on the edge of the city, the Daube, military and industrial areas and parks. All the prints are blind stamped "Luftbild Wien" and titled below the plates. The publication was made to raise funds for the Austrian Army Officers, left in need after World War I. A variety of editions of this publication were produced with images variant in number to individual post cards all produced as fund raisers. The set shows Vienna in its heyday.

undated c1880-1910

36 photographs mounted on album pages + 6 loose ones. Those in album, mostly c.295 x c.240mm. The six others variant smaller sizes. 1] Collingham Gardens Kensington & Chelsea [ Bedford Lemere] 2] 2,3,4 Collingham Gardens with caption in ink on the mount, "Messrs Ernest George & Peto Archts". 3] Interior Hampstead. Neg no 8698 4] Interior Neg 3697 5] no caption 6] Neg 9433 7] Neg 9801 8] Hampstead Neg 3876 9] Blind stamp of Bedford Lemere London. No Caption] 10] No caption 11] Cambridge Newnham North Hall Neg 2058 12] 13] Blind stamped Bedford Lemere, Exterior and Interior Cragside with overtyped title "Cragside R N Shaw Archt." 14] Interior of Rhinefield, Hants. The Great Hall Romaine-Walker Archt. Typed caption applied to photograph 15] Drawing Room Princes Gate T R Leyland Esq. Typed caption applied to photograph 16] Prices Gate ditto detail of an interior 17] Lady Wimborne's Boudoir, Canford Manor. Typed caption applied to photograph, blind stamp of Bedford Lemere London. 18] interior drawing room Leopold de Rothschild typed caption applied to photograph. 19] Untitled 20] Leopold de Rothschild Hamilton Place. Drawing Room. Typed caption applied to photographs. 21] ditto. 22] Lord Cadogan's Chelsea House. Typed caption applied to photograph. Blind stamped G. Latham, Balham. 22] Earl of Cadogan's Chelsea House Ball Room. Typed caption applied to photograph. Blind stamped G. Latham, Balham. 23] C. W. Wilson, Grosvenor Square. Typed caption applied to photograph. 24]Untitled. 25] & 26] Ernest George "Red Roofs" Streatham Common , both with typed captions applied to photographs. 27] Blind Stamp of G Latham, Balham. Location possibly Grosvenor Square [ indicated by faint pencil caption] 28] Leopold de Rothschild typed caption applied to photograph. Possibly the Small dining room Grosvenor Square? 29] & 30] Hon. Mrs Hunloke, Lennox Gardens. Blind stamp of G Latham, Balham. [ images show the drawing room and a small dining room with table set.] 31] Lady Fairbairn. Typed caption applied to photograph Untitled interior. Pencil caption 18 Portman Square. 32] Earl of Cardogan's Chelsea House. Typed caption applied to photograph. Interior picture gallery. 33] and 34] unidentified with no caption. 35] Exterior, Palace Court Kensington, Archt. Maclaren & Watson 36] Earl of Wemys, Gosford House, Longniddry [ Scotland] by D Young Architect. Untitled but shows the central hall and staircase. Five loose photographs of other properties. 2 of Fritwell Manor Oxfordshire, restored by Thomas Garner [ of Garner and Stratton ] one interior of Sutton Coldfield [ home of Bidlake ] and a final image of Losely Park.[Guildford]. These last images rather creased but locations noted on verso which gives a clue to possible nature of this album. These photographs possibly could be a reference set from the office of either Arnold Bidlake Mitchell, Architect and Surveyor & Arts and Crafts Architect and one time assistant to Ernest George and Harold Peto. Alternatively it may relate to the office of Ernest George and Peto or indeed Thomas Gardner. Folio sized Album partially disbound, no upper board or spines, mountsbrowned and worn at edges but photographic images are very good and sharp.

Wallsend? 1929

Unpaginated. 16 original plates mounted on thick card mounts. Long 4to. Rexene album with tilt titles and motif on upper board. Maroon cord ties. 440 x 350mm. Image sizes are 255 x 203mm Presentation inscription on first leaf "Messrs Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., Wallsend Yard, Wallsend on Tyne 11 October 1929" Small split on spine of album else very good. The ship was constructed by Swan Hunter for Swedish Lloyd as a passenger Line in 1929, sister ship to the "Britannia". All the photographs show the interiors of the liner from first class to third class accommodation. Each photograph has a printed caption and the photographs have blind stamp of photographer in bottom corner with A Kassels, Gotenborg printed below. Images show high quality furniture in the style of Maples or Waring and Gillow traditional in style. Beautifully composed images.

Glasgow James Maclehose [1870] 1878

xvi + 289pp including list of subscribers to both first and second editions. Large 4to. Red Turkey Morocco spine, green boards with gilt lettering and impressed gilt design of a country house on upper board. head and base of spine slightly rubbed with scuff mark along spine else a very bright copy. Signature of previous owner on the half title.[ Agnes M R Dunlop] This book was essentially commissioned by well-to-do members of the old aristocracy and merchant class to record the houses in the Glasgow area and is a parallel to his book on Ayrshire houses. 100 mounted carbon prints, plus three other mounted plates, two of which are maps of Glasgow. One of 225 copies. Hard to find in this condition.