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Search Results50 matches from BookLovers. Kandinksy: Complete Writings on Art by Kenneth C. Lindsay & Peter Vergo (£159.00)Publisher: Faber & Faber — 1982Binding: Hardback First Edition. [ISBN: 0571119352]Condition: Good+. Boards slightly sprung on both volumes. Edges of the textblock heavily tanned. Text complete, clean and tight.Description: 2 Volume Set: Volume 1 477pp, Volume 2 478-924pp with index. First British Edition.Notes: Size: 9¼" x 6". Red boards with Black titling to the Spine. In the Documents of Twentieth Century Art series. Tags: Exhibition neue kunstler-vereinigung munchen schoenberg blaue reiter schoenberg’s pictures eugen kahler understanding art arthur jerome eddy russia’s artistic spring artistic life russia museum the culture painting international art politics department fine arts pan-russian conference 1920 charles-andre julien writings art interviews lecture notes 709 n7425 new
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Hello World: Live 8 The Official Book by Paul Valley (£58.50)Publisher: Century — 2005Binding: Paperback [ISBN: 1846050391]Condition: Very Good. Leans a little otherwise a very well presented copy.Description: First in this, paperback, edition. Illustrated with colour photographs. From the cover: “With a foreword by Bob Geldof and over 300 colour photographs, this is the only official “Live 8” book to be published, and will chart one of the most momentous days the world has seen in decades. From Geldof’s initial reluctance to stage another Band Aid event to the lead up to the concerts around the world and the day itself, this book is a unique record of an extraordinary day witnessed by over 85 per cent of the world’s population. This book will also contain backstage images, exclusive photographs from the concerts around the world, reflections and quotes from the many performers. “Live 8” includes text and pictures reminding us exactly what the day was about and what is now required in the battle towards making poverty history. It also includes reflections on the outcome of the landmark G8 Summit in Edinburgh.”Notes: Foreword or introduction by Bob Geldoff. Size: 9¾" x 7½". 191 pages. Tags: concerts live music musicians pictorial pop rock works
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The Battle of Britain: Then and Now by Edited by Winston G. Ramsey (£57.00)Publisher: London: Battle of Britain Prints International — 1982Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. [ISBN: 0900913258]Condition: Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Gently faded at the spine of the dust wrapper otherwise a very well presented copy. Description: 2nd (revised) edition, 1st printing, [First Published: 1980] Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Ribbon Markers [1]; Tables; Illustrated endpapers and blanks;
From the cover: “Forty years later, After the Battle magazine has ploughed an entirely fresh furrow across this legendary field of human conflict to produce what has now come to be regarded as a memorial to The Few’.
This 816-page book contains over one thousand seven hundred pictures and over half a million words of text contributed by specialists, enthusiasts and historians. It does not attempt to re-tell the story of the battle once again. Instead it has been the Editor’s intention to bring a new aspect to the combat between July 10 — October 31, 1940 through the presentation of comparative ‘then and now’ photographs familiar to readers of After the Battle magazine.
Never before has such detailed coverage been given to the losses of either the Royal Air Force or the Luftwaffe. The graves of RAF aircrew that were killed have been listed, visited by the editorial team and photographed as a complete and lasting record of those that died. The pilots, their memorials, crashes and crash sites, and the aircraft that have survived are profusely illustrated. Twenty of the most famous fighter aerodromes from which they flew have been explored and are described as they were at the time and as they are today, with a particularly detailed account of one typical front line station.
With an extra 96 pages, the Mk II edition brings together all the additional research and information on the battle which has come to light since the book was originally published. Also included is a complete listing of ‘The Few’ — all those aircrew of Fighter Command who participated in the Battle — which is the culmination of more than twenty-five years’ work by John Holloway. Plus illustrated indexes of aircraft and personnel together with a pen portrait of Pilot Officer Keith Gillman — featured on the dustjacket.
No book has ever been published that chronicles the Battle of Britain in this way. Among its pages, men and events, aircraft and aerodromes that have already been consigned to the past are commemorated in the present.”Notes: Size: 12" x 8¾". Blue boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 816 pages. Tags: britain royal air force fighter command history battle pilots british irish second world war military battles campaigns forces warfare engineering aircraft united kingdom aviation graves memorials crash sites raf luftwaffe
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Feminist Counselling in Action by Jocelyn Chaplin (£52.00)Publisher: Sage Publications — 1988Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. Condition: Very Good+ - in Very Good+ DJ. Edges of DJ slightly ruffled. Small inscription to ffep otherwise a very well presented copy.Description: Guidebook written for people who want to counsel in a non-hierarchical way. 131pp. Index. Size: 8vo Demy (8½" x 5½") Jacket Designed by Designers & Partners, Oxford.Tags: a-b-c absence abstraction acceptance acquisition active activity actualizing adult affect agape aggression altered analysis anxietizing anxiety apparatus approach arbitrary assertive assertiveness assessment assignment assisting association assumptions attacking attitude attitudinal attributions authentic authenticity automatic autonomy aversion aversive awareness awfulizing bandura basic behaviour behavioural behaviourism beliefs bibliotherapy biographical biological biology bisexuality boundary
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Undressing Cinema: Clothing and Identity in the Movies by Stella Bruzzi (£47.00)Publisher: London & New York: Routledge — 1997Binding: Hardback [ISBN: 0415139562]Condition: Near Fine. Description: Illustrated by way of: Filmography; Black & White Photographs;
From the cover: “Bruzzi shows how, far from being mere accessories, clothes are key elements in the construction of cinematic identities. She uses case studies to reassess established ideas about costume and fashion, and to challenge conventional interpretations.
From Audrey Hepburn in Givenchy, to sharp-suited gangsters in Tarantino movies, clothing is central to film. In Undressing Cinema, Stella Bruzzi explores how far from being mere accessories, clothes are key elements in the construction of cinematic identities, and she proposes new and dynamic links between cinema, fashion and costume history, gender, queer theory and psychoanalysis. Bruzzi uses case studies drawn from contemporary popular cinema to reassess established ideas about costume and fashion in cinema, and to challenge conventional interpretations of how masculinity and femininity are constructed through clothing.”Notes: Size: 9½" x 6¼". Black boards with Silver titling to the Spine & Upper Board. [XXI] 226 pages. Tags: 0415139562 9780415139564 costume symbolic aspects fashion motion pictures history films symbolism identity 20th century cinema criticism film theory television gender role cinematic design performing arts
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Sick Sick Sick: A Guide to Non-confident Living by Jules Feiffer (£43.00)Publisher: London: Collins — 1959Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. Condition: Good+ — in Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper faded and somewhat edgeworn with several small closed and open tears with a little loss. Price Clipped. Boards a little rubbed at extremities. Offset to endpapers. Text complete, clean and tight.Description: Illustrated with cartoons by the author. From the cover: “Includes a letter from Feiffer to David Brook dated October 4, 1966 on his personal letter headed paper. In a series of a dozen or so pictures the author shoes the shifts of mood that flicker across the faces of men and women as they try, often vainly, to explain themselves to the world. Jules Feiffer has revolutionised the strip cartoon. Until recently his satirical comments on the war between the sexes and the H-Bomb, mother figures and enfants terribles, psychiatry and the outsider, were known only in Greenwich Village. But to-day fifty newspapers in America carry his strips and his weekly cartoon is a regular feature of The Observer.”Notes: Size: 8¼" x 6¼". Matching Pictorial boards. Tags: satirical america nonconformity american comic strip journalism social political feiffer’s cartoons village voice greenwich radical drawing pictures newspapers beatniks cartoonist graphic artist illustrated comedy comedians sardonic affection
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The Oxford University Press and the Spread of Learning 1478 - 1978 An Illustrated History by Nicholas Barker (£41.00)Publisher: Oxford University Press — 1979Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. [ISBN: 0199510865]Condition: Very Good - in Very Good DJ. A few marks on the DJ.Description: This volume celebrates the quincentenary of the introduction of printing at Oxford with a pictorial history of its subsequent progress, illustrated by the books, documents and pictures which are its tangible record. Illustrated with 210 B&W plates. 332pp.Tags: oxford press clarendon
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The Handyman In The Home: In 3 Volumes by Edited by Arthur W. Judge (£40.00)Publisher: Caxton Publishing Company — 1956Binding: Hardback Condition: Very Good. Pages lightly age-tanned otherwise a pleasant set.Description: September Reprint of the 2nd Edition. [First: 1930] Illustrated with black and white photographs & diagrams. From the preface: “As its title indicates, this work has been prepared expressly for the practical handyman desirous of undertaking a wide variety of jobs connected with the home, garden, garage and small workshop, including not only the domestic repairs and renovations that become necessary from time to time but also useful improvements and additions to the home and its contents. The keen home dweller, with a knowledge of the use of the simple tools and materials described in these volumes, can not only tackle most household repairs and additions expeditiously, but also avoid a good deal of expense. Apart from these considerations, there is always the satisfaction associated with the completion of a job that would otherwise have meant calling in someone else for the purpose. In addition to the extensive range of household repairs, fittings, furniture and other relevant items dealt with in this work, there are also a number of sections, including those on homecrafts, hobbies, sports accessories, outdoor constructions, etc., which will be found both useful and profitable to the handyman and housewife. Since many of the articles in these volumes deal with woodwork repairs and new constructions, it was considered desirable to include a comprehensive section, written by a well-known expert in such matters, on the subject of carpentry and woodworking tools, so that the reader who is not very well acquainted with the use of the latter can improve both his knowledge and experience.”Notes: Size: 9½" x 7". Blue boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 994 pages. Tags: examples ferranti temporal choosing rawlplug cleaners location formulas ragbolts fingered gate-leg concrete patterns stitches shunting tapestry frosting arterial seamless pressing imperial portiere employed schrader wireless utensils handsaws shooting ifailure trimming twaddell scissors dressing prufitol watering injector fastener grinding slater's bandages hammocks mandolin grafting lavatory ironwork basketry chenille grinders transfer fixtures charging
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Korean Music: Its History And Its Performance by Keith Pratt (£34.00)Publisher: London: Faber & Faber; Seoul: Jung Eum Sa Publishing Corporation — 1987Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. [ISBN: 0571100813]Condition: Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Top edge of the dust wrapper slightly ruffled otherwise a very well presented copy. LACKS THE ORIGINAL BOX & CASSETTE TAPES.Description: Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Facsimiles; Colour Photographs; Colour Plates; Musical scores; Maps; Illustrated endpapers and blanks;
From the cover: “Korean music is one of the most splendid and distinctive of all the great East Asian arts. Varied in form and instrumentation, rich in texture and tone-colour, sophisticated in rhythm and mood, it is still little known in the West, though it is now attracting increasing attention. Keith Pratt, one of the few British scholars to have made an extensive study of it, gives an account of its development over the past fifteen hundred years. He explains the social importance of music and dance in both traditional and modern Korea, and discusses their links with Chinese music and their individual characteristics. At the core of his book is a unique collection of pictures and drawings showing the representation of music in Korean art. The 142 colour plates, many of them reproducing Korean works for the first time, constitute a remarkable survey of literati and folk art traditions. There are examples of painting, sculpture, metalwork, pottery and wood-carving.”Notes: Size: 10¼" x 7¾". Light Brown boards with Black titling to the Spine & Upper Board. 279 pages. Tags: music korea history criticism korean east asian arts chinese folk art traditions painting sculpture metalwork pottery woodcarving court religious vocal instrumental forms
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Pictures in the Wallace Collection by Frederick Miller (£34.00)Publisher: C. Arthur Pearson — 1902Binding: Hardback First Edition. Condition: Good. Heavily faded at the spine and the margins of the boards. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. Light spotting throughout with tanned to the blanks. Previous owners inscription to the first blank. Text complete, clean and tight.Description: Illustrated with black and white & colour plates. From the introduction: “The collection of Art treasures at Hertford House, bequeathed to the nation by the widow of Sir Richard Wallace in 1897 is indeed a gift of unparalleled value and magnificence.”Notes: Size: 11½" x 9". Green Decorative boards with Gilt titling to the Spine & Upper Board. 228 pages. Tags: wallace fine art pictures portraits paintings hertford house great painters gainsborough sir joshua reynolds romney greuze Fragonard meissonier sir thomas Lawrence ferdinand heilbuth rubens van dyck rembrandt frans hals hooch hobbema horace vernet paul delaroche laughing cavalier portrait mrs. robinson perdita portrait nelly o’brien lady frances seymour esplaglerie lady blessington judah tamar
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Sick Sick Sick: A Guide to Non-confident Living by Jules Feiffer (£28.00)Publisher: London: Collins — 1959Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. Condition: Very Good — in Very Good Dustwrapper. Unlaminated dustwrapper a little edgeworn and faded with some small chips and nicks. Edges of the textblock lightly tanned. Blanks a little tanned. Text complete, clean and tight but slightly musty.Description: Illustrated with cartoons by the author. From the cover: “Jules Feiffer has revolutionised the strip cartoon. Until recently his satirical comments on the war between the sexes and the H-Bomb, mother figures and enfants terribles, psychiatry and the outsider, were known only in Greenwich Village. But to-day fifty newspapers in America carry his strips and his weekly cartoon is a regular feature of The Observer.”Notes: Jacket designed by Kenneth Tynan. Size: 8¼" x 6¼". Matching Pictorial boards. Tags: satirical america nonconformity american comic strip journalism social political feiffer’s cartoons village voice greenwich radical drawing pictures newspapers beatniks cartoonist graphic artist illustrated comedy comedians sardonic affection
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Victorian Britain and Ireland in Colour by Janice Anderson & Reinhard Schultz (£26.00)Publisher: Carlton — 2005Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. [ISBN: 1844425584]Condition: Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper very slightly rubbed at the edges. Leans slightly otherwise a very well presented copy.Description: From the cover: “The Victorian age was one of expansion in many areas, none more so than that of JM travel. With the success of explorers worldwide people’s curiosity grew, and the advent of the railroad in Great Britain and Ireland, which at that time was part of the United Kingdom, meant that the general public could do their own exploring. Many parts of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales that had, at one time, seemed remote were now within relatively easy travelling distance.
This collection of unique polychrome colour photographs, which have never been seen before, captures many of the vistas that became so popular with Victorian holidaymakers -from the quaint and picturesque snapshots of Devon and Cornwall to the tranquillity of the Irish countryside via the beautiful coastline of Wales or the hustle and bustle of London, up to the broads of Norfolk and further north to the wild, heather-strewn hills and awe-inspiring lochs of Scotland.
Many of these sites are still highly popular holiday venues and with good reason, since for the most part they have been protected for historical or environmental reasons. What they share is an abundance of charm and character and, in the cases of those rural and coastal locations, a measure of, peace and tranquillity.
Accompanied by informative, and often thought-provoking captions, these pictures will transport the reader back to a time when the pace of life was, for all its new inventions, a little calmer and more leisurely. Victorian Britain & Ireland in Colour is a thoroughly engaging window on to a bygone age that will captivate readers.”Notes: Size: 11¼" x 9¼". Burgundy boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 256 pages. Tags: 19th alongside and anglia britain british burgeoning century cities clydeside connacht customs dickensian docks east england english europe general great history industrial ireland irish landmarks leinster life looked lovers midlands munster newspapers north penny photographs photography pictorial scotland slums social south southeast southwest teeming the they time ulster victoriana wales wessex works
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Antiques by Edited by Michael Carter (£25.00)Publisher: Cathay — 1987Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. [ISBN: 0891784928]Condition: Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Very slightly ruffled edges of DJ, lower panel creased at bottom edge. Internally bright and clean if a little faded.Description: Illustrated with over 70 colour pictures and many line drawings. Illustrated / decorative end papers. 400pp. Index. Size: 4to Medium (11½" x 9" approx.)Tags: antiques furniture collectables silver clocks 0891784928
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In the Kingdom of Shadows: A Companion to Early Cinema by Colin Harding & Simon Popple (£24.00)Publisher: London: Cygnus Arts — 1996Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. [ISBN: 190054105X]Condition: Very Good+ — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper slightly spotted on the verso. Text complete, clean and tight. Description: Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Facsimiles; Colour Photographs;Notes: Size: 11" x 8¾". Red boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 271 pages. Tags: 190054105x 9781900541053 motion pictures britain history silent films criticism picture industry cinema film palaces odeons
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Renaissance Architecture in Venice 1450-1540 by Ralph Lieberman (£24.00)Publisher: Frederick Muller — 1982Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. [ISBN: 0584950349]Condition: Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Lower panel a little tanned. Previous owners' inscription to the first blank alongside a small area of spotting. Text complete, clean and tight otherwise. Description: Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs [109]; Colour Photographs [16]; Black & White Drawings;
From the cover: “Venice has long been hymned as the most beautiful city in the world: a fantastic urban complex delicately and evocatively built in the midst of a lagoon, her main thoroughfares forming an aqueous network plied by gondolas and barges. One of the world’s first republics, for centuries Venice wielded awesome power and imposed her symbol, the Lion of St Mark, throughout the Mediterranean. And because she sat enthroned at the major junction between the Byzantine East and the Latin West, between the Gothic North and Italy, still rooted in her Classical past, her art and architecture reflected an extraordinary spectrum of influences, traditions and concepts.
This handsomely illustrated book surveys the ninety years between 1450 and 1540, which saw the transformation of Venetian architecture from florid late Gothic to the first examples of the High Renaissance style. These were the decades in which some of the city’s most famous and magnificent structures were built, including the churches of San Zaccaria and Santa Maria dei Miracoli, the Scala dei Giganti in the courtyard of the Doge’s Palace, the Clock Tower and the Libreria Marciana, and the Scuola San Rocco. It was during this period, too, that the Piazza San Marco and the Piazzetta were dramatically transformed.
The author demonstrates that the architecture of this period was dominated by an ever-changing search for a unique and idiomatic style that would unite two of Venice’s local traditions, the Byzantine and the Gothic, as well as the influences of ancient Rome and the new concepts that were flowering in Florence and Rome. By displaying the rich and often bewildering variety of the buildings, this book reveals that the Early Renaissance in Venetian architecture may be understood as an attitude rather than as a specific style. Lieberman finally urges that the book should be an aid to looking at the buildings in Venice, not a substitute for it. The book is sufficient in itself, but its beautiful pictures and wealth of information compel one to experience more closely this startling period of architecture in Venice.”Notes: Size: 10" x 11¾". Blue boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 144 pages. Tags: 9780584950342 architecture history art design styles and town planning renaissance italy venice veneto buildings structures architectural features 1450-1540 italian ralph lieberman 0584950349 first editions firsts printings 1st
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Writer's Guide by Graham King (£24.00)Publisher: Times Books — 2001Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. [ISBN: 0007101546]Condition: Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper a little rubbed at the edges. Text complete, clean and tight. A nice copy.Description: From the flap: “The Times Writer's Guide is the essential single-volume guide for all who aspire to improve their writing skills. Whether you want to write a novel, draft a report for the School Board, create a compelling CV, write a letter of protest to the Council that will be taken seriously, or enter the brave new world of emoticons and e-mail, this book is for you and indeed for all the family. Divided into eight easy-to-use sections, all the advice you need from grammar and punctuation to building your vocabulary.”Notes: Foreword or introduction by Philip Howard. Size: 9½" x 6¼". Blue boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 832 pages. Tags: one-topic-per-page generalisations administrative encyclopaedias administration specifications brainstorming supplementary illustrations instructions hierarchical shortlisting line-parsing need-to-know completeness expressions interesting signposting non-fiction punctuation definitions informative information efficiency techniques gazetteers glossaries persuasive indefinite journalism dictionary discussion sequential semi-colon readership appendices children's paragraphs typography surprising sentences numbering objective landscape principle structure libraries recursion databases professor summaries
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Sick Sick Sick: A Guide to Non-confident Living by Jules Feiffer (£23.00)Publisher: London: Collins — 1959Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. Condition: Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Unlaminated dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with heavier fading to the spine. Tanned on the reverse. Edges of the text block lightly spotted. Pages lightly age-tanned. Description: Illustrated with cartoons by the author. From the cover: “Includes a letter from Feiffer to David Brook dated October 4, 1966 on his personal letter headed paper. In a series of a dozen or so pictures the author shoes the shifts of mood that flicker across the faces of men and women as they try, often vainly, to explain themselves to the world. Jules Feiffer has revolutionised the strip cartoon. Until recently his satirical comments on the war between the sexes and the H-Bomb, mother figures and enfants terribles, psychiatry and the outsider, were known only in Greenwich Village. But to-day fifty newspapers in America carry his strips and his weekly cartoon is a regular feature of The Observer.”Notes: Foreword or introduction by Kenneth Tynan. Size: 8¼" x 6¼". Matching Pictorial boards. Tags: satirical america nonconformity american comic strip journalism social political feiffer’s cartoons village voice greenwich radical drawing pictures newspapers beatniks cartoonist graphic artist illustrated comedy comedians sardonic affection
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Victorian And Edwardian Oxford From Old Photographs by John Betjeman; David Vaisey; (£23.00)Publisher: B. T. Batsford — 1971Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. [ISBN: 0713401184]Condition: Very Good+ - in Very Good+ DJ.Description: Illustrated with B&W photographs. The authors have here collected and annotated a nostalgic and representative selection of pictures dating from the early days of photography in the middle of the last century to the years immediately before the First World War. Here may be seen Ruskin's undergraduate disciples abortively road-making at Iffley; the O'Shea brothers at work on the decorative carving of the new Museum; a coach-and-four on the frozen Isis in the bitter January of 1891; a succession of Oxford worthies which includes Benjamin Jowett, Sir Henry Acland, F. H. Bradley, Fr. Benson, F. E. Smith, Hillaire Belloc and W. R. Morris; the traditional Sweeps' May Day Procession; choristers beating the bounds on Ascension Day; a Jubilee ox-roast at Osney; St Giles Fair in the 'nineties; Morris Dancers at Headington…Notes: Size: 10" x 7½". Tags: Betjeman Vaisey Isis Iffley oxford Belloc Acland Jowett Ruskin Benson
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Character Steins: A Collector's Guide by Eugene V. Manusov & Mike Wald (£22.00)Publisher: Cornwall — 1987Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. [ISBN: 0845347845]Condition: Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper has a tape reinforcement to the reverse of the head of the spine. Text complete, clean and tight. Description: Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Colour Photographs;
From the cover: “This comprehensive book provides a finely illustrated guide to the field of character stein collecting. These unique figural pieces, usually not cylindrical, are modeled so that the body and lid form a caricature, a figure, or an object. The fanciful imagery of the steins is always imaginative, and sometimes comical. An eclectic variety of creations are depicted in the steins: people (monks, historic personages, military figures, mythological characters); animals (horses, lions, foxes’ heads — even a rhinoceros); and objects (skulls, sports equipment, buildings, for example).
The book thoroughly examines each of these and is arranged according to subject depicted, each chapter treating a different category. The result is an intriguing picture catalog containing over 600 illustrations of steins and stein-related items, many of which are in full color. Each illustration is accompanied by a brief description that includes the stein’s dimensions, its coloring, a translation of old German inscriptions, an explanation of what the stein represents, and the manufacturers (if known). The text also offers an extensive listing of the manufacturer’s marks that are found on many of the steins.
Several special chapters written by authorities on character steins have been included in the book: Jack G. Lowenstein writes about Beer Stein Ceramics, Ron Fox tells How Musterschutz Character Steins Were Made, and the late Dr. J. Joseph Hersh contributed an interesting chapter on The Hexagram as the Brewer’s Symbol. There are also chapters on contemporary steins and the artifacts relating to them, and a concise history of antique character drinking vessels. Since the publication of the Encyclopedia of Character Steins in 1976, old and new character stein collectors have brought forth a number of previously unknown steins. The book includes pictures of these newly discovered steins, and complements them with a fascinating section that outlines new facts that have come to light concerning the intricacies of this absorbing field of study. The chapter Musterschutz and the Elusive # Mark sheds light on the identity of the manufacturer of the popular so-called Musterschutz steins.
Collectors like Werner Sahm, Roland Henschen, and Lotti Lopez, through diligent searching, have been able to obtain copies of many original stein manufacturers’ catalogs, some pages of which show original sketches or photos of character steins. Because of this research, the authors are able to display in the Old Catalogs portion of the book some of these exciting finds from manufacturers such as Rosskopf & Gerz, Steinzeugwerke, Reinhold Hanke, Mer-kelbach & Wick, Marzi & Remy, and J. W. Remy. These catalogs facilitated the search to identify the previously unknown makers of many character steins.
In addition to these catalogs, much new information has come from researchers who have recently published their results in Prosit, the quarterly publication of Stein Collectors International. While much progress has been made in determining manufacturers, there is still much to be discovered. Answers always seem to raise new questions; new character steins that are “found” occasionally fill in known gaps, but more often seem to carry still unknown marks or styles. Gene Manusov’s and Mike Wald’s enthusiasm for the study and collection of character steins is infectious. In this highly informative work, collectors, dealers, and antique lovers will enjoy their beautiful pictures supplemented by their stimulating perceptive text.”Notes: Illustrated by Claire Hill. Size: 12¼" x 9¼". Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 271 pages. Tags: wald claire hill 0845347845 beer stein ceramics musterschutz character steins lithophanes marks manufacturers original catalogs hexagram brewers symbol
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Harewood House: One of the Treasure Houses of Britain by Mary Mauchline (£22.00)Publisher: Ashbourne: Moorland Publishing Co. Ltd. — 1992Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. [ISBN: 0861903668]Condition: Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Description: 2nd (revised) edition, 1st printing, [First Published: 1974] Signed by the author on the title page — unverified and reflected as such in the lack of premium. Contains: Black & white photographs; Facsimiles; Colour photographs; Genealogical tables;
From the cover: “Harewood House has been the Lascelles family home for over 200 years. Built by John Carr of York over a period of eleven years between 1759-1771, the spectacular interior is the work of the Scottish architect Robert Adam. He designed the exquisite ceilings decorated by Joseph Rose, Biaglio Rebecca and Antonio Zucchi. The house contains unrivalled furniture made especially for Harewood by Thomas Chippendale, born only a few miles up the Wharfe Valley at Otley, and a famous collection of Sevres porcelain.
Harewood House is surrounded by 1,000 acres of fine parkland, gardens and woodland shaped by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, the creator of eighteenth-century English landscaping.
In the rooms hang many distinguished family portraits painted by such renowned artists as Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, George Romney, John Hoppner and Sir Thomas Lawrence, water-colours by J. M. W. Turner and Thomas Girtin, and Renaissance masterpieces by Giovanni Bellini, Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto and El Greco. Many of the Italian pictures were collected by Henry, the Sixth Earl of Harewood and husband of HRH Princess Mary, the Princess Royal, who lived here from 1929 until her death in 1965.”Notes: Size: 8¾" x 5½". Orange boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 192 pages. Tags: mauchline stately homes west yorkshire england lascelles family harewood house leeds 0861903668 9780861903665
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Hollywood: 50 Great Years by VARIOUS (£22.00)Publisher: Colour Library Books — 1991Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. [ISBN: 0862839246]Condition: Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Very slightly ruffled edges of DJ. 2" mark to the lower panel just indenting the lower boards. Text bright and tight.Description: Features over 500 films and more than 1,000 photographs. Written by David Castell; Adrian Turner; Douglas Jarvis; Jack Lodge; John Russell Taylor;Notes: Size: 11½" x 9". 575 pages. Tags: hollywood movies films videos pictures actors actresses stars
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The Cambridge Guide to English Literature by Michael Stapleton (£22.00)Publisher: Book Club Associates — 1983Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper. Top edge of the text block tanned. Text complete, clean and tight. Description: Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs;
From the cover: “Here in one volume you will find a complete guide to the literature of the English-speaking world for the general reader and the student.
The Cambridge Guide provides easy reference to the literature of Great Britain and Ireland, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the West Indies and Nigeria — to every part of the English-speaking world which contributed to the great treasure-house of poetry, fiction, drama, philosophy and satire which is one of the lasting achievements of Western civilization.
Arranged in alphabetical order and containing approximately 1,000,000 words of text, the entries range from the beginnings of English literature in the 6-7th centuries, when vernacular speech in the British Isles became a written language, to the present day.
The reader will find brief biographies of authors, descriptions of and comments on their major works, and notes on the outstanding characters created by poets, playwrights and novelists. In addition there are essays on The English Language by Barbara M. H. Strang and The Bible in English by C. H. Sisson.
The enquiring reader and student will find articles on a wide range of subjects covering literary forms such as the Metrical Romances, surveying writers with a common theme like the Metaphysical Poets, explaining important religious writings such as the Marprelate pamphlets and historical events, such as the closure of the playhouses, which crucially affected the literature of the time. (Historical figures whose influence on English literature requires recognition — King Alfred, Thomas Cranmer, Sir Walter Raleigh, Benjamin Franklin among them -are also included. )
The book is illustrated with more than 300 carefully selected black and white pictures which bring to life the great literary figures of the past and the age in which they lived.”Notes: Size: 10" x 7½". Pale Blue boards with Gilt titling to the Spine & Upper Board. [XI] 993 pages. Tags: english literature bio-bibliography dictionaries commonwealth american nations authors dictionary and encyclopedias literary great britain encyclopaedias michael stapleton
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The Scottish Scene by ANON. (£22.00)Publisher: Glasgow Herald — UndatedBinding: Paperback Condition: Good. Wraps a little rubbed at the edges and somewhat dulled. Centrefold is detached. Internally clean & bright.Description: The 50 photographs in colour that compose this book are an attempt co present some aspects of the Scottish scene. To Scots and others who know che councryside these pictures will be evocative. To visitors they may stimulate curiosity to learn more of Scodand at first hand. Tipped on colour plate to upper wrap. 52pp. Notes: Size: 10½" x 13".
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The Homelovers Book by Edited by Warren E. Cox (£21.50)Publisher: Frost & Reed — UndatedBinding: Hardback Condition: Good. Boards and spine faded, bruised at head, tail and corners. Slightly shaken. Edges of the textblock lightly tanned.Description: Colour Facsimiles, Mezzotint Engravings For Home Decoration, 26th Edition. Beige cloth with now faded red titling to spine and upper board. XLIX artist, titles and prices.Notes: Size: 10" x 7½". 168 pages. Tags: Mezzotint pictures art for the home
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Piero Della Francesca by Birgit Laskowski (£21.00)Publisher: Könemann — 1998Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. [ISBN: 3829002475]Condition: Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper with a small scuff mid-way to the spine. Previous owners' inscription to the first blank. Text complete, clean and tight. Description: Illustrated by way of: Chronological Tables; Colour Plates;
From the cover: “As the pioneer of a new conception of art, Piero della Francesca (ca. 1420-1492) had a lasting influence on the development of Italian art in the mid-15th century. The glowing colours and spiritual calm of his compositions, and the equally powerful and sublime figures in his pictures form a highlight of Early Renaissance painting, at the same time radiating an astonishingly modern atmosphere. He succeeded as scarcely any other artist before and since in harmonizing his own philosophy of life, characterized by devoutness and spirituality, with the artistic and scientific discoveries of his age. This made Piero one of the most important artists linking the Gothic and Renaissance eras, tradition and the modern age.”Notes: Size: 12½" x 10¾". Black boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 120 pages. Tags: piero della francesca 1420-1492 1416 -1492 art instruction italy painters painting renaissance history individual artists european artist design styles birgit laskowski 3829002475 fiona hulsefirst editions firsts first printings 1st
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Steam: An Evocative Tribute to the Last Days of Steam Trains by Colin Garratt (£21.00)Publisher: London: Bounty Books — 2006Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. [ISBN: 9780753713990]Condition: Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Gently bruised at the head of the spine and the top corners of the boards with commensurate wear to the dust wrapper. Text complete, clean and tight but the last leaf slightly mis-trimmed at the bottom corner. Description: Contains: Colour photographs;
From the cover: “This book is the finest visual tribute to the steam locomotive ever published. Colin Garratt’s text and photography reflects his unique odyssey to document, in pictures and words, the Last Steam Locomotives of the World. With hundreds of matchless photographs, this book vividly portrays real working steam eking out its final moments amid the great landscapes of the world.
No preserved or tourist revival trains appear within these pages for they lie outside the scope of Colin Garratt’s work. The vast majority of locomotives depicted in this book will be, or more likely have been, broken up. This book covers all continents and includes subjects from all the main schools of locomotive design, vividly depicted in every conceivable mood and environment.
The steam locomotive is a sensuous and beautiful creation. It is the one truly living machine and Colin Garratt’s unparalleled photography captures every nuance of its personality. In the course of his expeditions, he has visited some of the remotest places on earth and some of the adventures described in words in this volume are truly breathtaking. He continues to scour the ends of the earth in search of imperilled survivors.”Notes: Size: 11½" x 11½". Matching Pictorial boards. 288 pages. Tags: garratt railroads steam locomotives britain history 20th century british rail trains railways industrial dockland main line pennyvennie scotland mine wales wreck tithorea greece coalfields goldfields south africa sumatra 9780753713990
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60 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards by Robert Osborne (£20.50)Publisher: Wellingborough: Equation — 1989Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. [ISBN: 9781853361463]Condition: Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Gently faded at the spine of the dust wrapper. Text complete, clean and tight. Description: Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Colour Photographs;Notes: Size: 12¼" x 9¼". Grey boards with Gilt titling to the Spine & Upper Board. 319 pages. Tags: academy motion picture arts sciences awards pictures united states history oscar winning cinema films usa performing acting auditioning film video moving-pictures 9781853361463
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Screening the City by Edited by Mark Shiel & Tony Fitzmaurice (£20.50)Publisher: London & New York: Verso — 2003Binding: Paperback [ISBN: 1859844766]Condition: Very Good. Description: Based on a conference held in 1999 at University College Dublin. Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs;Notes: Size: 7¾" x 7¾". [VI] 312 pages. Tags: fitzmaurice town motion pictures congresses plots history cinema films cities towns culture film theory criticism urban communities performing arts video science sociology 1859844766
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The Art of Paper Crafts by Cheryl Owen (£19.50)Publisher: Ted Smart — 1991Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. [ISBN: 1856130312]Condition: Very Good+ - in Very Good+ DJ. Small stain to top edge of text block near spine, text unaffected.Description: Paper is a wonderfully versatile material from which you can make a wide range of pracdcal and decoradve designs, from pictures and fi-ames to puppets and mobiles, boxes and bags to gift wraps and greedng cards. Packed with full colour throughout, this imaginative book features over 250 excidng designs to create with paper, with step-by-step photographs and detailed instrucdons showing you how to make each one. 168pp. Index. Tags: engine-sizing constituents deckle-edges paper-making philadelphia elizabethan papermaking rittenhouse hot-pressed hodgkinsons baskerville liquidizer germantown adrianople stretching carragheen advantages foudrinier watermarks variations laminating half-stuff tub-sizing stevenage frederick thickness digesting colouring lino-cuts newsprint envelopes recycling additions dickinson materials parchment adhesives hand-made hollander spreaders invention marbling dartford machines industry couching spielman gelatine couchers congreve pergamum
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England in Colour by ANON (£19.00)Publisher: B. T. Batsford — 1972Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good+ - in Very Good DJ. DJ snagged at head of spine otherwise fine. Large inscription to front pastedown. Slipcase a little rubbed at head and tail.Description: The 60 colour pictures in this book have been chosen from the finest transparencies taken by England's three outstanding topographical photographers. 158pp. Advertisements. Size: 4to Demy (11" x 8½") Introduction / preface by John Burke.
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Escape To The Hills by W. A. [William Arthur] Poucher (£19.00)Publisher: Country Life — 1944Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. Condition: Good — in Poor Dust Wrapper. Edges of the dust wrapper frayed with loss at the spine ends and corners. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. Text complete, clean and tight. Description: 2nd printing. [First Published: 1943] Maps to the endpapers. Illustrated with black and white photographs. From the cover: “NO one has done more to reveal the beauties of Britain’s high hills than W. A. Poucher, the creator of this book. A skilled climber himself, with the eye of an artist and a complete mastery of camera-craft, he has spent countless hours roaming our northern mountains and valleys in search of his subjects; countless hours, too, in patient waiting for that exact combination of light and shadow, of sun and cloud, that gives his pictures their characteristic vitality. To him a mountain route is not a mere matter of landmarks or compass bearings; he knows by heart not only the way to take over, any peak one may name, but the time of day to take it, and which end to start at, in order to see landscape and lighting at their best. In this book are the fruits of his most recent expeditions to Snowdonia, the Lake District, and the Highlands — the most comprehensive collection of his camera studies yet published in one volume..”Notes: Size: 11½" x 9". Green boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. [VIII] 216 pages. Tags: amateur arthur britain english great highlands hills lakeland mountains ofalpine photographers pictorial poucher scenes scottish snowdonia splendour william works
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Hero by Ashok Raj (£19.00)Publisher: London: Hay House — 2010Binding: Paperback [ISBN: 9781848501522]Condition: Near Fine. Description: Two Volumes: The Silent Era to Dilip Kumar; Amitabh Bachchan to the Khans and Beyond; Illustrated by way of: Appendices [2/1]; Black & White Photographs; Colour Photographs;Notes: Size: Trade Paperback (9" x 6"). In the Bollywood series. [XIV/XIV] 406/417 pages. Tags: raj bollywood motion picture actors actresses india male pictures history films cinema performing arts film video 9781848501522
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How To Paint And Draw by Bodo W. Jaxtheimer (£19.00)Publisher: Thames & Hudson — 1972Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. [ISBN: 0500230218]Condition: Very Good - in Good DJ. DJ appears oversize and is, therefore, loose to the book with double fold to the front flap. Some edgewear. Text bright and tight.Description: From the cover: “Those with the courage to try and learn to paint will find that this book gives them just the right stimulus and practical guide they need –practical because it is fully illustrated in a very striking and helpful way with 450 illustrations, 300 of which are in colour. Apart from the many pictures which show the beginner what he can achieve and how to achieve it, there are reproductions of well-known paintings to illustrate points of composition and technique, diagrams illustrating the relationships of colours to each other, anatomical studies, examples of such techniques as etching and engraving, and illustrations showing the best way to stretch and prepare canvases.”Notes: Size: 9" x 6¾". 408 pages. Tags: rhythm composition drawing technique anatomy landscape still life sgraffito mosaics batik printing watercolor oil painting tempera fresco perspective composition
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Old Ship Prints by E. Keble Chatterton (£18.50)Publisher: Spring Books — 1967Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good - in Good DJ. DJ somewhat edgeworn, with several small nicks and chips and a couple of closed tears. Rear fold-in creased. Previous owners inscription to ffep.Description: In this famous book, first published in 1927, Mr E. Keble Chatterton traces the history of the sailing ship in art, from the earliest rough woodcuts dating from the i5th century down to the delicate lithographs of the late Victorian age, when sail was gradually giving way to steam. The one hundred and ten illustrations range over the whole exciting field of maritime endeavour in peace and war. They include Reuwich's engravings of the Armada and of Admiral Tromp's last battle, dramatic aqua tints by Dodd and Duncan of naval engagements during the Napoleonic Wars, etchings by Cruikshank of life aboard an East Indiaman, and Dutton's famous lithographs of some of the last clippers and schooners. 182pp. Index. Size: 4to Crown (9¾" x 7½")Tags: prints pictures ships boats maritime naval photographs engravings
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The Movie Book by Don Shiach (£18.50)Publisher: Ultimate Editions — 1995Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. [ISBN: 1860350224]Condition: Very Good — in Very Good Dustwrapper. Gently bruised at the head of the spine and top corners with commensurate ruffling to the dustwrapper.Description: Illustrated with black and white & colour photographs. An Illustrated History of the Cinema. From the cover: “This book is the story of the movies, told through the people in them and behind them. All the great stars are here — the Garbos, Brandos, Deans and Monroes — each described in an individual pen portrait with pictures of them in their greatest roles. Equally, individual accounts are also given of the great directors from around the world, not only those lauded by the critics as auteurs but also the honest journeymen who have contributed much to the pleasure of films without setting out to stamp their world view on them. Often more important than the directors, or even the stars, are the studios, also profiled here — established and run by ruthless ambitious men, each gave its films its own particular character.”Notes: Size: 12" x 9¼". Pictorial boards. 255 pages. Tags: the cinema romance adventure fantasy comedy the movies multi-screened complexes directors the studios the stars screen personas hollywood british film industry musicals margaret lockwood james mason buster keaton cary grant late-night television american film industry
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The Movie Book: An Illustrated History of the Cinema by Don Shiach (£18.50)Publisher: Acropolis Books — 1993Binding: Hardback [ISBN: 1873762151]Condition: Very Good. Fading to the join of the upper board eotherwise a very well presented copy. Description: Reprint. Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Facsimiles; Colour Photographs;Notes: Size: 12" x 9¼". Pictorial boards. 255 pages. Tags: motion pictures moving-pictures history pictorial works cinema films puzzles quizzes games performing arts film video usa don shiach 1873762151
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Capability Brown and the Eighteenth-century English Landscape by Roger Turner (£18.00)Publisher: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson — 1985Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. [ISBN: 0297787349]Condition: Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Price Clipped. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper. Text complete, clean and tight. Description: Contains: Black & white photographs; Facsimiles; Colour photographs; Colour plates; Black & white plates; Gazetteer;
From the cover: “Throughout England, and particularly on the estates of great country houses such as Stowe, Petworth and Blenheim, are large areas of parkland which embody the ideal of the natural English landscape: pastoral scenes of lakes and streams bordered by softly undulating meadows, with clumps of broad-leaved trees casting their shade on smooth expanses of close-cropped grass. It requires a leap of the imagination to realize that such apparently artless scenes are by no means a happy accident of nature, but are the result of one man’s meticulous planning. Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown created scores of parks for the English gentry and nobility in the late eighteenth century, and his talent for envisaging the ‘great capabilities’ of a piece of land, combined with the age’s passion for the ‘simple charms that genuine Art supplies’ (in the words of his epitaph), brought about a revolution in English garden design. Old fashioned knot gardens and formal parterres, gravel walks and topiary were swept away, and acres of waste land were remodelled with the blithe confidence of a landscape painter. Stiff, formal elements were softened, straight lines eliminated and every trace of geometry banished, to be replaced with meandering walks and streams, serpentine lakes and vistas of gently rolling hills and vales.
After an introduction to eighteenth-century England and gardens before 1750, Roger Turner gives a carefully researched account of Lancelot Brown’s humble origins and rising fortunes, his marriage and his family, the course of his career and the recognition it brought him, culminating in his appointment as Master Gardener to George HI. The creation of a ‘natural’ landscape involved considerable grooming and disciplining of nature: thousands of men were employed to excavate lakes, dam rivers and transplant not only mature trees but also the hills they stood on. Details of the practical and technical aspects of the work, its key characteristics and the plants and trees used, form a background to individual portraits in words and pictures of the finished — and apparently effortlessly beautiful — landscapes. Fifteen of Brown’s major works are described in full and illustrated with original plans, eighteenth-century pictures and modern photographs, showing the gardens’ development over the centuries to maturity. Having discussed Brown’s other works and appraised his astonishingly far-reaching influence, which transformed the English landscape and people’s perception of it, the author provides, finally, a gazetteer of Brown’s works. The information he provides for potential visitors includes, as far as possible, an appraisal of the present condition of each park, drawing attention to the dangers that road construction, agriculture, inappropriate planting and neglect present to these fine landscapes.”Notes: Size: 10¾" x 8". Brown boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 204 pages. Tags: turner lancelot england gardens landscape design capability architects architecture history 18th century english britain garden british isles country houses 0297787349 9780297787341
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The Complete Golfer by Steve Newell; Paul Foston; Anthony Atha; (£17.50)Publisher: Lorenz — 1997Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. [ISBN: 1859674283]Condition: Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Very slightly ruffled edges of DJ. Leans slightly.Description: From the cover: “The complete history of golf: from its legendary beginnings to worldwide popularity — the great courses, players and tournaments. Richly illustrated with specially commissioned pictures and archive material. Reveals the secrets of successful golf in step-by-step photographs which detail every aspect of playing the game. Vital background information on choosing equipment; rules and etiquette; shots; strategy; course management and overcoming hazards. Ideal for every enthusiast — from the absolute beginner to the experienced player who wants to improve and perfect their technique. Over 600 photographs and illustrations.” Pictorial boards.Notes: Size: 12" x 9¼". 256 pages. Tags: golf golfers tournaments courses putting chipping pitching full swing bunker fairway drive tee-shot grip stance pitching andrews pebble beach bernhard langer greg norman allan robertson
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The Multimedia Bible Premier Edition by Winn L. Rosch (£17.50)Publisher: SAMS — 1995Binding: Paperback First Edition. [ISBN: 0672306700]Condition: Near Fine. CD unopened. Top edges of text block slightly tanned. Small mark (remainder?) to the foot of the text block otherwise a very well presented copy.Description: From the cover: “Whether you're a novice, business professional, hacker, or power user, this is a complete informational source for multimedia users. It will help you: make the right hardware choices, learn about operating systems, manipulate images and sounds, edit pictures and much, much more.”Notes: Size: 9" x 7¼". 651 pages. Tags: multimedia input output compact disc images cameras sound midi file formats dsps wave signal computing architecture vcos dsp architecture recording system sounds ole soundboards lib sound blaster wave table synthesis digitization sampling rate resolution compression video recording still images video morphing image compression color mapping run length encoding video compression cinepak indeo microsoft run-length encoding ramdacs composite
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Search and Destroy: An Illustrated Guide to Vietnam War Movies by Edited by Jack Hunter (£17.00)Publisher: London: Creation Books — 2003Binding: Paperback [ISBN: 1871592992]Condition: Very Good. Description: Number 19 in the series. Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs;Notes: Size: 9¾" x 6¾". In the Creation Cinema Collection series. 255 pages. Tags: hunter 1871592992 creation cinema collection vietnam war 1961-1975 motion pictures conflict films united states history criticism vietnamese
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Video and DVD Industries by Paul Mcdonald (£17.00)Publisher: London: British Film Institute — 2007Binding: Paperback [ISBN: 9781844571680]Condition: Near Fine. Slightest curl to the corners of the upper wrapper otherwise a very well presented copy. Description: Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Charts; Graphs; Tables;
From the cover: “Considers DVD from an industrial perspective. The book outlines industry battles over incompatible formats, from the Betamax/VHS war to competing laserdisc systems and to the introduction of HDDVD and Blu-ray high-definition systems. It also looks at the formation of international markets in the globalization of video media.”Notes: Size: Trade Paperback (9¼" x 6"). In the International Screen Industries series. 247 pages. Tags: international screen industries video recordings industry dvds dvd-video discs history tape home systems household electronics hi-tech manufacturing social science media performing arts film business economics communications culture-study teaching communication motion pictures 9781844571680
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Cricket's Big Day Out: Benson and Hedges Cup 1972 to 1998 by Peter & MCNEILL, Phil Baxter (£16.50)Publisher: André Deutsch [Andre Deutsch] — 1998Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. Condition: Very Good+ - in Very Good+ DJ.Description: There is something in this book for every cricket lover. Hundreds of pictures and packed with statistics. 168pp. Size: Square 4to Jacket Designed by Robert Kelland.Tags: Lord's Cricket 0233994459
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Images of America by ANON (£16.50)Publisher: Smithsonian — 1989Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. [ISBN: 0895990237]Condition: Very Good - in Very Good DJ. Very slightly ruffled edges of DJ. Boards lightly mottled.Description: A Panorama of History in Photographs. From the cover: “For a century and a half, the camera’s candid eye has captured this nation on the move — exploring the West, enduring the trauma of the Civil War, encountering the Industrial Revolution, and emerging as a world power. Relive this momentous era — times both tough and tender-hearted — through a selection of more than three hundred stunning images, most of them discovered in Smithsonian collections, exhibits, and curatorial files.”Notes: Size: 11" x 9¼". Black boards with Silver titling to the Spine. 255 pages. Tags: e661.i43 1989 agriculture aviation antietam new york skyline empire state building george washington brooklyn bridge cassidy chaplin child labor civil war battles radio telegraph telephone confederate states america construction skyscrapers cooper-union building cowboys daguerreotype education eastman eickemever empire state building farming agriculture foreign relations geronimo great white fleet heinz humorists immigration native americans industrialists ironclads korean war lincoln conspirators motion pictures apache cherokee hopi sioux streetcar stereographs reotype process public health revolutionary war patriots rural life sharpsburg union army u.s. presidents goldrush home- steading indian wars world war world war writers
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Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art: Sunday 30 November 2008 by Anon. (£16.50)Publisher: Hong Kong: Christies — 2008Binding: Paperback Condition: Very Good. Description: Illustrated by way of: Colour Photographs;Notes: Size: 10½" x 8¼". 264 pages. Tags: anon art auction catalogues artists sales paintings pictures abstracts photographs
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The Oxford Illustrated Literary Guide to Great Britain and Ireland by Compiled & edited by Dorothy Eagle & Hilary Carnell (£16.50)Publisher: Oxford University Press — 1981Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. [ISBN: 0198691254]Condition: Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Price Clipped. Previous owners' inscription to the first blank.Description: Jacket illustration: Benjamin Disraeli's Desk, Hughenden Manor. Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Facsimiles; Colour Photographs; Maps;
From the cover: “This reference book is a companion to the literary associations of places from Abbotsford (Sir Walter Scott’s house in the Scottish border country) to Zennor (the Cornish village where D. H. Lawrence and his wife lived in 1916 and 1917). Buildings of all kinds, including some that must be forlornly described as ‘gone’, as well as towns, villages, and districts, are included, and there are cross-references for fictitious names of real places. When the first edition was published in 1977 Robert Nye described it in the Scotsman as ‘a lovely book in which to dip and dream’, a sentiment shared by reviewers and readers all over the world. Many people have written to the editors with suggestions for places or authors to be included, and many have regretted the absence of illustrations.
This new, illustrated edition appears in a larger format, with improved maps and much new material. Writers of recent times, like Gavin Maxwell at Sandaig, A. A. Milne in Ashdown Forest, and J. R. R. Tolkien in Birmingham, have been given more space. Living authors are still excluded, but altogether 58 new places and 44 new authors have been added, bringing the total number of entries on places to 1,232 and authors to 913. The illustrations include portraits of writers, pictures of buildings as they are today and of others that have long since disappeared, landscapes connected with writers and their works, one or two libraries, and an occasional detail from a manuscript.
There is a fascination about places associated with writers that has often prompted readers to become pilgrims’, say the authors. This book will help both armchair pilgrims and travellers, as one reviewer of the first edition put it, ‘to wallow unashamedly in a rich nostalgia for what is called our literary heritage’.”Notes: Size: 11" x 9". Burgundy boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 312 pages. Tags: eagle ~0198691254~ authors english homes haunts great britain irish ireland literary landmarks guid guide books british literature bio bibliography dictionaries description travel
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Focus on Nature by VARIOUS (£16.00)Publisher: Faber & Faber — 1981Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. [ISBN: 0571118100]Condition: Very Good+ - in Good+ DJ. DJ a little ruffled at top edges, snagged at head of spine. Boards slightly rubbed at extremities.Description: Illustrated with colour photographs. A magical investigation of the mysteries of the natural world. With extraordinary pictures and an entertaining, fact-filled commentary. 184pp. Index. Jacket Designed by Martin Bristow. Introduction / preface by David Attenborough.
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Splendid Occasions in English History 1520 - 1947 by Ifan Kyrle Fletcher (£16.00)Publisher: Cassell & Co. — 1951Binding: Hardback First Edition. Condition: Good. Boards slightly dusty and a little faded. Upper broad lightly sprung. 1", tape-repaired, tear and crease to the head of the ffep. Text bright and tight.Description: Splendid Occasions is a brief record in words and pictures of certain moments in English history when the event, in its celebration, seems to carry a banner emblematic of its time and mood. With 12 colour and 66 monochrome reproductions.Notes: 138 pages. Tags: English history, royalty, famous
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Michael Freeman's Creative Photography by Michael Freeman (£15.50)Publisher: Headline — 1993Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. First Edition. [ISBN: 0747206171]Condition: Very Good+ - in Very Good+ DJ. With the exception of a small (under 1cm) split to lower panel near head of spine, a very nice copy indeed.Description: Whatever your capabilities and whatever you hope to achieve, this book will show you how to get the best out of your camera, will serve as an invaluable work of reference and will inspire and encourage you to tackle more challenging subjects, and help you to take the best possible pictures. 288pp. Index. Size: 4to Large Post (10½" x 8¼" approx.) Illustrated by David Kemp.Tags: Camera Pictures Studio
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Paris by Martin Hürlimann (£15.50)Publisher: Thames & Hudson — 1958Binding: Hardback in a Dust Wrapper. Condition: Good+ - in Poor DJ. Edges of DJ somewhat ruffled, several short tears both open and closed and generally shabby. Boards a little faded. Text bright and tight.Description: 101 Pictures in Photogravure, Five Colour Plates, Introductory Text and Historical Notes.Notes: Size: 10 x 7". 116 pages. Tags: Hurlimann paris france french cities sorbonne eiffel
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Varieties of Visual Experience (Basic Edition) by Edmund Burke Feldman (£15.50)Publisher: Prentice Hall — 1967Binding: Paperback [ISBN: 0139405933]Condition: Very Good+. Previous owners inscription to ffep.Description: Art lovers, scholars, and students have hailed E. B. Feldman's VARIETIES OF VISUAL EXPERIENCE as a major advance in the analysis of the functions, styles, structure, and media of art as they relate to contemporary life. Now this condensed Basic Edition makes the work available to a larger audience in a more compact, convenient format. This new edition is richly illustrated with 881 pictures ranging over the world's immense resources of visual imagery. Eighty-five fine colour plates are organized into pictorial essays that illuminate the text while posing historical and critical questions of their own. 504pp. Index. Size: 8vo Super Royal (10¼" x 6¾")Tags: art media style visual seeing 0139405933
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