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Item Ships From: England
Antique Book, Thoughts on Hunting by William Beckford, English, Georgian, 1810
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique book, Thoughts on Hunting by William Beckford. An English language hard bound compendium of sporting letters, dating to the Georgian period, published 1810. An En...
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Early 19th Century European Georgian Antique England Books

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The Makers of Indian Colonial Silver by Wynyard R. T. Wilkinson (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a register of European goldsmiths, silversmiths, Jewellers, Watchmakers and clockmakers in India and their marks 1760-1860. Containing a register of over 900 Europeans who w...
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19th Century Antique England Books

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L Illuminazione Della Casa by Quaderni di Domus (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A rare book from 1946 which illustrates mainly Italian domestic lighting. 95 pages, 19 of which is text in Italian - the remainder being black and white photographs and illustrations.Featuring designs by - Franco Albini, Franco Buzzi, Castiglioni, Gropius, Erno Goldfinger...
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20th Century England Books

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Maurice Fatio: Architect, New York Palm Beach (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This hardback book is a very good copy of one of only 1500 copies that were produced and also it is one of the rare hard covered ones as most were published with soft covers. Maurice...
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20th Century England Books

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Vintage Biography, Sir Emery Walker, Danish, Limited Edition, English Language
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage biography of Sir Emery Walker. A Danish, limited edition overview of the British printer and photographer, published in English in 1959....
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Books

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Goudji (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book is a monograph on the work of this very individual and very stylized goldsmith/silversmith whose main body of work (so far), has spanned the last third of the 20th century and just into the 21st century. He uses precious metals, mainly silver and gold but he also uses vermeil, which is the gilding of sterling silver with gold by electrolysis, together with precious and semi precious stones, his favorites seem to be lapis lazuli, ivory and rock crystal. His creations are mainly jewellery, Precious objects (Objets de Vertu...
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Late 20th Century England Books

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[1870]-1883 The History of England, The English in Ireland, Short Studies
By James Anthony Froude
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully bound collection of works by James Anthony Froude, including his extensive history of England, bound in a uniform half calf signed binding by Mudie. A beautifully boun...
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Late 19th Century British Antique England Books

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Furniture Decorative Works of Art by A and D Giacometti (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a sale catalogue produced by Christie's New York in May 1987 for a sale of Furniture and works of Art by Alberto and Diego Giacometti. there are 38 lots, all photographed in ...
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20th Century England Books

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La Bible “Illustrations for the Bible” by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
[Verve (Vol VIII, Nos. 33-34] 30 lithographs, including the cover (18 in color). Text in French by Jean Wahl and Meyer Schapiro. No dust jacket. some damage to the spine but lithogra...
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Mid-20th Century French England Books

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Mobilier National 1964-2004: 40 Ans De Creation (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Catalogue of an exhibition of 161 pieces of furniture made by some of France's most influential designers in the final third of the 20th century and the early years of 21st century, ...
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Late 20th Century England Books

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Hicks into the 1980 s (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a scarce commercial brochure produced by the David Hicks organisation as a marketing tool. By 1980 David Hicks and his business had a large international presence and client ...
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1980s Vintage England Books

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1994 The Illustrated Hitch Hiker s Guide to the Galaxy
By Douglas Adams
Located in Bath, GB
The first illustrated edition of this popular sci-fi, a colourful edition signed by the author. The first illustrated edition, a incredibly striking edition, with colourful and uniq...
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Late 20th Century British England Books

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1904 The Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne
By Algernon Charles Swinburne
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful six volume collection of the poetry of the extraordinary Victorian era writer Algernon Charles Swinburne, uniformly bound in half calf. Complete in six volumes, handsome...
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Early 1900s British Antique England Books

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L art Du Meuble En Belgique Au XXeme Siecle De Horta a Nos Jours (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
By Frans Defour The Art of furniture in Belgium in the 20th century, this is a scarce hardback book in a presentation slipcase, 213 pages with colour and...
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1970s Vintage England Books

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Das Polstermobel by Von Adolf Schneck (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
An original first edition from 1933, a soft cover book which is in good condition, with the original dust jacket (though this is not in good condition). 89 pages with a total of 267 ...
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20th Century England Books

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Dent Hardware Co. Trade Catalogue (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a trade catalogue dating from 1911 show casing the wares produced by Dent Hardware of Fullerton PA. The main line of business at that time was ...
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Early 20th Century England Books

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Maremoto by Pablo Neruda
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Signed edition of Maremoto by Pablo Neruda Edition: Sociedad de Arte Contemporáneo. Santiago de Chile – 1st edition. 1970. Limited edition: 52/110 Ingres paper screen printed by Estu...
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20th Century Chilean England Books

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Irish Georgian Silver by Douglas Bennett (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is the standard and essential reference book for any collector or dealer of rare Irish Georgian silver. 369 pages profusely illustrated with...
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19th Century Georgian Antique England Books

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Set Of Antique Fiction Books, Popular Tales, Maria Edgeworth, English, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 3 antique fiction books, Popular Tales by Maria Edgeworth. An English language, hard bound 3 volume set of novels, dating to the Georgian period, published 1814. A prolific novelist of adult and children's literature, Maria Edgeworth (1768 - 1849) was born in Oxfordshire before moving to Ireland. Her best-known work Castle Rackrent was an Irish Catholic...
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique England Books

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Public Appearances 1987-1991, Snowdon (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a wonderful collection of photographs taken by Lord Snowdon, who was one of the great portrait photographers of the 20th century. International fi...
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20th Century England Books

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Antique Book Modern Practical Farriery, WJ Miles, English Language, Circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique copy of Modern Practical Farriery, by W.J. Miles et al. An English language, hard bound non-fiction book, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Full title, as follows: Modern practical farriery - a complete guide to all that relates to the horse, its history, varieties, and uses; breaking, training, feeding, stabling, and grooming; how to buy, keep and treat a horse in health and disease, etc.; forming a complete system of the veterinary art, as at present practised at the Royal Veterinary College, London / by W.J. Miles, M.R.C.V.S.L.; with numerous illustrations and a series of anatomical plates, engraved from original drawings from nature, by Benjamin Herring, Esq.; to which is added an essay on the diseases and management of cattle, sheep, and pigs by J.L. Lupton, M.R.C.V.S. Intact order, with some light marks but remarkably presentable for age and intended use - occasional pressed leaves throughout Superb frontispiece in colour, redolent of contemporary William Morris...
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Early 20th Century British England Books

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1989 Blood Meridian; or, The Evening Redness in the West
By Cormac McCarthy
Located in Bath, GB
The first UK edition of Cormac McCarthy's great American novel, an epic historical western set in the American Frontier. The first UK edition, first impression. The work was first p...
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1980s British Vintage England Books

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Nouvelles Devantures et Agencements de Magasins (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Designs for Shop Windows An hardcovered ribbon tied portfolio with 60 photogravure reproductions showing examples of New Shop fronts and Shop fittings in the Art Deco style by some ...
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Mid-20th Century England Books

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The Secular Furniture of E.W. Godwin (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This book is the first comprehensive study of Godwin's furniture designs. Taking the form of a catalogue raisonne, the book documents and reproduces all known examples of his secular...
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19th Century Antique England Books

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Design Francais 1960 - 1990, Trois Decennies (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
French design from the early Sixties to the late Eighties. This is a journey through time which shows specifically three decades of French design. This is an exhibition held in the G...
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20th Century England Books

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Large Antique Reference Book, Public Records, English, Parliament, William IV
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique reference book, General Report on the Public Records. Printed in English, a later bound House of Commons record, dating to the William IV period, published 18...
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Mid-19th Century British William IV Antique England Books

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Sigmar Polke: We Petty Bourgeois! Comrades and Contemporaries, The 1970s
Located in CA, CA
Published by D.A.P, New York, 2011 Perhaps the supreme instance of Polke’s political art is We Petty Bourgeois!, the ambitious series at the heart of this volume. Made between 197...
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2010s England Books

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The Sala Bianca The Birth of Italian Fashion 1st Edition 1992
Located in CA, CA
Published by Electa 1992 in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, June 25-Sept. 25, softback in slipcase. On the 22nd July 1952, Giovanni Battista Giorgini, a Florentine fashion buyer, organised the fourth ‘Italian High Fashion Show’ in the Sala Bianca. He invited European and American press, buyers and designers, in order to showcase the best of Italian fashion...
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1990s England Books

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Pieces of a Pattern: Lacroix by Lacroix - Patrick Mauriès
Located in CA, CA
Published by Thames Hudson, 1st English edition, London, 1992. Hardback with English text translated from French. Lacroix, the legendary couturier, a sensualist and an aesthe...
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1990s England Books

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Alfred Stieglitz - The Key Set Volume I II
By Alfred Stieglitz
Located in CA, CA
Alfred Stieglitz, The Key, Set Volume I II Published by National Gallery of Art/Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2002 Few individuals have exerted as profound an influence on 20th-...
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Early 2000s American Modern England Books

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Collaborations: Andy Warhol Jean-Michel Basquiat. 1988
Located in CA, CA
Published by London: Mayor Rowan Gallery, 1988 First Edition Scarce copy of the catalogue published on the occasion of a multi-gallery London exhibition between Warhol and Basquiat ...
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1980s British Post-Modern Vintage England Books

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Phyllida Barlow Sculpture 1963-2015 by Francis Morris (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
For over 50 years, British artist Phyllida Barlow (born 1944) has created astonishing sculptures and expansive installations. Using simple materials such as plywood, cardboard, fabri...
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20th Century England Books

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Karl Lagerfeld, Visions and a Decision - 2007
Located in CA, CA
Published by Steidl 2007. Visions and a Decision is a tale of the delightfully lascivious power of the human imagination. Combining black-and-white photographs by Karl Lagerfeld wit...
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Early 2000s England Books

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Picasso à L oeuvre – Photographs by Edward Quinn 1965 Book
By Roland Penrose, Edward Quinn 1
Located in CA, CA
Picasso à L'oeuvre – Photographs by Edward Quinn 1965 Published by Manesse-Verlag, 1965. An intimate photographic biography by Edward Quinn with text written by Roland Penrose. Wonderful photographs capturing Picasso working and relaxing, from his finished pieces to his home and studio - including intimate interior and still life shots...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Books

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1968 2001 A Space Odyssey
By Arthur C. Clarke
Located in Bath, GB
A sought after first edition of one of the most important sci-fi novels of all time, signed by Arthur C. Clarke to the title page. The first U.S. edition, first printing. Signed by...
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1960s American Vintage England Books

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1839-1877 The Works of Charles Dickens
By Charles Dickens
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful and very clean and bright set of works by renowned author Charles Dickens. In a tree calf Mansell binding. Five volumes. From the renowned English writer and social crit...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique England Books

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René Herbst, Pionnier du Mouvement Moderne, Delaporte, Flammarion, 2004
By René Herbst
Located in CA, CA
First Edition, Published by Flammarion in 2004 from the collection of the Archives d’Architecture Intérieure du XXe siècle at the Bibliothèque des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Text by Guillemette Delaporte. A rich visual and textual archive of the work of French Modernist industrial designer, architect and furniture maker, René Herbst. This French language book...
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Early 2000s French Modern England Books

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Any Objections? - Mario Testino - 1st edition, London, 1998
By Mario Testino
Located in CA, CA
Published by Phaidon Press Limited, 1st edition, London 1998. Hardback with English text - an introduction by Patrick Kinmonth. Mario Testino and his oeuvre certainly need no intr...
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1990s Post-Modern England Books

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Visionaire No.18: Fashion Special in Louis Vuitton Leather Case, Fall, 1996
By Visionaire
Located in CA, CA
Part of a limited edition of 2,500 hand-numbered copies, issue 18 of the highly collectible Visionaire magazine was the first of their issues to be focused fully on fashion throughout. Held in a specially-made brown leather case from Louis Vuitton, with their desirable and immediately recognisable monogram design, Visionaire was able to assemble a staggering assortment of forty-four of the most innovative and influential artists, photographers and image-makers to give their personal interpretation on selections from forty-five equally important fashion designers. Highlights include Nan Goldin’s collaboration with Helmut Lang, Jurgen Teller shooting Hussein Chalayan, Terry Richardson...
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1990s American England Books

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Gary Hume, A Cat on Lap, Monograph, 1st Edition 2009
By Gary Hume
Located in CA, CA
Gary Hume, A Cat on Lap, Monograph Published by Other Criteria, 2009, 1st Edition “The first major monograph of the Turner Prize-nominated British painter and sculptor Gary Hume. ...
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Early 2000s British Modern England Books

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Equestrian Book, Modern Practical Farriery
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A large late Victorian first edition veterinarian book "Modern Practical Farriery, A Complete System Of The veterinary Art" edited by W.J. Miles and published by William Mackenzie, 69 Ludgate Hill, London. A very rare, sought after and important publication illustrated with numerous finely executed anatomical and other engravings, possessing high value on the score of utility as well as of ornament, many of which are executed in colour. Not ex-library. Well over five hundred pages, 47 full-page-plates in black and white and colour (all original lithographs and colourful chromolithograph plates) also several illustrations within the text. Large format hardback book, leather corners and spine, gilt title to spine 'Modern Farriery', all page edges marbled. Internally it is very clean and bright, cover rather worn, cloth cover to the rear with tear. Modern Practical Farriery, A Complete System Of The veterinary Art, as at present, Practised at The Royal veterinary College, London. A complete guide to the horse, its history, varieties, and uses - breaking, training, feeding, stabling, and grooming - how to buy...
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1890s British Sporting Art Antique England Books

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Simon Barker, Punk s Dead, Signed
By Simon Barker
Located in CA, CA
Signed published by Divus, 2013. From 1976-1978, the young photographer Simon Barker was a member of the Bromley Contingent. This compilation of previously unseen photographs by B...
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Late 20th Century British England Books

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Rob. Mallet Stevens Architecture Furniture Interior Design 1st Edition 1990
Located in CA, CA
Published by the MIT Press Cambridge Massachusetts 1st US Edition 1990 Rob Mallet-Stevens was one of the more controversial architects of the modern movement and, along with Le Corb...
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1990s England Books

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Nova 1955-1975 - David Hillman, Harri Peccinotti 1st Edition 1993
Located in CA, CA
Published by Pavilion Press 1st edition 1993 Nova 1965–1975 celebrates one of the most influential magazines in history. Known as ‘the thinking woman’s magazine’ Nova was a British ...
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1990s England Books

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Sneakers, Size isn t Everything by Milk 1st Edition 1998
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by Booth-Clibborn Editions, 1998 A first edition of a book that has become a landmark fashion publication, reprinted several times, and groundbreaking in it...
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1990s England Books

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Mobili di Ulrich by G. Morrazoni, 1945
Located in CA, CA
Mobili di Ulrich by G. Morrazoni Milano, Luigi Alfieri, 1945. Excellent red cloth hardback with embossed gold title. 26 pages of text and 78 pages containing 133 photographs and 24 ...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage England Books

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1894-97 The Yellow Book: an Illustrated Quarterly
Located in Bath, GB
A sought after set of all thirteen volumes from the widely celebrated Victorian literary and artistic periodical 'The Yellow Book'. Complete run of all first edition thirteen volume...
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1890s British Antique England Books

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Paul Outerbridge: A Singular Aesthetic - Elaine Dines - 1st ed, 1981
Located in CA, CA
Paul Outerbridge, A Singular Aesthetic, Photographs Drawings 1921-1941, A Catalogue Raisonné. Published by Arabesque Books, Santa Barbra, 1981, 1st edition. Edition of 1500. This catalogue raisonné of Outerbridge's work covers a twenty year span. Limited to 1500 linen bound deluxe copies  the front cover has  a stiff raised colour photograph of one of Outerbridge's most famous prints...
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1980s Vintage England Books

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London Street Photography 1860-2010 - Mike Seaborne Anna Sparham - 2012
Located in CA, CA
Published by the Museum of London in association with Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2012. Hardback, English text. Second edition. This superbly illustrated book was originally published al...
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2010s England Books

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Pools by Kelly Klein 1st Edition 1992
Located in CA, CA
Published Alfred A Knopf New York 1992 Probably the best resource for any one wanting to build a pool. Inspired by a desire to design a new pool for her own Long Island backyard, Kelly Klein sought out and put together the most arresting and iconic photographs of swimming pools in all their various forms to create this unique and stunning book. The photographs are as inspiring as they are moving, revealing an incredible wealth of styles and designs in climates and cultures across the globe, and evoking the sensations of rest and nostalgia, the clarity of water and light, the coexistence of coolness and warmth, and the insinuations of sex and romance that can bring such character to a swimming pool. Included are pools in all shapes, sizes, colors, and settings, from Tangiers and Miami to the ancient magnificence of Hadrian's Villa; from Coney Island to the C te d'Azur; from the robber...
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1990s England Books

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1872 The Works of Tobias Smollett With Memoirs of His Life
By Tobias Smollett
Located in Bath, GB
A complete eight volume set of the works of Tobias Smollett, bound in crushed half morocco. The new edition. Eight volume complete set. Bound in cr...
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1870s British Antique England Books

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Elisabeth Frink Original Prints, Catalogue Raisonne by Caroline Wiseman, Book
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A beautiful 1st edition book in beautiful condition. Numerous colour illustrations. Hardcover written by Caroline Wiseman. Published by Art Books International ISBN 10: 187404425...
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20th Century British Mid-Century Modern England Books

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20th Century Additions of Manchester Evening News
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 20th century additions of Manchester Evening News. These could be stacked on top of eachother to make end/ side tables. 19 books are available. Code: 9143 Dimensions: W: 25...
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Early 20th Century English England Books

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1903 Happy England
By Helen Allingham
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful, signed, limited edition work showcasing Helen Allingham's watercolour paintings of England. The Deluxe Edition. Limited to 750 copie...
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Early 1900s British Antique England Books

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New Guide to Better Photography - Berenice Abbott, 1st ed, 1953
Located in CA, CA
Published by Crown Publishers, revised edition, New York, 1953. Hardback, English text. This revised and expanded volume is an updated version of Berenice Abbott’s celebrated guide ...
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1950s Vintage England Books

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1980 The Journal of Joseph Banks in the Endeavour
By Joseph Banks
Located in Bath, GB
A striking limited edition facsimile of the travel journals of Joseph Banks, a smart work signed by Prince Philip, who wrote a preface for this edition. A limited edition of five hu...
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1980s British Vintage England Books

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1981 George s Marvellous Medicine
By Roald Dahl
Located in Bath, GB
A fine first edition of Roald Dahl's beloved children's novel about a boy named George, who replaces his grandmother's medicine with a hazardous concoction. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated throughout by Quentin Blake. Dahl's novel follows George Kranky, an eight-year-old boy...
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1980s British Vintage England Books

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The Concerned Photograher, 1st edition, 1968
Located in CA, CA
Published by Grossman Publishers, 1st edition, 1968. Hardback, English text. This magnificent volume is based on the exhibition “The Concerned Photographer”, held at the Riverside M...
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1960s Vintage England Books

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Kyonen - Nobuyoshi Araki - 1st Edition, AaT Room Eyesencia, 2002
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by Aat Room, 2002. A photo-diary collection of Araki’s works created over the course of 2001. Digitally dated, full bleed black and white images in typical ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese England Books

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Irving Penn: Centennial - Maria Morris Hambourg Jeff L. Rosenheim - 2017
Located in CA, CA
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1st edition, New York, 2017. Hardback, English text. Nearly 300 black and white photographs, one of the largest volumes of works by Irvi...
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2010s England Books

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