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Read Charles Hercules - The Waddesdon Bequest: Catalogue of the Works of Art Bequeathed to the British Museum By Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, M.P. 1898

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in brown cloth lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xvi,129 + 55 plates at end. 42 figures in text. Frontispiece. The collection bequeathed was mainly bronzes and arms, enamels, glass and majolica, crystal and other cups, jewels, silver plate and carvings.
Published : Trustees of the British Museum, London 1902, First Edition
£20.00

Rees Verner O. - The Plan Reqirements of Modern Buildings

4to. A good copy in a poor dustwrapper. A little foxing. 160pp. contains 51 plates of plans of different types of buildings in all parts of Europe and America.
Published : Ernest Benn Ltd, London 1931, First Edition
£15.00

Reynolds Sir Joshua (Edited By John Ingamells and John Edgcumbe) - The Letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds

Hardback. A fine copy in a very good dustwrapper. Pp.xxix,290. 10 illustrations. "Contains a total of 308 letters by the artist to friends, family and patrons, all of which are accompanied by detailed notes to identify the recipient and illuminate the text."
Published : Yale University Press 2000, First Edition
£18.00

Richardson A.E. & Corfiato Hector O. - The Art of Architecture

A very good copy in original brown cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. 662pp of which pps. 368-662 comprise illustrations. This is an analysis of the main factors which govern architecture and a study of the basic laws of architectural design.
Published : Hodder & Stoughton, London 1946,
£8.00

Richter H. Davis and Sackville, Lady Margaret - Paintings & Poems

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 34 pages. 12 tipped-in colour illustrations. Errata slip tipped-in to title page.
Published : F. Lewis, Leigh-On-Sea 1944, First Edition
£9.00

Rickman Philip - A Bird-Painter's Sketch Book

4to. A very good copy. Some light fore-edge foxing. 150pp. Illustrated by the author with 11 fine colour plates and 23 black and white plates.
Published : Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1931, First Edition
£38.00

Rinder Frank (Editor) - The Royal Scottish Academy 1826-1916

4to. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Ownership inscription partly hidden by inner flap of wrapper. 485pp. Provides a comlete list of the exhibited works by Raeburn and by academicians, associates and hon. members, giving details of those works in public galleries.
Published : Kingsmead Reprints, Bath 1975,
£11.00

Rosen Marc and Pinsky Susan (Foreword) - French Prints of the Late 19th Century

Softback. 4to. A fine copy. 80 pages. Numerous colour and black and white illustrations throughout. An exhibition catalogue.
Published : Marcrosen Fine Art Ltd, New York 2002, First Edition
£9.00

Rosslyn, Helen; Maggi, Angelo - Rosslyn: Country of Painter and Poet

Hardback. 4to. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. 80 pages. Numerous illustrations mostly in colour. Described as the first book "to explore the architectural, pictorial and literary traditions of Rosslyn." It was published to accompany an exhibition in the National Gallery of Scotland.
Published : National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh 2002, First Edition
£15.00

Ruskin John - The Seven Lamps of Architecture

Hardback. 4to. A good copy in the original blue- grey boards lettered in black on upper board and with printed title-piece to spine. Spine darkened and with some chipping to edges (which is common with this book). A nice copy internally with little foxing. Two small ex libris plates on front end-paper. Pp.xii,[6],222. 14 full-page tissue-guarded plates. This edition has a new preface by Ruskin and some short notes have been added to the text.
Published : George Allen, Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent 1880,
£75.00

Russell, John et al - John Piper

Softback. 4to. A very good copy. Ownership inscription on front end-paper. 152 pages. Numerous illustrations including colour. An exhibition catalogue.
Published : The Tate Gallery, London 1983, First Edition
£9.00

Sanderson, Margaret H.B. - Robert Adam and Scotland : Portrait of an Architect

A very good copy. Softcover. 134 pages. Many illustrations including colour. An all-round picture of Adam's career which focusses on his relationship with his native Scotland.
Published : HMSO, Edinburgh 1993,
£6.00

Shepherd David - An Artist in Africa

Oblong folio. A very good copy in a complete dustwrapper with a substantial and internally repaired tear to the front cover. Unpaginated. Foreword by the Duke of Edinburgh. A collection, in colour, of Shepherd's paintings of African wildlife.
Published : Collins in Association with the Tryon Gallery, London 1969, First Edition
£20.00

Shore B.C.G. - Stones of Britain a Pictorial Guide to Those in Charge of Valuable Buildings

A very good copy in a reasonable dustwrapper which has wear and tear at the edges and lacks a piece from the rear panel. Ownership inscription. Pp.xii,302. 168 plates. A book about the different kinds of building stone and their maintenance and repair.
Published : Leonard Hill (Books) Ltd., London 1957, First Edition
£30.00

Simpson W. Douglas - The Castle of Bergen and the Bishop's Palace at Kirkwall a Study in Early Norse Architecture

Hardback. A very good copy in a near very good dustwrapper which has minor edge chips/tears. Small ownerhip label on front end-paper. Pp.xii,77. Frontispiece and 30 illustrations.
Published : Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh 1961, First Edition
£15.00

Singer H. W. - James McNeill Whistler

16mo. A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in black on spine and lettered and decorated in black on upper board. Some foxing mainly confined to end-papers. Pp.[x],83. Frontispiece and 16 illustrations. A volume in the Langham Series, an illustrated collection of art monographs.
Published : A. Siegle, London 1905, First Edition
£10.00

Smailes Helen & Thomson Duncan - The Concise Catalogue of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery

A very good copy. Softback. 414pp. Numerous illustrations. Ownership inscription of the architect, Basil Skinner who has added some dates in ink to the Numerical Index of the Permanent Collection at the end of the book.
Published : The Trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh 1990, First Edition
£25.00

Small John W. - Scottish Architectural Details

Folio. A fair copy in cream cloth lettered in red. Some "bubbling" to cloth on front cover. Top edge gilt. One of 400 copies. A good copy internally. 65 plates illustrating aspects of Scots architecture with text accompanying each plate.
Published : Eneas Mackay, Stirling 1901,
£48.00

Smith, W. Gordon - Philipson: A Biography of Sir Robin Philipson

4to. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is complete and untorn. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 119 pages. Numerous colour illustrations. Black and white frontispiece. A biographical assessment of the 20th century Scottish artist and his work.
Published : Atelier Books, Edinburgh 1995, First Edition
£15.00

Stafford John - Helen Bradley

Nd. c. 1975? A very good copy in card covers. 12 pages. 10 illustrations. A booklet about Bradley's life and art.
Published : Miss Carter Publications, First Edition
£8.00

Steadman, Philip - The Evolution of Designs : Biological Analogy in Architecture and the Applied Arts

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. A little bumped at top of spine. A clean copy without ownership inscription or foxing. Pp.x,[i],276. 28 illustrations. "This book describes the history of the many analogies which have been made, since the end of the eighteenth century, between biology and the applied arts (with special emphasis on architecture)."
Published : Cambridge University Press 1979, First Edition
£28.00

Steadman, Ralph - Gonzo - the Art

Hardback. Large 4to. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper which is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. 208 pages. Mainly colour illustrations throughout. "This collection will be the first to show Steadman's body of work over the last thirty years." Foreword by Hunter S. Thomson.
Published : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 1998, First Edition
£35.00

Szabo, George - Masterpieces of Italian Drawing in the Robert Lehman Collection the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. Pp.xii,243. 80 plates. 82 text illustrations. Drawings by masters of the Italian Renaissance and beyond.
Published : Hudson Hills Press, New York, U.S.A. 1983, First Edition
£15.00

Taki, Sei-Ichi - Three Essays on Oriental Painting

Hardback. 4to. A good copy in red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on the spine and decorated in gilt on the upper board. The spine is faded but the lettering remains readable. Small ownership label on front fixed end-paper. Pp.xii,84 + 56 tissue-guarded plates at end. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. The essays are entitled: "Characteristics of Japanese Painting", "Chinese Landscape Painting" and "On India-Ink Painting."
Published : Bernard Quaritch, London 1910, First Edition
£38.00

Tilney Frederick Colin - The Lure of the Fine Arts

A very good copy in a near vg dustwrapper with one small chip and one very small chip. The dustwrapper is now protected by a clear, loose, wrapper. 315p. Many illustrations. Foreword by Sir George Clausen. Deals with the appreciation of those qualities in works of painting, sculpture and architecture on which depend their claim to be "works of art".
Published : Chapman & Hall, London 1931, First Edition
£15.00

Travers Ben (Introduction) - Peter Arno's Parade

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in blue cloth letterd in yellow. In a fair dustwrapper which has some edge chips (two of which are fairly subatantial) and internal foxing. A selection of the drawings of Peter Arno described, by Compton Mackenzie, as "the greatest comic artist of America."
Published : John Lane The Bodley Head, London 1932,
£15.00

Uspensky, Mikhail; Hiroshige Ando - One Hundred Views of Edo: Woodblock Prints By Ando Hiroshige

Hardback. 4to. A fine copy in a very good dustwrapper which has one small edge tear. 264 pages. Numerous, mostly full-page, colour illustrations. These views of Edo (now Tokyo) in the early-mid-19th century "rank highly amongst the most famous Japanese artistic productions of all time."
Published : Parkstone Press, Bournemouth 1997, First Edition
£25.00

Varty Kenneth - Reynard the Fox a Study of the Fox in Medieval English Art

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Small ownership inscription. Not foxed. 169 pages. Tipped-in colour frontispiece and 169 black and white illustrations.
Published : Leicester University Press 1967, First Edition
£14.00

Walley F. - Prestressed Concrete Design and Construction

A very good copy in a poor dustwrapper. 281pp. 45 plates. 125 figures. 29 tables. Sets out the principles on which the design and manufacture of pre-stressed concrete units are based.
Published : Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1953, First Edition
£15.00

Wear Eric - Ten Days in the Mountains

Illustrated by Xiao Yuncong.
Hardback. 4to. A near fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. A nice clean copy without ownership inscription or other marking. Unpaginated. This is an album of paintings by Xiao Yuncong ((1596-1673) with words and some additional small paintings by Eric Wear. Text in Chinese and English. An attractive book.
Published : Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong 2002, First Edition
£30.00

Weddle A.E. (Editor) - Techniques of Landscape Architecture

4to. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which has been attached to the boards by a clear adhesive material. No foxing or ownership inscription. Pp.xx,226. Numerous illustrations. A practical book which describes the range of techniques which can be used by the landscape architect.
Published : Heinemann, London 1970,
£8.00

Welch Charles - History of the Monument with a Brief Account of the Great Fire of London Which it Commemorates

A very good copy in quarter leather which is a little scuffed. Original paper covers bound in. Two bookplates. 119 pages. 12 illustrations including 3 folding. Tipped in is a small extract which appears to be from The Spectator of August 12, 1738: "On Saturday last some sailors went up the monument and placed a live turkey on the top thereof, which in a short time drew a prodigious number of gazers; by which means the press gangs in the street pick'd up a great number of proper persons for manning his Majesty's fleet"!
Published : Prepared and Printed Under the Direction of the City Lands Committee of the Corporation of the City of London 1893, First Edition
£12.00

Weller John B. - Farm Buildings Techniques - Design - Profit Volume 1

Hardback. A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which has a little edge wear and tear. Small ownership inscription. Pp.xv,270. 96 photographs. 127 figures. A detailed work on the design and construction of farm buildings.
Published : Crosby Lockwood, London 1965, First Edition
£14.00

Weller, John B. - Farm Buildings : Structural Techniques and Materials Vol.2 Foundations and Floors

Hardback. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. Pp.vii,190. Many figures, photographs and tables. Described as "a comprehensive and highly practical guide".
Published : Crosby Lockwood & Son, London 1972, First Edition
£12.00

West T.W. - A History of Architecture in Scotland

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Ownership inscription largely hidden by inner flap of wrapper. 208pp. Frontispiece and eight plates.
Published : University of London Press 1967, First Edition
£6.00

West T.W. - A History of Architecture in Scotland

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. 208pp. 13 plates. 115 drawings by the author. A concise survey of the entire field of architecture in Scotland from prehistoric times to the present day.
Published : University of London Press 1967, First Edition
£6.00

Weston Robert and Taylor Robert - The Air Combat Paintings of Robert Taylor

Oblong Folio. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. 128pp. Numerous colour and black and white illustrations. This is the first comprehensive selection of Taylor's work.
Published : David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1989,
£20.00

Wilcox Timothy - A Day in the Sun: Outdoor Pursuits in Art in the 1930s

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in publisher's blue cloth with title in gilt on spine. No inscriptions. Many paintings and photographs of swimmers. cyclists, sumbathers etc. 112 pages. Very good dustwrapper which is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover. This ground-breaking book focuses on an overlooked strand in British painting of the 1930's.
Published : Philip Wilson, London 2006, First Edition
£13.00

Wilkinson C.A. - A Book of Wood-Cuts

Hardback. A good plus copy with cloth spine and grey, paper-covered boards. The front board shows a little rubbing. This is numbert 63 of 100 copies and is signed (in pencil) by the artist. No ownership inscription. Browning to rear end-paper. 10 large wood-cuts + coloured title-page vignette.
Published : Methuen & Co, London 1922, First Edition
£75.00

Williams Andrew Gibbon and Brown Andrew - The Bigger Picture a History of Scottish Art

4to. A very good copy in a good dustwrapper with one one inch tear. Previous owner's name and address label on end-paper. 224pp. Many illustrations including colour. A history of the development of Scottish art from 1603 to the present day.
Published : BBC Books 1993, First Edition
£10.00

Williams Ian - A Moment in Time on Skye

Hardback. A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in silver in a very good slip-case. Inscribed (probably by author) "To Sheila Best Wishes Ian". 60 pages. A book of watercolour sketches done on Skye of mainly animals and birds.
Published : Ian Williams Publishing, Waternish Isle of Skye 2008, First Edition
£15.00

Wilson Arnold - A Dictionary of British Marine Painters

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in a near good dustwrapper which is chipped at the top of the spine and with a small chip on the back panel. 90pp text + 48 black and white plates.
Published : F. Lewis, Leigh-On-Sea 1967, First Edition
£14.00

Winthrop Grenville Lindall - A Catalogue of the Collection of Prints from the Liber Studiorum of Joseph Mallord William Turner Formed By the Late Francis Bullard of Boston Massachusetts and Bequeathed By Him to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

4to. A good to very good copy. Some marking to the upper board. Top edge gilt. Ex-reference library with number on spine, one label and a couple of stamps but otherwise clean and fresh internally. 204pp. 91 plates. One of only 300 copies.
Published : Privately Printed, Boston 1916, First Edition
£75.00

Wivel Mikael - Carl-Henning Pedersen

4to. A near fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 334 pages. Numerous illustrations with many in colour. A study of the work of the Danish 20th century artist published to mark his 90th birthday. [Please note this is a heavy book which will require extra postage].
Published : Aschehoug 2004, First Edition
£20.00

Wood Margaret - The English Mediaeval House

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. Pp.xxx,448. Numerous illustrations and text figures. Described as "the first major book on mediaeval domestic architecture for over a hundred years".
Published : Ferndale Editions, London 1981,
£9.00

Wright, Christopher - Poussin Paintings: A Catalogue Raisonne

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is not price-clipped. A clean copy without ownership inscription, foxing or other internal marking. 304 pages. 217 illustrations, mostly in colour. Described as "a major contribution to art historical studies while at the same time opening up the magnificent achievements of this great painter to a wider audience."
Published : Harlequin Books, London 1985,
£14.00

Young Andrew McLaren - Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928): Architecture, Design and Painting

Softback. Very good. Some foxing to front fixed end-paper.This is the catalogue for an exhibition of Mackintosh's work held during the Edinburgh Festival of 1968. 32 pages of plates containing 350 illus.
Published : Scottish Arts Council, Edinburgh 1968,
£5.00

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