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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
£10.00
Hardback. 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
£34.00
Softback. 4to. A very good copy. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 304 pages. 164 illustrations with many full-page in colour. An exhibition catalogue.
Published : Yale University Press 1992, First Edition
£15.00
Hardback. 4to. A near fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Bookplate. 228 pages. Many colour and black and white illustrations. A re-evaluation of one of the least known and appreciated of the French Impressionists.
Published : Sotheby's Publications, London 1987, First Edition
£15.00
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 American Edition
£20.00
Hardback. Square 4to. A very good copy in a good plus dustwrapper which has a couple of edge tears. 212 pages. Over 300 illustrations. A guide to early Australian architecture and its restoration.
Published : Macmillan 1975, First Edition
£15.00
Softback. 4to. A very good copy. No inscriptions. Published for the exhibition held at the National Gallery of Scotland from 11th August to 23rd October 1994. Profusely illustrated in colour. 199 pages.
Published : National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh 1994, First Edition Thus
£14.00
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
A near fine copy in a similar dustwrapper. Pp.xv,325. 119 plates. Frontispiece. Endpaper maps. From 1950 to 1975 the author was county planning officer for East Lothian.
Published : The Pantile Press, Ford, Midlothian 1998, First Edition
£20.00
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, Fifth Edition
£18.00
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
£18.00
Hardback. 4to. A fine copy in a fine, price-clipped, dustwrapper. Second printing of the first edition. 160 pages. Includes 100 paintings in colour chosen by Vettriano. Introductory essay on Vettriano by Anthony Quinn. This is the first monograph of Vettriano's work.
Published : Pavilion Books, London 2000,
£15.00
Hardbacks. 4to. Both volumes very good. The dustwrapper of volume I has a 1.5 inch tear. The dustwrapper of volume II is near fine. Clean copies without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Vol. I,719 pages. 24 colour plates. Vol II,1603 portraits in black and white. The book "documents the portraiture of figures from British history between 1790 and 1830." [Please note these are very heavy volumes which will require extra postage].
Published : National Portrait Gallery, London 1985, First Edition
£95.00
Softback. A very good copy. Pp.ix,239. Many illustrations. Foreword by Basil Skinner.
Published : John Donald, Edinburgh 1987, First Edition
£6.00
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
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
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, Reprint
£8.00
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
£15.00
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
£18.00
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
£15.00
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
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
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, Third Impression
£20.00
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
£16.00
A very good copy internally with no ownership or other inscription. The paper wraps, however, are considerably chipped at the edges and there is a closed horizontal tear across more than half of the front cover. One of 400 copies on small quarto paper.
Published : Privately Printed, London 1906, First Edition
£45.00
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
£85.00
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
A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. 224pp. Many illustrations including colour. The book concentrates on the development of Scottish art from 1603 to the present day.
Published : BBC Books 1993, First Edition
£6.00
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
£40.00
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's dark blue cloth with title in white on front board and on spine. Numerous illustrations including colour. No ownership inscription or other marking. Pp.xx.264 pages. Very good dustwrapper with minor edgewear which is protected in a removable cover. This is a volume in the Universal Art Series edited by Frederick Marriott. A nice copy.
Published : Chapman & Hall, London 1926, First Edition
£40.00
Hardback. Slim 8vo. A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt on upper board. Bookplate. Gift inscription from author. Ownership inscriptions. Not foxed. Pp.vii,[i],91 + 8pp publisher's adverts. Frontispiece + 6 other plates.
Published : Deighton Bell & Co, Cambridge 1866, First Edition
£20.00
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
£18.00
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
Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in publisher's dark blue cloth with title in gilt on spine. No inscriptions. Colour and black and white plates throughout. 96 pages. Very good illustrated dustwrapper which is not price-clipped.
Published : The Society of Scottish Artists, Edinburgh 1991, First Edition
£12.00
Hardback. 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
£25.00
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, Reprint
£12.00
Hardback. Oblong 8vo. A very good copy. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. Text block attached at rear hinge only (as intended with this book). 76 pages. 42 illustrations including colour. This is number three in the "Modern Scottish Painters" series.
Published : Edinburgh University Press 1974, First Edition
£10.00
A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Ownership inscription. Pp.ix,165. 59 illustrations (and cover illustration). 15 figures. This is a social, historical and architectural study of housing in Glasgow.
Published : Chambers, Edinburgh 1979, First Edition
£12.00
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
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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