British Art
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Exposed
by Alison Smith
Alison Smith is a curator at Tate Britain and the author of The Victorian Nude: Sexuality, Morality, and Art. She lives in London, England.
The Nature Of Photographs
by Stephen Shore
Includes index.
1st ed. published by The Johns Hopkins University Press.
1st ed. published by The Johns Hopkins University Press.
British Art Books & Ephemera
Sun
by Trevor Wishart
This is the first of Trevor Wisharts publications on his early works often collaborative and within communities or environments between January 1970 and July1972.
Black ink on substantial art paper with orange card cover. Excellent condition.
Profusely illlustrated by Wishart. These are essays, reports, and actual scores. Delving into performance art, community art, landscape art...
Introduction 'Beyond Cage' first written in 1969
This seems to be so rare...
Wishart now has a global reputation as a... Read more about this item
Black ink on substantial art paper with orange card cover. Excellent condition.
Profusely illlustrated by Wishart. These are essays, reports, and actual scores. Delving into performance art, community art, landscape art...
Introduction 'Beyond Cage' first written in 1969
This seems to be so rare...
Wishart now has a global reputation as a... Read more about this item
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€885.62
THE GENIUS OF BRITISH PAINTING
by Piper, David (Editor)
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1975. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good+ condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. 64 Pages of Colour reproduction and 300 Black and White Illustrations. 352 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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€15.44
Life of Blake. Gilcrest.
by Alexander Gilcrest
Brown leather spine with gilt decoration, banding and title on the spine. Mottled marble boards.
Volumes 1 and 2. Renewed and First Edition
Volumes 1 and 2. Renewed and First Edition
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€117.06
The Dictionary of British Equestrian Artists
by Mitchell, Sally
Woodbridge, England: Antique Collectors' Club, 1985. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket. Published Woodbridge, England: Antique Collectors' Club, 1985, first printing. 4to., 9" x 11", 517pp., illustrated with 600 b/w reproductions and 39 color plates, representing the work of 870 artists. Very good in very good dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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€80.34
Ford Madox Brown and the Pre-Raphaelite Circle
by Newman, Teresa & Watkinson, Ray
London: Chatto & Windus. 1991. Small Quarto Size. Very Good condition. Tiny black dot to base. Illustrated with colour and black & white plates. 226 pages. ' A vivid, lavishly illustrated biography of Ford Madox Brown [1821-1893], elder statesman of the Pre-Raphaelite movment.' Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Softcover.
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€18.53
Monumental Brasses
by Macklin, H W
United Kingdom: Allen & Unwin. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. 0047390026 . A Very Good Reprint hardcover in an About Good unclipped dustjacket. Book is in clean green boards, bumped to the spine ends and corners. Internally, no writing or stamps, unmarked toned pages, a little tanned to the text-block edges. The lightly soiled dustjacket is creased and rubbed to the edges, with small closed tears, a small loss to the spine head, and chips to the spine heel and tips -...
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€7.04
The art of painting in oyl : wherein is included each particular circumstance relating to that art and mystery, containing the best and most approved rules for preparing, mixing, and working of oyl-colours : the whole treatise being so full compleat, and so exactly fitted to the meanest capacity, that all persons whatsoever, may be able by these directions, to paint in oyl-colours all manner of timber-work ... in which is also particularly laid down, all the several circumstances required in painting of sun-dials ...
by SMITH, John
1687 RARE John Smith ART of Oil Painting Painters English Horology GOLD
'The Art of Painting' is a rare 17th-century treatise on painting with oils by English clockmaker John Smith. This work was an immensely popular work throughout the end of the 17th-century into the mid-1700s. In fact, it went through a number of editions through the end of Smith's lifetime.
While the title would suggest this is merely a work from an artistic view, it covers a variety of topics including how to work with gold and... Read more about this item
'The Art of Painting' is a rare 17th-century treatise on painting with oils by English clockmaker John Smith. This work was an immensely popular work throughout the end of the 17th-century into the mid-1700s. In fact, it went through a number of editions through the end of Smith's lifetime.
While the title would suggest this is merely a work from an artistic view, it covers a variety of topics including how to work with gold and... Read more about this item
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€897.94
Anthony Caro
by Rubin, William
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1975. First printing. Paper wrappers. Near fine with tiny indentation to the first few introductory leaves otherwise as new.. 196 pp. 129 illus. 4to. Comprehensive survey of the British artist's work.
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€9.45
Days and Hours in a Garden
by [BOYLE], Eleanor Vere ] E.V.B
London: Elliot Stock, 1898. A superb example of a vellucent binding. Cedric Chivers (1853 -1929) of Bath revived the technique of painting under vellum. Chivers would execute his paintings on paper which was covered with a translucent skin to form the binding, The covers were then lightly tooled with gold. It is rare to find such a finely preserved fine binding. Signed by Chivers. In 'Days and Hours in a Garden', 19th century Scotish artist and writier, Eleanor Vere Boyle (1825 -1916) takes us...
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€3,089.00
John Chamberlain - Without Fear - Sculpture From 1988 - 2003 (Waddington Galleries, London 20 April - 21 May 2005)
by CHAMBERLAIN, John
Waddington Galleries, London, 2005. 1st Edition. SOFTCOVER. Extra Large 4to. in stiff glossy card covers, unpaginated, approx. 36pp on glossy art paper, colour plates, etc __CONDITION : A well preserved almost AS NEW unmarked copy (slight shelf rub to cover bottom edges). ... __To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS
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€45.12
Sunshine in the Country. A Book of Rural Poetry. Embellished with Photographs from Nature
by [GRUNDY, William Morris]; KEATS, John; DONNE, John; CLARE, John; WORDSWORTH, William
London: Richard Griffin and Company, 1861. A lovely near-fine copy, the binding firm and bright. The contents with a previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown and a little spotting to the endpapers, are otherwise clean and fresh throughout. A superb example of a very scarce title. 8vo (21.8 x 15.7 cm). Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles and decoration to the upper board and spine, gilt to all page edges. Illustrated with 20 mounted albumen prints. FIRST EDITION of one of the...
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€3,544.50
Drawings by Mervyn Peake
by Peake, Mervyn
"Drawings by Mervyn Peake." [London]: The Grey Walls Press, [1949]. (Introduction by Mervyn Peake). First published in 1949. pp. 11 + 62 b. & w. plates (some with colour). Hardcover, green/grey cloth with black title on spine (corners square, covers pretty clean but for a smudge to front lower corner, spine bumped & bottom a bit frayed, covers bowed outwards, top edge foxed, interior is clean & unmarked, though the paper throughout has darkened). d.w., unclipped (spine darkened, spine chipped some to...
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€124.58
Our Wonderful Culture
by Philip Dobree, Rosemary Carr
A oversized catalogue of this significant show of the same name. Publication includes essay by Glyn Banks of 'Art in Ruins', and two poster poems on separate pages by Deborah Levy ('After Magritte' and 'After Warhol') illustrated. Contains original screen prints. Some pages In Colour.One copy with white card cover, another with brown card cover, both with silk screen by Hercules FishermanDetails and images made for those with a serious interest in this rare item. Difficult to assess value as so rare....
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€147.80
Sir Thomas Lawrence: Portraits of an Age, 1790-1830
by Garlick, Kenneth
Alexandria, Virginia: Art Services International, 1993. First edition. Softcover. Published Alexandria, Virginia: Art Services International, 1993. 4to. wrappers, 9 1/4" x 12", 147pp., illustrated with full page color plates. Very fine, as new. . 1st. Soft Cover. Very Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.
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€94.52
The graphic works of Ceri Richards
by Sanesi, Roberto (Burns, Richard transl.)
Cerastico Editore, Milan. 1973. 4to. 152, (1)pp. Illus. Original paper covered boards, slightly chipped to spine. Minor spotting to edge of upper board. A crisp bright copy.
Ceri Geraldus Richards, CBE (1903-1971) Artist.
Ceri Geraldus Richards, CBE (1903-1971) Artist.
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€118.24
A Catalogue of Mr. Shannon's Lithographs, with Prefatory Note by Charles Ricketts, and a Portrait engraved by Charles Ricketts after a Medal by Alphonse Legros
by SHANNON, CHARLES. RICKETTS, CHARLES
London: E J Wisselingh at the Dutch Gallery., 1902. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. pp. 31 (1). Portrait engraving by Ricketts. Bound by Zaehnsdorf in full brown morocco with gilt linear tooling to covers and gilt title on spine, inner dentelles with foliate gilt tooling and silk endpapers. Spine slightly rubbed, else a fine copy. One of 200 copies.'Printed in The Vale & Avon fonts under the supervision of C. Ricketts at the Ballantyne Press'.
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€532.08
Representing Britain 1500 - 2000: 100 Works from the Tate Collection
by Myrone, Martin
London: Tate Publishing. 2000. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine condition. A lovely book in excellent condition. Colour plates. 144 pages. Both a celebration and re-examination of 100 memorable examples of 500 years of British art. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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€12.36
BETHLEHEM . April 6th, 1839 - DAVID ROBERTS
by BETHLEHEM - DAVID ROBERTS - Original Antique Lithograph
London: F.C.Moon, 1842. First Edition . No Binding. Very Good. Elephant Folio. David Roberts. Drawn by DAVID ROBERTS. Lithographed by Louis Haghe. Elephant folio. Original tinted FIRST EDITION LITHOGRAPH. Hand-colored. Size of image: 51 cm x 35,5cm ( 20,8 " x 14,48") + full margins with title, untrimmed. Faintest age-toning on few parts of margins, actually hardly visible (see photo). Very clean and very good condition with excellent imprint and stunning colors. Acid free mounting...
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€850.68
1830 1ed Great Britain Illustrated Westall Architecture Bridges Cathedrals RARE
by WESTALL, William [illust.]
1830 1ed Great Britain Illustrated Westall Architecture Bridges Cathedrals RARE
'Great Britain Illustrated' is a brilliant collection of illustrated views of landscapes and sites around England and Great Britain. Illustrator William Westall traveled extensively throughout the British Isles where he painted architecture, cathedrals, mountains, harbors, cities and buildings, bridges, and much more. Each of Westall's drawings are supplemented by descriptions by Thomas Moule.
This 1830 first edition... Read more about this item
'Great Britain Illustrated' is a brilliant collection of illustrated views of landscapes and sites around England and Great Britain. Illustrator William Westall traveled extensively throughout the British Isles where he painted architecture, cathedrals, mountains, harbors, cities and buildings, bridges, and much more. Each of Westall's drawings are supplemented by descriptions by Thomas Moule.
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€708.90
William Blake
by Butlin, Martin; Reid, Norman
London: Tate Gallery, 1978. Large Hardcover. Near Fine. 10x8x0. Top edge faintly foxed, otherwise an excellent copy. 1978 Large Hardcover. 164 pp. Color and black-and-white reproductions throughout. A catalog of the Tate Gallery's extensive collection of William Blake's works. Selected and discussed by Martin Butlin, with a preface by Norman Reid.
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€9.45
Ravilious in Pictures: Country Life
by Russell, James & Tim Mainstone & Eric William Ravilious
The Mainstone Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 2011. Hardback. 0955277760 . Dust jacket bright, small split at top-edge of rear panel, superficial scratching on rear; Laminate paper boards, no significant wear; Pages lightly age-toned at edges, no ownerhsip marks, coloured plates; Binding tight. ; 11.5 x 10"; 48 pages .
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€23.65
Frederic, Lord Leighton: Eminent Victorian Artist
by Ormond, Richard; Ormond, Leonee; Newall, Christopher; Jones, Stephen and Read, Benedict
NY: Abrams, 1996. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Abrams, 1996, first printing. Folio, 10 1/4" x 12 1/8", 256pp., 222 illustrations, 128 plates in full color. Fine in mylar sleeved, fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. Folio.
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€118.15
