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THE DICTIONARY OF BRITISH BOOK ILLUSTRATORS AND CARICATURISTS 1800-1914
Written by Simon Houfe.
Stock no. 1319492
Published by Antique Collectors' Club.
1981.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A valuable reference work for collectors of illustrated books. Large format. Dark blue boards with gilt titles. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0902028731. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight grubbiness to preliminary pages, light drink splash mark to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- REFERENCE
- ILLUSTRATED
WALTER CRANE AS A BOOK ILLUSTRATOR
Written by Rodney K. Engen.
Stock no. 1319489
Published by Academy Editions.
1st UK
1975.
Good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour illustrations. ISBN: 085670170X. Covers are edge rubbed and faded to spine and edges of front cover. Small black mark to top edge of front cover. Foxing to contents which are otherwise clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ILLUSTRATED
- REFERENCE
- BIOGRAPHY
- ART
THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF W. HEATH ROBINSON
Written by Geoffrey Beare.
Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1319484
Published by Werner Shaw Ltd..
1st
1983.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
With an introduction by Oliver Robinson. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Green boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. 156 pages. ISBN: 0907961029. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is ever so slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ILLUSTRATED
- REFERENCE
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
THE MUTINY ON H.M.S. BOUNTY
Written by Donald A. Maxton.
Stock no. 1819658
Published by McFarland & Company, Inc..
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition.
A guide to non-fiction, fiction, poetry, films, articles, and music. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780786430642.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- PITCAIRN
- NAVY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- REFERENCE
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MOTORCYCLES
Written by Roger Hicks.
Stock no. 1818705
Published by Silverdale Books.
1st
2001.
Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Over 2500 motorcycles from around the world from 1885 to the present day. General Editor: Roger Hicks. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. 544 pages. ISBN: 1856055922. Matching pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and has remains of a small label to lower edge of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- ENCYCLOPEDIA
- REFERENCE
NATURAL SCIENCE BOOKS IN ENGLISH 1600 - 1900
Written by David M. Knight.
Stock no. 1818229
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd..
1st
1972.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. 262 pages. The collector of scientific books will particularly value the extended bibliographies which follow each chapter. 4 colour and 56 black and white illustrations. Top edge green. ISBN: 071340728X. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. A few minor grubby marks to text block. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges, worn at top & tail of spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- REFERENCE
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
ARTHUR RACKHAM HIS LIFE AND WORK
Written by Derek Hudson.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1318099
Published by William Heinemann Ltd..
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An introduction to the man behind the work with comments on his technique and achievements. Bibliography at rear. Re-issued with a revised checklist of Rackham's work. Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour tipped-in plates and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0434353507. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Old price written in biro to top corner of front free-endpaper (crossed out with pencil). Damp stains to lower corners of first 12 pages. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tape repairs and some fading to spine and edges.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ILLUSTRATED
- BIOGRAPHY
- ART
- REFERENCE
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
WARMAN'S JEWELRY
Written by Christie Romero.
Stock no. 1318066
Published by Wallace-Homestead Book Company.
1st
1995.
Very good condition.
An indepth look at jewelry. More than 300 black and white photographs. Historical information, hallmarks, manufacturers' marks, references, 16 colour photos and a time line chronicling the history of jewelry. Cardwraps. 271 pages including index. ISBN: 0870696963. Slight rubbing to cover edges. A few light scuff marks to textblock.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ANTIQUES
- COLLECTING
- JEWELLERY
- REFERENCE
D IS FOR DAHL
Written by Roald Dahl; Wendy Cooling.
Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 2130098
Published by Puffin Books.
1st
2004.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A gloriumptious A-Z guide to the world of Roald Dahl. Compiled by Cooling. Dark blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0670914169. A few marks to covers. Names in ink to half-title page. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased with a couple of small fade marks.
EDMUND DULAC
Written by Edmund Dulac; Colin White.
Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 2129627
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons.
1st USA
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Profusely illustrated with exquisite examples of Dulac's work. Large format. Light blue cloth boards, dark title to spine. 205 pages plus index. ISBN: 0684147912. SIGNED by author to prelims. Bumping to cover edges and a couple of corners. Red pen mark and some foxing to outer page edges. Page edge browning. Wrapper is unevenly browned, with a few marks.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- REFERENCE
- ILLUSTRATED
- BIOGRAPHY
- ART
OF THE DECORATIVE ILLUSTRATION OF BOOKS OLD AND NEW
Written by Walter Crane.
Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 2128763
Published by Bracken Books.
1st thus
1984.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Reproduction of the 1896 original edition, a comprehensive guide to many facets of early work in the field and important evidence of Victorian taste and the influences with shaped it. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 243 pages. ISBN: 0946495416. Some browning and foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has a few marks and is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- REFERENCE
- BOOKS
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
Written by William Feaver.
Stock no. 2128535
Published by Thames and Hudson.
1st
1977.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Two Centuries of Children's Book Illustration. Large format. Yellow pictorial card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0500270759. Contents are excellent. Light fading to spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- REFERENCE
- ILLUSTRATED