THE ART AND PRACTICE OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING
Written by Henry Ernest Milner. Illustrated by Henry Ernest Milner.
Stock no. 1831096
Published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1890. Almost very good condition.

In this 1890 book, a number of the exemplar gardens are taken from Milner's father's designs, with two studies of his own work (one in England and one in Hungary) at the end, and he surveys the whole 'art and practice', from aesthetic theory to building and planting, with plans and illustrations. Large format. Dark green cloth boards, gilt titles. Top edge gilt else text block untrimmed. With plans and illustrations (22 plates). One or two pulled hinges but binding is tight. 116 pages. Boards are edge-rubbed, worn and bent at corners, scuffed and marked. Top & tail of spine have slight loss of cloth, small split to top rear edge cloth of spine. Endpapers heavily browned. Name in pencil to front endpaper. All plates present. Text block browned. A few scattered foxspots and grubby marks to margins. Binding tight.

THE ART OF THE BRONTES
Written by Christine Alexander; Jane Sellars. Illustrated by Charlotte Bronte; Emily Bronte; Anne Bronte; Branwell Bronte.
Stock no. 1831095
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A full scale study of the drawings and paintings of the Bronte sisters and their brother. Comprising almost 400 illustrated entries, recording such details as medium, dating, provenance, sources, style, and arguments for attribution; and documenting many previously unknown drawings and paintings. Pale grey cloth boards, blue title to spine. B/w & a few colour illustrations. xxvi and 484 pages. ISBN: 0521432480. Top board corners lightly bumped and minor mark to rear board. Top edge of text block slightly grubby. Very light pale edge browning else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge creased, slightly grubby and a few minor scuffs. Includes a number of relevant newspaper cuttings.

SARAH MOON: NOW AND THEN
Written by Ingo Taubhorn; Brigitte Woischnik. Illustrated by Sarah Moon.
Stock no. 1831094
Published by Kehrer Heidelberg Berlin. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

A catalogue that accompanies the first retrospective of the artist's work in Hamburg, Germany. This catalogue acts as a valuable synopsis of Moon's oeuvre, with interviews and essays that enrich our understanding of each photographic image. Black cloth spine, uncovered boards, white and black titles. B/w and colour photographs. 157 pages. ISBN: 9783868286564. Cloth spine a slightly discoloured at edges. Light wear to board corners. Contents clean.

ANYONE CAN BUILD A SPINNING WHEEL
Written by W.C. West.
Stock no. 1831045
Published by Thresh Publications. 1st 1975. Almost very good condition.

The author is a spinner and woodworker who built his first wheel for $1.98, using materials he found around the house. "All that's needed is a bit of woodworking skill, or lacking that, a strong desire to build your own spinning wheel for under $25." This book contains a complete materials list; clear large plans; thre design variations; and simple instructions. Grey pictorial staple bound paperwraps. B/w illustrations and diagrams. 32 pages. ISBN: 0913664065. Top corner of front cover chipped. Covers are browned and grubby. Text block browned. Some foxing to contents and some grubby marks. A good reading copy, well used.

HOW TO RENDER: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF LIGHT, SHADOW AND REFLECTIVITY
Written by Scott Robertson; Thomas Bertling. Illustrated by Scott Robertson; Thomas Bertling.
Stock no. 1831041
Published by Design Studio Press. Circa 2014. Nearly fine condition.

This book has its focus firmly on helping artists, architects and designers to improve visual understanding of the world around and on techniques for representing that world. Rendering is the next step after drawing to communicate ideas more clearly. Matt pictorial boards. B/w illustrations, colour photos. 272 pags. ISBN: 9781933492834. 4th printing. Very minor, faint spots to vertical edge of text block (not affecting contents). A lovely copy.

FASHION IN IMPRESSIONIST PARIS
Written by Debra N. Mancoff. Illustrated by Edouard Manet; et al..
Stock no. 1831028
Published by Merrell Publishers Limited. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Featuring famed paintings by such Impressionist masters as Degas, Cassatt, Manet, Monet and Morisot, this delightful book revisits the world of Parisian fashion through the eyes of first-hand observers. Thematic chapters present a gallery-like ensemble of paintings that follow in the footsteps of stylish Parisians as they stroll in the parks and boulevards, meet friends at cafés, take in the theatre, relax at home and go on holiday. Large format. Blue paper boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. 157 pages. ISBN: 9781858945828. A few minor white marks to boards. Slight lean to spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

MOSTLY WOMEN: A PHOTOGRAPHER'S LIFE
Written by Michael Ward.
Stock no. 1831013
Published by Granta Books. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A remarkable anthology of the photographer's, Michael Ward's, work catching the various moods of Britain and its stars from the 1950s to the 1980s. It also tells of Ward's own strange story: of a boy born to theatrical and quite spectacularly careless parents who sent him to boarding school at the age of three; of his beautiful mother, who fell in love with him; of a failed career as an actor; of his working life on a great newspaper; and of his five marriages and the women in between. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xi and 356 pages including index. ISBN: 9781862078499. SIGNED by Michael Ward to title page with gift inscription. Very minor mark to lower edge of text block. Else contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

POUSSIN THE EARY YEARS IN ROME: THE ORIGINS OF FRENCH CLASSICISM
Written by Konrad Oberhuber. Illustrated by Nicolas Poussin.
Stock no. 1830989
Published by Phaidon.Christie's. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This work focuses on a crucial phase in Poussin's career, his early years in Rome. Accompanied by a complete catalogue of all the works he produced in this period, it provides and important reassessment of the founder of the classical school of European painting. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine, blind title to front board. B/w and a few colour illustrations. 367 pages including index. ISBN: 0714880655. Boards are clean. Text block slightly grubby. A few pale foxspots to half-title page else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly scuffed, faint score marks where the book has been used as a firm surface to write on.

OXFORD ART JOURNAL: EARLY MODERN HORROR SPECIAL ISSUE VOLUME 34 NUMBER 3
Written by Maria H. Loh; David Young Kim; Bronwen Wilson; et al.
Stock no. 1830924
Published by Oxford University Press. 2011. Nearly fine condition.

A series of essays on the relationship between early horror and art. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. A few minor marks to rear cover else very nice copy, little read.

THE VISUAL AND VERBAL SKETCH IN BRITISH ROMANTICISM
Written by Richard C. Sha.
Stock no. 1830913
Published by University Of Pennsylvania. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

With their broken lines and hasty brush-work, sketches acquired enormous ideological and aesthetic power during the Romantic period in England. This book investigates the varied implications of sketching in late eighteenth - and early nineteenth - century culture. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. 277 pages including index. ISBN: 0812234200. Text block slightly dusty. A few neat annotations to margins else contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed with some discolouration and a few small marks.

POSTER TO POSTER RAILWAY JOURNEYS IN ART VOLUME 3: THE MIDLANDS AND WALES
Written by Richard Furness.
Stock no. 1830901
Published by Jdf & Associates Ltd. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A mixture of documentary reference, geographic study, historical view and artists review using the central theme of posters. View the wonderful poster images issued bye the Pre-grouping companies, through the era of the 'Big Four', then the British Railway period and into the age of Intercity and Contemporary posters. Large oblong format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour railway poster art throughout. xii and 208 pages. ISBN: 9780956209245. Minor knock to top of spine nad lower board edges. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pixtorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel, rear panel depicts Tintern Abbey.

STATE BARGES ON THE THAMES
Written by Anne Petrides. Illustrated by Brian Allderidge.
Stock no. 1830888
Published by Hugh Evelyn. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Very large oblong format. Unlike the architecture and furniture of the period, most of the ships and boats built between 1650 abnd 1850 have disappeared. Only two of the barges illustrated in this book have been preserved, both of them Royal barges and both small enough to be kept out of the water and under cover when not in use. The others - all examples of the great civic barges - are known to us only through models, drawings and descriptions. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour plates. 45 pages. Rubbing to vertical edge of front board. Boards clean. Endpapers browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears, a few small chips to edges, 2" closed tear to rear panel (no loss), price-label to front flap with price crossed out and pencil price added.