Search Results: Design, Ornamentation & Illumination from Bird's Books

Aberdeen: Aberdeen Art Gallery, 1968. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4to, illustrated card covers, 112pp. Colour frontispiece, 46 black & white pictures of items in the collection & 2 plans. Text on blue paper. A little edge wear to the spine, excellent condition inside.

London: J. S. Virtue & Co. Ltd., London, 1879. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London: J. S. Virtue & Co. Ltd., London, 1879. First edition. Very Good. First edition, undated circa 1879. Large folio, approx. 14.5'' by 10.5''. Library rebound in brown cloth with gilt titles on spine & library name on cover. ' With about twelve hundred engravings and diagrams'. Vi + 76pp, copiously illustrated with plates & figures in text. Contents include woodworking, fretwork, papier mach, Japan & lacquered ware, painting and decorating, harmony of colours, paper-hangings, textiles, weaving, tapestry, carpets and rugs, lace making and embroidery, floor cloths and table covers, fulling, teazling, shearing, pressing and bleaching, dyeing, printing and block and roller engraving, etc. Ex reference library with pictorial bookplate & stamp on front pastedown, blind stamp on title, first, last & one other page, single stamp on rear endpaper & upper edge. No other obvious library markings, generally clean & in… Read More

London: Virtue & Co., 1859. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Various. New Series. Vol. V. Approx. 13'' by 10'', green cloth binding with gilt titles on spine & gilt decoration on front. Wear to spine and corners. Viii + 380pp illustrated with 35 engravings (25 from pictures and 10 from sculptures) and numerous other illustrations throughout text. Many artists work including Landseer, Van Eycken, Rubens, D. Wilkie, MacLise, Foley, Miller, Westmacott, Noble etc. The articles cover subjects such as architecture, book decoration, design, furniture, costume, sculpture, portraits, landscapes, classical, individual artists & movements, book reviews etc. Generally the inner book is in good condition, with some foxing. Ex reference library with a pictorial bookplate on front pastedown, no other obvious library markings. **Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage**

London: Virtue & Co., 1863. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Various. New Series. Vol. II. Approx. 13'' by 10'', green cloth binding with gilt titles on spine & gilt decoration on front. Wear and tears to spine and corners. Viii + 256pp illustrated with 36 engravings (12 from selected pictures, 12 from the Turner Gallery, 7 of The Churches of Asia Minor by T. Allom and 5 from sculptures) and numerous other illustrations throughout text. Many artists work including Leslie, Goodall, Wilkie, Paton, Warren, Spence, Fontana, Turner, Etty etc. The articles cover subjects such as architecture, book decoration, design, furniture, costume, sculpture, portraits, landscapes, classical, individual artists & movements, book reviews etc. Generally the inner book is in good condition, with some foxing. Ex reference library with a pictorial bookplate on front pastedown, no other obvious library markings. **Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage**

London: Virtue & Co., 1866. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Various. New Series. Vol. V. Approx. 13'' by 10'', green cloth binding with gilt titles on spine & gilt decoration on front. Corners bumped & outer spine in poor condition with parts missing, sticker mark on spine. Viii + 384pp illustrated with 34 engravings, 24 from pictures (one is absent) and 10 of sculptures, numerous other illustrations throughout text. Many artists work including Rembrandt, Turner, Elmore, Webster, Gavin, Foley etc. The articles cover subjects such as architecture, design, furniture, costume, sculpture, portraits, landscapes, classical, individual artists & movements, book reviews etc. Generally the inner book is in very good condition, with some foxing. Ex reference library with a pictorial bookplate on front pastedown, no other library markings. **Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage**

Yale University Library, 1974. Softcover. Very good. 4to, illustrated card covers. 111pp, frontis and illustrated by 44 plates. Previous owner’s name on front endpaper.

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1970. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. Illustrated card covers, 170pp with 130 illustrations from the extensive and varied collection.

4to, 196pp profusely illustrated with photographs of sculptures. 123 colour illustrations, 62 back and white photographs, map and references. Near fine inside with a little edge wear to corners. Dust jacket in very good condition, suitable as a gift copy. This presents art objects of exceptional aesthetic quality and discusses how we view them and the relationship with the creators.

Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good + . Folio, green cloth binding with photographic dust jacket. 184pp illustrated throughout with photographs and plans.'Twenty interiors have been selected to show the many ways in which art can become part of our environment: in private homes, colleges, museums, churches and concert halls from the United States, Japan, Finland, Germany, England, Austria, Italy and France.' Additionally, this includes A special feature devoted to the Art of Fibre and a review of current trends in furniture, glass, ceramics and fine crafts. Very nice clean condition inside, previous owner's name handwritten under dust jacket on front pastedown, dust jacket has a little edge wear.

The Connoisseur, London, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The Connoisseur, London, 1957. 1st Edition . Very Good/Good. 10'' tall, black cloth binding with gilt titles on spine, red upper edge. Dust jacket has a small tear on reverse. Sellotape marks on paste downs where dust jacket cover attached. X + 180pp with 96 plates & illustrations throughout the text. One of the Connoisseur Period Guides. A guide to the houses, decoration, furnishing, art, chattels etc of The Early Georgian Period. Ex reference library with book plate to front pastedown, stamps to endpapers & upper edge, library number on spine & reverse of title page. Stamp at beginning & end of book. Otherwise no library markings, the inner book is clean & in very good condition.

London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1955. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo tan paper boards with red titles on front and spine. Some light shelfwear, inner book is in very good condition +. 114pp illustrated with 48 plates.

London: John Lane, 1912. Hardcover. Good +. Aubrey Beardsley. 4to, blue cloth boards with white titles and decoration on front and spine. Boards with some marking and shelf wear. 18pp of biography and discussion of Aubrey’s work, illustrated with 157pp of plates. The plates are generally clean and in very good condition, very occasional marks and a couple have corner creases.

London: Penguin, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Slim 8vo, illustrated paper covered boards. 72 pp with numerous illustrations followed by 16 plates. Tear to upper spine, small piece absent at board, edge wear and sunning. Inner book is generally in very good clean condition. No. 31 from the attractive King Penguin series edited by Pevsner. Written for the layman in an informative and engaging style with beautiful illustrations. Book illustration in England in the nineteenth century.

Folio, 190pp, beautifully illustrated with numerous photographs of Thorgerson's work. Artists that he has worked with include many well known musicians and groups including classic covers for Pink Floyd, The Cranberries, Peter Gabriel, Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Led Zeppelin. Also included in the book are discussions about the work as well as examples of the graphics.

London: Frederick Warne, 1900. Hardcover. Fair. Caldecott, Randolph. Square 8vo. Blue card covered boards with tipped in colour illustration on front cover. Upper edge green. Undated early hardcover edition circa 1900. This has been a well loved book! Part of outer spine missing, mark on rear board. Tear and piece missing from pictorial front endpaper. A little foxing throughout, but generally the inner book is very clean. A piece missing from corner of one page (see pictures) and a minor tear. All plates present and very clean.

Original pictorial dustjacket chipped & shelf rubbed at the edges, green cloth boards with gilt titles. 128 pp illustrated throughout with pictures and diagrams. 77 patterns for hats, blankets, rugs, jackets, dresses, children's wear etc. Includes step by step instructions for beginners. Beautifully clean and fresh inside.

London: Marlborough Fine Art (London) Ltd, 1972. First edition. Softcover. Very good . Exhibition catalogue profusely illustrated in colour and b/w, with pictorial card covers. 30pp.

London: Pan Books Ltd, 1967. First edition thus. Softcover. Good. First paperback edition. Coloured pictorial paper covers with portrait of Quant by Philip Bailey on front. 207pp illustrated with black and white photographic plates. Pan book M209. Some wear to covers and minor creasing to spine. Pages age toned. An account of Quant’s early years in fashion.

John Wiley & Sons, 1988. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. 4to. 128pp. First English Edition. 'The Rietveld Schröder House incorporates a variety of perspectives to unite the client, architect, and structure in a rare complete document of a living landmark.Newly restored and open to the public, the small semi-detached house on the outskirts of Utrecht was the prototype of a style that was one of the most reproduced and influential of any domestic building of the early modern period. It was constructed in 1925, the first complete building designed by Gerrit Rietveld, a Dutch designer who began his career as a craftsman and who later became identified with the De Stijl group.'

Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1950. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4to, illustrated card covers and endpapers. Covers slightly age toned. 40 pp, 124 illustrated & catalogued works. The prints are in a variety of styles / eras / artists (Picasso, Gaugin, Ensor, Goya, Delacroix, Rembrant, Callot, Leyden, Hirschvogel etc.) and beautifully pictured.