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John Bewick, Engraver on Wood (1760-1795)
by Tattersfield, Nigel
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2001
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£16.14
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London and new Castle : The British library & Oak Knoll, 2001. Book. Illus. by profuse Bewick wood engravings and other illustrations. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine red cloth with a fine dust jacket with the slightest wrinkle along the top. This is the American first edition, but it was printed in… Read more about this item Item Price
£16.14
A General History of Quadrupeds
by Bewick, Thomas (illustrator)
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Stated 8th Edition
- Published
- 1824
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£201.78
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Newcaastle Upon Tyne, London and York: Bewick and Son; Longman and Co., and Wilson and Sons, 1824. Book. Illus. by Roughly 300 T.Bewick Woodcuts. Near Fine. Full-Leather. Stated 8th Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A new full red morocco leather binding in exceptional condition. The paper is fine, with no stains, no browning and no foxing.… Read more about this item Item Price
£201.78
Life in America, 2 volumes
by Davidson, Marshall B.
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1951
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- Hardcover
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£12.11
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co, 1951. Book. Illus. by profuse paintings, engravings and photos . Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A cultural, artistic history of our country with profuse illustrations , compiled from the collections of the etropolitan Museum of Art and other sources by the author, who was Editor of Pubications at the Museum… Read more about this item Item Price
£12.11
Shan Chai Ch'i T'u Lu (Shan Zhai Yi Qi Tu Lu) , 3 volumes
by Jung Keng (Rong Geng) (1894-1983)
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Slipcase
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1936
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- Paperback
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- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£3,228.40
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Peiping, China: Harvard-Yenching Institute, 1936. Book. Illus. by 175 illustrations. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Limited edition of 200 copies, bound in string tied Chinese style with blue paper covers , all fine in three volumes. Inside no foxing or stains or prior owner marks. Preserved in the original blue… Read more about this item Item Price
£3,228.40
Reimei Kyokai Art Collection
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1987
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9784947619037
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- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£12.11
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Kyoto: Reimei Kyokai, 1987. Book. Illus. by fine Japanese art and objects in color. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Light grey hardcover with silver titles on the front board and the unfaded spine. Text in Japanese and English. No edgewear. no damage or scuffs to the dust jacket. The slipcase… Read more about this item Item Price
£12.11
The Oeb's Excellencie, a Pictorial History of Western Calligraphy
by Whalley, Joyce Irene
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Paperback Ed.
- Published
- 1982
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780800862824
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- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£17.76
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New York: Taplinger, 1982. Book. Illus. by profuse illustrations of calligraphy from the Roman alphabet. Fine. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A fine copy in the original pictorial soft cover, no edgewear, no prior owner marks, no staining or browning. Beautifully illustrated, fine calligraphy whether you are interested in the historical detail… Read more about this item Item Price
£17.76
Japanese Temples - Sculpture, Paintings, Gardens and Architecture
by Kidder, J. Edward
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1964
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- Hardcover
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£35.51
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New York: Harry Abrams, 1964. Book. Illus. by profuse photos by Tatsuzo Sato, Shihachi Fujimoto and others. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Commentaries and images of famous temples - Horyuji , Yakushiji, Todaiji, Toshodaiji, Taimadera, Muroji, Byodoin,, Chusonji, Joruriji, Jingohi and Kozanji, Kenchoji and Engakuji, Saihoji NS eYOnji, KinkKUJI ns FinkKUJI, sirokuji. … Read more about this item Item Price
£35.51
Drawings of the Holbein Family
by Schilling, Edmund (edited and plates chosen)
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1939
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£7.26
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New York: The Art ook Publications, 1939. Book. Illus. by 61 plates, mostly full page. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original hardback, with a Holbein drawings of a man in black hat with brown hair on the front cover. No edgewear, slight soiling on the boards. The book was badly… Read more about this item Item Price
£7.26
Robin Hood: A Collection of all the Ancient Poems, Songs and Ballads, 2 volumes
by Ritson, Joseph
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Published
- 1832
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£484.26
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London: William Pickering, 1832. Book. Illus. by 58 fine Bewich woodcuts made for this 2 volume set, mostly by John Bewick. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "Extant Relative to That Celebrated Outlaw, to which are prefixed Historical Anecdotes of His Life". Fine inside, with no foxing or browning. Printed by Whittingham… Read more about this item Item Price
£484.26
Treasures of the Castle of Good Hope
by Fehr , William
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Published
- 1966
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£24.21
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cAPE tOWN: Board of Trustees Castle Art Collectiont, 1966. Book. Illus. by 225 illustrations. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Original white cloth with color painting on front cover and no edge wear, no rubs, protected in a plastic sleeve. Inside , fine with nobrowning or stains and no prior owner marks.… Read more about this item Item Price
£24.21
Turkish Ceramics
by Oz, Tahsin
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£16.14
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Istanbul: Turkish Press, Broadcasting and tourist Department Book. Illus. by 75 plates, 144 drawings of which 85 are colored, a few photos. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Original red cloth spine, brown simulated leather boards with a bright gilt title on the front. Some edgewear, mostly at the corners. Inside,… Read more about this item Item Price
£16.14
China's Imperial Past
by Hucker, Charles O.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1975
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780804708876
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£6.46
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Stanford, Cal: Stanford University Press, 1975. Book. Illus. by \7 maps and a few illustrations. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A bit of edgewear, almost a near fine copy , and "as new " inside, with no prior owner marks.k Dust jacket is nicke d on the corners and edges,… Read more about this item Item Price
£6.46
The Life and Works of Thomas Bewick
by Thomson, David Croal
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1882
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£157.38
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London: The Art Journal Office, 1882. Book. Illus. by frontispiece engraving of Bewick and 100 Bewick woodcuts. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Original publisher brown cloth with a lighter brown panel on the front cover that includes the title and a Bewick bird on a branch. Corners bumped, spine ends worn, spine darkened… Read more about this item Item Price
£157.38
Highly Important Japanese Prints, Illustrated Books and kk Drawings, all 4 vol.
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1974
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£282.48
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London: Sotheby, 1974. Book. Illus. by Profuse, some folding and some in color. Volume 4 all in color. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Title continued, "from the Henri Vever Collection". All four volumes from auctions in 1974, 1974, 1977 and 1997. Grey cloth with no edge wear, no prior owner marks,… Read more about this item Item Price
£282.48
A Treasury of Japanese Wood Block Prints Ukiyo-E
by Kikuchi, Sadao, staff of Tokyo National Museum
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1969
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£28.25
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New York: Crown Publishers, 1969. Book. Illus. by 100 color plates, 1500 black/white illustrations. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Beautiful copy with no foxing or stains, no prior owner marks. Very clean and tight inside and out. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped, but it does have a one inch… Read more about this item Item Price
£28.25
Studies in Connoisseurship, Chinese Paintings from the Arthur M Sackler Collections
by Marilyn and Shen Fu
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780691038926
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£23.41
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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University and the Sackler Gallery, 1987. Book. Illus. by a large collection of Chinese art plates, a few in color. Near Fine. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Original ivory cloth with bright gilt titles on the front and on the spine. No edge wear. Very clean and tight inside… Read more about this item Item Price
£23.41
Bewick Momento
by Robinson, Robet (introduction)
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1884
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£104.92
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London: Field & Tuer, the Leadenhall Press, 1884. Book. Illus. by 17 Charming Bewick Woodcuts. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Title continued, "Catalogue with Purchasers' Names and Prices Realized of the Scarce and Curious Collection of Books, Silver Plate, Prints, Pictures, Wood Blocks, Copper Plates, and Bewick Relics, Etc.". Sold… Read more about this item Item Price
£104.92
The Sculpture of Africa
by Fagg, William
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1958
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£48.43
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New York: Praeger, 1958. Book. Illus. by 405 Photos By Eliot Elisofon. Near Fine. Cloth. First American Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Preface by Dr Ralph Linton who was a professor of anthropology at Yale Univ. Fagg was the preeminent expert on African sculpture in the 1950s and 1960s, and this is a classic combination of… Read more about this item Item Price
£48.43
Africa Aeterna -Pictorical Chronical of a Continent
by Henry, Paul Marc
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1965
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£16.14
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Lausanne, Switzerland: Bernier ., 1965. Book. Illus. by Fine Photos, Many in Color. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A beautiful copy with no edgewear, no prior owner marks, no major flaws to the dustjacket which is protected in a clear, mylar sleeve. Some history as seen soon after the burst of African national… Read more about this item Item Price
£16.14
The Art in Cartooning, Seventy-five Yearrs of American Magazine Cartoons
by Fisher, Edwin & Mort Gerberg and Ron Wolin (editors)
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1975
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780684143293
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA
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£15.33
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New York: Charles Scribner's, 1975. Book. Illus. by All Cartoon Humor Illustrations. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Published by the Cartoonists Guild, with a wide variety of America's best cartoonists included, Div ided into four periods - 1890s to 1920s, the Thirties, WW Two through the 50s, and the sixties through 1975. … Read more about this item Item Price
£15.33
