Arts, Art History from Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints

A nice Victorian travel book of twenty-four original watercolour drawings dated 1898–1902. Description: Original beige cloth binding, titled on front cover Ilfracombe 1898, Scotland 1901 and Wales 1902. Bookbinder's label on the front paste-down. Obl. octavo: 14 × 24 cm; pp. 24ll., [1 loosely inserted]. 24 watercolour drawings on Whatman's handmade drawing paper. Provenance: Owner's name written in pencil on the front… Read more about this item

First edition of the French translation reviewed by the Richardsons and collectors A. Rutgers and L.H. Ten Kate. Description: 3 parts in 2 vols. Contemporary marbled calf, spine with raised bands and gilt in compartments, morocco label lettered in gilt. Octavo: 19 × 12 cm; (v.1): [14] ll., 216 pp., [3] pl.; (v.2): [2] ll., 238 pp.; (v.3): [2] ll.,… Read more about this item

First edition. With the two loosely inserted original lithographs by Francis Picabia. Limited edition, number 336, printed on wove paper, from an edition of 365. Description: Paperback, with a colour illustration by Picabia on the front cover. Quarto: 28 × 22 cm; pp. 33, [1]. 2 loosely enclosed original lithographs. Printed on wove paper. Inserted: Loose enclosed the original publisher's subscription… Read more about this item

First edition of the first published lecture by William Morris. Scarce in this exemplary state. Description: Sewn as issued in publisher's printed light blue paper wrappers. Duodecimo: 18 × 12 cm; pp. 32. Condition: Light age toning to edges of covers. Internally clean and free of marks. According to its age a near fine copy. Notes: In 'The Decorative Arts' Morris first… Read more about this item

Limited edition of Maurice de Vlaminck's autobiographical text, this being no. 133, from a total edition of 320. Description: Publisher's wrappers, titled in black. Quarto: 28.5 × 23 cm; pp. 202, [2]. With initials, ornaments and 6 original lithographs by Vlaminck. Condition: Binding in very good condition despite some minor creases. Internally quite fresh and clean, some foxing (as usual) to margins… Read more about this item

A masterpiece of Chinese multi-block colour printing, masterfully reprinted, in exactly the same technique as the original and printed on the most magnificent paper. Description: 4 vols. stab bound with gold speckled, ochre coloured paper wrappers, paper label with calligraphic lettering to front; housed in the original silk brocade folding box with calligraphic paper label and 2 bone clasps. Quarto 31… Read more about this item

A lecture delivered by William Morris at Burslem Town Hall on October 13, 1881. The 2nd of six lectures by Morris published in the same format. Description: Pale blue paper over boards, with the title page text reproduced on the upper front cover, cloth spine. Octavo: 21 × 14.5 cm; pp. [2] 31. Printed from 'Golden' type on fine mould-made… Read more about this item

A lecture delivered by William Morris at the Working Men's College, London on December 10, 1881. The 3rd of six lectures by Morris published in the same format. Description: Pale blue paper over boards, with the title page text reproduced on the upper front cover, cloth spine. Octavo: 21 × 14.5 cm; pp. [2] 45. Printed from 'Golden' type on… Read more about this item

Lecture IV Architecture and History, pp. 1–33; and Lecture V Westminster Abbey, pp. 35–50. Lecture Architecture and History was first given by Morris as a paper read before the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) on July 1. 1884. Westminster Abbey was a paper written for the SPAB in June of 1893. Description: Pale blue paper over boards, with… Read more about this item

First edition of one of the artist's major works and one of the most important art theories of the 20th century. Limited to 300 copies, of which this is no. 277. Description: Original blue cloth binding, upper cover lettered in gilt; housed in original blue cloth slipcase. Oblong folio: 39 × 52 cm; pp.: [2], 112, [2]. Text and 350 drawings… Read more about this item

First edition of Gill's final collection of essays outlining his distributist philosophy on the relationship between man and work, industry and art. With an introduction by Mary Gill. Description: Orig. navy blue cloth, pictorial decoration (St Thomas's Hands, 1935) blocked in silver to front board, titled in silver to spine, orig. dust jacket, lettered in red and black. Duodecimo: 19 ×… Read more about this item

From the library of Will Carter, founder of the famous Rampant Lions Press. Description: Sewn as issued in publisher's printed paper wrappers. Duodecimo: 20 × 13 cm; pp.: 21, [1] and 1 illustration (frontispiece) by Denis Tegetmeier. Provenance: Small rectangular bookplates of Will Carter and Sebastian Carter to front wrapper verso, ownership inscription in pen to front free endpaper recto: Will Carter… Read more about this item

Catalogue for the exhibition at the Kunsthaus Zurich. With illustrations of 8 watercolours and an introduction by Bernhard Fiebicher (bilingual: German, English). Description: Sewn as issued in publisher's printed paper wrappers. Quarto: 29 × 25 cm; unpaginated, [8]ll. Condition: Covers with some minor shelf wear, internally sound, clean and unmarked. Notes: Scottish painter Callum Innes (*1962) belongs to a group of teachers at… Read more about this item