Recent Arrivals from Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books

London: Chatto & Windus, 1987. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Blue hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light shelfwear. 95 b/w photographic plates with a foreword by Lord Snowdon and introduction by Suzanne Lowry. A collection of deceptively… Read more about this item

London: Beaux Arts Gallery, 1962. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stapled booklet. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear and light soiling to covers. No inscriptions. 4pp. 2 b/w illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of work by the British artist Edward Middleditch (1923-1987) held at Beaux Arts Gallery, London from November… Read more about this item

San Francisco, California: Re/Search Publications, 1982. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers, including crease to spine. No inscriptions. 281pp. Several b/w illustrations..

London and Boston: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1979. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Red hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Fair to good, with light shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. A section of four pages 149-152 (two pages double-sided) is loose. Dustjacket condition: Fair, generally shelfworn with some chips and… Read more about this item

London: The South Bank Centre, 1987. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, a couple of small pencil notes to chronology.64pp. 7 colour plates, several b/w illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the touring exhibition of work by the Chelmsford born artist Edward Middleditch… Read more about this item

London: The Bodley Head, 1967. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. NB: No dustjacket. Condition: Fair to good, covers are generally lightly shelfworn with sunning to edges. Watersplash mark to top right corner (not affecting book internally). Binding slightly shaken. Some light foxing to first and last few pages of text. 144pp. Many colour illustrations. Good… Read more about this item

Sidcot, Winscombe, Somerset: Anthony Baker at The Gruffyground Press, 1973. Book. Good. Soft cover. Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 8 page booklet bound within a yellow paper cover. The front of the booklet has an engraving by Reynolds Stone of a churchyard scene. Condition: Good, the yellow paper covers have general light shelfwear and light foxing… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1960. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. January 1960 reprint of the 1945 second edition (first edition published in 1940). Buff colour cloth with title in dark red on spine and front cover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Previous owners name neatly written at the top of the front… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1964. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. White comb binding housed in conventiional binding with navy blue spine and decorative paper-covered boards. The book was designed by Mark Boxer. Slipcase. Unusual format of the text block being split into three sections: Soups, Hors d'oeuvre, Main Dishes and Sweets, Savouries.… Read more about this item

New York: Grossman Publishers (A division of the Viking Press), 1974. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Pale grey cloth with title in black on spine. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers, with some light foxing to cloth of cover edges. Inscription to previous owner dated 1974 on front endpaper. Light foxing… Read more about this item

London: V & A Publishing Ltd., 2012. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Black hardcover with title in white on spine. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. 240pp. Many colour illustrations. The Ambassador Magazine was a trade magazine renowned for… Read more about this item

Berkeley, California/Giverny, France: University of California Press/Musee d'Art Americain, 2003. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Softcover.Condition: Fine, with just the faintest hint of shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. 263pp. Many colour illustrations. This catalogue was published to accompany the travelling exhibition which commenced at the Musee d/Art Americain, Giverny from August 31 to November 30, 2003. The exhibition then toured to… Read more about this item

London: Thames & Hudson Ltd., 1982. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Buff colour cloth hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Foxing to endpapers, including some quite heavy foxing to half-title. No inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear. 224pp. 133 b/w plates.. In this book, Brassai shares… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Clark & Co., 2012. Book. As New. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Burnt orange colour cloth with title in gilt on spine. Condition: As new, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: As new. 48pp. 25 colour plates (6 folding with detail of plate opposite), 3 b/w plates. Two page introduction by William Feaver. This catalogue was produced… Read more about this item

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Black hardcover with title in bronze gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown. Previous owner has made some occasional small handwritten notes in the text as well as several notes… Read more about this item

London: Left Review, 1937. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paper-covered stapled booklet. Condition: Good, with general shelfwear, some sunning and light soiling to covers. Staples are beginning to rust in centre, affecting the immediate surrounding area. The paper covers have a vertical one inch split to top of spine. Previous owners bookplate on reverse… Read more about this item

London: The Fine Art Society, 2014. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. One of an edition of 300 copies. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound. 144pp. Many colour illustrations. The price list for the exhibition (which has a few small handwritten notes) is loosely inserted. This catalogue was… Read more about this item

Farleys House, Muddles Green, Sussex: Lee Miller Archives Publishing, 2021. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Facsimile edition of the 1939 first edition. Hardcover. Condition: Fine, no inscriptions. Unpaginated. Many b/w illustrations. In 1938, as Europe prepared for war, Roland Penrose and Lee Miller made a journey together through the Balkans. As they travelled, Penrose produced… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber, 1935. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second impression of the 1933 first edition. Black cloth with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Some light browning to endpapers. Dustjacket condition: Fair to good, generally shelfworn and lightly soiled. Inksplash to rear cover… Read more about this item

London: Christopher Hewett, 1976. Book. Illus. by charles marq. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue ingres paper covered boards with oatmeal colour linen spine, with matching blue ingres paper-covered slipcase. Condition: Fine, with a few small dots of foxing to lower corner of front endpaper. The slipcase itself is in good… Read more about this item