Search Results: Illustrated from Lansdowne Books

Orig. Green papered boards with blue spine-strip. D.j slightly chipped but now in protective mylar cover. Charming book filled with the photographs of Monro, who was an official war photographer during WWII.. 116 pages of Black/white photography with blue and white illustrated end pages. A clean, straight book. Size: 10 X 7 1/2"

A delightful 1940s Australian children's book with charming illustrations & colour plates. Written & illustrated by D.H. Gilmore. Includes colour frontispiece, plus all 5 additional colour plates, as issued. Also with several smaller b&w illustrations throughout (some full page). HARDCOVER with DUSTJACKET. Dustjacket with wrap around artwork, also by D.H. Gilmore. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair with small tears so now in protective Mylar. Tightly bound in original creme paper boards with bright red lettering & design to both boards & spine, in publisher's unclipped pictorial dustjacket. Pages are clean, unmarked and tight. Scarce title.Rare First Edition. First edition, with "1946" to both title page & copyright page with no later reprint dates. Printed in Australia by Halstead Press

Hardcover. Presumed 1st Edition. Condition: V.G+ . Unclipped Dust Jacket Condition: G. D/J protected by a clear removable sleeve. Cloth boards and pages clean and tight. Overall aIl a very well-preserved copy. Includes index.Subjects : Annuals (Plants) | Biennials (Plants) | Flower gardening.

Quarter cloth pictorial boards. Illustrated by the Author. Head and foot of spine and edges of boards slightly rubbed; corners of boards worn. A good copy. Original colour illustrated paper covered boards, rubbed to extreme edges but colours still bright. Internally the illustrations are brightly coloured, bold and fascinating. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall.

Folio Society, London, 2006. Fine Binding in mint condition. This copy is in a fine slipcase also in mint condition. Pages are clean, bright, tight, white and square encased neatly in green slip case in excellent condition. Decorations by John Minton are as per the first edition. Preface by Julian Barnes. Watercolours by Sophie MacCarthy.Elizabeth David's influence on culinary tastes and attitudes was nothing short of revolutionary, bringing the warmth, aromas and tastes of the Mediterranean into Britain s bleak post-war kitchen.Weight 1.1kg

Hardcover. 1st Edition. Condition: NF. Unclipped Dust Jacket Condition: NF. D/J a clear removable sleeve. Cloth boards with pages clean and tight. Overall a fine copy.Blanche was the youngest daughter of Sir Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor-General of NSW, a wealthy middle class colonial official who garnered fame and admiration as an explorer, map-maker, artist, scholar, and eminent public figure.

The Bohemians at the Bulletin: illustrators, including Norman Lyndsay, who provided social and political commentary through black and white illustrations from the late 1880s.Full-page black & white drawings The Irish-Australian artist & writer describes his meetings with famous writers for the Bulletin, including Henry Lawson, Banjo Paterson and Steele Rudd

Hardcover. 1st Edition.Condition: NF. Unclipped Dust Jacket Condition: NF. D/J protected by a clear removable sleeve. Cloth boards with pages clean and tight. Overall a very nice copy.Gastronomy is a wonderful starting point to study France and the French. As the retired school master from Provence says, "The religion of France is food. And wine, of course." And they put their money where their mouth is, spending a greater proportion of their income on food and drink than any other nation in the world. Literally hundreds of gastronomic fairs and festivals take place throughout the year all over France - a frog fair, an hommage to the sausage, to the turnip, to the quiche and the noble Camembert. What kind of person is a snail-fancier? Is there a brotherhood of sausage connoisseurs? How can you devote an entire weekend to the French fry? Peter Mayle finds out and brings to life the people who can get passionate about a frog's leg or a well-turned omelette. Over ten years ago he transformed our… Read More

pp. xxxix, (i), 279, (i). Frontispiece and 15 fabulous colour plates from H M Brock accompany these wonderful stories, head- and tail-pieces and end-papers all by Brock. Uncut pages slightly foxed and now in protective jacket.

Original green decorative cloth with gilt decoration & lettering. Contains twelve black & white illustrations. Book plate with original name plate and previous author's inscription. Very slight rubbing to extremities otherwise a very clean, tight copy. The journal of a sixteen year-old boy who went to sea from Yorkshire to Australia because of an "inflammation of the lungs". Tells of his time in Victoria and his return via American continent.

London: Gurney and Jackson, 1914. New edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition to which is added a supplement containing 180 figures of recently discovered flowering plants by John W Salter and the Ferns, Horsetails and Club-Mosses by John E Sowerby. Described with an introduction and a key to the natural orders By C. Pierpoint Johnson.Weight 1.6

Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Impression, Condition: NF. Unclipped Dust Jacket Condition: NF. D/J protected by a clear removable sleeve. Cloth boards with pages clean and tight. Overall a very nice copy. Signed limited edition of 1000 of which this is number 215. Illustrated with full-page sepia-toned plates by Frank Harding.

Gilt embossed lettering to the front black boards and spine, top of pages green decoration. Illustrated with numerous b/w photographs throughout. Fold out map following the title page. Slight shelf wear to bottom of spine, hidden under the wrapper in mylar protective cover. Slight foxing to end pages only. Clean and tight copy in very good condition.

Hardback, Very nice blue pebbled/textured cloth with decorative black paneling to front with coloured vignette plate of a small boy in centre of front cover, with gilt lettering to spine and front. In very good condition. Corners slightly bumped, rear top corner slightly rubbed at edge. Cover clean and smart. Some minor darkening and minor foxing to free endpapers. Inside pages all very clean and tight (bright semi-gloss type paper) Illustrated with 22 B&W illustrations from original drawings by L. Rossi

Four stories with numerous coloured illustrations, bound in stiff illustrated boards. A very good copy printed on quality paper. Cover shows signs of wear but pages are very clean and tight. Illustrated by Hans Heysen and sixteen other Australian artists. First Edition First Impression

Signed by the author. As new with dust jacket in protective Mylar covering. This fine book offers Francis' account of his ownership of Cloudehill provides extraordinary details of the more technical aspects of the iconic garden, including plantings, structural design, experiments and failures, the triumphs and disappointments associated with gardening.300 colour illustrations264 pages Heavy item may require extra shipping

Introduction by Gertrude Jekyll. London: 1924, First edition. Illus. w. 47 color plates from flower paintings by Miss M. Walter Anson and 11 halftone plates from photographs of gardens.

Country Life. London. 1914 (3rd) Tall 8vo. Gertrude Jekyll's advice and planning for flower gardens. A gardening classic. In blue cloth covers with gilt to spine and front. Profusely ill. Photo ills. & planting diagrams, some fold out. With colour frontis plate. Foldout diagrams and protected colour illustration with tissue paper and numerous b/w photo ills. Quality pages with some mild foxing with blue endpapers. Bumping to spine and edges, wear consisent with books of this age. Otherwise clean and tight copy.

This is a high quality publication delivering a comprehensive guide to the flora of the UAE. Contains descriptions and geographical locations of 550 wild plants in full detail with another 205 species recorded briefly. The scientific index serves as a checklist of 775 local species in 81 families. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Impression, Condition: NF. Unclipped Dust Jacket Condition: NF. D/J protected by a clear removable sleeve. Cloth boards with high quality pages clean and tight. Overall a near fine copy. Heavy book additional postage will apply.

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation
Blue soft cover with gold lettering
Crest at the top says British Empire Service League
First page is a full colour portrait of the Queen, with a tissue overlay
Includes the text for the broadcast to the Commonwealth and Empire on Coronation Day and the Oath to the British Empire Service League
Beautiful black and white photos, many of the Empire troops - New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, to name only a few
Names of the Coronation present contingents - Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Air Force, plus the other Empire countries represented
This was a special program issued to the British Empire Service League, and is a highly collectible piece of history, particularly to the remaining WWII veterans and their descendents.