Search Results: Authors starting with G from Trinder's Fine Tools

Napoli: Banco di Napoli, 1981. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 13" x 9 5/8", 395 pages, 72 colour plates, black and white illustrations, bibliography. Italian text. Hb, fine in very good dw, an impressive volume; but for a small amount of damage to rear of dw, a near fine copy. .

London: Fourth Estate, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 10 1/4" x 8", iv, 564 pages, lavishly illustrated with over 100 pages of black and white and colour photographs, many never previously published, discography, chronology of performances, select bibliography. The definitive portrait of one of the greatest artists of the century, and a corrective to the many misguided lives of Callas which have appeared since her death. Hb in dw, a few softly pencilled notes in the discography and chronology, otherwise a near fine copy. .

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971. Book. Very Good - See Description. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 3/4" x 5 5/8". 238 pages. Defines over 3000 iron and steel terms. Hb in dw, foredges and early and late pages foxed, otherwise very good.

Valletta, Malta G.C.: Said International, 1989. Book. Virtually as New. Hard Cover in Dw and Slip Case. First Edition. 12"x 9 1/8". 198 pages, well illustrated in colour with frontispiece and 210 illustrations, illustrated endpapers..

London: ANaya Publishers Ltd., 1990. Book. Inscription Else Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 12" x 8 1/2". 224 pages, many illustrations. List of London gardens to visit, bibliography, Hb in price-clipped dw, inscription on inside of front free endpaper, otherwise a very good copy..

London: Pavilion Books, 2002. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First paperback edition, 2002. 10" x 10", 192 pages, illustrated throughout in colour, glossary, bibliography. A century on, the whiplash curves and voluptuous imagery of Art Nouveau continue to seduce and are avidly sought by collectors. This was a flowering, too, of artistic interpretation, a reaction against the stolid revivalism of Victoriana with none of the starkness of the modernism that was to follow. Soft covers, fine. .

Stroud, Glos: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 9 1/2" x 6 1/8", xvi, 206 pages, 49 black and white illustrations, diagram showing annotated profile of HMS Affray; list of crew, bibliography. HMS Affray's last mission, and the effects of its loss on the relatives and shipmates of those who perished. Hb in dw, a near fine copy. .

London: National Trust, 2012. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 10" x 7 3/4", well illustrated, almost wholly in colour, bibliography. Inspiration for the modern gardener or smallholder from Britain's great country estate and their kitchens gardens. This practical guide gives a fascinating glimpse over the kitchen garden wall and into the orchards, vegetable beds, fishponds, vineyards and brewhouses through the centuries. For anyone wishing to grow their own and become more self-sufficient, there is much to learn from traditional gardening techniques, whether you have an urban allotment or a balcony. Illustrated boards in dw, slight bump to top corner of upper board and dw, else a near fine copy. .

New York: Abrams, 2006. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First American edition, 2006. 9 1/2" x 9", 223 pages, illustrated throughout in colour. From the author of the enormously successful Graffiti World comes this spectacular follow-up, celebrating the contributions of women to contemporary graffiti and street art. Female writers have always been in the vanguard of the graffiti movement, though often shunted to the side-lines by their male counterparts. This exhaustive volume places them front and centre, featuring 1,000 full-colour illustrations from some of the world's most prominent artists, including Brazil's Nina, Japan's Sasu, Mexico's Peste, and the Americans Lady Pink, Swoon, and Miss 17. Two eight-page fold-out collages, a fold-out poster jacket, and an authoritative text round out the impressive package. The first and only comprehensive survey of its kind, this book is sure to attract and expand upon the wide and… Read More

London: Channel 4 Books, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 11 1/4" x 8 7/8". 288 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. Hb in dw, dw slightly darkened, otherwise a near fine copy..

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1922. Book. See Description. Professionally Re-backed Cloth. First Edition. 11 3/8" x 7 3/4". 228 pages, 180 black and white photographs, 56 text figures, chiefly drawn by Mr Arnold Mitchell, F.R.I.B.A.; one being specially drawn for this book by Mr. E. Godfrey Page, A.R.I.B.A. Hb; the original cloth boards with their drawing of Wells Cathedral to the upper board, have be professionally re-backed in a toning colour, with the original title laid down to the spine. New endpapers. Internally the early pages are somewhat dusty. Overall a good copy of this unusually well illustrated guide...

London: Faber and Faber, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 1/8" x 5 1/2". 244 pages, black and white illustrations, map to endpapers..

Profile Books, 2010. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Priuli & Verlucca in collaboration with the Club Alpino Italiano, 2007. Book. Illus. by Cosson, Renzino. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 120 pages, magnificent colour photographs throughout. Introductory text and captions in Italian. 'Mont Blanc, to which Renzino Cosson, mountain guide of Courmayeur, pays a filial tribute with these images, is the mountain of the imagination, but also of realiry, a territory of ice and granite that offers men moments of total satisfaction'. Illustrated boards, a near fine copy. Uncommon in hb. .

London / Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Publishing House / British Museum Press, 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 9 7/8" x 7 1/2", 176 pages, 36 colour and 185 black and white illustrations, illustrated endpapers. The rock paintings of Zimbabwe are perhaps the least-known artistic treasures of Africa. Hb in dw, a very good copy. .

London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1970. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 10" x 6 1/4". 130 pages, 93 half-tone plates. Shows the evolution of fashion from the earliest times to the present day. Hb in dw, dw price-clipped by publisher, otherwise a near fine copy..

Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books Ltd, 1962. Book. Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 7 1/2" x 5". 160 pages, many black and white illustrations. Soft covers, spine and rear cover darkened, some creasing to rear cover, but generally a good+ copy..

Millers Point NSW: Murdoch Books, 2007. Book. Spine Faded Else Near Fine. Folded Card Covers. First Edition. 9 5/8" x 8 1/4". 208 pages, well illustrated in colour. Dry Gardening will help you to reduce your water consumption and your reliance on toxic chemicals, and become a smart, water-efficient gardener..

London: Academy Editions, 1990. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Second revised Edition. 12"x 9 1/8". Second revised edition, with new colour illustrations. 168 pages, over 200 illustrations, including 55 in colour. Monograph on this major French craftsman and designer of the Art Nouveau period, illustrated with examples of his furniture, glass and pottery. Bibliography..

London, United Kingdom: National Trust, Aylesbury, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 5/8" x 9 3/4". 144 pages, brilliantly illustrated in colour and black and white. Brings together images of the National Trust's properties, celebrating the Trust's achievements over the past 100 years..