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

Carsa Edizioni Book. Near Fine. Hard Cover in Dw and Slip Case. 13 1/4" x 9 1/8". 248 pages, superbly illustrated mainly in colour , many architectural details. Italian text. Extensive Bibliography. Hb in dw and card slipcase..

New York: Crown Publishers, 1950. Book. Very Good. Cloth-backed Boards. 10 1/4" x 7 1/2". 303 pages, 800 photographs. A unique, indispensable appraisers' guide to collectors for judging and evaluating antiques. More than 100 types are discussed, more than 300 examples are illustrated; including some of the most notable pieces known. For each type 3 examples are discussed - good, better and best; and the reasons for the judgement are clearly elucidated. A classic book..

New York: Crown Publishers, 1950. Book. Very Good. Cloth-backed Boards. 10 1/4" x 7 1/2". 303 pages, 800 photographs. A unique, indispensable appraisers' guide to collectors for judging and evaluating antiques. More than 100 types are discussed, more than 300 examples are illustrated; including some of the most notable pieces known. For each type 3 examples are discussed - good, better and best; and the reasons for the judgement are clearly elucidated. A classic book..

Salisbury, Wilts: The Thomas Frith Collection, 2009. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 10 1/8" x 12", 232 pages, packed with period photograph and line illustrations, many printed full-colour or sepia, showing our towns before the planners altered them for ever, depicting scenes of urban life from 1870 to 1970, an eventful century of radical changes. Illustrated boards, fine, virtually as new..

London: The Hogarth Press, 1940. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 7 3/8" x 4 3/4", 80 pages.' A further selection of Miss Sackville-West's 'Country Notes' in the 'New Statesman' to make a perfect small gift for a wartime Christmas.' Hb in dw, light blue-grey cloth, maroon titling to the spine, dw with black and white photograph of tall lilies in a walled garden bed. Endpapers foxed, affecting adjacent page, front and back, slight fading at upper edge where the slight torn and chipped dw has failed to protect it, some surface loss to dw. Generally a very good copy despite the problems of wartime restrictions on paper quality. .

London: Frances Lincoln Ltd, 2004. Book. As New. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Frances Lincoln edition, 2006. 8" x 5 3/8", 237 pages, appendix giving short list of nurserymen. From 1946, the poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West wrote a gardening column in the Observer. The columns were later collected into a set of books published between 1951 and 1958. Vita's extensive gardening knowledge, her intense passion for her subject and her lively literary flair make these classics of garden writing essential for any serious gardener's bookshelf. Volume 1 in a series of four anthologies reproducing the lively gardening columns by Vita Sackville-West. This volume covers 1946-1950. Hb, virtually as new, in attractive dw, designed by Paul Holmes, slight fading to the spine, hence fine rather than as new. A very nice copy. .

London: Frances Lincoln, 2004. Book. As New. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Frances Lincoln edition, 2004. 8" x 5 3/8", 199 pages, appendix giving short list of nurserymen. From 1946, the poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West wrote a gardening column in the Observer. Her writings were later collected into a set of books published between 1951 and 1958. Vita's extensive gardening knowledge, her intense passion for her subject and her lively literary flair make these books essential for any serious gardener's bookshelf. Volume 3 in a series of four anthologies of the lively gardening columns by Vita Sackville-West. This volume covers 1953-5. Hb, virtually as new, in attractive dw, designed by Paul Holmes, slight fading to the spine, hence fine rather than as new. A very nice copy. .

London: Frances Lincoln, 2004. Book. As New. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Frances Lincoln edition, 2004. 8" x 5 3/8", 199 pages, appendix giving short list of nurserymen. From 1946, the poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West wrote a gardening column in the Observer. These were later collected in a set of books published between 1951 and 1958. Vita's extensive gardening knowledge, intense passion for her subject and lively literary flair are timeless and inspirational, making these books essential for any serious gardener's bookshelf. Volume 4 in a series of four anthologies reproducing the lively gardening columns by Vita Sackville-West. This volume covers 1955-8. Hb, virtually as new, in attractive dw, designed by Paul Holmes, slight fading to the spine, hence fine rather than as new. A very nice copy. .

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 9 1/4" x 6", xii, 180 pages, 5 black and white illustrations, bibliography. The plays of Tennessee Williams' post-1961 period have often been misunderstood and dismissed. In light of Williams' centennial in 2011, which was marked internationally by productions and world premieres of his late plays, Annette J. Saddik's new reading of these works illuminates them in the context of what she terms a 'theatre of excess', which seeks liberation through exaggeration, chaos, ambiguity, and laughter. Saddik explains why they are now gaining increasing acclaim, and analyses recent productions that successfully captured elements central to Williams' late aesthetic, particularly a delicate balance of laughter and horror with a self-consciously ironic acting style. Grounding the plays through the work of Bakhtin, Artaud, and Kristeva, as well as through the… Read More

Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttlle Company, 1963. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 10 5/8" x 7 1/2", xxx, 265 pages, 23 black and white plates, many text illustrations, genealogy of the Tea Masters from No-Ami (Fl. C. 1450) to the present day, list of books consulted. A classic among studies of Japanese aesthetics. Hb, near fine in very good dw. .

Aberdeen, Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 7 3/4" x 10", xii, 321 pages, over 320 colour photographs, indices of common and scientific names. The rocky reefs and coral communities of Hong Kong shelter a rich and beautiful fish fauna largely unknown to those who have never ventured underwater. This book documents the first comprehensive survey of reef fishes ever undertaken in Hong Kong. It includes descriptions and colour photographs of over 320 fish species, a third of which have never before been recorded here. The book will be of value to divers, fishermen, biologists and other professionals who wish, or need, to identify locally occurring fishes and to learn about their biology and distribution in the northern sector of the South China Sea. Illustrated boards, outline drawings of fish to endpapers. No dw, probably as issued, a very good copy. .

Pulborough, West Sussex: SMH Enterprises, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 3/4" x 5 1/2". 228 pages, black and white illustrations, map to endpapers. Appendices, bibliography..

Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2003. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 10 1/4" x 8 1/8". 246 pages, colour plates. Shows how simple it is to make truffles and truffle products a part of everyday cooking and dining, adding a touch of elegance to every meal. Over 115 recipes. Bibliography..

London: Croom Helm, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover.

London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1982. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 11 1/4" x 8 3/4". 160 pages, extensively illustrated with over 250 step-by-step diagrams and photographs..

London: Tiger Books International, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 11 1/4" x 8 3/4". 160 pages, extensively illustrated with over 250 step-by-step diagrams and photographs..

London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1972. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 9 1/4" x 6 1/8". 54 pages of text, 180 black and white illustrations..

London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 10" x 7 3/8". 168 pages, 121 black and white photographs, 13 colour photographs, 76 line drawings. Glossary, Bibliography. Hb in price-clipped dw, otherwise a near fine copy.

Mineola, NY, U.S.A.: Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1974. Book. Near Fine, Minor Crease. Illustrated Card Covers. 10 3/4" x 7 3/4". xi + 212 pages, 102 plates containing 102 black and white photographs and numerous measured drawings showing front, side, back elevations and details. Illustrated card covers, minor crease to lower corner, otherwise near fine..

London: Heinemann, 1983. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 10" x 7 1/2". 160 pages, extensively illustrated with colour photographs and over 100 line drawings..