Edward M Barry; Alfred Barry [ed.]

Lectures on Architecture Delivered at the Royal Academy

London, John Murray , 1881. First edition. Cloth. Collection of lectures on architecture delivered by Edward M Barry, the scarce first edition. The first edition of this work, a very scarce volume rarely seen in commerce. Edited with an introductory memoir by Alfred Barry. Published a year after the author's death. Photographic plate tipped in to frontispiece. Collated, complete with twenty illustrations. Containing a series of lectures on architecture and art delivered by Edward Middleton Barry, English architect in the nineteenth century. He is known for his many contributions to the London architectural scene, including the Theatre of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. His lectures often discussed the relationship of architecture with other branches of the arts.  From the library of Doctor Malcolm Higgs, an important architectural historian who worked as an assistant architect to Stirling & Gowan, working on their particularly renowned Leicester University Engineering Laboratory. During his long career he taught at the University of Edinburgh School of Architecture, Canterbury School of Architecture, and University of Nottingham. Later in his life he was the Vice-President and Honorary Librarian of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and contributed and edited the "Journal of Architecture". In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with light bumping to head and tail of spine, boards only lightly marked. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with only minor staining mark to lower margin of plates, not affecting the illustration. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 856A38

Catalogus: Architecture

Trefwoorden: architecture first editions scarce volumes edward m barry first editions Not Stated

Ben Basshham

The Lithographs of Robert Riggs

Philadelphia, The Art Alliance Press, 1986 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this study and biography of artist Robert Riggs in the original dust wrapper. First edition of The Lithographs of Robert Riggs by Ben Bassham in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. With a Catalogue Raisonne. Robert Riggs was one of the most successful American printmakers of the 1930s and 1940s, best known for his lithographs of prize fights and circus scenes. Densely illustrated with black and white in text illustrations. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. There is some slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. To the dust wrapper, there is some slight wear to the extremities including some small creases and small tears. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Robert Riggs. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 853W56

Catalogus: Art & Architecture

Trefwoorden: Robert Riggs Lithographs Art Biography Lithographs Robert Riggs

Alain-Marie Bassy; Jean de la Fontaine

Les Fables de la Fontaine Quatre Siecles D&Apos; Illustration

Paris , Editions Promodis , 1986. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this profusely illustrated work featuring four centuries of illustrations on La Fontaine's fables, written by Alain-Marie Bassy and in the original unclipped dust wrapper and slipcase. The first edition. In the original publisher's cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper and slipcase. Illustrated profusely throughout with colour and monochrome vignettes and full page illustrations. This work was written by Alain-Marie Bassy and provides a visual guide to four centuries of artwork depicting the fables of la Fontaine. Fontaine collected fables from all over the world and adapted them into French free verse. This work showcases the artwork inspired by these famous fables, portraying the characters, settings, morals and atmosphere of the tales. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper and the original slipcase. Externally lovely. The wrap is excellent with slight edgewear only. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. The slipcase is very smart with handling marks. Fine . Ill.: None stated. Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 887Z45

Catalogus: Art & Architecture

Trefwoorden: First edition Illustrated French Fables of the fountain Illustrated None stated

M. I. Batten; Donald Smith

English Windmills

London, The Architectural Press, 1930-1932. First edition. Cloth. A first edition two volume set on the history of English windmills, previously owned by architectural historian John Harvey. A first edition two volume set in the publisher's original cloth binding. Two articles concerning windmills are loosely inserted to Volume II. Inscribed by John Hooper Harvey (1911-1997) to the front free end papers of both volumes, an architectural historian who was "the most prolific and arguably the most influential writer on Gothic architecture in the post-war years". Volume I contains Batten's history of the origin and development of windmills, with records of them in Kent, Surrey, and Sussex. Illustrated with a frontispiece, three folding maps, and numerous plates. Collated complete. Volume II contains Smith's record of windmills in Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex and London. Illustrated with a frontispiece, two folding maps, and numerous plates. Collated complete. Marjorie Isabel Batten (1903-1962) wrote Volume I, an important book because it was published a year after the SPAB Windmills Fund was launched to raise money for the preservation of windmills. Batten was among a small number of pioneering women in the preservation of historic buildings. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, though Vol II is a little faded, and Vol I is faded to the spine with a small ink stain. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some spotting to the first and last few pages, and to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 844M29

Catalogus: Architecture

Trefwoorden: Windmills Architecture John Hooper Harvey Architecture Various

Capt. Batty

Scenery of the Rhine, Belgium and Holland

London, Robert Jennings, 1826 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Batty's collection of sixty engravings illustrating the Rhine, Belgium and Holland. The first edition of this work.Collated, lacking the frontispiece, but retaining all sixty engraved views.Each view is accompanied by a text leaf describing the location depicted.Batty was an English army officer and self-taught artist, who served in the campaign of the Western Pyrenees and at Waterloo as a Grenadier Guard. Anan amateur artist of considerable merit, from 1822 to 1833 he travelled the continent drawing and painting. The engraved title page has been been significantly trimmed to the perimeters, and mounted on a blank leaf.With two loosely inserted small reproductions of Batty's plates.A beautifully illustrated and described work. In the publisher's original quarter reverse calf binding, with morocco covered boards. Significant rubbing to back strip. Front free endpaper renewed. Internally, firmly bound. Lacking frontispiece. Title page significantly trimmed to perimeters, and mounted to a blank leaf with ink ruled border. Pages bright and generally clean, with spotting to plate perimeters. Very Good . Ill.: Robert Batty. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 895F2

Catalogus: Art & Architecture

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Paul Baudry; E. About

Peintures Decoratives Du Grand Foyer de L&Apos;Opera

Paris, Goupil & Cie, 1876. Leather. A very scarce and beautiful look at the ceiling paintings at the Paris Opera, the Palais Garnier, written by the painter of the ceiling, Paul Baudry. Illustrated throughout. Last seen at auction in 1993. In the original French. A very scarce work last seen at auction in 1993. A beautiful look at the impressive ceiling paintings found in the Grand Foyer of the Palais Garnier, the Paris Opera, a foyer that stretches over five-hundred feet. The Palais Garnier is well known today due to it being the setting of the novel 'The Phantom of the Opera' by Gaston Leroux. The ceiling was painted by Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry, who painted representations of various moments in the history of music. These include the allegorical figures of Eurydice, Psyche, Diana, and Aurora.The foyer was designed resembling a classical chateau, with gold accented by mirrors and windows. This work was published only one year after the Opera first opened. Illustrated with a frontispiece, six folding plates, and thirty-three plates. Written by Paul Baudry, who painted the ceiling. The Palais Garnier is his best known work. His style is full of elegance and grace, He also painted in the Court of Cassation, Chateau of Chantilly, Hotel Fould and Hotel Paivabut. In the original publisher's half morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, sound, the boards are detached from the textblock. Some loss to the extremities. Top third of the spine is lifting. Rubbing and marking to the boards and spine. Two institutional labels to the front pastedown. Label to the recto to the front endpaper. Front free endpaper and half-title detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and with some spotting and marking, not affecting the images. Mark to plate IX. Institutional stamps to the half-title, title page, and to the reverse of the plates. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .

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Boeknummer: 667P16

Catalogus: Architecture

Trefwoorden: opera paris paris opera Paul Baudry paris foyer phantom of the opera Not Stated

Leader Scott [Lucy Baxter]

The Cathedral Builders: The Story of a Great Masonic Guild

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1899. Leather. A smartly bound second edition of this important examination of architecture by English writer on art Leader Scott. Second edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seventy-nine plates. Collated complete. An important examination of the whole field of Romanesque architecture in relation to the Comacine masons, with chapters on Romano-Lombard architects, the first foreign emigrations of the Comacines, Romanesque architects, Italian-Gothic and Renaissance architects, and more. Written by Lucy Emily Baxter, an English writer on art, chiefly under the pseudonym of Leader Scott. With the bookplates of William Alfred Westropp Foyle, a British bookseller and businessman who co-founded Foyles bookshop in 1903 with his brother Gilbert Foyle. Previously held in the library of Christopher Foyle, a British philanthropist and chairman of the famous Foyle's Bookshop in London. Bound by Morley Bros. Oxford. Bound in half crushed morocco with marbled boards. Externally, very smart with light wear to the extremities and minor fading to the spine and board edges. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot to the endpapers. Minor wear to the front pastedown with previous owner's bookplate attached. Bound by Morley Bros. Oxford. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 912T81

Catalogus: Art & Architecture

Trefwoorden: Cathedral Builders Masonic Guild Builders Scott Not Stated

Glen Baxter

The Falls Tracer: Six Pieces and Five Drawings

London, Tetrad Press, 1970. First edition. Paperback. A limited edition proof copy of artist Glen Baxter's collection of absurdist drawings, with literary descriptions, in the publisher's original paper wraps. Scarce, Limited Edition, Proof Copy, being one of two-hundred and fifty copies.In the publisher's original paper wraps.This is an lovely short collection of absurdist drawings by Glen Baxter, accompanied by literary descriptions that some critics refer to as 'literary nonsense&apos. Some of these pieces appeared first in 'Jam Magazine', and 'Ronald Reagan&apos.Contents include 'Spring Folio', 'The Tears', and  'Another Look&apos. Glen Baxter is an English draughtsman and artist, who is known for his simple line-drawings with intellectual jokes and references. Many of his drawings are included in works like 'Atlas', '5 x 5', and 'Welcome to the Weird World of Glen Baxter&apos. With an ink inscription to the reverse of front endpaper stating that this work is a proof copy. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, smart. Edge wear to the wraps with discolouration and marks to front as well as reverse. Chipping to spine region of wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Glen Baxter. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 816D54

Catalogus: Art & Architecture

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Glen Baxter

The Falls Tracer: Six Pieces and Five Drawings

London, Tetrad Press, 1970. First edition. Paperback. A limited edition proof copy of artist Glen Baxter's collection of absurdist drawings, with literary descriptions, in the publisher's original paper wraps with a sewn in dust wrapper. Scarce, Limited Edition, Proof Copy, being one of two-hundred and fifty copies.In the publisher's original paper wraps, with a sewn-in paper dust wrapper.This is an lovely short collection of absurdist drawings by Glen Baxter, accompanied by literary descriptions that some critics refer to as 'literary nonsense&apos. Some of these pieces appeared first in 'Jam Magazine', and 'Ronald Reagan&apos.Contents include 'Spring Folio', 'The Tears', and  'Another Look&apos. Glen Baxter is an English draughtsman and artist, who is known for his simple line-drawings with intellectual jokes and references. Many of his drawings are included in works like 'Atlas', '5 x 5', and 'Welcome to the Weird World of Glen Baxter&apos. Ink stamp to front of wraps states that this copy belonged to the Paul & Peter Fritz Literary Agency. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original paper wraps, with a sewn-in dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with minimal edge wear to wraps and just a few marks. Ink stamp to front of wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Glen Baxter. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 816D55

Catalogus: Art & Architecture

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Baron Joseph de Baye; T.B. Harbottle [trans.]

The Industrial Arts of the Anglo-Saxons

London, Swan Sonnenschein, 1893 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this richly illustrated study of the industrial arts of the Anglo-Saxons, with a 'publisher's compliments' stamp to the verso of the front free endpaper. The first edition of this work from French archaeologist Joseph de Baye, translated from the French by T. B. Harbottle.With a stamp reading 'with the publisher's compliments' to the verso of the front free endpaper.Illustrated with seventeen remarkable steel plates and thirty one cuts in text throughout. Collated, complete. De Bayes's work offers an extensive study of the cultures of ancient English civilisations such as the Jutes, Saxons, Angles, Frisians, and Anglo-Saxons, and their arts, including jewelleries, vases, pottery, and graves. These works heavily influenced English arts in the future. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with gilt detailing. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with mark to tail of front board near joint. Hinges strained, with front hinge a touch tender to tail and rear hinge a touch tender to head. Publisher's stamp to verso of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 878F32

Catalogus: Art & Architecture

Trefwoorden: anglo-saxons industrial arts J. de Baye archaeology industrial arts Not Stated

Nicola Bayley

Copycats Crab Cat Polar Bear Cat Parrot Cat Spider Cat Elephant Cat

London, Walker Books , 1984. First edition. Hardback. A lovely first edition set of Nicola Bayley's beautifully illustrated 'Copycats' books, in the original slipcase. The first edition. Five volume complete set in slipcase. Illustrated throughout with colourful full page and vignette illustrations by Nicola Bayley. In the original pictorial hardback with the original slipcase. This lovely set features all five volumes of the 'Copycats' series by Nicola Bayley. Bayley is best known for her illustrations of cats with works such as 'The Mousehole Cat' and her rendition of 'Puss in Boots&apos. These charming works depict cats that wish to be like other animals, such as a polar bear, an elephant and a crab. In the publisher's original hardback with the original slipcase. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. The slipcase is also lovely with only slight bumping to the rear board. Fine . Ill.: Nicola Bayley. Fine .

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Boeknummer: 891Z56

Catalogus: Art & Architecture

Trefwoorden: First edition Copycats Nicola Bayley Slipcase Copycats Nicola Bayley

Wyke Bayliss

The Witness of Art or the Legend of Beauty

London, Hardwicke and Bogue , 1878 . Cloth. The scarce second edition of this collection of meditations on art by Wyke Bayliss. The second edition of this work, scarce in all editions. Concerned with the arts and the aesthetic, with essays on the antique, modern, landscape art in poetry, the supernatural in art, and more. Written by Wyke Bayliss, British painter, author and poet known as a painter of interiors of British and European churches and cathedrals. He was also a renowned Victorian authority on art. Featuring black and white illustrations in text. Four leaves of 'Opinions from the Press' to front. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally with bumping to extremities, light chipping to head of spine. Previous owner's gift inscription to half title page dated 1878. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 869A47

Catalogus: Art & Architecture

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Germain Bazin

Musee de L&Apos;Ermitage, Les Grands Maitres de la Peinture

Paris, Editions Cercle d'Art, 1958. Cloth. Musee De l'Ermitage, Les Grands Maitres de la Peinture with text by Germain Bazin, chief conservator for paintings and drawings at the Muse du Louvre. Muse De l'Ermitage. Les Grands Maitres de la Peinture with text by Germain Bazin, chief conservator for paintings and drawings at the Muse du Louvre. In French. With numerous colour illustrations tipped in, some of which fold out and some in black and white. Two hundred and four illustrations in total with a list to rear. With illustrated endpapers including a plan of l'Ermitage In a cloth binding. Externally, generally smart but with slight wear to extremities, marginal fading, marks and stains to rear board. Front hinge slightly strained. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and generally clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: FGN22-B-11

Catalogus: Art & Architecture

Trefwoorden: Art French Louvre Musee French Not stated

W. Beamont

A History of the House of Lyme (in Cheshire)

Warrington, P. Pearse, 1876. Cloth. A scarce copy of this history of the House at Lyme Park in Cheshire. Scarce work. A historical study of the house at Lyme Park in Cheshire, England. Compiled from documents of the Legh family, a gentry family seated at Lyme Park from 1398 until 1946, when the stately home and its surrounding parkland were donated by the 3rd Lord Newton to The National Trust. The house is the largest in Cheshire with a gateway to the north front of the house which the architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner referred to as "the craziest Elizabethan frontispiece". Written by William Beamont, an English solicitor and local philanthropist. In the original quarter cloth with paper boards. Externally, sound with light shelf wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Splits in the cloth to the joints and light loss to the head and tail of the spine. Marks to the boards and light sunning to the paper. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the extremities. Library bookplate to the front pastedown. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 881T53

Catalogus: Art & Architecture

Trefwoorden: History House of Lyme Cheshire Beamont House of Lyme None

Geoffrey Beard

The Work of Grinling Gibbons

London, John Murray, 1989. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Geoffrey Beard's book dedicated to the career of Grinling Gibbons, a bright copy. The first edition of this work. A pictorial study of the work of Grinling Gibbons, an Anglo-Dutch sculptor and wood carver who worked in England on prominent landmarks including Windsor Castle and Hampton Court Palace, St Paul's Cathedral, Trinity College, Cambridege, &c. Written by Geoffrey Beard. Celebrative of the range of Gibbons's work including stone carvings as well as woodwork, the monuments as well as decorations. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper with 'Production File Copy' sticker to spine.  In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper excellent with only 'file copy' sticker to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Grinling Gibbons; et al. Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 866A43

Catalogus: Art & Architecture

Trefwoorden: grinling gibbons first editions illustrated art first editions Grinling Gibbons; et al