Albert Achdjian

Un Art Fundamental le Tapis: A Fundamental Art the Rug

Paris, Editions Self, 1949. First edition. Magazine. A first edition study of oriental rugs, illustrated throughout and with numerous topped in colour plates. The first edition of this work, with all text present in both English and French.The work of Albert Achdjian, who worked in Paris as a restorer and dealer of Antique Oriental Art, specialising in textiles, and in 1949 published this work. Quickly selling 10,000 copies, it was a great success in his day.With numerous full plate and vignette illustrations, alongside twenty-three brightly coloured tipped in reproductions of rugs.With dust wrapper laminated to original stiffened paper wraps. In the publisher's original stiffened paper wraps, with dust wrapper laminated to boards. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Mark to tail of back strip, with discolouration to back strip. Light marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to first and last few leaves, and tidemarks to the tail of pages 275-286. Pages otherwise generally clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Fair.

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Book number: 798F42

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: rug textiles weaving carpet textiles Not Stated

Phyllis Ackerman; J Nilsen Laurvik

Catalogue of the Retrospective Loan Exhibition of European Tapestries Held in the San Francisco Museum of Art

San Francisco , The Museum, 1922. Paperback. A limited edition of this interesting work on this early twentieth century art exhibition. Limited edition, one of two thousand copies printed. With a preface by the director of the museum, J Nilsen Laurvik. Illustrated throughout with examples of the tapestries discussed. This work is an examination of an exhibition on European Tapestries originally held in 1915. In original pictorial paper wraps. Externally, generally smart. Some bumping and lifting to the extremities. Small amount of chipping to the head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges with instances of light scattered spots. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Book number: GEN14-D-22

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: art j nilsen lauvik tapestries european tapestries j nilsen lauvik Various

Harold Acton

The Last Medici

London, Faber and Faber, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated work on the House of Medici. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and fifteen plates. Collated complete. Following the House of Medici, an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' Medici, during the first half of the 15th century. With particular reference to Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1670 until his death in 1723, the sixth and penultimate from the House of Medici. Written by Harold Acton, a British writer, scholar, and aesthete who was a prominent member of the Bright Young Things. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 849T57

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Last Medici Acton Medici None

John Adam; George Hay

Aberbrothock Illustrated: Being the Round of Etchings in Miniature

Arbroath, T. Buncle, 1886. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of etchings by John Adam. First edition. Illustrated with one hundred and twenty-four plated etchings. Collated complete. A collection of architectural sketches with historical and topographical notes on Aberbrothock (a shire comprising of the parishes of Arbroath, St. Vigeans and Carmyle) from British historian, George Hay. Illustrated by John Adam, a Scottish architect, building contractor and supervisor. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 855T8

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Etchings Round Adam Hay Round None

Steven Adams

L&Apos;Univers Des Impressionnistes

Paris, Vilo, 1990. Cloth. A handsome edition exploring the history and art of the Impressionists. A handsome edition exploring the history and art of the Impressionists. Including colour plates and vignettes throughout. With chapters on the emergence of the Impressionist movement, the locations explored and the introduction of themes found in the paintings such as war. In a cloth binding. Externally, very smart with bumping to extremities and very slight wear to spine. Dustwrapper sound with very faint rubbing from the book inside. Fine . Ill.: Various. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: FGN24-A-5

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: impressionism art history art Various

H. J. Adams

Book of Plans of the London Theatres H.J. Adams

London, Albert Clarke & Co. Ltd, c1920 . First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce and fascinating work illustrating the plans of London theatres, by H. J. Adams. First edition, in the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper wraps. Compiled by H. J. Adams. This interesting work is comprised of the theatre plans of London theatres, with an index to the front of the work, sectioning the plans into theatres, cinemas, concert halls and sporting arenas. With illustrated plans of numerous theatres, most of which are still used today, including the Adelphi, Shaftesbury, Hammersmith, Old Vic, the Globe, London Pavilion, and many more.Previous owner's inscription of 'Riele' to the front cover. First edition, in the publisher's quarter cloth binding and paper wraps. Externally, smart, with light edge wear and creasing, and the odd mark. Previous owners ink inscription to the front cover. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with an ink annotation to the head of page 55. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 886Q20

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: theatre london first edition scarce london H. J. Adams Not Stated

C. K. Adams

A Catalogue of the Pictures in the Garrick Club

London, Garrick Club, 1936. First edition. Vellum. A vellum bound catalogue of the many paintings held by the Garrick Club, illustrated with plates throughout, the first edition of this work. The first edition of this work.A comprehensive catalogue detailing the many paintings owned by the Garrick Club.Illustrated with six plates.Collated, complete.The Garrick Club is an important gentleman's club, founded in the heart of London in 1831. The club is home of over one-thousand paintings, drawings, and sculptures.Notable members of the club include Laurence Olivier, Charles Dickens, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, J. M. Barrie, A. A. Milne, and more.Addenda and errata and supplement leaves loosely inserted.Compiled by C. K. Adams. In the original publisher's quarter vellum binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. Some discolouration and marks to the spine, as is usual with vellum. Minor marks to the boards. Light bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine .

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Book number: 778P41

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: A Catalogue of the Pictures in the Garrick Club garrick club c. k. adams gentleman's club garrick club dickens barrie Various

Charles Addams

Creature Comforts

London, William Heinemann, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of darkly humorous cartoons by Chas Addams. First edition. Collection of darkly humorous cartoon scenes. Written and illustrated by Charles Samuel Addams, an American cartoonist known for his macabre characters, signing the cartoons as Chas Addams. Some of his recurring characters became known as the Addams Family, and were subsequently popularized through various adaptations. In the original quarter orange cloth binding with green boards. Externally, excellent. Unclipped dust wrapper also excellent with minor shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Charles Addams. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 841T77

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Addams Creature Comforts Creature Charles Addams

Jean Adhemar

Graphic Art of the 18th Century

London, Thames and Hudson, 1964. Leather. A beautifully rebound work on 18th century art. Written by French librarian, academic and art historian Jean Adhemar. Translated from the original French into English by M I Martin. This work discusses Art in Europe during the 18th century. There are chapters on book engravers, William Hogarth, painter-engravers, the effect of the French revolution and more. Illustrated throughout with numerous black and white, as well as colour illustrations. Rebound into quarter morocco with cloth covered boards and held in a lovely slipcase. In a quarter morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Held in a slipcase. Externally, lovely with minor shelfwear to the spine. Slipcase is also in lovely condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: LTH8-D-6

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Jean Adhemar M I Martin European Art M I Martin None

Upper Austrian Finance Administration

Retirement Gift Book

Austria , Upper Austrian Finance Administration , 1902. Leather. A stunningly bound and very scarce retirement gift book. A stunning German retirement gift to a 'your excellency', the former President of the Upper Austrian Finance Administration, from the other officials of the organisation. With four pages detailing the companies gratitude and well wishes for retirement, a page of signatures from the officials all in cursive German script. The gift has been dated 1902 and illustrated by Edvard Lorenzo. In a clam shell case and in crushed morocco binding with extended embossed detail with metal and gem inlays.Bound by C Wumro in Urfahr, a district of Linz in Upper Austria. With two sheets that have deciphered the cursive script of the first page in both English and German.  In a clam shell case and in crushed morocco binding with extended embossed detail with metal and gem inlays. Externally, excellent. Internally, the first two pages are loose, the rest are bound. Pages remain bright and clean. There are tears to the interior of the clam shell case where the metal inlays have been otherwise it is in very good condition with a few marks to the boards. Fine . Ill.: Eduard Lorenzo. Fine .

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Book number: 850B73

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Eduard Lorenzo Upper Austrian Finance Administration Retirement gift Upper Austrian Finance Administration Eduard Lorenzo

Contess Albrizzi; Count Cicognara

The Works of Antonio Canova in Sculpture and Modelling, Engraved in Outline by Henry Moses with Descriptions by the Countess Albrizzi and a Biographical Memoir by Count Cicognara

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1849. Leather. Three illustrated volumes on the work of Antonio Canova, with a bibliographical memoir. Three volumes. Illustrated throughout. The works of Antonio Canova, an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures. Often regarded as the greatest of the Neoclassical artists, his sculpture was inspired by the Baroque and the classical revival. Written by Count Leopoldo Cicognara, was an Italian artist, art collector, art historian and bibliophile, and Countess Isabella Albrizzi, a Greek-Venetian writer and salonist. Volume one includes a letter from Countess Albrizzi, a biographical memoir of Canova's life, and the statues and groups he produced. Volume two contains images of busts, monuments, and bas reliefs. Volume three contains a supplementary notice to the biographical memoir with Canova's thoughts on the arts. Engravings by Henry Moses, an English engraver. In the original quarter calf with brown cloth boards. Externally, very smart with bumping to the extremities and light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Very Good . Ill.: Henry Moses. Very Good .

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Book number: 849T46

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Canova Sculpture Cicognara Sculpture Henry Moses

Cecil Aldin

An Artist&Apos;S Models

London; New York, H. F. & G. Witherby; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. Vellum. A lovely work by Cecil Aldin on dog, complete with his original illustrations, a smart signed limited edition. A limited edition of three hundred and ten copies, of which this is numbered one hundred and eighty two.Signed by Cecil Aldin to the limitation page. In the original slipcase, in a very good condition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and nineteen plates.Collated, complete. A charming work by Cecil Aldin, in which he discusses the various canine models he has used throughout his career, a lovely work for dog lovers.Aldin says that his workshop "is more like a dog-kennel than a portrait-painter's studio". His charming illustrations of animals, sports, and rural scenes contributed to many different publications ensured that Aldin was one of the most popular book illustrators of his time. In the original publisher's vellum binding, in the original slipcase. Externally, smart. A couple of very light spots to the boards, as is usual with vellum. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Slipcase is a little worn, with a small amount of loss to the spine. Light age-toning and marks to the slipcase. Slipcase is in a very good condition. Near Fine . Ill.: Cecil Aldin. Near Fine .

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Book number: 909P1

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: An Artist's Models cecil aldin dogs models cecil aldin Cecil Aldin

Cecil Aldin

Dogs of Character

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1927 . First edition. Vellum. A limited edition of Cecil Aldin's charmingly illustrated tale about the dogs Mickey and Cracker, an Irish wolfhound and a bull terrier. Limited to two-hundred and fifty copies. This copy is lacking the signed original Aldin Sketch that it was issued with, and is also lacking the limitation page and title page.Aldin's tale chronicles the lives of Micky and Cracker, an Irish wolfhound and a bull terrier, and provides a practical guide for young dog owners, with tips on training, dealing with bad habits, feeding, and more.Illustrated with two full colour plates, and seventy-seven vignette and full page illustrations by Aldin. Collated, complete.A lovely work from the British artist and illustrator best known for his paintings and sketches of animals, sports, and rural life. A devoted dog-lover, many of his works pay tribute to canine friends. In the publisher's original quarter vellum binding, with paper covered boards. Light discolouration and spotting to back strip, with handling marks and discolouration to boards. Internally, firmly bound, but with title page and limitation page removed. Pages bright, but with spotting and instances of foxing throughout, most concentrated to the first half of the work. Good . Ill.: Cecil Aldin. Good .

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Book number: 875F25

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: dogs white puppy book puppy book sketches white puppy book Cecil Aldin

Cecil Aldin

Dogs of Character

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1927 . First edition. Vellum. A lovely limited edition of Cecil Aldin's charmingly illustrated tale about the dogs Mickey and Cracker, an Irish wolfhound and a bull terrier. Limited to two-hundred and fifty copies. This copy is lacking the signed original Aldin Sketch that it was issued with, and is also lacking the limitation page.Aldin's tale chronicles the lives of Micky and Cracker, an Irish wolfhound and a bull terrier, and provides a practical guide for young dog owners, with tips on training, dealing with bad habits, feeding, and more.Illustrated with two full colour plates, and seventy-seven vignette and full page illustrations by Aldin. Collated, complete.A lovely work from the British artist and illustrator best known for his paintings and sketches of animals, sports, and rural life. A devoted dog-lover, many of his works pay tribute to canine friends. In the publisher's original quarter vellum binding, with paper covered boards. Externally, bright. Bump to spine head. Head and fore edge of front board age toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with spotting throughout the work. Very Good . Ill.: Cecil Aldin. Very Good .

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Book number: 875F26

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: cecil aldin white puppy book puppy book aldin white puppy book Cecil Aldin

Cecil Aldin

Just Among Friends, Pages from My Sketch Book

London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1935. Cloth. The scarce second edition of this collection of beautiful sketches of dogs by Cecil Aldin. The second edition of Just Among Friends, Pages From My Sketch Book by Cecil Aldin in cloth binding. Includes an introduction by the author and twenty-seven pastel sketches of dogs, some in monochrome and some with splashes of colour. Collated, complete.Cecil Aldin was a British artists and illustrator best known for his pastels and paintings of animals. Prior owner's ink inscription to the first free endpaper from 1935. In cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There are some markings to the back board. The spine is slightly worn. The hinges are starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the first free endpaper from 1935. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Cecil Aldin. Very Good .

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Book number: 831W16

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Cecil Aldin Just among friends Sketches Second edition Just among friends Cecil Aldin