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

Cecil Aldin

Old Inns

London, William Heinemann, 1921. Vellum. A smart limited edition of this series of illustrations depicting old inns, signed by Cecil Aldin. Limited edition of three hundred and eighty copies, of which this is number one hundred and thirty-seven. Signed by the author/illustrator to the limitation page. Illustrated with sixteen tipped-in colour plates, and forty-four black and white images. Collated complete. A collection of charming images of old inns from across Great Britain, such as: The George Inn in Salisbury, The King's Head in Chigwell, The Angel Inn in Woolhampton, The Star Inn in Alfriston, and The Mermain Inn in Rye. Written and illustrated by Cecil Aldin, a British artist and illustrator known for his paintings and sketches of animals and sports. In the original quarter vellum with cream paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Cecil Aldin. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 874T55

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Old Inns Old Inns Aldin Old Cecil Aldin

Cecil Aldin

The White Puppy Book

London, Humphrey Milford, [1909]. First edition. Hardback. Bright first edition of this delightful puppy tale with charming illustrations by Cecil Aldin, a scarce copy. The first edition of this work, dated from Jisc first and only edition. A scarce copy.Charming personal diary of a white puppy with a docked tail. Coloured illustrations are printed on grey shade paper. Written and beautifully illustrated by Cecil Aldin, British artist known for his paintings and sketches of animals and rural life. Rebacked in quarter cloth binding, original illustrated boards restored. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, lightly rubbed to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Odd light spotting to occasional leaf, otherwise pages bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Cecil Aldin. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 831A68

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: cecil aldin first editions puppy first editions Cecil Aldin

Cecil Aldin

The White Puppy Book

London, Henry Frowde and Hodder and Stoughton, c1909 . Cloth. Famed illustrator Cecil Aldin's delightful 'White Puppy Book', an illustrated volume featuring a humorous tale concerning a troublesome young pup. A charming early twentieth century illustrated children's book by artist and illustrator Cecil Aldin. Aldin was best known for his delightful paintings and sketches of animals, sports, and rural life, with both of these volumes illustrated throughout. Illustrated with twelve colour plates. Collated, complete.Undated; dated circa 1909 via Jisc.In a scarce variant of the publisher's binding, featuring two white puppies to the front board, rather than one. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with back strip lightly age toned. Horizontal split to cloth at back strip centre. Discolouration to perimeters of rear board, with rubbing to fore edge of head of front board. Hinges strained, and a touch tender. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting to first few leaves, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Cecil Aldin. Very Good .

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Book number: 875F24

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: cecil aldin puppies dogs black puppy book puppies Cecil Aldin

Queen Alexandra

Queen Alexandra&Apos;S Christmas Gift Book: Photographs from My Camera

London, The Daily Telegraph, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of photographs gifted by Queen Alexandra for charity. First edition. To be sold for charity. With a portrait frontispiece, forty-six tipped in photographic reproductions with tissue guards and many further photographic reproductions. Collated complete. A charming gift book for Christmastime, produced on behalf of Alexandra of Denmark, Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor Edward VII. In the original full cream cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. The odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Hinges starting but firm. Pages are very bright and clean with age toning and light spotting to the first and last few pages only. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 900T32

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Queen Alexandra Christmas Gift Book Photographs Christmas Not Stated

Helen Allingham; Marcus B. Huish

Happy England

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition work featuring the beautiful illustrations of Helen Allingham, alongside a biography and descriptions. The first edition de luxe. Limited to 750 copies, of which this is number 311. Signed by the illustrator to the limitations page. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. With a photograph frontispiece, and eighty full-page colour plates, from the paintings of Helen Allingham, depicting idyllic rural scenes and family life in England. Collated complete. The frontispiece is loose but present. Helen Allingham (1848-1926) was a British watercolourist and illustrator from the Victorian era. She contributed illustrations to a range of periodicals including 'The Graphic' newspaper, and made artwork for the 1874 serialisation of Thomas Hardy's 'Far from the Madding Crowd&apos. With a biography of Allingham, and descriptions by Marcus B. Huish. Marcus Bourne Huish (1843-1921) was an English barrister, writer, and art dealer. He was the editor of 'The Art Journal' from 1881 to 1892 and was also the first Managing Director the Fine Art Society. The half title page is present. In the publishers original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, smart with some shelf wear to the extremities. Spine is darkened. Bumping to the spine, and upper boards. Marks to the boards and spine. Hinges strained but still firm. Some light offsetting to the free endpapers. Spotting to the free endpapers. Discreet blindstamp for 'Neatham Mill Library', to the rear free endpaper. Internally, the frontispiece is loose but otherwise firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. The odd spot and handling mark throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Helen Allingham. Very Good .

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Book number: 848G24

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: marcus b huish watercolour victorian art far from the madding crowd watercolour Helen Allingham

Helen Allingham; Marcus B. Huish

Happy England

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1903. Leather. A beautiful, signed, limited edition work showcasing Helen Allingham's watercolour paintings of England. The Deluxe Edition. Limited to 750 copies, this being number 396. Signed by Helen Allingham to the limitations page. Rebound in handsome half morocco, with gilt detail to the spine, by Period Bookbinders, Bath. With the original cloth front cover bound into the volume. With a portrait frontispiece and eighty full page watercolour illustrations from paintings by Helen Allingham. Collated complete. A beautiful work showcasing the paintings of Helen Allingham. Allingham was a renowned British watercolourist from the Victorian era, best known for illustrating Thomas Hardy's novel, 'Far from the Madding Crowd&apos. Her work was highly influential, even inspiring the likes of Vincent Van Gogh. With a memoir and descriptions by Marcus B. Huish. The half title page is present. Rebound in half morocco by Period Bookbinders, Bath. Externally, excellent with little shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean with just the odd spot throughout. Illustrator's ink signature to the limitations page. Fine . Ill.: Helen Allingham. Fine .

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Book number: 844g19D

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: english art helen allingham marcus b huish watercolour helen allingham Helen Allingham

Helen Allingham; Marcus B. Huish

Happy England

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1903 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated celebration of England, with colour plates by the renowned artist Helen Allingham. The first trade edition of this work.'Happy England' examines at various scenes of England, such as the woods and fields, cottages, gardens, as well as the house of Alfred Tennyson.Illustrated with a frontispiece and eighty coloured plates, retaining the original tissue guard. Collated, complete.Illustrated by Helen Allingham. Allingham was a Victorian watercolourist, often contributing illustrations to periodicals and books. Her work influenced Vincent Van Gogh when he saw her paintings in 'The Graphic' newspaper.Written by Marcus Bourne Huish. Huish was a writer and art dealer.With the former owner's inscription of George T Giddings, dated 1904, to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Boards bright. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with a touch of adhesive residue to back strip head and tail. Hinges strained, with front hinge tender and rear hinge firmly held. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, with instances of foxing throughout. Good . Ill.: Helen Allingham. Good .

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Book number: 908F37

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: Helen Allingham happy english huish happy english Helen Allingham

Dom Cuthbert Almond

The History of Ampleforth Abbey from the Foundation of St. Lawrence&Apos;S at Dieulouard to the Present Time

London, R. & T. Washbourne , 1903. Cloth. A profusely illustrated history of Ampleforth Abbey, covering its beginnings up to the 'present' of early 20th century. The first edition of this work.In the publisher's original gilt decorated cloth binding.Illustrated profusely throughout, including a frontispiece, forty-seven monochrome plates and vignettes throughout. Collated complete. This history offers the reader a thorough coverage of Ampleforth Abbey, a monastery of Benedictine monks to the east of Ampleforth, North Yorkshire.  In the original gilt decorated cloth binding. Externally, with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Marks to the boards. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. The odd spot, otherwise pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not stated. Good .

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Book number: 912Y32

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: History Abbey Architecture Illustrated Abbey Not stated