ROSENTHAL Leonard

The Kingdom of the Pearl. [Limited Edition.] 675 COPIES WERE PRINTED

Nisbet,, [1920]. 4to., First Edition thus, with fine tipped-in coloured frontispiece (original captioned tissue guard present), 9 fine tipped-in coloured plates (all original captioned tissue guards present) and patterned endpapers, some very light and virtually negligible spotting; original dark grey boards, upper board patterned in silver with printed paper label (chipped and worn), ivory cloth back blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, boards lightly chafed at corners else a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 675 NUMBERED COPIES FOR SALE IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE (THIS COPY NO. 162). Hughey 54c.

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Book number: 45075

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SCHEYVEN Louis

Devins et Dragons. Illustrations de K'O Shuang-Sho. 500 COPIES WERE PRINTED

Aux Editions Terres Latines, [Brussels],, [1949]. 4to., First Edition, on Marais paper, text in French, with coloured lithographed frontispiece, title and text in red and black, coloured title-vignette, 7 fine coloured lithographed plates and numerous smaller coloured illustrations in the text; original plain ivory wrappers, unclipped dustwrapper under glassine overlay, textured ivory case with red cloth back, backstrip with paper label printed in red and black, the whole housed in publisher's printed board slip case, the slip-case very lightly browned, a near fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 202). The lithographs are by K'o Shuang-sho, coloured by Roger Nervet and produced at the Marci Studio, Brussels. The Chinese characters in the text are by M. Lin Chi Han. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 36862

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SCOTT Peter

Morning Flight. A Book of Wildfowl. Written and illustrated by Peter Scott. [Fifth Impression]. BRIGHT, CLEAN, FRESH COPY

Country Life,, [1941]. Roy., 8vo., Fifth Impression, with coloured portrait frontispiece, vignettes on half-title and title, 15 fine coloured plates and 46 plates in monochrome; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean, fresh copy. First published in a limited edition in 1935.

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Book number: 30535

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Keywords: illustrated books, peter scott, birds, wildfowl, geese

SCOTT Peter

Morning Flight. A Book of Wildfowl. [Ninth Impression.] IN CRUSHED MOROCCO

Country Life,, [1947]. 8vo., Ninth Impression, with coloured frontispiece (original tissue guard present), title-vignette, 15 fine coloured plates and 46 plates in monochrome; handsomely bound in dark green crushed half morocco, green cloth boards, back with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled with flying wildfowl in gilt, gilt top, green endpapers, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. First published as a limited edition in 1935.

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Book number: 37092

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SCOTT Peter

Wild Chorus. Written and illustrated by Peter Scott. [Fifth Impression]. CLEAN COPY

Country Life,, [1944]. Roy., 8vo., Fifth Impression, with coloured frontispiece, title-vignette, 19 fine coloured plates and numerous plates in monochrome; green cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, upper board unevenly sunned, backstrip sunned (but all gilt wholly legible), a very good, clean copy. First published in a limited edition in 1938.

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Book number: 30536

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Keywords: illustrated books, peter scott, birds, wildfowl, geese

SEAGO Edward

High Endeavour. [Preface by The Rt. Hon. Harold Balfour]. BRIGHT COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Collins,, 1944. 4to., First Edition, with frontispiece, title in red and black, and 19 plates, small personal stamp on front free endpaper, tape marks on paste-downs; blue cloth, gilt back, top lightly dust-soiled else a bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper.

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Book number: 32622

Catalogue: Illustrated Books0

Keywords: illustrated books, fine art, graphics, seago, edward seago, ww2, wwii, war artists

SEAGO Edward

Peace in War. CRISP, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Collins,, 1943. 4to., First Edition, with frontispiece, title in red and black, and 28 plates, tiny signature on front free endpaper; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, crisp, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chipped with minor loss (not affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip.

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Book number: 32621

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Keywords: illustrated books, fine art, graphics, seago, edward seago, ww2, wwii, war artists

SEAGO Edward

Peace in War. [Second Impression]. IN FULL MOROCCO

Collins,, [1944]. 4to., Second Impression, with frontispiece, title in red and black, and 28 plates; elegantly bound in dark green full crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, gilt back, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Published a year after the first edition.

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Book number: 36132

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SEAGO Edward

Peace in War.

Collins,, 1943. 4to., First Edition, with frontispiece, title in red and black, and 28 plates, some minor occasional spotting; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright copy.

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Book number: 4777

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SEAGO Edward

With Capricorn to Paris. BRIGHT COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Collins,, 1956. 4to., First Edition, with frontispiece, 7 plates, and illustrations in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed and creased at extremities.

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Book number: 44984

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SEARLE Ronald

Back to the Slaughterhouse. and other ugly Moments. SEARLE IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Macdonald,, [1951]. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, illustrated title and numerous full-page illustratons thoughout, contemporary signature on front free endpaper; red cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in black, a good, firm copy in unclipped, mildly age-soiled dustwrapper frayed at edges. Includes a number of Searle's well-known 'St. Trinians' illustrations.

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Book number: 32038

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SEARLE Ronald

Back to the Slaughterhouse and other ugly Moments. [Second Impression]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF THE THIRD ST. TRINIAN'S

Macdonald,, [1951]. 8vo., Second Impression, with frontispiece, title-vignette and numerous cartoons throughout, short tear at title gutter; red cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Bright copy of the third St. Trinian's book, published a month after the first edition.

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Book number: 35279

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SHACKLETON Keith

Tidelines. With a Foreword by Peter Scott.

Lutterworth Press,, [1951]. Roy. 4to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 15 fine coloured plates and very numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text, and endpaper maps; blue cloth, upper board blocked in blind and lettered in gilt, gilt back, covers unevenly sunned at head and tail of backstrip else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped but very worn dustwrapper, the latter with loss at upper edge of front panel (eliminating most of title) and upper edge of rear panel. Beautifully illustrated studies of seabirds and sailing. Scarce, especially in the dustwrapper.

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Book number: 20942

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SHEPHERD David

An Artist in Conservation. [Foreword by HRH Prince Michael of Kent. Introduction by David Shepherd.] SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY

David & Charles, [Newton Abbot],, 1992, [1993]. Oblong 4to., with numerous fine coloured plates and illustrations in the text; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, yellow endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON HALF-TITLE.

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Book number: 45617

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SHEPHERD David

An Artist in Africa. Foreword by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. Introduction by Nigel Sitwell. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR

Collins and Tryon Gallery,, [1989]. Oblong 4to., with numerous fine coloured plates; sand cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in brown, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST ON TITLE.

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Book number: 47962

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