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[EASTLAKE LIBRARY]. Catalogue of the eastlake library in the national gallery. London. Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1872. First edition. 8vo. 165pp, [3]. Recent red half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, red cloth boards, T.E.G. Original publisher's wrappers bound in. Sunned, a trifle rubbed. Inked ownership inscription of the Burlington Fine Arts Club to head of upper wrapper. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title 'With the Director's compliments'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22626
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DIEHL, Charles. L'art chrétien primitif et l'art byzantin . Paris et Bruxelles. G. Van Oest, 1928. 4to. 61, [LXIV]. Contemporary half red morocco, red cloth boards, lettered and tooled in gilt. Top edge gilt, vivid marbled endpapers. A little scuffed and marked, though bright save a little foxing throughout. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30758
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DAYES, Edward. The works of the late Edward Dayes: containing an excursion through the principal parts of Derbyshire and Yorkshire... London. Printed by T. Maiden, 1805. First edition. 8vo. [16], 359pp, [3]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, an additional engraved title page, a further 10 engraved plates, a final leaf of publisher's advertisements, and a list of subscribers. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, recently rebacked. Boards lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, early inked ownership inscription to blank fly-leaves, occasional loss to tissue-guards, worm-track to latter half of text-block, touching text at times without loss of sense. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27570
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CRUIKSHANK, George. [A coherent and extensive collection of engravings, in a scrap book, featuring broadsides, proof strikes, plates, vignettes, title pages, and one hand-coloured etching].. vs.. vs, vs. Folio. [111]ff. Nineteenth century gilt-tooled half hard grained green morocco, cloth boards. Rubbed to extremities, chipping at head and foot of spine, bumping to corners, paper label over gilt tooled lettering to spine (chipped). A handful of stubs suggest some removals, all in one section. The recto of each leaf of this scrap-book is filled, with between one and six examples of Cruikshank's work pasted down. ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 26975
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CRUIKSHANK, George. A re-issue of scraps and sketches, from the original plates...part one. London. Published for the artist by Arthur Arnold, [1875]. Oblong quarto. [4]pp. With 38 hand-coloured etched vignettes, on 6 plates. Original publisher's cloth-backed printed wrappers. Rubbed and marked, gutta percha perished and text block detached from boards. Some spotting to endpapers, short marginal tear to FFEP and title. Presentation copy, inscribed to head of title: 'To Mrs E.J. Morton, with the compliments, & best wishes of Geo. Cruikshank. April 30th 1875', and later inscribed in a ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 16526
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COLVIN-SMITH, R. C. M.. The life and works of Colvin Smith, R.S.A. 1796-1875. Aberdeen. The University Press, 1939. First edition. 8vo. One of one hundred copies printed. viii, 134pp. With a photographic portrait frontispiece and a further nine photographic plates. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered in gilt, pictorial dustwrapper. Dustwrapper worn and damp-stained. 'Review copy' inscribed to FFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23376
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[CLAYTON, Nicholas]. [Two bound collections of scraps, silhouettes and sketches painted, both titled 'Medals', mostly within roundels and with running mottos summarising the sitter's personality]. [s.i.]. [s.n., s.d. but likely 1780s-90s] 8vo and oblong 8vo.. Two volumes. Featuring 54 painted portraits within 237pp (8vo), and 17 further examples within 74pp (oblong 8vo). Exquisitely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled navy crushed morocco, A.E.G. Very slightly rubbed, with occasional internal offsetting, else fine. More > £ 7,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 29941
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CLARKE, T. H. The domestic architecture of the reigns of queen elizabeth and james the first illustrated by a series of views of English Mansions, with brief historical and descriptive accounts of each subject. London. Priestley and Weale, 1833. First edition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 24, [2], 2pp. With 20 lithographed plates, two wood-cut illustrations in the text, and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's brown cloth boards, modern calf spine, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Boards rubbed and marked. Recent bookplate of Josceline Grove to FEP, modern typed bookseller's description tipped-in to FFEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 30999
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CIRLOT, Juan Eduardo.. Lucio Fontana. Barcelona. Editorial Gustavo Gili, [1966]. Small 4to. 59pp. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in pink, with original publisher's photographic dustwrapper. Boards sharp, wrapper a little nicked and marked. Presentation inscription to FFEP: 'For Sir Laurence Olivier with my greatest admiration.' More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31209
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CHAFFERS, W[illiam]. Catalogue of the works of antiquity and art collected by the late william henry forman, esq., Pippbrook House, Dorking, Surrey, and removed in 1890 to callaly castle, northumberland, by major a. h. browne. [London]. Printed [by A. Bradley] for Private Circulation, 1892. First edition. Quarto. [4], 209pp, [35]. With seven engraved plates. Handsomely bound in richly gilt-tooled polished calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 23084
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CELLINI, Benvenuto. The life of benvenuto cellini: a florentine artist... London. Printed for T. Davies, 1771. First edition in English. 8vo. In two volumes. x, 512; [2], 403pp, [41]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I. Contemporary calf, later rebacked. Heavily rubbed and marked. Later armorial bookplate of Calwich Library to FEP of Vol. I, later inked ownership inscriptions to FFEPs, scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28372
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CELLINI, Benvenuto. The life of Benvenuto Cellini. London. John C. Nimmo, 1888. Second edition. 8vo. In two volumes. lxv, [3], 284; [2], 340pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to each volume. Bound by Fazakerley of Liverpool in contemporary gilt-tooled red straight-grain morocco, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed and sunned. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, armorial bookplates of Geoffrey Ecroyd to both FEPs (each with the later inked ownership inscription of Kathleen Speight at head), bookseller's tickets of Adam Holden to same. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 20712
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CATHCART, Anne. Avocet to zander: An English Countryside Alphabet. Inky Parrot Press, 2003. Limited edition. Small 8vo. 62pp. Original publisher's letterpress card wraps, in an edition of 112 copies by Brian Bailey at Libanus Press on Zerkall Ingress paper, this signed by the author/artist and numbered 68/112. Top and fore edge unopened (by design), each woodcut leaf followed by a blank leaf. Bottom edge untrimmed. Spine slightly creased, else a fine copy More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 30108
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CATFORD, James S.. Photographic views of north devon. 5, High Street and 29, Portland Square, Ilfracombe. [James S. Catford, s.d., c.1870s] Oblong 8vo. [1-title], [11]ff, each with mounted sepia photograph to recto and verso, captioned beneath in manuscript. Original publisher's mauve cloth, gilt. A trifle marked and a little rubbed to extremities. Short tear to one leaf, just clipping photographs More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 30361
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[CARLOS, João]. Dez gravuras de João Carlos [ten engravings by joão carlos]. Lisbon. Edicoes Inquerito, [1957]. Limited issue. [11] leaves. Original publisher's cream card folder lettered black, containing 11 loose leaf cards comprising ten engravings, with an introductory leaf by Charles Oulmont. Folder somewhat worn, with large tear to spine. Inscribed on the covering leaf 'To Mr. Cyril Kenney with the best wishes for a happy New Year Very sincerely João Carlos. Christmas 1957'.
More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30083