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Arts & Architecture

A selection of rare books relating to art and design, including decorative design, architecture, gardens, fashion, costume and caricature. Please use the image-links here for specific areas of interest, or continue below to view all of the books relating to these subjects.

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  1. First edition, first impression. Fully illustrated. Folio. Publisher's burgundy cloth, titles to upper board and spine gilt, top edge gilt. Tissue guards inevitably browned, spine perhaps just a trace faded but an exceptionally fresh copy.

    £250
  2. First edition, first printing; 8vo; fully illustrated in black and white; publisher's brown cloth, illustration to upper board and titles to spine in black, with the dust jacket. A fine copy in the very slightly rubbed dust jacket.

    £250
  3. six volumes, 4to, 240 plates including additional title-pages printed in colour, by Benjamin Fawcett after Lydon, original brown cloth richly decorated in gilt and black, all edges gilt; occasional light spotting, front free endpaper vol. 1 wit h wear to fore-edge, a very good set.

    £750
  4. 10 volumes; 4to (28.5 x 23 cm); illustrated throughout with monochrome plates (including some full page), plans and drawings, occasional minor spotting; publisher's maroon cloth, gilt spine and front cover title, top edge gilt, minor rubbing. A very good set.

    £750
  5. 8 volumes (comprising Thornbury vols I-VI, and Walford vols I-II), 8vo (26 x 20 cm), numerous illustrations including a folding facsimile map of London (marginal tear approx. 10 cm), occasional spotting; indigo cloth backed in green morocco, gilt spine in sections. A very good set.

    £500
  6. First edition, signed by the author, one of 550 copies signed ; 3 vols, 4to (29 x 24 cm); over 500 illustrations, including plates (some mounted, some colour), a folding map (a facsimile of Rocque's 1744 Survey of London), plans, and textual figures, titled tissue guards, light spotting to endpapers, leaves slightly toned; publisher's blue cloth, armorial device and gilt stamped ornamental border to front covers, gilt lettering to spines, all edges gilt, rubbing to spine ends and corners. An excellent set.

    £450
  7. First edition, 4to (25.5 x 19.5 cm); frontispiece and numerous plates and woodcut illustrations throughout; red cloth with gilt title and decoration to front cover and spine. A very good copy.

    £250
  8. First edition, 3 vols; 8vo (25 x 16 cm); armorial bookplate to front pastedown of each volume; contemporary green cloth bindings, gilt spines, light spotting. A very good set.

    £500
  9. 4 vols bound uniformly, comprising Knight vols I-VI (bound in 3) and Timbs; 4to (26.5 x 18.5 cm); illustrated throughout with woodcuts and full page engravings, minor spotting to endpapers; bound in half blue calf, contrasting red and dark green morocco lettering-pieces, gilt spine with raised-banding (slightly faded), blue cloth boards, marbled edges, a handsome set.

    £650
  10. First edition, large folding wood engraved panorama (14 x 670.5 cm), light spotting, sectional division at Trafalgar Square repaired with tape to verso, title pasted inside upper cover; purple cloth, gilt decoration in blind, upper hinge split, a little worn.

    £650
 

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