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Rare books on the fine and applied arts, including livres d’artistes and albums of original artwork, catalogues raisonnés, art criticism, art history, and artist biographies, as well as volumes on craft, design, and architecture.

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  • Monotypes 1961-1965 [Volume I].
    Monotypes 1961-1965 [Volume I].

    CHAGALL, Marc; LEYMARIE, Jean.
    Monotypes 1961-1965 [Volume I]. 1966.
    £17,500.00

  • A complete example of Le Bonheur du Jor by George Barbier with hand-coloured pochoir plates
    A complete example of Le Bonheur du Jor by George Barbier with hand-coloured pochoir plates

    BARBIER, George.
    Le Bonheur du Jour. 1920.
    £17,500.00

  • Robes et Femmes.
    Robes et Femmes.

    SACCHETTI, Enrico.
    Robes et Femmes. 1913.
    £3,250.00

  • The first edition of Album d'un Soldate pernant la Campagne d'Espagne en 1823 by Clerjon de Champagny, with 40 hand-coloured lithographs of spanish costumes.
    The first edition of Album d'un Soldate pernant la Campagne d'Espagne en 1823 by Clerjon de Champagny, with 40 hand-coloured lithographs of spanish costumes.

    CHAMPAGNY, Clerjon de.
    Album d'un Soldat pendant la Campagne d'Espagne en 1823. 1829.
    £1,250.00

  • A vocal score of the Requiem Mass by Antonin Dvorak, signed and inscribed by Karel Bendl, first performed in Brimingham on 9 October 1891, Dvorak conducting
    A vocal score of the Requiem Mass by Antonin Dvorak, signed and inscribed by Karel Bendl, first performed in Brimingham on 9 October 1891, Dvorak conducting

    DIVORAK; Antonín.
    Requiem Mass [vocal score] 1891.
    £3,750.00

  • The sixth edition, the best and most illustrated, of Stow's A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, with 132 plates of views and maps of London
    The sixth edition, the best and most illustrated, of Stow's A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, with 132 plates of views and maps of London

    STOW, John.
    A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, 1754-1755.
    £6,500.00

  • Presentation copy of Jon Soane's Description of the House and Museum on the North Side of Lincoln's Inn Fields, a scarce unpublished work describing his house turned museum towards the end of his life.
    Presentation copy of Jon Soane's Description of the House and Museum on the North Side of Lincoln's Inn Fields, a scarce unpublished work describing his house turned museum towards the end of his life.

    SOANE, John.
    Description of the House and Museum on the North Side of Lincoln's Inn Fields. 1830.
    £6,500.00

  • The scarce Seller issue of A Prospect of London, an illusive series of evocative plates of Stuart London.
    The scarce Seller issue of A Prospect of London, an illusive series of evocative plates of Stuart London.

    [LONDON]; SELLER, John.
    A Prospect of London: [c.1690].
    £2,500.00

  • The enlarged and preferred second edition of Maitland's The History of London furnished with nearly 100 more plates than the first edition
    The enlarged and preferred second edition of Maitland's The History of London furnished with nearly 100 more plates than the first edition

    MAITLAND, William.
    The History of London from its Foundation to the Present Time... 1756.
    £2,750.00

  • First edition of Phillip Brannon's The Park and the Crystal Palace, a scarce set of unusual views of the Crystal Palace, with an additional hand-coloured lithograph titled 'Interior of the Crystal Palace'.
    First edition of Phillip Brannon's The Park and the Crystal Palace, a scarce set of unusual views of the Crystal Palace, with an additional hand-coloured lithograph titled 'Interior of the Crystal Palace'.

    BRANNON, Phillip (illustrator); ACKERMANN, Rudolph (publisher).
    The Park and the Crystal Palace. 1851.
    £7,500.00

  • A first edition of Charles Castle's book, Noel, about the legendary playwright Noel Coward.
    A first edition of Charles Castle's book, Noel, about the legendary playwright Noel Coward.

    COWARD, Noel; CASTLE, Charles (author).
    Noel. 1972.
    £225.00

  • Early issue of Sceniche Decorazioni and Raccolta by Alessandro Sanquirico, the pioneering set designer, containing 75 plates of operas, ballets, and plays performed in La Scala in Milan between 1817 and 1832.
    Early issue of Sceniche Decorazioni and Raccolta by Alessandro Sanquirico, the pioneering set designer, containing 75 plates of operas, ballets, and plays performed in La Scala in Milan between 1817 and 1832.

    SANQUIRICO, Alessandro.
    Sceniche Decorazioni, Inventate ed Eseguite [c.1835]; [c.1832].
    £65,000.00

  • The complete set of eighty etchings with burnished aquatint, drypoint and engraving that make up Los Caprichos by Goya.
    The complete set of eighty etchings with burnished aquatint, drypoint and engraving that make up Los Caprichos by Goya.

    GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de.
    Los Caprichos. 1799.
    £200,000.00

  • A special edition copy of The Life of Sir Edwin Lutyens by Christopher Hussey.
    A special edition copy of The Life of Sir Edwin Lutyens by Christopher Hussey.

    HUSSEY, Christopher.
    The Life of Sir Edwin Lutyens. 1953.
    £125.00

  • A first edition of China Diary by David Hockney and Stephen Spender signed by both authors.
    A first edition of China Diary by David Hockney and Stephen Spender signed by both authors.

    HOCKNEY, David, SPENDER, Stephen.
    China Diary. 1982.
    £1,850.00

  • Group of four Robes et Femmes.
    Group of four Robes et Femmes.

    SACCHETTI, Enrico.
    Group of four Robes et Femmes. 1913.
    £3,750.00

  • A lively set of Neapolitan military plates within ruled borders, captioned below image and with a 2-line description of the plate.
    A lively set of Neapolitan military plates within ruled borders, captioned below image and with a 2-line description of the plate.

    [NAPLES].
    Collezione degli uniformi del Reale Esercito e della Real Marina Napoletana 1844.
    £3,000.00

  • Samaritani's scarce collection of hand coloured lithographs depicting the street sellers of Naples.
    Samaritani's scarce collection of hand coloured lithographs depicting the street sellers of Naples.

    SAMARITANI, G.L. da.
    [Raccolta di Costumi Napolitani]. 1846.
    £1,500.00

  • This first edition traces the development of the gold and silversmith from the Middle Ages to the Modern period, including chapters on hall-marking, falsification, and heraldic engraving, as well as the history and styles of the dinner service
    This first edition traces the development of the gold and silversmith from the Middle Ages to the Modern period, including chapters on hall-marking, falsification, and heraldic engraving, as well as the history and styles of the dinner service

    OMAN, Charles Chichele.
    English Domestic Silver 1934.
    £125.00

  • Signed by Iliazd and nine of the artists, including Picasso, Miro andErnst.
    Signed by Iliazd and nine of the artists, including Picasso, Miro andErnst.

    ILIAZD [ZDANEVICH, Ilia]; PICASSO, Pablo.
    Hommage à Roger Lacourière. 1968.
    £22,500.00

  • First edition of the hand-coloured issue of Frederick Trench's Lithographic Sketch of the North Bank of the Thames, his proposal for a new Embankment which would eventually see the light of day 40 years later.
    First edition of the hand-coloured issue of Frederick Trench's Lithographic Sketch of the North Bank of the Thames, his proposal for a new Embankment which would eventually see the light of day 40 years later.

    TRENCH, [Sir Frederick William].
    Lithographic Sketch of the North Bank of the Thames, 1825.
    £2,500.00

  • The fifth edition, the first illustrated edition, of Stow's Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, one of the greatest of all London books.
    The fifth edition, the first illustrated edition, of Stow's Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, one of the greatest of all London books.

    STOW, John.
    A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster: 1720.
    £3,000.00

  • First edition of Designs for Public and Private Buildings by John Soane, exhibiting his designs including the Houses of Parliament, the Bank of England, and Hyde Park gate.
    First edition of Designs for Public and Private Buildings by John Soane, exhibiting his designs including the Houses of Parliament, the Bank of England, and Hyde Park gate.

    SOANE, John.
    Designs for Public and Private Buildings. 1828.
    £6,500.00

  • First edition of Thomas Shotter Boys' Original Views of London As It Is, the definitive record of London in the 1840's, as well as being one of the last great illustrated books on London.
    First edition of Thomas Shotter Boys' Original Views of London As It Is, the definitive record of London in the 1840's, as well as being one of the last great illustrated books on London.

    BOYS, Thomas Shotter.
    Original Views of London As It Is. 1842.
    £9,500.00

  • First edition of Richard Morris's Panoramic View Round the Regent's Park, a magnificent hand-coloured panorama.
    First edition of Richard Morris's Panoramic View Round the Regent's Park, a magnificent hand-coloured panorama.

    [PANORAMA]; MORRIS, Richard.
    Panoramic View Round the Regent's Park. 1831].
    £6,500.00

  • First editions of Nicholas Hawksemoor's A Short Account of London Bridge, and Thomas Lediard's Some Observations on the Scheme, with extra plates.
    First editions of Nicholas Hawksemoor's A Short Account of London Bridge, and Thomas Lediard's Some Observations on the Scheme, with extra plates.

    HAWKSMOOR, Nicholas; LEDIARD, Thomas.
    A Short Account of London-Bridge; 1736; [1738].
    £8,500.00

  • First edition of Edward Hatton's A New View of London, a handsome set with the maps clean and attractive.
    First edition of Edward Hatton's A New View of London, a handsome set with the maps clean and attractive.

    HATTON, Edward.
    A New View of London; 1708.
    £1,950.00

  • First edition, early issue, of Ackermann's The Microcosm of London, with an autograph letter from Augustus Welby Pugin to Thomas Bury.
    First edition, early issue, of Ackermann's The Microcosm of London, with an autograph letter from Augustus Welby Pugin to Thomas Bury.

    ACKERMANN, Rudolph (publisher); PUGIN, Augustus Charles, and ROWLANDSON, Thomas (illustrators).
    The Microcosm of London; or, London in miniature. [1808-10].
    £5,750.00

  • Second improved edition of William Kent's The Designs of Inigo Jones,
    Second improved edition of William Kent's The Designs of Inigo Jones,

    [INIGO JONES] - KENT, William.
    The Designs of Inigo Jones, 1770.
    £6,500.00

  • Londinopolis;
    Londinopolis;

    HOWELL, Jam[es].
    Londinopolis; 1657.
    £1,350.00

  • The first edition of Joe Lisle's play on words, containing fourty hand-coloured aquatints.
    The first edition of Joe Lisle's play on words, containing fourty hand-coloured aquatints.

    LISLE, Joseph.
    Joe Lisle's Play Upon Words. 1828.
    £1,250.00

  • The first edition of Photographic Pleasures by Cuthbert Bede, containing 24 amusing hand-coloured plates depicting visual puns.
    The first edition of Photographic Pleasures by Cuthbert Bede, containing 24 amusing hand-coloured plates depicting visual puns.

    BEDE, Cuthbert B.A. (pseud. BRADLEY, Edward).
    Photographic Pleasures: 1855.
    £600.00

  • The deluxe edition. One of 15 copies with an additional four etchings.
    The deluxe edition. One of 15 copies with an additional four etchings.

    MOORE, Henry.
    Sheep. 1975.
    £47,500.00

  • First edition of landscape architect William Robertson's 1798 book A Collection of Various Forms of Stoves, on the design and construction of heated greenhouses for exotic plants.
    First edition of landscape architect William Robertson's 1798 book A Collection of Various Forms of Stoves, on the design and construction of heated greenhouses for exotic plants.

    ROBERTSON, W[illiam].
    A Collection of Various Forms of Stoves, 1798.
    £3,500.00

  • An auction catalogue for the sale that never happened - The Dumfries House Chippendale Commission by Christie's.
    An auction catalogue for the sale that never happened - The Dumfries House Chippendale Commission by Christie's.

    [CHRISTIE'S].
    Christie's Sale Catalogue: Dumfries House. A Chippendale Commission. 2007.
    £750.00

  • Bound by Zaehnsdorf
    Bound by Zaehnsdorf

    MORTENSEN, Otto.
    Jens Olsen's Clock. 1957
    £750.00

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