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Art & Architecture
We have a wide and varied collection of books on all forms of Art and Architecture, encompassing Engineering, Design, Furniture and Fashion. Many with fantastic plates and some real rarities included.
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1869 George Cruikshank's Table-BookLondon: 1869A lovely work highlighting the brilliance of the comical art of George Cruikshank. -
1965 Painting as a PastimeNew York: 1965A smart US edition of this illustrated study of the artwork of British statesman Sir Winston Churchill. -
1950 Painting as a PastimeNew York: 1950Churchill's guide to enjoying painting as a hobby, with colour plates of his own work, and the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1892 The Cruikshankian MomusLondon: 1892A smart limited edition volume collecting some of the best caricatures of the Cruikshank family, with hand-coloured plates. -
c1885 The Kensington Fine Art Association's Picture AlbumLondon: c1885A scarce volume celebrating the humorous caricatures of George Cruikshank. -
1884 An Essay on the Genius of George CruikshankLondon: 1884The first edition edition in book form of Thackeray's essay on the talents of famed illustrator George Cruikshank, taken from the pages of the Westminster Review. -
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1896 A Handbook for Posterity: Or Recollections of "Twiddle Twaddle"London: 1896The scarce first edition of this limited edition celebration of the illustrations of George Cruikshank, one of only fifty copies with hand-coloured plates, initialled by the engraver and publisher. -
1869 George Cruikshank's Table-BookLondon: 1869A new edition of this work celebrative of caricaturist and illustrator George Cruikshank's career. -
1958 Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings by the Rt. Hon Winston ChurchillKansas City: 1958A remarkable association copy on Winston Churchill's paintings, presented by his loyal wife Clementine in 1966. -
1998 Painting as a PastimeLondon: 1998A fascinating insight into the life of Winston Churchill as an artist, printed by Sotheby's and illustrated in colour with examples of his work. -
1870 Journal of a Landscape Painter in Corsica Edward Lear Illus 1st EditionLondon: 1870The first edition of this travelogue by well-known Victorian author, Edward Lear. Beautifully complemented by illustrations painted by Lear during his Corsican travels. -
1990 Pop Art A Continuing History First Edition Colour Illustrated LivingstoneLondon: 1990A first edition study of the history of pop art and the cultural impact that it made.