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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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c1920 Rubaiyat of Omar KhayyamLondon: c1920Edward FitzGerald's translation of Omar Khayyam's collection of poetical quatrains, adorned with Edmund Dulac's fantastic colour plates, and in the very scarce original dust wrapper. -
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. -
1914 BlastLondon: 1914The first edition of the first issue of Wyndham Lewis' Vorticist literary magazine, an example of the modernist movement before World War One. -
1905 The Dickens CountryLondon: 1905The first edition of this illustrated work on the residences of the noted Charles Dickens, written by Frederick G. Kitton and bound in full straight grain morocco. -
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1910 Mr. PickwickLondon: [1910]A beautifully illustrated, limited edition of selected pages from 'The Pickwick Papers,' signed by the artist. -
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. -
1910 Mr Pickwick, Pages from The Pickwick PapersLondon: 1910Selections from Dickens' first novel, beautifully illustrated with colour plates. -
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1910 The Sleeping BeautyLondon: 1910A de luxe, signed edition of this beautifully illustrated edition of Sleeping Beauty. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac. -
1915 Blast War NumberLondon: 1915The second installment of Wyndham Lewis and Ezra Pound's very scarce, and pioneering literary magazine 'BLAST'. 'Blast' was the magazine for the Vorticist movement.