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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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1947 L'Allegro; Il PenserosoLondon: 1947A striking edition of John Milton's two poems, 'L'Allegro' & 'Il Penseroso', illustrated by British painter Bernard Meninsky. -
1953 In Your Garden AgainLondon: 1953The first edition of Vita Sackville-West's second collection of articles from her gardening column in the Observer. -
1909 A Song of the EnglishLondon: [1909]Rudyard Kipling's poetical anthology ruminating on the British Empire, beautifully illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. -
1923 On the Morning of Christ's NativityCambridge: 1923John Milton's important ode, 'On the Morning of Christ's Nativity', paired with beautiful facsimile reproductions of the illustrations by William Blake. -
1941-46 Britain in PicturesLondon: 1941-46A lovely collection of four books from the 'Britain in Pictures Series', published in the 1940s with works from the likes of Vita Sackville-West. Illustrated with numerous colour plates, with two of the volumes in their original unclipped dust wrappers. -
1930 Six Cartoons by Alfred LoweLondon: 1930An excellent first edition, limited to seven hundred and fifty copies, of this volume comprising six beautiful cartoons by Alfred Lowe; in the original and unclipped dustwrapper. -
1804 Cowper, Illustrated by a Series of Views, in, or Near, the Park of Weston-UnderwoodLondon: 1804A lovely copy of this work on Cowper, illustrated with very attractive plates throughout. A superior copy. -
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1900 Portraits of Men and WomenWestminster: 1900An incredible collection of signed portraits drawn by then Marchioness of Granby Violet Manners, featuring portraits signed by Rudyard Kipling, H. H. Asquith, Mrs Patrick Campbell, Lady Randolph Churchill, and others. -
1803 Cowper Illustrated by a Series of Views Bucks J. Storer J. Greig 1st ScarceLondon: 1803The first edition of this scarce collection of plates looking at the places the poet William Cowper would have seen in his life, illustrated by James Storer and John Greig.