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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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1910-1912 The Grey City of the North; The City of the West; R. L. Stevenson MemoriesEdinburgh: 1910-1912Three delightful first edition works, each in the original wrappers designed by celebrated artist Jessie M. King. Including two of King's own works on the cities of Scotland, and an illustrated biography of Scottish literary titan Robert Louis Stevenson. -
1820-21 Plates for Walter Scott's Waverley NovelsLondon: 1820-21A volume of twenty-nine plates for various 'Waverley' novels, detailed engravings for the popular series by Sir Walter Scott. -
1878 CaledoniaLondon: 1878A beautifully illustrated collection of poetry describing Scotland, by noted authors such as Scott, Burns and Ramsay. -
1953 In Your Garden AgainLondon: 1953The first edition of Vita Sackville-West's second collection of articles from her gardening column in the Observer. -
1852 The Book of Waverley GemsLondon: 1852A collection of engravings inspired by the works of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels, in a decorative full morocco binding. -
1808 Illustrations of Walter Scott's Lay of the Last MinstrelLondon: 1808A scarce illustrated edition of Scott's Lay of the Last Minstrel, with plates throughout. -
1814-1817 2vols The Border Antiquities of England and ScotlandLondon: 1814-1817A complete two-volume set on the architecture, sculpture and other antiquities of the Scottish Borders, by Sir Walter Scott. -
1862 The Book of Waverley GemsLondon: 1862A handsome full calf copy of this scarce collection of illustrations from Sir Walter Scott's novels. -
1986 Something in the Cellar... Ronald Searle's Wonderful World of WineLondon: 1986Ronald Searle celebrates wine ceremonies around the world through this volume adorned with many amusing and charming illustrations. The first edition, first impression. -
1968 The Square EggLondon: 1968A superb collection of Ronald Searle's best and most recent drawings at the time, the first edition. -
1982 Ronald Searle's Big Fat Cat BookLondon: 1982A beautiful first edition of Ronald Searle's colourful collection of cat portraits. -
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. -
1833 The Waverley AlbumLondon: 1833An uncommon early edition of this volume illustrating tales and novels of Sir Walter Scott in a series of line engravings. -
1832-1834 4Vol Illustrations to Sir Walter Scott and Waverley NovelsLondon: 1832-1834Four illustrated volumes of engraved plates depicting locations and characters closely related to the writing of Sir Walter Scott. -
1946 Forty Drawings First Edition Ronald Searle Illustrated Cape town JapaneseLondon : 1946A first edition collection of sketches depicting life as a Japanese prisoner-of-war. -
1968 The Square Egg and the Vicious Circle First Edition Collection Ronald SearleVermont: 1968A collection of illustrations by popular artist Ronald Searle. -
1969 Tiens! Il N'y a Personne? Ronald Searle Snails First French EditionParis: 1969The first French edition of this work by Ronald Searle. -
1970 Hello - Where Did All the People Go? Ronald Searle Snails IllustratedVermont: 1970A collection of humorous drawings by Ronald Searle.