Oxford phaidon press first edition (38 risultati)

Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 29 cm, 80 pp, 70 ills, 28 in colour. From the blurb: "The British Library houses one of the world's great collections of illuminated manuscripts. And Janet Backhouse has drawn on this rich resource to make a selection of outstanding examples that span over 800 years of medieval book production. She begins with an early Christian masterpiece, the Lindisfarne Gospels, and continues with a representative cross-section that reveals the remarkable variety and richness to be found in medieval manuscripts." Wrappers a little creased, otherwise Good.…

Cloth, 4to, 31 cm, 16 pp,48 pp of plates From the blurb: "Stylistic and formal concerns were of secondary importance to Magritte, whose main interest was in ideas or propositions :about the world; for example, many of his paintings explore the relation between objects and words, or between the image of an object and the object itself. He deliberately cultivated a cold, unemotive, 'styleless' style, by which such concerns could be most directly conveyed to the spectator. This quality renders the images of violence and macabre sexuality in some of his works all the more disturbing. M any of the illustrations in this book have been specially photographed from paintmgs in the 1979 Magritte exhibition in Paris. They represent the whole of his career, with particular emphasis on the early years, when many of his best ideas were conceived." A volume in the Phaidon Colour Plate Series. Near Very Good in slightly used and price-clipped dustwrapper.…

Cloth, large 8vo, 25 pp + plates, A comprehensive survey of Spencer's work, including his religious paintings, figure compositions, portraits, landscapes and flower pieces. About 80 plates, one tipped-in colour illustration. Good, boards a little used and splayed.

Cloth, 4to, 29 cm, 80 pp, 70 ills, 28 in colour. From the blurb: "The first manuscript featured here is the priceless Lindisfarne Gospels. It was written and illuminated at the end of the seventh century, when Europe was still largely heathen and the British Isles were on the outer limit of the known world. The last colour plate shows a map of the New World and dates from about a thousand years later when Europe was going through Reformation and Counter-Reformation. It is easy to forget that paintings in manuscripts far outnumber all other types of painting and decoration during this period. They are vital witnesses to the development of European art, but they were always conceived as book illustrations and always intimately connected with a text. Janet Backhouse also points out that illumination was a craft rather than an art in the twentieth- century sense, and that by the thirteenth century the production of books was a professional business. The popular belief that all manuscripts were made by monks toiling away in draughty cloisters can only be true of the early Middle Ages. The technicalities of manuscript production are clearly explained: the vellum for a single volume of the great Carolingian or Romanesque Bibles may be thought of in terms of a flock of between two and three hundred sheep. But it is the illuminations themselves and their variety both in style and content that are so amazing. All the plates, which are drawn from Bibles, Psalters, Bestiaries, Book of Hours, Lives of Saints, Romances and many other sources, are selected from the magnificent collection of the British Library." Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper.…

Cloth, 4to, 29 cm, 80 pp, 70 ills, 28 in colour. From the blurb: "The first manuscript featured here is the priceless Lindisfarne Gospels. It was written and illuminated at the end of the seventh century, when Europe was still largely heathen and the British Isles were on the outer limit of the known world. The last colour plate shows a map of the New World and dates from about a thousand years later when Europe was going through Reformation and Counter-Reformation. It is easy to forget that paintings in manuscripts far outnumber all other types of painting and decoration during this period. They are vital witnesses to the development of European art, but they were always conceived as book illustrations and always intimately connected with a text. Janet Backhouse also points out that illumination was a craft rather than an art in the twentieth- century sense, and that by the thirteenth century the production of books was a professional business. The popular belief that all manuscripts were made by monks toiling away in draughty cloisters can only be true of the early Middle Ages. The technicalities of manuscript production are clearly explained: the vellum for a single volume of the great Carolingian or Romanesque Bibles may be thought of in terms of a flock of between two and three hundred sheep. But it is the illuminations themselves and their variety both in style and content that are so amazing. All the plates, which are drawn from Bibles, Psalters, Bestiaries, Book of Hours, Lives of Saints, Romances and many other sources, are selected from the magnificent collection of the British Library." Very Good in slightly used dustwrapper.…

Cloth, 4to, 30 x 23 cm, 25 pp, 82 plates (some colour, some mounted). From the introduction: "Spencer paints few portraits, though some of his finest work is to be found among them; as for instance the masterly self-portrait (plate 8) which he painted just after he had left the Slade. But it is Cookham with its fields and gardens, its river and cottages, that he sought to portray with the hand of devotion; and because they are a part of Cookham he will paint the most commonplace semi-detached villas as if they were stars worn in the hair of the beloved. As a lover identifies himself with the object of his affections, so the early landscapes are as revealing of Spencer as any self-portrait could be. In them there is such humility and reverence that they seem not to belong to our sophisticated age. But as the years went by he became more detached from his landscape paintings; his canvases of late years are less personal. Yet in them one detects much of the man beneath the now conventional idiom. He is without doubt the most facile landscape painter of our day, and his skill and swiftness are all part of his extraordinary endowment. " Covers slightly rubbed, Good.…

small 4to., 160pp., with 88 illustrations, 39 in colour, with chronology & index, orig. cloth gilt. A fine clean copy in a fine pictorial dustwrapper. The Armada launched by Philip II in 1588 was the greatest fleet the world had ever seen. Its goal was the invasion of England. Steadfastly blocking its way, Queen Elizabeth I's navy was new and untried, but among its commanders was Francis Drake, a daring and brilliant military tactitian.The events that followed heralded a turning-point in the history of Europe.…

Cloth, 4to, 31 x 23 cm, 26 pp, 92 ills (including 4 colour, mounted). From the introduction: "Paradoxically it is sixty-six year old John who, to a greater degree than any other British painter alive, exhibits the impetuosity and confidence of youth. Since his student days he has had immense technical resources at his command. The early possession of such resources decisively affected his development, for, able generally to realize any aim he sets himself, he has never felt the need for elaborate planning or for the cultivation of an esoteric taste; still less (in spite of possessing an intellect of exceptional range and power) of protective aesthetic theories, on which many of his younger contemporaries rely. Generally unhampered then by technical obstacles, John's art has developed freely, and it reveals with singular completeness the artist's personality." Rear board a little rubbed, Good.…

cloth, dustj, 4to 240 pp., 243 ills. 31 in colour making full use of the Le corbusier archieve, the author documents individual projects in detail; an invaluable analysis of the creative architectural process; nearfine condition (almost unused).

Condizione: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original olive cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. Folio 12½'' x 9¼'' ISBN 0714819646. 48 full-page colour plates. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper. From the estate of a private library belonging to the children's author and illustrator Valerie Littlewood with her signature to the front end paper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ART [French].…

Condizione: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. Folio. 11½'' x 9''. ISBN 0714820318. Contains 208 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Without any ownership markings. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, unused new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROMAN EMPIRE (Romanum).…

Condizione: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original camel brown cloth covered boards, gilt back. 4to. 11'' x 8½''. Contains 149 pp with colour and monochrome illustrations, maps and archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in torn and repaired dust wrapper with lifting of the laminate to the edges. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0729000443 ROMAN EMPIRE (Romanum).…

Condizione: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original butterscotch cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9½'' x 7'' 288 pages. ISBN 0714819131. 101 colour and 217 monochrome illustrations throughout. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small crinkle of the paper to spine tip, price clipped. Dust wrapper without any tears or chips and supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A. ART [Nouveau and Deco].…

Condizione: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original metallic black paper covered boards, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 256 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Tiny rubs to the lower spine tips. Near Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with shelf rubs to the black of the panels, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0714822027 GLASS (Blowing, Stained).…

Condizione: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original caramel cloth covers, navy blue title and author lettering to the spine and the front cover. Folio 11½'' x 9¼''. Contains 160 printed pages of text with colour and archive monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0714824143 SPORT [Golf]. …

Condizione: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. Quarto 10'' x 8''. Contains 256 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Minimal wear to the covers. Near Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with sun fading to the spine, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0714820490 ROMAN EMPIRE (Romanum).…

Condizione: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original tawny cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, lavender end papers. 4to. 11½'' x 9¼''. Contains 96 pp with monochrome and colour paintings throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0714824909 ART [British].…

Condizione: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 4to. 12'' x 9''. Contains 16 printed pages of text with 24 double-sided colour plates. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ART [British]. …

Condizione: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original lime green paper covered boards, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 4to 11½'' x 9''. Contains 80 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Lower edges a little scuffed. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with 25 mm closed tear to the upper front fore edge, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0714819700 ART [British].…

Condizione: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson paper covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. Quarto. 10'' x 8''. Contains 288 pp with monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper with a little sun fading to the red of the spine, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0714820377 DECORATIVE ARTS.…

Condizione: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original purple paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, illustrated end papers. Landscape 9'' x 10''. Contains 54 printed pages of text with beautiful detailed gate-fold colour illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in very near Fine condition dust wrapper with sun fading to the spine, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0714826766 POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES. …

Condizione: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, silver lettering to the spine. Quarto 10'' x 8'' 240 pp ISBN 0714823392. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Obituary press clipping of the author loosely enclosed. Member of the P.B.F.A. STAGE & THEATRE.…

large 8vo, 256pp, nearly 200 illustrations (4 in colour), orig. cloth gilt. Fine in fine dustwrapper.

4to, 303pp, 152 illustrations, (16 colour), orig. cloth gilt. Fine in dustwrapper.

Condizione: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered white back and front. 4to. 12'' x 9''. Contains 78 plates including 4 mounted colour on thick card stock. Rubbing to the boards, and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ART [British].…

Condizione: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original tawny brown cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. Quarto. 10½'' x 8¼''. Contains 244 printed pages of text with colour plates and monochrome illustrations and engravings throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper with small rub to the top front corner. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0714818380 WOODCUTS & ENGRAVINGS.…

Condizione: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 4to 10½'' x 10¼''. ISBN 0714826022. Contains 192 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome photographs throughout. Without any ownership markings. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper with just a little sun fading to the spine, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. INTERIOR DESIGN.…

Condizione: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covers, white title and author lettering to the spine. Quarto 10½'' x 7½''. Contains 124 printed pages of text with colour, monochrome and sepia illustrations and photographs throughout. Shallow rubs to the spine ends, corners slightly turned in. Very Good condition book in near Fine condition photographic dust wrapper with shallow creasing to the upper edges, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0714821772 KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS.…

Condizione: Near Fine. Hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, silver lettering to spine. Quarto 11½'' x 10'' 128 pp ISBN 0714826162. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with 10 mm closed tear to top of upper panel and creasing of paper to spine tip. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ART [British].…

Condizione: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 4to. 11'' x 9¼''. Contains (xi), 411 pp with index and over 400 illustrations, 11 in colour. Fine condition book in very near Fine condition price clipped dust wrapper. Heavy volume weighing 2 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside of the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. DECORATIVE ARTS.…