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The ABC of Palmistry

By: A Well-Known Palmist

Price: £18.00

Publisher: London, Henry J. Drane: 1910

Seller ID: 120004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Red cloth boards with bright white titling and 'palm' decoration to the front board. Boards clean and bright, with the spine faded, but though the base colour red is lightened, the white titling is stil clear. A firm copy with the endpapers spotted and browning of the page edges. No date. Circa 1910? . 127 pp. Illustrated with some 'palm' diagrams in black/white. The book is printed on cheaper paper and the text block is browned - but uniformly - and apart from a tan patch/smudge to the edge of the title page, and a neat repair to the corner of page 89, the book is generally clean tight and br...
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Celtic Art in Pagan and Christian Times . Second Edition, Revised.

By: Allen, J. Romilly

Price: £30.00

Publisher: London, Methuen & Co. Ltd.: 1912

Seller ID: 110981

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Red boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and front cover. There is slight edge wear to the corners of the boards and the page fore-edges are uiniformly tanned with foxing (brown) spots. The endpapers are also browned. The paper/plates is/are generally Very Clean and the paper uniformly cream. There are NO Inscriptions or other Marks. (xxii) + 315pp. Illustrated with b/w prints. (Plates Collated). Index. Overall, apart from the 'faults' as detailed above, this is a Tight and Bright, Near 'Very Good' copy. "This work is an attempt to give a concise summary as to the origin and develo...
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GRAPHIS MAGAZINE International Journal of Graphic Art and Applied Art. No 18 1947 (Vol 3) . In 3 Languages - French English and German

By: Amstutz, Walter and Walter Herdeg. ( Editors ).

Price: £35.00

Publisher: Zurich,, Amstutz & Herdeg, Graphis Press,: 1947

Seller ID: 119725

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

In the original publisher's decorated card covers. Covers a little dusty with age, and spine re-glued in parts but complete. Mainly b/w illustrations and advertisments throughout and a few colour plates. Articles in 3 Languages - French, English and German. Contents include Articles on SALVADOR DALI 1946 (4 pp) with 2 full page colour plates; Paul Rand; Orneore Metelli; Villemont; State and Industrial Design in Great Britain; Frankiszka Thermerson; In Praise of Fresco; New Swiss Posters; 3 Centuries of French Bookbinding; & Advertising Art in Post War Italy, etc. Pagination runs from previous ...
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GRAPHIS MAGAZINE - PICASSO Cover - International Journal of Graphic Art and Applied Art. No 19 1947 (Vol 3) . In 3 Languages - French English and German

By: Amstutz, Walter and Walter Herdeg. ( Editors ).

Price: £28.00

Publisher: Zurich,, Amstutz & Herdeg, Graphis Press,: 1947

Seller ID: 119726

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

In the original publisher's decorated card covers. Covers a little dusty with age, and spine re-glued in parts but near complete. Corners rubbed and lightly curled but overall pretty good. Mainly b/w illustrations and advertisments throughout and a few colour plates. Articles in 3 Languages - French, English and German. Contents include Articles on PICASSO - and his Latest LITHOGRAPHS; contemporary Italian Engravers; The first UNO Poster competition; Danish Poster Artists; JIRI TRNKA; Medieval French Tapestry; Joseph Binder; Leoncillo Leonardi; Alex Steinweiss; The Life and Death of Wax Works;...
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GRAPHIS MAGAZINE International Journal of Graphic Art and Applied Art. No 20 1947 (Vol 3) . Piero Fornasetti 'Sun' Cover. In 3 Languages - French English and German

By: Amstutz, Walter and Walter Herdeg. ( Editors ).

Price: £28.00

Publisher: Zurich,, Amstutz & Herdeg, Graphis Press,: 1947

Seller ID: 119728

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

In the original publisher's decorated card covers. Covers a little dusty with age, corner creases, and spine re-glued in parts but near complete. Mainly b/w illustrations and advertisments throughout and a few colour plates. Articles in 3 Languages - French, English and German. Contents include Articles on Kitagawa Utamaro; PIERO FORNASETTI; Notes on a Pottery Exhibition; Ballet Designs in the USA; Paolo Garretto; Mogens Zieler; English Bookplates Today; Balzac, seen by 12 modern artists; American Primitive Painting; Painting Behind Glass; CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S CARDS; Paris Packs it's Preci...
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GRAPHIS MAGAZINE International Journal of Graphic Art and Applied Art. No 21 1948 (Vol 4) . Cover Art by Jean-Denis Malcles In 3 Languages - French English and German

By: Amstutz, Walter and Walter Herdeg. ( Editors ).

Price: £28.00

Publisher: Zurich,, Amstutz & Herdeg, Graphis Press,: 1948

Seller ID: 119729

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

In the original publisher's decorated card covers. Covers a little dusty with age, corner creases, and spine re-glued in parts but near complete. Mainly b/w illustrations and advertisments throughout and a few colour plates. Articles in 3 Languages - French, English and German. Contents include Articles on William Blake. The visionary in book-Craft; The Book of the Marvels of the World. An Iranian Illuminated Manuscript of the XIII Century; The Art Directors Club of New York; Le Theatre de la Mode; Ballet; JEAN-DENIS MALCLES - and his enchanted world; Popular Graphic Art in Old Brittany; Frank...
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GRAPHIS MAGAZINE International Journal of Graphic Art and Applied Art. No 22 1948 (Vol 4) . In 3 Languages - French English and German

By: Amstutz, Walter and Walter Herdeg. ( Editors ).

Price: £35.00

Publisher: Zurich,, Amstutz & Herdeg, Graphis Press,: 1948

Seller ID: 119730

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

In the original publisher's decorated card covers. Covers a little dusty with age, corner creases, and spine re-glued in parts but near complete. Mainly b/w illustrations and advertisments throughout and a few colour plates. Articles in 3 Languages - French, English and German. Contents include Articles on Ben Shahn; AOA. American Overseas Airlines; Booksellers' Posters in the Romantic Era; WALTER TRIER. Some of his LILLIPUT Covers; The Early Pottery of ISLAM; Graphic Art on Old Mill Sacks; JOAN MIRO. A Surrealist Mural in an American Hotel; CALIXTE. Advertising and Elegance; Reflections on Or...
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Postcard Illustrated by Ethel Parkinson

By: Anon

Price: £8.00

Publisher: London, Faulkner & Co (printed by): 1908

Seller ID: 003914

Binding: SC

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

Colour illustration of mother/girl carrying a small girl, another child standing by her side. Greeting reads 'To greet you heartily with every good wish.' Written on the front by the previous owner/sender, with their name and date-1908. Stamped (Sent from South Shields) , postmarked, written on the reverse with a ? Christmas & New Year Greeting but this is obscured, as there is something all over the back as if it had been stuck in an album (but not sticky). Front illustration = Bright and Clean. Lovely example of Ethel Parkinsons artwork. See Image. ; Postcard; 14 cm x 9 cm
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Jemima Jane (Child's Storybook shaped as little girl)

By: ANON

Price: £18.00

Publisher: UK, Unknown: (1930)

Seller ID: 9993

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

There is no date, no publisher (tho' numbered '993' at the foot of the rear cover). I would date this c. 1920 ? - but could be 1930, or even early 40s? - but the latter date at the latest. Full colour stapled pictorial card covers with the image of a charming little girl in an old fashioned Victorian costume with ringlets and a bonnet, and with her hands in a white muff. The rear cover is her back view. The whole book is shaped around her. Internally the shaped pages have the text and illustrations printed in red/blue/black based on white paper. The story is written in verse "Jemima Jane I...
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Miniature German Calender in Book Form. 1914. Book Shaped like a Vase of Pansies.

By: Anon

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Germany, None Given: 1914

Seller ID: 113955

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

A 1914 Calendar in German, printed in black & red. The book is cut out in the shape of a Vase with Pansies, and the front cover is in full vibrant colour with 1914 in gold on the vase. Internally it shows the days of the months with Saint's names for each day. At the end are the names and dates of Jewish Festivals; Genealogies of German 'Rulers' (? Can't read the German? ) , etc; and Postal prices, etc. No publisher shown. Attractive little Miniature shaped book. See Images. ; Miniature Less than 3" tall
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Handsome Original Victorian Cabinet Photograph Album C1860s/70s

By: Anon

Price: £65.00

Publisher: Unknown, Unknown: 1870

Seller ID: 114642

Binding: Leather bound

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Ornate 'stamped' leather binding, Raised diamond/fleur de lys 'stamped' decs to front board. Raised decs/banding to rear board. Plain Banding to spine. Extremities very slightly rubbed. Broad brass clasp of the usual type - but is missing 1 'tack/pin' to the holding edge. All edges bright gilt. Glossy white e/p's. Slight browning/offsetting to pageswhere the light has 'slipped' in. An album of sepia/b & w cabinet portrait photographs back to back (c.50 images - one missing). Yellow decorative notelet stuck to the rear e/p with a poem entitled 'The Wish' printed on it. No publishernoted. A love...
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Books About......A 'Dig for Victory' Exhibition (pamphlet)

By: Anon (Newport Library)

Price: £7.50

Publisher: Newport, Wales, R. H. J. Ltd. , (Newport Library): 1943

Seller ID: 114681

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

In the original lettered paper wraps. Near Fine - apart from very Rusty staples - but holding tight. First Edition. 8vo. 8 pp pamphlet.. Not Illustrated. Part of the 'Dig for Victory' campaign during 2nd World War. The 'Dig for Victory Exhibition' was held in the Great Central Hall on 24-27 February 1943. " The object of the exhibition was to encourage increased production of vegetables, etc... And to show how best old methods could be applied".." This Pamphlet Advises people on the best 'self-help' books, etc. The Leaflet is entitled - 'Books About..Vegetables, Wild Foods, Fruit, ...
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Miller's Twentieth Century Ceramics . A Collector's Guide to British and North American Factory-Produced Ceramics

By: Atterbury, Paul & Ellen Paul Denker & Maureen Batkin

Price: £15.00

Publisher: London, Miller's Publications: 1999

Seller ID: 111970

ISBN: 1840000341

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New in Near Fine dust jacket

Black boards with bright silver gilt titling to the spine. In the original publishers pictorial dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. There are some very slight creases and chipping to the dustjacket edges, otherwise there are NO inscriptions or other marks. 256pp. Illustrated with colour and b/w plates. Bibliography/Key to Prices; Index; Acknowledgments. Overall, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright, 'Fine' copy. "This guide covers a range of 20th-century British and North American ceramic factories. Over 200 are explored and for each there is information on its history, i...
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Advertising Art of Steiff . Teddy Bears and Playthings

By: Ayers, Dottie & Donna Harrison

Price: £14.00

Publisher: Maryland, Hobby House Press: 1991

Seller ID: 111966

ISBN: 087588363X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Dark blue boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and front cover. In the original publishers pictorial dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. There is some very light edge-wear and a couple of closed tears to the dustjacket covers which are neatly repaired to the inside with clear archive tape, otherwise there are NO inscriptions or other marks. 127 pp. Illustrated with colour and b/w plates. Overall, apart from the minor 'faults', as detailed above, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright, 'Very Good Plus/Near Fine' copy. "A nostalgic look back at the playthings of yeste...
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Percussion Guns & Rifles. An Illustrated Reference Guide to the Muzzle-Loading Percussion Guns and Rifles of the Nineteenth Century

By: Bailey, D. W. (De Witt)

Price: £25.00

Publisher: London, Arms & Armour Press: 1972

Seller ID: 114873

ISBN: 0853680825

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Fine dust jacket

In Near Fine cherry-red boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. Just a slight 'bumping' to the head/tail of the spine due to storage - NO damage. In the original publisher's FINE pictorial dust-jacket. Page fore-edges lightly 'toned' with age. NO Inscriptions or Marks. 79 pp. Illustrated throughout in b/w. Overall, apart from the minor flaws as noted above, this is an Excellent copy. See Images. ; Arms And Armour Press Illustrated Monographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 80 pages
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Farewell to London's Trolleybuses

By: Baker, Michael

Price: £10.00

Publisher: Shepperton, Surrey, Ian Allan Ltd: 1994

Seller ID: 112315

ISBN: 071102281X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

The book is actually in a b/w photocopied dustjacket of the original, tho I have put 'no d/j' as it is NOT the original. This copied d/j is sellotaped onto the books front and rear pastedown endpapers, but there is no detail on thehose inner flaps.. This book is a rather 'odd' edition - in that I think it is an edition which has been bound up from a set of 'offcuts' - the binding is green cloth boards with black (Non professional) 'hand-written' lettering to the spine. Internally the book looks New and unread/unopened. 112 pp. Illustrated throughout with numerous b/w archive photos/illustratio...
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The Price Guide to Baxter Prints

By: Ball, A. And Martin, M.

Price: £30.00

Publisher: Suffolk, Baron Publishing (printers): 1974

Seller ID: 001576

ISBN: 0902028235

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Gilt titling to front board and to spine. D/w slight chipped, one small tear on top right corner otherwise nice and bright. Baxter was a faithful chronicler of early victorian life as well as an artist craftsman of extraordinarily high ability. Includes small booklet dated August 1976, The price guide to Baxter prints, price revision list. 275 pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black/white. Clean tight and bright.; 001576; 4to
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Mechanical Toys

By: Bartholomew, Charles

Price: £8.00

Publisher: London, Hamlyn: 1979

Seller ID: 002051

ISBN: 0600363317

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

Dustwrap has a few closed tears otherwise very good. Boards faded, gilt titling to spine. Illustrated e/p's and title page/frontispiece. Introduction by Harriet Bridgeman. Contents include; mechanical and musical toys/dolls, automata, mechanical banks and bell toys etc., 156 pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black/white. NOT PRICE CLIPPED. NO INSCRIPTIONS. CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT.; 002051; Folio
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The Price Guide to Nineteenth and Twentieth Century British Pottery Including Staffordshire Figures and Commemorative Wares

By: Battie, David & Michael Turner

Price: £6.00

Publisher: Suffolk, Antique Collectors' Club Ltd: 1979

Seller ID: 7747

ISBN: 0902028804

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Dark Blue shiney 'leatherette' boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. Ex- Reference Library with minimal library markings. 243 pp, Illustrated with many black + white and a few colour photographs. Bibliography, Appendices (3) including - Calendar of People and Events. Overall despite its status as an Ex-Lib copy this is a Very Clean, Tight and Bright copy. ; Antique Collectors' Club Price Guide Series; Ex-Library; Large 4to; 243 pages
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The Price Guide to Nineteenth and Twentieth Century British Pottery . Including Staffordshire Figures and Commemorative Wares. Second Edition with New Prices

By: Battie, David & Michael Turner

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Suffolk, Antique Collectors' Club: 1987

Seller ID: 111967

ISBN: 1851490094

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New in Near Fine dust jacket

Dark blue boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and front cover. In the original publishers pictorial dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. There is some slight edge-wear and smudge marks to the dustjacket covers, otherwise there are NO inscriptions or other marks. 243pp. Illustrated with colour and b/w plates. Three Appendices; Bibliography; Index. Overall, apart from the 'faults', as detailed above, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright, Near 'Fine' copy. "This work is valued not only by established collectors and dealers, but also as an excellent general reference ...
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