Hard To Find Books
Books

Search For Hard To Find Books

Advanced Search

Books - "arts"

Showing 1841 to 1860 of 1933 results.

$95.00
2s7b/6

The Book of Hours of Johannete Ravenelle and the Parisian Boo Illumination: Around 1400


SANDGREN, EVA LINDQUIST

Imp. 8vo, pp. 167; illus. heavy card boards; frontis., photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; sl soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; heavy creasing to text block head extrems from folding, 'dog-eared'; light tanning throughout).

PUBLISHER: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis 2002

KEYWORDS: Eva Lindquist Sandgren Book of Hours Johannete Ravenelle 14th 15th century manuscript analysis codicology textual studies book production book arts design illumination

$40.00
2s7b/31

British Bookplates: A Pictorial History


LEE, BRIAN NORTH

Fol., 160; brown buckram boards, spine lettered in gilt; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1979

KEYWORDS: Brian North Lee British English book arts design bookplates provenance ownership history research guide reference

$90.00
2s7b/32

A History of the Old English Letter Foundries: With Notes Historical and Bibliographical on the Rise and Progress of English Typography


REED, TALBOT BAINES; JOHNSON, A F (ed)

Imp. 8vo, pp. xiv + 400; green buckram boards, spine lettered in gilt; foldout frontis., type specimens, illus. VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate to heavy tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, G+ (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; closed tears to covers, esp along spine & front flap crease).

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1952

KEYWORDS: Talbot Baines Reed A F Johnson England English typography letter foundries type founder founding typefounding book history arts design bibliography

$20.00
xxenc212802

Dark Harvest: The long shadow cast: Contemporary Sculpture Projects by Stephen Mulqueen and the Otago Sculpture Trust Commemorating WWI, 2015-2018


GRIFFITHS, STUART (ed)

Sq 8vo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Te Kupeka Tiaki Taoka Southern Regional Collections Trust 2024

KEYWORDS: Stuart Griffiths New Zealand sculpture 21st century ar design arts craft

$25.00
xxeof212842

Drawings, Verse & Belief


LEACH, BERNARD

Super 8vo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Jupiter 1977

KEYWORDS: Bernard Leach 19th 20th century arts artist verse poetry drawing

$50.00
2s9c/12

Museums: Masterpieces of Architecture in the World


CAMIN, GIULIA

Fol., 304; blue heavy card boards, spine & front board lettered in blind; illus. eps, photos; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: White Star Publishers 2007

KEYWORDS: Giulia Camin museums worldwide international heritage conservation architecture design art arts public

$300.00
2s9c/32

Open Sky: a homage to Ruth Dallas


LONEY, ALAN

Limited signed numbered edition, no. 36/100. Imp. 8vo, unpaginated; blue cl boards, yellow cl spine, front board lettered in silver gilt; fore & bottom pg edges deckled; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: Otakou Press 2008

KEYWORDS: Alan Loney New Zealand Otakou Press Ruth Dallas poems poet 20th century poetry handpress book arts design letterpress

$20.00
xxepc213064

Teachings of a Grand Master: A Dialgoue on Martial Arts and Spirituality


BEHRENS, RICHARD

Super 8vo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Llewellyn Publications 1999

KEYWORDS: Richard Behrens spirituality spiritual martial arts grand master esoteric self knowledge transformation help self-help

$50.00
1i24a/11

Baryshnikov in Black and White


BARYSHNIKOV, MIKHAIL & ACOCELLA, JOAN & GOLOVITSER, VALERY & GRESKOVIC, ROBERT

Imperial octavo, white cloth boards, black lettering to spine, 320pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl discolouration to board edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2002

KEYWORDS: Russian dancers ballet performers Mikhail Baryshnikov art photography performing arts biography

$40.00
1u24a/1

Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America


WEBSTER, DONALD BLAKE

Quarto, beige cloth boards, black & red lettering to spine, blind stamp floral illus to front board, 232pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl foxing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims, sm paperclip rust stain to title page) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light tanning & chafing/soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Charles E Tuttle Company 1980

KEYWORDS: stoneware pottery arts crafts North America American history artefacts ceramics antiques

$25.00
xxamaa213541

In Praise of Hands: Contemporary Crafts of the World


PAZ, OCTAVIO; PLAUT, JAMES S (forew)

Imp. 8vo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: New York Graphical Society 1974

KEYWORDS: Octavio Paz James J Plaut crafts art arts craft essays

$16.50
xxapa213708

Wood Carving: Techniques, Concepts amd Projects for New Zealanders


GALE, LEN

Ex-library, oblong super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Reed Books 1999

KEYWORDS: New Zealand arts crafts wood carving techniques guides how to hobbies

$65.00
1y83b/11

Australian Studio Glass: The Movement, Its Makers and Their Art


IOANNOU, NORIS

4to, pp. 240; blue heavy card boards, spine lettered in silver gilt; frontis., photos; VG (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; light tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Craftsman House 1995

KEYWORDS: studio glass Australia social history decorative arts culture cultural theory Australian Noris Ioannou

$185.00
1y83b/16

19th Century South Australian Pottery: Guide for Historians & Collectors


FORD, GEOFF; WADE, JOHN (forew)

Limited first edition, no. 289/1000. Signed by author. 4to, pp. 96; brown heavy card boards, spine lettered in gilt; photos; VG (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, G (moderate scuffing & soiling; heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderat to heavy chipping; lg tearing repaired with archival tape).

PUBLISHER: Salt Glaze Press 1985

KEYWORDS: 19th century South Australia Australian pottery art arts sculpture guide

$55.00
1y57a/16

Bendigo Pottery


SCHOLES, PAUL A

4to, pp. 281; brown heavy card boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; sl cracking to front gutters; light to moderate cracking to frotn & rear hinges, bsg sl sloppy); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Lowden Publishing Co. 1979

KEYWORDS: Bendigo pottery cermanics art arts craft 19th 20th century Duncan Guthrie

$24.50
xxqeb214155

The Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China


SILBEY, DAVID J

Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hill and Wang 2013

KEYWORDS: global conflict history the Boxers China Chinese peasants martial arts

$55.00
1g34a/17

The Art of Taaniko Weaving: A Study of its Cultural Context, Technique, Style, and Development


MEAD, SIDNEY M

Ex-library. Super 8vo, pp. 95; illus. heavy card boards; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; red (paint?) stain to front board; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; library markings to feps).

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1973

KEYWORDS: Sidney M Mead New Zealand Maori art arts craft crafts weaving Taaniko culture technique

$27.50
xxgoc214380

The Pottery and Ceramics of David & Hermia Boyd


VADER, JOHN

Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Phillip Matthews / Hutchinson 1977

KEYWORDS: arts crafts art pottery ceramics David Hermia Boyd

$15.00
xxgpg214444

A Century of Architectural Drawing: Works from the Armson-Collins Collection


LOCHHEAD, IAN J (Intro)

Quarto stapled light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: New Zealand architecture architectural drawings art history school of fine arts Armson-Collins collection

$40.00
1h96/2

The Four-Shaft Table Loom


FIELD, ANNE

Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, 184pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing & curling to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Reed Methuen 1986

KEYWORDS: arts crafts hobbies weaving four shaft table loom

site powered by - Turboweb :: Simple Web Manager