Deyá A Portfolio Of Five Poems And Lithographs by Robert Graves; Paul Hogarth - 1972

Paris. Librarie Rene Colas. 1914, 1924. Fabulously custom bound in 3/4 gilt ruled crushed morocco and cloth covered boards. Gilt ruled spine compartment with elaborate gilt tooled motifs. Gilt tooled raised bands. Gilt tooled head and tailpieces. Gilt titles. Marbled endsheets. Thick square 8vo. 10.0"x 11.0". These Editions are limited to 1010 numbered copies each, of which these are #s 459 and 527. Illustrated with 200 full page photogravures of interiors and exteriors of Parisian hotels.. A spectacular compendium of photographs depicting Parisian hotels. A superb architectural and design reference of the period. A Very Fine, pristine set, in a beautiful custom binding.

Various publishers, various places 1973-2009. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. An archive of over 100 items, from the collection of the late Julian Andrews, a long-term supporter and enthusiast of the artist, Head of the Fine Arts Department of the British Council and the author of the primary reference source 'The Sculpture of David Nash'. The collection comprises over forty (primarily solo) exhibition catalogues from shows all round the UK, Europe, the US, Japan, Korea and Australia, and includes the catalogues for his first three solo shows, each written and designed by Nash; various studies and monographs; circa forty exhibition handbills and private viewing invitation cards; plus several books by Nash himself and various ephemeral bits and pieces. Seven of the items bear the artist's signature or inscription. A signed copy of Julian Andrews' exhaustive reference work is also included. A fascinating and wide-ranging archive which would now be virtually impossible to… Read More

Hurtwood Press in association with The Tate Gallery, London, 1983. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). 1st Edition. First edition, number 21 of 300 numbered copies, each signed by John Piper. Elephant folio (50" x 40"). 47pp. Original publisher's marbled cloth. Printed on 100% rag Fourdrinier paper especially made for the edition at the Rives-Fure Mill of Arjomari-Prioux in France. With fifty colour and duotone plates showcasing Piper's paintings of Stowe in Buckinghamshire, plus a 'visual index' of thumbnail reproductions. The merest hint of wear to the base of the backstrip, else in fine state. No dust wrapper, as issued. The first fifty copies - of which this is one - were issued with two additional signed prints, but these, alas, are no longer in situ. A quite magnificent book, produced under Rowley Atterbury's Hurtwood Press imprint (Atterbury studied under Berthold Wolpe at Faber and went on to become a pioneer of colour printing and computer… Read More

Seattle: Gear Works Press, 1965. First Edition. Near Fine. Folio. First edition, first printing. Signed by Guy Anderson and inscribed to former owner on verso of front cover;previous owner name written on cover verso as well. Bound in publisher's heavy grey stapled wraps printed in yellow and black. Near Fine with light shelf wear and light soiling to front cover. One instance of orange underlining in text, and the center page is detatched at the bottom staple. Tom Robbin's first published book, a monograph about the work of Guy Anderson, with text written by Robbins and photographs of Anderson's work taken by Bob Peterson. Anderson was a Pacific Northwest painter who was considered one of the "big four" artists of the Northwest School, an American art movement established in Skagit County and the Seattle area. The same area, which no doubt, affected Tom Robbins and his writing. A beautiful copy, warmly inscribed by the artist.

Kyoto: Yamada Unsodo, 1903. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Furuya Korin. Exceptionally scarce Japanese design publication from the early 20th century. This issue from early 1903, the third year of publication, features 20 full-page designs, all in colour and some with additional silver overprinting. One illustration is ink marked, appears to be printing fault. Front cover (Japanese script) is toned. English language cover has (filing?) label attached and is dulled. Stock is occasionally lightly marked, a little toned but in general good order. Stab binding with silk thread. Bibliographic information from best available translation (see photo of imprint, etc). 8vo. 24pp

Paris. Librarie Rene Colas. 1914, 1924. Fabulously custom bound in 3/4 gilt ruled crushed morocco and cloth covered boards. Gilt ruled spine compartment with elaborate gilt tooled motifs. Gilt tooled raised bands. Gilt tooled head and tailpieces. Gilt titles. Marbled endsheets. Thick square 8vo. 10.0"x 11.0". These Editions are limited to 1010 numbered copies each, of which these are #s 459 and 527. Illustrated with 200 full page photogravures of interiors and exteriors of Parisian hotels.. A spectacular compendium of photographs depicting Parisian hotels. A superb architectural and design reference of the period. A Very Fine, pristine set, in a beautiful custom binding.

Various publishers, various places 1973-2009. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. An archive of over 100 items, from the collection of the late Julian Andrews, a long-term supporter and enthusiast of the artist, Head of the Fine Arts Department of the British Council and the author of the primary reference source 'The Sculpture of David Nash'. The collection comprises over forty (primarily solo) exhibition catalogues from shows all round the UK, Europe, the US, Japan, Korea and Australia, and includes the catalogues for his first three solo shows, each written and designed by Nash; various studies and monographs; circa forty exhibition handbills and private viewing invitation cards; plus several books by Nash himself and various ephemeral bits and pieces. Seven of the items bear the artist's signature or inscription. A signed copy of Julian Andrews' exhaustive reference work is also included. A fascinating and wide-ranging archive which would now be virtually impossible to… Read More

Hurtwood Press in association with The Tate Gallery, London, 1983. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). 1st Edition. First edition, number 21 of 300 numbered copies, each signed by John Piper. Elephant folio (50" x 40"). 47pp. Original publisher's marbled cloth. Printed on 100% rag Fourdrinier paper especially made for the edition at the Rives-Fure Mill of Arjomari-Prioux in France. With fifty colour and duotone plates showcasing Piper's paintings of Stowe in Buckinghamshire, plus a 'visual index' of thumbnail reproductions. The merest hint of wear to the base of the backstrip, else in fine state. No dust wrapper, as issued. The first fifty copies - of which this is one - were issued with two additional signed prints, but these, alas, are no longer in situ. A quite magnificent book, produced under Rowley Atterbury's Hurtwood Press imprint (Atterbury studied under Berthold Wolpe at Faber and went on to become a pioneer of colour printing and computer… Read More

Seattle: Gear Works Press, 1965. First Edition. Near Fine. Folio. First edition, first printing. Signed by Guy Anderson and inscribed to former owner on verso of front cover;previous owner name written on cover verso as well. Bound in publisher's heavy grey stapled wraps printed in yellow and black. Near Fine with light shelf wear and light soiling to front cover. One instance of orange underlining in text, and the center page is detatched at the bottom staple. Tom Robbin's first published book, a monograph about the work of Guy Anderson, with text written by Robbins and photographs of Anderson's work taken by Bob Peterson. Anderson was a Pacific Northwest painter who was considered one of the "big four" artists of the Northwest School, an American art movement established in Skagit County and the Seattle area. The same area, which no doubt, affected Tom Robbins and his writing. A beautiful copy, warmly inscribed by the artist.

Kyoto: Yamada Unsodo, 1903. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Furuya Korin. Exceptionally scarce Japanese design publication from the early 20th century. This issue from early 1903, the third year of publication, features 20 full-page designs, all in colour and some with additional silver overprinting. One illustration is ink marked, appears to be printing fault. Front cover (Japanese script) is toned. English language cover has (filing?) label attached and is dulled. Stock is occasionally lightly marked, a little toned but in general good order. Stab binding with silk thread. Bibliographic information from best available translation (see photo of imprint, etc). 8vo. 24pp