Design, Ornamentation & Illumination from Bird's Books

London: John Lane, 1912. Hardcover. Good +. Aubrey Beardsley. 4to, blue cloth boards with white titles and decoration on front and spine. Boards with some marking and shelf wear. 18pp of biography and discussion of Aubrey’s work, illustrated with 157pp of plates. The plates are generally clean and in very good condition, very occasional marks and a couple… Read more about this item

London: The Studio, 1899. First edition. Hardcover. Good. de Morgan, Claus, Cecilia Beaux, w. Reynolds-Stephens, Ernst Eitner, Eugen Kampf, Hans Thoma, Byam Shaw, Le Sidaner, Kay Womrath, Jean Veber, Simas, Francis Jourdain, Paul Helleu, etc. 4to, original green cloth with gilt titles on front and spine. Covers worn. Binding cracked at inner pastedowns. Inner book is generally very… Read more about this item

London: Pan Books Ltd, 1967. First edition thus. Softcover. Good. First paperback edition. Coloured pictorial paper covers with portrait of Quant by Philip Bailey on front. 207pp illustrated with black and white photographic plates. Pan book M209. Some wear to covers and minor creasing to spine. Pages age toned. An account of Quant’s early years in fashion.

London: Penguin, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Slim 8vo, illustrated paper covered boards. 72 pp with numerous illustrations followed by 16 plates. Tear to upper spine, small piece absent at board, edge wear and sunning. Inner book is generally in very good clean condition. No. 31 from the attractive King Penguin series edited by Pevsner. Written for the… Read more about this item

Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good + . Folio, green cloth binding with photographic dust jacket. 184pp illustrated throughout with photographs and plans.'Twenty interiors have been selected to show the many ways in which art can become part of our environment: in private homes, colleges, museums, churches and concert halls from the United States, Japan,… Read more about this item

Folio, 190pp, beautifully illustrated with numerous photographs of Thorgerson's work. Artists that he has worked with include many well known musicians and groups including classic covers for Pink Floyd, The Cranberries, Peter Gabriel, Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Led Zeppelin. Also included in the book are discussions about the work as well as examples of the graphics.

4to, 196pp profusely illustrated with photographs of sculptures. 123 colour illustrations, 62 back and white photographs, map and references. Near fine inside with a little edge wear to corners. Dust jacket in very good condition, suitable as a gift copy. This presents art objects of exceptional aesthetic quality and discusses how we view them and the relationship with the creators.… Read more about this item

Panache Partners, 2009. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good +. Inscribed by Michael Priest whose designs are featured in the book. Gorgeous pictures of London's sumptuous, original and stylish homes. 251pp illustrated throughout with colour photographs.

London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very good. Folio. Unpaginated. A book full of colour & black and white photographs by Newton. Very good and clean inside. Dust jacket in good + condition with slight edge wear and minor creasing.

Quartet Books, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Good + .

John Wiley & Sons, 1988. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. 4to. 128pp. First English Edition. 'The Rietveld Schröder House incorporates a variety of perspectives to unite the client, architect, and structure in a rare complete document of a living landmark.Newly restored and open to the public, the small semi-detached house on the outskirts of Utrecht was the prototype of… Read more about this item

Original pictorial dustjacket chipped & shelf rubbed at the edges, green cloth boards with gilt titles. 128 pp illustrated throughout with pictures and diagrams. 77 patterns for hats, blankets, rugs, jackets, dresses, children's wear etc. Includes step by step instructions for beginners. Beautifully clean and fresh inside.

London: Virtue & Co., 1863. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Various. New Series. Vol. II. Approx. 13'' by 10'', green cloth binding with gilt titles on spine & gilt decoration on front. Wear and tears to spine and corners. Viii + 256pp illustrated with 36 engravings (12 from selected pictures, 12 from the Turner Gallery, 7 of The Churches… Read more about this item

London: Virtue & Co., 1859. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Various. New Series. Vol. V. Approx. 13'' by 10'', green cloth binding with gilt titles on spine & gilt decoration on front. Wear to spine and corners. Viii + 380pp illustrated with 35 engravings (25 from pictures and 10 from sculptures) and numerous other illustrations throughout text. Many artists… Read more about this item

London: Virtue & Co., 1866. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Various. New Series. Vol. V. Approx. 13'' by 10'', green cloth binding with gilt titles on spine & gilt decoration on front. Corners bumped & outer spine in poor condition with parts missing, sticker mark on spine. Viii + 384pp illustrated with 34 engravings, 24 from pictures (one… Read more about this item

London: Frederick Warne, 1900. Hardcover. Fair. Caldecott, Randolph. Square 8vo. Blue card covered boards with tipped in colour illustration on front cover. Upper edge green. Undated early hardcover edition circa 1900. This has been a well loved book! Part of outer spine missing, mark on rear board. Tear and piece missing from pictorial front endpaper. A little foxing… Read more about this item

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1970. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. Illustrated card covers, 170pp with 130 illustrations from the extensive and varied collection.

London: Marlborough Fine Art (London) Ltd, 1972. First edition. Softcover. Very good . Exhibition catalogue profusely illustrated in colour and b/w, with pictorial card covers. 30pp.

Aberdeen: Aberdeen Art Gallery, 1968. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4to, illustrated card covers, 112pp. Colour frontispiece, 46 black & white pictures of items in the collection & 2 plans. Text on blue paper. A little edge wear to the spine, excellent condition inside.

Yale University Library, 1974. Softcover. Very good. 4to, illustrated card covers. 111pp, frontis and illustrated by 44 plates. Previous owner’s name on front endpaper.