Art from Chris Phillips

London: The Times Publishing Company Limited, 1954. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. A record of the proceedings in Westminster Hall Tuesday, November 30, 1954 when men and women representing all sides of British political life gathered to witness the presentation of gifts from both houses of parliament to Sir Winston Churchill on his eightieth birthday. A… Read more about this item

London: The Fleuron, 1925. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - 6" X 4. John Nash. The first edition of this collection of plates, in monochrome, by the iconic illustrator. Very good in decorative boards with minor marks and a tanned spine. The first edition of this collection of plates, in monochrome, by the iconic… Read more about this item

Letchworth: The Arden Press, 1911. Numbered, limited edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. The detailed study of the Royal collection of Gold and Silver at Windsor Castle. Printed in the Coronation year of Edward VII in a limited edition of 285 copies - this being number 158. Institutional library… Read more about this item

London: Bickers & Son, 1874. 4th Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is the 4th edition of the classic reference work on the marks of porcelain and pottery. A very good copy half bound with decorative spine and A.E.G. Tipped in to endpaper is the bookplate of Isambard Brunel, I.C.D.… Read more about this item

London: William Smith , 1854. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jackets. sm folio - 11" X 8. The 2 volume set of beautifully coloured illustrations to Froissart taken from the specimens in the British Museum (1844) and the Bibliotheque Royale in Paris (1845). Both volumes complete with all plates. Internally very good in quarter binding which has… Read more about this item

Helmstedt Lower Saxony Germany: Ex Officina Drimborniana, 1742. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Title translates as "Commentary on the Leaden Statue of Hadrian and the Isiac Gem Found in the Funeral of the Egyptian" This is a first edition of the study dealing with a lead coin and an… Read more about this item

Oxford: Counterpoint Publications, 1946. Numbered, limited edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Approx. 10.5" X 9. Paul Nash. A numbered, limited edition of 1,000 copies - this copy number 108. Very good in thin brown card covers with colour plate tipped on to top cover. Internally very good with repaired closed 2cm tear to edge of colour… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent, 1924. Revised and enlarged 2nd edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. William Blake. The 2nd edition, revised and enlarged, of Joseph Wicksteed's study of William Blake's Book of Job. Blake's illustrations throughout. From the collection of Laurence Whistler, the noted poet, glass engraver, and younger brother of… Read more about this item

Tokyo: Kodansha Showa 54, 1979. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. The, uncommon & fully illustrated, catalogue of ancient Syrian artifacts. Published in 1979 by Kodansha Ltd in Japan - and with a detailed Japanese description for each of the 279 objects. Each object also has an English title. Fine condition in decorative… Read more about this item

Privately Published, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Pamela de Ville. The illustrated catalogue of the sculptures of this noted Sonning sculptor. A very good copy in original cloth with a presentation inscription from Pamela de Ville to Peter de Ville. Uncommon. The illustrated catalogue… Read more about this item

London: George Allen, 1903. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo format - 7" tall. John Ruskin. A finely bound copy of this architectural monograph in a full green leather binding, by Hatchards. A.E.G. With a small (0.5cm) library number adhering to ffep. The binding has been sunned - see photos. Top edges bumped. … Read more about this item

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Yousuf Karsh. A comprehensive collection of the portraits of this celebrated photographer. Inscribed with a presentation inscription on ffep by Yousuf Karsh. Very good in red cloth with good, only, wrappers exhibiting signs of wear and with stains on… Read more about this item

London: Hodgson, Boys and Graves, 1835. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Henry Liverseege. A folio containing examples of the work of the artist Henry Liverseege. Containing 35 of the 37 plates called for. This copy is lacking Captain Macheath and My Ladys Page both of which appear never… Read more about this item

London: John and Paul Knapton, 1747. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. A detailed and well illustrated study of the commemorative medals issued during the reigns of the four sovereigns and including those of George I until his death. Printed in two, separately paginated, parts with 22 full page copper… Read more about this item

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Andrew Reid, 1886. Small Paper edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. sm folio - 11" X 8. Thomas Bewick. One of the small paper copies - this number 42 and signed in cartouche by its editor Julia Boyd. Half bound in rubbed binding and gilt titles. Collation: (i)-(viii), ix-xxiv, (xxv)-(xxvi), 1-110, (1) - 104, 53 plates numbered… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1955. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. John Piper. A worn and defective copy of this early catalogue raisonne, Sadly lacking three colour plates and with some adhesion damage to Page 7 and the plate opposite. However, the original John Piper plates that were specially drawn… Read more about this item

London: Thames and Hudson, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A comprehensive and extensively illustrated account of the subject, "The triumphant result of more than thirty-five years of research into every conceivable aspect of the subject". A very good copy in a similar illustrated wrapper.

London: Punch, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Ronald Searle. This is a complete set of the twelve caricatures by Ronald Searle that were issued as supplements to the humorous magazine Punch between 1956 1957. All plates present and in very good, unmarked, condition, interleaved and bound in maroon cloth… Read more about this item

Norwich: Ticktum Charitable Trust, 2001. 1st UK Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jackets. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The detailed and comprehensive regional study of antique silver spoons privately published in 2 volumes - one of which consists solely of photographs of the spoons identified in the first volume. Both volumes very good in card… Read more about this item

London: Cecil Palmer, 1923. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. William Nicholson etc. This is the third, and final, issue of the periodical edited by William Nicholson and Robert Graves. Internally very good with all plates and contributions from a strong cross section of the major authors and illustrators of the time. Good, only,… Read more about this item