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100 Years of Glasgow's Amazing Cinemas
PETER, Bruce
ISBN: 9780748662104
Polygon, Edinburgh, 1996, softback with stiff card wraps, fine, b/w frontispiece in addition to b/w photographs throughout, 196 pp. No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp. ARTS, CINEMAS, GLASGOW, MUSIC HALLS, PICTURE HOUSES, FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT, CINEMA HISTORY, PEOPLE, ENTREPRENEURS, PATRONS 461201 ARTS/CINEMA £32.00

2001 Filming the Future
BRIZONY, Piers.
ISBN: 9781854107060
Aurum Press Limited, London, 2000, large format softback with stiff card wraps, VG, illustrated throughout from b/w and colour photographs, 165 pp.
No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp, gentle rubs to corners. Lovely copy.
ARTS, FILM, 2002: A SPACE ODEYSSEY, STANLEY KUBRICK, DIRECTOR, MAKING THE FILM, EQUIPMENT, PROPS, ACTORS, FILM CREW, ARTISTS
46582 ARTS/FILM £19.00

20th Century Jewelry The Complete Sourcebook John. Peacock0500510830Thames & Hudson, London, 2002 hard back with wrapper, near fine/nr, over 1,500 colour illustrations, 144 pp, 25 x 33 cm.No inscriptions, wrapper slightly creased at spine ends. Lovely copy lavishly illustrated. An essential for every student and collector of 20th century jewelry. HEAVY book - UK delivery only.JEWELRY, 20TH CENTURY FASHION44381 hb 33 £14.50

The Art of Mime : It's History and Technique in Education and the TheatreMAWER, IreneMethuen & Co. Ltd., London, 1932, 1st Edition, hardback with embossed title and cloth boards, VG, boards green/gilt, b/w frontispiece, illustrated from 32 b/w photographs, 244 pp.No inscription, annotations in pencil throughout text block, binding sound, lean to the spine, pages tanned, scattering of foxing to endpapers and pages to the front and rear, edges dust stained. Moderate shelf wear to boards with bumps to corners, front lower fore-edge corner missing (see scans).ARTS, DRAMA, MIME, HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT, THEATRE, EDUCATION, EXPRESSIVE & DRAMATIC MOVEMENT45296 hb 56 ARTS/DRAMA £18.50

Artists at Walberswick : East Anglian Interludes 1880-2000SCOTT, Richard ISBN: 9780953260942Art Dictionaries Ltd., Bristol, 2002, hardback with dust wrapper, NF/nf, boards blue/gilt, cream endpapers, colour frontispiece, beautifully illustrated throughout from sketches, b/w and colour photographs,184 pp.Boards clean and firm, no inscription or annotations, sound square binding, pages clean and bright, light foxing to top edge. Wrapper clean and crisp, several feint marks to back cover.ARTS, ART HISTORY, WALBERSWICK, SUFFOLK, WALBERSWICK SCROLL, SOLE BAY GROUP, ARTISTS COLONY, BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARIES45013 hb 47 ARTS/ART HISTORY £21.50

Avatar: A Confidential Report On The Biological and Social History Of Pandora - An Activist Survival Guide (Film Tie In)
WILHEM, Maria & MATHISON, Dirk Mathison.
ISBN: 9780007873647 Harpercollins, London, 2009, standard format softback with stiff card wraps, near fine, illustrated throughout from colour photos of characters and features of the film Avatar, 203 pp. No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp, front cover bowed gently upwards. ARTS, FILM TIE-IN, JAMES CAMERON, AVATAR, FIELD NOTES, ASTRONOMY, GEOLOGY, CULTURE, FAUNA & FLORA OF PANDORA, HUMAN TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONS GUIDE 46157 ARTS/FILM TIE-IN £36.00

Ballets RussesRichard Shead9780862881085Greenwich Editions, London, 1998, hardback with wrapper, NF/nf, black boards, wrapper in heavy gloss art paper with fold under edges, 192 pp, lavishly illustrated with photographs and full colour reproductions of set-designs and costumes. Looks unread. Covers the history of the Ballets Russe during the Diaghilev years with full analysis of all the major works. BALLET, DANCE, RUSSISAN BALLET, DIAGHILEV43960 hb 19 ARTS ballet £23.00

Body, Space, Image: Notes Towards Improvisation and PerformanceMiranda Tufnell & Chris CrickmayISBN 1853811319Virago Press Ltd, London, 1990, VG, softback with wraps, 209 pp, illustrated throughout from pen and ink sketches and b/w photographs. No inscriptions, square sound binding, bright clean pages, top edge corners at back of book gently bumped. Small creases on corners of wraps. Top edge of spine and fore edge corners gently bumped. Not clipped, small pen mark across ISBN Number.ARTS, DRAMA, EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE, DANCE, THEATRE, PERFORMING ARTS43527 ARTS/DRAMA £19.00

Cinemas of Newcastle MANDERS, Frank W.D.ISBN: 9780902653903 Newcastle Libraries & Information Service, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1991, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, illustrated throughout from b/w photographs, 197 pp.No inscription or annotations, binding sound, pages clean and bright, bumps to lower fore-edge corners of first few pages (see scan), one mark to top edge. Wraps clean, rubs to edges, bumps and crease to front fore-edge corners (see scan) and head of spine.ARTS, CINEMA, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT45297 hb 55 ARTS/CINEMA £11.50

Davenports Demon Magic (The Demon Catalogue)Anon.Lewis Davenport Ltd., London, c. 1997, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, illustrated from six b/w photographs and hand drawn illustrations, 383 pp.No inscription or annotations, binding sound, no loose pages, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp, gentle rubs to edges and corners, diagonal crease to front cover.MISCELLANEOUS, MAGIC, THE DEMON CLUB, CATALOGUE GENERAL MAGIC, CADS, HINTS ON PEFORMING, ESCAPOLOGY, JUGGLING, VENTRILOQUISM, BOOKS & RESOURCES44964 hb 45 MISC/MAGIC £6.50

Demon Magic Catalogue : Children's Magic and Close-Up MagicL. Davenport & Co, London, c.1960, softback with card wraps, G, illustrated throughout from b/w drawings and three b/w photographs at the front of the catalogue, 99 pp.No inscription or annotations, binding sound, pages clean, lightly tanned, water and ink stains to bottom fore-edge corner of text block, bump to top fore-edge corner. Wraps clean with moderate shelf wear, creases to fore-edge corners of back cover, lightly foxed in places. Six Davenports leaflets and a copy of the IBM Convention in 1968 included. MISCELLANEOUS, MAGIC, CATALOGUE & ASSOCIATED EPHEMERA44970 hb 45 MISC/MAGIC £14.50

Every Now & Then (signed 1st edition)Photographs by SHAW, Michael J. & SUTCLIFFE, Frank M.095418601xThe Sutcliffe Gallery, Whitby, 2002, SIGNED 1st Edition, large format hardback with laminated pictorial boards, NF, dark blue endpapers, illustrated throughout from colour photographs and copies of Victorian glass plates, 63pp.Author signature on title page (see scan), no annotations, sound square binding, pages clean and bright. Boards clean and firm. Lovely clean copy.ARTS, PHOTOGRAPHY, DIGITAL IMAGING, VICTORIAN GLASS PLATES, WHITBY, SOCIAL & ECONOMIC HERITAGE, CHANGES TO BUILT ENVIRONMENT45397 hb 25 ARTS/PHOTOGRAPHY £26.50

Fashion by Chance 1960-1974 A Visual Autobiography CAPECE, CleoniceISBN: 9781851497676Antique Collectors Club (ACC Editions), Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2014, large format softback, nf, 246 pp, illustrated throughout from b/w and colour photographs, copies of newspaper articles and drawings (see scans). Illustrated cover, no inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp, minimal shelf wear.ARTS, FASHION, BIOGRAPHY, CLEONICE CAPECE, ITALIAN, FASHION DESIGNER43983 Hb 21 ARTS/FASHION £10.00

Female Nude: A Private ViewTony Mitchell1858688299Carlton Books Ltd. London 1999, hardback with wrapper, NF/nf, introduction plus ninety colour and b/w masterpieces of nude photography. Near pristine copy. 44555 HB 1 ARTS/ photography £20.00

Flute NotesMILAN, Susan2010, 2nd Edition, softback with stiff card wraps, VG+, 144 pp. No inscription or annotations, binding sound, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp. A performer's handbook of programme notes for the flute repertoire - 148 composers and over 400 works.MUSIC, WIND INSTRUMENTS, FLUTE, FLAUTISTS, RECITALS, PROGRAMME PLANNING, COMPOSERS, 1650-2010, TIMINGS AND ORDERS45451 hb 33 MUSIC/WIND £16.50

The Fool and His SceptreWILLEFORD, WilliamA study in clowns and jesters and their audience ISBN: 9780713154659Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd., London, 1969, 1st Edition, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/gd+, boards mottled green/gilt, red endpapers, illustrated title page in addition to 35 b/w plates, 265 pp.Boards clean and firm, bump to front top corner, inscription in pen on front free endpaper and half-title page in addition to pencil annotations on several pages within the text block, sound square binding, pages clean and bright, bump to top edge of half-title page. Moderate shelf-wear to wrapper with rubs to all edges and corners, scuff marks to the rear, foxing to inside upper edge, original price clipped, now protected by acid-free archive film. A study in clowns and jesters and their audienceSOCIAL HISTORY, THE ARTS, PERFORMING ARTS, FOOLS, CLOWNS, FOLLY, THEATRE, MUSIC, FILM, CIRCUS, LITERATURE, THE AUDIENCE45847 SOCIAL HIST/ARTS hb 72 £40.50

Gaumont British Cinemas
EYLES, Allen
ISBN: 9780851705194
Cinema Theatre Association, Burgess Hill, 1996, softback with stiff card wraps, fine, inside covers decorated, b/w frontispiece, illustrated title page in addition to b/w photographs throughout, 222 pages. No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp. ARTS, CINEMAS, PICTURE HOUSES, FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT, THE GAUMONT PALACES, GAUMONT SUPER CINEMAS, THE WAR YEARS AND J. ARTHUR RANK, CINEMA SCOPE, CIRCUIT RELEASES 46200 ARTS/CINEMA £14.50

The Georgian Theatre Richmond, YorkshireSouthern. Richard and Brown. IvorThe Georgian Theatre Trust, Richmond, 1962, paperback VG, wire-stitched booklet, green covers with illustrations, 24 pp, illustrated with six b/w drawings and plans. Lightly rubbed on edges, pen inscription on top corner of front cover, clean pages. The story of the Georgian theatre in Richmond, North Yorkshire.Entertainment, Georgian theatres, Richmond Theatre43417 ENT/Theatre £9.00

Great Tricks Revealed: With an Introduction by Horace Goldin, President of the Magician's ClubGOLDSTON, WillRoutledge & Kegan Paul Ltd., London, 1955, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/gd, boards red/black, illustrated throughout from hand drawn diagrams,304 pp.Boards clean and frim, light rubs to head and tail of spine, no inscriptions, ex-library - usual stamps etc., binding sound, pages clean, lightly tanned, small stains to pages 159 to 165. Fragile wrapper with foxing to the inside and water stain on outside (see scan), now protected in acid free archive film, original price (12s. 6d. net) not clipped.MISCELLANEOUS, NON FICTION, MAGIC TRICKS EXPLAINED, HISTORIES OF FAMOUS MAGICIANS, FULLY ILLUSTRATED44893 hb 28 MISC/MAGIC £14.00

Harlequin Britain: Pantomime and Entertainment, 1690-1760O'BRIEN, John 0801879108Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2004, hardback with dust wrapper, boards black/gilt, VG/vg, red and yellow tail bands, illustrated from b/w photographs of original pen and ink drawings, 274 pp.Boards clean and firm, no inscriptions, annotated throughout the introduction, sound square binding, pages clean and bright. Wrapper clean and crisp, gentle rubs to edges and corners. ANNOTATED.SOCIAL HISTORY, THE ARTS, THEATRE, PANTOMIME, CUTURAL HISTORY, HARLEQUINS, MODERN ENTERTAINMENT45799 hb 72 SOCIAL HIST £29.00