The Encyclopedia Of Ornament

London: William Pickering, 1842. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Book. 4to - over 9¾. 6 pp., plus 59 mostly color plates, including title page, in important work to Gothic Revival which was then sweeping England and elsewhere. Shaw published this and other works that stoked and slaked interest in the movement whose roots can be traced… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: John Grant. Good+. 1898. Hardcover. Forbes Library perforated stamp on title page, lacks bottom inch of spine and top half inch, number at top of spine. ; large 4to; Publisher's cloth, gilt spine title, vi pages, 59 plates. **The color plates are: Specimens of bindings (1534), 1842 title page (copied from another binding), … Read more about this item

Academy Editions 1974. 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.

Lond. Academy Editions., 1974.. 4to. Col.Ill.wrapps. 70pp. Split to binding at page 34. Light fading to spine. Slight wear to corners. Profusely illustrated in colour and black & white. Good copy. Henry Shaw's Encyclopedia of Ornament was first published in 1842 & was intended to promote all branches of the decorative arts. It included forms of ornament from Classical… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; First published in 1842, this volume made an important contribution to the nineteenth-century Gothic Revival, during which English artists rediscovered decorative styles from their country's medieval past. Few published sources of the V

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Dover Pubns, 2016. Paperback. New. 54 pages. 10.75x8.25x0.25 inches.

Paperback / softback. New.

New.

Dover Pubns, 2016. Paperback. New. 54 pages. 10.75x8.25x0.25 inches.

Hardback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.