Archive for November, 2009

Constantinople

Tape stains to endpapers. Previous owner’s name on title page.Some marginalia in pen.Text in French.With black and white illustrations .

English Blue and White Porcelain of the 18th Century

Dust jacketĀ is quite worn, but intact. Small tear to back and also at head of spine some fraying. Good firm copy

A History of Oak Furniture

Bumped corners. Minor foxing throughout

Gesang Im Feuerofen

Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper. Second free endpaper has browned, leaving in white the outline of the inscription on the previous page of the owner’s name. Front and back endpapers have very minor foxing (two plus spots).

Works Exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists 1824-1893 2 vols of 2

Both volumes in good condition with minor bumping to head and tail of spines.

Graphische Kunst

With 114 b/w plates. Cover shows signs of wear, especially around the edges. Sunned spine, bumped corners, fraying at head and tail of spine.Text in German.

Cahiers D’art 1947

Recased. Nice, well kept copy. Text in French. Focus on Egyptian art, Van Gogh

Cahiers D’art 9-10

Recased. Some minor discolouration to foredge, but otherwise a good, well kept copy. Small stain to title page. Text in French

Cahiers D’art 1

Recased. A few pages show very light foxing, but otherwise a good, well-kept copy. Text in French. African art

Shadows in Arcady

Limited edition copy 448/ 500. Spine head and tail show wear, and a bit bumped. Good firm copy

Autobiography of an Unarrived Artist

Dust jacket badly moth-eaten. Some discolouration to endpapers

Models of Propriety

Signed limited edition copy. Slight scuff marks to cloth cover. Sepia illustrations.

Angling in Southern Africa


I Was Monty’s Double

Small tears to spine of dw.

Rags of Glory

A story about the Anglo-Boer war.

Finding a Fairy

Small amount of foxing and age toning. Tears to approx. seven pages. Two photographic plates loose. Boards scuffed.

A Fundamental Art, The Rug

Shelf wear to top and bottom of spine. Will incur extra postage. Text in French and English.

Crin-Blanc

Black and White stills of mostly horses, from the film.

Botanical Survey, Memoir No. 37, Common Weeds in South Africa

Binding slightly shaken, but intact. Includes English and Afrikaans translations.

Horological Museum, Vienna 1, Schulhof 2

Translated by Jean S. Faikosch. Illustrations 39 to 46 are loose.