Manufacturing Artists’ Colourmen. Makers of Artists’ Brushes, Prepared Canvas and materials for Oil and Water Colour Painting; of colours and materials for use in Schools; and of colours and materials for home craftwork. Established 1832. General Catalogue 1934.
WINSOR & NEWTON LTD. Royal 8vo, xliv,339, [1]pp., thumb section labels, illustrated throughout, orig. publishers green cloth. Catalogue of artists' materials and equipment manufactured and/or supplied by Winsor & Newton.- $163
- $163
Specimens of Tile Pavements Drawn from Existing Authorities.
SHAW (Henry) First edition, folio (325 x 255 mm), [22]pp., including list of subscribers, 47 fine chromolithographed plates (3 being double-page), endpapers re-newed, modern rexine-backed boards. A rare and finely illustrated Pickering work showing specimens from recently excavated sites, these include Chertsey Abbey, Surrey, Jervaulx Abbey, York, Whitland Abbey, Carmarthenshire, Castle Acre, Norfolk, etc. Provenance: Ownership signature of the architect George Tunstal Redmayne (1840-1912).- $683
- $683
Colour Harmony and Contrast for the Use of Art Students, Designers, and Decorators.
WARD (James) First edition, royal 8vo, x, 140pp., coloured frontis., and 16 coloured plates (one loose), a couple of neat ink stamps of the 'Wavertree Senior Evening Institute', orig. green publishers cloth, stained.- $26
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The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediaeval, from the Eighth century with numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c., for the use of Architectural and Engineering Draughtsmen, Masons, Decorative Painters, Lithographers, Engravers, Carvers, &c.
DELAMOTTE (F.) Third Edition, oblong 8vo, [6]pp., 51 plates printed in a variety of colours, upper blank margin of first couple of leaves with small tear, decorated endpapers, orig. publishers brown cloth, covers loose, spine torn.- $33
- $33
The World of Colour.
KATZ (David) First English edition, 8vo, xvi, 300pp., orig. cloth, d.w. a very good copy. Provenance: Loosely tipped-in is a A.L.s Kenneth Sisam (of The Clarendon Press, Oxford) to Dr. R.S. Creed in respect of whether the O.U.P. should take up the American rights for the book; with a A.L. reply from Dr. Creed in favour "an important and useful work".- $163
- $163
Life of Sir Edward Widdrington, Knt., & Baronet of Cartington, in Northumberland: with an account of his piety in the practice of the Catholic faith his loyalty to King Charles I in the Great Rebellion, and his holy death in the low countries, and notices of his family & its alliances with Howard, Duke of Norfolk, Radclyffe, Earl of Derwentwater, Shireburne of Stonyhurst, Gascoigne of Parlington, Errington, Charlton, and others ; also particulars of the romantic story of the eighth Duchess of Norfolk and the Hon. Peregrine Widdrington / by a Catholic gentleman.
First edition, small 8vo, 32pp., frontis., orig. publishers red cloth, two small nicks to spine. A Short Course of Standing Rules, for the government and conduct of an army, designed for, or in the field : with some useful observations drawn from experience / by a Lieutenant-General of his Majesty’s forces.
First edition, 8vo, xxviii, viii, [9]-171, [1]pp., with half-title, large contemporary hand-coloured plan, old repair to closed tear, several neat library blind stamps, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, text block and spine split down the middle. Provenance: Contemporary ink ownership signature to head of title 'Robert Melville 1754.' Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences and Witty Sayings, Ancient and Modern, Foreign and British.
New edition, small 8vo, viii, 204 + 4pp., of adverts, later blue cloth, uncut. A fascinating collection of over 6,000 wise sayings, both ancient and modern, from various cultures. Compiled by Thomas Fuller in the 17th century, this treasure trove of succinct wisdom offers insights into human nature, life, and the human condition. Here are a few memorable adages and proverbs from the book: "A stitch in time saves nine." "Actions speak louder than words." "Don't count your chickens before they hatch." "Where there's smoke, there's fire." "Honesty is the best policy." Photogravure portrait of Frank R. Benson (1858-1939), actor.
140 x 100 mm, mounted on trade card of W. J. Kilpatrick, Belfast. Frank R. Benson was born on November 4, 1858 in Alresford, Hampshire. He was an actor and director, known for The Taming of the Shrew (1911), Julius Caesar (1911) and Richard III (1911). He was married to Constance Benson. He died on December 31, 1939 in London. A Topographical and Historical Account of Wainfleet and the Wapentake of Candleshoe, in the County of Lincoln.
First edition, royal 8vo (260 x 170 mm), [8], [8, list of subscribers], [9]-370, 38, [2]pp., engraved frontispiece, 5 engraved plates, 14 engravings in the text, orig. cloth-backed boards, printed paper label to spine, uncut, a very good copy. The Elland Tragedies, viz: the murders of Sir Robert Beaumont, of Crosland; Hygh de Quarmby, of Quarmby, Esquire; John de Lockwood, of Lockwood, Esquire; Sir John Eland, Senior, at Brighouse; Sir John Eland, Junior, and his son, at Eland; and others. With the exploits of Wilkin de Lockwood, at Cannon Hall, and of Adam de Beaumont, at Honley, and in Rhodes and Hungary, as recorded in ancient manuscripts in prose and verse, with notes, pedigrees, and evidences recently brought to light.
First and only edition, small 8vo, 88 + 4pp., of adverts, library label on front paste-down otherwise free of stamps, orig. publishers blue cloth, lettered in gilt, a very good copy. A Selection of Views in the County of Lincoln; Comprising the Principal Towns and Churches, the Remains of Castles and Religious Houses, and Seats of the Nobility and Gentry; with Topographical, and Historical Accounts of Each View.
First edition, large 4to (340 x 280 mm), large paper copy, [124]pp., with half-title and list of subscribers, engraved dedication leaf, hand-coloured map, engraved vignette on title, 54 engraved views (each with letter-press description), 23 topographical vignettes, marbled endpapers, nineteenth-century crushed red morocco, marbled boards, spine gilt extra, a very nice clean copy. Upcott I, pp.558-62; Corns, p.5; Short, 914. Sketches, Illustrative of the Topography and History of New and Old Sleaford, in the County of Lincoln, and of several places in the surrounding neighbourhood.
First edition, small 4to (260 x 160 mm), [4], ii, [8, list of subscribers], 378, [6, index]pp., large paper copy, frontis., spotted and offset onto title page, 24 illustrs., orig. boards, rubbed, printed paper label to spine, uncut.