The Art of Bloomsbury: Roger Fry, Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant.
FIRST EDITION. Folio (30.5 x 24 cm). pp.296. Original turquoise cloth, spine lettered in gilt, pale-yellow endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket. The faintest of wear to dust-jacket, generally an excellent copy. Profusely illustrated in colour and monochrome throughout. The word Bloomsbury most often summons the novels of Virginia Woolf and E. M. Forster or images of artists and intellectuals debating the hot parlor topics of 1910s and 1920s London: literary aesthetics, agnosticism, defining truth and goodness, and the ideas of Bertrand Russell, A. N. Whitehead, and G. E. Moore. But the Bloomsbury Group also played a prominent role in the development of modernist painting in Britain. The work of artists Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, Roger Fry, and their colleagues was often audacious and experimental, and proved to be one of the key influences on twentieth-century British art and design. This catalogue, published to accompany a major international exhibition of the Bloomsbury painters originating at the Tate Gallery in London and travelling to the Yale Center for British Art and the Huntington Art Gallery, provides a new look at the visual side of a movement that is more generally known for its literary production. It traces the artists' development over several decades and assesses their contribution to modernism. Catalogue entries on two hundred works, all illustrated in color, bring out the chief characteristics of Bloomsbury painting--domestic, contemplative, sensuous, and essentially pacific. These are seen in landscapes, portraits, and still lifes set in London, Sussex, and the South of France, as well as in the abstract painting and applied art that placed these artists at the forefront of the avant-garde before the First World War. Portraits of family and friends--from Virginia Woolf and Maynard Keynes to Aldous Huxley and Edith Sitwell--highlight the cultural and social setting of the group. Essays by leading scholars provide further insights into the works and the changing critical reaction to them, exploring friendships and relationships both within and outside of Bloomsbury, as well as the movement's wider social, economic, and political background. With beautiful illustrations and a highly accessible text, this catalogue represents a unique look at this fascinating artistic enclave. In addition to the editor, the contributors are James Beechey and Richard Morphet.- $126
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom a triumph.
LAWRENCE, T.E. FIRST TRADE EDITION. 4to. (25 x 19 cm). pp.(6)-672. Original brown buckram with gilt-lettered spine and crossed swords device to upper cover gilt, top edge dyed brown, others uncut. Light fading to cloth, mainly to spine, generally a good solid copy. 54 black and white illustrations and 4 maps. With the Lawrence of Arabia Memorial tucked inside. "Lawrence had taken part in the preliminary planning of the Arab uprising and, in October 1916, was ordered to Jiddah to assess the military situation. What followed is recorded in Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a personal, emotional narrative of the Arab revolt in which Lawrence reveals how by sheer willpower he made history. It was a testimony to his vision and persistence and a fulfilment of his desire to write an epic which might stand comparison in scale and linguistic elegance with his beloved Morte d'Arthur and C. M. Doughty's Arabia deserta. Subtitled 'A triumph', its climax is the Arab liberation of Damascus, a victory which successfully concludes a gruelling campaign and vindicates Lawrence's faith in the Arabs. In a way Seven Pillars is a sort of Pilgrim's Progress, with Lawrence as Christian, a figure sustained by his faith in the Arabs, successively overcoming physical and moral obstacles" (ODNB).- $190
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The Peach Thief and Other Bulgarian Stories. Translated by Radost Pridham and Jean Morris.
STANEV, Emilian & TALEV, Dimitar & PELIN, Elin & VEZHINOV, Pavel. 8vo. (13 x 19.6 cm). pp. 169. Original blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with original unclipped dust-jacket. Generally an excellent example.- $63
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Singular Travels, Campaigns and Adventures of Baron Munchausen.With an Introduction by John Carswell. Illustrated by Leslie Wood.
RASPE, R.E. 8vo. (20 x 13 cm). pp.xlvi+178. Original blue cloth lettered in gilt, unclipped dust-jacket. A very good copy. 14 monochrome illustrations by Leslie Wood, 5 of which full-page (including frontispiece). Munchausen is a fictional German nobleman created by the German writer author in his 1785 book. The character is loosely based on a real baron, Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen. The fictional Baron's exploits, narrated by himself, focus on his impossible achievements as a sportsman, soldier, and traveler, such as riding on a cannonball and traveling to the Moon- $32
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Der Jude von Neapel: Dis Historischen und Kunstgeschichtlichen Denklmäler des Süditalienischen Judentums. [The Jew of Naples: The Historical and Art-Historical Monuments of Southern Italian Jewry].
MUNKÁCSI, Ernst. FIRST EDITION. Folio (28 x 20.5 cm). pp.121. Original grey paper wrappers with gilt lettering and colour-printed vignette preserved within a black cloth binding with gilt-lettering to spine. Text in german. Generally an excellent copy. 96 monochrome illustrations throughout, some full-page. A scarce book.- $64
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The Spy Who Loved Me.
FLEMING, Ian. FIRST EDITION, State A. 8vo. (21 x 13cm). pp.221. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with scarlet endpapers in pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Richard Chopping, priced at 15s. Discreet owner inscription. Jacket with some soiling and wear. Very good. The tenth book in the James Bond series. A beautiful girl with a sensual past, Vivienne Michel is different from all the women 007 has known before. When she is confronted with two evil killers there is only one man who can save her Bond himself. Gilbert, Jon: Ian Fleming The Bibliography, A10a (1.1)- $626
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Globalizing the Postcolony: Contesting Discourses of Gender and Development in Francophone Africa.
GRIFFITHS, Claire H. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (23 x 15 cm). pp.xv+323. Original glossy pictorial boards. An excellent copy. Globalizing the Postcolony: Contesting Discourses of Gender and Development in Francophone Africa is a study of development in the former French colonies of West Africa. It takes as its starting point the international community's reporting on human and social development and gender in the developing areas which began systematically in 1990 and which has provided a framework for policy-making in this field. International reports suggest that the francophone African countries have been experiencing low levels of social development throughout the past two decades. These levels fall dramatically when the factor of gender is introduced to the point where statistically-speaking francophone African women have had less access to social development than any other population in the world. This study analyses current thinking on the challenges facing gender and development in Africa, before moving on to examine the historical factors marking the gender and development profile of the francophone West African region. Through an analysis of gender politics in the region from pre-colonial to postcolonial times, the book examines the gradual incursion of exogenous gender policies into the region throughout the 20th century. The discussion concludes by arguing that despite the tendency of the international community, and their colonial administrative forebears, to pursue 'one-size-fits-all' solutions to what they identified as the main development challenges of the day, the impact of standardized solutions remains subject to the unique historical and cultural context in which they are implemented. Adapting formula-driven policies to unique cultural contexts constitutes a major challenge for gender and development politics in the second decade of the new century. Meanwhile, the book coincides with the introduction of a new international development agenda in Africa articulated around issues of security and globalisation. While civil unrest continues to destabilise vast regions of the continent making the prospects of human and social development ever more remote, the rise of China among the traditional powerbrokers threatens to push social development and gender equality even further down the international agenda for Africa. This book is a timely reminder of the feminisation of poverty and disadvantage in the region and the need to keep the gender dimensions of development at the top of the social policy agenda for Africa in the 21st century.- $126
- $126
Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America. An Encyclopedia.
EVANS, Susan Tobey & WEBSTER, David L. (editors). 4to. (24.5 x 19 cm). pp.xliii+948. Original glossy pictorial covers. Minimal wear to covers, contents clean and crisp, generally a very good copy. Monochrome illustrations throughout. This is the first comprehensive, one-volume encyclopedia in English devoted to pre-Columbian archaeology of the Mesoamerican culture area. In more than 500 articles by the major experts in the field, this work brings the most recent scholarship to an examination of regional environments and their cultural evolution. Entries range from the familiar and world-renowned archaeological discoveries of Maya and Aztec sites to more recent excavations such as the Sayil archaeological zone in the Yucatan and Teopantecuanitlan in Guerrero. A rich historical and cultural resource on one of the world's six cradles of civilization, this reference is ideal for students, scholars, and prospective travellers.- $51
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Kim.
KIPLING, Rudyard. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. pp. 413+[2, ads]. Handsomely bound in full red morocco, sides ruled with single gilt filet, spine with raised bands and gilt-decorated compartments, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. An excellent copy. 10 full-page monochrome plates including frontispiece. Considered by many to be Kipling's masterpiece, Kim unfolds against the backdrop of The Great Game, the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia. The novel made the term "Great Game" popular and introduced the theme of great power rivalry and intrigue. It is set after the Second Afghan War which ended in 1881, but before the Third, probably in the period 1893 to 1898. The novel is notable for its detailed portrait of the people, culture, and varied religions of India. "The book presents a vivid picture of India, its teeming populations, religions, and superstitions, and the life of the bazaars and the road." Considered by many to be Kipling's masterpiece, opinion appears varied about its consideration as children's literature or not. Roger Sale, in his history of children's literature, concludes "Kim is the apotheosis of the Victorian cult of childhood, but it shines now as bright as ever, long after the Empire's collapse."- $759
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The Complete Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew; The Lion the Witch and The Wardrobe; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; The Horse and His Boy; The Last Battle. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
LEWIS, C.S. (1898-1963), [BAYNES, Pauline, illustrator]. COMPLETE LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITIONS. Seven volumes. 8vo (21 x 15 x 19cm). Finely bound in recent green full morocco, with gilt titles to spines, raised bands, marbled endpapers, and all edges gilt. The maps from Prince Caspian, The Horse and His Boy, The Silver Chair, and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader are bound into the preliminaries of those books. Housed in green cloth slipcase with ribbon-pull. Contents mostly clean and tidy, with some infrequent minor handling; dropped-quad to Prince Caspian, p.53. Externally as new. A striking set, handsomely presented in a matching fleece-lined cloth slipcase. With illustrations by Pauline Baynes- $12,014
- $12,014
The Cruise of the Midge. By the Author of “Tom Cringle’s Log”.
[SCOTT, Michael]. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM. 2 vols. 12mo. (16 x 9.5 cm). pp.387+452. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, spines lettered and decorated in gilt with twin red morocco labels. Boards lightly rubbed, some light toning and occasional light foxing, generally a very good set. Michael Scott was a Scottish author and autobiographer who wrote under the pseudonym Tom Cringle. The son of a Glasgow merchant, in 1806 he went to Jamaica, first managing some estates, and afterwards joining a business firm in Kingston. The latter post necessitated his making frequent journeys, on the incidents of which he based his best known book, Tom Cringle's Log. In 1822 he left Jamaica and settled in Glasgow, where he engaged in business. Tom Cringle's Log began to appear serially in Blackwood's Magazine in 1829. Scott's second story, The Cruise of the Midge, was also first published serially in Blackwood's in 18341835. Both stories - autobiographical portraits of Jamaica in the 1820s - were originally published anonymously, and their authorship was not known till after Scott's death at Glasgow.- $316
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(Michelin Guide). Gorges du Tarn Causses, Mont Aigoual.
8vo. (20 x 12.5 cm). pp.xx+256. Original red cloth printed in black, decorative endpapers, red and blue silk page markers, in the original dust-jacket featuring Bibendum, later known as the Michelin Man. Faint signs of wear to dust-jacket, generally an excellent copy. 13 sepia photographic plates (some full page), numerous maps and diagrams throughout. A charming example of this classic guidebook, rare to find in the original dust-jacket as here. De Paris à Constantinople. 8 Plans, 5 Cartes, et 1 Panorama.
8vo. (17.5 x 11. cm). pp.23 [ads]+xxxix+[1]+342+104 [ads]. Original blind-stamped blue cloth, upper cover and spine lettered in gilt, blue coated endpapers. Occasional light spotting, cloth rubbed and soiled, still a solid and complete copy. 8 plans, 5 maps (2 of which housed in rear pocket), folding panorama of Constantinople, numerous illustrations and diagrams in the letterpress. Jerusalem in her Grandeur, AD 33. The Triumphal entry of Christ into the City [with] Jerusalem in her Fall as seen viewed from the Mount of Olives.
A pair of original mixed method engravings by Charles Mottram after Henry Courtney Selous, each measuring 71 x 100 cm, printed on india paper newly laid onto conservation quality card. An imposing pair of prospects looking down on Jerusalem from the same spot in the hills above the city. In the foreground of the first is Jesus on his donkey, riding down to enter the city, which has the Temple of Solomon in the middle of the Roman city. An Arab encampment fills the foreground of the second, with the Dome of the Rock dominating the skyline of mosques and lesser buildings. Engraved by Charles Mottram (1807 -86) after Henry Courtney Selous (1803-90). The Reaches of New York City.
Original chromolithographed folding map of New York (74 x 67 cm) and its environs, with inset map of New Jersey, embellished with decorative border showing famous people and sites associated with New York. The top left corner shows the sky line of NY, and the right one a scene along the Hudson. Designed by C.E. Riddiford after Albert H. Bumstead, for the National Geographic Magazine, printed by A.Hoen & Co., Baltimore, MA. A very good copy. "Showing places of interest such as Historic Monuments, Shrines, Ruins, noteworthy Architecture, etcetera. Towns of similar interest well worth a visit. Some old Churches. Battlefields. Dates. County Seats. State Capitals. Highways. Railroads. Canals". A Map of the Countries between Constantinople and Calcutta including Turkey in Asia, Persia, Afghanistan & Turkistan. Scale, 1:6,969,600, 110 English Miles to 1 Inch.
Large original colour-printed map (69 x 107 cm) of the region extending from Egypt in the west to India in the east, dissected into 18 sections and backed onto linen, yellow publisher's adverts to inside cover and verso, folding between original blue cloth covers with title-label to upper cover. A descriptive key details steamship routes, railways, and submarine telegraph lines. Very faint occasional light scattered spotting, generally an excellent example with wonderful fresh colour. Covers the areas where the intrigues of 'The Great Game' were played out between Great Britain and Russia. Map of South Africa specially prepared for the Times History of the War in South Africa 1899-1900
Original colour-printed map of South Africa (71 x 87 cm) with inset maps of the entire African continent and of Wales (for scale), mounted on cloth and folding between original red cloth covers lettered in gilt, showing railways, roads, principal steamship routes, and engagements. Some dampstaining to cloth covers, map generally in excellent condition. Published by The Times during the Second Anglo-Boer War. Bartholomew’s General Map of Africa.
Original colour-printed map of the African continent with inset maps of Egypt, Cape Town, Cairo, and the British Isles (for scale), dissected into 24 sections and mounted onto linen, folding between marbled papered covers with Sifton, Praed & Co.'s label to upper cover. Generally a very good example with attractive full colour. Annapolis Pasts: Historical Archaeology in Annapolis, Maryland.
FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (23 x 15 cm). pp.xxxiii+371. Original white cloth, spine lettered in black, pictorial dust-jacket. An excellent copy, as new. Extensively illustrated with figures, maps, and tables throughout. The Archaeology in Annapolis project has been one of the most important undertaken by historical archaeologists. Notable for its emphasis on public education and its use of citywide research, it has carried out an innovative analysis of material culture to show how a wide range of social and economic classes residing in Maryland's capital responded over time to a changing world.Annapolis Pasts offers a close look at the trend-setting project. Drawing on more than a decade of study, it provides a cross-section of the substantive and theoretical issues that Archaeology in Annapolis has explored. The volume gathers the work of some of the most innovative authorities in historical archaeology along with that of younger scholars who participated in the project, all of whom demonstrate the cutting-edge approaches that have won it wide respect. And despite differences in theoretical orientations, all the contributors have used Annapolis's archaeological data to interpret the emergence of capitalism as both a dynamic market force and an equally dynamic body of social rules. In studies of sites ranging from eighteenth-century formal gardens to nineteenth- and twentieth-century African American neighborhoods, the book explores the development of modern society as reflected in such examples of material culture as food, printer's type, tableware, and landscape architecture, showing how these features of everyday life were used to reproduce, modify, and resist capitalist society over three centuries. It also investigates subordinated groups in Annapolis -- African Americans, women, the working class -- to provide insight into racism, class structure, and consumer society in the early years of theindustrial revolution.Annapolis Pasts clearly demonstrates that traditional objects of study like Georgian mansions and colonial crafts cannot be understood without considering their complete social and economic milieu. It presents a fascinating mosaic of human activity that shows how archaeologists can interpret the different social, temporal, and theoretical pieces of a city's history, and it provides anthropologists, economists, and historians with an example of the multifaceted effects of capitalism and industrialization in one corner of America. Guernica: The Biography of a Twentieth-Century Icon.
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE HALF-TITLE. Large 8vo. (23.5 x 15 cm). pp.373+[1]. Original navy cloth, spine gilt-lettered, grey-coated endpapers, in the unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Minimal faint shelfwear to dust-jacket, generally an excellent signed copy - "With very best wishes". Extensively illustrated in monochrome throughout. India & Adjacent Countries. Scale 40 Miles to 1 Inch. Fifth Edition.
Extremely large colour-printed folding map of India and the adjacent countries (82 x 173 cm) mounted onto linen with seven inset maps showing Density of Population, Principal Industries, Geology and Principal Minerals, Orographical Features, Average Rainfall, Isothermal Lines, and a small version of India and Surrounding Countries. Remnants of original paper wrappers printed in red still present to verso. Light spotting to verso only, generally a very good copy of this large-scale map. First published in 1951. The Alcoran of Mahomet, translated out of the Arabick into French. By the Sieur du Ryer, Lord of Malezair, and Resident for the French King, at Alexandria. And Newly Englished, for the satisfaction of all that desire to look into the Turkish Vanities, to which is prefixed, the Life of Mahomet, the Prophet of the Turks, and Author of the Alcoran. With a Needful Caveat, or Admonition, for them who desire to know what Use may be made of, or if there be danger in Reading the Alcoran.
8vo. (19 x 11.5 cm). pp.[18]+xviii+[32]+511. Contemporary bland stamped panelled calf sometime rebacked, spine with raised bands and gilt-decorated compartments, morocco label lettered in gilt, red speckled edges. Binding rubbed, joints starting but reinforced along hinges, light toning throughout mainly to margins, generally a very good example. The second edition of THE FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION of the Qur'an of 1649, itself a translation of Andrew du Ryer's French edition of 1647. This edition contains The Translator to the Christian Reader; The French Epistle to the Reader; A Summary of the Religion of the Turks; the Priviledges of Marseilles; and from Sultan Amurat at Constantinople; The Life and Death of Mahomet; and Alexander Ross's A needful Caveat and the whole text of the Qur'an in English. Pianta Guida della Città di Roma. Veduta a volo d’uccello. [Plan of the City of Rome. Bird’s eye view].
Original hand-coloured lithographic plan of Rome (44 x 58 cm) bordered with an index corresponding to locations on the map, dissected into 32 sections and backed onto linen (overall 53 x 67 cm), folding between red cloth covers lettered in black. A colour-coded legend indicates cultivated land, churches, hotels, and Roman ruins; iconic landmarks like the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, Trajan's Column, the Pantheon are shown in an exaggerated fashion; dashed lines in blue and red mark tram routes and the boundaries between the city's various wards. Light spotting to verso, map in excellent condition.