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This list brings together a collection of exhibition and trade catalogues from the full account of the Great Exhibition (which, by happy coincidence marks its 175th anniversary this year), to the catalogue of the celebrated Georges Petit Monet-Rodin exhibition of 1889.
London: Granada Publishing. 1980. Signed by Sammy Davis Junior. First UK edition. pp. 215 [1bl]. Publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt to the spine. Original illustrated dustjacket protected by a plastic wrapper. Some light shelfwear and wear to head and foot of spine of jacket but otherwise in very good condition. Verso of half title is inscribed "All my best. Sammy Davis Junior. P.S. SO. DO.
View full detailsLondon Reynolds & Sons. 1835.Box: 560x111x45mm. Playing cards: 93x64mm. Black box with marbled edges and embossed leather ties containing a set of embossed playing cards. 52 cards, no Jokers. Single-ended, square corners, with lightly impressed pattern on obverse. Foxing to cards, box in excellent condition (thought to be modern, not contemporary to the cards). The One of Clubs depicts Reynolds & Sons crest with the words 'Duty One Shilling' above the coronet. A very rare deck of playing cards created for blind people, thought to be the earliest example of such a deck.
View full detailsLondon: W H Allen. 1986. Presentation copy. 240x150mm. pp. [25],414,[6] Publisher's original black cloth. Lettered in gilt on spine. Near fine save for some rubbing at head and foot of spine. Original illustrated dust jacket near fine with just some minor creasing at head of cover. Internally fine. Inscribed by the author on half title page "For Mr. Brian Harrison with best regards from the author W R Hess, May 1986"Written by his son, this biography of Rudolph Hess recounts his infamous solo flight to Scotland on a dubiously conceived peace mission.
View full detailsLondon: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1959. A Chilling Account First edition in English. 225x145mm. pp.[16], 252,[2]. Publisher's original black cloth. Lettered in silver on the spine. Slightly bumped at head of spine but otherwise near fine. Original illustrated dust jacket is near fine with just some very small creasing at head of spine. Internally fine. This chilling first-hand account chronicles the bureaucracy and day-to-day operations of the largest Nazi concentration camp. Written by Hoess whilst awaiting execution, the book offers a disturbing report into the logistics of mass murder. [ref.
View full detailsLondon Thames & Hudson. 2003. The Female Gaze First edition. 290x225mm. pp. [6] 256 [2]. Publisher's original grey cloth.Author and title in silver gilt lettering on spine. A fine copy.Germaine Greer's controversial 2003 book examines the representation of male youthfulness and by centring the female gaze sought "to advance women's reclamation of their capacity for and right to visual pleasure." Containing some 200 photographs and pictures of boys from classical mythology to Kurt Cobain, Greer views the aesthetics of youthful masculinity through a radically feminist lens.[ref.
View full detailsNew York: Harry N. Abrams. 1970. Inside the mind of the great surrealist First edition. 200x145mm. pp. [14],156,[6]. Publisher's original beige cloth. Title and publisher lettered in black on spine. Title in a border lettered in black at top right of the front board. Very good condition save for a slight stain along the foot of boards and spine. Original illustrated dust jacket is in excellent condition save for very slight chipping to edge of front cover and slight bumping at the corners of head. Reverse of dust jacket shows patches of foxing. Internally very good.
View full detailsLondon: Hutchinson. 1958. The formation of a writer First edition. 220x150mm. pp. [10],342,[4]. Publisher's original Burgandy cloth. Lettered in silver on spine. Slightly shelf worn at extremities and slightly rubbed at head of spine. Original illustrated dust jacket is in very good condition. A small chip at head of front cover towards spine and very minor rubbing at head of spine. Inscribed in blue pen by a previous owner on free end paper "From Val and Mary – with best wishes for a merry Christmas. Dec 1958".
View full detailsLondon: Jonathan Cape. 1979. Second edition. 240x165mm. pp. [10],377,[3]. Publisher's original blue cloth. Lettered in gold on spine. Front and back boards have bumping to extremities and head and foot of spine show a degree of rubbing. Original dust jacket has signs of shelf wear at the top edge of front cover and foot of spine. Back cover has a small, closed tear at joint with head of spine. Book plate displaying inscription of Lauren Bacall's signature on front loose leaf. Internally near fine. An entertaining and wittily written book by one of the twentieth century's most glamorous stars.[ref.
View full detailsNew York: Rizzoli. 2011. A celebration of the male form First US edition. 348x260mm. Unpaginated. [pp 252]. Numerous full-page photographs throughout. Illustrated cover featuring a photograph of a posed male nude in black and white on the front and a different angle of the same model on the back. Near fine save for a scratch on back cover towards the top edge. Internally fine. Mariano Vivanco's intimate and sensual photographs of the male form are elegantly presented in this coffee table style book.
View full detailsLondon: Cassell. 1960. A pioneering book on a difficult subject First edition. 205mmx145mm. pp. [8],207,[3]. Publisher's original red cloth. Spine lettered in gilt. Slightly bumped at head of spine and slightly rubbed at foot but otherwise near fine. Original illustrated dust jacket has very mild creasing on head of front cover and some light chipping on head and foot of spine. Moderately foxed on back cover. Internally there is some foxing on front free end paper and toning to page edges but otherwise very good.
View full detailsNew York:. 1938. Promotional prospectus for the Fashion Academy at 16 East 52nd Street, New York. 198x130mm. pp. 44. Illustrated throughout with colour fashion plates and one pochoir pastedown image. Decorated covers with an embossed gilded label pasted on upper cover. Illustrated endpapers with gold fashion silhouettes. The fashion plates are mostly of historic designs. Some rubbing and wear and internally there is some marking and slight staining but overall a nice copy. The Fashion Academy was operated under the direction of Emil Avil Hartman and ran a series of courses on fashion and costume design.
View full detailsNew York:. 1935. Promotional prospectus for the Fashion Academy at 16 East 52nd Street, New York. 192x125mm. pp. 48. Illustrated throughout with art deco colour fashion plates and one pochoir pastedown image. Decorated art deco style cover and endpapers. Some rubbing and wear but overall a very nice copy and internally very good. The Fashion Academy was operated under the direction of Emil Avil Hartman and ran a series of courses on fashion and costume design. This fascinating little book was published as an annual prospectus and so is quite uncommon.
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