THE CHEMISTRY AND PRACTICE OF FINISHING. Two volumes
by BEAN, Percy and William McCleary
BEAN, Percy and William McCleary. THE CHEMISTRY AND PRACTICE OF FINISHING. volumes. Manchester: Hutton, Hartley, 1926. Small 4to. Cloth. xxiv, 624, xxxvi; 625-822, viii pages, many plates, some folding, 96 cloth samples. Third editi A comprehensive practical treatise on bleaching and the finishing of white, d and printed cotton goods, with 96 samples tipped-in. Fine.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
THE WORK OF GRINLING GIBBONS
by BEARD, Geoffrey
BEARD, Geoffrey. THE WORK OF GRINLING GIBBONS. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, (1990). Small 4to. Cloth. 224 pages, 1 plates. First American edition. A study of the virtuoso seventeenth-century English wood carver Grinling Gibbons. A combined biographical study and analysis of Gibbons' work. Fine i near fine dust jacket.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
ALFRED STEVENS, 1817-75
by BEATTIE, Susan
(STEVENS) BEATTIE, Susan. ALFRED STEVENS, 1817-75. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1975. Small 4to. Wrappers. 48 pages. First edition. With seventy illustrations. Spine creased, else very good.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
AMERICA'S HISTORIC HOUSES
by COUNTRY BEAUTIFUL
COUNTRY BEAUTIFUL. AMERICA'S HISTORIC HOUSES. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Country Beautiful, (1967.) Folio. Cloth. Very good.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL BUILDING ANNUAL
by (HOUSE BEAUTIFUL)
(HOUSE BEAUTIFUL) THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL BUILDING ANNUAL. Boston: Atlantic Monthly Company, (1925). Large 4to. Cloth. vii, (i), 204 pages. Revised edition. This revision of the 1925 edition contains additional information on building construction; well illustrated with photographs, drawings, and plans. Front hinge internally cracked, some coverwear.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
YOUR HERITAGE FROM FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
by HOUSE BEAUTIFUL
(WRIGHT) HOUSE BEAUTIFUL. YOUR HERITAGE FROM FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT. New York: House Beautiful, 1959. Small folio. Printed wrappers. 336 pages. October, 1959 issue of the magazine dedicated to Frank Lloyd Wright and his architecture. Wear to spine, else very good.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
PROJECTS D'ARCHITECTURE ET AUTRE PRODUCTIONS DE CET ART, 1806
by PARIS ACADEMIE DES BEAUX-ARTS
PARIS ACADEMIE DES BEAUX-ARTS. PROJECTS D'ARCHITECTURE ET AUTRE PRODUCTIONS CET ART, 1806. Paris: Detournelle, 1806. Folio. Contemporary quarter-calf. Engraved title leaf, iv, 120 pages, (4) engraved plates. First edition. The French Grands Prix, proposed and begun by Prieur and continued by Van Cleemputte, were approved by the Academy for publication in 1787. The first s volume appeared in 1796. This was the second. A third and final volume appeared in 1818. The designs here heavily influenced Smirke's plans... Read More
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
VATHEK, WITH THE EPISODES OF VATHEK. Two volumes
by BECKFORD, William
BECKFORD, William. VATHEK, WITH THE EPISODES OF VATHEK. Two volumes. Cambridge: Constable, 1929. 8vo. Cloth. xxvi, 176 pages, 4 plates; viii, 162 (2) pages, 4 plates. First edition, thus. Edited and with an historical introduction and notes by Guy Chapman. Very go.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
FRAN NYA VERLDEN RESESKILDRINGAR FRAN AMERIKAS FORENTA STATER
by BECKMAN, Ernst
BECKMAN, Ernst. FRAN NYA VERLDEN RESESKILDRINGAR FRAN AMERIKAS FORENTA STATE Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt and Soner, 1877. 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece, (vii), 3 pages. First edition. [Clark, New South, Volume I, 12.] Text written in Swedish, Beckman describes a visit to the United States, including Charleston, Savannah, Agusta, Richmond, Washington, New York, Cincinatti, Chicago, Cleveland, etc., with special descriptions of Swedish settlements. Illustrations. Bookplate, covers rubbed, inscription in ink o front free endpaper, else good.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
DIE TRIPTYCHEN IM STADEL
by BECKMANN, Max
BECKMANN, Max. DIE TRIPTYCHEN IM STADEL. Frankfurt am Main: 1981. 4to. Wrappers. xxiv, 118 pages. First edition. Very good.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
TAGEBUCHER, 1940-1950
by BECKMAN, Max
BECKMAN, Max. TAGEBUCHER, 1940-1950. (Munich): Langen Muller, (1979). 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. 443, (5) pages, (2 plates. [Freitag, 519]. This is the diary of German artist Max Beckman, kept over a ten year period. Small hole on front cover, else fine.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
A SURVEY
by BEERBOHM, Max
BEERBOHM, Max. A SURVEY. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1921. 8vo. Cloth spine, paper over boar Frontispiece, viii pages, 51 plates. First American edition. Beerbohm caricatures Joseph Conrad, Bernard Shaw, Lloyd George, Winston Churchill, and others. Clipping attached to slightly chipped front free endpaper, front hinge internally cracked, tips lightly bruised.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
CHARLES BEESTON HAS THE HONOR TO INVITE ____ AND FRIENDS TO VIEW HIS C.
by BEESTON, Charles
(TRADE CARD-INVITATION) BEESTON, Charles. CHARLES BEESTON HAS THE HONOR TO INVITE ____ AND FRIENDS TO VIEW HIS COLLECTION OF MODERN PAINTINGS & WATER COLOUR DRAWINGS. London: (Nineteenth century). 8vo. Stiff pale green card stock (3 3/4 x5 3/4 inches). Engraved card. Rare engraved nineteenth century art gallery invitation card advertising the upcoming viewing of the collection of Charles Beeston's "modern paintings and water color drawings" at the Bijou Fine Art Gallery on Regent Street. Engrav by Marcus Ward... Read More
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
THE ILLUSTRATORS (THE BRITISH ART OF ILLUSTRATION 1800-1986)
by BEETLES, LTD., CHRIS
(EXHIBITION CATALOGUE) BEETLES, LTD., CHRIS. THE ILLUSTRATORS (THE BRITISH OF ILLUSTRATION 1800-1986). London: Chris Beetles, (1986). 8vo. Decorated wrappers. (36) pages. Rare exhibition catalogue. While OCLC records several versions of Chris Beetles, Ltd. catalogues this one from November 10 to December 5, 1986 is not recorded. A catalogue of 199 items on exhibition each with brief description accompanied with black-and-white and color illustrations of 56 specific and classic examples of the illustrators art. Very good.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
BEHNISCH'S HANDBUCH DER APPRETUR
by BEHNISCH, H.
BEHNISCH, H. BEHNISCH'S HANDBUCH DER APPRETUR. Grunberg: Druct von Friedr, 1880. Small 8vo. Cloth. (viii), 112, (8) pages. With eight pages of book advertisements in back. Previous owner's stamp on title page. Very good.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
SLOTTSTEATRARNA PA DROTTNINGHOLM OCH GRIPSHOLM
by BEIJER, Agne
BEIJER, Agne. SLOTTSTEATRARNA PA DROTTNINGHOLM OCH GRIPSHOLM. Malmo: John Kroon, (1933.) Oblong folio. Portfolio. 18 pages, 122 plates. Fi edition. A study of the eighteenth century theaters in the Drottningholm and Gripsholm palaces, with forty-one plans and eighty-one interior photographs, particular of theatrical machinery. Text in Swedish. Portfolio worn, internally very good.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
THE LIBRARY OF MR. J.A. VAN ZELM VAN ELDIK
by BEIJERS'
(NETHERLANDS) BEIJERS'. THE LIBRARY OF MR. J.A. VAN ZELM VAN ELDIK. The Hague, The Netherlands: 1976. 4to. Wrappers. 1133 lots. The sale of the library of J.A. van Zelm van Eldik.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
DANCE, THEATRE, MUSIC
by BEIJERS'
(MUSIC) BEIJERS'. DANCE, THEATRE, MUSIC. Utrecht, The Netherlands: 1982. 4to. Wrappers. 354 lots.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
HET PAPIER. Two volumes
by BEKK, Ing. J., Dr
BEKK, Ing. J., Dr. HET PAPIER. Two volumes. Amsterdam: Buhrmann's Papiergroothandel, 1942. 8vo. Cloth, protective slipca xvi, 270 pages, 1 folding chart; 75 identified paper samples. This set is of special interest for the second volume which contains seventy-five samples of papers: cigarette paper, fantasie paper, filter pape glazed and colored papers, boards, and more. Volume I contains numerous illustrations. Spines very faintly sunned, small spot on front cover of Volu I, else very good in protective slipcase.... Read More
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
OLD BRICK ARCHITECTURE OF HOLLAND AND BELGIUM
by OLD BRICK ARCHITECTURE OF HOLLAND AND BELGIUM
(MASONRY) OLD BRICK ARCHITECTURE OF HOLLAND AND BELGIUM. (Boston: Rogers and Manson, n.d.) Folio. Cloth spine, boards. 52 pages. Firs edition. A photographic survey of Dutch and Belgium brick architecture. Tips worn, sp rubbed, else very good.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
PRESENTING STEFANO DELLA BELLA. SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY PRINTMAKER
by BELLA, Stefano della
(BELLA) MASSAR, Phyllis Dearborn. PRESENTING STEFANO DELLA BELLA. SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY PRINTMAKER. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (1971). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. 141 pages, illustrations. First edition. The first book in English to give an illustrated account of della Bella's career. He is highly regarded as an eye-witness recorder of Florentine life. Fine.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
PRESENTING STEFANO DELLA BELLA. SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY PRINTMAKER
by BELLA, Stefano della
(BELLA) MASSAR, Phyllis Dearborn. PRESENTING STEFANO DELLA BELLA. SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY PRINTMAKER. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (1971). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. 141 pages, illustrations. First edition. The first book in English to give an illustrated account of della Bella's career. He is highly regarded as an eye-witness recorder of Florentine life. Sunning to the spine of the dust jacket, else very good. (36191).
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
THE BEGGAR BOY: A NOVEL, IN THREE VOLUMES. Three volumes, bound
by BELLAMY, Thomas, and Elizabeth Sarah Villa-Real Go
BOY: A NOVEL. Three volumes, bound as one. Alexandria: Cottom and Stewart, 1802. 12mo. Contemporary calf. 340 pages. Fi American edition. [Shaw and Shoemaker, 1860]. First published (posthumously) in London (1801). The three volumes are paged continuously. Bellamy died before the work was complete, and it was finished and published by his friend and journalist associate, Elizabeth Sarah Villa-R Gooch. A few signatures sprung, bookplate, text browned and stained, inscription in pencil on rear endpaper--a fair copy, only.... Read More
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
BRICKS AND MORTALS
by BELLMAN, Harold
BELLMAN, Harold, Sir. BRICKS AND MORTALS. London: Hutchinson, (circa 1950). 8vo. Later cloth, front wrapper laid-in. Frontispiece, 228 pages, 24 plates. First edition. Study of the building society movement in Britain, 1849-1949. With tls by author laid in. Crimping to gutter on first few leaves.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.
VICTORIAN ARTISTS
by BELL, Quentin
BELL, Quentin. VICTORIAN ARTISTS. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1967. 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 111 pages, 123 plates. First edition. These essays, focusing on painters of the Victorian era, originated as the Sl Lectures at Oxford. Typed manuscript of review for this book laid-in Endpap foxed, else very good in lightly soiled dust jacket.
Offered by The Bookpress, Ltd.