The story of a sporting artist. Pp. 208, sepia frontispiece portrait, plus numerous coloured, tinted and black & white text illustrations (several full or double page), the title page printed in orange & black, index; small cr. 4to; pictorial pale green cloth, lettered and decorated in darker green & black..... More
28th annual exhibition opening April 4, 1950 in Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington. Pp. [64], printed in green & black, illustrated; two-tone cloth, lettered and decorated in silver, a trifle rubbed; The American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York, 1950. More
Artist and Illustrator. Pp. 192, 8 coloured plates, black & white frontispiece portrait and numerous illustrations, works of reference, index; cr. 4to; blue cloth, lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, tiny stain to back panel, edges slightly rubbed and split; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Schocken Books, New York, 1980. First..... More
Fifth annual exhibition of book production in Australia, 1956-1957. Pp. 32, illustrated; printed paper wrappers, stapled; closed tear from fore-edge into pp. 29/30, a little light foxing; Australian Book Publishers' Association, Melbourne, 1957. More
Pp. [viii]+616(last blank), mostly printed double column, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, notes, bibliography, index; post 4to; brown cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, fore-corners a trifle bruised, the spine cloth faintly creased; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly spilt, small surface graze to front panel; top..... More
Catalogo della mostra Firenze, Spedale degli Innocenti, Settembre - Dicembre 1981. Pp. 154(last colophon), illustrated in colour and black & white (some double page illustrations); pictorial stiff paper wrappers, lightly rubbed, foxed and soiled, with some light gray spots on upper wrapper several inscriptions in Italian on Italian and calling..... More
[Facsimile edition]. Pp. xxii+140(including the 8 page Supplement at end), 1 portrait plate, addenda, chronological index; Maurizio Martino, Staten Island, New York, n.d.[1997]. Edition limited to 150 copies. *Originally published by the Bennett Book Studios, New York, 1949. More
Introduced and with editorial notes by Iain Bain. In two volumes. Pp. 234+230, frontispiece to both volumes, plus numerous coloured and black & white text illustrations (some full page), appendices, further reading, index; oblong 4to; grey cloth, spines and upper boards lettered in gilt, the spines blocked in navy; contained..... More
The Complete Illustrative Work. In three volumes. Volume One: An account of the engraving workshop, its masters and apprentices. Pp. 392, coloured frontispiece portrait, black & white title page vignette, numerous text illustrations, notes & references, sources, indices; Volume Two: A descriptive catalogue of the primary & secondary works &..... More
With forth-three plates (eighteen in colour), and copious indexes of titles and artists. Pp. xiv+262(last blank), 43 plates (two with 2 images, 18 coloured), preliminary pages printed in red & black, glossary, bibliography, indices; cr. folio; qr. beige cloth, with gilt lettered & ruled green leather title label on spine..... More
Pp. 320, 8 coloured plates, numerous black & white text illustrations, appendices, select bibliography, indices; narrow cr. 4to; dust wrapper; The British Library/Oak Knoll Press, London & New Castle, 2005. First edition. More
Together with a personal memoir. Pp. 96(last blank), frontispiece plus 16 plates, text illustrations (several full page), index; roy. 8vo; blue cloth, the spine blocked in red and lettered & decorated in gilt, the upper board featuring gilt device designed for the author by John Buckland Wright, the cloth slightly..... More
Pp. 104, black & white half-title page vignette and frontispiece portrait, numerous coloured and black & white text illustrations (many full page), appendices, bibliography; demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers with flap folds; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Oresko Books, London, 1976. Paperback edition. More
Pp. 104, text printed double column, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, appendices, bibliography; demy 4to; red cloth, spine lettered in git; dust wrapper; Bloomsbury Books, London, 1988. *First published by Oresko Books, in 1976. More
Contexts & Collaborations. Pp. 228, 4 coloured plates, black & white title page vignette and numerous text illustrations (some full page), appendices, select bibliography, index; impl. 8vo; dust wrapper, front panel faintly marked; Private Libraries Association/The British Library/Oak Knoll Press, Pinner, Middlesex, 2010. First edition. *Study of the interrelationships between..... More
Pp. 244, 11 plates, pictorial title page, numerous text illustrations (many full page), index; dust wrapper; text block lightly browned; Bracken Books, London, 1984. *Originally published in 1896. More
With a Preface by Heywood Sumner and a frontispiece after G. F. Watts. [Facsimile edition]. Pp. 60, frontispiece portrait, index; Martino Publishing, Mansfield Centre, CT, 2002. Second printing thus. *Originally published in London in 1923. More
A catalogue raisonne of the work executed during the years 1806-1877, with collations, notes, approximate values, facsimiles, and illustrations. [Facsimile edition]. Pp. xvi+376(last colophon), frontispiece portrait plus 30 plates, appendix, indices; small cr. 4to; Martino Publishing, Mansfield Centre, CT, 1999. *Originally published by The Bookman's Journal in 1924. More
Illustrators 61. Published for The Society of Illustrators. Pp. [264](including advertisements), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; med. 4to; maroon cloth, lettered and decorated in black & blind, boards a trifle canted, edges faintly rubbed; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, the edges and backstrip lightly chipped and..... More
A biography of W. Russell Flint R.A., P.R.W.S. With 136 illustrations of his works. Pp. [xii]+146, 8 coloured and 80 black & white plates within pagination, list of public galleries exhibiting some of the artist's works, list of books illustrated by the artist, bibliography, index; roy. 8vo; navy cloth, lettered..... More
Claud Fraser. Pp. 184(last colophon), frontispiece portrait, plus 8 coloured and 12 black & white plates, title page vignette and numerous text illustrations, coloured patterned endpapers; narrow demy 4to; qr. blue/grey cloth with printed paper title label on spine, pictorial papered boards, lightly soiled and worn, the spine cloth faded;..... More
Pp. xiv+144(last blank), frontispiece portrait, plus 12 plates, chronology, notes and references, selected bibliography, index; dust wrapper; Twayne Publishers, New York, 1994. First edition. Twayne's United States Authors Series, Children's Literature. *Best known for her award winning book Millions of Cats, American author and illustrator Wanda Gag (1893-1946) also retold..... More
With some recollections by the artist. Edited by Patience Empson. Introduction by Thomas Balston. [Publisher's dummy copy]. Pp. xliv, plus tinted frontispiece, 8 black & white plates and 48 pages mainly of illustrations by Gibbings, but including a few blanks; demy 4to; black cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, slightly..... More
Foreword by Walter Shewring. Pp. xvi+222, title page vignette, text illustrations, appendix, indices; med. 8vo; plain brown paper wrappers, slightly soiled and creased, the backstrip split at foot; several leaves lightly creased, a little faint soiling; Cassell, London, n.d.[1952?]. Proof copy [before publication]. *Published in 1953, in a limited edition..... More
Foreword by Walter Shewring. Pp. xvi+224+[2](colophon, verso blank), frontispiece portrait, title page vignette, text illustrations, appendix, indices; narrow cr. 4to; top fore-corners of boards faintly bruised; t.e.g.; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and foxed, the edges chipped and split, with a couple of closed tears; Cassell, London, 1953. First edition, limited..... More