Search Results: Titles starting with P from Washburn Books

Wick, Caithness: David Morrison, 1973 Book. Illus. by Alexander Bowes. Very Good. Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition, Limited to 100 Copies. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Collection of poems by the Scottish poet and artist, founder and editor of Scotia Review and founder of the Wick Festival of Poetry, Folk and Jazz. The poems, some in Scottish dialect, are typewritten on blue paper and well bound in blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to the spine. 37pp illustrated with black and white drawings. Minor foxing to top edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

Salerno: Matonti Editore, 2000 Book. Near Fine. Card Covers With French Folds. New Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Historical guide to the archaeological sites of Paestum and Velia in modern Italy. 126pp, lavishly illustrated throughout with maps, colour photographs and reconstruction drawings. Text in English. Minor surface scuffing to cover, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 2016 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Novel by the Irish author of 'The Country Girls' first published in 1970. 224pp. Minimal creasing to spine, otherwise very good copy wtih no inscriptions..

London: Tandem, 1977 Book. Good. Soft cover. Reissue. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Third in the series of colourful studies of English history. 480pp illustrated with 8 pages of black and white plates and genealogical table. Reading crease to spine, edges browned and minor creasing to corners, otherwise goodcopy with no inscriptions..

London: V & A Publications, 2005 Book. Near Fine. Green Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Richly illustrated account of the wider history of painting from the Middle Ages to the present day, taken from the collections of the V&A. 144pp with index, illustrated throughout in full colour. Gilt lettering to spine, orange endpapers. Minor bumping to top of spine, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions in near fine unclipped dustwrapper..

London: Pavilion Books Ltd in association with Michael Joseph Ltd, 1988 Book. Good. Olive Green Cloth Boards. First Thus. 10.25" Square. Album of over 100 watercolour paintings which captured the work of the foremost garden designers of the late Victorian and Edwardian era. 208pp with index, illustrated throughout in colour. Gilt lettering to spine. Some fading to edges of boards and slight foxing to page edges and endpapers, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. Very good unclipped DJ in clear protective wrapper. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage may be required for Air Mail shipping..

London: Phaidon, 1971 Book. Very Good. Orange Cloth Boards. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Unique examples of 15th century Italian art. Translated by R G Carpanini. 277pp, illustrated with 39 tipped-in colour plates and 187 black and white photographs. Minimal surface scratch to front board, surface scratching to top edges and rippling to page edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions, Clipped DJ has some edgewear, marking and former price label, otherwise very good. HEAVY BOOK, additional postage will be requested..

Yeovil, Somerset: Marston House, 1993 Book. Near Fine. Illustrated Boards. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Guide to the techniques of painting on china, from an expert in Sevres trained in Paris. 95pp with index, illustrated throughout in colour. Tiny knock to top edges and minor marking to endpaper, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minimal surface marking, otherise near fine. Signed with short dedication by the author to the half-title page..

Koln: Taschen, 1997 Book. Very Good. Card Covers With French Folds. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 'Epochs & Styles' Series. Introduction to european painting of the 15th and 16th centuries, with examination of the works and biographies of a wide range of artists. 159pp, illustrated throughout in colour. Slight edge and surface wear and former owner's name to half title, otherwise very good copy. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage required for 1st class or overseas shipping..

R.O.C.: Council for Cultural Planning and Development, Executive Yuan, 1985 Book. Good. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Book to accompany an exhibition of the painting and calligraphy of Taiwan, featuring approximately 50 works of art. 123pp illustrated with 78 colour plates. Some creasing to corners, slight surface scuffing and internal lining to card cover starting to peel, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1978 Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 7.75" Tall x 8.25" Wide. Catalogue of an exhibition held in 1978 in Oxford, Norwich, Manchester and Coventry. 48pp illustrated in colour and black and white.Slight creasing and surface scuffing to cover and some turned corners, otherwise good c0opy with no inscriptions..

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated study by the foremost authority on the works of Samuel Palmer, featuring 75 works from every period of the artist's career. 178pp, illustrated throughout with colour reproductions. Slight edgewear and creasing to corners of cover and old price label to rear panel, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: B T Batsford Ltd, 2001 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Colourful guide to finding inspiration in the landscape and using a wide variety of techniques to capture nature's moods. 128pp with index, illustrated in colour throughout. Former owner's label to title page and small ink mark to verso, otherwise very good copy..

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1999 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gripping and funny novel by the author of Defrosting Edmund. Minor edgewear to cover, fore-edges somewhat soiled, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd, 1989 Book. Good. Illustrated Boards. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Study of the life and work of the French painter. 128pp, illustrated throughout with reproductions in colour and black and white. The front board has surface damage to the illustration and there is a 1/2" tear to the edge of the backstrip, but internally the text block is clean and bright. with no inscriptions. HEAVY BOOK, additional postage will be requested..

New Haven and London: Yale University Press for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 1993 Book. Near Fine. Black Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Study of the modern art world which emerged in England as public spaces were established to display works of art and artistic issues were discussed. 312pp with index and 88 illustrations in colour and black and white. Gilt lettering to spine. Tiny mark to top board, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has slight edge and surface wear and internal tape repair to top edge, otherwise very good. Loosely enclosed, newspaper review of the book. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage may be required for air Mail shipping..

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1926 Book. Good. Burgundy Buckram. Reprint. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. The most autobiographical of Hardy's novels, first published in 1873. Reprint of the Wessex Edition. 453pp with map of the Wessex novels to the rear. Gilt lettering and design to top board and spine. Top edges gilt, rest age-toned. Minor loss to base of spine, boards slightly bowed and forward lean to spine, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: J M Dent & Co, 1907 Book. Illus. by Robert Anning Bell. Good. Decorated Red Boards. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Golden Treasury of the best songs & lyrics in the English language, with an introduction by Edward Hutton. 366pp, illustrated with colour plates and line drawings. Gilt lettering and design to top board, black lettering to spine, illustrated endpapers, top edges tinted. Spine faded, some bumping to spine and edges, split to top half of backstrip and some marking and age toning to page edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1969 Book. Good. Red Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Descriptive bibliography of the attacks on Pope during his lifetime, excluding most which appeared in newspapers, bringing together the contents of pamphlets which are scattered around the world. 360pp with index. Gilt lettering to spine. Minor bumping to spine and top corner of endpaper has been clipped, otherwise good plus copy with no inscriptions. The front panel of the wrapper is loosely enclosed to the rear. .

David & Charles, 2000 Book. Near Fine. Illustrated Boards. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The story of one of aviation's most inspiring developments. 112pp with index, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and plans to the endpapers. Minor rippling to pages, otherwise near fine unmarked copy. Unclipped dustwrapper has slight edgewear and fingermarking, otherwise very good..