Fin de siècle

The First Guangzhou Triennial Reinterpretation: A Decade of Experimental Chinese Art (1990-2000)

This is a very good hardcover copy, without dust jacket, as issued, with just light cover wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in English. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition in Guangzhou, China at the Guangdong Museum of Art from November 18, 2002 to January 19, 2003. Introduction by Wu Hung. Essays by a dozen scholars. Bibliography. Illustrated profusely in color. 12" high X 10" wide, 545 pages. Large very heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.

The First Century: Emperors, Gods, and Everyman

402p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good

THE FIFTY STARS OF THE USA. U. S. CAMERA 1960. Edited by Tom Maloney.

364 p. Numerous photographs, some in color. Advertisements, some illustrated and in color. Age staining. 4to. Original full cloth binding in red, white and blue. Binding soiled. Very good. W104LeftStk

The Fifties (50s) in Vogue (Magazine)

160 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. "Presents a fresh view of one of the most exhilarating decades of the 20th century... As the hardships and privations of the post-war period drew to a close, life became exciting again - there was a whole new world brimming with talent in the arts, films, the theater, in literature and the media." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound working copy. Book

The Family Economist : Volume First

Very dusty with stain around spine foot. 188pp. Entertaining Companion for Town and Country and The Boys and Girls Treasury.

The Fabric of Society and How it Creates Wealth

No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 126pp. Part 1 looks at 18th century England, contrasting the rich south and east with the north west. Business was disappearing in the south and east and bursting into action in the north west. Part 2 looks at three areas of Europe that seem to have led innovation in the world and made Europe the wealthiest continent by 1800. Very scarce.

The Escorial. A Prize Poem, Recited in the Theatre, Oxford, June 20, 1860

15 pages. The front cover has creases to lower corner, two very small tears to fore-edge, small loss to lower edge. Back cover has two 3mm tears to fore-edge.

The Englishman and his Books in the Early Nineteenth Century. BRIGHT, CRISP COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

8vo., Second Impression, with frontispiece and 31 plates, half-title and rear free endpaper lightly offset, wanting front free endpaper; blue cloth, upper board framed and lettered in blind, backstrip lettered in white, uncut, a very good, bright, crisp copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published two months after the first impression. This important study, social rather than bibliographical, covers the period 1790 to 1837. A continuation of the author's earlier 'Shaping of English Literature', it explores the reading audiences and habits of the period, with considerably detailed accounts of the Clapham Sect, Minerva Press, Waverley Novels, and the subscribers to 'Camilla', among other topics. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION (albeit without front free endpaper).

The English Provinces c.1760-1960 : A Study in Influence

No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with sunning to spine and slight rubbing to edges. 319pp. A study which explains how the English provinces reached a peak of independence and influence in the 19th century, and how this has lessened in the 20th century.

The English Captivity of James I, King of Scots

No 77 on front cover. No other marks or inscriptions. Clean tight pages in booklet form with rusty staples and no bumping to corners. 16pp. This account covers the years 1406 to 1424 and describes James' captivity during these eighteen years. Historical Association Leaflet No 77. Very scarce.

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHOTOGRAPHY. The Complete Photographer: The Comprehensive Guide and Reference for All Photographers. 20 Volumes.

20 Volumes. Illustrated. 4to. Original red bindings. Very good set. An enormous amount of information is presented here. With insightful details on photographic : history; technology; art;taste; and equipment. Hundreds of interesting photos illustrate the text. Will require additional post. W103

The Emergence of Jewish Artists in Nineteenth-Century Europe

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full brown cloth boards. 9 5/8"w x 11 3/8"h. 192 pages.

The Eighteenth Century Background. Studies on the Idea of Nature in the Thought of the Period. [Ninth Impression.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

8vo., Ninth Impression; brown cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped, lightly age-soiled dustwrapper. First published in 1940.

The Eighteenth Century Architecture of Bath. 500 COPIES WERE PRINTED

Roy. 4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs, sketches and measured drawings throughout, neat signature on front free endpaper; original blue cloth, gilt back, covers very lightly age-marked else a very good, clean copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 500 COPIES

THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF PRESBYTERIANISM. Delivered at Presbyterian Reunion at Penn-Mar, July 25, 1899.

24p. Top corner of margins damp stained. Inked ownership of David R. Thompson, Carlisle, PA on inside of front wrap. Tall 8vo. Original printed wraps. Lacks rear cover. Top corner of front wrap damp stained. Extremities worn with slight loss. Spine has old tape repairs. PA PAMPH 19_1 BX1

The Education of Henry Adams

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full maroon cloth boards. Slight edge wear to price-clipped dust jacket. 518 pages. Previous owner's name label inside.

The Education of Henry Adams

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 518 pages. Edge wear and fraying to green cloth cover.

The Edmontonian, February 1958 - Published monthly in the interests of employees of the T. Eaton Co., Western Ltd., Edmonton

12 pages. Features: Lou D. Chisholm becomes quarter century club; Eaton's 29th Anniversary in Edmonton - text and sale photos; Honours for Florence Gilmour; Additional employee news. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book

The Eclipse of a Great Power : Modern Britain 1870-1975

No marks or inscriptions. Small crease to lower corner of front cover, none to rear or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 408pp. Spanning a century, this study encompasses both the expansion and the decline of the British Empire and examines the British experience in almost every aspect of the period. A particular feature of the book is the stress it places upon the problems and identity of the United Kingdom as a whole - the constantly changing relationship between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The Early Reformation in Europe

No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 250pp. With ten essays from experts in the field covering evangelism, catholicism and protestantism in the countries of Europe around the 16th century.

The Early Photography Collection of Rod MacKenzie Part 1

This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Skinner's in Boston on October 30, 2011. Sale number: 2567B. The sale consisted of Rod MacKenzie's dauguerreotype collection. This is Part 1 only. 150 lots in the sale. All illustrated in color. Price estimates for each lot, no prices realized sheets. 9" high X 8" wide, 61 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.

THE DUTTON FAMILY BY JOHN ZOFFANY. 14/06/2001. (110 grams)

ESTIMATIONS

The Dutch Painters : 100 Seventeenth Century Masters

1st edition, hardback in a protected dust jacket. VG/VG. ISBN 085613046X. 21360. eng

THE DRAWINGS OF HENRY FUSELI. (590 grams)