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2003140941422Washington D.C. & Philadelphia: American Onithologists' Union & Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2003. First Edition. Fine. A complete set in 716 original parts each one staple bound in wraps housed in 18 of publishers' leather slipcases with labels. All Table of Contents errata corrigenda slipcases and labels included. First edition. Parts Fine with occasional slight curling to spines from storage. Slipcases have minor shelf wear and a little faint creasing else Fine. A massive undertaking with each species of North American bird having its own part. One of 2400 copies of the series. American Onithologists' Union & Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia unknown books
2010CNJL1030Monmouthshire: The Old Stile Press 2010. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Gill Eric. No. 11 of 60 numbered copies folio size ca. 24 pp. in each volume. An innovative two-volume publication by The Old Stile Press reprinting the original Golden Cockerel Press edition in one volume and printing for the first time an "alternative version" using Eric Gill's alternate illustrations from his copper engravings. Of the five illustrations in the original Golden Cockerel edition - "God Sending" "Earth Waiting" "Earth Inviting" "Dalliance" and "Earth Receiving" - Gill made alternative plates of four although only three were advertised in the note to subscribers laid in at the rear of that edition. <br/><br/>These alternative illustrations "basically follow the composition of the published versions but the male and female figures already naked in the published versions are presented in a state of realism which would clearly have been unexpected and in many quarters unacceptable at that time" per the Preface. Both volumes follow the pagination of the Golden Cockerel edition but employ a larger page size and Gill's Ariel typeface. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Patterned paper over boards gilt stamped spine in a matching slipcase. Folio 12-1/2" x 9-1/2" pagination: unnumbered approximately 24 pages per volume; this no. 11 of 60 copies plus 15 hors commerce.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Fine clean and crisp condition in a near fine slipcase with only minor rubbing to edges.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Old Stile Press hardcover books
200819731London: Nobody and Archive Of Modern Conflict 2008. Accordion folded text block laid into fine screenprinted boards housed in publisher's blind stamped near fine clamshell box lightly rubbed. Print fine in envelope. Deluxe Edition. Quarto in slipcase. SIGNED by the photographer. Number 98 from an edition of 100. Series of photographs of crumpled betting slips all collected in and around the betting shops in the borough of Hackney in Northeast London. Book conceived as a traveling exhibition: text block is accordion folded and perforated along the top edge so that the the full collection can be hung along a single wall. Accompanied by a stencil of the exhibition's title and an original bromide print SIGNED and dated on the verso. London: Nobody and Archive Of Modern Conflict unknown books
2007153475London: Nobody / Archive of Modern Conflict 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Self published artist book. Number 3 of only 100 copies. A collection of color photographs by Gill and with an afterword by Iain Sinclair. A fine copy in boards and in a fine cloth clamshell box. No dust jacket as issued. Signed and numbered by Gill on the title page and additionally signed by Sinclair as well. Includes an original c- print of an image by Gill that is signed by him on the reverse side. Nobody / Archive of Modern Conflict unknown books
2007166457Great Britain: Nobody in association with Archive of Modern Conflic 2007. First edition. Softcover. 52 pages. Number 48 of 100 copies. A collection of 25 black and white photographs of folded toilet paper from hotels and various bed and breakfasts all over the world. A fine copy in wrappers in a fine dust jacket and housed in a very near fine string tied cloth chemise. Includes an original bromide photograph on a sheet that measures 6.5" x 8.25" with an image 4.5" x 6.25." Signed by Gill on the reverse side. Nobody in association with Archive of Modern Conflic unknown books
200725874N.p.: Nobody in association with the Archive of Modern Conflict 2007. Fine in white printed wrappers and green velum jacket housed in a cloth chemise. Limited edition. Octavo. Number 26 of an edition of 100 SIGNED by Gill with a 6.5 x 8.25 inch signed original print laid in. A collection of 25 black-and-white photographs featuring found folded toilet paper "origami" by anonymous creators from hotels around the world. N.p.: Nobody in association with the Archive of Modern Conflict unknown books
200523937London: Nobody / Archive of Modern Conflict 2005. First edition. Cloth. Fine. From the first trade edition of fifteen hundred copies a fine example in illustrated cloth covers. Issued without dustwrapper. An immensely popular and important photobook from the period. Featured in The Photobook: A History by Parr and Badget Volume II. This copy has been SIGNED by the photographer on the inside front pastedown. Illustrated in color. Small booklet tipped in as called for. Nobody / Archive of Modern Conflict unknown books
200524807No Place: Nobody 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Oblong hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. Brief text by Mark Harworth-Booth. A volume of color photographs. SIGNED by Gill on the title page. A fine copy in lightly faded unclipped dustwrapper. Nobody hardcover books
200526796London: Nobody Books 2005. Fine in an almost fine jacket. Limited Edition. Oblong quarto. SIGNED by Gill. An edition of 1000 copies. Published on the occasion of the exhibition at Victoria Miro Gallery London. London: Nobody Books unknown books
2008158196London: 4Stops Press 2008. First edition. Oblong hardcover. 241 pages. A collection of color photographs taken between 1995 and 2007 in the rural areas of China. Text in English and Chinese. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Lui on the half title page. Uncommon thus. 4Stops Press unknown books
2011172638London: Laurence King Pub 2011. First edition. Hardcover. 304 pages. A comprehensive look at this important graphic designer. Includes numerous color illustrations. A very fine copy in a very fine dust jacket and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Laurence King Pub unknown books
2011136435Ann Arbor Mich: The University of Michigan Press 2011. Hardcover. VG. Red cloth red & illus. dust jacket 160 pp. many color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2011-2012 exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery London. "Examines the vibrant relationship between art and theatre in England in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and the remarkable visibility of some of tis best-known stars. It consders how actresses such as Nell Gwyn Kitty Clive Mary Robinson Dorothy Jordan Giovanna Baccelli and Sarah Siddons achieved fame and notoriety and explores the important role played by painted portraits mass reproduced prints and graphic satire." dj. The University of Michigan Press hardcover books
20119024110South Yorkshire: Frontline 2011. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Bound in the publisher's original cloth covered boards spine stamped in gilt. <br/><br/> Frontline hardcover books
2011264800New York: Palgrave Macmillan 2011. Hardcover. xxi 336p. very good condition. Palgrave Macmillan hardcover books
20011001078New York: Viking 2001. First American edition of My Brother's Ghost a meditation on grief by Allan Ahlberg best known for modern children's classics like Each Peach Pear Plum and The Jolly Postman. Frances tells the story of her older brother Tom's death at the age of ten and his return to watch over his bereaved siblings: "I came to believe that Tom was like some kind of mobile light bulb moving himself here and there switching himself on and off. Except he couldn't always find the switch and had no map. Tom was bewildered too." A Puffin postcard for the English first edition featuring the same cover design by Yorkshire artist Gill Tyler laid in. A fine copy of a moving book. Single volume measuring 5.75 x 4 inches: 8 88. Original green pictorial cloth boards stamped in gilt red endpapers original unclipped color pictorial dust jacket. With: Puffin postcard for the English first edition. Viking unknown books
2003109633New York: Thomas Dunne Books 2003. Hardbound. VG/VG. Brown boards with gold lettering and illus. dj with red lettering; 338 pp. with occasional bw and color illustrations. The story of the statue that became a symbol of the city of Florence of the legendary sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti and of the city itself during a volatile time in Italian history. Thomas Dunne Books unknown books
2003WRCLIT72749New York: Harper Collins 2003. Cloth and boards. First edition. Literary murder mystery. About fine in fine dust jacket. Review material laid in. Harper Collins hardcover books
2004Embry 1750734 Stops Press 2004. First edition first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Color photos by Elizabeth Gill Lui. 4 Stops Press, 2004. First edition, first printing. unknown books
20021316300Boca Raton London New York: Chapman & Hall/CRC 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 459; G/no-DJ; blue spine with white and blue text; cloth has some rubbing to exterior due to handling; strong boards; text block shows light wear to exterior edges; tight binding; interior clean; illustrated. 1316300. FP New Rockville Stock. Chapman & Hall/CRC hardcover books
20039008735New York: Thomas Dunne Books 2003. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. <br/><br/> Thomas Dunne Books hardcover books
2003249707New York: Palgrave Macmillan 2003. hardcover. fine/very good. Color Illus. 78pp. Folio pictorial boards d.w. New York: Palgrave Macmillan 2003. Very good<br/><br/> Pages 1-19 comprise a folding timeline that is 14 feet in length and has 2000 facts and dates. Also there is a folding map of Central Park.<br/><br/> Palgrave Macmillan unknown books
2002Embry 193981HarperCollins 2002. First edition first printing. Lower spine and corners lightly bumped near fine in near fine dust jacket in mylar cover. HarperCollins, 2002. First edition, first printing. unknown books
2003Embry 153274Thomas Dunne 2003. First U.S. edition. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Thomas Dunne, 2003. First U.S. edition. unknown books
2004Embry 188446Ballantine Books 2004. First edition first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Ballantine Books, 2004. First edition, first printing. unknown books
2003Embry 127711Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2003. First edition. Soft corner-crease to title page else fine in fine dust jacket. In mylar cover. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003. First edition. unknown books
