186. Lacey, Robert:
Sotherby's - Bidding for Class
Published by Little Brown, London. 1998.
1st edition hardback in very good condition. The book has been bumped at the front bottom corner. There is a corresponding tear and scuff at the front fold of the dust wrapper. There are no names or inscriptions and the jacket is not clipped retaining the original £20.00 price.
The history of the prestigious auction house, Sotherby's from humble beginnings as bookseller's in the 18th century to the multi-national icon it is today. Contents include: Property of a Lady, Founder-Samual Baker, Love Letters and the Vision of Montague Barlow, Peter Wilson, A. Alfred Taubman, Royal Effects, Dates in the History of Sotherby's, Index, More.
THE FABLES
1987 BLOOMSBURY
HARDBACK
1ST
IN THIS EDITION, ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY JUPITER BOOKS. Large format edition of
these famous cautionary tales, translated into English and illustrated with the
original engravings of Gustav Dore. Nr FINE IN A VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED D/W WHICH
HAS A SLIGHTLY SUNNED SPINE.
1450 LAVER, JAMES
EDWARDIAN PROMENADE
1958 EDWARD HULTON
HARDBACK
1ST EDITION. UNCLIPPED D/W IS RUBBED AND EDGEWORN,
SUNNED TO THE SPINE BUT COMPLETE AND GENERALLY GOOD+. THE BOOK IS VERY GOOD WITH
A PREVIOUS OWNER NAME IN PENCIL TO FRONT PASTEDOWN. THE COMPANION VOLUME TO VICTORIAN
VISTA. Contemporary writings, paintings, prints and photographs of the 'Age of
Extravagance'
474 LEADER, D.
PROMISES LOVERS MAKE WHEN IT GETS LATE
1997 FABER
HARDBACK
FINE, FINE
1185 LEIGH, DAVID
HIGH TIME
1984 HEINEMANN
HARDBACK
1st EDITION. FINE IN VERY GOOD+ UNCLIPPED D/W WHICH
IS ONLY VERY SLIGHTLY SUN FADED TO THE SPINE. DETAILING THE "SHOCKING"
LIFE AND TIMES OF HOWARD MARKS. FROM WELSH VALLEY SCHOOLBOY TO BRITAINS BIGGEST
EVER INTERNATIONAL DRUG SMUGGLER.
476 LEVY, M.
THE PAINTINGS OF L.S. LOWRY
1979 B.C.A.
HARDBACK
VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD
1196 LEWIS, BRIAN
AN INTRODUCTION TO ILLUSTRATION
1995 GRANGE BOOKS
HARDBACK
1st
IN THIS EDITION. FINE IN D/W. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1987. B/W & colour photos
& illus. Describes the different techniques & the individual methods of
approaching & developing a subject, as well as looking at the commercial world
of the illustrator.
1051 LIND, LEW
SEA JARGON
1982 PATRICK STEPHENS
HARDBACK
1st UK EDITION. A DICTIONARY OF THE
UNWRITTEN LANGUAGE OF THE SEA. FINE BOOK AND WRAPPER.
477 LIPTON, L.
THE HOLY BARBARIANS
1960 W.H. ALLEN
HARDBACK
Famous examination of the Beat Generation.Though
disdained by many of the Beats at the time, Lipton's workremains a prime source
for material on such artists and writers as John Altoon, Gregory Corso, Allen
Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Kenneth Patchen,Dylan Thomas, et al. VERY GOOD IN A GOOD,
WORN & CHIPPED D/W WITH SOME MINOR LOSS,
1462 LOCKHART, R.H. BRUCE
YOUR ENGLAND
1955 PUTNAM
HARDBACK
1ST EDITION. VERY GOOD IN A LIKE PRICE-CLIPPED D/W. ENGLAND THROUGH THE EYES OF A COSMOPOLITAN SCOT. TOUCHY ENGLISH READERS MAY FIND HERE REFLECTIONS THAT WILL NETTLE THEM.
478 LORD, J.
PICASSO & DORA a memoir
1993 WIEDENFELD
HARDBACK
A fascinating autobiographical biography,
based on Lord's diary notes from the 40's. FINE in FINE D/W
THE CLASSICAL COUNTRY HOUSE IN SCOTLAND 1660-1800
1987 FABER & FABER
HARDBACK
1st EDITION. VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED D/W. Nr FINE BOOK.
ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT WITH MANY MONOCROME PHOTOS PLANS AND LINE DRAWINGS FEATURING
ONE HUNDRED OR SO GREAT HOUSES AND CASTLES
1474 MACKENZIE, COMPTON
ON MORAL COURAGE
1962 COLLINS
HARDBACK
1ST EDITION. PREVIOUS OWNER NAME
TO FRONT PASTEDOWN, REAR ENDPAPER MISSING, OTHERWISE VERY GOOD IN A VERY GOOD
UNCLIPPED D/W. D/W HAS COLOUR FADED SPINE AND SLIGHT EDGEWEAR. Some examples of
people studied are Conan Doyle, Oscar Wilde, D.H. Lawrence
767 MAHER, TERRY
AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT
1994 SINCLAIR-STEVENSON
HARDBACK
VERY GOOD D/W, VERY GOOD BOOK