Second hand books

Here is a list of our available second-hand books. It's a long list, so scroll down!

AESTHETIC MOVEMENT

Aubrey Beardsley
Brian Reade
Studio Vista
1967
ISBN 0282 27890 2
Code ae6 1/3
Description; Lovely book with many illustrations of the mans work and interesting accompanying text. pp 372
Price £30.00

R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 2
Randolph Caldecott
Geo Routledge & Sons
Code ae 7 3/5
Description: Illustrated children's book with four illustrated nursery rhymes illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. Inscribed by Sir Robert Lorimer Xmas 1894
Price £50.00

Lob Lie-By-The-Fire or The Luck of Lingborough
Juliana Horatio Ewing
SPCK
Code ae8 1/2
Description; Illustrated book with children's theme, illustrated by Randolph Caldecott and inscribed from the library of Sir Robert Lorimer Xmas 1885
Price £20.00

Daddy Darwin's Dovecot
Juliana Horatio Ewing
SPCK
Code ae8 1/2
Description: Children's book illustrated by Randolph Caldecott and inscribed for the library of Sir Robert Lorimer.
Price £20.00

Aubrey Beardsley Sixty Selected Drawings
Academy Editions
St. Martin's Press
1972
Code ae4 4/1
Description; Interesting book with lots of Beardsley's illustrations. pp 60
Price £12.00

Beardsley's Illustrations for Le Morte D'Arthur
Arranged by Edmund V. Gillon, Jn.
Dover Publications
1972
ISBN 0486 223485
Code ae3 4/15
Description; Fantastic book with 580 illustrations of Beardsley's work. pp 171
Price £15.00

James McNeill Whistler
Hilary Taylor
New Orchard Editions
1989
ISBN 1 85079 142 2
Code ae 5 9/2
Description; Lovely book with many colour and black and white illustrations of the life and work of Whistler. pp 192
Price £20.00

The Aesthetic Adventure
William Gaunt
Jonathan Cape Ltd
1945
Code ae1 4/8
Description; Classic book detailing the background to the Aesthetic Movement. Some black and white illustrations. 234pp
Price £8.00

The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Oscar Wilde
The Journeyman Press
1978
ISBN 0 904526 26 7
Code ae2 4/9
Description; Reprint of the classic tale of Wilde's time in prison. Many black and white linocut prints. pp 56
Price £9.00

Mrs. Mundi at Home
Walter Crane
Marcus Ward and Co
Code ae9 8/16
Description; Wonderful series of beautiful prints by Walter Crane depicting the seasons, continents and celestial bodies. 19 prints
Price £160.00

AMERICAN

Frank Lloyd Wright
Trewin Copplestone
Grange Books
1999
ISBN1 84013 344 9
Code am3 3/9
Description; Lovely book full of colour photographs of the American masters work. pp 76
Price £9.00

Health and Wealth
Elbert Hubbard
The Roycrofters Press
1908
Code am1 3/6
Description; Suede covered book detailing the thoughts of Elbert Hubbard. The cover stamped with the Roycrofters symbol.
Price £60.00

The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright
David A. Hanks
Studio Vista
1979
ISBN 0 289 70859
Code am2 3/6
Description; Paperback book with many colour and black and white illustrations of Wrights work. pp 232
Price £6.00

ARTS AND CRAFTS

Essential William Morris
Iain Zaczek
Dempsey Parr
1999
ISBN 1 84084 511 2
Code ac 12 15/3
Description; Comprehensive book full of great colour images of the work of Morris and his firm. pp 256
Price £30.00

Kelmscott A Short Guide
A.R. Dufty
Adlard & Son Ltd
Code ac1 1/2
Description; Lovely pamphlet with the history of Kelmscott Manor, the home of William Morris.
Price £2.00

The Arts & Crafts House
Adrian Tinniswood
Mitchell Beazley
1999
ISBN I 84000 062 7
Code ac 9 9/2
Description; A great book with loads of great colour illustrations of arts and crafts houses and interiors. pp 176
Price £20.00

The Arts & Crafts Movement
Steven Adams
Apple Press Two copies
1987
ISBN 1 85076 110 8
Code ac 10 4/1
Description; Great book with loads of colour illustrations and old black and white photographs of fine arts and crafts architecture. pp 128
Price £10.00

The Diary of Ford Madox Brown
Edited by Virginia Surtees
Yale University Press
1981
ISBN 0 300 02743 5
Code ac7 3/15
Description; Rare book covering all the essential details of Madox Browns Life and work. Some black and white illustrations. pp 237
Price £15.00

The Life and Work of William Morris
Aymer Vallance
Studio Editions
1986
ISBN 1 85170 069 2
Code ac 8 6/15
Description; The definitive work, the only book on Morris by Morris himself. Several black and white colour illustrations. An important book for students. pp 462
Price £15.00

The Life and Works of William Morris
Eleanor Van Zandt
Siena
1995
ISBN 07525 0741 9
Code ac2 3/6
Description; Lovely copy of this pretty and informative book. Many colour illustrations. pp 79
Price £6.00

The Seven Lamps of Architecture
John Ruskin
George Allen
1894
Code ac4 4/8
Description; Classic book containing several illustrations, in cloth cover. pp444
Price £8.00

The Work of William Morris
Paul Thompson
Oxford University Press
1993
ISBN 0-19-283149-6
Code ac6 5/1
Description; Really nice copy of an interesting book with many illustrations. pp 318
Price £10.00

William Morris
Richard Tames
Shire Publications Ltd Two copies
1992
ISBN 085263 142 1
Code ac3 1/3
Description; Classic Shire book detailing the life and work of William Morris.
Price £3.00

William Morris by Himself
Edited by Gillian Naylor SOLD
Macdonald and Co
1988
ISBN 0 356 153207
Code ac 11 3/5
Description; Wonderful and beautiful work which chronicals the life and work of William Morris. Loads of glorious images. pp 328
Price £50.00

William Morris Selected Writings and Designs
Edited by Asa Briggs
Penguin Books
1962
ISBN 0 14 02.0521 7
Code ac5 1/4
Description; Paperback book with several black and white photographs of Morris' early work. Text covers much of the history of his life and work. pp 308
Price £4.00

The William Morris Chronology
Nicholas Salmon
Thoemmes
1996
ISBN 1-85506-505-3
Code ac13 5/1
Description; A fully comprehensive chronology of the life of William Morris. Indispensable for scholars. pp 292
Price £10.00

Edward Barnsley. 60 Years of Furniture Design and Cabinet Making
Exhibition Catalogue
1982
Code ac14 4/8
Description; Rare illustrated catalogue with dozens of items of Barnsley's work. pp 73
Price £8.00

Morris And Company 1861 - 1940
Exhibition Catalogue
Arts Council
1962
Code ac15 6/12
Description; Rare exhibition catalogue of the pioneering exhibition of 1961. pp 32
Price SOLD

GENERAL INTEREST

William Morris & Company
Stained Glass, Casements and Metalwork
William Morris Ruskin House
1912
Code gi1 4/6
Description; Immaculate example of this very fine text, with fantastic drawings of metal work, stained glass windows and casements. The very best. 199pp
Price £650.00

Maples
Hugh Barty-King
Quiller Press
1992
ISBN 1870948 67X
Code gi4 1/2
Description; Interesting book covering the history of this firm. Many illustrations with arts and crafts references. pp 178
Price £20.00

Ornament and its Application
Lewis F. Day
B.T. Batsford
1904
Code gi3 1/2
Description; Useful book for any student of 19th century decoration. This includes designs by William Burges. pp 312
Price SOLD

The Price Guide of Victorian, Edwardian and 1920s Furniture
John Andrews
The Antique Collectors Club
1987
ISBN 1 85149 018 3
Code gi5 9/2
Description; A fantastic book for collectors and dealers with many thousands of illustrations of great arts and crafts pieces. The updated price list is available free of charge from the ACC. pp 217
Price £20.00

Wood Craft in Design and Practice
Rodney Hooper
B.T. Batsford Ltd
1947-48
Code gi2 3/15
Description; Rare book with many photographs of work by Heals and Gordon Russell that are unpublished anywhere else. pp 160
Price £15.00

Of The Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New
Walter Crane
Bracken Books
1984 reprint
Code gi6 5/1
Description; Reprint of a beautiful original book with wonderful old book illustrations. pp 243
Price £10.00

The Studio
Magazine of Fine and Applied Art
1920's and 1930's
Code gi7 2/4
Description; An assortment of the classic publication with illustrations and photographs of works by Voysey, Brangwyn etc etc.
Price £4.00 each

The Masque of the Edwards of England
C.R. Ashbee and Edith Harwood
Essex House Press
1902
Code gi8 2/5
Description; Hand printed book by Ashbee, many illustrations missing. Pp 44
Price £50.00

PRE-RAPHAELITES

Edward Burne-Jones The Flower Book
Taschen
1994
ISBN 3 8228 9043
Code pr3 4/8
Description; Beautiful book with the collection of paintings in colour of 38 allegorical flowers. pp 95
Price £8.00

Edward Burne-Jones Victorian Artist-Dreamer
Stephen Wildman and John Christian
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
1998
ISBN 0 87099 858 7
Code pr 4 2/35
Description; The very best book covering the work of Edward Burne-Jones with all the major and several minor works illustrated. pp 361
Price £35.00

Pre-Raphaelite Prints
Rodney Engen
Lund Humphries
1995
ISBN 0 85331 656 2
Code pr 6 9/2
Description; Rare book with interesting and complete details of many rare and valuable Pre-Raphaelite prints. pp 128
Price £25.00

Pre-Raphaelite Women
Jan Marsh
Weidenfield and Nicolson
1987
ISBN 0 297 79177 X
Code pr 5 15/3
Description; A wonderful book full of illustrations of great works with female interest. pp 160
Price £30.00

The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites
Edmund Swinglehurst
Siena
1994
ISBN 075251 528 4
Code pr2 2/4
Description; Lovely edition of a colour illustrated book with many classic Pre-Raphaelite works. 79pp
Price £4.00

The Pre-Raphaelites
Timothy Hilton
Thames and Hudson
1970
ISBN 0 500 20102 1
Code pr1 3/6
Description; Nice copy of an informative study of the Pre-Raphaelite movement with lots of colour and black and white illustrations. 216pp
Price £6.00

The Pre-Raphaelites
Andrea Rose
Guild Publishing
1977
Code pr 7 5/1
Description; Nice book full of Classic Pre-Raphaelite images. pp48
Price £10.00

The Pre-Raphaelites
Christopher Wood
Weidenfield and Nicolson
1981
ISBN
Code pr8 8/2
Description; A great book written by the foremost authority on this important time in arts history. Many beautiful images. pp 160
Price £20.00

Specimen Pages from Eros and Psyche
Gregynog Press
1935
Code pr9 2/4
Description; Beautiful hand print sample pages with 2 wood engravings after Edward Burne-Jones. pp 4
Price £40.00

The Pre-Raphaelites and Their Circle
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
1970
Code pr10 2/4
Description; Booklet with early history and many black and white illustrations of Pre-Raphaelite drawings. Pp 54
Price £4.00