Art, Architecture & Design (all items)
First editions and rare books in the fields of architecture, art, crafts, design and fashion, engineering, manufacturing techniques, and furniture.
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VASARELY, Victor
Plastic Arts of the 20th Century. 1974-79
£250
Volume 1, fourth edition., Volume 2, third printing, Volume 3 & 4, first editions.
4 vols. Various quartos. Original various coloured boards, titles to front covers and spines in white or black. With the dust jackets. Profusely illustrated, mostly... Read more
VASSOS, John.
Contempo. This American Tempo. Text by Ruth Vassos. 1929
£200
First edition, first printing of a book of artwork by the Romanian-born industrial and graphic designer famous for designing the first commercially available television sets and many...
Quarto. Original blue cloth, titles and decoration to spine and upper board in black. With the dust jacket. Black and white frontispiece and 22 plates. An excellent... Read more
VETTRIANO, Jack.
Affairs of the Heart, 19th June - 31st July 2004. 2004
£100
First edition. Inscribed by Vettriano "For Lance, With best wishes, Jack." Published to accompany the Affairs of the Heart exhibition at the Portland Gallery, London, 19th June -...
Quarto. Original illustrated wrappers, titles to spine in black. A fine copy. Read more
VETTRIANO, Jack.
Jack Vettriano. 2004
£175
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by Vettriano "Christmas 2004, For Lance, With all good wishes & fuck off, Jack Vettriano."
Quarto. Original black boards, titles to spine blind stamped. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Read more
VETTRIANO, Jack.
Lovers and Other Strangers Paintings by Jack Vettriano. 2000
£60
Third printing. Inscribed by Vettriano "For Lance, With best wishes, Jack."
Quarto. Original ribbed black boards, titles to spine in red. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Read more
VETTRIANO, Jack.
Women in Love. 2009
£65
First edition, first impression. Signed on the title page by Vetriano.
Small quarto. Original black boards, titles to spine in black With the dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Read more
VIGNOLA, Giacomo Barozzi da.
Vignola: or, the Compleat Architect.. 1694
£1,800
Fourth edition, second issue with cancel title (the first issue was dated 1692) and corrected plate numbering. "It was not an architectural preference so much as a patriotic desire...
Octavo (159 × 97 mm). Contemporary panelled sheep, red morocco label, smooth spine gilt in compartments. Engraved frontispiece, extra engraved title, 32 engraved... Read more
VIOLA, Bill.
Bill Viola. 1997
£75
First edition, first printing.
Quarto. Original dark blue cloth, titles to front cover and spine in light blue. With the dust jacket. With 272 illustrations, 198 in full colour. Near fine book, dust... Read more
VIRILIO, Paul.
Bunker Archéologie. 1975
£400
First edition. Catalogue for the Exhibition of Virilio's photographic studies of the bunkers around the Western and Northern coasts of France. Accompanied by a theoretical...
Small square quarto. Original stiff card wraps with wide French-fold turn-ins. Profusely illustrated from Virilio's photographs Wraps very slightly yellowed at the... Read more
VIRILIO, Paul.
Bunker Archéologie. 1975
£500
First edition, first printing. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris for the Exhibition of Virilio's photographic studies of...
Square quarto. Original photographic stiff wrappers, titles to front cover in black, titles to spine in white. Minimal rubbing to edges, a lovely bright copy. Read more
VON HADELN, Detlev, Freiherr.
Venezianische Zeichnungen der Hochrenaissance. 1925
£75
First Edition.
Folio. Original yellow cloth. 65 collotype plates with captioned guards. Light foxing, cloth somewhat soiled, else very good. Read more
VON HADELN, Detlev, Freiherr.
Venezianische Zeichnungen des Quattrocento. 1925
£75
First Edition.
Folio. Original yellow cloth. 91 collotype plates with captioned guards. Light foxing, cloth somewhat soiled, else very good. Read more
WAAGEN, Dr.
Treasures of Art in Great Britain: 1854-7
£600
First English edition. This remains a key source for the provenance of paintings then in England.
4 volumes, octavo (218 × 133 mm). Contemporary mottled brown calf, two black morocco labels, elaborate decoration to spines, roll to boards and turn-ins, marbled... Read more
WALLINGER, Mark.
Mark Wallinger. 1995
£125
First edition, first printing. Inscribed on the title page "For Paul, best wishes, Mark Wallinger". Catalogue to coincide with exhibitions at the Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, 25...
octavo. Original illustrated wrappers, titles to spine in white. Illustrated throughout. Fine condition. Read more
WALLINGER, Mark.
Mark. [2011]
£700
First edition, only printing. Edition of 150. Each copy is individually hand painted on the front cover by Wallinger and is accompanied with an inscribed numbered certificate.
Quarto. Original black cloth, titles to front cover handpainted in white paint by Wallinger. Housed in the publisher's 4mm thick acrylic slipcase. Fine in slipcase. Read more
WARHOL, Andy.
Dossier 2357. The Thirteen Most Wanted, Police Department, City of New York. 1967
£2,000
First edition, only printing. An exhibition catalogue executed in the style of a criminal's dossier with an original screenprint.
Small quarto. Original white card wrappers, titles to front cover in black, 6 leaves of text and an original screenprint stapled to the inside back cover. Housed in a... Read more
WARHOL, Andy.
Exposures. 1979
£1,250
First edition, first impression. Signed by Andy Warhol on the front panel of dust jacket and half title.
Quarto. Original black cloth, titles to spine in silver. With the dust jacket. Illustrations throughout. An excellent copy, dust jacket creased to head of front flap. Read more
WARHOL, Andy.
Exposures. 1979
£1,500
First edition, first impression. Signed by Andy Warhol on the half title.
Quarto. Original black cloth, titles to spine in silver. With the dust jacket. Illustrations throughout. An excellent copy in dust jacket which has a few tears and a... Read more
WARHOL, Andy.
Holy Cats. 1954]
£5,750
First edition, sole printing. One of two books produced by Warhol in or around 1954 each produced in very small numbers - possibly between 50 and 100 copies. With the Andy Warhol...
Octavo. Original Warhol designed pictorial cream boards, printed on various coloured paper. 20 full page illustrations by Warhol. Light bump and short split at the top... Read more
WARHOL, Andy.
Index (Book). 1967
£5,000
First Edition, First Printing. Limited to 365 copies. Signed by Andy Warhol on the upper cover (rubbed), initialed by Warhol on the Multi-colored pop-up aeroplane; the Paper disc on...
Quarto. Original black and silver 3D illustrated boards, titles to spine in silver. Illustrated by Andy Warhol. Light rubbing to edges and lower panel, a lovely copy... Read more
WARHOL, Andy.
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol. 1975
£1,250
First UK Edition, First Printing. Signed by Andy Warhol in pen on the half title.
Octavo. Original grey boards, titles to spine in black. With the dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Read more
WARHOL, Andy.
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol. 1975
£2,500
First edition, first printing. Signed by Warhol on the half title with a sketch of a Campbell's soup can. Additionally initialled by Warhol in felt tip.
Octavo. Original yellow paper boards with orange cloth spine, titles to spine in white and black, the artist's initials to lower corner of front board in black. With... Read more
WARHOL, Andy.
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol. 1975
£2,500
First Edition, First Printing. Inscribed by the artist on the half title 'to Cloret / Andy Warhol' with a sketch of a Campbell's soup can.
Octavo. Original quarter orange cloth, titles to spine in white and black, yellow paper boards, the artist's initials to lower corner of upper board. With the dust... Read more
WARHOL, Andy.
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol. (From A to B & Back Again). 1975
£1,000
First edition, first printing. Signed by Warhol on the half title.
Octavo. Original yellow paper boards with orange cloth spine, titles to spine in white and black, the artist's initials to lower corner of front board in black. With... Read more
(WARHOL, Andy) BOCKRIS, Victor.
Warhol. 1989
£30
First edition, first impression. From the library of Alan Ansen.
Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine in silver. With the dust jacket. 32 plates. Small mark to front free endpaper. An excellent copy in the lightly rubbed... Read more
