Art, Architecture & Design (all items)
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(HARING, Keith.) DEITCH, Jeffrey; Suzanne Geiss; Julia Gruen.
Keith Haring. 2008
£75
First edition, first printing. Includes previously unpublished texts, interviews, and visual images from the estate of Keith Haring based on Haring's own concept for the monograph he...
Quarto. Original pink boards, illustration to covers in black, titles to spine in black, illustrations to edges in black. No dust jacket issued. A fine copy. Read more
HARRER, Heinrich.
Seven Years in Tibet. 1953
£225
First English language edition, first impression. Originally published in German in 1952.
Octavo. Original blue boards, titles to spine gilt, red top-stain. With the dust jacket and original Book Society wraparound band. Corners and head of spine bumped,... Read more
HARTNELL, Norman.
Silver and Gold. 1955
£225
First edition, first impression. Publisher's presentation copy inscribed on the front free endpaper by the author, "John S., present from Norman".
Octavo (243 × 165 mm). Publisher's presentation binding of blue calf, pink calf labels, triple line ruling to boards and all edges gilt. Colour frontispiece and... Read more
HEANEY, Seamus.
The Whoseday Book (A Millennium Journal). 1999
£1,250
First edition, first impression of a day-book for the year 2000, designed as a fundraiser for the Irish Hospice Foundation, with an introduction written by the foundation's patron,...
Oblong octavo. Original black cloth, titles to spine and upper board in copper, brown endpapers. With the dust jacket. An excellent copy in the dust jacket. Read more
[HENRY, David]
An Historical Account of the Curiosities of London and Westminster, in three parts. … 1765
£300
First published thus in 1755, Henry's London guidebook is in three parts, "An historical description of the Tower of London and its curiosities"; "An historical description of...
Duodecimo (164 × 100 mm). Contemporary unlettered pale sheep, double gilt rules, paper shelf-label in upper compartment of spine, red sprinkled edges.... Read more
HEPWORTH, Barbara.
Drawings from a Sculptor's Landscape. 1966
£250
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the half-title, "for Thomas C. Mendenhall with every good wish for 1967, Barbara Hepworth".
Quarto. Original white cloth, titles to spine and design to upper board in black, brown endpapers. With the dust jacket. Illustrated throughout from photographs.... Read more
(HERON, Patrick.) GOODING, Mel.
Patrick Heron. 1998
£100
Third edition. Inscribed by the artist "Paul / Patrick Heron." With an invitation for a private view of the Patrick Heron exhibition at the Tate Gallery, London, June 1998.
Quarto. Original illustrated wrappers, titles to front cover and spine in black. Illustrated throughout in colour. A fine copy. Read more
HESSE, Eva.
Catalogue Raisonné. 1. Paintings, 2. Sculptures. 2006
£150
First edition, first printing.
2 vols. Original grey cloth, titles to spine in black. Housed together in the publisher's slipcase. Illustrated throughout. A fine set. Read more
HIGGINS, Vostell.
Fantastic Architecture. 1971
£225
First US edition, first impression. An expanded version of the first edition, published in Germany in 1969.
Octavo. Original white and brown cloth, titles to spine in black, pictorial endpapers. With the dust jacket. Illustrations throughout. A superb copy in the dust jacket. Read more
(HILL, C. F.) BLOMBERG, Eirk.
Drawings by C.F. Hill. 1950
£450
First Edition, edition of 625 copies "375 are for sale numbered 1-375, and 250 copies numbered I-CCL", this copy XV. Born in Lund, Sweden, Hill travelled to France in 1873 in search...
Quarto. Text and plates loose, as issued, in publisher's printed stiff wrappers, glassine dust jacket, in original ecru rough linen clamshell box. Colour frontispiece... Read more
HIRST, Damien.
From the Cradle to the Grave. Selected Drawings. 2004
£500
First Edition, Limited no. 1047 of 1500 signed by Damien Hirst.
Oblong quarto. Original illustrated boards with black cloth spine, titles to spine in white. No dust jacket issued. Housed in the original printed clamshell cardboard... Read more
HIRST, Damien.
I Want to Spend the Rest of My Life Everywhere, with Everyone, One to One, Always, Forever, Now. 1997
£1,500
First edition, first impression. Signed on the half title by Damien Hirst. Hirst's first publication and a wonder of modern printing innovatively illustrated with photographs,...
Quarto. Original red cloth, titles to upper board blindstamped and gilt, titles to spine in black. With the dust jacket. With over 700 diagrams and illustrations,... Read more
HIRST, Damien.
I Want to Spend the Rest of My Life Everywhere, with Everyone, One to One, Always, Forever, Now. 1997
£425
First edition, first impression. Hirst's first publication and a wonder of modern printing innovatively illustrated with photographs, graphic design, pop-ups, transparencies, movable...
Quarto. Original red cloth, titles to front board blindstamped and gilt, titles to spine in black. With the dust jacket. With over 700 diagrams and illustrations,... Read more
HIRST, Damien.
Pictures from the Saatchi Gallery. 28 Tablets. 2001
£60
First edition, first impression. Published to coincide with the exhibition of all of Hirst's works owned by the Saatchi Gallery.
Quarto. Original blue boards with yellow cloth spine, titles to front cover and spine in black and white. No dust jacket issued. Slight darkening to cloth otherwise... Read more
HIRST, Damien.
Point d'ironie. No. 40 September 2006
£75
First edition, only printing. A hybrid periodical - half magazine, half poster. Around 6 times per year, agnès b. and Hans-Ulrich Obrist give carte blanche to an artist to...
8pp tabloid format. Illustrated throughout by Hirst Fine condition. Read more
HOCKNEY, David.
David Hockney prints 1954-77. 1979
£200
First edition, first impression. The catalogue raisonne of Hockney's prints up to 1977.
Octavo. Original illustrated wrappers, titles to front cover in white. Spine slightly faded, edges slightly rubbed. Read more
HOCKNEY, David.
Hockney's Pictures. 2004
£60
First edition, first printing.
Quarto. Original illustrated boards. With the dust jacket. with 325 illustrations, 277 in colour. Spine of dust jacket very slightly faded otherwise an excellent copy. Read more
HOCKNEY, David.
Paper Pools. 1980
£400
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the artist "For Pat & Shay from David Hockney. Christmas 1980."
Quarto. Original blue cloth, publisher's logo to front cover and titles to spine in black. With the dust jacket. 122 illustrations, 87 in colour. Damp stain to foot of... Read more
HOCKNEY, David.
Paper Pools. 1980
£50
First US edition, first impression.
Quarto. Original blue cloth, titles to spine in black. With the dust jacket. 122 illustrations, 87 in colour. Near fine in lightly corner rubbed dust jacket. Read more
HOCKNEY, David.
That's the Way I See It. [1993]
£7,500
First edition, first impression. With an original full-page gouache painting by the author on the half-title of a hand in brown against a background of blue and a black ink grid,...
Quarto. Original blue cloth, titles to spine and design to upper board in yellow, pictorial endpapers. With the dust jacket. With 365 illustrations, 315 in colour. An... Read more
HOCKNEY, David.
The Blue Guitar. 1977
£400
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the Hockney on the half title "For Karl with love from David x." Also signed by Hockney on the title page.
Octavo. Original blue grey boards, titles to paper label on front cover. With the dust jacket. Fine in edge rubbed dust jacket. Read more
HOCKNEY, David.
Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik 1959—1977. 1978
£200
First edition, first printing. Signed by Hockney on the title page. Catalogue published to coincide with an exhibition touring Vienna, Innsbruck, Graz and Salzburg with German text.
Octavo. Original canvas wrappers, titles to front cover and spine in black. White wrappers darkened, small owner's label to front free endpaper, internally clean and... Read more
HOCKNEY, David; Stephen Spender (ed.)
Hockney's Alphabet. 1991
£2,000
First edition, first impression. De luxe edition of 300 signed by Hockney, Spender and 22 of the contributors. Paul Theroux, Ted Hughes, Gore Vidal and Anthony Burgess, were...
Folio. Original quarter vellum with handmade grey Fabriano Roma boards, titles to spine gilt. Housed in a grey Fabriano Roma covered slip case with label to front. 26... Read more
HOENICH, P. K.
Robot Art. Research No. AR10 of the Faculty of Architecture. 1962
£2,750
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Paul Konrad Hoenich "To Alto Meyer - with friendship - P. K. Hoenich, Haifa, 31. I. 63." One of the earliest publications on computer art....
Quarto. Original blue wrappers with blue cloth spine, title to front cover in black. Housed in a black cloth solander box. Wrappers lightly browned to edges, a little... Read more
HOLBEIN, Hans, the younger.
Imitations of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, 1792-1800
£15,000
First edition, "surely the finest early example of English colour printing" (Ray). These plates by various engravers after Bartolozzi's copies of Holbein's originals were issued in...
Folio (540 × 403 mm). Contemporary calf, title gilt directly to the spine, flat bands with gilt roundel and Greek key rolls, compartments gilt with floral and... Read more
