ayrton maxwell (9 Ergebnisse)

Quarter Bound in Linen. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No. 196pp. 239 b&w illustrations. There is a little staining to the bottom corner of the pages, else a very good copy. Heavy item, please ask for a quote for postage.

HardBack. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Peter Scott, Michael Ayrton, Robin McEwen (illustrator). Set of 3 volumes all First Editions. Good, clean and sound copy in cloth boards, gilt title on spines with pictorial dust jackets. Dj of Ring of Bright Water is creased at edges and spine has a distinct forward lean. All pictorial dust jackets are unclipped, bright and lightly worn at edges, but in clear protective mylar wrappers. Illustrated endpapers with delightful sketches of otters, as well as numerous b & w photographic plates and line drawings and figures throughout the text as listed.

Zustand: Good. First Edition. Country Life Limited, 1929. back cover lightly bowed with small stains. front cover has small stains and frayed spot, about 1 1/2 inches long, at fore-edge. tiny bottom edge dents; corners lightly bumped. foxing on edges. binding tight, interior clean; due to the size of this item, additional shipping charges will apply. First Edition. hardcover. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

hardcover. Zustand: very good. First. 239 black & white photographic illustrations. 196 pages, small folio, black & grey cloth (rubbed and a bit damaged at foot of spine), 2 small bookplates on inside front cover and an ownership stamp on the title page. London: Country Life, (1929). First Edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. London - Country Life Ltd; New York: Charles Scribner's Sons - 1929 First edition - Hardcover. No jacket. Ex-library copy with the usual stamps or markings and may contain some pencil inscriptions. Re-cased/ re-jointed. Some pages are lightly tanned along the edges. Otherwise a good copy of this scarce and sought after reference work. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Please note, this is a heavy item, additional postage may be requested from international orders.

hardcover. Profusely illustrated (illustrator). 1st. 4to, 196 pp. Slightest rubbing to spine tips, else a fine, tight copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Gr 4° - 196 pp - 239 B/w Plates. Comprehensive study of iron smithing and its decorative use: General History - Fourteenth to Seventeenth Centuries Jean Tijou - The Welsh Smiths - The West of England Smiths - The Midland Smiths - The Decay and Revival of Smith Craft. First edition, text in English. Original binding. In Very good condition.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Various (illustrator). First edition. A superb first edition of this Country Life volume exploring wrought iron and its many decorative uses, lavishly illustrated throughout. The first edition.Michael Ayrton and Arnold Silcock's conclusive work on wrought iron, looking at its general history and its beautiful decorative uses.Chapters in this volume include looking at wrought iron in different centuries and in different parts of England, as well as a chapter of the Huguenot ironworker Jean Tijou, who worked on several key English Baroque buildings.Illustrated with in-text photographs throughout. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A little discolouration to the extremities, and a few very light marks. Wrinkle to the tail of the front board, due to a crack to the front paste down. Light spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.

4to, [xii], 196pp, b/w frontis., 239 b/w plates and illus., orig. cloth gilt. A practically fine copy.