Smith cecil harcourt smith (26 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: New.

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Zustand: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages and binding are presentable with minor defects. Some issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate tanning and thumb marking. Heavy foxing. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.…

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Zustand: Good. 2nd Edition. 24pp. + 16 b/w plates.

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Soft Cover. Zustand: Good. Paperback. 31cm x 23.5cm. 151pp. Numerous b&w illustrations. Spine ends frayed, corners slightly creased/scuffed. Private ownership. (g5).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 660 pages. 8.50x6.56x1.49 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Paperback. Zustand: New.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Zustand: g- to vg. First edition. Folio. 4pp., (1) 12 plates. Original portfolio with blue quarter-cloth over light blue boards with dark blue lettering on cover. All plates illustrated with b/w photographs of casts of Persian wall reliefs. As Cecil Harcourt-Smith states in the exhibition pamphlet, "the casts here described are taken from molds procured by an expedition sent to Persepolis in 1891. .Whereas at Susa the remains are chiefly representative of one period, that of Artaxerxes Mnemon (404-359 B.C.), at Persepolis sculptures are still standing which show a fairly continuous development of Achaemenid art from the reign of Darius son of Hystaspes (522-486 B.C.) to that of Artaxerxes Ochus (359-338 B.C.). Plates include the Upper and Lower Part of Throne Relief from the Hall of the Hundred Columns, Frieze from the Hall of Xerxes, Central Panel of Frieze from the Stairway of Artaxerxes III Ochus, and reliefs of a Winged Genius from the Period of Cyrus the Great, a King Stabbing a Monster, a Bodyguard, and a King Stabbing a Lion. Pamphlet titled Temporary Exhibition of Casts from Persepolis and four plates from different publication laid in. Binding with wear along edges, chips at corners and top edge of front cover. Lightly sunned along edges of binding, rubbed. Previous owner's name inked to inside front cover. Title plate with crease in lower left corner, plates two and six with small creases in lower right corner. Pocket at inside back cover with light fraying at top and bottom edges. Few pencil marks in margins of plates. Lightly age-toned. Binding in overall good-, interior in good, images in very good condition.…

Hardcover. First edition. Folio. Portfolio with 12 plates. All plates illustrated with b/w photographs of casts of Persian wall reliefs. As Cecil Harcourt-Smith states in the exhibition pamphlet, "the casts here described are taken from moulds procured by an expedition sent to Persepolis in 1891. .Whereas at Susa the remains are chiefly representative of one period, that of Artaxerxes Mnemon (404-359 B.C.), at Persepolis sculptures are still standing which show a fairly continuous development of Achaemenid art from the reign of Darius son of Hystaspes (522-486 B.C.) to that of Artaxerxes Ochus (359-338 B.C.). Plates include the Upper and Lower Part of Throne Relief from the Hall of the Hundred Columns, Frieze from the Hall of Xerxes, Central Panel of Frieze from the Stairway of Artaxerxes III Ochus, and reliefs of a Winged Genius from the Period of Cyrus the Great, a King Stabbing a Monster, a Bodyguard, and a King Stabbing a Lion. Pamphlet titled Temporary Exhibition of Casts from Persepolis laid-in. Age wear and staining on boards. Binding fair, interior overall very good. …

2pp., 4to. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. With the Society's oval date stamp. He is sending as promised 'a note of the arrangements agreed upon between us at our interview to-day'. Undertaking to provide space at the Museum 'for the purpose of receiving, arranging for judgment, and re-despatching the designs submitted for the Owen Jones prizes for industrial design. The judging will be done by your nominees, and all correspondence in connection with the matter will be in your hands'. The document continues with further details of the arrangements, concluding that 'in the unlikely event of the Government deciding to close the Museum these arrangements might have to be reconsidered''.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. A wide-ranging overview of Britain's public art collections by the museum director and diplomat Cecil Harcourt-Smith, former Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum Drawing on decades of experience at the centre of British cultural administration, Harcourt-Smith surveys the major national holdings—from the British Museum and National Gallery to provincial institutions—while advocating for broader public access, improved curation, and enhanced state responsibility for the care of national treasures. Uncommon thus. BOOK: Publisher's blue cloth boards; some foxing to end-papers, contents otherwise fine. DJ: Jacket darkened to spine, presents very well.…

First Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked and blind-bordered cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 282 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Art museums Great Britain. Art Private collections. Genre: Art. Language: English. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked and blind-bordered cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 282 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Art museums Great Britain. Art Private collections. Genre: Art. Language: English. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Dust Jacket Included. 36 plates, index.; viii+134pp. folio orig. blue buckram, uncut, A scarce catalogue, particularly in a dust-wrapper, ofÊthe 42 paintings of the Society, beginning with a George Knapton andÊconcluding with a Sargent, and seemingly not available as a modern reprint. There was no copy listed in the famous Weinreb & Breman 'The Society of Dilettanti' catalogue of 1968. The history section continues Lionel Cust's earlier history of the society.William Moorcroft (1872-1945), Potter, was born in Burslem. Having studied at the South Kensington School of Art, he returned to the Potteries and worked as a designer for James McIntyre & Co. In 1913 he left to set up his own pottery, which continues to this day.Contains William Moorcroft's distinctive sepia printed bookplate, the design of which is inspired by illuminated initials from medieval manuscripts.…

First Edition. Very good copies all in library bindings of gilt-blocked, pumpkin-coloured cloth boards, showing only minor shelfwear, and lightly toned by age and dust. Edges and prelims slightly dust-toned; minor library marks remain. Remains a well-preserved set overall, with main text strong and clean throughout. Physical description; complete 4 volumes in 5 : illustrations ; 26 cm. Contents; Vol. 1, pt. 1, Prehistoric Aegean pottery / by E.J. Forsdyke -- Vol. 1, pt. 2, Cypriote, Italian, and Etruscan pottery / by H.B. Walters -- Vol. 2, Black-figured vases / by H.B. Walters -- Vol. 3, Vases of the finest period / by Cecil H. Smith -- Vol. 4, Vases of the latest period / by H.B. Walters. Subjects; Vases, Greek, catalogues. Vases, Etruscan. Greek pottery, British Museum. Ancient pottery, catalogues. Classical antiquities, catalogues. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Very good copies all in library bindings of gilt-blocked, pumpkin-coloured cloth boards, showing only minor shelfwear, and lightly toned by age and dust. Edges and prelims slightly dust-toned; minor library marks remain. Remains a well-preserved set overall, with main text strong and clean throughout. Physical description; complete 4 volumes in 5 : illustrations ; 26 cm. Contents; Vol. 1, pt. 1, Prehistoric Aegean pottery / by E.J. Forsdyke -- Vol. 1, pt. 2, Cypriote, Italian, and Etruscan pottery / by H.B. Walters -- Vol. 2, Black-figured vases / by H.B. Walters -- Vol. 3, Vases of the finest period / by Cecil H. Smith -- Vol. 4, Vases of the latest period / by H.B. Walters. Subjects; Vases, Greek, catalogues. Vases, Etruscan. Greek pottery, British Museum. Ancient pottery, catalogues. Classical antiquities, catalogues. 1 Kg.…

Total (Smith letters) 7pp., 8vo, RSA stamp on all, good condition. Subjects: (1917) letter from a Mr. W. Foxton; a word with a Mr. Kendrick about judging; reception of parcels for "the Owen Jones Competition"; (1918) measures taken because of "possible increase of risk from attack by hostile aircraft"; need for the RSA to take back some works deposited by them to make room in the basement for withdrawals from exhibition (pencil note attached about the deposit); arrangements for Mr. Davenport with regard to the Owen Jones Competition; (1919) discussion of the Somers Clarke letter, agreeing with him that "these vague competitions for indefinite objects have been apt to do more harm than good, particualrly in connection with the industrial arts"; comment on the "obsession of the easel" and the fact that a student from the North of England might not want to come to London for a competition. Somers Clarke's copy letter, Mahamid, Upper Egypt, 19 Dec. 1918, 4pp., 8vo, commenting on the Owen Jones at length, its deleterious effects, the inadequacy of exhibiting environments, etc., with suggestions for more useful competitions.…