Turner arthur t (9 Ergebnisse)

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. 56 pages. Simultaneous first paperback issue of this collection of poems. A clean near fine copy in wrappers with some faint foxing. Signed by Turner on the verso of the front cover. Signed.

Zustand: New. In English.

Red Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. xxxviii., 271 pages, 348 b/w illustrations, drawings.Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Presentation copy to the Art Worker's Guild, from Laurence Turner (Hon. Treasurer of the AWG), signed by him, dated Oct 1929, to verso of front endpaper. Art Worker's Guild bookplate to front pastedown. Some rubbing, bumping to covers, spine, small nick near head of spine, contents fine, unmarked, save for some small abrasions to four pages( images & text not affected). [718] Size: 395mm. x 285mm. Signed by Author(s). …

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A very smart and densely illustrated first edition, appreciating the intricate and varied historic plasterwork across the UK. A first edition, reflecting on historical architecture across Great Britain which features intricate and striking plasterwork.Richly illustrated, and featuring a monochrome frontispiece, and fourteenunlisted double-sided monochrome plates. No other collation record available. Bound in original red cloth. Externally, smart. Slight fading to front board extremities. The odd marks to boards. Moderate fading to spine. Moderate age toning and mild spotting to endpaper. Ink inscription to front paste down. Mild cockling to top edge of pages. Internally, firmly bound, with occasional very mild strain. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd handling mark. Light, scattered spotting to text block edges. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked red cloth boards, now lightly scuffed and dust-dulled. Corners and endbands slightly rubbed. Top edge gilt; marbled endpapers. Text block remains strong, bright and clean; a well-preserved example overall. Series; Country Life. Physical description; xxxviii, 271, [1] pages : frontispiece, illustrations, plates ; 40 cm. Notes; Process illustrations, including plans. Subjects; Plasterwork, Decorative. Great Britain. Decoration and ornament. Interior decoration. 1 Kg.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. The first edition of Laurence Turner's detailed study into beautiful decorative plasterwork used in British architecture, a highly illustrated work. The first edition of this work.This work is an interesting look at the history of the practice of the use of decorative plasterwork in architecture. The author starts with the practice under Henry VIII, and looks up until the reign of George III.Also discussed is the reparations of old ceilings.Some of the prominent examples of decorative plasterwork in Great Britain are at Craigievar Castle, Muchalls Castle, Haddon Hall, Chastleton House, Knole House, and Speke Hall.With a frontispiece, and numerous in-text photographs.Written by Laurence Turner.With an introduction by Arthur T. Bolton, who was curator of Sir John Soane's Museum. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. Numerical ink to the tail of the spine. Spine is a little faded. Front hinge is starting but firm. Institutional stamp to the verso to the front endpaper. Bookseller's label to the rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a couple of light marks. Institutional stamp to the title page, and to a few other pages throughout. Very Good. Various (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. The first edition of this profusely illustrated study of British interiors and decorative plasterwork, written by Laurence Turner. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This volume is a first edition.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and numerous vignette monochrome photographs.The work provides an in depth history of British decorative plasterwork in architecture.The author starts with the practice under Henry VIII, and looks up until the reign of George III. This work features prominent examples of decorative plasterwork in Great Britain such as Craigievar Castle, Muchalls Castle, Haddon Hall, Chastleton House, Knole House, and Speke Hall.With an introduction by Arthur T. Bolton, the curator of Sir John Sloane's museum. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Slight fading to extremities and spine. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. One or two slight handling marks to boards. One or two scratches and marks to rear board. The odd slight handling mark to endpapers. Slight cockling to gutter of front endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Hinges slightly strained in places, but holding. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd handling mark, heavier to endpapers. Very Good. None Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. First edition. The first edition of this profusely illustrated study of British decorative plasterwork, written by Laurence Turner. The first edition.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and numerous vignette monochrome photographs.This in depth study of British plasterwork was written by Laurence Turner, with an introduction by Arthur T. Bolton, the curator of Sir John Sloane's museum. The work provides an in depth history of British decorative plasterwork from 1509 to 1760. This work also features prominent examples of decorative plasterwork in Great Britain such as Craigievar Castle, Muchalls Castle, Haddon Hall, Chastleton House, Knole House, and Speke Hall.Lacking Dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth. Lacking dust wrapper. Externally very smart with fading to the spine and extremities of the boards, slight marks to the board an spine and bumping to the extremities. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with the odd minor mark. Very Good Indeed. None stated (illustrator). book.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 421-448 pages. Features: Cover photo of huge pile of German fighters and bombers - reduced to a large mound of scrap metal in Britain; Nice one-page colour Guinness ad features red wagon wheel, smiley face, belt, tacks, rock, sock, ace of hearts. and glass of Guinness; Photos of "Liberators" and "Fortresses" in flight; Six photos of how H.M. destroyer "Ithuriel" rammed and sunk Italian submarine "Cobalto" in the Mediterranean; Photos of glider troops in training; German invasion tide laps the Caucasus Barrier - one-page model of the main features as seen from the line of enemy approach; Fourteen pictures illustrate the metamorphosis of the "Footslogger" - the infantryman today is a jack-of-all-trades - and master of most!; The Metamorphosis of Infantry (article); Photos of typical duties of a battalion; Six photos of ground action in Stalingrad; Four aerial photos of an enemy bomber's views of the Battle of Stalingrad; Centrefold illustration "Epic of Stalingrad" depicts vicious street fighting; Five illustrations of what a post-war London may look like; Two large photos contrast the amount of human labour required to build aerodromes in China and Great Britain; Photos of three American cruisers sunk - "Vincennes", "Quincy", and "Astoria"; Two photos of Churchill aboard warship in Scotland; Page of illustrations explain new german explosive incendiary bomb; Reatreat in the East - article; Two-pages of great illustrations exlain the "Potentialities of Mass-Production of Flying-Boats as Troop-Carriers and Heavy Freighter Air-Planes - including the "Mars", Curtiss "Commando" and "Stirling"; Photo of Corporal Franklin M. Koons of the Rangers - first American to with the M.M. in this war; Fascimiles of German notices deporting British subjects in the Channel Islands to Germany; How to make an Epidiascope for Picture Projection; Photo of vast locust swarm in Kenya; Nice colour back cover ad for Johnnie Walker shows metal fence being installed in front of stately home. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan; Cuneo, Terence T. (illustrator).…