Art & Architecture
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Art & Architecture encompasses a broad sweep of material, from early works concerning architecture and architectural history, and books and manuscripts on the fine arts and aesthetics, antiquities and archaeology, to pattern and design books, and private press books and fine bindings. The department also handles original artwork, artistic archives, posters, and propaganda material.
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ROUQUET, Jean-André.
The present State of the Arts in England. ...
London, for J. Nourse, 1755.
First edition in English, published...
£19500
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[LOO, Pieter van, (attributed).]
156 watercolours of flowers, plants, and...
[Holland, c. 1760–80].
A truly stunning collection of over...
£110000
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DASSIER, Jean and Jacques-Antoine.
‘An Explanation of Dassier’s Medals...
London, c. 1795–1800.
An exceptionally fine illustrated manuscript,...
£6500
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HELMAN, Isidore-Stanislas-Henri.
Faits mémorables des empereurs de la Chine,...
Paris, chez l’auteur … et chez M....
Two handsome engraved works by the French...
£6000
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MARLIANI, Bartolomeo.
Urbis Romae topographia.
Rome, Valerio & Luigi Dorico, September 1544.
First illustrated edition (third overall),...
£5500
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ERNST, Max.
Une Semaine de Bonté ou les sept éléments...
Paris, Éditions Jeanne Bucher, 1934.
First edition, no. 706 of 800 copies...
£4500
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NORMAND, Alfred Nicolas.
L’architecture des nations étrangères....
Paris, A. Morel, 1870.
First edition. This is a presentation...
£4000
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VIAS, Balthasar de.
In clarissimum virum Nicolaum Claudium...
Marseille, Claude Garcin, 1642.
Uncommon first edition of Balthasar...
£3250
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ALBUM
of watercolours and pencil drawings including...
England, mid-eighteenth century?
An attractive sketchbook, seemingly...
£2250
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[VILLAMENA, Francesco.]
A fan leaf drawing of a street fight in Rome.
[Italy, late eighteenth century.]
A fine fan leaf drawing, Italian school,...
£2200
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BEARDSLEY, Aubrey, art editor; Henry HARLAND, literary editor.
The Yellow Book. An Illustrated Quarterly. ...
London [– & New York], Elkin Mathews...
An excellent set of the first edition...
£2000
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[HERALDRY.]
Manuscripts relating to Low Countries nobility.
[Low Countries, mid-17th century?].
A fine set of manuscripts relating to...
£1500
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[REYNOLDS, Joshua, Sir].
A Discourse, delivered at the Opening of...
London: Printed in the Year 1769.
First editions of seven discourses addressed...
£950
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[DOVES PRESS.]
Pervigilium Veneris.
Hammersmith, ‘printed by T.J. Cobden-Sanderson...
One of 150 copies on paper of the elusive...
£950
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CHEESMAN, Thomas.
No. I. Six Heads Drawn and Engraved, by...
[London,] T. Cheesman, No. 40 Oxford...
First and only edition, extremely rare,...
£850
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CARTARI, Vincenzo.
Le imagini con la spositione de i dei de...
Venice, per Francesco Marcolini, 1556.
First edition of Cartari’s influential...
£800
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DODGSON, Campbell (editor).
Woodcuts of the XV Century in the Department...
London, British Museum, 1934 [– 1935].
First edition, scarce, of Dodgson’s...
£750
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CELLINI, Benvenuto.
Vita di Benvenuto Cellini orefice e scultore...
‘Cologne’ [i.e. Florence],...
The counterfeit edition of Benvenuto...
£675
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CORBOULD, Henry (illustrator).
[Cover title:] Illustrations to...
London, Edward Lacey, 1829.
Unrecorded, a suite of five engravings...
£650
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FARINGTON, Susan Maria (illustrator).
The 104th Psalm. Illustrated by Susan...
...
The Faringtons or Ffaringtons were an ancient...
£650