Hmso 1983 (14 résultats)

Laminated illustrated boards, 8vo, 26 cm, 48 pp, colour ills. From the blurb - "Manuscript illumination, often tucked away safely between the closed pages of a book for several centuries, has retained a freshness of colouring unparalleled in any other form of medieval painting. This introduction explains the separate craft disciplines in the art of illumination; it unravels 'codicology' - the detective examination of how a book was made by an analysis of the parts combined with a consideration of historical data and provenance - and looks at the development of illumination from the seventh century Book of Durrow until the mid-sixteenth century, when the printed book finally displaced it. For the scholar it is the only pictorial record available of an extensive part of the V&A collection including the bequests of George Reid, George Salting, David Currie and Sir Sydney Cockerell. John Harthan was for many years a member of the V&A and retired in 1976 as Keeper of the Library. He has since written several works on different aspects of the Art of the Book. " Very Good.…

Soft cover. Etat : Good. paperback, 8vo, xii,213pp, private library stamp front cover, text clean and tight, Good condition. ISBN: 0117723118.

Hardcover. Laminated bds, VG.

Hardcover. Cloth; dw. Victoria & Albert Museum.

147pp, 29 figs, 13 b/w pls, card, VGC.

Hardcover. Laminated bds. Victoria & Albert Museum.

8vo., Second Edition; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Bright copy of the best edition of this invaluable standard reference.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. Paperback guide booklet in good+ condition. Some general wear to covers. Page edges tanned throughout. 8vo. 31pp.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. 2nd Edition. Second edition paperback guide book in good condition. General wear to covers. Pages lightly tanned. 8vo. 20pp.

8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and maps, and endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the whole housed in publisher's labelled mailing-case.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. 2nd Edition. Second edition hard cover book in good condition with dust jacket in fair condition. Shelfwear to all edges jacket with large tear to rear repaired with tape. Water-type staining to head of jacket. Book slightly shaken and rolled. Bumps to head and foot of spine. Spotting to edges of text block. Pages lightly tanned. 4to. 683pp. …

Etat : Very Good. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8'' x 5''. Contains 48 pp with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. BOOKS (Binding, Collecting, Printing, Paper). …

Etat : Good. 13 items; length varies, each over 100 pages, some over 200 pages; library hand stamps and markings but all sound, good copies; the expected subjects but also the occasional special topic e.g. anglers have been using azo dye to color their maggots, not absolutely proved dangerous but they should keep them out of their mouths. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

Laminated card covers. 11.5ins x 8.25ins, 32pp, stapled. Illustrated throughout. Two maps of the Falkland Islands loosely inserted.