Rosenstock, Ron (artist) / Turnbull, Paul R. (foreword) / King, B.A. (preface).

Journeys [Signed]. Photographs by Ron Rosenstock.

Holden, Mass., Silver Strand Press, 2007. Original hard cover inside original dust jacket. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by RR on title page.

Ruskin, John.

Four Books: 1. Hortus Inclusus / 2. Aratra Pentelici / 3. The Queen of the Air / 4. Our Fathers Have Told Us. 1. Messages from the Wood to the Garden, sent in happy Days to the Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston / 2. Seven Lectures on the Elements of Sculpture, given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas Term, 1870 / 3. Being a Study of the Greek Myth of Cloud and Storm / 4. Sketches of the History of Christendom for Boys and Girls who have been held at its Fonts. The Bible of Amiens.

Second Edition / New Edition / Fifth Edition & Third Edition. 1888 / 1890 / 1892 & 1897. xiii, 172 pages / xii, (4), 281 pages / x, (2), 233 pages / xi, (4), 310 pages. Uniform half morocco over marbled boards. Matching marbled end papers. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. A lovely uniform set of John Ruskin books. Edges dust dulled. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean. With Illustrations.

Salaman, Malcolm C.

Whitman’s Print-Collector’s Handbook. Revised and Enlarged.

London, G.Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1921. xxi, 375 pages with many B&W illustrations showing the development of printing techniques. Original dark blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Blind title on front board. Very good condition. Shelf wear and signs of previous use. Rubbed and bumped. Edges age darkened. Mild foxing. Plates bright and clean.

Scully, Sean (artist) / Grovier, Kelly (poetry).

Sean Scully: Cut Ground & Tin Mal. Three art catalogues, inside a presentation box.

Limited Edition of 1000 copies. Abu Dhabi, Kerlin Gallery, 2010 / 2011. Box 23 x 23 cm. 24 pages, 28 pages & multifolding card. Textures brown stiff card. Inside presentation box. Near fine. Bright and clean. A few small ‘blisters’ on front cover of the cover (see images).

Seago, Edward.

Peace in War. A book of Paintings and Essays.

Second Edition. London, Collins, 1944. 18.5cm x 25cm. 80 pages Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Minor damage to one corner of the frontcover (dustjacket and board). Else in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Rare with dustjacket.

Simonds-Gooding, Maria.

Ceiliuradh Mhaire Mhaith.

Irish Arts Council, 2011. Oblong 21 x 14 cm. Unpaginated. Soft cover – paperback. Very good condition. Covers soiled and rubbed. Internally clean. Signed by the Author. See images.

Smith, Richard Henry.

Expositions of the Cartoons of Raphael. Illustrated by Photographs, Printed by Dunmore.

New Edition. London, Arthur Miall, 1868. 20 x 15 cm. 99 pages. Illustrated. One page publishers list. Contemporary red textured cloth with gilt title and decorations. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Neat gift inscription on half title page. Internally clean.

Stanfield, Clarkson.

Stanfield’s Coast Scenery. A Series of Views in the British Channel, from Original Drawings taken Expressly for the Work by Clarkson Stanfield.

First Edition. London, Smith, Elder and Co., 1836. 22 x 16 cm. viii, 128 pages. Complete with 40 tissue guarded Plates and one Vignette. Contemporary half leather over textured cloth. Gilt title and decorations. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Internally dust dulled and occasionally mildly foxed / spotted. See images.

Strutt, Jacob George.

Sylva Britannica; or, Portraits of Forest Trees. Distinguished for their Antiquity, Magnitude, or Beauty. Drawn from Nature.

London, Publishd for the Author by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, [1830]. 28 x 20 cm. xvi, 151 test pages and 50 Plates (incl. engraved title page). Original textured cloth. Hard cover. Black spine label with gilt title and original price. All edges deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing, mainly to first and last few pages. Internally clean. A very nice copy.

Sweeney, James Johnson (editor) / Calder, Alexander (illustrations).

Three Young Rats and other Rhymes. Drawings by Alexander Calder. Edited with Introduction by James Johnson Sweeney.

First Trade Edition. New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1946. 26 x 20 cm. xviii, 130 pages, (6). Illustrated throughout. Original pale cloth. Hard cover inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges dust dulled. Internally a nice clean copy.

The Georgian Society.

The Georgian Society Records of Eighteenth-Century Domestic Architecture and Decoration in Dublin. Vol. III.

First Edition. Volume 282 of 550. Dublin, Printed for the Society at the Dublin University Press, 1911. c. 30 x 24 cm. xxv, 135 text pages, CIII [103] Plates. Original cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Binding severely rubbed and bumped (see images). Small losses to spine ends and corners. Ex Library with the usual labels and stamps. Occasional mild foxing.

The Georgian Society.

The Georgian Society Records of Eighteenth-Century Domestic Architecture and Decoration in Dublin. Vol. IV.

First Edition. Volume 70 of 550. Dublin, Printed for the Society at the Dublin University Press, 1912. c. 30 x 24 cm. xxx, 126 text pages, CXXII [122] Plates. Original cloth. Rebacked in 2025. New end papers. Very good condition. Sound binding. Occasional mild foxing.

The Georgian Society.

The Georgian Society Records of Eighteenth-Century Domestic Architecture and Decoration in Dublin. Vol. V. With complete Index to the Series, Vols. I-V.

First Edition. Volume 518 of 600. Dublin, Printed for the Society at the Dublin University Press, 1913. c. 30 x 24 cm. xxvi, 129 text pages, followed by CXXIX [129] Plates. Original cloth. Hard cover. Black title and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Internally occasional age darkening / foxing.

Tombleson, William.

Tombleson’s Upper Rhine. Ober Rhein. Le Rhin Superieur.

London, Black & Armstrong, ND [c. 1830s]. 23 x 14.5 cm. viii, 181 pages plus three pages Index (Places/Plates). Complete with 70 tissue-guarded Plates (incl. Title Vignette), as listed. Contemporary half calf over buckram covered boards. Gilt title. Gilt and blind decorations to spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumbing. Internally clean. Some foxing/browning, mainly to tissue guards. Plates are in excellent clean condition. A nice copy.

Turner, J.M.W. / Millais, J.E. / Hunt, W. / Leighton, F. / Ward, E.M. et al (artists) / Armstrong, Walter (text).

Celebrated Pictures exhibited at the Manchester Royal Jubilee Exhibition. Fine Arts Section. A Series of 30 Line Engravings and Etchings with Notes and Criticisms by Walter Armstrong, M.A.

London and Manchester, J.S. Virtue Ltd., & Palmer and Howe, 1887/88. c. 44.5 cm x 32 cm. Title Page, List of Plates, 59 Text Pages interspersed with 29 (out of 30) Plates in B&W. The missing Plate is ‘The Yeoman’s Wedding’ by J.D. Watson. Each Plate is preceded by a page stating the image title, painter and engraver. Two of these pages are missing. Text block appears complete. Original red cloth with black title on front board. Gilt title and decorations on front board and spine. Top edge gilt. The book is DISBOUND with all text pages and plates being lose. Sold as a collection of plates or candidate for rebinding. Poor condition. Disbound. Original binding rubbed and bumped, faded and in very poor condition. Internally pages are bright and clean. Some text pages show tears and edgwear. Plates generally in very good condition. Please review all images on our web site (westcoastrarebooks.com) to assess the condition of this item!

Turner, J.W.M / Marshall, C. / Wright, J.M. et al (artwork).

The Modern Gallery of British Artists; consisting of a Series of Engravings. Of their most admired Works, with illustrative Descriptions. New Series.

London, Charles Tilt, 1837. 27 x 21 cm. Engraved Title, TP and 41 Plates with tissue guarded Engravings, each with a short description. Original dark cloth with blind and gilt decorations. Gilt titles. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened and foxed. Neat gift inscription on front free end paper, dated 1836. Complete with all Plates. See images. From the Library of Howth Castle, Dublin, Ireland.

Ubbelohde-Doering, Heinrich.

The Art of Ancient Peru.

Second Edition. New York, Frederick A. Praeger, 1954. 27 x 21 cm. 240 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W and Colour. Original red cloth. Hard cover. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. Edges and end papers age darkened. Name of previous owner. Internally a bright and clean copy.

Various Authors.

The Irish Arts Review 1988 – 2002. A Complete Run of the Magazine from 1988 to 2002 in 14 Volumes.

Dublin, Irish Arts Review Limited, 1988- 2002. 29 x 21 cm. Magazines with stiff illustrated paper covers. Very good condition. Clean and complete. Sound bindings.

Venturi, Robert.

Iconography and Electronics upon a Generic Architecture. A view from the Drafting Room.

First Edition. London, The MIT Press, 1996. 18.5cm x 24cm. 374 pages with 91 illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

Verlag für moderne Kunst Nürnberg.

Eine Höhle für Platon / A Cave for Plato.

Bonn, Montag Stiftung Bildende Kunst, 2009. 23.5cm x 25cm. 133 pages. Includes DVD of exhibition. Original hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.