Search Results: Titles starting with F from Springhead Books

Koln: Benedikt Taschen, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Well-illustrated survey of the work of this key German fashion photographer. Parallel English, German and French text. 224 p. ; 30 cm. First edition, first printing. Slight shelf wear to cover edges, corners a little rubbed and bumped, no inscriptions, reading crease to spine. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

From our earliest ancestors to babies born today, fabric is a necessary part of our everyday lives, but it's also an opportunity for creativity, symbolism, culture and connection. Travelling across the world and bringing history to life, bestselling author Victoria Finlay investigates how and why people have made and used cloth. 512 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps ; 24 cm. First edition, first printing. Orange cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Contents: pt. 1. Processes : new agendas for digital tools in architectural practice -- pt. 2. Practices : Architectural and engineering applications of digital design and manufacturing -- pt. 3. Reactions and projections : critical evaluations of digitally manufactured architecture. 216 pages, ill. ; 23 cm. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

"In association with The University of Edinburgh and VARIE." 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm. First edition, first printing. Green printed boards, slight shelf wear, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

London: Robert Hale Limited, 1963. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Crime fiction set in the Highlands of Scotland. This copy inscribed 'File' on front free endpaper. 191 pages. First edition, first printing. Green cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear to jacket edges, no inscriptions apart from 'File' on front free endpaper, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Exhibition curated and organised by Ralph Goertz, IKS Photo, Düsseldorf. Text by Graham Harrison. 217 pages : chiefly illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 22 x 23 cm. Minimal shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Throughout the history of the Western world, countless attempts have been made to define beauty in art and life. This text examines concepts of female beauty in terms of the ideal and the real, investigating paradigms of beauty as represented in art and literature and how beauty has been enhanced by cosmetics and hairstyles. It discusses the shifting perceptions of female beauty, focussing on the period from around 1540 to 1940. 371 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm. First edition, first printing. Red boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Contents: Definition of an artist's book / Simon Ford -- Introduction / Cathy Courtney -- British artists' books : a survey 1983-1993 / Silvie Turner and Ian Tyson -- UK artists' books : marketing & promotion research / Stefan Szczelkun -- Artists' book collections in UK & Ireland / Simon Ford -- British book artists' addresses -- British presses/publishers -- Where to buy artists' books. 87 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

76 p. : ill, ports ; 29 cm. Shelf wear to edges, creasing to front cover corner, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Copenhagen: At Last Books, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 'The Fall (and my camera)' is a documentation of four meetings between Danish photographer Lars Schwander and the British band The Fall. 72 never before seen outtakes, by 'the worlds' best photographer' according to Mark E Smith, of sessions that ended up on the covers for Call For Escape Route EP and Bend Sinister. The photos are accompanied by an essay by Lars Schwander and Michael Flack. First Edition of 300 copies / 18 cm x 21 cm / 64 pages / Soft cover. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Clive arrives in London at the start of the swinging sixties. 192 pages. First edition, first printing. Black cloth boards, price-clipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear to edges and some wrinkles to the laminate on the cover, gift inscription to previous owner on front free end-paper, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Spiral bound instruction for Fallingwater model 21005. 107 pages, col. ill. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Great collection of mid-1980s artist and band photographs from the international underground scene, including Iggy Pop, The Cramps, Sonic Youth, The Gun Club, Zodiac Mindwarp etc. This copy signed by the photographer inside front cover and also has a photograph (305 x 239mm) of Genesis P-Orridge (reproduced in the book on page 10) signed by the photographer and no. 5/10 and stored in a separate archival sleeve and cardboard envelope. 120 pages, ill. First edition, first printing. Minimal shelfwear to book edges. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Farrow and Ball is a leader in the luxury paint and wallpaper market, catering to top designers and discerning homeowners who seek the finest quality products to adorn their walls. Offering a unique historical colour palette, stunning depth of colour, great coverage and a wide choice of finishes, Farrow and Ball products are found in many of the world's most exclusive properties. In Farrow and Ball: The Art of Color, Brian Coleman hosts a tour of American cottages, castles, lofts and beyond, that illustrate how paint and wallpaper are paramount to a room's overall design and feel. 271 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm. Light green boards, unclipped dust jacket. Slight shelf wear to edges, cover faded, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Useful well-illustrated reference work for collectors. Price guide loosely inserted. 147 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm. Minimal shelf wear to edges, spine a little faded, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

London: Robert Hale Limited, 1959. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 'An actor's ex-mistress is strangled in his house and her body is found by a 17-year-old girl admirer, who naturally supposes he was the killer' front flap blurb. 188 pages. First edition, first printing. Black cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket with cover art by Fox (now in a removable protective sleeve). Shelf wear to jacket edges, small closed tear to top edge, light foxing to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

London: Museum of London in association with The Wynkyn de Worde Society, London and The Sandstone Press, New York, 1980. Soft cover. Fine. 48 p. : ill. ; 20 x 21 cm. Minimal shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Contents: ch. 1. In praise of apples, figs, and keys: the learned tradition -- ch. 2. The scourge of princes as pornographer: Pietro Aretino and the popular tradition -- ch. 3. The Aretines: imitation and vilification -- ch. 4. The loves of men and gods: erotica in the visual arts -- ch. 5. A study in ambivalence: English views of Italy -- ch. 6. Albion's Festum: erotica in England -- ch. 7. Thomas Nashe: the English Aretino -- ch. 8. The context of erotica: Marton, Donne, Shakespeare, and Spenser. xiii, 275p : ill ; 24 cm. First edition, first printing. Red cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket. Slight shelf wear to edges, light foxing to text block edge, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Glasgow: Third Eye Centre (Glasgow), 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Artist's book published to accompany an exhibition 'Circus' at The Third Eye Centre, Glasgow, 11 November - 10 December 1978. Includes short stories and texts, many illustrated with photographs and photomontages. 48 pages, illustrations. Printed in an edition of 600 copies. First edition, first printing. Minimal shelf wear to cover edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Fascinating study of technical instruments used for surveying, many wonderful illustrations. 279 p., [12] pages of advertisements ; ill. ; 19 cm. First edition, first printing. Green cloth boards, shelf wear to cover, contemporary signature and stamp of Ernest L. Cotterell a teacher of architecture in Wolverhampton. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.