Search Results: Titles starting with P from Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books

London: T Fisher Unwin, 1892. Book. Illus. by Daniel Vierge. Fair. Cloth. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. The full title of the book reads thus: "Pablo de Segovia - The Spanish Sharper translated from the original of Francisco de Quevedo-Villegas, illustrated with one hundred and ten drawings by Daniel Vierge together with comments on them by Joseph Pennell and an essay on the life and writings of Quevedo by Henry Edward Watts". Blue cloth with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Fair to good, covers are quite shelfworn, more so to head and tail of spine and cover corners. Sunning to spine and cover edges. Watersplashmark to rear cover, not affecting the book internally in any way. Browning to endpapers. Title page, frontispiece and tissue guard all quite browned and foxed. Text throughout is generally lightly foxed, heavier in places. 239pp. A heavy book, will require extra shipping charges if to be sent outside UK. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

London: Faber & Faber, 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Grey hardcover with title in silver on front cover and spine. Condition: Very good with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound. Previous owners name and the date 1974 neatly written at top of front endpaper. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear, not price-clipped. 112pp. 208 b/w illustrations. Loosely enclosed is a fold-out exhibition leaflet for The Pack Age, an exhibition of packaging design held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London from 11 Dec 1975 to 31 Jan 1976. The first book on the history of packaging, the author shows how 20th century packaging sprang from crafts and industires as separate as bottlemaking and bookbinding, pottery and printing..

Geneva: Editions d'Art Albert Skira, 1983. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Dark green cloth with title in dark green on front cover and spine, and original card slipcase. Condition: Very good with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. A few very faint smudges to front endpaper. Binding sound. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with light shelfwear. Card slipcase in good condition with light shelfwear. 167pp. 10 colour and 54 b/w illustrations. The modern image of the peasant originated in Italy, in the 1820s, in the work of Leopold Robert, a Swiss, and Leopold Robert, a Frenchman, whose success created a vogue for the peasant genre, somewhat idealised. From the 1840s onwards a more realistic school of painters dedicated to peasant imagery arose in France, Germany and Vienna. This study embraces the work of artists to the end of the 19th century from countries including England, Norway, Holland and Hungary..

London: Phaidon Press, 2011. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Reprint of the 2009 first edition. Orange cloth with title in black on front cover and spine. Condition: Good, with light foxing, and light scuffing and shelfwear to covers. Binding sound. Previous owners initials to lower right corner of front endpaper. Faint vertical crease to first few pages. Many colour illustrations. 343pp. plus artists biographies and index. A definitive survey of Kristin Baka wave of innovation in abstract painting that took place in the first part of the 21st century, featuring 80 contemporary painters from around the world, including Tomma Abts, Kristin Baker, Philip Taafe and Philippe Decrauzat.

London/Cleveland: Royal Academy of Arts/Cleveland Museum of Art, 2015. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Fine, with just the faintest hint of shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 328pp. Many colour illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition entitled "Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse" organised jointly by the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Royal Academy of Arts, and held at the Cleveland Museum of Art from 11 October 2015 to 5 January 2016 before touring to the Royal Academy of Arts, London from 30 January to 20 April 2016. The exhibition explored the close, almost symbiotic relationship that developed between artists and gardens during the latter half of the 19th century, focusing on Monet, a great horticulturist as well as a great artist, focusing on the creation of his garden at Giverny. The catalogue is illustrated with masterpieces by Monet and his fellow Impressionists, as well as… Read More

Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Black hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Fine, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. 160pp. 149 illustrations, the majority in colour. In this book the author looks at a key period in Whistler's life, a 14 month stay in Venice beginning in 1879, which was originally intended to be only 3 months. When Whistler returned to London, he brought back over 50 magnificent etchings and a hundred pastels, far in excess of the original commision and re-established himself in London and Paris, turning disaster and disgrace into profit and prestige..

Paris: Fernand Nathan, 1950. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. NB: Text is in French throughout. Card covers with dustjacket. One of the "Mervielles de l'Art Series. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound. Prize bookplate from L'Alliance Francaise to the previous owner. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear and light sunning to rear cover of jacket. 189pp. Many b/w plates. The book contains many evocative images of some of the most beautiful palaces and gardens in France, such as Chateau de Raray, and the gardens of the former Chateau de Marly. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2008. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Light crease to lower right corner of last page. 433pp. plus 2pp. benefactors list. Many colour illustrations. This catalogue was published to accompany the touring exhibition of work by the Italian architect Andrea Palladio (b.1508), held at the Royal Academy London from 31 January to 13 April 2009. The exhibition was held to mark the 500th anniversary of the architects birth, and was the first in London to be devoted to his work since 1975. A very heavy catalogue, (approx 2.3kg) will require extra postage if to be shipped outside UK..

New York: Rizzoli, 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Cream cloth hardcover with title in green on spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light shelfwear and some light sunning to very edge of the front cover of the dustjacket where it meets the spine. 324pp. Many sumptuous colour illustrations. From its beginnings as a tropical wilderness, Palm Beach has long been revered as an idyllic setting, embraced by America's wealthy and aristocratic elite, including the Vanderbilts, the Flaglers and the Woolworths. Most of the houses built for these clients remain in private hands and are still in active use today. This book details 32 homes and estates, such as Kahlua, Villa Mizner and Whitehall, ranging in style from Beaux-Arts classicism to Art Deco, and from Italianate to Mediterranean. The architects and designers included Maurice Fatio, Marion Sims Wyeth and Addison Mizner. A heavy book, will require… Read More

Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Artist. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Blue hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Fine, signed by Pamela Kay within publishers label on title page. Dustjacket condition: Fine, with just a very faint hint of shelfwear. 128pp. Many colour illustrations. The British artist Pamela Kay (b.1939) is perhaps best known for her striking use of gouache. In this book, Pamela reveals much about gouache's particular qualities and benefits which will encourage all painters to explore this exciting medium to the full..

London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Red cloth with title in silver on spine. Condition: Fine, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Fine. 445pp. Many colour illustrations. This cataogue was published to accompany the exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London from 26 January to 19 April 2002 which then toured to the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao. The exhibition charted the influential progress of the visual arts in France from 1900-1968. Key figures of the modern movement, such as Matisse, Leger, and Duchamp were joined there by many artists from abroad, including Picasso, Kandinsky, Giacometti, Brancusi, Modigliani and Foujita to create an extraordinarily fertile environment for artistic innovation. After the war, a new generation of artists such as Tinguely, Saint Phalle and Kelly savoured the dynamism of Paris in the 1950s and 1960s..

London: Perpetua Ltd., 1957. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New and revised edition. Black cloth with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound. Previous owners name in pencil at base of front endpaper. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light shelfwear and some light sunning to spine. Price-clipped. 120pp. Many beautiful line illustrations. This book is a personal journal kept by Ronald Searle and his wife Kaye Webb who devoted a long holiday to recording some of the people and places they most wanted to remember..

Stockholm: Statens rad for byggnadsforskning, 1976. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. NB: Text is in Swedish throughout. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 102pp. Several b/w illustrations..

Lund, Sweden: Bokforlaget Signum, 1990. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. NB: Text is in Swedish throughout. Pale grey cloth with text in bronze gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound, text clean, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear and a couple of small chips and tears. 396pp. Several colour and many b/w illustrations. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Winchester Press, 1971. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dark green hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear. Not price-clipped. 144pp. Many b/w illustrations. Parks should play a valuable part in the life of everyone who lives in a town, but too often they do not. Many are designed without imagination. Others get eroded or spoiled. This book is essentially a manifesto, calling for more, and better parks..

London: Richard T.Bowyer Book. Poor. Cloth. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. No date, but c.1850. Dark green cloth with scrolls and titles in gilt on spine.Cream endpapers. Condition: Poor to fair, covers have been damp to the outer edge at some point, with some raising of cloth to the rear cover. Covers and spine are generally shelfworn with bumping to spine and cover corners. Front hinge has cracked so that the spine is loose from the text, but rear hinge holding firmly.Text not affected. pp.137-140 becoming loose, otherwise binding sound. Previous owners name on fep. 284pp. Engraved frontispiece with tissue guard of a painting by W.Mulready. Includes chapters on the alphabet, bees and astronomy. .

London: Thackeray Gallery, 2001. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with light scuffing to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Very light cockling to some page edges. 35pp. 12 colour plates. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of work by Patrick Cullen (b.1949) held at the Thackeray Gallery, London from 27th February to 16th March, 2001. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

London: Arts Council, 1980. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Card-covered stapled catalogue. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 78 item catalogue with many b/w illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the touring exhibition of work by Patrick George (1923-2016) which commenced at the Serpentine Gallery, London from 14 June to 13 July 1980 and travelled to the Minories, Colchester, the Ferens Art Gallery, Jull and the Gardner Centre Gallery at the University of Sussex in Brighton. Patrick George taught at the Slade School of Art for many years, and two artists connected with the Slade were involved with the exhibition; Euan Uglow in making the selection and Lawrence Gowing with writing the introduction..

Aldershot, Hampshire: Lund Humphries, 2005. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Red hardcover with title in silver on front cover and spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound, text clean, no inscriptions. Very light foxing to fore-edge and top of text-block. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear. 288pp. This was the first major monograph to be published on the work of Patrick Caulfield (1936-2005). Illustrating over150 works, the book includes reproductions of almost all the paintings made by Caulfield since 1961, when he was still studying at the Royal College of Art alongside such artists as David Hockney and R.B.Kitaj. A heavy book - will require extra shipping charges if to be sent outside UK..

London: The Redfern Gallery and Editions Alecto Limited in association with Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, 1985. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear and a hint of soiling to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 148pp. 12 colour plates and many other b/w illustrations. This book was published to accompany the touring exhibition of graphic work by Patrick Procktor (1936-2003) which commenced at the Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery from 8 June to 21 July, 1985.