Alastair Illus (29 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First. From the publisher: The erudite writer and paragon of television commentators recalls his friendships with, and the personal characteristics of, Chaplin, the Duke of Windsor, Mencken, Adlai Stevenson, Bertrand Russell, and Bogart This copy is fine in green clothe wi…

hardcover. Condition: Book in acceptable condition. Ex library book with stamps and stickers and mylar wrap. Some wear on edges and corners. Clean pages with no markings. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.The image in this listing is stock photo for reference. Actual item may differ. Any que…

Hardbound. Tan cloth with glossy, color-illustrated dustjacket. 223 pp., 93 color and 264 bw plates. Contents are complete, clean and sound. Bottom edges worn, dj is crinkled, with shadow of spine label. 357 illustrations, including 93 color plates. The authors, experts from the Christies' auction house, have used examples from…

Second Edition. Very good paperback copy; spine slightly creased as with age. Clean internally. Slightly dust-dulled and edge-bumped. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 336p. : ill. (mostly col.), figs. ; 19cm. Subjects; Wild flowers Great Britain Identification. Wild flowers Europe Identification. Plants Grea…

Second Edition. Very good paperback copy; spine slightly creased as with age. Clean internally. Slightly dust-dulled and edge-bumped. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 336p. : ill. (mostly col.), figs. ; 19cm. Subjects; Wild flowers Great Britain Identification. Wild flowers Europe Identification. Plants Grea…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Oblong hardback book with dust jacket titled GLASS BY GALLE by Alastair Duncan and Georges de Bartha. Published in Harry Abrams in 1984. With 357 illustrations of which 93 are in color. Dust is faded at edge with moderate creases on back panel - light fox…

Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. American First. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; well illustrated with 357 illustrations of glassware including 93 in color. 93 Color & 264 B/w Illus (illustrator). Book…

Hard. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Abrams, 1984. Oblong 4to., 11 1/2" x 9 3/4", 223pp., 357 illustrations, including 93 plates in full color. Minor foxing along top and front edge of page block, else fine in near fine dust jacket (minor fade)…

Hardbound. Tan cloth boards, mauve glossy, color-illustrated dustjacket. 223 pp., 93 color and 264 bw plates. 357 illustrations, including 93 color plates. The authors, experts from the Christies' auction house, have used examples from auction catalogues. Essays deal with history and various techniques of design and manufacture.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. oblong 4to. pp. 223. 357 illus. (93 in colour). biblio. index. cloth. dw. (nick in lower spine of dw, the book in fine condition). First Edition. An important reference work, written by Galle and Art Nouveau specialists at Christie's New York & Geneva. 93 Color & 264…

Softcover. Condition: Good. No DJ. 1st Edition. First Edition. Signed By Author. Signed by illustrator. DESCRIPTION: oft textured illustration covers. Colour illustrations to almost every page Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Light wear to corners, edges and spine. Toned covers with heavier toning to margins and spine. S…

Translated from the French by D. C. Moylan Introduction by Arthur Symons. xxxv, 197 pp. With eleven illustrations by Alastair. Folio, publisher's cloth in slipcase with two printed labels. No. 1,151 of 1850 copies. Bookplate tipped onto blank flyleaf; spine slightly tanned with one small spot; contents clean, tight and sound. Th…

Introduction by P. G. Konody. 68 pp. With Eight Illustrations in Colour by Alastair. Folio, publisher's decorated cloth. First edition; No. 198 of 1050 copies. A few areas of very slight darkening to the cloth (more so on the rear cover); an attractive copy, tight and sound. The Plate opposite page 52 is signed in pencil by Alas…

First Alastair edition, one of 1,000 copies elaborately decorated with illustrations by Baron Hans-Henning von Voight (1887-1969), who published under the pseudonym Alastair. His illustrations take inspiration from Aubrey Beardsley and "combine decorative elegance with a fascination with the perverse, sinister, and satanic" (Pep…

Limited edition, number 5 of 100 copies on Hollande Van Gelder Zonen paper from a total edition of 113 copies. Alastair's illustrations take inspiration from Aubrey Beardsley and "combine decorative elegance with a fascination with the perverse, sinister, and satanic" (Peppin, p. 311). Wilde's short story was first published in…