Conversation Piece (5 results)

Pictorial Cover. Condition: Very Good. Early edition. Music and lyrics to one song from this musical comedy starring Yvonne Printemps. 12" x 9".

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 72 pages. Thierry Maulnier "Towards A New Classicism" / A J A Symons "Irving And The Irvingites" / Georgina Dix "American Conversation Piece" / Daniel Henry Kahnweiler "The State Of Painting In Paris" / Humphrey Hare "What Of France?" / Violet Henson "II-A Visit From Monsieur Benda".…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Splendid commemorative issue, attractive colour wraps, and profusely illustrated with a wealth of content from the time. Super illustrations and evocative advertisments. EDWARD HALLIDAY'S CONVERSATION PIECE - THE QUEEN AT HOME WITH HUSBAND AND CHILDREN. FOLD OUT COLOUR PLATE. (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. 6 pages, illustrated. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: Quarto. Category: The Connoisseur; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

A suite of four original hand coloured engravings, titled in Spanish and French La Manna Le Matin; El Mediodia Le Midi; Eldespues de Comer L'Apres Diner, and Le Soir La Tarde, each approx. 50 x 68 cm, modern gilt frames. An exquisite suite of four eighteenth century conversation piece engravings in the rococo style, showing the nobility at leisure, dining and dancing outdoors in a bucolic setting. Each image is beautifully set within delicately coloured scrolled borders featuring flowers, foliage, leafy tendrils, and fruit. These prints capture the privilege and lifestyle of the aristocracy and are typical of French decorative art in the early to mid eighteenth century.…