Eileen Mayo (25 results)

Condition: Very Good. 8 pages, with illustrations. 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. The Studio: An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art was a pioneering British art periodical published in London from 1893 to 1964. Founded by Charles Holme, a former silk merchant with a deep interest in international aesthetics, the magazine became a vital platform for the Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, and later Modernist movements. Size: 18 x 24 cms. Category: The Studio Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. What happens to the whole animal community of Beetle Rock, in the High Sierra, during one typical day. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 152 pages. B/w plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pencil writing to front free-endpaper has been erased. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped and a little grubby. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Mayo, Eileen (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Ex-Library. Boards are edge worn with Stickers on the spine, but they remain strong. Binding is cracked in the back and the front, but it remains secure. Stamp on the front end page, piece of paper pasted on the back end page, sleeve on the back pasted down, as well as an ink inscription. Old cello tape marks on the pasted downs. Pages are neat with no inscriptions or annotations. Heavy, extra postage unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A beautifully presented book of 30 large pull-out posters featuring delightful paintings of native birds by artist Eileen Mayo, first reproduced in the late 1970s as series of picture cards in packets of Greggs Jelly Crystals.From the curious matuhituhi bush wren, to the elegant kotuku white heron, or the owl-like kakapo, its not hard to see why these exquisite paintings captured the hearts of young New Zealanders.This beautifully designed book includes: 30 large pull-out colour posters of exquisite paintings of rare and endangered New Zealand birds. Short texts on each bird by renowned conservationist and science educator John Darby (ONZM). An engaging introduction to the art of Eileen Mayo, one of the countrys most remarkable artists. A special binding method that allows each poster to be lifted from the book. Shrink-wrapping. A beautifully presented book of 30 large pull-out posters featuring delightful paintings of native birds by artist Eileen Mayo, first reproduced in the late 1970s as series of picture cards in packets of Greggs Jelly Crystals. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: Near fine in wraps. First Edition. 17 x 22cm 48pp near fine paperback exhibition catalogue showing the works of Eileen Mayo who worked in a range of media - illustration, graphic design, tapestry and tempera painting. With several texts coupled with black and white reproductions. Also includes a loosely inserted obituary published in the Daily Telegraph.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Ex-Library. Jacket is shelf worn with small chips and closed tears, but it remains whole overall. The boards are edge worn, but they remain neat and strong. Binding is secure. Stamp on the front end page, library sleeve and sheet pasted on the back pasted down along with a small ink inscription. Pages are neat with no annotations or inscriptions. Heavy, extra postage unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. SECOND EDITION. NO JACKET. Hardback 1935. Clean & tight. On the rear end paper, written in pen are notes for the CUMBERLAND REEL etc. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref C77. Some Traditional Scottish Dances by G. Douglas Taylor. Illustrated by Eileen Mayo. Eileen Mayo (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. In a hardcover with a blue cloth spine with orange titles and colour illustrated boards with red titles to front. No dust jacket. Patterned end papers. 192 pp., extensively illustrated, mainly in colour. The book is in fair condition. There is quite heavy shelf-wear to the extremities of the cover, , the corners are rubbed. There is extensive light marking to the boards and a little surface damage to the back board. The back is broken and the binding is slack. There is foxing to the reverses of the feps and the pages are tanned, especially to the extremities. There are minor marks scattered throughout the pages of the book. Eileen Mayo & Wyndham Payne (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Ref. F90487. 18x25. 306 pág. Ilustraciones en color. Texto en inglés. Firma ant. prop. Manchas de óxido. Juvenil. 21-F Infantiles y Juveniles Sin categorizar.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. The Story Of Living Things And Their Evolution Worn Top Corner Peeling.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Published c.1950. With nearly 1000 colour illustrations this encyclopaedia traces the development of life from the simplest organisms to humans. Features a fold-out chart of geological periods. Hardback, blue with gold lettering on spine. Cover has some discolouration. Includes unclipped colour illustrated DJ, some small tears to edges. Endpapers are lightly tanned and foxed, text block is in good, clean condition, binding secure. Copyright A© Waverley Book Co. …

Hard Cover/No Jacket. Condition: Very Good. pp.306, n.d. copyright production by P.R. Gawthorn, Ltd. with a foreword by Julian Huxley - nearly 1000 original illustrations in full color clean tight copy - a fold out illustration of The Story of Living Things as shown by the rocks is taped on blank side and shows some creases. blue covers with gold gilt on spine shows bumped corners and top/bottom spines with some rubbing to top and bottom spine hinges. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Stapled soft cover. 22.5x18.5cm. 31 pages. Illustrated in colour and, black & white. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL TRACKED 24 next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref HKP.

Condition: Very Good. No edition remarks. 306 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Colour illustrations throughout. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Dedication to front dated 1944. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Mild rubbing and marking.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. landscape format, 2 stapled booklet [ staples rusty] illustrated paper covers, minor edgewear, neat name of previous owner top front cover, 1" tear base of spine which has been repaired with invisible tape - 1/4/" loss, 31pp illusd. throughout in colour + b/w - nice condition, first + only edition April 1951.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. In-8 de xvi-306 pp.; cartonné toile de l'éditeur. With a foreword by Professeur Julian Huxley. Nearly 1000 original illustrations in full color. Petites usures.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1952 hardcover with dust jacket. 1st edition. Editrd by Michael Joseph. The book is in good condition. clean and tight. no inscriptions, offsetting on ffep, book is leaning. The dust jacket is very good condition. clean and bright. chipped and bumped to extremities. unclipped. see photos. Eileen Mayo (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 4th Edition. In Spanish. Red leather over cordovan leather, 4 bands on spine, gilt printing on spine. Minor edge/shelf wear. Light discoloration to inside front paste down, Vol. I and along hinge on ffep. Inscribed on title page of both volumes. Volume II pages have toning. Many illustrations. Eileen Mayo (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A beautifully presented book of 30 large pull-out posters featuring delightful paintings of native birds by artist Eileen Mayo, first reproduced in the late 1970s as series of picture cards in packets of Greggs Jelly Crystals.From the curious matuhituhi bush wren, to the elegant kotuku white heron, or the owl-like kakapo, its not hard to see why these exquisite paintings captured the hearts of young New Zealanders.This beautifully designed book includes: 30 large pull-out colour posters of exquisite paintings of rare and endangered New Zealand birds. Short texts on each bird by renowned conservationist and science educator John Darby (ONZM). An engaging introduction to the art of Eileen Mayo, one of the countrys most remarkable artists. A special binding method that allows each poster to be lifted from the book. Shrink-wrapping. A beautifully presented book of 30 large pull-out posters featuring delightful paintings of native birds by artist Eileen Mayo, first reproduced in the late 1970s as series of picture cards in packets of Greggs Jelly Crystals. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

small 4to. pp.30. Illustrated in colour.end papers toned. original green cloth illustrated hard cover and titled in brown. A couple of small marks on boards but generally very good copy. Eileen Mayo was best known for her stamp designs and posters, she was also a painter who studied at the Slade and modelled for Laura Knight and many of the Bloomsbury artists before making a name for herself. This is one of her charming natural world books, published during WWII.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Landscape format 220 mm x 180 mm. 31 pp. Illustrated paper wrappers. Minor edge wear to covers, a slight split at the spine, top and bottom, corners a little soft and a couple of short closed tears to the upper er rear cover. no inscriptions or blemishes, a very good solid bright copy of this very scarce title. The English-born Mayo [1906-1994] emigrated to Australia (and, later New Zealand) in her forties where she continued her distinguished career across a wide range of media. She drew animals with great sensitivity using a subdued and restrained, colour palette. One of the many female artists, such as Barbara Jones, who made an immense contribution to commercial art in the 20th century.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Dustjacket price clipped. Slight chipping to head and foot of spine of dustjacket. Slight foxing to back cover of dustjacket, edges and flaps of dustjacket. With writing in blue ink to front free end paper. Slight wear and slight soiling to spine, cover, corners and dustjacket.; With illustrations after Eileen Mayo.; 14x24x2 cm; 270 pages. Illustrated by Eileen Mayo (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrated Edition. The story of the world. Mapped and decorated by Eileen Mayo. Produced by J. R. Fawcett Thompson). . Published: [London, Universal Textbooks ltd. 1938] iii p., 1 l., v-viii, 533, [1] p : col. front., illus., 6 Col. double maps ; 27 cm. Approximately 10.5 inches x 7.75 inches x 1.25 inches. This rare children's book on the countries of the world was produced in mid 1938 in the UK. It appears to have been intended as a social studies text for children. Published on the eve of World War II, in mid-1938 and after the Anschluss of Austria by Nazi Germany. "The Story of the World" was published just over a year before the outbreak of World War II. You can read in its opening sentence a hint of the coming storm: "If we are to have some understanding of the causes underlying the complex international problems which threaten the well-being of the world today, we will do well to acquire some true knowledge of the earth's peoples, their lands, their ways of living and their history". Although undated, the book clearly went to print between March and September of 1938. It lists Hitler's annexation of Austria that March, March of 1938: Hitler annexes Austria by bullying and intimidation, without a shot fired (the "Anschluss.") This is Hitler's first major conquest. This book goes to press, noting that Austria is now part of Germany. This rare book is beautifully illustrated by Eileen Mayo. There are full colour illustrations for major areas of the world (Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, the Americas, Polar Regions), as well as full colour front and end 2-page displays showing animals, partial-colour illustrations and many spot colour photo borders throughout, and black and white photos through the book. The cover is specially embossed, with a map of the world and an embossed illustration showing a variety of wildlife. The book is in generally good condition, the corners are a bit bumped, and there's a tiny spot that's a bit rough on the lower edge. There is a previous owners name on the reverse of frontis page. A HEAVY BOOK WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST. EILEEN MAYO (illustrator). …

Original vintage travel advertising poster - Discover Australia - issued by the Australian National Travel Association to promote tourism to the country. Fantastic image by Eileen Mayo (1906-1994) featuring traditional artwork and symbols from the Dreamtime stories of an emu and an Indigenous Aboriginal Australian wearing a head-dress on an earthy red brown background with emu footprints along the top border and the title in stylised letters below with the text - Particulars at Government, Shipping & Travel Offices - and a kangaroo logo on the bottom. Good condition, restored tears, restored pinholes, restored creasing, paper loss in top left corner. Size: 100.5x64cm. Eileen Mayo (illustrator).…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1928. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 58, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 58 58.…