Peter Barker Mill (17 results)

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. From the Library of John Russell Taylor.

Exhibition catalogue. First edition, 1989. 48 pages. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Paperback. Very good. We are specialists in Catalogues: Exhibitions, Auctions, Collections, etc., with a picture of the cover available on request. All items are as described and dispatched within 24 hours in a secure package. We are professional booksellers with over 35 years experience, you may order with confidence.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 4to. Original card covers. Portrait, forewards, exrracts from a conversation between Barker-Mill and Alan Johnston, biography, colour and b/w plates. Edition of 750.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Limited edition no422/500. Cloth binding with paste on topiary designs. Hand made paper with colour topiary designs. Barker Mill Peter (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 4to 10½'' x 8½''. Contains 47 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. A few shallow rubs to the spine and corners and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0907738265 ART [British].…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. With 13 colour engravings by Peter Barker-Mill. Limited edition, copy 449 of 500 on hand-made paper in Pastonchi type. 4to. [258 x 198 x 9 mm]. [2]ff, 35, [6] pp. Original half bound orange buckram with illustrated hand-made paper over boards, the spine lettered in gilt, plain endleaves, fore edge uncut. Free from any inscriptions, clean throughout, a fine copy. 'Topiary might strike one as a rather down to earth subject, but in fact it is here treated in a most diverting fashion, tracing the art throughout the ages since Adam was put into the Garden of Eden 'to dress and to keep it'. Peter Barker Mill decided to create a series of pairs of facing blocks, each pair to be in a different combination of colours, some that in the old days no-one would have dreamed of putting together. He took great delight in showing how they could be combined to get the most attractive and apposite effects.' (Cock-a-Hoop pp.33). Peter Barker-Mill (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. BLIGH'S VOYAGE IN THE RESOURCE: From Coupang to Batavia Together with the Log of his Subsequent Passage to England in the Dutch Packet Vlydt and his Remarks on Morrison's Journal. All printed for the first time from the manuscripts in the Mitchell Library of New South Wales. By William Bligh (1754-1817), edited by Owen Rutter, illustrated with woodblocks by Peter Barker-Mill. Includes facsimiles of Bligh's map and pages from his log. Published in 1937 by the Golden Cockerel Press in London, Hardcopy, folio (12.25" tall), bound in blue and cream linen in a diagonal to suggest a sail. Spine lettered in gilt. Uncut pages. Number 101 of a limited edition of 350 copies. Rare. The first appearance in print of Captain Bligh's Voyage in the Resource, with details of the events following the mutiny on the Bounty. No markings, no bookplates. Some foxing to endpapers. Head & tail of spine rubbed. Hinges and joints are sound. Overall in Very Good condition. Barker-Mill, Peter (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. RUTTER, Owen (ed.); BLIGH, William; MORRISON, James; FRYER, John (with FRYER, Mary Ann) (illus. Robert Gibbings, Lynton Lamb, Peter Barker-Mill & Averil Mackenzie-Grieve). The Golden Cockerel "Bountiana": A Complete Set of Six Volumes. London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1934-1939. 6 vols. in 5 (Vol. III comprising 2 vols.), housed in 2 slipcases. A complete assembly of the Golden Cockerel "Bountiana" series, entirely and distinctively rebound as a unified library. Royal Quarto. All six volumes uniformly rebound in full deep green crushed Morocco, with the two slipcases bound in matching leather to the head and tails and vellum panels to the sides. Covers of each volume and each slipcase individually embossed in a unique design on a nautical theme, corresponding to the contents of each book. Titles to spine raised and blocked in blind. Rear cover of each volume with embossed anchor device. Original publisher's spine strip from each volume preserved and mounted to the rear face of the corresponding slipcase, allowing the set to be displayed with either the rebound spines or the original Golden Cockerel "sail-type" cloth spines facing outward. Bookplate of Milton Whitmont to each volume. Binder unrecorded; no binder's stamp present. Comprising: Slipcase I: 1. The Voyage of the Bounty's Launch, as Related in William Bligh's Despatch to the Admiralty and the Journal of John Fryer. 1934. 86 pp. Wood engravings by Robert Gibbings. Number 9 of 300 copies on Arnold all-rag paper. First volume of the series; the original binding established the two-tone "sail-type" cloth pattern followed throughout. 2. The Journal of James Morrison, Boatswain's Mate of the Bounty, Describing the Mutiny & Subsequent Misfortunes of the Mutineers, Together with an Account of the Island of Tahiti. 1935. 244 pp. Five wood engravings by Robert Gibbings. Number 152 of 325 copies (310 for sale) on Van Gelder paper, printed directly from the manuscript in the Mitchell Library of New South Wales. 3. John Fryer of the Bounty: Notes on His Career Written by His Daughter Mary Ann. 1939. 54 pp. Wood engravings by Averil Mackenzie-Grieve. Number 34 of 300 copies on Arnold's hand-made paper. Signed by the editor, Owen Rutter, and the artist, Averil Mackenzie-Grieve. The final volume in the series. Slipcase II: 4-5. The Log of the Bounty. 2 vols. 1937. 435 and 258, [1] pp. Illustrations by Lynton Lamb. The first publication from the original Admiralty manuscript records of Bligh's ship's log, with commentary on Bligh's navigation by Rear-Admiral J. A. Edgell. Number 193 of 300 sets. 6. Bligh's Voyage in the Resource: From Coupang to Batavia, Together with the Log of His Subsequent Passage to England in the Dutch Packet Vlydt and His Remarks on Morrison's Journal. 1937. Wood engravings by Peter Barker-Mill. Number 93 of 350 copies. A direct sequel to The Log of the Bounty, including Bligh's own annotated response to Morrison's journal. Very good overall. Bindings sound, tight, and square throughout all six volumes; leather remains in near-perfect condition. Slipcases show some minor cosmetic shelf wear only, entirely commensurate with the age of the set. Contents show scattered foxing, mostly confined to the preliminary and end matter of each volume, together with mild toning to the edges of each text block; text and illustrations throughout are largely unaffected by these issues. A handsome and well-preserved set. Please note: This is a substantial six-volume set housed in two slipcases, and is heavy. Additional postage costs will apply. Please contact us for a shipping quote before purchase. obert Gibbings, Lynton Lamb, Peter Barker-Mill & Averil Mackenzie-Grieve (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. 1944. Limited Edition - no.286/350. Folio. 8" x 12.5" approx. 218, [1]pp. Illustrated with wood engravings by Peter Barker-Mill, and a folding map. Original green cloth, gilt, with leather title label to spine, top edge gilt, generally in clean, bright condition. Some bumping to head of spine and upper corner of rear board (see images). Binding remains square and firm. Clean within. A 'Very Good+' copy. Peter Barker-Mill (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Large 4to (a bit over 12 x 8"). 34/50 specially bound copies. Full cream morocco by Sangosrki & Sutcliffe, with raised spine bands, gilt lettering and globe device. Top edge gilt others untrimmed - Woodcut frontispiece, a number of plates and smaller devices and illustrations. Among the finest books published by Golden Cockerel. Some soiling and toning to spine and covers otherwise fine. Peter Barker -Mill (illustrator).…

No binding. Condition: Near fine. folio size, [2] pp. Prospectus only for "Bligh's Voyage in the Resource", with one wood-engraving by Peter Barker-Mill. ___DESCRIPTION: A single sheet, announces publication "in May" at 3 Gns.; folio size (12.25" by 7.5"), [2] pp., 5,900 copies printed. ___CONDITION: Near fine, clean and free of edgewear, with one horizontal crease (original mailing fold?) and a few very shallow creases in the margins; free of markings. ___CITATION: Cock-A-Hoop no. P120; volume found in Pertelote no. 120. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every item we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help. Barker-Mill, Peter (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Limited. Hardback, original cloth, with gilt block design to front. 31.5 x 20cm. 149pp, [2]. Five engravings by Peter Barker-Mill. No. 306 of a limited edition of only 375 copies. Design from front board echoed on colophon. Ex-library copy with library marks to spine, remains of label to front blank, stamp to foreword, markings and stamp to rear free end-paper. Prize label to front free end-paper. Corners slightly bumped, a little fraying to head of spine. Some marks to end-papers caused by offsetting from the tape that was used to attach a removeable protective cover. A few occasional spots to contents, but generally clean. Barker-Mill, Peter (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. 10" x 7 1/2". 13 engravings in color by Peter Barker Mill. Original 3/4 brown morocco over green patterned boards, which repeat designs on title page, t.e.g., uncut. Very good (few small spots to leather on front cover). 34 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Copy number 3 of 100 specially bound. Cock-A-Hoop 198. Peter Barker Mill (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Small folio, with wood-engravings by Peter Barker-Mill and facsimiles; original gilt-decorated cloth. Edition limited to 375 numbered copies on handmade paper (this is number 164). Fine. We will advise postage costs and delivery times, which will vary from those quoted by ABE. BARKER-MILL, Peter (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Limited. Hardback, original blue and beige cloth, gilt title to the spine. 32cm x 20cm. 159pp, [2]. With 6 wood-engravings by Peter Barker-Mill. No. 46 of a limited edition of only 350 copies. A little wear to extremities, bottom corners of boards slightly bumped. A pleasing copy. A heavy book, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (94000). Barker-Mill, Peter (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Original green cloth, gilt, top edge gilt, leather label, in clean, bright condition, very light occasional spotting to the page edges, text unmarked, 2 previous owners bookplates to the front pastedown, number 205 from an edition of 350, illustrated with wood engravings by Peter Barker-Mill, folding map, an attractive example Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Barker-Mill, Peter (illustrator).…