Williamson Dr George C (38 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The Miniature Collector. A Guide to Collectors of Old Portrait Miniatures by Dr George C. Williamson, green cloth with black lettering, illustrated Published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1921. Profiles of some of the great miniature painters with exams of their works. "very good, light cloth wear, name inside, some marks and spots".…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. 256pp., red cloth binding stamped in black. 16 photos. Slight wear, faint dampstain on back cover, not affecting text. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket Issued. Reprint. 8vo, original soft covers, illustarted, 256 pages, fine.

Condition: Good. Little wear to boards. Pages tanned with spotting. DJ has some edge tears and small loss with some marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. London, 1925; green cloth covered boards with black cover titles and spine titles; mild corner and edge wear; spine is slightly faded; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; no jacket; several pencil markings on flyleaf; spotting at endpapers and page edges; hinges cracked. 256 pages. …

hardcover. Condition: very good. Illustrated in black and white with color frontispiece. 308 pages, 8vo, blue cloth. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1921. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 'Portrait Miniatures' by Dr. George C. Williamson. The Studio Ltd 1910. Inscription, slight foxing. Spine age darkened. Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Uncommon reference with original DJ nicely in archival wraps. Illustrated. DJ with minor chips and wear; pages dusty with light foxing to the page edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. hardback, 8vo, 256pp, 16 illustrations, pages browning and edges foxed, text clean and sound, no inscriptions, green cloth, black titles, corners rubbed, Good condition / no dustwrapper .

Zustand: befriedigend gebundenes Buch ohne Schutzumschlag / Buchrücken leicht beschädigt. / sonst leichte Gebrauchsspuren.

Green Cloth. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 324pp. A lovely copy of this first edition with a loose insert ' with the authors compliments'. Bound in fresh bright green cloth and illustrated with 17 b/w photographic plates and a colour frontispeice plate. Light bump to the tail of the spine. There is a 7 cm tear to the tail of the final index page, now expertly repaired. One very small circular stain of 2 mm to the front fore edges, slightly affecting the margin of a few pages. Slight scattered foxing to the fore edges and to the end papers. Clean and tight. A very good copy. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. original cloth hardcover, illustrated, 256 pages, small name on flyleaf, otherwise very good in repaired good only unclipped dustwrapper.

Original publisher's green cloth hardback, black title spine and frontcover, 2nd printing, 8vo: frontispiece, xij, 256pp., 16 illustrations, index. Fine copy. On English manners and customs.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 2nd Edition. 1967, 2nd edition. Octavo. 16cm x 23cm approx. 547pp plus illustrations. Publisher's binding, generally square and firm. The dust jacket has been loosely inserted at the rear - it is edge worn with a large tear along the rear spine edge. Former owner bookplate and address stamp to end paper. Otherwise a 'Good+' copy.…

Paperback. Condition: VG-. 1st Edition. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Curious Survivals by Dr. George C. Williamson Firm copy with minor bumping and rubbing to corners and spine ends. Title page dated 1923 in Roman numerals. BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition - published in the Universal Art Series - edited by Frederick Marriott. With black and white illustrations throughout. Tissue-guarded and titled colour frontispiece by Hans Holbein The Younger showing the famous miniature portrait of Queen Anne of Cleves, who was to become the fourth wife of Henry VIII - based on her beauty that was represented by this miniature, he married her. This miniature portrait has not hitherto (before this book was published in 1927) ever been reproduced in colour. ***Near fine in blue cloth-covered boards with white titles and border decorations to the spine and front board. The boards are clean and unmarked, having been protected by the dustwrapper over the last 99 years. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Boards edges very slightly rubbed with a light crease to the bottom edge of the front board. Top edge of text-block stained dark blue by the publisher to match the boards. Fore-edge and bottom edge of page block rough-cut (untrimmed). No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions - just some soft pencil lines marking interesting passages of text - (could very easily be rubbed out). Off-setting to the front and rear endpapers. No inscriptions or markings in pen. No foxing. Printed on thick quality laid-paper. Interior pages clean. ***In a very good indeed light blue printed dustwrapper, decorated with dark blue borders to the front panel and spine, with the publisher's printed price of 21/- net on the spine (a very high price for 1926!). The dustwrapper is complete, with just slight loss at the top and tail of the spine. Corners of dustwrapper slightly rubbed with minuscule loss. Edges slightly rubbed, creased and nicked. Spine of dustwrapper browned. No serious creases or tears. ***(xx) plus 264 pages including appendix and index of names at the back of the book. 236mm x 156mm. ***A very detailed, profusely illustrated book on the art of the miniature painter - very uncommon to find in the original dustwrapper, especially so well-preserved. A beautiful book. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Rebound Limited Edition (250 copies) in VG condition.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A lovely first edition copy of Williamson's 1923 reflection on the societal ripples of England's ancient traditions into his present. A first edition copy, bound in original green pictorial boards.In lovely condition.This title meditates on the remnants of societal traditions, tendencies, and superstitions that Williamson observed to still echo through and influence various facets of life in England in early 20th Century.Featuring a frontispiece, and 15 further photographic monochrome plates.Collated, complete. Bound in original green cloth. Externally, very smart. The odd mark to boards. Slight fading and rubbing to spine. Bookseller's sticker to rear paste down. Age toning to endpapers. Ink inscription 'to be returned' to front free endpaper. Crease to contents page, and p.133. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, occasional spotting throughout. Spotting to text block edges. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Papered Boards. Condition: Very Good. None. First Edition. 27 cm, xxiv, 547 pp, frontis and b&w photo plates, papered boards and vellum at spine. 212 of 250 copies - label to flyleaf. Presentation label to front pastedown. Paper clippings tipped to front and rear eps. VG copy. A heavy book - overseas buyers please ask for a freight quote. …

Hardcover. Condition: VG+ for Age. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-Fine. 2nd enlarged and revised Edition. Fine green black-lettered cloth binding. f/piece photo+256 pp., 15 further photo ills. ex-pagination; only flaw is some tanning spots to top and outer edge of textblock, oss. intruding onto outer margins (inc. mid-t.p. outer edge).Jacket in acetate wraparound sleeve as acquired is unclipped, clean and nearly unworn bar some rubbing to back bottom edge. A remarkably good copy, more so given publication date. First edition date not stated but this 'Corrected and revised. with new information.'. Covers a very wide range of topics from rituals and customs related to the City of London and Parliament to those of the church, law country life and commmerce. Well researched. 14 cm x 22 cm.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Limited Edition of 750 unnumbered copies. 4to, xxii + pp231 complete with 19 plates in colour and 43 plates in collotype. Hardcover with dust jacket. Unclipped DJ in protective sleeve in good condition with a little rubbing to edges and old water marks to spine. Blue buckram binding with gilt titles to spine in very good condition with a some old water marks to back board and spine. Inside all page and plates with top edge dyed blue in very good/near fine condition with the occasional spot of foxing. A very nice copy in a rare Dust jacket.…

1910, 32 blz. Tekst, gevolgd door 56 afbeeldingen. Gebonden in groen linnen. Op twee pagina's (van het tekstgedeelte) staat een getal geschreven met pen.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this study of miniature portraits. First edition. Illustrated with fifty-six plates, forty of which are in colour. collated complete. A comprehensive study into the artform of portrait miniatures, with reference to the complexity and difficulty of the work. Written by George Charles Williamson, a British art historian, antiquarian, and author. Edited by Charles Holme, an English journalist and art critic. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the first few pages. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

First Edition. Edited by Charles Holme. Pp. [iv](advertisements)+viii+32, 56 plates (40 coloured); narrow demy 4to; printed paper wrappers with advertisements on reverse, lightly soiled and worn, the backstrip slightly faded and creased, with a couple of tiny chips at extremities; a little faint soiling and creasing, edges of leaves lightly foxed; The Studio, London, 1910. First edition, paper issue. *Spring number of The Studio, 1910.…

1910. The Studio. Hardback. Book - Fair, ex-lib, split to spine (easy repair), embossed library stamped throughout.

4to. pp. viii, 32 + pp. 56 plates. colour & b/w illus. 2 double-sided advertisements. wrappers (small chip & tears at the foot of spine).

The complete year 1910, bound in two volumes without covers or advertisements. VIII + 32 p. add 56 plates. colour & b/w illus. 2 double-sided advertisements (Orig.wrappers,name on cover in vague letters, bit frayed at the foot of spine.VERY GOOD) Scarce and sought after volume of The Studio, for decades the leading magazine on art and applied art.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A comprehensive study of the traditions, customs and ceremonies that have survived through the ages of English history. Second edition, revised and enlarged. First published in 1923. Bound in the publisher's cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. A comprehensive study of the traditions, customs and ceremonies that have survived through the ages of English history. Written by British art historian and antiquarian, George C. Williamson. Illustrated with sixteen plates. Collated, complete. Bound in the publisher's cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the extremities and a few light marks to cloth. Spots to fore edge. Dust wrapper is very smart, with light edge wear and a few closed tears. Small area of loss to the head of the rear panel, and the odd mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright, with scattered spotting throughout. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Large Thick Quarto. xxii, 547pp. Quarter cream spine with black titles, blue papered boards. Edge and surface wear, rubbing to extremities, corners bumped. Former owners bookplate and limitation label to end papers. Newspaper clipping taped to reverse of f.f.e.p. Illustrated with 53 plates. Generally clean and bright internally. Overall a Very Good copy.…