Lectures Art Delivered Support Society by Poole Reginald Stuart (31 results)

PF. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First edition. Hardback, bound in dark green cloth with gilt titling to spine. 19.5 × 13cm, 232pp. A collection of six lectures, they are: 1. Poole's The Egyptian Tomb and the Future State, 2. Richmond's Monumental Painting, 3. Poynter's Some Remarks on Ancient Decorative Art, 4. Micklethwaite's English Parish Churches, 5 & 6 are by William Morris and are The History of Pattern Designing, and The Lesser Arts of Life. Condition: A fair copy. The book remains in good readable condition, but the green cloth is a bit rubbed and bumped with some fraying to the head of the spine at the front joint. The inner binding is a little weak at the start of the book but secure for the remainder. Two previous owner's names to the ffep (one written, one stamped).

Condition: New.

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First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Provenance : Douglas Craig's copy. Physical description; x, 232 p. ; 20 cm. Subjects; Art. Architecture. 1 Kg.

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Macmillan and Co. London 1882 1st ed HB 13 x 19.5cm £35 G/- x + 232 pages, Binding very good, fading to embossed gilt lettering to spine and small edge dent to front cover. Contents good and clean, no inscriptions. Inside front has the decorative bookplate of "Thos. J Whipham" and his coat of arms, foxing to page opposite possibly due to glue used to attach the bookplate. This was one of the most important and influential works of the period, it helped the passing of the Ancient Monuments Protection Act in 1882. Contains a series of six lectures to promote the new Society for the Protection of Ancient Monuments. Contents are R.S. Poole of the British Museum, his lecture is "The Egyptian Tomb and the future state", Prof. William Blake Richmond on "Monumental Painting", Edward John Poynter the famous artist on "Some remarks on Ancient Decorative Art", architect J.T. Mickelthwaite, architect on "English Parish Churches". William Morris the famous designer, hero of good old architecture and works of art, head of Morris & Co. etc. etc.has two lectures, which incidentally take up almost half the book, are "The History of Pattern Designing" & "The Lesser Arts of Life". Size: 13 x 19.5cm Approx.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. book.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 260. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1882 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 260.

First Edition. First edition of the collection of lectures by important individuals connected with the Society for the Protection of Ancient Monuments. William Morris was the Society's founder, primary mover, and who contributed to this work. Contents are R.S. Poole on "The Egyptian Tomb and the future state", Prof. William Blake Richmond on "Monumental Painting", Edward John Poynter on "Some remarks on Ancient Decorative Art", J.T. Mickelthwaite on "English Parish Churches". William Morris on "The History of Pattern Designing" and "The Lesser Arts of Life". 8vo. x, 232pp. Buxton Forman 64 ("an entirely pleasant volume"). Very good in publisher's dark green linen w/gilt title to spine. Prior owner's bookplate and ownership inscription.

Hard Back. Condition: Almost Mint. First Edition. x + 232pages, Binding very good, clean & tight. Contents almost mint as all pages from 1-232 are uncut/unread. Inside front has small oval green & gilt bookplate "Ex Libris Estelle Doheny" * ( see below). Minimal ageing to first 2 pages, and 3 small ref details inside front/rear covers. So possibly the finest copy at present for sale & from a very famous collector. This was one of the most important and influential works of the period, it helped the passing of the Ancient Monuments Protection Act in 1882. Contains a series of six lectures to promote the new Society for the Protection of Ancient Monuments. Contents are R.S. Poole of the British Museum, his lecture is "The Egyptian Tomb and the future state", Prof. William Blake Richmond on "Monumental Painting", Edward John Poynter the famous artist on "Some remarks on Ancient Decorative Art", architect J.T. Mickelthwaite, architect on "English Parish Churches". William Morris the famous designer, hero of good old architecture and works of art, head of Morris & Co. etc. etc.has two lectures, which incidentally take up almost half the book, are "The History of Pattern Designing" & "The Lesser Arts of Life". Estelle Doheny (1875-1958) married Edward Doheny (1856-1935) the wealthy oil man and philanthropist. Her great collection was for many years housed at the Vincentian Seminary of St. John's in California. She donated part of her collection to Vincentian Seminary of St. Mary's of the Barrens Missouri, who years later sold some at a Christie's Auction. Estelle was one of the first American female book collectors and was buying books and manuscripts until her death in 1958. She was the only female collector of the time who's library was notable for both its scope and quality. See DePaul University website for their ex Estelle books & their scan of her bookplate, same design but mine is green/gilt. 13 x 19.5cm Approx.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 244 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.55 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 244 pages. 10.00x7.50x0.55 inches. This item is printed on demand.

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