Art & Architecture

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Art & Architecture encompasses a broad sweep of material, from early works concerning architecture and architectural history, and books and manuscripts on the fine arts and aesthetics, antiquities and archaeology, to pattern and design books, and private press books and fine bindings. The department also handles original artwork, artistic archives, posters, and propaganda material.

  1. ALAI, Beatrice.

    Le miniature Italiane del Kupferstichkabinett...

    Florence, Edizioni Polistampa, 2019.

    From the presentation leaf: ‘Bernard...

    £75

  2. [ALMANACK.]

    Calendarium Tyrnaviense ad annum Jesu Chris[ti]...

    [Tyrnau (Trnava), 1731.]

    A remarkable almanack binding of part-printed,...

    £1850

  3. [ALMANACK.]

    London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1820.

    [London,] Printed for the Company of Stationers,...

    An extraordinary binding of silver filigree...

    £2750

  4. [ALMANACK.]

    L’Esprit des chansonniers, extrain [sic?]...

    Paris, Le Fuel, [1826?].

    A very rare enamelled metal binding...

    £2750

  5. [ALMANACK.]

    Les etrennes a la rose, ou le rosier d’amour.

    Paris, Janet, [1804?].

    A charming literary almanack, or ‘rosebush...

    £2500

  6. ANDERSEN, Hendrik Christian.

    ...

    Paris, 1913.

    First French editions of both parts...

    £2250

  7. ANDREWS, Mark E.

    The Science and Engineering of Materials:...

    Toronto, A.E Publications, 2023.

    One of twenty-five finely bound numbered...

    £950

  8. ANDREWS, Mark E.

    The Science and Engineering of Water: An...

    Toronto, A.E. Publications, 2022.

    A finely bound deluxe copy, one of twenty...

    £675

  9. ANDREWS, Mark E.

    The Science and Engineering of Water: An...

    Toronto, A.E. Publications, 2022.

    A lavishly illustrated catalogue, tracing...

    £85

  10. Aristotle: From Antiquity to the Modern Era.

    Preface by Martin J. Gross. Essays by Benjamin...

    Lewes, D. Giles Ltd for the Martin J....

    Aristotle’s influence towers over western...

    £30

  11. AURIGNAC, Sara Thérèse d’.

    Cahier de dessins.

    [Villiers-en-Bière], c. 1896.

    An album of fin-de-siècle sketches...

    £875

  12. BARKER, Nicolas.

    Bibliotheca Lindesiana. The Lives and Collections...

    The Roxburghe Club, 1977.

    The Bibliotheca Lindesiana was perhaps...

    £50

  13. BARKER, Nicolas, and David QUENTIN.

    The Library of Thomas Tresham and Thomas...

    The Roxburghe Club, 2006.

    Sir Thomas Tresham (1543–1605) remains...

    £95

  14. BARKER, Nicolas, ed.

    The Pirie Library. A Short-Title Catalogue...

    London, Bernard Quaritch Ltd, 2019.

    The library of Robert S Pirie, ‘one of...

    £25

  15. [BASKERVILLE PRESS.]

    The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration...

    Third and final edition of Baskerville’s...

    £1200

  16. BATTY, John.

    The Scope and Charm of antiquarian Study...

    London, George Redway, 1883.

    First edition of The Liberty of independent...

    £150

  17. BEARDSLEY, Aubrey, art editor; Henry HARLAND, literary editor

    The Yellow Book.  An Illustrated Quarterly. ...

    London [– & New York], Elkin Mathews...

    An excellent set of the first edition...

    £2000

  18. BELLARMINO, Roberto.

    De scriptoribus ecclesiasticis liber unus....

    Paris, Sébastien Cramoisy, 1658.

    An uncut copy of Bellarmino’s bibliography...

    £1250

  19. BELLONI, Girolami, Marchese.

    Del Commercio dissertazione.

    Rome, Niccolo and Marco Pagliarini, 1757.

    Second edition to be authorized by Belloni,...

    £300

  20. [BENDISCIOLI, Faustino.]

    Quadro ossia saggio epilogato del Sistema...

    Milan, Stamperia [dei Patrioti d’Italia]...

    An impassioned tract attacking the claims...

    £200