Recent Arrivals from Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books

Islington, London: The Millinery Works Ltd., 2003. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Card-covered stapled catalogue. Condition: Fine, title page bears the discreet blindstamp of the art gallery Offer Waterman & Co. with a reference number neatly written in the centre. 48pp. Many colour illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the selling exhibition of… Read more about this item

Jersey, Channel Islands: The Commercial Art Company, Five Oaks Press, 1965. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. NB: No dustjacket. Dark blue hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. The front endpaper bears the blindstamp of the art gallery Offer Waterman & Co. to the lower right, with a… Read more about this item

London and Chichester: Phillimore & Co., Ld., 1977. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Maroon hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Some foxing to endpapers and edges of first few pages.Also some light foxing to fore-edge of textblock. The title page bears the blindstamp of the art gallery… Read more about this item

London: A Zwemmer Ltd., 1970. Book. Good. Buckram. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. NB: No dustjacket. Blue buckram with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. A hint of foxing to the upper right corner of title page. Some light foxing to fore-edge of textblock. 397pp. 199 half-tone illustrations. This was the first… Read more about this item

Southampton: Ashford Press Publishing, 1987. Book. Illus. by Esdaile Hudson. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Cream hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. Signed and inscribed by the illustrator, Esdaile Hudson (b.1937) to the previous owner on the title page. Also tipped in onto… Read more about this item

Berlin, Germany: Gerhardt Verlag, 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No dustjacket. Pale grey cloth hardcover with title in black on front cover and spine. Condition: Very good, with some light sunning/foxing to cover edges. No inscriptions. The title page and contents page have some light vertical creasing (probably caused during the printing process).… Read more about this item

London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1942. Book. Illus. by Reynolds Stone. Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. White canvas hardcover with title in gilt on spine and a gilt vignette to front cover. Top edge gilt. Condition: Good, with some general light soiling to canvas covers. Binding sound. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown. 191pp.… Read more about this item

New York: Garth Clark Gallery, 2003. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. 36pp. Many colour illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of work by the American ceramicist Karen Karnes (1925-2016) held at the Garth Clark gallery, New… Read more about this item

Florence, Italy: Alivar, 1991. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Dual text in English and Italian. Second revised edition 1991 (first published 1984). Grey hardcover with title in gilt on spine and front cover. Condition: Good, with general shelfwear and some light sunning to cover edges. No inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Fair to good, generally scuffed, with… Read more about this item

Salisbury, Wiltshire: Harpvale Limited, 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover in slipcase. Oatmeal colour cloth with title in brown on spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound, no inscriptions. Small mark to front endpaper. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. 216pp. 64 pages of colour photographs, taken especially by Jorge Lewinski for… Read more about this item

London: Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2003. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Good, would be described as very good except please note that there are a few scratches and "pock mark" dents to the lower centre of the front cover, and the indentations from the "pock mark" dents carry through to approximately the… Read more about this item

London: Sotheby's, 2010. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers including a crease to to the tip of the lower right corner of the front cover. Occasional hand-written numbers beside some of the lots, more notes to last page ((presumably this catalogue previously belonged to someone who… Read more about this item

Norwich, England: The Mainstone Press, 2010. Book. Illus. by Ravilious. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Condition: Fine, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: 47pp. Many colour illustrations. This book, part of the Ravilious in Pictures" trilogy, shows a selection of the artist's finest wartime work. Ravilious (1903-1942) died while on active service in Iceland.… Read more about this item

London: Stacey International, 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Blue hardcover with title in silver on spine. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with light shelfwear.160pp. Many colour illustrations. In this book, the author charts the progress of Royal Copenhagen from its official… Read more about this item

London: Unicorn Press, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Fine, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Fine. 160pp. Many colour illustrations. Benton End house and gardens in Hadleigh, Suffolk is the former home of celebrated artist and gardener Sir Cedric Morris (1889 - 1982) and artist, Arthur Lett-Haines,… Read more about this item

Fort Worth, Texas: Kimbell Art Museum, 2000. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers, as well as some light water damage to lower edge of endpapers and first few pages of text. Covers themselves not affected. 80pp. Several colour and many b/w illustrations. This catalogue was produced to… Read more about this item

Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collector's Club, 2008. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. Previous owners bookplate on reverse of front cover. No inscriptions. 136pp. Many b/w and several colour illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition which commenced at Southampton City Art Gallery from… Read more about this item

Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books Ltd., 1956. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Card-covered stapled book. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 26pp. Many lithographic illustrations. .

Ringsted, Denmark: Forlaget Regnbuen, 1984. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dual text in English and Danish. Softcover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers including a light crease to top right hand corner of front cover. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 154 types of plants are listed, with a colour photograph of each one beside… Read more about this item

London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1983. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Good, although please note that the covers and contents are bowing to the right hand siide of the catalogue. Very light shelfwear to covers. Some sunning in a vertical strip to the outer inch of the rear cover. No inscriptions. Many… Read more about this item