Search Results: Authors starting with V from The Petersfield Bookshop

Vaccari, 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Laminated printed boards profusely illustrated with colour photographs. Il catalogo illustra interamente a colori gli oltre 1000 pezzi esposti in mostra: francobolli, corrispondenze, impronte, bollature e documenti. All'inizio e stato arricchito con alcuni saggi introduttivi e al termine con una nutrita bibliografia. La mostra, antologica e allo stesso tempo didattica, ha rievocato, illustrando tutte le vicende storiche e storico-postali che si sono susseguite nel territorio del Ducato, inizialmente come veniva spedita la corrispondenza prima che fossero introdotti i francobolli nel sistema postale del Ducato, per proseguire con i saggi, le prove di stampa delle tipologie adottate e le affrancature sulle corrispondenze dirette nel territorio italico e all'estero. Fully colour illustrated catalogue of over 1000 items on display: stamps, correspondence, imprints, stamps and documents. With introductory essays and an extensive… Read More

Thackers, 1949. First edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Slight creasing to top and bottom of spine, smallbumps to corners. Category: Ships & the Sea; .

London: Harrap, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. A nice copy in a very colourful and bright jacket that has a small, 1.5cm loss to the top of the spine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Category: Fiction; .

William Kimber, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Fair. Green cloth with dustwrapper. Some discolouration to top of text block and small tear to bottom of wrapper and some marks to top edge. Contents are clean and sound. Size: Octavo. 236 pages. Category: Fiction; Contemporary Fiction; Travel & Places. ISBN: 0718304934. ISBN/EAN: 9780718304935. . 9780718304935

Cornell Publishing, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Tarnslated by Arthur Denner. Previous owners book plate laid in. Size: Small Octavo. Category: History; .

Punctum, 2021. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Slight creasing to spine Size: Octavo . Category: Literature & Literary; .

Barcelona: Indigo, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Text is in Spanish. Category: Religion & Theology; Spanish Language; .

Hart Davis, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). small nicks to dustwrapper. Previous owner's inscription in ink, neat. Category: Fiction; Britain/UK; 1950s; .

Claremont: Pretext, 2011. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. SIGNED by the author on the half title. Comes from a smoking household. Size: Octavo. Category: Sports & Pastimes; .

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Slight fading to the spine of the jacket but otherwise a very presentable copy. Size: Octavo . Category: History; .

Colden Offset, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition/New. Size: Octavo . Category: Archaeology; .

Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2013. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Category: Science & Technology; .

Albatross Productions, undated. Presumed First. Pictorial Soft Cover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Photographs and diagrams without Size: Octavo (standard book size). Category: Aviation; .

Osprey, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Category: Aviation; .

Club de Monte Carlo de la Philatelie, 2009. Limited edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Black cloth with dustwrapper. Catalogue of an exhibtion devoted to Belgium philately with tri-language text (Flemish, French & English). Numerous colour illustrations in excellent condition Size: Quarto. Text is in French. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Philatelic, Stamps; French Language; ISBN: 9081464116. ISBN/EAN: 9789081464116. . 9789081464116

Delft: Netherlands Geodetic Commission, 2005. Softcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Octavo . Category: Geography & Maps; Science & Technology. .

Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Near Fine. Black cloth with dustwrapper, illustrated in colour. Slight shelf wear, with very small bump to front bottom corner. - Between East and West, Armenian culture bears the influence of the country's long history of foreign occupation, with a vibrant national art and literature that reinterprets elements from a wide variety of cultures, from the Sasanian dynasty of Iran to the Byzantine Empire. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Bodleian Library, Armenia: Masterpieces from an Enduring Culture draws on the Libraries' magnificent collection of Armenian manuscripts and early printed books, as well as works of art and religious artifacts to tell the story of the region. The book contains nearly two hundred color illustrations of some of the most treasured masterpieces, from philosophical treatises to splendidly illuminated gospel manuscripts. Also including four essays by experts… Read More

Yale, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Almost As New/As New. In addition to his many remarkable paintings and drawings, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) left behind a fascinating and voluminous body of correspondence. This highly accessible book includes a broad selection of 265 letters, from a total of 820 in existence, that focus on Van Gogh’s relentless quest to find his destiny, a search that led him to become an artist; the close bond with his brother Theo; his fraught relationship with his father; his innate yearning for recognition; and his great love of art and literature. The correspondence not only offers detailed insights into Van Gogh’s complex inner life, but also re-creates the world in which he lived and the artistic avant-garde that was taking hold in Paris. The letters are accompanied by a general introduction, historic family photographs, and reproductions of 87 actual pages of letters that contain sketches by Van Gogh. Selected from the critically acclaimed 6-volume set of… Read More

Bologna: Agricole, 1969. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Standard paperback binding with black & white illustrations. Previous owner's name to end paper but otherwise an excellent copy for its age. Size: Small Octavo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; .

Peter Owen, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). In protective covering. Category: Crime Fiction; .