Search Results: Titles starting with G from Trinder's Fine Tools

New York: Dover Publications, 1970. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 7" x 9 1/2". 226 pages, illustrated in black and white with 104 Carriages and 101 early advertisements. An uniquely valuable source-book for examples of a craft now almost forgotten..

Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Original Cloth. First Edition. 11 3/8" x 7 3/4". 325 pages, 185 illustrations in black and white and colour. Well illustrated examination of Gainsborough's achievements. Bibliography..

Swanley, Kent: Nexus Special Interests Ltd., 1999. Book. Spine Faded Else Near Fine. Soft cover. 8 1/4" x 5 3/4". 135 pages, black and white illustrations..

London: Country Life, 1966. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 11 1/4" x 8 3/4". 207 pages, 123 black and white illustrations. The work of Georgian craftsmen in the decorative arts - a detailed look at their lives and methods of work. Lists of craftsmen; Specimen costs of Interior Decoration in the eighteenth century; Bibliography..

London: Bison Books Ltd, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12 1/4" x 9 1/4". 128 pages, more than 140 archival and contemporary photographs in black and white. An unforgettable portrait of an age that profoundly changed America, and Americans..

London: Cassell, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 12 3/8" x 9 3/4". 224 pages, superbly illustrated in black and white and colour, with many previously unpublished photographs. 'A world of competitive ostentation. conspicuous consumption described and illustrated'. Bibliography..

London: Cassell, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 12 3/8" x 9 3/4". 224 pages, superbly illustrated in black and white and colour, with many previously unpublished photographs. 'A world of competitive ostentation. conspicuous consumption described and illustrated'. Bibliography. Hb in dw, a near fine copy..

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 11 3/8" x 8". 143 pages, profusely illustrated in colour. Technical information..

Book. Near Fine. Stapled Binding in Card Covers. 8" x 8 1/8". No date. Map inside front cover, black and white photographs from the 19th century..

Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.: University of California Press, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 10 1/4" x 7 1/8". 306 pages, 7 colour plates, many black and white illustrations, maps. A complete and fascinating story of California gold. Detailed tables, extensive list of titles for further reading. Hb in dw, minor tear to dw, otherwise a near fine copy..

London: British Museum Publications Ltd, 1979. Book. Very Good, Slight Cover Crease. Soft cover. 10 7/8" x 8 1/2".

London: The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Card Covers. First Edition. 11 5/8" x 8 1/4". 48 pages, well illustrated, mainly in colour. Magazine issued by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. Interesting articles, including several on trade fairs and technical developments; Kari Tarkiainen, modern silversmith; assaying in ancient times; diamond cutting; gold leasing; platinum review and platinum design awards..

London: The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Card Covers. First Edition. 11 5/8" x 8 1/4". 57 pages, superbly illustrated, mainly in colour. The first number of a new magazine issued by the Goldsmiths' Company. Interesting articles, including one on McCabe McCarty, a company producing some of the finest work seen anywhere in the world; also one by George Daniels on a forthcoming Clockmakers' Company exhibition..

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1971. Book. Near Fine - See Description. Original Cloth. First Edition. 11 1/4" x 8 3/4". 320 pages, 32 pages of colour illustrations, 230 black and white illustrations. Fifty studies of goldsmiths and silversmiths of ten nations and eleven centuries. Bibliography. Hb in dw, rather dusty on the upper edges, but otherwise a near fine copy..

London: H.F. & G. Witherby, 1992. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 10" x 7 1/2". 128 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. A history of the old golf club makers and their craft, illustrated with fine examples. Bibliography..

Penguin, 1962. Ex-Library. Ex Reference Library. Cloth. First Edition. 10 1/2" x 7 1/4". 315 pages + 192 pages of black and white plates, 57 text drawings and maps locating all sites mentioned in the text. Paul Frankl was one of the leading architectural historians of his time; this book is the result of lifetime's original research. A genuinely scarce title in this first edition, this copy is ex-reference library (bookplate of Deptford Public Libraries on inside of upper board, stamped opposite 'sold by Lewisham Library Service', further accession stamp, over-stamped 'withdrawn', on back of title page; dw has approximately 2" vertical strip removed - possibly to ensure the Deptford Library bookplate is visible?). Apart from these fairly inoffensive marks of being ex-library, and a slightly worn and carefully repaired dw, the book is overall in very good condition..

London: Studio Editions Ltd, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 13 1/4" x 9 3/8". 224 pages, 100 colour plates. Formerly entitled Examples of Chinese Ornament this book was first published in1867 in an edition of 300 copies only. It is a significant source book for all designers and artists, and a welcome addition to the library of everyone interested in the fine arts..

San Diego, CA: Thunder Bay Press, 1990. Book. Illus. by Photography by Bill Buckner. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 14 5/8" x 10 1/2". 320 pages, superbly illustrated, mainly in colour; photography by Bill Buckner. A regional presentation of wildfowl decoys, each region described by an expert for that area. Covers the States, Canada, Europe. Notes on collecting decoys; public collections of decoys, record auction prices. Bibliography..

London: WH Smith & Son Ltd, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Laminated Boards. 12"x 9 1/4". 464 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour. An illustrated companion to the lives and works of the most celebrated composers..

London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1981. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 11" x 8 1/4". 365 pages, more than 400 illustrations, over 120 in colour. Catalogue of The Great Japan Exhibition, held at the Royal Academy, London, in 1981. A widely ranging catalogue covering painting, calligraphy, wood-block prints, books and albums, lacquer, ceramics, armour, sword blades and mounts, sculpture, netsuke and textiles. Bibliography, glossary..