Rare books from Carrageen Books

Dictionary of British Equestrian Artists, 1985. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good condition, 1st edition, Hardcover. Dust jacket VG, some slight shelf wear. Blue hardback cloth cover. 290mm x 230mm (11" x 9") 600 b&w illustrations, 39 colour plates. One of the most definitive books on the subject.

Boethius Press, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. The brightest jewel a history of the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin E. Charles Nelson / Eileen M. McCracken. Illustrated by Wendy F. Walsh. In near fine condition, no dust jacket, very rare and sought after in its hardback form. Boethius Press 1987 Black cloth hardcover, Quarto 275 pp. Development of the Dublin National Gardens emphasises the difference between European Botanic Gardens and those which developed in the British colonies in the 19th century. The science of Botany and the skill of the gardener go hand in hand but in Glasnevin this culminates in the Garden becoming the home for Ireland's National Herbarium which houses a most important assemblage of native flowering plants, gymnosperms, and cryptograms, as well as extensive collections of specimens from Great Britain and all round the world. In Glasnevin the entire running of the garden reflects this scientific background and expertise of their staff but even so the… Read More

Garden World Images, 2016. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New. New and in cover, International Garden Photographer of the Year collection 9. Rare and collectable.

1st edition, 1930, brown cloth binding. Clean inside, no markings. The boards are very good condition. The corners and spine ends have slight bumping. The dust jacket is bright and unclipped and has light wear on the edges with small tear on top of spine and some slight chipping, two small tape repairs on inside of dust jacket but overall vg dustjacket. Spine sunned somewhat. Rare, with scarce dust jacket.

This large-format book measures 13 inches tall and is bound in black cloth with embossed detailing. pp. 272. in near fine condition, the accompanying dust jacket is good to very good, unclipped and shows only slight signs of wear, with some bumping to the head and spine and a small tear at the bottom right corner. This scarce and beautifully illustrated edition features introductory texts by Getulio Alviani, Nicholas Fox Weber, and Friedrich W. Heckmanns. Contains very high-quality colour reproductions that are essential for studying Albers' work. It contains text in English, Italian, and German and the book itself is in near fine condition.
Please note that this is a heavy, oversized book that will require additional packaging and postage.

Charles Sargeant Jagger Memorial Exhibition, 1935 War And Peace Sculpture, rare in excellent condition. Clean inside, slight scratch on back, in lower corner. Otherwise, very good condition overall. Softcover, 8 page stapled card booklet (20x13cms): vi + 24p plates.
'Memorial Exhibition Of Sculpture', Corporation Art Gallery Rochdale. Introduction at beginning by A. L. Baldry by permission of "The Studio". Pagination: vi, 24p. of plates: ill.