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London: Imprint 93, 1994. Numbered . Unbound. Fine. First issue of Creed's iconic work, part of curator Matthew Higgs' Imprint 93 series (the seventh in the series). 1 sheet of white paper ; 30 x 21 cm. crumpled to ca. 5 cm. diameter + 1 sheet (folded in half as issued) + the original hand addressed stamped and posted envelope with Imprint 93 rubber stamp on verso. This copy is no. 85, and is signed and dated by the artist (on accompanying sheet). This copy also includes a signed manuscript letter, that accompanied the work, from Matthew Higgs to the previous owner mentioning a Peter Doig exhibition at Cubitt Street and a performance by Billy Childish and Thee Headcoats. Provenance information available on request. Reference: 'Martin Creed: Works' (London: Thames & Hudson, 2010).

Superbly produced historical survey of Hermes. Text in French. 189 p., col. ill. ; 34 cm. First edition, first printing. Beige cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket. Slight shelf wear and tanning to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging. Heavy book, will require extra postage for overseas purchase.

This copy with gift inscription signed by Kaija and Heikki Siren and dated 6/6/1977 to Sherban Cantacuzino on half title page (along with Cantacuzino's ownership stamp). Cover title: Siren : Finnish Architecture = Finnische Architektur = L'Architecture Finlandaise. Text in English, German, and French. 240 pages : illustrations (some colour), plans ; 29 cm. First edition, first printing. Black cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Shelf wear to jacket edges, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

'Girls who come knocking on my door'. 'An uncompromising journal and a poignant engagement with the uncharted world that lies behind the outward glamour of the fashion industry. Taken over the period of a year in the doorway of the photographer's London studio, these portraits of models, most of whom are unknown, are at once profoundly moving and disquieting' - back cover. Unpaginated, chiefly colour ill. First edition, first printing. Gold cloth boards, slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Loosely inserted an addressed note inscribed in ink 'Lady Petre from the writer, Jan 19, 1910'. The address 22 Morpeth Mansions can be linked to Hervey through correspondence in the National Archives. This copy also with the Ex-Libris of 'Dr Roy Strong' on front pastedown. Important early work on the discovery of the subjects of Holbein's famous picture, namely Jean de Dinteville, French Ambassador in England and George de Selve, Bishop of Lavaur. xii, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 26 cm. First edition, first printing. Publisher's blue cloth boards, gilt top edge, shelf wear to edges, some foxing, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

The most complete anthology and sourcebook of Neoist writings and images. Includes page of Neoist stickers & 2 sparklers [NOTE: These sparklers are prohibited from postage and would be removed for shipping]. This copy no. 58 and signed by Cantsin on colophon. This copy also has a Neoist manifesto loosely inserted with text in German and English and the announcement of an exhibition at the Artcore Gallery 1 November - 27 December 1986. [156] p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Undated but circa 1987. Grey card wrapper with illustrated dust jacket. Minimal shelf wear to jacket edges, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

This copy double signed by Evans on front free endpaper giving her Kensington Park Gardens and Thousand Acres addresses. A scholarly study of the history and use of magical jewels in the western world. Areas covered include magical jewels in the ancient world, Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Age of Criticism, lapidaries, gems and their astrological influences. 264 pages, ill. ; 23 cm. First edition, first printing. Burgundy cloth boards. Fraying to edges, binding a little shaken. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Well-illustrated early work by influential architect later known for his work with self-build communities. 248 pages, ill. ; 28 cm. Second edition. Grey cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Substantial loss and creasing to jacket edges, some staining to head of spine, tanning to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Original publisher's delivery note loosely inserted. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Working copy of classic pattern book. From 1724 onwards, there was a huge demand among ordinary builders for little books like this which gave simple ways to calculate the proportions and details of classical architecture. This copy with various annotations, sums, cost lists, drawings, children's drawings and provenance notes ('Benjamin Evans. His Book. ... Llandudno', 'Benjamin Evans Macon [mason]', 'to me ... for worke done in the year 1791'). Lacks frontispiece and t.p. and pp. 7-8, also lacks plates 36 and 93-99. 135 mm (12mo). Binding almost detached, some loss to foot of spine, slight fire damage to corner of a few pages. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

High Wycombe, 1915. Hardcover. Good. Nominal ledger for furniture maker E. Gomme of High Wycombe (later to become famous for its G-Plan range of furniture). Covers early period circa 1915-1950. Includes fascinating information on salaries, bank loans, buildings, bad debts, capital account, fixtures and fittings, drawings and expenses of the directors, loans, machinery, plant, transport, profit & loss, taxes, and much more. Size: h. 26 x w. 32.5 x d. 11 cm. Heavy duty leather and metal binder by Kenrick & Jefferson Ltd., West Bromwich (blind stamped on foot of spine and label inside back cover). Shelf wear and rubbing to cover and edges, binding still sound. More photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Evolving out of contacts and collaborations made during the preparations for the seminal 'Cybernetic Serendipity' exhibition at the ICA London in 1968, this collection of essays explores the role of the cybernetics and machine systems in our culture. Includes essays by Dennis Gabor, John Cohen, Stefan Themerson, John R. Pierce, Max Bense, Abraham A. Moles, Ali Irtem, Gordon Pask, Irving John Good, Iannis Xenakis, Michael Noll, Leslie Mezei, Margaret Masterman, Robin McKinnon Wood, and Donald Michie. 207 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, music ; 26 cm. First UK edition, first printing. Blue cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear to edges, small chip to foot of spine at the back, spine very slightly faded, no inscriptions, small address label of Duncan N.P. Foster, St John's College Oxford, on front free endpaper. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Contents: Artists and craftsmen -- Training -- The diffusion of painting -- The market. xiv, 239 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 27 cm. First edition, first printing. Navy blue cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Charts the history of England's pre-eminent shirtmaker and the fabulous characters and customers that shaped its success. 212 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 30 cm. First edition, first printing. Illustrated boards, slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

This copy signed by Serraino and Shulman on title page. With this new book, Taschen brings them to light, paying homage to California Modernism in all its forms. It's like sneaking into a private history, into homes that have rarely been seen and hardly appreciated as of yet. Bringing together nearly 300 forgotten masterpieces, Modernism Rediscovered breathes eternal life into these outstanding contributions to the modern architectural movement. 575 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. Text in English, French and German. Slight shelf wear and tanning to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

2 volumes ([xxxvii], 872 p.) : 160 pp. plates (some col.) ; 30 cm. 3 plans in envelope mounted on inside back cover of v. 44. Blue cloth boards, unclipped dust jackets (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear to edges, some fading to covers, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging. Heavy books, will require extra postage for overseas purchase.

Early monograph on key Italian architect. Text in Italian and English. 201 pages, ill. (some col.) First edition, first printing. Cloth boards, shelf wear to edges, couple of pages with scuffing, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging. This copy has the ownership stamp of Sherban G. Cantacuzino on front free endpaper.

Taxi Driver has long been regarded as a cinematic milestone, and Robert DeNiro's portrait of a trigger-happy psychopath with a mohawk is widely believed to be one of the greatest performances ever filmed. Steve Schapiro was the special photographer on the set, capturing the film's most intense and violent moments from behind the scenes. This book—more than a film-still book, rather a pure photo book in its own right—features hundreds of unseen images selected from Schapiro's archives, painting a chilling portrait of a deranged gunman in the angry climate of the post-Vietnam era. Text in English, French and German. 1 volume : illustrations (colour)., portraits (colour) ; 38 cm. Illustrated boards, slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Interior designer Howard Slatkin, founder of the iconic home-fragrance and lifestyle brand Slatkin & Co., is renowned for combining a keen appreciation of beauty with practical know-how. Now, in this gorgeously illustrated book, he opens the doors of his legendary Fifth Avenue apartment and invites you to accompany him on an intimate tour. [242] pages, col. ill. ; 31 cm. First edition, first printing. Illustrated boards, unclipped dust jacket. Minimal shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

This volume had its origin in a conference held at the Warburg Institute in 2007, the bicentenary of the ending of the slave trade by Britain. The conference was entitled 'The Iconography of Slavery in Europe, 1500-1800'. Text in English with some text in French. x, 386 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Christie's 'Proposal for Sale' of the 1996 work which translates as 'Egg Lady Who Can't Be Piegeonholed'. Includes analysis of the Kippenberger market, the market for post-war and contemporary art, the sales plan and marketing strategy and Christie's sales team that would handle the sale. 35 pages, col. ill. ; 30 cm. Shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.