Art, Architecture, Photography & Cinema

GARDENS OF THE NATIONAL TRUST

Graham Stuart Thomas
GARDENS OF THE NATIONAL TRUST
Ishort history of gardening followed by alphabetical entries for the Trust's gardens with maps, illustrations and colour plates.
292 pages, 289x215cm, hardback
(BCA/Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1979)
Condition: BCA edition some dust staining to top page edges and crease on bottom front d/w and owner's signature

THE CHATEAUX OF THE LOIRE

Janine & Pierre Soisson
THE CHATEAUX OF THE LOIRE
The Loire Valley was to be the setting for the emergence, under a variety of influences, of the most elegant French art and of a series of buildings which soon became part of French folklore. Some extraordinary gems of architecture were created on the banks of the Loire during the Renaissance. Large format, fully illustrated hardback, translated from French by David MaCrae.
96 pages, 310x240mm, hardback (Minerva)
Condition: good with slightly dust-stained page edges, d/w with slightly worn edges.

THE AGE OF BAROQUE: Landmark's of the World's Art

Michael Kitson
THE AGE OF BAROQUE: Landmark's of the World's Art
Fully illustrated large format paperback covering architecture, sculpture, portraits, landscapes and interior decoration. Has additonal lamination as protection.
172 pages, 285x210mm, paperback (Paul Hamlyn, 1976)
Condition: good with some fading of page edges and spine and owner's signature.

THE EARLY CHRISTIAN & BYZANTINE WORLD: Landmarks of the World's Art

Jean Lassus
THE EARLY CHRISTIAN & BYZANTINE WORLD: Landmarks of the World's Art
Fully illustrated large format paperback covering architecture, mosaics and painting
176 pages, 285x210 mm, paperback (Paul Hamlyn, 1976)
Condition: has faded page edges and spine and owner's signature.

18TH CENTURY ART: Peebles Art Library

Sandy Lesberg (editor)
18TH CENTURY ART: Peebles Art Library
48Colour plates followed by small glossary of 18th century art.
62 pages, 260x200mm, hardback (Peebles Press, 1974)
Condition: laminated board with some wear on bottom edges and slightly faded pages edges.

DIETRICH

lexander Walker
DIETRICH
Walker tells Dietrich's story from the vantage point of a longtime film critic, broadcaster and biographer with the aim of re-interpreting her in human terms and reassessin gher talents against the backdrop of the times in which she lived. With 185 illustrations from the Kobal Collection
207 pages, 287x227mm, hardback(Harper & Row, 1984)
Condition: good with slightly marked d/w.

HOW TO GO TO THE MOVIES: A Guide for the Perplexed

Quentin Crisp
HOW TO GO TO THE MOVIES: A Guide for the Perplexed
While living in New York, Crisp brought his love of the cinema and his notorious wit together in a series of monthly essays on film and film stars. A veteran filmgoer of seventy years who kept a vigilent eye on changing Hollywood styles and public tastes, he discusses here both films and stars with typical panache. Along the way, he shares his persoanl encounters with the likes of Lillian Gish, John Hurt, David Hockney, Divine, Sting and Geraldine Page.
224 pages, hardback (Hamish Hamilton, 1990)
Condition: good

OLIVIER: The Films & Faces of Laurence Olivier

Margaret Morley
OLIVIER: The Films & Faces of Laurence Olivier
Here is a complete record of Olivier's career from his screen debut in a low budget thriller called The Temporary Widow, through his triumphant performances in Wuthering Heights, Carrie and the Shakespeare films, to the later appearances in Sleuth, Marathon Man and A Bridge Too Far. Nearly four hundred photographs, many exceedingly rare, illustrate the book.
As well as complete cast listings, credits, reviews and reference material for all his film and television work, the book includes critical essays on his screen career.
216 pages, hardback (LSP Books, 1978)
Condition: has spotting on end-papers and owner's signature

ART TREASURES IN GERMANY

ART TREASURES IN GERMANY
Monuments, Masterpieces, Commissions & Collections
The story of the country's artistic heritage, describing how works of art, both German and foereign, have been created, commissioned and collected through the centuries, and showing where they may be found today. Text by various authorities with introduction by Stephan Waetzoldt.
176 pages hardback (Paul Hamlyn, 1970)
Condition: has slight dust-staining to top page edges, flaking lamination on d/w and owner's signature

25 YEARS ON ITV 1955-1980

25 YEARS ON ITV 1955-1980
A fully illustrated year-by-year view of the history of first twenty-five years of ITV with stills from many of the popular programmes and series that were shown on the network during that period.
279 pages, large-format paperback (ITV Books/Michael Joseph, 1980)
Condition: has slightly worn cover and slight fading on page edges