Hyde Ralph Introduction (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. original cloth hardcover, illustrated, 140 pages, fine in fine unclipped dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf N18.

FIRST EDITION Small landscape 4to. red cloth hardback, gilt, in unclipped dust jacket. 215pp., profusely illustrated in colour and b/w. A clean copy with no markings or inscriptions. A VERY GOOD COPY in VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. (Shelf 28) ISBN: 0862941253 PLEASE NOTE: Heavy Book (1.3 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. [6] pages, 6 leaves of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), 1 portrait ; 49 x 59 cm. The English itinerant portrait painter Robert Barker s semi-circular Panorama of London, painted as if viewed from the roof of Albion Mills on the South Bank, comprised a series of six prints. Albion Mills was a steam-powered flour mill situated on the southeastern side of Blackfriars Bridge in northern Southwark. Barker coined the word panorama , from Greek pan ( all ) horama ( view ). In 1793 Barker moved his panoramas to the first purpose-built panorama building in the world, in Leicester Square, and made a fortune. Viewers flocked to pay three shillings to stand on a central platform under a skylight, which offered an even light, to get an experience that was panoramic (an adjective that didn t appear in print until 1813).…

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1 atlas (6 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates) : colour illustrations, maps ; 63 x 58 cm.

Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Paperback. Folio. Light wear and creasing otherwise very good.