Islay Lyons (32 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Good. Lyons, Islay De Courcy (illustrator). Photographs of Paestum by Islay de Courcy Lyons. Smaller sturdy book, white cloth spine, blue boards, black lettering on spine, spine slightly slanted, 119 pages. DJ beneath mylar, a photograph of an archway through a stone wall on front and spine, other Bryher novels praised on back. DJ soiled, inside covers too. Torn at top front of DJ. Near Good DJ/Very Good book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Little wear to boards. Content is clean with light toning. Good DJ with light toning and price clipped.

Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The only collection of photographs by this talented artist, who was friends with many in the artistic and literary worlds. Photographs of Graham Greene, Harold Acton, Bryher, Noel Coward, Janet Flanner, Peggy Guggenheim, Sybille Bedford, Margot Fonteyn and many others. Also included are landscapes and Italian cityscapes. Fine as issued in original wrappers, limited to 500 copies. The book was never released commercially and is quite rare.

Condition: Good. 1968. No Edition Remarks. 318 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over brown cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing. Mildly foxed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 318pp, map endpapers, foxing on page edges, text clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper, not price-clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Type: Book 1st printing. DJ shows chipping to head of spine and has scribbling to upper cover.

First edition. 4to. 96 pp. Duotone photographic illustrations. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, very good condition. (92765). Introduction by William Warren.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Introduction by William Warren. Quarto. 96pp. Tiny stain in the margin of one page, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with tiny abrasions at the crown.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1968 Harvill Press Hardcover 1st Edition 1st Impression. Near fine clean tight binding in very good+ unclipped dustjacket .

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Posthumously published selection: portraits: Nancy Cunard, Sybille Bedford, Norman Douglas, Noel Coward; travel: Italy, Capri, India, Thailand; introduction by William Warren Fine in dustwrapper. book.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 46 pages illustrations, 19 cm. Notes: Bibliographical references: p. 43-46. Subjects: Capri Island (Italy); Capri (Italy) Description and travel; Capri (Italy) History; Capri Island (Italy)Pictorial works; Europe; Photography. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Gift inscription written on top of front free endpaper. Beautiful book with just minor wear. Pages are clean, bright and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. ***Shipped within 24 hours from the beautiful Baltimore inner harbor area. First class service; accurate descriptions. Most items packed in boxes, not envelopes.***.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Islay Lyons [photographs] (illustrator). Large quarto. Pp. 203, with 577 black & white plates, unpaginated. Introduction and Descriptive Catalogue by Harald Ingholt. Photos by Islay Lyons. Internally immaculate in blue cloth boards, with a few faint spots. Plain printed jacket discolored on spine and hinges.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 46 pages illustrations, 19 cm. Notes: Bibliographical references: p. 43-46. Subjects: Capri Island (Italy); Capri (Italy) Description and travel; Capri (Italy) History; Capri Island (Italy)Pictorial works; Europe; Photography. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Book very good with light foxing and small bookseller label inside board. Dust jacket is good plus, not price clipped but has a few small closed tears and a small chip on spine. Now protected. Hardback. With dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover in slipcase . Nice reprint of the 1957 Pantheon edition. Very Good text, light cover wear, slipcase has taped seams. US orders shipped via US Mail. International orders shipped via DHL. Additional postage may be required on oversize books and sets. NO prison orders.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition, English issue. 12mo. 48pp., followed by 48 photographic plates by Islay Lyons. Edges of the text pages toned, else fine in near fine dust jacket lightly rubbed and touch of wear at the topedge.

Condition: Ottimo esemplare. London, Sidgwick and Jackson Limited, 1952, Prima edizione. Ottimo esemplare. Woolf, A Bibliography of Norman Douglas, A39. in 8°, tutta tela edit. con sovracoperta, pp. 46 [98 con le fotografie b/n]. Prima edizione. tutta tela edit. con sovracoperta,

First edition. 577 illustrations photographed by Islay Lyons, 77 pictures from other sources, Introduction and Descriptive Catalogue by Harald Ingholt; 203 pages of text. Hardbound in very good condition in good dust jacket; Loss to foot of jacket spine, minor lossand short tears to head of jacket spine.

Folio. 203 pp. Numerous black and white plates with full- and partial-page black and white illustrations. Cloth. Fine in very good d.j. Spine of d.j. lightly browned. In cracked publisher's slipcase. First edition.

An original vintage portrait of Maugham taken at Villa Tuoro around 1950. Lyons and Macpherson entertained often at their Capri home and had many notable society and literary friends. An original vintage photograph taken by Islay DeCourcy Lyons. Longtime companion of Kenneth Macpherson, the two maintained a home in Capri for many year. They "adopted" Norman Douglas in his later years at the urging of Bryer (Winifred Ellerman) and he lived with the two until his death in 1952. This image comes from the Estate of Lyons and is in near fine condition.

Two vintage photographs of a male model (likely taken in Italy in the 1950s/60s). (9 1/2" x 12"). Very good with silvering at edges. An original vintage photograph taken by Islay DeCourcy Lyons. Longtime companion of Kenneth Macpherson, the two maintained a home in Capri for many year. They "adopted" Norman Douglas in his later years at the urging of Bryer (Winifred Ellerman) and he lived with the two until his death in 1952. This image comes from the Estate of Lyons and is in near fine condition.

An original vintage photograph taken by Islay DeCourcy Lyons. Longtime companion of Kenneth Macpherson, the two maintained a home in Capri for many year. They "adopted" Norman Douglas in his later years at the urging of Bryer (Winifred Ellerman) and he lived with the two until his death in 1952. This image comes from the Estate of Lyons and is in near fine condition. Original vintage photograph (8.5" x 6").

Original vintage photograph (9" x 10"), copyright stamp on verso with penned inscription by Lyons. An original vintage photograph taken by Islay DeCourcy Lyons. Longtime companion of Kenneth Macpherson, the two maintained a home in Capri for many year. They "adopted" Norman Douglas in his later years at the urging of Bryer (Winifred Ellerman) and he lived with the two until his death in 1952. This image comes from the Estate of Lyons and is in near fine condition.

An original vintage photograph taken by Islay DeCourcy Lyons. Longtime companion of Kenneth Macpherson, the two maintained a home in Capri for many year. They "adopted" Norman Douglas in his later years at the urging of Bryer (Winifred Ellerman) and he lived with the two until his death in 1952. This image comes from the Estate of Lyons and is in near fine condition.

An original vintage photograph taken by Islay DeCourcy Lyons. Longtime companion of Kenneth Macpherson, the two maintained a home in Capri for many year. They "adopted" Norman Douglas in his later years at the urging of Bryer (Winifred Ellerman) and he lived with the two until his death in 1952. This image comes from the Estate of Lyons and is in near fine condition.Vintage photograph (1950s) of the Fontana dei Dioscuri in Rome. Photographer's stamp on verso along with penned notations. (14" x 11 3/4"). Very good condition.

Original vintage print (10.5" x 10"). Very good, with white border on left side. An original vintage photograph taken by Islay DeCourcy Lyons. Longtime companion of Kenneth Macpherson, the two maintained a home in Capri for many year. They "adopted" Norman Douglas in his later years at the urging of Bryer (Winifred Ellerman) and he lived with the two until his death in 1952. This image comes from the Estate of Lyons and is in near fine condition.

An original vintage photograph taken by Islay DeCourcy Lyons. Longtime companion of Kenneth Macpherson, the two maintained a home in Capri for many year. They "adopted" Norman Douglas in his later years at the urging of Bryer (Winifred Ellerman) and he lived with the two until his death in 1952. This image comes from the Estate of Lyons and is in near fine condition. Original vintage photograph (9.75" x 8").

An original vintage photograph taken by Islay DeCourcy Lyons. Longtime companion of Kenneth Macpherson, the two maintained a home in Capri for many year. They "adopted" Norman Douglas in his later years at the urging of Bryer (Winifred Ellerman) and he lived with the two until his death in 1952. This image comes from the Estate of Lyons and is in near fine condition.

A vintage photograph of Veit, who was friends with Islay Lyons and Kenneth Macpherson during their time in Italy. Another image of Veit appears in Islay Lyons: Photographs (1996). With Lyons' copyright stamp on verso, dated 1958 and a penned notation "Sandy." (12" x 9.5"). Very good, a bit of silvering to edges. An original vintage photograph taken by Islay DeCourcy Lyons. Longtime companion of Kenneth Macpherson, the two maintained a home in Capri for many year. They "adopted" Norman Douglas in his later years at the urging of Bryer (Winifred Ellerman) and he lived with the two until his death in 1952. This image comes from the Estate of Lyons and is in near fine condition.