Michael Prodger (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. HARDCOVER Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.

Salvador Dali (illustrator). As new, First Folio Edition; 154 pp. Quarter leather with moiré silk sides; captivating full-color illustrations by Salvador Dali throughout. Pictorial slipcase; slightly scuffed. A beautiful edition of the second volume of Dante's Divine Comedy. Includes introductions by George Melly and Michael Prodger. Proceeds to Amnesty International - Hammersmith.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Book measures 33x23cm, 154pp. Bound in original publishers lether spine, blue silk boards, title lettering on spine. Binding in fine clean condition. Housed in publishers slipcase, very good. Internally pages clean, fine. A very good clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Issued. 1st Edition. first this, original blue quarter leather hardcover with "silk" boards, illustrated. 154 pages, very faint marks to covers otherwise near fine in fine original decorated slipcase. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B290.

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. Titian (illustrator). Limited Edition. A fine copy of the Folio Society limited edition of Metamorphoses illustrated with 16 tipped in colour plates, two of which are folding, from paintings by Titian. Copy no 1553/2750. The book is bound in full Nigerian goatskin with a gilt design by Simon Brett based on Bernini's Apollo and Daphne, on the front board. It is housed in a brown buckram solander box. It is a beautiful and high quality production with an introduction by Madeleine Forey and an essay by Michael Prodger on Titian and Ovid, which goes into detail about each of the paintings by Titian used to illustrate the book. The binding and contents are in fine condition. The clamshell box is in near fine clean sound condition with a small indentation on the top edge and very slight scuffing. Contents: pp xxxviii, 378. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 378 pages, Folio. Includes brown buckram clamshell box. Limited Edition of 2750 numbered copies. This is copy 1268. Bound in full brown leather by Lachenmaier, Germany, in Nigerian goatskin, blocked with a gilt design by Simon Brett, based on Bernini's Apollo and Daphne. Illustrated by Titian. Minor shelfwear. Light fading along top edge of slipcase. Tight binding, no marks. Volume is in Near Fine condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Book is in excellent condition, absolutely brand new, with no flaws, deep green cloth boards with gilt flower patterns at front cover, gilt lettering at spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Case is also as new. 167 pages with lavish, full page, full color prints and details throughout, sparkling gold endpapers. Previous owner's sticker in front section of the book. Chapters include: Two early French stories, Pico della Mirandola, Sandro Botticelli, Luca della Robbia, The poetry of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, The school of Giorgione, Joachim du Bellay, Winchelmann, etc. Keywords: Two early French stories, Pico della Mirandola, Sandro Botticelli, Luca della Robbia, The poetry of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, The school of Giorgione, Joachim du Bellay, Winchelmann.

Leather and cloth over boards. Condition: Near fine. Folio Society edition. Hardcover 1/4 blue leather over light blue moire silk over boards with slipcase. Folio. xvi, 154 pp. Illustrated with 34 full colour plate reproductions of watercolour paintings by Salvador Dali commissioned in 1951 by the Italian government for a seven hundredth anniversary edition of the Divine Comedy. Text taken from the 1844 edition of Cary's "The Vision; or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise of Dante Alighieri." 2008 second printing. Title, author, illustrator, and printer's device stamped in gilt on spine. Blue topstain. Blue decorative endpapers.ÂGlue residue on the front flyleaf from removed bookplate. Pages clean and bright. Binding strong and square. Slight mark on the spine. Slipcase square and lightly shelf worn. A near fine copy. Â.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Fine. DALI, Salvador (illustrator). Special Edition. Folio in slipcase; hardcover; 154 pp. Tight binding; interior clean throughout; Fine. Quarter leather with moiré silk sides; captivating full-color illustrations by Salvador Dali throughout. Pictorial slipcase; slightly scuffed; Near Fine. A beautiful edition of the second volume of Dante's Divine Comedy. Includes introductions by George Melly and Michael Prodger. .

Lg quarto, quarter leather bound teal iridescent cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, prined eps, frontispiece, xvi + 154pp, illus, Near FINE, in illus slipcase, VG+ (minor chafing & bruising).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dali, Salvador (illustrator). Cloth, xvi, 154 pages, illustrations; 33 cm. Topstained black. Issued in a slipcase. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Slipcase in fine condition. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "The text of this Folio Society edition of Purgatorio is taken from the 1844 edition of The Vision" - Title page verso. Size: 4to. Collectible.

Leather and cloth over boards. Condition: Very good. Folio Society edition. Purgatorio Hardcover 1/4 blue leather over light blue moire silk over boards with slipcase. Folio. xvi, 154 pp. Illustrated with 34 full colour plate reproductions of watercolour paintings by Salvador Dali commissioned in 1951 by the Italian government for a seven hundredth anniversary edition of the Divine Comedy. Text taken from the 1844 edition of Cary's "The Vision; or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise of Dante Alighieri." 2008 second printing. Title, author, illustrator, and printer's device stamped in gilt on spine. Blue topstain. Blue decorative endpapers.ÂGlue residue on the front flyleaf. Pages clean and bright. Binding strong and square. Slight mark on the spine. Slipcase square and lightly shelf worn. A very good copy overall. Paradiso Hardcover 1/4 blue leather over blue moire silk over boards with slipcase. Folio. xi, 203 pp. Illustrated with 61 full colour plate reproductions of the illustrations of Giovanni di Paolo (1403-1482) originally created to accompany the poem. Text taken from the 1844 edition of Cary's "The Vision; or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise of Dante Alighieri." Title, author, illustrator, and printer's device stamped in gilt on spine. Blue topstain. Blue decorative endpapers.ÂGlue residue on the front flyleaf. Pages clean and bright. Binding strong and square. Boards and spine unblemished. Slipcase square and lightly shelf worn. A very good copy overall. Â.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Fine. DI PAOLO, Giovanni (illustrator). Special Edition. Folio in slipcase; hardcover; 203 pp. Tight binding; interior clean throughout; Fine. Quarter leather with moiré silk sides; vivid full-color illustrations by Giovanni di Paolo throughout. Pictorial slipcase; slightly scuffed; Near Fine. A beautiful edition of the third volume of Dante's Divine Comedy.

Leather and cloth over boards. Condition: Very good. Folio Society edition. Inferno Hardcover goldenrod cloth over boards with slipcase. Folio. xviii, 151 pp. Illustrated with 32 full colour full-page plate reproductions of watercolour paintings by William Blake, with additional b/w plates in the introduction. Text taken from the 1831 edition of Cary's "The Vision; or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise of Dante Alighieri." Gilt title stamped on spine. Maroon topstain. Decorative maroon endpapers. Glue residue from removed bookplate on front flyleaf. Previous owner's bookplate on front prelims. Pages clean and bright. Binding strong and square. Spine and boards unblemished. Card slipcase lightly shelf worn with a small white mark on the front. A very good copy overall. Purgatorio Hardcover 1/4 blue leather over light blue moire silk over boards with slipcase. Folio. xvi, 154 pp. Illustrated with 34 full colour plate reproductions of watercolour paintings by Salvador Dali commissioned in 1951 by the Italian government for a seven hundredth anniversary edition of the Divine Comedy. Text taken from the 1844 edition of Cary's "The Vision; or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise of Dante Alighieri." 2008 second printing. Title, author, illustrator, and printer's device stamped in gilt on spine. Blue topstain. Decorative blue endpapers.ÂGlue residue on the front flyleaf from removed bookplate. Pages clean and bright. Binding strong and square. Slight mark on the spine. Slipcase square and lightly shelf worn. A very good copy overall. Paradiso Hardcover 1/4 blue leather over blue moire silk over boards with slipcase. Folio. xi, 203 pp. Illustrated with 61 full colour plate reproductions of the illustrations of Giovanni di Paolo (1403-1482) originally created to accompany the poem. Text taken from the 1844 edition of Cary's "The Vision; or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise of Dante Alighieri." Title, author, illustrator, and printer's device stamped in gilt on spine. Blue topstain. Decorative blue endpapers.ÂGlue residue on the front flyleaf from removed bookplate. Pages clean and bright. Binding strong and square. Boards and spine unblemished. Slipcase square and lightly shelf worn. A very good copy overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st. First Folio Society Edition. Volume I edited by Fowler, introduced by Prodger, and illustrated by Martin. Volume II written by Fowler. Bound in publisher's original quarter black cloth with brick red cloth-covered boards stamped in gilt and black (Vol. I), and dark blue cloth-covered boards stamped in gilt and black (Vol. II). Top edges gilt. Comes in illustrated paper-wrapped board slipcase. Volume one is stunningly illustrated throughout with full-page mezzotints by Martin. Books are in fine condition. Slipcase is fine except for a single 1/4 x 1/2 inch blemish to paper along bottom side edge, scarcely noticeable against busy illustration/design. 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. 646 pages plus introductions and plates.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Di Paolo, Giovanni (illustrator). First edition. 1st thus 2009. Nearly fine condition with no wrapper. Large format. Dark blue leather spine with gilt titles. Pale blue silk moire sides. Top edge blue. Superb colour illustrations by Di Paolo. Translated by Cary with an introductory essay by Prodger. A few minor (very light) marks to leather spine. Contents fine. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some very light shelf-scuffing (NR F). Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Condition: Fine. London: The Folio Society, 2008. Second printing thus. Folio; 154pp. Color plates by Salvador Dali. Green morocco spines lettered in gilt over moire boards; topstain; decorative endpapers. Housed in publisher's illustrated slipcase. Tight in binding; pages unmarked; slipcase sound; a Fine copy.