Resultados da Pesquisa: Títulos que começam com P de Wadard Books PBFA

Coltishall, Norfolk: Ship Pictorial Publications, 1997 A celebration in pictures of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 172pp of colour and black and white captioned pictures.

London: Percival Marshall, 1961 The first Pacific locomotive was built in the United States in 1886 but it wad not until 22 years later that a Pacific engine was seen in Britain. This locomotive was the Great Bear, designed by G.J.Churchward, and first put into service in 1908.
vii, 80pp. with black and white plates.

London: Macmillan, 1912 A description of their physical, moral and intellectual condition with some discussion of their ethnic relations. With an appendix on the physical characters of the races of Borneo by A.C.Haddon.
x, 374pp illustrated with halftone plates throughout together with 4 folding maps

London: Chappell & Co., 1982 'Paganini is the turning point in the history of virtuosity.' So wrote Robert Schumann in 1830. For some people Paganini was almost divine; for others he was diabolical. Whatever he was, Paganini never failed to make a profound impression on those who heard him play. At times he was received with rapture bordering on hysteria, but he died before he was sixty, lonely and embittered. 160pp with black and white plates.

London: The Leadenhall Press, 1898 An interesting and exceptionally well illustrated book on childrens books covering the period approximately 1790 to 1830. The contents are a first class reference and a collectors wish list. 510pp gilt top edge, plus publishers list. Dark blue cloth with bright gilt illustrations to upper board and spine.

Johannesburg: Africana Book Society, 1973 A memoir of Edward, 5th Bishop of Mashonaland. 172pp with black and white plates. Some ink marginalia to title page and lower pastedown.

Munich & New York: Prestel, 1994 Catalogue for the exhibition held at The Royal Academy of Arts London 1994. 274pp illustrated in colour throughout. Just think of the man hours apart from the skill.

London: Johnson, 1970 A travel book seen through the eyes of a painter and those of her many illustrious predecessors. 191pp, illustrated and with maps to end papers.

London: Trefoil Publications, 1987 In the competitive world of the English porcelain trade Derby won a special place in the market with their hand painted porcelain dinner and desert services, cabaret and tea sets. The men who painted them such as Moses Webster, John Bancroft, William Billingsley and Pegg the Quaker emerge here as individuals with a range of personal abilities and interests. 160pp illustrated in colour and black and white.

London: B.T.Batsford, 1953 120 illustrations mainly in monochrome half tone and line, and including some lesser known artists. Useful biographical notes on each painter. 112 pages plus the plates. Boards lightly warped otherwise good.

London: Studio Vista, 1993 Acrylics are an exiting medium for the beginner. The colours are bright and vibrant, the paint is easy to work and readily adaptable to a variety of techniques. 100pp well illustrated in colour.

Cincinnati: North Light, 1987 How to use special watercolour techniques to capture nature's unnoticed wonders. 160pp well illustrated in colour.

London: Harper/Collins, 1994 Learn to paint pets and farm animals in oil and watercolour. 136pp well illustrated in colour.

London: Penguin Books, 1954 A learned and fascinating work covering the period from the seventh to the fifteenth centuries. 253 pages, 192 monochrome plates. Minimal library marks. Pastedowns are picked as a result of previous protective covering and spine peripherals are lightly rubbed. An excellent reference book.

London: Octopus, 1987 Comprehensive historical account covering techniques and materials from earliest times up to the avante-garde techniques and synthetic materials used by contemporary artists. 191pp illustrate in colour and black and white.

Tunbridge Wells: Search Press, 1994 Four artists evoke the seasons and show stage by stage hoow the works were created. 144pp well illustrated in colour.

London: Bracken Books, 1982 Stage by stage expert guidance on techniques and materials. 128pp well illustrated in colour.

London: HarperCollins, 2005 The sequel to The Last Kingdom. Uhtred, Noirthumbrian born, raised a Viking and now married to a Saxon, is already a formidable figure and warrior.
Size 240x160mm. 351pp.

London: The Richards Press, 1957 Reminiscences of a world that vanished in 1914. The author was the last surviving member of The Sporting Times (otherwise known as 'The Pink 'Un') 232pp with b/w plates.

Pinner: The Pinner Association, 1969 A photographic panorama with supporting texts. First published in 1947 which means that even, the then, modern photographs now have a period charm. Inscription to front end paper. Dustwrapper has two longish closed tears with a chip to top edge.