Elizabeth Hilliard

To study Gio Ponti’s prolific body of work is to appreciate the clear, unifying vision behind a complex creative universe. His creations expand intuitively with the Italian grandeur ...

An inspirational look at the most iconic interior styles of magnificent English country houses: a thousand years of decorating as told through famous and many never-published photographs, all culled from the incomparable archive of Country Life magazine. This gorgeously illustrated tome is as indispensable as it is beautiful, a rich resource and a visual guide of quintessential British country house style for decorators, architects, designers, and the many armchair travelers who fantasize about revitalizing or re-creating their own castle on the hill. English House...

Text by Jeremy Musson, Photographs by Hugo Rittson Thomas Living today in the houses of the English countryside, owners blend contemporary style with the old, good bones of manor ...

English Country style (19th century) carved and painted figurehead of lady with necklace and one breast exposed.  

A rare example of a first edition Candide, published in Geneva by Cramer, 1759. 299pp. Woodcut ornaments and Voltaire's corrected pages (pp. 31...

First edition, first printing of this landmark document in the history of twentieth century graphic design and environmental wayfinding. 4to (8.5” x 11”), printed wrappers, 228 unnum...

Churchill, Winston. A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. London: Cassell & Company Ltd., 1956 - 1958. First edition, four volume set. Rebound in 1/4 burgundy leather and cloth,...

"Dodsworth" by Sinclair Lewis, Published: Jonathan Cape, Thirty Bedford Square, London, 1929. Retains its original dust jacket now covered in mylar. This is the first U.K. edition (...

AUTHOR: MILTON, John. TITLE: A Defence of the People of England, by John Milton: in Answer to Salmasius's Defence of the King. PUBLISHER: n.p., n.p., 1692. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDI...

Very attractive and well-made decorative and colorful Staffordshire porcelain money box or savings bank; made in England, indicative of the style potters from that region employed, circa 1880. Nicely detailed with green floral facie, orange double pane windows and front door, and a white painted cottage with brown steps and green fauna at entry. There were no "coin traps" or provisions for coin removal so banks such as these are rare since smashing or breaking the bank was the only method by which the money could be retrieved. The bank is in very good all original condition with only a minor "hairline" repair to one of the chimney stacks (see image). It is very sound and done a long time ago and is hardly noticeable. Being a cross collectible, this would be a very unique addition for a Staffordshire collector indeed (the subject being a money box), or a welcome compliment to any still bank...

American Wristwatches: Five Decades of Style and Design, by Edward Faber and Stewart Unger, with Ettagale Blauer. Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd., West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1...

AUTHOR: WELLS, H. G. TITLE: The Time Machine An Invention. PUBLISHER: NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1895. DESCRIPTION: FIRST AMERICAN EDITION FIRST ISSUE. 1 vol., tipped in frontis...

AUTHOR: WESTMACOTT, Charles Molloy. BLACKMANTLE, Bernard. CRUIKSHANK, Robert - Illustrated by. TITLE: The English Spy: An Original Work, Characteristic, Satirical, and Humorous. Co...

Annie Leibovitz - Pilgrimage. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Stated first edition, published in 2011 by Random House, Inc. of New York. Printed in Florence, Italy. Illustrated, 246 ...

Vanity Fair; A Novel Without a Hero. With Illustrations On Steel and Wood By the Author. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848 / Vanity Fair; A Novel Without a Hero. With Illustrations On ...