Elizabeth Hilliard

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 ...

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...

First edition, published by Rizzoli, 1984 ‘Research, Experiences, Result, Failures and Successes of New Design’ Founded in 1981 by designer Ettore Sottsass, the Italy-based Mem...

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...

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 ...

This original 1967 first printing of Andy Warhol’s Index (Book) is a landmark of Pop Art publishing. Beneath its striking metallic softcover lies a playful world of pop-up brilliance...

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...

A humorous and colorful survey of post-1960s transformation Carnaby street, introducing everyone and everything from it's existing residents to the Amer...

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...

This is a rare and historically significant American schoolbook, highly desirable to collectors of early American imprints and educational history. A rare and important piece of earl...

First edition of Carl Dair’s foundational text on typographical design, published in 1952 by Pellegrini & Cudahy In New York City. Oblong 8vo (8.75” x 5.35”) wire spiral bound with p...