The World of Rodin by William Harlan Hale, published in 1976 Hardcover Book

The World of Robert Bateman by Robert Bateman (Artist), Ramsay Derry, V. John Lee (Design). Showcasing his message of environmental protection, this t...

Wonders of the World Hardcover Book by Claudia Martin. From the ancient world to the present day, from the natural world to man-made structures, Wonders of the World explores the mos...

The Private World of Katharine Hepburn 1990 Hardcover Book. A photographic portrait of Katharine Hepburn and the life she leads now. This collection of photographs taken over the las...

National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eighth Edition National Geographic This is a beautiful large library or hardcover coffee table book. Title: National Geographic Atlas of th...

This map from the "Spruner-Menke Atlas Antiquus" is titled "ORBIS TERRARVM regni Assyrii tempore," which translates to "The World at the Time of the Assyrian Kingdom." It depicts the...

This book reveals many aspects of the life and works of Alexander Calder - some of which have not been seen previously as they are in private collections around the world including t...

A very finely carved marble bust of William Ewart Gladstone dated 1868 and signed W.Theed SC William Theed was born in Staffordshire, his father, William Theed the elder being a sculptor and a craftsman at Wedgwood, known for his major work, Hercules and the Thracian Horses for one frontage of the Buckingham Palace complex. The younger Theed studied at the Royal Academy Schools, then worked for the sculptor E. H. Baily. Five years on, in 1826, he went to Rome, where he was to stay a total of 22 years, during that time working in the studios of Thorwaldson and John Gibson. Returning to London in 1848, Theed enjoyed a good reputation, being a favoured sculptor of Queen Victoria, and was commissioned to produce many portrait statues, busts, and large monuments. He showed work in the 1851 Great Exhibition, and among other high points were a group for the Albert Memorial, and five standing figures on the Inland Revenue side of Somerset House, representing Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin. Theed's statues may be seen in St Paul's (Henry Hallam), Manchester (Monument to Chetham in the Cathedral, Gladstone and Thomas Bright for the Town Hall, and James Watt in Piccadilly Gardens), Huddersfield (Robert Peel), Winchester (David Williams monument in the Cathedral), and Prince Albert statues for Grimsby, and in Australia in Macquairie Street, Sydney. He was also responsible for three of the portrait statues (Bacon, Locke, Adam Smith...

Antique map titled 'L'Ancien Monde Et Le Nouveau en Deux Hemispheres' - Double hemisphere map of the World, showing the contemporary geographical...