Our First edition art books offer collectors and enthusiasts a unique opportunity to own important pieces of artistic and publishing history. These highly sought-after volumes often represent the earliest appearance of major works on influential artists, movements, and exhibitions. For collectors, first edition art books combine visual beauty with rarity, making them both culturally significant and highly desirable.
Our selection covers a range of artistic periods and styles, from classical and modern art to contemporary and avant-garde movements. In some cases, signed or limited first editions provide an even stronger connection to the artist or moment in art history.
Whether you are building a serious art library, researching art history, or searching for rare collectible books on famous artists, our books offer authenticity, provenance, and lasting value for collectors and art lovers alike.
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Zollner, Thoenes and Popper – Michelangelo: Complete Works – in the shrinkwrap
£285.00Hardcover with dust jacket and illustrated slipcase/sleeve. This is the EXTRA LARGE SIZE SINGLE VOLUME (15″ x 10.5″) imprint after the 2007 original, produced in Germany by Taschen in 2014….
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Italo Zannier and Guido Vergani – The Pirelli Calendars Complete – First Edition 1997
£65.00A first edition, first printing of The Pirelli Calendars Complete by Italo Zannier and Guido Vergani, published by Thames and Hudson, London in 1997. A fine copy free from internal…
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John Richardson – A Life Of Picasso – Volume 1: 1881-1906 – First Edition 1991
£35.00A first edition, first printing published by Jonathan Cape in 1991. A near fine book in dust wrapper with two short tears.
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Kyffin Williams – The Land & The Sea – First Edition 1998
£85.00A first edition, first impression of The Land & The Sea by Kyffin Williams, published by Gomer in 1998, with Preface by Nicholas Sinclair. A fine copy free from internal…
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Michael Bird – Lynn Chadwick – First Edition 2014
£85.00A first edition, first printing of Lynn Chadwick by Michael Bird, published by Lund Humphries in 2014. A fine copy boards bound in publisher’s original black cloth with silver titling…
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John Hedgecoe – A Monumental Vision; The Sculpture of Henry Moore – First Edition 1988
£85.00A first edition, first printing of A Monumental Vision: The Sculpture of Henry Moore by John Hedgecoe, published by Collins and Brown, London in 1998. A fine copy, boards bound…
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David Bailey – Look Again – SIGNED First Edition 2020
£95.00A first edition, first printing published by Macmillan in 2020. A fine book SIGNED without dedication to the half title page by Bailey – In a fine unclipped wrapper. Rare….
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Maggie Hambling – Maggi Hambling: The Works and Conversations with Andrew Lambirth – First Edition 2006
£85.00A first edition, first printing of Maggi Hambling: The Works and Conversations with Andrew Lambirth, published by Unicorn Press, London in 2006. A near fine book inscribed and dated in…
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Bernard Stone [Ralph Steadman] – Emergency Mouse – First Edition 1978 – SIGNED by Both Authors
£85.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Emergency Mouse’ published by Andersen in 1978. A near fine book – SIGNED by both authors to the title page. Some rubbing.
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Andy Warhol – Transcript of David Bailey ATV Documentary – First Edition 1972 – SIGNED by Bailey
£650.00A first edition of this publication in 1972 by Bailey Lichfield. In very good condition with a little browning to the pages. Some looseness to the staples. Some light wear…
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Eric Gill – 25 Nudes – First Edition 1938 – With SIGNED and Mounted Title Page
£2,500.00A first edition, first printing of ‘25 Nudes’ published by Hague and Gill [Dent] in 1938. A near fine book without inscriptions – some darkening to the bottom edge and…
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David Bailey – David Bailey’s Rock and Roll Heroes – First US Edition 1997
£95.00A first edition, first printing published by Bulfinch in 1997. A good book in like wrapper with wear and tear and a little shallow chipping to the spine tips and…
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Damien Hirst – Internal Affairs – ICA / Institute of Contemporary Arts, London 13 December 1991 – 2 February 1992
£275.00Institute Of Contemporary Arts: Jay Jopling, London, 1991. First Paperback Edition. 4to. pp [64]. Paperback. Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. 1750 copies printed (250 copies hardbound). Catalogue…
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Tim Hailand – One Day in the Life of Robert Wilson: The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic – First Edition 2012
£85.00A first edition, first printing of One Day In The Life Of Robert Wilson’s The Life And Death Of Marina Abramovic by Robert Wilson and Marina Abramović, published by Hailand…
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Damien Hirst – 28 Tablets – London Booth-Clibborn Editions [Saatchi Gallery] – First Edition 2001
£45.00First edition. In yellow cloth spine over blue boards, 4to, unpaginated. Illustrated profusely in colour. Published by Booth-Clibborn in 2001. Reputed to have initiated the young British art movement, Hirst…
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Andy Goldsworthy – Midsummer Snowballs – First Edition 2001
£65.00A first edition, first printing of Midsummer Snowballs by Andy Goldsworthy, published by Thames and Hudson, London in 2001, with introduction by Judith Collins and illustrated in colour throughout. A…
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