The White Horse Bookshop in Faringdon, where we kept part of our stock since 2007,
sadly closed down on 19th December 2011. Please note that we would be more than happy to help
Faringdon residents with their orders for new books or searches for out-of-print titles.
Please phone 01367 - 240056 , Fax to 01367-241544,  E-Mail or write to us.

Maurits Cornelis Escher  (1898 - 1972 ) Frogs Postersize, about A-3, enlarged woodcut printed in green with Latin and Dutch texts.  Latin at the top: Silentium omni strepitu maius.  Dutch at the bottom: De kwakerschaar doorrijt den zomernacht om't zeerst; toch welft de stilte wijd, roerloos, en overheerscht.  Klick on image for larger size

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Join our Mailing lists here: Classical Antiquity Ancient Near East Art, Architecture French Studies Islam, Qur'annic Studies, Arabia Medieval Studies German Studies Jewish Studies, Judaica History of Medicine History of Science Slavic Studies Theology, Religions Linguistics, Languages Rare Books Tolkien James Joyce Ulysses Limited edition in full leather

Thornton's Bookshop( W A & J S Meeuws ) ( ABA, BA, ILAB ) Established in Oxford in 1835 - Member of the ABA since 1907 The Old Barn - Walnut Court - Faringdon, SN7 7JH A small market town near the Cotswolds, about 20 miles from Oxford Tel.  (0044 ) (0) 1367 240056 . Fax: (0044) (0) 1367 241544 E-Mail Images of the Old Broad street premises (the mosaic is still present)  Help to publish your own book (and avoid vanity publishers) Search our entire stock The last Costume ball in the Winter Palace (1903) 2 volumes. (Kostiumirovannyi bal v Zimnem dvortse ) Bi-lingual English-Russian edition.  £395     Publish your  book Who are we Catalogue index see left top of this page Special offers centre of this page cards Conditions of sale

The founder  Joseph Thornton

 

New rare books catalogue 2011 / 4 part one . Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften - Sitzungsberichte  Listings in preparation	Plate from  Monucla Histoire des Mathématiques
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. The Library Shakspeare illustrated by Sir John Gilbert,  George Cruikshank, and R. Dudley.  3 Volumes. London : William Mackenzie, [1873-1875]

 

Vincent van Gogh  the letters  6 volumes

Heidenheim, Hanns H., Woodcuts of the Bible. 5 Volumes 5 volumes in folio. splendid edition, one of 300 numbered copies printed by hand from original woodblocks on hand-made Japanese paper. All prints signed by the artist/printer. Bound bloc-book type in oak-tanned cowhide, covers embossed from woodblock. Folder and slipcase covered in hand-made paper, main title and masthead of the volumes are also woodcuts. Düsseldorff, Ursus presse, 1965-1970. Splendid set.         Tolkien: Lord of the Rings.  3 volumes  First edition 1954/1955

The Red Book the art of psychology See below at the bottom of the page for sample pages of this  wonderful book  Old wallpaper Broad street

Catalogue in preparation: Proceedings of the Prussian Academy 1922 onwards

Clairmont, Christoph W. Classical Attic  Tombstones.  7 Text Volumes and One Plate  Volume and Supplementary Volume.  together 9 volumes £450 one set with some volumes with bumped corners  (hardly noticeable) at £395

Vincent M. Holt  Why Not Eat Insects ? ISBN 0854550240

C F Jung The Red Book - the art of psychology see:Video introduction click here to order Thornton's Bookshop, The Old Barn, Walnut Court, Faringdon SN7 7JH, United Kingdom tel. 00 44 (0)1367 240056  • fax 00 44 (0) 1367 241544 • E-Mail We offer help to publish your own book Search our entire stock Publish your  book Who are we Catalogue index see  left top of this page Special offers centre of this page cards Conditions of sale     music and other PDF files  : 1 2