Ɵ ART: Five volumes. STOKES, Adrian. (1902 - 1972). Venice, Illustrated by John Piper, Artist's Presentation copy to Sacheverell and Georgia Sitwell, 1965, and four others, 1948-1978. comprises: STOKES, Adrian. (1902 - 1972). Venice, Illustrated by John Piper, Artist's Presentation copy to Sacheverell and Georgia Sitwell. Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., London, 1965. first trade edition, 8vo., (245 x 198mm), publisher's blind-stamped dark blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, pictorial dustwrapper unclipped, design John Piper, endpapers and illustrations throughout by John Piper, inscribed and dated to Sacheverell Sitwell and his wife Georgia Sitwell, by the artist in blue ink on front free e/p., 'Sachie & Georgia, with love / and Christmas greetings / from John & Myfawny, 1965', half-title, 69pp. John Piper (1903-1992) was an English painter, printmaker, designer of stained-glass windows, opera and theatre sets. Sir Osbert Sitwell invited John Piper in autumn, 1947, to do some paintings of his Italian home Montegofoni, for his autobiography, four of which were used to illustrate Great Morning and Laughter in the Next Room, Boston: Little, Brown, 1948; PRAZ, Mario. (1896 - 1982). An Illustrated History of Interior Decoration from Pompeii to Art Nouveau. London: Thames and Hudson, 1964. first edition, folio., (301 x 245mm), publisher's brown gilt cloth, gilt lettering to spines, dustwrapper clipped, further within glassine wrapper, 396pp; CLARK, Kenneth. (1903 - 1983). Piero Della Francesca. London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1951. first edition, small folio., (310 x 240mm), publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering to front and spine, dustwrapper unclipped, title page in red and black text, 219 b/w., reproduction illustrations, 7 full-colour, 212pp; together with PARKER, K.T. The Drawings of Antonio Canaletto in the Collection of His Majesty the King at Windsor Castle. Oxford & London: The Phaidon Press, 1948; LAURITZEN, Peter: ZIELCKE, Alexander. Palaces of Venice, Oxford: Phaidon Press, 1978. Provenance: The Art Library of Sir Sacheverel Sitwell, Weston Hall.