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McLanathan, Richard B. K.
National Gallery of Art - East Building : A Profile
Previous owner's name inside front cover. No other marks or inscriptions. Creasing to corners of rear cover, none to front or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 96pp. Study of the National Gallery, its construction and its exhibits with a large number of these displayed, mainly in colour. With magazine cutting on the construction of the Gallery loosely tucked in.
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Demeude, Hugues
The Animated Alphabet
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked, very lightly indented boards and no bumping to corners. 174pp. An excellent study providing a historical text and a vast range of beautifully reproduced examples of illuminated and ornamental letters from the eighth to the twentieth century.
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Ridley, Michael
Treasures of China
Very faint name of previous owner to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with light creasing to upper edge and traces of storage. 144pp. Ths work deals with the spectacular archeological finds of priceless works of art in China.
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Abbate, Francesco; Evans, Elizabeth
Precolumbian Art of North America and Mexico
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with fading to spine and rear margin. 159pp. This study describes all the most artistic developments which distinguished the early cultures such as the Arctic Eskimo, the desert Navajo and the jungle Maya after the first Americans crossed the Bering Sea some 20-25,000 years ago.
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Scarfe, Gerald
Scarfeland : A Lost World of Fabulous Beasts and Monsters (Signed By Artist)
Inscription by the author on half-title page. No other marks. Lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with signs of storage. 96pp. A wonderful imaginative collection of coloured satirical drawings by the master himself, Gerald Scarfe. Includes 'The Greedy Baboon (Mechanical Digger) - Habitat : Australia, USA and Great Britain. Cry : Gotcha! Remarks :This Wapping great monster eats trees and regurgitates tham as pulp to dull the mind, stupefy and numb brains and addle thoughts. Obsessed with mammary glands. Sky's the limit.'
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M-LE, +MILE.
Art et Artistes Du Moyen Age
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, crease to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, scuffing to upper rear spine corner and no bumping to corners. 236pp. Text entirely in French. A discussion by the author on architecture, sculpture and painting with an emphasis on medieval work.
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Salmi, Mario
The 'Last Supper' By Leonardo Da Vinci and 'Le Grazie'
Previous owner's stamp to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, but creasing to oversize parts of covers. A very clean very tight copy with lightly marked boards and neat repait to foot of spine. Scarce. 116pp. Written by the Inspector of Fine Arts in Lombardy. Historical text on 24pages. Very well illustrated with 42 plates and descriptions on facing pages. Undated ca 1920s.
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West, Shearer (editor)
Guide to Art
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with minor creasing to edges and traces of storage. 911pp. A very comprehensive survey of the history of art and architecture which is an invaluable reference source and a fascinating insight into the origins and significance of Western artists and architects.
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Cook, Beryl
Beryl Cook : The Works
Inscription on half-title page. No other marks. Some creasing to covers, none to spine. A clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards. 64pp. Introducing the world of artist Beryl Cook and all manner of wicked goings-on.
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Rea, Vincent (compiler)
Jarrow : Impressions of a Town
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Large fold-out painting in excellent condition. Scarce. 37pp. An exhibition in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Jarrow Crusade,
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Schneiders
Edgar Degas
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, bump to foot of spine and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with small tears to foot of spine and rear corners and scratch/enclosed tear across rear. 119pp.
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Amann, Per
Paul Gauguin
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with a little creasing to edges and small indent to rear. 104pp.
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Haesaerts, Paul
James Ensor
Ex-library book with usual marks and stamps. No creasing to covers or to spine. Mainly clean pages in a very tight binding with unmarked boards, lib mark to foot of spine and slight rubbing but no bumping to corners. 386pp.Very extensive study of the work on painter James Ensor, born in Belgian of a British father. With a large number of tipped-in colour plates and a catalogue in black & white.
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Wilson, Roger Burdett (editor)
Go Great Western : A History of GWR Publicity
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and minor bumping to lower corners. Price clipped dust jacket not marked or torn with light creasing to upper edge. 198pp.
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Itsuki, Ken (editorial director)
The Dawns of Tradition
Book appears to be in mint unread condition. 119pp. Japanese art and culture.
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Edwards, Brian
Peak District Villages : The Sketches of Brian Edwards : Volume 1 (Signed By Author)
Signed on title page by author. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 96pp.
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Minott, Charles
History of Art
Ex-library book with usual (minimal) marks and stamps. Crease to lower rear corner, none to front or to slightly arched spine. A very clean very tight copy with faintly indented boards, slight browning to page edges and no bumping to corners. 394pp.
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Evans, Mike
The Art of the Beatles
Previous owner's name to title page. No other marks or inscriptions. Slight creasing to upper edge, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 80pp. Exhibition Catalogue from the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool 4th May to 30th September 1984.
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Watterson, Bill
The Days Are Just Packed (Calvin and Hobbes)
No marks or inscriptions. Very faint crease to upper front spine corner, no creasing to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright covers, minor surface scratching and no bumping to corners. 175pp. The author won the 1986 Reuben Award as Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year. Coloured and black and white cartoons.
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The Editor
The Lady Lever Collection - Port Sunlight
Previous owner's small label crossed out inside front cover. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Thirty plates pus 24pp.
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Vinall, J. W. Topham
Handicraft in the School Volume III
Ex FE College library with usual (minimal) marks and stamps. 'Returned by' date form not used, ie not loaned out. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with clean boards, slightly marked spine and no bumping to corners. With a large number of plates and 146pp.
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The Author
Herve Constant : Paintings and Drawings 1983-1984
No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight booklet with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 12pp. Reprinting of an article on the artist from Melmoth Magazine from 1984 (in English and French) plus the transcript of a radio interview with Julien Deluce (in English) and examples of the artist's work. Very scarce.
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Zeidler, Birgit
Claude Monet : Life and Work
Appears unread. Neat inscription on half title page. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 95pp.
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Galsworthy, Jocelyn
White Hats and Cricket Bats : My Painting Life
Previous owner's neat label inside front board. No other marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor indenting. 131pp. Lifelong studies from the leading exponent of the art of painting cricket matches.
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Herbert, Helen & Godley, Nicholas
Cambridge : a Painter's View
Contents in 'fine' condition. No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with lightly marked boards, label removal to sunned rear and no bumping to corners. 32pp. With twelve coloured full-page plates of Cambridge and associated descriptive text.
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Ades, Dawn (editor)
Dali's Optical Illusions
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with a little indenting and surface rubbing from storage. 195pp. The book examines Dali's use of various pictorial techniques, photography, and holograms to further his exploration of visual perception and the ways that optical illusion affects our sense of reality. Includes discussion between the editor and a number of other authorities in the field. Very well illustrated. The book is also the catalogue for an exhibition in 2000 in Edinburgh and a number of American galleries.
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The Editor
Interni : La rivista dell'arredamento. 559 : Marzo 2006.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, crease to front edge of three advertisement pages and no bumping to corners. 217pp. Lavishly illustrated interior design magazine in Italian with a fair amount of English translation.
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The Editor
Interni : La rivista dell'arredamento. 558 : Gennaio-Febbraio 2006.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, crease to front edge of three advertisement pages and no bumping to corners. 191pp. Lavishly illustrated interior design magazine in Italian with a fair amount of English translation.
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The Editor
Interni : La rivista dell'arredamento. 560 : Aprile 2006.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, small piece of lower rear corner missing and no bumping to corners. 447pp. Lavishly illustrated interior design magazine in Italian with a fair amount of English translation.
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The Editor
Interni : La rivista dell'arredamento. 562 : Giugno 2006.
No marks or inscriptions. Minor creasing to covers, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 209pp. Lavishly illustrated interior design magazine in Italian with a fair amount of English translation.
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Holme, C. G. (editor)
Decorative Art 1934 : The Studio Year Book
Slight foxing to end papers. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked bevelled boards with very clear gilt art deco lettering to front and spine, gilt upper page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped but foxed and chipped with a piece about 3x1 inch missing from lower rear corner. Sixteen pages adverts plus 141pp. A superb copy of a scarce work with the even rarer dust jacket. Very well illustrated in black & white plusi six colour photographic plates. Includes a tucked-in four page illustrated flyer for Derek Patmore's book 'Modern Furnishing and Decoration'.
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Rey, Robert
Daumier
Previous owner's name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with slightly rubbed and sunned but unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. With three fold-out pages in excellent condition. Unpaginated. pp. Chronology of the life of French artist Honore Daumier (1808-1879) and thirty-four of his paintings.
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McCrea, Margaret S. (Peggy)
Maine Sail : An Artist's Journal of a Cruise Down East
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very slight creasing to some corners. 127pp. A leisurely sail along parts of the Maine cost in north-east America described by the author and enhanced by her beautiful watercolour paintings along the way. Extremely scarce in the UK.
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Swinglehurst, Edmund
The Surrealists
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with minor traces of rubbing/creasing to edges. 77pp. An invaluable guide to the world of surrealism and the surrealist artists. Very well illustrated.
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Harris, Nathaniel
The Life and Works of Dali
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 79pp. An invaluable guide to the infamous Spanish surrealist artist. Very well illustrated with fifty paintings.
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Harris, Nathaniel
The Art of the Renaissance
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners and very minor traces of storage. 79pp. An invaluable guide to the artists of Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. Very well illustrated.
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Chicago, Judy; Lucie-Smith, Edward
Women and Art : Contested Territory
Book in mint condition. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very slight traces of storage. 192pp. A study including why art by women has found so little public recognition, have male artists captured the essence of the feminine and how can we judge male and female comparative degrees of artistic achievment. With hundreds of images, mostly in colour.
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Tinley, Lynne
Not on Your Nelly! : Australian Animal Sketches and Sayings
Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. Faint crease to lower corner of front cover, none to rear or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 55pp. Australian language and birds and animals.
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Rickards, Maurice
The Rise and Fall of the Poster
Small label mark to title page. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with tiny nick to upper rear edge, very slightly edge creased and traces of storage. 112pp. Lavishly illustrated study of the history of the poster, from the early eighteenth century onwards.
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Brilliant, Richard
Roman Art : from the Republic to Constantine
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight sunning to top of board edges near spine and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with rubbing to lower rear corner and minor sunning adjacent to spine. 288pp. A perceptive study of the principal aspects and developments of Roman art from its inception during the Republic to its ultimate transformation in late antiquity, around AD 300 including a comparison of its salient features with the art of Greece, the Etruscans and Italic works.
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Hind, Arthur M. (editor)
Great Engravers : Van Dyck and Portrait Engraving and Etching in the Seventeenth Century
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. Very clean pages in a very tight binding with well rubbed, slightly marked boards, label removal mark to front and minor bumping to oversize corners. 147pp. With 15 pages text and reference plus 65 single-sided plates with captions opposite. Twenty-two are of Van Dyck's engravings and the rest are of other artists from this period including Rembrandt, Pontius, Muller, Suyderhoff, Nanteuil and more. Very scarce.
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Conrad, Peter
Modern Times, Modern Places : Life & Art in the 20th Century
Previous owner's name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, single crease to part of spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked white boards and no bumping to corners. 752pp. A book which takes us to the heart of what it has meant to be alive in the 20th century - the century that dared to question everything, covering most of the landscape of Western culture - poetry, novels, painting, architecture, film and music.
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Poggi, Giovanni
Michelangelo - Painter
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked slightly rubbed, boards, browning to page edges and no bumping to corners. unpaginated. 92pp. With 72 plates including eight in colour.
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Konemann Staff
Gwion Gwion : Secret and Sacred Pathways of the Ngarinyin Aboriginal People of Australia
Book in brand new condition. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with minor traces of storage such as slight creasing to edges. 333pp. The meaning of the oldest figurative paintings in the bush in North Western Australia revealed by four old lawmen. They show a distinct society with elaborate dress and ceremony and dance. The words of the 'translators' accompany the photographs of the paintings.
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Bradley, Helen
Miss Carter Came with Us
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very clear gilt lettering to front and spine, slight foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased. 31pp. Delightful paintings by the author who describes and illustrates her childhood throughout the whole year of 1908 in Lees, a small village near Oldham, Lancashire. Tucked in is a 3 page interview with the author from a women's magazine in 1973 and an A4 copy of one of her paintings.
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Potter, Mary Knight
The Art of the Vatican
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A clean very tight copy with very faintly marked boards, missing front end paper, slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Fold-out plan at front in excellent condition. Lower edges uncut, upper edges gilt. 345pp. A brief history of the Vatican Palace and an account of the principal works within its walls. Very well illustrated. Scarce.
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Jaffe, Hans L. C.
Pablo Picasso
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with very slightly sunned unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 159pp. Biography of Picasso with a wealth of his work and bibliography. With 48 full-page colour plates.
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Cook, Beryl
Beryl Cook's London
Previous owner's name/label to front end papers. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. A very clean very tight copy with foxing to cream cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn with traces of handling. 62pp. A thoroughly enjoyable feast of Beryl Cook's paintings of the variety of people and happenings in London.
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Clifton-Mogg, Caroline; Feetham, Piers
Displaying Pictures : A Complete Guide to Framing, Arranging and Lighting Paintings, Prints and Photographs
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to slightly sunned spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 168pp. A comprehensive design guide to the arrangement and display of pictures and photographs in the home with advice and ideas from professional framers.
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Maslenitsyn, S. I.
Murom
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and well bumped to lower rear corner. 162pp. The art and architecture of the ancient Russian town of Murom. Text in Russian with summaries in English, French and German. With seventy-six mainly full-page coloured and black & white illustrations. Scarce. From the Personal Library of the late John Dumbreck, Emeritus Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Manchester. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Dumbreck's Collection including some signed and authored works.
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