The Editor
Aubrey Beardsley
No marks or inscriptions. Minor creasing to corners. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards. 44pp. With fifty six of Beardsley's drawings and an introduction in Spanish. Scarce.
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Wilde, Johannes
Venetian Art: From Bellini to Titian (Studies in History of Art & Architecture)
No 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. 267pp. Detailed study of the paintings of Venetian artists Titian and Bellini from the 15th and 16th centuries with 222 illustrations.
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Comini, Alessandra
Egon Schiele
No 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. Plates on 95 pages plus introduction over 31pp. A study of the life and art of Expressionist painter Egon Schiele who died at the age of 28.
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Cook, Beryl
Happy Days (Signed compliment slip)
Gollancz compliemt slip signed by Beryl Cook tucked in. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Price clipped dust jacket not marked or torn with minor creasing to upper edge. Unpaginated. pp. Another beautiful collection of eccentric characters from Buenos Aires to Glasgow, via Plymouth and Tenerife.
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Leymarie, Jean
L'esprit de la lettre dans la Peinture
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked cream boards and very minor bump to upper front corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with some repaired tears to upper and lower edges. 96pp. A study of the letter in painting, writing the letter, reading the letter, letters on a desk and more - all as tipped in colour representations from famous artists of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. All text in French.
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Sotheby's
Sotheby's Scandinavian Paintings and Drawings 1880-1930 (London 25th March 1987)
No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Pull-out print in excellent condition. 109pp. Images and description of 120 Lots of Scandinavian paintings and drawings from 1880 onwards.
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Sotheby's
Sotheby's : Important Early and Classic Motor Vehicles Automobilia and Automobile Art. (30th November 1987)
No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 167pp. Images and description of 675 Lots of motor car and motoring based items and motoring paintings and drawings. Four extra Lots on separate sheets tucked in.
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The Editor
Christie's London : Topographical Pictures (10 June 1986)
No marks or inscriptions. Minor crease to upper corners, none to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 139pp. No of Lots - 309. A very varied collection ranging from an American Indian wigwam encampment to roses in a blue vase, from Mount Cook, NZ to portrait of a girl.
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Wilcox, Timothy
The Glory of Watercolour
No marks or inscriptions. Very faint creasing adjacent to spine, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Unpaginated pp. A catalogue of watercolour paintings published for the exhibtion of the Diploma Collection of the Royal Watercolour Society in 1987.
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Booth-Clibborn, Edward (editor)
European Illustration: : Tenth Annual
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright pale cream cloth unmarked boards and bumping to upper corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with small tear to upper front spine corner and bumping to upper corners. 183pp. Showcasing the best illustrations of the year 1983-84 in editorial, design, books, advertising, film animation and posters. Text in English, French & German. Scarce in the UK.
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Porter, Tom; Greenstreet, Bob
Manual of Graphic Techniques for Architects, Graphic Designers and Artists: v. 1
No marks or inscriptions. Creasing to covers, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked lightly rubbed boards and no bumping to corners. 128pp. Architects techniques - drawing, perspective, design, scale, tracing etc. Step-by-step approach using illustrations.
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Porter, Tom; Goodman, Sue
Manual of Graphic Techniques for Architects, Graphic Designers and Artists: v. 2
No marks or inscriptions. Creasing to covers, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked lightly rubbed boards and no bumping to corners. 128pp. Architects techniques - drawing, perspective, design, scale, tracing etc. Step-by-step approach using illustrations.
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Kent, Neil
The Triumph of Light and Nature: Nordic Art, 1740-1940
No marks or inscriptions. A very 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 lower front edge. 240pp. A complete survey of the art of the Nordic countries - Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland during the 200 years from around 1740 to 1940. Extremely well illustrated.
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Bionda, Richard & Blotkamp, Carel
The Age of Van Gogh: Dutch Painting 1880-1895
No 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. 261pp. Exhibition catalogue for the (very well described) paintings of Van Gogh and associated Dutch artists of his period 1880-1895. Exhibition was at Glasgow and Amsterdam.
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Flint, Sir William Russell
Models of Propriety: Occasional Caprices for the Edification of Ladies and the Delight of Gentlemen
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, front end paper missing and slight rubbing to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped but torn with pieces missing from corners and over two inches missing from top of spine. 75pp. Charming and sometimes nude drawings of young ladies from the pen of Sir William Russell Flint who was President of the Royal Society of Water Colours for twenty years - all in the best possible taste ! Tucked in is a newspaper article from 1980 describing the life and art of Sir William who died in 1969.
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Paul Osborne
Pilgrimage : An Artist's Journey from Mount Athos to Tibet
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn with slight creasing/rubbing to upper edge. 128pp. A textual and highly pictorial account of a young artist's journey across Asia in 1966 to the high plateau of Tibet. The attractive pictures are watercolours which accompany the story of his travels.
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Hazel Harrison
Watercolours : Art School : Step - By - Step Teaching Through Inspirational Projects :
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 creased with 1cm nick to upper rear corner. 64pp. A very pratical book mainly for those thinking of taking up watercolour painting and the beginner who is seeking better technique in the art.
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Grabar, Andre
La Peinture Byzantine
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight tanning around edges of front end papers and no bumping to corners. 201pp. A critical study of the paintings of the Byzantine age - from Greece, Rome, Constantinople, Venice, Yugoslavia etc. With 105 reproductions in colour. All text in French.
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Novotny, Fritz
Oskar Laske :24 Aquarelle
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked front board, slight mottling to rear and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with nicks and chips to upper and lower edges and small pieces missing from spine ends. Unpaginated 60pp. Concise biography of Austrian watercolour painter and full page coloured reproductions of twenty four of his paintings. Scarce in the UK. All text in German.
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Tsigakou, Fani-Maria
The Rediscovery of Greece: Travellers and Painters of the Romantic Era
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. 208pp. The new passion for travel by the wealthy at the end of the 18th century meant that the art, literature and philosophy of Ancient Greece could be experienced first-hand rather than being transmitted by intermediaries, which had happened until then. This study reflects Greece as perceived, reflected and shaped by artists and others of the period. Very well illustrated by contemporary paintings.
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Evans, Poppy
Extraordinary Graphics for Unusual Surfaces: Making the Most of Hard-to-design Shapes and Surfaces
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean 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 edges and a little scratching to rear. 192pp. Design examples of how professional designers have overcome the hurdles of how to match their designs onto unconventional surfaces, from wet suits to golf clubs, wristwatches to drink coasters.
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Bayer, Patricia Etc
Encyclopaedia of Arts and Crafts: International Arts Movement, 1850-1920
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 repaired tear/crease to upper front edge. 192pp. A comprehensive survey of the Arts and Crafts Movement which originated in Britain in the 19th century and which influenced world-wide design. The book takes a subject-by-subject approach to the key areas in which the Movement made important contributions. Very well illustrated.
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Borgman, Harry
Advertising Layout Techniques: A Step-by-step Guide for Print and T.V.
High school stamp to two pages. Otherwise book in fine condition. No other marks or inscriptions. A very 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 some indenting. 144pp. A manual on how to prepare layouts for advertising and promotion. With step-by-step images.
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Agard, John
The Calypso Alphabet
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and very tiny bump to lower front corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. Unpaginated. Now protected in a fully-removable transprent sleeve. 28pp. An alphabet book written in rhyme which captures the feeling of the Caribbean islands using both words and the brightly coloured paintings which accompany every page.
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Smith, Ray Campbell
Classic Techniques for Watercolour Landscapes
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 128pp. A sel-help book on mastering watercolouring.
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Baumer, Angelica
Gustav Klimt: Women
No marks or inscriptions. A very 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 traces of storage. 143pp. A fascinating collection of Gustav Klimt's favourite subject - women.
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Dickens, Charles & Zwerger, Lisbeth
A Christmas Carol
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Unpaginated. 64pp. Delightful coloured illustration by Austrian artist Lisbeth Zwerger accompany the text of Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol.
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Crowe, Pamela M.
Rhymes of Mann
Inscription to front end paper. No other marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with lovely bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 22pp. Attractive coloured paintings by Julia Ashby alongside fantasy poems about the Isle of Man by Pam Crowe.
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Hayward Gallery
Master Paintings from the Phillips Collection, Washington
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, faint crease to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 239pp. Hayward Gallery Exhibition Catalogue of the paintings from the Phillips Collection, Washington shown in 1988.
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Barry Maybury
Wordscapes
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight foxing to page edges and a trace of rubbing to corners. 160pp. Poetry, essays, many from young children and associated images for stimulating creativity in students.
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National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain) Visitor Guide
No 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. 32pp. Description and examples of major exhibits at the Gallery.
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Paris, H. J.
English Water Colour Painters
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight rubbing to spine ends and upper corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with sunning and lightly rubbed plus nicks and chips to edges 48pp. Britain in Pictures no 88 with eight plates in colour amd twenty-one black & white.
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The Editor
Seven Views of the Seven (BMW)
Hardback loose leaf folder tied with grey satin ribbon in excellent condition. pp. A portfolio of specially commisiioned paintings on high quality card celebrating the BMW Series 7 in 1983. Each painting is loose and separated by tissue guards in a hardback folder. Also included are 1) Associated Seven Views of the Seven brochure with endorsements and histories of the seven artists and seven others from the world of motor sport, finance and motoring, 2) A covering letter from the BMW Managing Director, 3) Full specification 53 page publicity colour brochure for the Series 7 BMW - covers loose and in separate torn presentation folder, 4) Model specifications guide for June 1983 and 5) Model Price List for January 1984.
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Fernandez, Justino
Mexican Art
No marks or inscriptions. Crease to lower corner of front cover, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, traces of storage and no bumping to corners . Fifty-nine colour plates plus text and drawings on 39pp. Covers art and architecture from Mexico over a 2000 year period - art of the Aztecs, Mayans, Olmecs and Toltecs.
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Spielmann, M.H.; Layard, G.S.
The Life and Work of Kate Greenaway
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor traces of foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 300pp. Biography of the children's writer and artist, born in 1846 whose works are very well known. With 52 of her colour illustrations and 31 black & white works. Originally published in 1905.
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Herrera, Ovidio-Cesar Paredes
New Guide To The Prado Gallery
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased with small marks to upper edges. Two fold-out gallery plans in excellent condition. 173pp. Comprehensive guide to the paintings in the Prado Galley in Madrid. Well illustrated.
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Beaty, David
Light Perpetual: Aviators' Memorial Windows Index
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 with very minor indenting and traces of storage. 160pp. The history of aviation is here traced through the beauty of stained glass memorial windows in churches, cathedrals and RAF stations in the British Isles, from the 11th century monk at Malmesbury to the airmen who served in the Second World War.
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Lazarev, Viktor
Old Russian Murals & Mosaics
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor rubbing around lower board edges, a trace of dustiness to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of storage. 290pp. A detailed study of Russian mosaics and frescos from the 11th to the 16th century with 265 illustrations. A heavy book.
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Merne, J.G.
A Handbook of Celtic Ornament
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, bump to spine foot and no bumping to corners. 98pp. With over 700 illustrations of Celtic symbols and designs, this book is a wonderful resource for decoration from Celtic history and mythology. Book dated 1974 but more likely the 1997 reprint.
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Maddocks, Peter
How to Draw Cartoons
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards. 95pp. A book for the budding cartoonist by top cartoonist Maddocks.
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Ruskin, John
Ruskin (Half hours with great authors)
Art stamp on half-title page. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. Lowest 2 cm of spine strip missing. A clean very tight copy with unmarked boards, dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Tucked in are (1) signed 'Good Wishes' slip of same format as book, (2) a number of old small newspaper cuttings.. 64pp. John Ruskin's thoughts on literature, painting, the Queen's gardens, architecture, drawing, laws and government. Illustrations after J.M.W.Turner. Undated, signed slip dated 1917. Scarce.
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R. P. Reynolds & K R Clark
Sixty Miles of Pencil: An intimate impression of the Brighton Run
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with tiny tear to slightly rubbed upper corners and traces of storage. 126pp. An account of the London to Brighton Motor Rally from sixty-three of the competitors - their eccentricities, their cars and their intrepid driving - alongside full-page pencil sketches of every one.
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Michael Fitzgerald
The Genesis of Artistic Creativity: Asperger's Syndrome and the Arts
No 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. 255pp. The author, a Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry offers compelling insights into the association between creative genius and autism spectrum disorders. A revealing exploration of 21 famous writers, philosophers, musicians and painters including Orwell, Mozart, Warhol, Beethven, van Gogh, Simone Weil and others.
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Clark, Sir Kenneth
Animals and Men
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with nicks to spine ends and very slight rubbing to upper edge. 240pp. A study of the depiction of animals in Western art and how their representation describes man's attitude to them over time from prehistory to modern times. With over 200 reproductions, most in colour and full page.
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Fletcher, Adelene
The Watercolour Flower Painter's Pocket Palette, Book 2: Practical Visual Advice on How to Create Flower Portraits Using Watercolours v. 2
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 64pp. With step-by-steo demonstrations for painting over 70 different flowers, berries and foliage
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The Editors
Maurice Sendak Feature in Guardian Weekend Magazine
No marks or inscriptions. Minor creasing to resr cover. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 110pp. Contains an illustrated feature about children's artist Maurice Sendak and his work including fourteen of his illustrations (13 in colour) over eight pages.
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Mason, Garry (editor)
FX - Design, Business and Society : Issue 139 October 2005
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 170pp. A monthly trade magazine for the contract interior design industry with Gary Rhodes W1 restaurant, designing out the terrorists, National Trust HQ in Swindon, Butlin's Shoreline Hotel and much more.
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Layard, A. H.
The Brancacci Chapel and Masolino, Masaccio, and Filippino Lippi
Clean pages with very creased, incomplete covers and very dusty page edges. Text complete. 67pp. A study of the paintings of the Church of S Maria del Carmine at Florence. Illustrated in black & white drawings.
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Rice, David Talbot
Masterpieces of Byzantine Art
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked front cover, foxing to rear cover and no bumping to corners. Sixteen plates plus 96pp. Catalogue from the Byzantine Art Exhibition in Edinburgh in 1958. Description and discussion of 266 exhibits plus some black & whilte plates.
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Langdon, Helen
Holbein (Colour Plate Books)
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked with small tear to lower rear edge and general traces of storage. 48 full-page colour plates plus 16pp. A concise biography of the German painter Hans Holbein with examples of his work.
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