Anon
Dessins francais de l'Art Institute de Chicago de Watteau a Picasso
Text in French. Catalogue of the exhibition of French Drawings of Watteau and Picasso from the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Anon
Master Drawings from the collection of the National Gallery of Art and Promised Gifts
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art June 1 - Oct 1 1978. With index of artists. Some slight marks on covers.
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Various
La Nouvelle Revue des Deux Mondes Janvier 1973
Text in French. Creased cover corners; various marks and stains on covers with fading of spine and edges of back cover.
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Adams, Anna
Angels of Soho
Poems by Anna Adams with full page pictures in colour by Norman Adams 35 pages.
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Anon
Emil Nolde 1867-1956
Catalogue of 'An Exhibition of watercolours from the Stiftung Ada und Emil Nolde, Seebüll, arranged by the Arts Council of Great Britain.'
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Anon
Valadon Utrillo
Catalogue of the exhibition (6th March 2009 to 15 September 2009) at the Pinacotheque of the works of mother and son artists Suzanne Valadon and Maurice Utrillo. Some light rubbing to surface of back cover.
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Blackmur, R. P. (Editor)
Perspectives Number Six
With illustrations, four plates in colour. Front cover by Herbert Bayer. 173 pages. Small tears to top/tail of spine, creases down spine.
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Alex, William (Editor)
Perspectives Number Eight
With illustrations. 173 pages. Wear to top/tail of spine, creases down spine. General browning to covers.
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Gaudin, Felix
Le Vitrail du XII Siecle au XVIII Siecle en France
The art of stained glass. With 57 illustrations. Wear to edges of covers.
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Monbeig-Goguel, Catherine
Dessins Italiens du Musée du Louvre. Vasari et Son Temps
In French. In original cellophane wrapping, never been opened. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
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Bryant, Barbara
G F Watts Portraits: Fame and Beauty in Victorian Society.
Catalogue that accompanied the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. Foreword by Andrew Motion. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
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Thomas, Adrian (Editor)
Design at Work: An introduction to the industrial designer, with a study of his methods of working and the position he holds in British industry today
Exhibition handbook for exhibition at Burlington House, the Royal Academy of Arts in 1948. Numerous photographs. Wear to cover edges, surfaces a little soiled.
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Celant, Germano
Madly in Love: The Luigi and Peppino Agrati Collection
Laminated silver covers with black and white title on spine. Dust jacket has small tears at top of spine, some wear to corners and light soiling. Covers have small tear and bumping at top of spine. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
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Anon
Sir Stanley Spencer, R.A. 1891-1959: A collection of paintings and drawings
Catalogue for the exhibition at the Piccadilly Gallery 19th September - 14th October 1978. Details given of each exhibit plus black and white illustrations for many. Some creases to covers and a little soiling.
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Scharf, Aaron
Art and Photography
Index. White cloth covers with black title on spine and front cover. Slight browning to edges of covers. Dust jacket has tear and creasing at top of spine, general soiling and rubbing. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
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Sadler, Arthur
An Introduction to Paper Sculpture
The art of paper sculpture, the materials, tools, study and practice. Numerous illustrations. Dark brown cloth covers with white title on spine. Previous owners embossed stamp on title page lower corner. Dust jacket has tear at top of front, fading to spine.
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Vignola, Amédée (Editor)
L'Humanité Féminine 1906-1907
Bound volume of 22 issues of L'Humanité Féminine, from Femme D'Italie 22 December 1906 to Femmes D'Afrique 3rd Series 2 March 1907. Edwardian soft porn that includes the photograph of two naked Tuareg girls that inspired Henri Matisse to sculpt the "Two Women" in bronze 1908. In good condition except for a purple mark on back cover and damage to top front corner of cover and some text page and also damage to base of spine. Bizarre as it may sound we suspect this damage was caused by a member of the parrot family as we have previous experience of such damage.
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Arnott, Brian
Towards A New Theatre Edward Gordon Craig & Hamlet
A book published in connection with the Exhibition held at the National Gallery of Canada. Much illustrated. With chronology and Bibliography. 53 paginated pages. Vertical crease down centre of front cover. Previous owners bookplate inside front cover.
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Wallis, Mieczyslaw
Canaletto: The Painter of Warsaw
Canaletto's views of Warsaw, many of which were used as reference in the rebuilding of Warsaw after the Second World War. 37 pages. 118 black and white plates, 4 colour plates. Heavy browning to pastedowns and free endpapers. Light wear to cover extremities. Dust jacket has small loss at lower edge of front, some tears to edges and light wear to edges
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Brockwell, Maurice W.
A Catalogue of Some of the Paintings of the British School in the Collection of Henry Edwards Huntingdon at San Marino, California
Cream cloth covers. Gilt title on spine and front cover. 41 illustrations with details on opposite pages. Covers soiled with finger marks. Tissue guard to frontispiece torn in two places.
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Anon
The Phillips Collection: A Museum of Modern Art and its Sources Catalogue
Cream buckram covers with gilt title on spine and front cover. 149 pages. Index. Large number of illustrations in end section with 8 in colour. Some slight soiling to covers.
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Paget, Guy
Sporting Pictures of England
With 8 plates in colour and 21 illustrations in black & white. 48 pages. Light rubbing to cover surfaces.
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Joachim, Harold
The Helen Regenstein Collection of European Drawings
167 pages. Lots of illustrations, some in colour. Small crease and tear at base of front cover, indentation in centre. Rubbing to cover surface, noticeably more on back. Small tears to lower corner of pages 62, 65,
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McTavish, David
Italian Drawings from the Collection of Duke Roberto Ferretti
Catalogue to accompany an exhibition held at the Art Gallery of Ontario Oct 26 1985-Jan 5 1986 and The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York Feb 14-Apr 20 1986. 147 pages. Light crease to cover corners with light soiling to covers. Dedication signed Duke Roberto Ferretti at top corner of front free endpaper.
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Sonja Brink (Editor)
Italienische Zeichnungen des 16. bis 18. Jahrhunderts: Eine Auswahl aus den Beständen der Kunsthalle Bremen
Italian drawings of the 16th to 18th centuries. A selection from the holdings of the art museum Kunsthalle Bremen. Edited by Sonja Brink. Much illustrated. Text in German. 216 pages.
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Ruskin, John. (Edited by Frederick Wedmore)
Turner & Ruskin: An Exposition of the Work of Turner from the Writings of Ruskin - Volumes 1 & 2
With plates, portraits, frontispieces: 91 Illustrations in two Volumes. Vol. I xxxii, 156 pages. Vol.II xii, 158-363 paginated. 395mm tall. Blue cloth covers with gilt title on spine and front cover. Soiling and marking on covers. All pages have deckled edges. Covers of both volumes worn to extremities, spine bumped top/tail. Some foxing to end pages in Vol.I and browning to free endpapers. Vol. II has occasional foxing. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
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Prout, Samuel
Hints on Light and Shadow, Composition, etc as Applicable to Landscape Painting
Samuel Prout (1783-1852) shows 22 lithograph plates, each with more than one illustration, with notes on each to illustrate technique. Inscription to top corner of front free endpaper. Wear to cover corners and edges with some browning and marks to covers. Occasional foxing. Inscription at top corner of front free endpaper. Gutters of both pastedowns cracked.
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Wilkes, M. V.
Automatic Digital Computers (1957 Reprint)
Provides a general introduction to the principles underlying the design and use of digital computers. You needed a big desk to put one on top of then. Underling and annotations by previous owner on Preface page ix but none found elsewhere. Includes Bibliography and Index. x,305 pages. Two small neat labels of previous owners on front pastedown.
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Ruskin
Notes by Mr Ruskin on His Collection of Drawings by the Late J. M. W. Turner, R A. Exhibited at The Fine Art Society's Galleries; also a list of the engraved works of that master shown at the same time
With 35 plates and a map. 188 pages. Small tear at top of spine, wear to spine and joints of spine and cover corners. A few marks on covers. Front and last free endpapers very browned. Penned name at top corner of front free endpaper.
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Vittorio, Alfonoso and Elena Baggio (Editors)
Provincial Art: Southern Italy and the Islands
Published as a "general survey of works of art preserved at inhabited centres and towns which have not the status of Capoluogo di Provincia (principal towns of a Province)" Includes Index of Artist. 78 pages. Lots of illustrations, some in colour.
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Harding, J. D.
Elementary Art: or, the use of the chalk and lead pencil advocated and explained
With 23 lithograph plates. 97 pages. Some foxing and finger marks on pages and pastedowns. Cover corners and edges quite heavily worn. Heavy book, extra postage for outside UK. End pastedown gutter cracked.
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The Creative Review Handbook 2011
Commercial art source book for Photography, Illustration, CGI & Retouching and Creative Services. 304 pages. The cover for this copy is by Roman Laurent (BRANSCH), number 3 of the six alternate covers.
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Ruskin, John
Studies in Both Arts: Being Ten Subjects Drawn and Described
The Art of Drawing and the Art of Literature brought together by John Ruskin with plates representing different periods and styles. Covers have small stains and general darkening. Inscription on front free endpaper dated 1897. Browning to endpapers. Some fingermarks on page margins. Plates all in good condition.
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Zoetendaal, Willem Van
Cadres Revisités Chefs-D'oeuvre De La Photographi Néerlandaise Présentés Dans Les Cadres Anciens De La Collection Frits Lugt
Masterpieces Of Dutch Photography Presented In The Old Frames Of The Frits Lugt Collection
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Anon
Revolution: Russian Art 1917-1932
A comprehensive catalogue to accompany the exhibition at the Royal Adademy 11th February - 17 April 2017
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Ilyin, Nicholas
Prodannye Sokrovishcha Rossii
Text in Russian. Selling Russia's Treasures: the Soviet trade in nationalised art 1917-1923. The sale of Russian art "confiscated" from the Tsarist royal family, the church, private individuals and museums. Comes with small quantity of related ephemera. 296 pages.
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Asvarisheh, Boris (Editor)
German Art for Russian Imperial Palaces 1800-1850
Catalogue for the exhibition The Genius of Caspar David Friedrich: German Romantic Art for Russian Imperial Palaces. 128 pages. Comes with small collection of related ephemera from previous owner. Gutter opened between 112/113.
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Anon
State Tretyakovskaya Gallery
Text in Russian. xii, 100 plates in colour. Some wear to top/base of spine. Browning to title page.
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Anon
New Art for a New Era: Malevich's Vision of the Russian Avant-Garde. From the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
Introduction by V. A. Gusev. Includes Selected Bibliography and Index. Published to coincide with the exhibition held at the Barbican Art Gallery, London, 30 April - 22 June 1999, and at the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg. 144 pages.
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Elliott, David and Valery Dudakov (Editors)
100 Years of Russian Art 1889-1989. From Private Collections in the USSR
Catalogue for the exhibition of the same name at the Barbican Art Gallery. 152 pages.
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Anon
Bonjour ??????
French and Russian Masterpieces 1870-1925 from Moscow and St. Petersburg. Catalogue for the exhibition September 15 2007 - January 6 2008 featuring outstanding works of Russian and French modern art. Text in Russian. 311 pages.
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Akinsha, Konstantin (Editor)
Russian Modernism: Cross-Currents of German and Russian Art, 1907-1917
Published in conjuction with the exhibition at Neue Gallerie, New York, May 14 to August 31 2015. Includes Index. 207 pages
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Lazarev, Viktor Nikitich
Andrei Rublev i ego Shkola
Andrei Rublev and Rublev's School. Text in Russian. 169 pages plus 194 plates in black and white. Appears to have a page missing before title page.
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Anon
Royal Academy Pictures 1903 Illustrating the Hundred and Thirty-Fifth Exhibition of the Royal Academy plus 1904 and 136th exhibition in same volume
Includes 1904 and the Thirty-Sixth Exhibition. 172pp/172pp. Index in each. Black and white illustrations. A library bookplate on front pastedown, blind stamped 'Public Library Hastings' at lower right corner of front cover. Small round library stamp on obverse of frontispiece and on last page. Occasional foxing throughout. Wear to cover extremities.
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Williams, Robert (ed.)
French Drawings and Paintings from the Hermitage: Poussin to Picasso
A catalogue produced to coincide with the exhibition held at Somerset House, London, 3 November 2001 - 3 March 2002. Includes Bibliography and Index. 191 pages
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Nakov, Andrei B.
Tatlin's Dream: Russian Suprematist and Constructivist Art 1910-1923
Catalogue for the exhibition at Fischer Fine Art November 1973 - January 1974. 92 pages.
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Gray, Camill
The Great Experiment: Russian Art 1863-1922
Brown cloth covers with gilt title on spine and gilt logo on front cover. 257 plates, 24 in colour. 327 pages. Dust jacket has tears at top of spine and light creases
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Etkind, Mark
Boris Mikhaylovich Kustodiev (????? ?????????? ?????????)
Numerous illustrations, some in colour. Light tan covers, title in red, author in black on spine, red facsimile of Kustodiev's signature on lower corner of front cover. 219 pages. Text in Russian. Cover corners bumped. Inscription on free endpaper from the author. Dust jacket very worn to edges with loss to corners and top/base of spine.
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Gale, Matthew and Natalia Sidlina
Red Star Over Russia: A Revolution in Visual Culture 1905-1955
A celebration of the David King (1943-2016) collection.
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Johnstone, William
Creative Art In Britain: From The Earliest Times To The Present
Art Criticism, An Examination And Championing Of Brtitish Art. With Over 200 Illustrations, Index. Xxvi, 292 Pages. Dust Jacket Has Lost Half Of Spine Area, Lower Edge Of Back And Worn To Extremities
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