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TURNER IN THE ALPS: THE JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE & SWITZERLAND IN 1802
Written by David Hill. Illustrated by J.M.W. Turner.
Stock no. 1827684
Published by George Philip. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A comprehensive guide to the most important tour Turner made, the author has travelled through the Alps in Turner's footstpes and vividly recreated the artist's journey, using Turner's sketchbooks and the writings of contemporaries including Byron and Shelley. A fascinating mixture of art, history and travel. Large, oblong format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations, colour photos. ISBN: 0540012513. Small white mark to rear board. Tiny nick to lower edge of pages 59/60 and 61/62 (extremely minor). Else contents are fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top of spine and slightly scuffed to rear panel.

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HOCKNEY'S PORTRAITS AND PEOPLE
Written by Marco Livingstone; Kay Heymer. Illustrated by David Hockney.
Stock no. 1827683
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards. With 246 illustrations, 233 in colour. Through a careful selection of works both iconic and previously unpublished, this book explores the many ways in which Hockney has depicted the people around him, be they famous names or life long friends. ISBN: 050023812X. A couple of very minor scratch marks to front board else fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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RAILWAY POSTERS OF THE YORKSHIRE COAST
Written by J. Robin Lidster.
Stock no. 1327239
Published by Scarborough Borough Council. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

Prepared in conjunction with an exhibition of railway posters mounted in Scarborough Art Gallery, 1990. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0905120027. Slight rubbing to cover edges and some slight grubbiness at spine edges. There is some minor curling of page corner tips.

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BY UNDERGROUND TO THE ZOO
Written by Pete Denton.
Stock no. 1327236
Published by Studio Vista. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

London Transport posters 1913 to the present. Cardwraps. 96 pages. Coloour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0289801656. Some slight creasing to spine edge and some light rubbing to corners.

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ROYAL ACADEMY PICTURES 1896
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327179
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1896. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Decorative blue cloth with gilt title to front cover and black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Small booksellers label to front pastedown. Foxing and some page margin finger creasing.

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MANET BY HIMSELF
Written by Juliet Wilson-Bareau. Illustrated by Edouard Manet.
Stock no. 1327173
Published by MacDonald. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Black cloth, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. Correspondence & Conversation, Paintings, Pastels, Prints & Drawings. ISBN: 0356191613. Spine and corners slightly rubbed. Contents fine. Wrapper is slightly creased at top edges.

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DOG PAINTING: THE EUROPEAN BREEDS
Written by William Secord.
Stock no. 1327172
Published by Antique Collectors' Club. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An historical overview of the extraordinary range of dog painting created in Europe during the nineteenth century. Large format. Green cloth, gilt titles. 398 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 1851492380. Spine and corners bumped else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and cresed, a couple of small tears at edges.

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THE ART OF PAMELA KAY
Written by Michael Spender. Illustrated by Pamela Kay.
Stock no. 1327170
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Including a biographical background to the artist and an informed commentary on the paintings. Oblong format. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0715300326. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly foxed on verso and is faded to edge of rear panel.

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THE ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF VENETIAN SHIPS AND BOATS
Written by Lillian Ray Martin.
Stock no. 1327133
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Number five in Studies in Nautical Archaeology series. Large format. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 236 pages. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1585440981. Spine and corners just a little bumped and rubbed. A few foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is lightly foxed on verso, is lightly edge creased and has a slightly sticky patch to rear panel where a label has been removed.

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RAILWAY POSTERS 1923-1947
Written by Beverley Cole; Richard Durack.
Stock no. 1327127
Published by Laurence King Publishing. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Stunning colour illustrations. ISBN: 1856690148. Slight rubbing to cover edges else a fine copy.

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UNDER THE GREENWOOD: PICTURING THE BRITISH TREE FROM CONSTABLE TO KURT JACKSON
Written by Anne Anderson; Tim Craven; Steve Marshall; Ian Massey.
Stock no. 1327044
Published by Sansom & Company. 1st 2013. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781908326300. Slight marks to rear cover and to textblock. Slight wear to top corner of front cover.

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THE PATTERN-WELDED BLADE: ARTISTRY IN IRON
Written by Jim Hrisoulas.
Stock no. 1327037
Published by Paladin Press. Very good condition.

The secret of this ancient craft, from the welding of the starting billet to the final assembly of the blade. Cardwraps. 113 pages. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781581605440. Some slight wear to cover edges/corners. Small crease to lower corner of rear cover. Contents fine. Undated edition but 13 digit ISBN (so at least 2007).

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