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STAN ROSENTHAL: APPROACHES TO ART
Written by Stan Rosenthal; Shelagh Hourahane. Illustrated by Stan Rosenthal.
Stock no. 1827766
Published by Gomer Press. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Coloured landscapes of Wales in this artist's vibrant style. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Vibrant colour illustrations. ISBN: 1843231158. SIGNED by Stan Rosenthal to half-title page. Heavy bump to top front corner of board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top corners and is a little faded to spine.

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THE HOSPITAL IN THE OATFIELD: THE ART OF NURSING IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by Natasha McEnroe; Tig Thomas.
Stock no. 1327479
Published by Florence Nightingale Museum. 1st 2014. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name displayed in the Florence Nightingale Museum in 2014 as part of the First World War centenary. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 106 pages. B/w photos and colour pictures. ISBN: 9781907222238. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is creased at edges with a couple of tears repaired on verso.

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THE MOUSE AND HIS MASTER: THE LIFE AND WORK OF TERENCE CUNEO
Written by Terence Cuneo. Illustrated by Terence Cuneo.
Stock no. 1827732
Published by New Cavendish Books. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

Terence Cuneo's life story and a cross-section of his life's work. Cuneo was an artist of many subjects including steam trains, military, industrial. Large oblong format. Cream textured cloth, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. Top edge deep green. ISBN: 0904568083. Cream coloured boards a little grubby, remains of labels to rear. Contents are clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly worn and a little grubby.

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THE ART OF THE ENGINEER
Written by Ken Baynes; Francis Pugh.
Stock no. 1827731
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book reproduces and discusses a selection of mechanical engineering drawings made for the transport industries between the late sixteenth century and the 1980s. Large format. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour. ISBN: 0718825063. Text block lightly browned, a few minor foxspots to top edge. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed-tears (no loss).

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THE POWER OF DOGU: CERAMIC FIGURES FROM ANCIENT JAPAN
Written by Simon Kaner; et al.
Stock no. 1827713
Published by British Museum Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published to accompany the exhibition at the British Mueseum from 10 September to 22 November 2009. Dogu - abstract clay figures with recognizably human or animal features - have a long and fascinating history in Japan. This book illustrates 67 Dogu. Edited by Kaner. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714124643. Light fading horizontally to top of rear cover. Contents fine.

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BEYOND THE PALACE WALLS: ISLAMIC ART FROM THE STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM
Written by Mikhail B. Piotrovsky; Anton D. Pritula.
Stock no. 1827711
Published by Nmse Publishing. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Islamic Art in a World Context. Exhibition at National Museums of Scotland Edinburgh 14 July to 5 November 2006. Edited by Piotrovsky and Pritula. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781905267040. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks.

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THE RAILWAY PAINTINGS OF MALCOLM ROOT
Written by Mac Hawkins. Illustrated by Malcolm Root.
Stock no. 1327318
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Magnificent full-page colour and b/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0715305336. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso.

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THE MEGALITHIC ART OF WESTERN EUROPE
Written by Elizabeth Shee Twohig.
Stock no. 1827709
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Megalithic art is found mainly on the structural stone of the tombs of passage grave type in Brittany, Iberia, Ireland and Britain. Most of the art consists of geometric designs. This work is based on extensive field work and provides a catalogue of the art in western Europe.The author has examined sites claimed to have megalithic art and the catalogue comprises a plan and description of each site and a drawing and full description of each decorated stone... Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0198131933. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE ART OF IDW'S TRANSFORMERS
No author listed. Illustrated by M.D. Bright; Don Figueroa; Guido Guidi; et al..
Stock no. 1327298
Published by Idw. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

The most memorable work from series such as Beast Wars, Generations, Stormbringer, etc. Large format. Cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781600102561. Wear to top and tail of spine which is also slightly faded. Contents bright and clean.

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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. 1327296
Published by Sansom & Company. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781908326300. Minimal rubbing at corners. A super copy.

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HETEROPTERA: THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE OTHER, OR IMAGES OF A MUTATING WORLD
Written by Cornelia Hesse-Honegger.
Stock no. 1327294
Published by Scalo Zurich. 1st UK 2001. Very good condition.

Large format. Cream boards. 309 pages. ISBN: 3908247314. Spine and corners bumped. Covers very slightly grubby. Contents fine.

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PRINTING WILDLIFE: APPROACHES TO WILDLIFE PRINTMAKING
Written by Lisa Hooper.
Stock no. 1327292
Published by Langford Press. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

Wildlife Art Techniques 2. Cardwraps. 135 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781904078692. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed otherwise a fine copy.

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