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WILL DYSON: CARTOONIST, ETCHER AND AUSTRALIA'S FINEST WAR ARTIST
Written by Ross McMullin. Illustrated by Will Dyson.
Stock no. 1828183
Published by Angus & Robertson Publishers. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of Will Dyson, a remarkable Australian, born in 1880, internationally acclaimed as a cartoonist, etcher and the finest war artist Australia has ever produced. Dark grey coth boards, white title to spine. B/w illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 0207148953. Edges rubbed. Tape marks to flaps of dustwrapper and endpapers.Text block lightly browned. Grey dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and a little scuffed.

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J.W. WATERHOUSE
Written by Peter Trippi. Illustrated by J.W. Waterhouse.
Stock no. 1828173
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

John William Waterhouse is among the most popular Victorian artists, and many of his paintings have become icons of feminity recognized the world over. Today he is acknowledged as a crucial inheritor of the Pre-Raphaelite legacy. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 071484232X. Horizontal edges of boards lightly rubbed else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily scuffed to rear panel.

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MAXFIELD PARRISH: THE LANDSCAPES
Written by Alma Gilbert. Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish.
Stock no. 1828169
Published by Ten Speed Press. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A witty and illuminating book in whcih the author and Parrish expert argues persuasively that Parrish's better-known illustration career was a thirty-five-year detour on his path to achieving his true goal, a dedication to reproducing nature in all its splendor. 50-plus colour plates show how he masterfully achieved that goal, while the text provides a fascinating insight into the stories behind these glorious images. Also featured are lovely photos of Parrish's estate. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0898155878. A lovely copy. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and is a little scuffed to rear panel.

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GEORGE FULLARD: SCULPTURE AND SURVIVAL
No author listed. Illustrated by George Fullard.
Stock no. 1327818
Published by Gallery Pangolin. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition.

Exhibition catalogue of sculpture. Cardwraps. Not paginated. Minimal rubbing to corners of covers else a fine copy.

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REPRESENTING SLAVERY: ART, ARTEFACTS AND ARCHIVES IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
Written by Douglas Hamilton; Robert J. Blyth.
Stock no. 1828117
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book draws on the extensive collections of the National Maritime Mueseum, Greenwich, and is published to mark the 200th anniversary of Parliament's abolition of the British slave trade in 1807. Ten specially commissioned essays by leading scholars set the collections in their historical context, demonstrating the scale and brutality of slavery, the nature and extent of African resistance, and the widespread effort to achieve abolition and emancipation. Edited by Hamilton & Blyth. Grey cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780853319665. Light rubbing to base of spine. Name & date in ink to front endpaper else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapperi s lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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TEXTURE AND DETAIL IN WATERCOLOUR
Written by Richard Bolton. Illustrated by Richard Bolton.
Stock no. 1327800
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Exploring the versatility of watercolours. Large format. Cream boards, black title to spine. 128 pages. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0713472227. Spine slightly bumped. Small mark to lower edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is a little worn to spine and corners.

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TEXTILE TECHNIQUES IN METAL FOR JEWELERS TEXTILE ARTISTS & SCULPTORS
Written by Arline M. Fisch.
Stock no. 1327799
Published by Robert Hale. 1st UK 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The application of fibre techniques to precious and nonprecious metals. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Blue endpapers. 160 pages including index. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0709060076. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Some light creases to first few pages and light marks to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, light crease to top of front flap.

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HAND TO EARTH: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY SCULPTURE 1976-1990
Written by Andy Goldsworthy; Terry Friedman; Clive Adams; et al. Illustrated by Andy Goldsworthy.
Stock no. 1828112
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w and colour photography. Terry Friedman has assembled Goldsworthy's lyrical photographs of his own works plus interviews and essays by ten contributors. ISBN: 0500511721. Lower board corners bumped and thus lower margins of first half of contents are also creased (dropped?). Green ink has imprinted from facing colour page onto page 73 lower corner (margin, not affecting text). Otherwise, contents are lovely. Pictorial dustwrapper has narrow band of vertical fading along the front edge of spine, lightly creased at lower corners.

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GAINSBOROUGH'S FAMILY ALBUM
Written by David H. Solkin. Illustrated by Thomas Gainsborough.
Stock no. 1828111
Published by National Portrait Gallery. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition.

Despite his famous antipathy towards portraiture, Gainsborough painted and drew over fifty portraits of his extended family. This book brings together some of his best loved works as well as many that are little known and rarely exhibited. Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name that ran from 2018-2019. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781855147904. Corners of boards very lightly rubbed else a lovely copy.

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JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY IN LIVERPOOL
Written by Elizabeth E. Barker; Alex Kidson. Illustrated by Joseph Wright.
Stock no. 1828106
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In 1768 Joseph Wright left his native city of Derby and moved to Liverpool in search of recognition and success. He painted portraits of the prosperous merchants and their families, and he continued to develop the brilliantly illuminated subject paintings on which is reputation chiefly rests today. Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name in 2008. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780300117455. Name & date in ink to half-title page else a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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LORENZO LOTTO PORTRAITS
Written by Enrico Maria Dal Pozzolo; Miguel Falomir. Illustrated by Lorenzo Lotto.
Stock no. 1828105
Published by Thames and Hudson. Circa 2018. Nearly fine condition.

Published to accompany the exhibition of Lorenzo Lotto's portraits of the Italian renaissance period. Edited by Dal pozzolo and Miguel Falomir. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780500970935. A lovely copy with light scuffing to rear cover.

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VIKING AGE SCULPTURE
Written by Richard N. Bailey.
Stock no. 1327789
Published by Collins. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Collins Archaeology series. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 288 pages including index. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 0002162288. Spine and corners bumped. Top edge of textblock is foxed else contents clean. Dustwrapper is rubbed to spine and corners, minimal fading to spine.

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