THE PAPER DOLL'S HOUSE OF MISS SARAH ELIZABETH BIRDSALL OTIS, AGED TWELVE
Written by Eric Boman.
Stock no. 1822329
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

In 1884 the remarkable Miss Birdie Otis, aged twelve, made an extraordinary paper doll's house in the form of a book. This book replicates that and is presented with press-out dolls and costumes as per the original collection and showcases an astonishingly daring, innate artistry, and is guaranteed to appeal to adults and children alike. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 6 press-out cards presented in back pocket. ISBN: 9780500650417. Rear board slightly grubby, small tear to lower edge of rear board. Contents fine.

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GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS IN THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
Written by Geraldine J. Casper.
Stock no. 1822328
Published by The Art Institue Of Chicago. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Since their invention in the last century, spherical glass paperweights have fascinated viewer and collector alike. This book is an introduction to the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago, which includes over fourteen hundred paperweights in the Arthur Rubloff Collection, on of the finest in the world. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0810933632. Small bump to lower edge of front board. Contents fine. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and lightly edge-creased across top.

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BREAKFAST IN PERIGORD
Written by William Russell Flint. Illustrated by William Russell Flint.
Stock no. 1822281
Published by Charles Skilton. 1st 1968. Slightly better than very good condition.

Essays on Various Occasions and in Diverse Moods with favourite quotations decorated and enlivened with 60 illustrations & devices. Large format. Black leather spine with gilt title. White boards with black vignette to front. Top edge gilt. Limited edition of 525 signed and numbered copies. SIGNED by the author to rear. This is copy 147 of 525. A few minor grubby marks to white boards. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has a large bookplate to one side and is lightly shelf scuffed.

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WILLIAM KENT: ARCHITECT, DESIGNER, PAINTER, GARDENER, 1685-1748
Written by Michael I. Wilson.
Stock no. 1822200
Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

William Kent is one of the most important figures in the history of English eighteenth-century art. Here, the author presents a broad overall survey of Kent's work together with a narrative account of his life. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0710099835. Large bookplate to front pastedown else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned at edges and slightly faded to spine.

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A NEW THEORY OF BEAUTY
Written by Guy Sircello.
Stock no. 1822192
Published by Princeton University Press. 1st 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Princeton Essays on the Arts, 1. A comprehensive theory that encompasses beauty in art and nature, as well as intellectual, utilitarian, and moral beauty. Mustard cloth boards, white title to spine. Vertical crease to spine. Large bookplate to front pastedown else contents clean. Dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine and rubbed at edges.

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BADLANDS
Written by Jan Hendrix; Jennifer Clement; Juan Manuel Bonet; et al.
Stock no. 2135193
Published by Editorial Rm Verlag. 2008. Very good condition.

Suede style covers; red/silver title. B/w and colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9788492480227. Some scuffing/marks to covers.

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THE DREAM OF POLIPHILUS: FAC-SIMILES OF ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT WOODCUTS
Written by J.W. Appell.
Stock no. 1822080
Published by Department Of Science And Art In Photo-Lithography. 1st thus 1888. Almost very good condition.

Woodcuts in "Poliphili Hypernatomcachia," Venice, 1499. With an introductory notice and descriptions by Appell. Originally published by Aldus in 1499. Large format. White cloth boards, title to front, no title to spine. Boards very grubby and browned. Front joint cracked, rear joint just starting to crack. Large bookplate to front pastedown. Rear hinge split from staple binding. Foxing to text pages and some minor pencil annotations, woodcut pages generally clean if slightly browned.

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THE NEW WONDERFUL MUSEUM, AND EXTRAORDINARY MAGAZINE VOL. V
Written by William Granger; James Caulfield.
Stock no. 2134922
Published by Alex Hogg. 1807. Good condition.

Being a complete repository of all the wonders, curiosities, and rarities of nature and art. Maroon leather spine and corners, gilt title to spine. Marbled paper sides. 24 plates. Large split to leather spine at front edge. Heavy wear and scuffing to leather and rest of covers - some chipping. Bookplate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Damp marks to some pages. Foxing and browning. Some page margin tears (pages 2509-2511). Pencil annotations to a couple of pages. A working copy only!

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GIULIO ROMANO: MASTER DESIGNER
Written by Janet Cox-Rearick. Illustrated by Giulio Romano.
Stock no. 1822073
Published by The Bertha And Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery; Hunter College Of The City University Of New York. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published in connection with the exhibition: Guilio Romano, Master Designer: An Exhibition of Drawings in Celebration of the Five Hundredth Anniversary of His Birth, 16 September - 27 November 1999. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 188599821X. Large 'Cloverdale' bookplate to inside front cover (hidden by flap). Covers lightly scuffed. Contents fine.

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BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE, SCULPTURE, PAINTING
Written by Rolf Toman.
Stock no. 1822055
Published by H.F. Ullmann. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Baroque painting of the seventeenth century and the development of architecture and sculpture into the late baroque and the rococo eras, without drawing precise boundaries between them. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Extensive colour photos. ISBN: 9783848004034. Light bumping to board edges. Large bookplate to front pastedown. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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THE SCULPTURES OF HOUDON
Written by H.H. Arnason.
Stock no. 1822053
Published by Phaidon. 1st 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) was one of the greatest eighteenth-century sculptors, his works include many world-famous statues such as the Diana and the Seated Voltaire. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0714816353. Top edge of text block browned. Large bookplate to front pastedown. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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ARTHUR BOYD HOUGHTON
Written by Laurence Housman. Illustrated by A.B. Houghton.
Stock no. 1321205
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1896. Very good condition.

"A selection from his work in black and white, printed for the most part from original wood-blocks." Introduction by Housman. Rebound with a red leather spine and gilt title. Red and white marble-effect boards. New endpapers. 89 pages. Minimal rubbing to corners. Some foxing and light page browning.

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