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SARGENT AND THE SEA
Written by Sarah Cash; Stephanie L. Herdrich; Erica E. Hirschler; Richard Ormond; Marc Simpson. Illustrated by John Singer Sargent.
Stock no. 1327959
Published by Yale University Press; Corcoran Gallery Of Art; Royal Academy of Arts. 2009. Very good condition.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name. Large format. Card wraps. 169 pages including index. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0886750822. Spine and front cover spine edge slightly sunned. Slight wear to spine and corners. Contents clean.

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THE MAN WHO MADE THINGS OUT OF TREES
Written by Robert Penn.
Stock no. 1327926
Published by Particular Books. Circa 2015. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of how the author cut down an ash tree to see how many things could be made from it. Navy boards, white title to spine. ISBN: 9781846148422. 2nd printing. Spine bumped. Dustwrapper is edge creased and a little grubby.

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URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD AT YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE PARK
Written by Urusla Von Rydingsvard; Peter Murray; Molly Donovan. Illustrated by Ursula Von Rydingsvard.
Stock no. 1828253
Published by Yorkshire Sculpture Park. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published on the occasion of the sculpture exhibition 5 April 2014 - 4 January 2015 at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781908432100. Glue beneath laminate and on pictorial boards is visible at spine (binding process). Minor mark to base of text block. Minor scuffing to boards. Contents fine.

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MASTERS OF AMERICAN COMICS
Written by John Carlin; Paul Karasik; Brian Walker; et al. Illustrated by Charles M. Schulz; Matt Groening; et al..
Stock no. 1828248
Published by Hammer Museum And The Museum Of Contemporary Art. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

An exhibition organized by John Carlin and Brian Walker 2005-2007. An art history of twentieth-century American comic strips and books. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour & b/w comic strips. ISBN: 030011317X. Knock to base of spine else a lovely copy.

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CHAMBA PAINTING
Written by M.S. Randhawa.
Stock no. 1828241
Published by Lalit Kala Akademi. 1st 1967. Very good condition.

Lalit Kala Series of Indian Art. Large format. Green cardwraps with large pictorial onlay to front. B/w tipped in plates to text. 11 tissue-guarded colour tipped in plates. Some fading and a few marks to covers, Contents browned. Some tissue-guards creased but colour plates are bright and uncreased as are the b/w plates. All plates are present.

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FIN DE SIECLE: THE ILLUSTRATORS OF THE 'NINETIES
Written by Simon Houfe.
Stock no. 1828224
Published by Barrie & Jenkins. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The art of the book in the 1890s. Grey-blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 200 pages. Illustrated throughout. ISBN: 0712645403. Rubbing to top & tail of spine and corners, lower spine exposing a little of the board. Diagonal crease to front endpaper. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and slightly scuffed.

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SURREALISM IN BRITAIN
Written by Michel Remy.
Stock no. 1828217
Published by Ashgate. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

A comprehensive study of the British Surrealist movement and its achievements. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0754600416. A very nice copy.

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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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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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