OLD TESTAMENT MINIATURES
Written by Sydney Cockerell; John Plummer.
Stock no. 1829105
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. Circa 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Medieval Picture Book with 283 Paintings From The Creation to The Story of David. Reproduced from the Illuminated Book belonging to The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, with additional leaves from the collections of The Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, and Dr. Peter and Irene Ludwig, Aachen. Introduction and Legends by Sydney C. Cockerell. Preface by Plummer. Very large format. Light grey speckled cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. 208 pages. ISBN: 0714813265. Top & bottom edge of boards browned. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed & worn and a little scuffed.

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GREEK AND ROMAN MOSAICS
Written by Umberto Pappalardo; Rosaria Ciardiello.
Stock no. 1829104
Published by Abbeville Press. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Illustrated with photographs of ancient mosaics. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 9780789211255. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

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THE RENAISSANCE: STUDIES IN ART AND POETRY
Written by Walter Pater; Michael Prodger.
Stock no. 1829092
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by Michael Prodger. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and blocked decoration to front. Colour illustrations. A lovely copy, still in original shrinkwrap!

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HENRY MOORE: MY IDEAS, INSPIRATION AND LIFE AS AN ARTIST
Written by Henry Moore; John Hedgecoe. Illustrated by Henry Moore.
Stock no. 1829060
Published by Collins & Brown. 1st thus 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A revealing insight into the life, work and inspiration of one of the greatest sculptors of the twentieth century, told in Moore's own words. Large format. Glazed boards. B/w illustrations. 208 pages. ISBN: 185585757X. A few minor marks to text block else a nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel and rubbed to corners.

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PICASSO EROTIQUE
Written by Jean Clair; et al. Illustrated by Pablo Picasso.
Stock no. 1829059
Published by Prestel. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The works in the book include erotic drawings both formal and informal, sketches on the back of notebooks and from private collections, and occasionally paintings and sculptures. Essays by an international team of scholars analyse the primal notion of desire in Picasso's work as well as his relation to voyeurism and exhibitionism, and his understanding of the roles of artist and model. Edited by Jean Clair. Exhibition catalogue. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w sketches and drawings. 365 pages. ISBN: 3791325612. A lovely copy. Red dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly edge-worn across top.

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ART SINCE 1900
Written by Hal Foster; Rosalind Krauss; Yve-Alain Bois; Benjamin H.D. Buchloch.
Stock no. 1829058
Published by Thames and Hudson. Circa 2004. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A landmark study in the hsitory of modern art. Large, heavy format. Green cloth boards. ISBN: 0500238189. Still in original shrinkwrap which is split to top allowing some dust to settle on dustwrapper flap. Lower corners lightly bumped. A nice, unused copy.

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ART NOUVEAU: AN ARCHITECTURAL INDULGENCE (NEW ARCHITECTURE 6)
Written by Andrea Papadakis; et al.
Stock no. 1829057
Published by Andreas Papadakis Publisher. 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Andreas Papadakis. The series of movements that formed Art Nouveau are introduced by Victor Awas, a leading international expert on the period and described in a series of essays by specialists from the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. 136 pages. ISBN: 1901092348. Front and rear joint pulled from front & rear endpaper due to glue of spine drying out. Contents still tight. Name and date in ink to top of front endpaper (also half-title page). Otherwise a lovely, clean copy.

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DAME LAURA KNIGHT
Written by Caroline Fox. Illustrated by Laura Knight.
Stock no. 1829049
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From her captivating portrayals of the exotic worlds of theatre, ballet and circus to the starkness of her recordings of the Nurembuerg Trials, Dame Laura Knight has painted humanity in all its guises. A highly personal and engaging portrait of one of the leading women artists of the twentieth century. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 128 pages including index. ISBN: 071482447X. Small pin holes piercing lower spine edge of dustwrapper and spine beneath. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Minor pen mark to half-title page. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a small tear to surface paper at rear lower spine edge and is rubbed to base of spine, light scuffing.

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JOHN CONSTABLE'S SKIES: A FUSION OF ART AND SCIENCE
Written by John E. Thornes. Illustrated by John Constable.
Stock no. 1829017
Published by University of Birmingham. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

John Constable is arguabley the most accomplished painter of English skies and weather of all time. The author looks at Constable's many skies with the searching eye of a meteorologist. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 1902459024. Light scuffing to rear cover. Text block just a little grubby. Contents clean.

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THE WARS OF THE ROSES: THE MEDIEVAL ART OF GRAHAM TURNER
Written by Graham Turner. Illustrated by Graham Turner.
Stock no. 1829013
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 2024. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A detailed history of the wars alongside a unique and comprehensive collection of over 120 of the author's paintings and drawings, many created especially for this book. Meticulously researched details of arms, armour, settings and countless other aspects of the period, bringing to life the human stories behind the turbulent events. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations & photos throughout. 287 pages including index. ISBN: 9781472847287. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed.

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NATURE & THE DESIGNER
Written by T.J. Corbin.
Stock no. 1328696
Published by Adam & Charles Black Ltd. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A practical study of the use of natural objects in the design of fabrics, embroidery, wood engraving and other crafts. Pink boards with red title, dark pink cloth spine with silver title. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations and photos throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped, some light fading to cover edges. Foxing else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is grubby, foxed and edge chipped with slight loss.

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SHAKESPEARE AND THE BIRDS
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Persis Kirmse.
Stock no. 1328687
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Wonderful b/w illustrations accompany quotations from Shakespeare. Red cloth, black titles. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn, grubby and browned to spine with inscription in ink to front panel.

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