A TERRIBLE BEAUTY: BRITISH ARTISTS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by Paul Gough.
Stock no. 1831049
Published by Sansom & Company Ltd.. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book explores a diverse group of those artists and their work, from the conservative draughtsmanship of Scottish etcher Muirhead Bone to the irreverent angularity of the young gunner William Roberts; from the publicity-soaked antics of Richard Nevinson to the deluded ambitions of Sir William Orpen. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. 335 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906593001. Minor bump to top of spine. Covers lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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ANYONE CAN BUILD A SPINNING WHEEL
Written by W.C. West.
Stock no. 1831045
Published by Thresh Publications. 1st 1975. Almost very good condition.

The author is a spinner and woodworker who built his first wheel for $1.98, using materials he found around the house. "All that's needed is a bit of woodworking skill, or lacking that, a strong desire to build your own spinning wheel for under $25." This book contains a complete materials list; clear large plans; thre design variations; and simple instructions. Grey pictorial staple bound paperwraps. B/w illustrations and diagrams. 32 pages. ISBN: 0913664065. Top corner of front cover chipped. Covers are browned and grubby. Text block browned. Some foxing to contents and some grubby marks. A good reading copy, well used.

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HOW TO RENDER: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF LIGHT, SHADOW AND REFLECTIVITY
Written by Scott Robertson; Thomas Bertling. Illustrated by Scott Robertson; Thomas Bertling.
Stock no. 1831041
Published by Design Studio Press. Circa 2014. Nearly fine condition.

This book has its focus firmly on helping artists, architects and designers to improve visual understanding of the world around and on techniques for representing that world. Rendering is the next step after drawing to communicate ideas more clearly. Matt pictorial boards. B/w illustrations, colour photos. 272 pags. ISBN: 9781933492834. 4th printing. Very minor, faint spots to vertical edge of text block (not affecting contents). A lovely copy.

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HOW TO DRAW: DRAWING AND SKETCHING OBJECTS AND ENVIRONMENTS FROM YOUR IMAGINATION
Written by Scott Robertson; Thomas Bertling. Illustrated by Scott Robertson; Thomas Bertling.
Stock no. 1831040
Published by Design Studio Press. Circa 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Learn how to draw any object or environment from your imagination, starting with the most basic perspective drawing skills. Matt pictorial boards. B/w illustrations and colour photos. 207 pages. ISBN: 9781933492759. 9th reprint. Minor, faint marks to vertical edge of text block (not affecting contents) else a lovely copy.

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STRADIVARIUS
Written by Charles Beare; Jon Whiteley.
Stock no. 1831039
Published by The Ashmolean Museum. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This special exhibition, 13 June - 11 August 2013, celebrated the life and work of Antonio Stradivari. For the first time ever in the UK, 21 of Stradivari’s most important, well-preserved instruments were displayed to showcase the brilliance of his craft, including 11 works from his Golden Period. Violins, Cellos and the 'Hill' Guitar. Exhibition catalogue. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Two-tone illustrated endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. 224 pages. ISBN: 9781854442833. Boards clean. Minor mark to vertical edge of text block. Contents bright and clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few tiny marks, faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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A LIFE IN STONE
Written by Barry Feely.
Stock no. 1831029
Published by Barry Feely. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

An honest, heartfelt and thoughful account of the author's call to his 'path to a life in stone'. Crammed with marvellous details about he life of a stonecutter, from the constant 'chip of stone in the mouth to suck on like the farmer and his wisp', to tempering tungsten-tipped chisels and making crab-apple wood mallets. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. 112 pages. ISBN: 0954356934. SIGNED and dated by the author (no dedication) to title page. Light scuffing to rear cover else a nice copy.

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FASHION IN IMPRESSIONIST PARIS
Written by Debra N. Mancoff. Illustrated by Edouard Manet; et al..
Stock no. 1831028
Published by Merrell Publishers Limited. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Featuring famed paintings by such Impressionist masters as Degas, Cassatt, Manet, Monet and Morisot, this delightful book revisits the world of Parisian fashion through the eyes of first-hand observers. Thematic chapters present a gallery-like ensemble of paintings that follow in the footsteps of stylish Parisians as they stroll in the parks and boulevards, meet friends at cafés, take in the theatre, relax at home and go on holiday. Large format. Blue paper boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. 157 pages. ISBN: 9781858945828. A few minor white marks to boards. Slight lean to spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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MAY HILL
No author listed. Illustrated by Valerie McLean.
Stock no. 1831021
Published by Fineleaf Editions. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

A selection of ink and watercolour paintings, pencil and pastel drawings, mixed media collages and drypoint prints by this contemporary artist. Inspired by the Gloucestershire landscape, the artist's work is complemented by memories of the people of May Hill. Pictorial cardwraps. 107 pages. ISBN: 9780953443789. A few minor spots to top edge of text block. Covers and contents clean.

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MOSTLY WOMEN: A PHOTOGRAPHER'S LIFE
Written by Michael Ward.
Stock no. 1831013
Published by Granta Books. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A remarkable anthology of the photographer's, Michael Ward's, work catching the various moods of Britain and its stars from the 1950s to the 1980s. It also tells of Ward's own strange story: of a boy born to theatrical and quite spectacularly careless parents who sent him to boarding school at the age of three; of his beautiful mother, who fell in love with him; of a failed career as an actor; of his working life on a great newspaper; and of his five marriages and the women in between. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xi and 356 pages including index. ISBN: 9781862078499. SIGNED by Michael Ward to title page with gift inscription. Very minor mark to lower edge of text block. Else contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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ILLUSTRATING CAMELOT (ARTHURIAN STUDIES LXXIII)
Written by Barbara Tepa Lupack. Illustrated by Gustave Dore; Julia Margaret Cameron; Dan Beard; Aubrey Beardsley; Jessie M. King; et al..
Stock no. 1831012
Published by D.S. Brewer. 1st 2008. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Examining the special collaboration between illustrators and authors and exploring the ways that the best Arthurian illustrators move beyond mere reproduction to become interpretive readers of the texts they embellish. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour illustrations. xii and 265 pages including index. ISBN: 9781843841838. Heavy bump to lower horizontal edges. A few minor foxspots to top edge of text block. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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LIOTARD: A PORTRAIT OF EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE
Written by Christopher Baker. Illustrated by Jean-Etienne Liotard.
Stock no. 1831010
Published by Unicorn. 1st 2023. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The career and practice and reputation of an extraordinary artist that is Jean-Etienne Liotard, one of the most accomplished, idiosyncratic and witty artists of eighteenth century Europe. This study throws light on the wider cultural environment he navigated, illuminating connected themes, including fashion history, orientalism and the promotion and display of portraits in the public and private spheres of Englightenment Europe. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 175 pages including index. ISBN: 9781911397595. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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POUSSIN THE EARY YEARS IN ROME: THE ORIGINS OF FRENCH CLASSICISM
Written by Konrad Oberhuber. Illustrated by Nicolas Poussin.
Stock no. 1830989
Published by Phaidon.Christie's. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This work focuses on a crucial phase in Poussin's career, his early years in Rome. Accompanied by a complete catalogue of all the works he produced in this period, it provides and important reassessment of the founder of the classical school of European painting. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine, blind title to front board. B/w and a few colour illustrations. 367 pages including index. ISBN: 0714880655. Boards are clean. Text block slightly grubby. A few pale foxspots to half-title page else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly scuffed, faint score marks where the book has been used as a firm surface to write on.

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