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'THAT'S SHELL - THAT IS!' AN EXHIBITION OF SHELL ADVERTISING ART
Written by David Bernstein.
Stock no. 1812718
Published by Barbican Art Gallery. 1st 1983. Nearly fine condition.

Exhibition running from 5th July-4th September 1983. Cardwraps. 47 pages. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0946372039. Minor marks to text block and light rubbing to corners.

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THE IBIS JOURNAL 4 PHANTASIES AND DREAMS
Written by Geoffrey Beare. Illustrated by Robert Anning Bell; Arthur Hughes; Florence Mary Anderson.
Stock no. 1812716
Published by The Imaginative Book Illustration Society. 1st 2011. Fine condition.

Introduction by Geoffrey Beare. Articles about illustrations of Robert Anning Bell; Arthur Hughes; and Florence Mary Anderson. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour illustrations. 144 pages. ISBN: 9780953559640. A lovely copy.

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THE IBIS JOURNAL 1 ASPECTS OF ILLUSTRATION
Written by Robin Greer; et al. Illustrated by Willy Pogany; Alice B. Woodward; et al..
Stock no. 1208609
Published by The Imaginative Book Illustration Society. 1st 1999. Fine condition.

White pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. Bibliographies and essays on book illustration. Includes articles on Alice B. Woodward and Willy Pogany. ISBN: 0095559602.

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EDWARDIAN ILLUSTRATION
Written by Martin Steenson; Martin Hardie; G.R. Dennis; et al.
Stock no. 1208608
Published by The Imaginative Book Illustration Society. 1st 2005. Fine condition.

Reprinted pieces from The Booklover's Magazine, including The Illustrative Work of Robert Anning Bell; Miss Jessie M. King; Hand-Printing and the Pear Tree Press. White card wraps. B/w illustrations. 96 pages.

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THE BIG I AM
Written by Ralph Steadman. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1316253
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large square format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Lavish colour illustrations. A journey into uncharted territory... ISBN: 022402471X. Small indentation to lower edge of rear cover, corners ever so slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK 1980 TO THE PRESENT
Written by Tony Kushner. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1608927
Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.. c. 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Dark blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0810944480. Wrapper is edge creased with small closed tear at base of spine.

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BEYOND BELIEF
Written by Damien Hirst; Will Self. Illustrated by Damien Hirst.
Stock no. 2122052
Published by Other Criteria. Circa 2007. Fine condition.

Large format. Stiff card covers, white cloth spine. Published to accompany Damien Hirst's 2007 exhibition at White Cube in London. ISBN: 9781904212218. Still in original shrink wrap that is a bit torn in places - unopened!

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STEINLEN OF CATS AND MEN
Written by Magdaleen Van Herk.
Stock no. 1608706
Published by Kattenkabinet. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Cats in art. ISBN: 9073750075.

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A NORTHERN SCHOOL
Written by Peter Davies.
Stock no. 1608701
Published by Redcliffe Press Ltd.. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Lancashire artists of the twentieth century. B/w and colour illustrations. ISBN: 0948265736. Spine and corners bumped. Inscriptions in ink to front pastedown. Wrapper edge creased.

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THE SURINAM ALBUM
Written by Julie Harvey. Illustrated by Maria Sybylla Merian.
Stock no. 1812675
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Facsimile edition with introductory booklet in custom made clamshell box. 91 watercolour facsimiles from the Maria Sibylla Merian Collection in the British Museum. Maria Sibylla Merian was one of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries' great painters of plants and animals. Limited edition of 1000. A sturdy inner panel holds the commentary volume underneath. This is bound in green cloth and printed on high-quality white laid paper. Julie Harvey of the Entomology Library at the Natural History Museum has written a fascinating introduction to Merian's work, setting it in context and providing an overview of her life and times. Due to the size of this book, if posted, it will need to be sent via courier. Small scuff mark to top of rear board (minor). Else a beautiful copy. Copy No. 16 of 1000. Clam shell case is in fine condition. Contained in original packaging from the Folio Society - polystyrene (reinforced and repaired with brown tape) and cardboard box. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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FROM OCEAN LINER TO CRUISE SHIP
Written by Harley Crossley. Illustrated by Harley Crossley.
Stock no. 1608545
Published by Amberley. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Oblong format. The Marine Art of Harley Crossley. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781848689268.

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THE GREAT BOOK OF FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM
Written by Diane Kelder. Illustrated by Edouard Manet; Claude Monet; Auguste Renoir; Edgar Degas; Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec; Paul Cezanne.
Stock no. 2122019
Published by Abbeville Press. 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Very large format - chunky volume! Some fold-out pages. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0896591514. Some foxing. A few marks to outer page edges. Illustrations are beautifully bright! Wrapper is faded to spine and edges; with a little edge-creasing.

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