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THE ART AND SPIRIT OF PARIS (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Michel Laclotte.
Stock no. 1824367
Published by Abbeville Press. Circa 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Two volumes. Edited by Laclotte. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and pictorial onlay to front. Colour photographs throughout. A very heavy set. Large format. ISBN: 9781558597600. Second printing. Spines very lightly faded (hardly noticeable). Creasing to margins of pagew 283-190 volume I else contents fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is bumped at top front corner and has a couple of minor knocks.

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LAURENCE HOUSMAN
Written by Rodney Engen. Illustrated by Laurence Housman.
Stock no. 1323936
Published by Catalpa Press Ltd. 1st 1983. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Artis and the Critic series. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 157 pages plus index. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0904995046. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is very slightly creased at edges.

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FLORA
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Pamela Bianco.
Stock no. 1323932
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1919. Almost very good condition.

"This volume grew out of an exhibition of the picture of Pamela Bianco (aged 12) which was held in 1919, they are accompanied by exquisite poems that De La Mare was inspired by them to write". Beautiful colour and b/w pictures. Large format. White boards with grey titles and illustration to front cover. This edition has the small image to page 43. 43 pages. Heavy bumping to spine and corners. Spine bumped and some browning to edges. Endpapers browned. Foxing to contents.

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BABY ANIMALS ON THE FARM AND HOW TO DRAW THEM
Written by Vere Temple. Illustrated by Vere Temple.
Stock no. 1323773
Published by The Studio. 1st 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Studio How To Do It Book. Red cloth. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly grubby and edge worn.

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THE PIRELLI CALENDAR: 40 YEARS COMPLETE
Written by Francesco Negri Arnoldi.
Stock no. 1824270
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Pirelli Calendar is an icon of our times. Not available by purchase or subscription but only sent to a Who's Who of movers and shakers, this luxurious pin-up calendar has over the years featured the world's most beautiful women. This fortieth anniversary edition contains the full calendar for all the yeras from 1964 to 2004. Large format. Matt pink boards, black title to spine & publisher logo to front. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 050054297X. Pink has faded to green at board edges and spine. Text block lightly browned, minor foxing to top edge. Contents fine. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and is creased across top edge.

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FLORA
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Pamela Bianco.
Stock no. 1323730
Published by J.B. Lippincott Company; William Heinemann. 1st 1919. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

"This volume grew out of an exhibition of the picture of Pamela Bianco (aged 12) which was held in 1919, they are accompanied by exquisite poems that De La Mare was inspired by them to write". Beautiful colour and b/w pictures. Large format. White boards with grey titles and illustration to front cover. This edition has the small image to page 43. 45 pages. Spine and corners bumped, small dents to lower edges. Some browning to cover edges. Heavy foxing and some browning to contents. Some top edges remain untrimmed from the binding process. Dustwrapper is very worn (as usual) with some loss. Spine is browned and torn with white sticky paper reinforcements to verso.

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LARTIGUE: ALBUM OF A CENTURY
Written by Martine D'Astier; Clement Cheroux; et al. Illustrated by Jacques Henri Lartigue.
Stock no. 1824269
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) took his first photograph using his father's camera when he was just six years old, and with this began the creation of an enduring record of twentieth-century French life. Published on the occasion of the exibition Jacques Henri Lartigue: Photographs 1901 - 1986 London 2004. Large, oblong format. Brey cloth boards, silver title to spine and blind publisher's vignette to front. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 0500542910. Spine slightly cocked. Text block slightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby mainly to rear panel.

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HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON: THE MODERN CENTURY
Written by Peter Galassi. Illustrated by Henri Cartier-Bresson.
Stock no. 1824268
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Published to accompany the major retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, drawing fully on the extensive holdings of the Foundation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris. Large format. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine and blind publisher's vignette to front. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780500543917. Boards clean and bright. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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CREATING OURSELVES: THE SELF IN ART
Written by Emily Butler; Candy Stobbs.
Stock no. 1824266
Published by Whitechapel Art Gallery. 1st 2017. Slightly better than very good condition.

Works from the ISelf Collection. Photography. Published on the occasion of the exhibition in four chapters at the White Chapel Gallery 2017 - 2018. Exploring the self in modern and contemporary art. Limp cardwraps with mottled cream cloth and pictorial onlay to front. White title label with black title to spine and front. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9780854882571. Light fading to front cover. Contents clean.

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CONSUMING THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE
Written by Robert A. Sobieszek; George F. Thompson; Stanley Diamond. Illustrated by John Ganis.
Stock no. 1824263
Published by Dewi Lewis Publishing. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Chronicling the effects of development and extraction industries in every region of the United States over a period of almost 20 years. Abandoned wrecks, desolate strip mines, clear-cut forests, industrial parks, landfill sites and terrains flattened for housing developments. Large, oblong format. Grey boards, blind titles. Colour photos, some poems accompanying. ISBN: 1904587003. Narrow band of fading to boards at horizontal edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to front vertical edge and a little scuffed. Contains publishers statements and one loose plate (extra).

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ANDY GOLDSWORTHY: EPHEMERAL WORKS 2004 - 2014
No author listed. Illustrated by Andy Goldsworthy.
Stock no. 1824261
Published by Abrams. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A selection of approximately 200 previously unpublished ephemeral works arranged in chronological sequence, capturing Goldsworthy's creative process as it interacts with material, place, and passage of time and seasons. Large, heavy format. White boards, blind title to front spine and blind squiggle to front. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781419717796. Small knock to middle of rear board and rear panel of dustwrapper (minor), white boards a little grubby. Plain white endpapers a little grubby else contents clean. Grey pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed/grubby.

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CANAN TOLON: SIDESTEPS
Written by Ziba Ardalan. Illustrated by Canan Tolon.
Stock no. 1824255
Published by Parasol Unit. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

Canan Tolon is a Turkish artist now living in California. This book was published for the exhibition of the same name running from 15 January - 16 March 2014. Black cloth spine with red title. Pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780957351813. Rear board lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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