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THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Written by Selma G. Lanes.
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 2122444
Published by The Bodley Head.
1st
1981.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Large oblong format. Pictorial cloth. "Sendak's Life and Works are explored in affectionate detail, including many colour and b/w illustrations and folding plates, a moveable scene and a facsimile of the tiny mock-up that Sendak first made for the story that would later become Where The Wild Things Are". ISBN: 0370303865. A lovely copy.
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- ART
- CHILDRENS
- REFERENCE
- ACTION BOOKS
- MOVEABLE
- ILLUSTRATED
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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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- ART
- LIMITED EDITION
- LEATHER BINDING
TERRIER Y BULL & TERRIER LAS RAZAS DE COMBATE Y CAZA
Written by Jesus Brey; Carlos De Guinea.
Illustrated by Jose G. Ojados.
Stock no. 2121439
Published by Seiquer.
1996.
Very good condition.
Large oblong format. Card wraps. Text in Spanish. Title: TERRIER AND BULL & TERRIER RACES OF COMBAT AND HUNTING. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 8492169508. SIGNED by authors and Illustrator to prelims. Uneven fading to cover edges, with creasing; a few marks.
- Categorised in:
- DOGS
- DOGS - TERRIERS
- HUNTING
- ILLUSTRATED
- ART
CHRISTIAN BOLTANSKI
Written by Lynn Gumpert.
Illustrated by Christian Boltanski.
Stock no. 1811902
Published by Flammarion.
1st
1994.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Chritian Boltanski is one of France's best-known artists of the postwar generation and has developed a highly personal and often disconcerting oeuvre that challenges basic assumptions of what constitutes an artwork. Over 150 black-and-white and 5 colour illustrations that span the entire range of Boltanski['s production, materials and influences. Red boards, black title to spine. 192 pages. ISBN: 2080135597. Board edges lighlty bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and slightly faded to spine.
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- ART
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- BIOGRAPHY
THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF JESSIE M. KING
Written by Colin White.
Illustrated by Jessie M. King.
Stock no. 1314300
Published by Canongate Publishing Limited.
1st
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Grey boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations and photographs throughout. This is the first major book to be published about the life and works of Jessie M. King, who is one of the most important illustrators of the 20th century. Includes a detailed list of bibliographical information. Large format. ISBN: 0862412358. A couple of tiny marks to rear cover. Tiny splash marks (possibly from a drink?) to lower cover edges and textblock (marks very faint to textblock). Slight wear to top edges of dustwrapper.
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- ILLUSTRATED
- BIOGRAPHY
- REFERENCE
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- ART
- CHILDRENS
THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Written by Selma G. Lanes.
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 2114423
Published by The Bodley Head.
1st
1981.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large oblong format. Pictorial cloth. "Sendak's Life and Works are explored in affectionate detail, including many colour and b/w illustrations and folding plates, a moveable scene and a facsimile of the tiny mock-up that Sendak first made for the story that would later become Where The Wild Things Are". ISBN: 0370303865. Light wear to cover edges. Light page browning.
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- ART
- CHILDRENS
- REFERENCE
- ACTION BOOKS
- MOVEABLE
- ILLUSTRATED
THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Written by Selma G. Lanes.
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1312475
Published by Harry N. Abrams.
1st
1980.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Sendak's life and work are explored in affectionate detail in this charming fun-filled book. 94 full-colour illustrations and more than 165 b/w illustrations. Large oblong format. Pictorial cloth showing scene from "Where The Wild Things Are". ISBN: 0810916002. A few very light scartch marks to the heavy plastic original dustwrapper.
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- ART
- ILLUSTRATED
- CHILDRENS
- BIOGRAPHY
- REFERENCE
STEINLEN AND HIS ART TWENTY-FOUR CARTOONS
No author listed.
Illustrated by Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen.
Stock no. 1710303
Published by Chatto & Windus.
Circa
1911.
Fair condition.
Large format. Pictorial cloth. Illustrations tipped-in on all four corners. With a critical introduction and descriptive notes. Backstrip missing. Rear board detached, front board fragile at binding. All plates present. Fraying to cloth edges. Rippling to cloth on front cover. 1 plate has a large closed tear. Odd margin mark.
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- ART
- ART NOUVEAU
- CARTOONS
EARLY GEORGIAN PORTRAITS (2 VOLUMES)
Written by John Kerslake.
Stock no. 2112520
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
1st
1977.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Maroon cloth with gilt titles. Volume 1 is Text and Volume 2 contains the plates. ISBN: 0112900437. A few grubby marks to outer page edges. Wrapper spines are faded. Contained in a very good slip-case that has some scuffing and wear to edges.
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- ART
- PORTRAITURE
- GEORGIAN
ROMNEY A BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL ESSAY WITH A CATALOGUE RAISONNE OF HIS WORKS (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Humphrey Ward; W. Roberts.
Stock no. 2111890
Published by Thos. Agnew & Sons.
1st
1904.
Very good condition.
Large format. Blue leather spines with gilt titles and intricate decorations. Blue cloth covers with gilt titles. Captioned, tissue-guard plates. Limited edition to 350 copies. These volumes are copy no. 20. Spines are faded; now look green. Some bumping and wear to cover edges and corners. A little brown spotting to covers. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Names in ink to front endpapers. Page browning; some foxing. The books appear to have been restitched at one time - bindings are nice and tight.
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- ART
- BIOGRAPHY
- ESSAYS
- CATALOGUE (ART)
- LIMITED EDITION
- LEATHER BINDING
READING THE PORTRAITS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH I
Written by Elizabeth W. Pomeroy.
Stock no. 2111887
Published by Archon Books; The Shoe String Press.
1st
1989.
Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour plates. Using 10 works of art, 9 in colour Pomeroy explores the border-lines between disciplines to shed new light on the portraits of Elizabeth I. She combines ideas from cultural anthropology, semiotics, literary theory, social history and the psychology of perception to create a web of meanings and harmonies, centering the paintings of the Queen in a new, complex environment. ISBN: 0208021892. Wrapper is a little browned, with a few marks.
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- ART
- PORTRAITURE
- ROYALTY
I WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE EVERYWHERE, WITH EVERYONE, ONE TO ONE, ALWAYS, FOREVER, NOW
Written by Damien Hirst.
Illustrated by Damien Hirst.
Stock no. 2109753
Published by Booth-Clibborn.
1st
1997.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large square format. First book by the author. Looking at his art works so far, expressed in his own words, and illustrated by his own selection of over 700 images, pop-ups and special inserts. ISBN: 1873968442. Front joint is a bit cracked. Two pop-up/moveable pieces have come unglued - but could be repaired with double-sided sticky tape. Many inserts present and original sticker sheet - but no list to discover if any are missing - assumed all present. Wrapper is faded to spine with some edge-creasing.
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- ART
- MODERN ART
- ACTION BOOKS
- POP-UP
- MOVEABLE