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L S LOWRY THE MAN AND HIS ART
Written by Judith Sandling; Michael Leber. Illustrated by L.S. Lowry.
Stock no. 1826763
Published by City Of Salford Art Gallery And Museums. Circa 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Produced to accompany an exhibition of Lowry's paintings and drawings. Black pictorial cardwraps. B/w and colour illustrations. 32 pages. ISBN: 0901952206. Covers lightly scuffed. Includes loosely inserted list of paintings and drawings. A few foxspots to top margin of first page.

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DAVID MYNETT: THE SKETCHBOOKS
Written by Sheila Peczenik. Illustrated by David Mynett.
Stock no. 1826754
Published by Shiela Peczenik. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

A selection of colour sketches by David Mynett, selected by Sheila Peczenik. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour sketches throughout. ISBN: 9780993078101. A nice copy.

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MAKING IT NEW: THE ART AND STYLE OF SARA AND GERALD MURPHY
Written by Deborah Rothschild. Illustrated by Gerald Murphy.
Stock no. 1826739
Published by University of California Press. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Published as the catalogue for the exhibition of the same name which ran from 2007 to 2008. This is a captivating and absorbing collection of essays examining through images and text the Murphys' influence on a remarkable constellation of artists. The Murphys, who endeavored to make art of their own lives, embodied a predominant theme of the 1920s: life as one would like it to be versus life as it is. Featuring art by Gerald Murphy, Pablo Picasso, Fernand Leger, Man Ray, and many others in addition to numerous documentary photos. Red cloth boards, yellow title to spine, blind title to front. ISBN: 9780520252387. Frontis is slightly grubby. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed to rear panel.

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ROMAN CIESLEWICZ
Written by Margo Rouard-Snowman. Illustrated by Roman Cieslewicz.
Stock no. 1826736
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

Master of Graphic Design. Roman Cieslewicz is one of a handful of graphic artists who have attained worldwide recognition. Best known for a number of unforgettable images, as this book so splendidly demonstrates, Cieslewicz continues to set the pace in an extremely competitive field. Published to accompany a retrospective exhibition at the Pompidou Centre, Paris. Large format. Cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 050027729X. Covers a little scuffed and grubby, edges lightly rubbed. Light foxing to text block. Contents clean.

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NORMAN FOSTER: 1964-1987
Written by Chris Abel; Chris Seddon; Kenji Sugimura.
Stock no. 1826730
Published by A + U Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

Architecture and Urbanism Extra Edition. Devoted to 55 works in architecture by Norman Foster dating from 1964 to 1987 presented in chronological order. Written in Japanese & English. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos and diagrams. Covers lightly scuffed and browned. A few minor foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean.

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A VISION OF FLIGHT: THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OF ALFRED G. BUCKHAM
Written by Celia Ferguson. Illustrated by Alfred G. Buckham.
Stock no. 1826695
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. Buckham's previously untold story. ISBN: 9780752444307. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Lower rear cover edge is lightly rubbed and creased, corresponding minor crease to lower margin of contents. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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SPITFIRES OVER SCOTLAND: 'FIRST BLOOD TO THE AUXILIARIES'
Written by Bill Simpson.
Stock no. 1826578
Published by G C Books Ltd. 1st 2010. Very good condition.

The Life of Squadron Leader Patrick Gifford DFC, and the shooting down of the first German aircraft in British airspace during the Second World War. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781872350448. Very heavy couple of diagonal creases to lower corner of front cover. Rear cover lightly scuffed and marked. Contents clean and uncreased.

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CROZ: LARRIKIN BIKER
Written by Graeme Crosby.
Stock no. 1826573
Published by HarperCollinsPublishers (New Zealand) Ltd. 2011. Very good condition.

In 1979 Graeme Crosby arrived in Britain with his worldly possessions in a carry-bag. Four years later 'Croz' as he is affectionately known to millions of fans, walked away from the glamour world of world championship Grand Prix racing, taking with him a bag full of trophies and his ever-present sense of humour... Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781869508579. Reprint.Covers lightly creased and edge-worn. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.

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EMINENT VICTORIANS
Written by Lytton Strachey; Michael Holroyd.
Stock no. 1826540
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Cardinal Manning, Florence Nightingale, Dr. Arnold, General Gordon. Introduced by Michael Holroyd. Green and gold pictorial cloth, white title block to spine. Colour illustrations. A lovely copy, appears unread. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and also has a small mark to one edge.

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AN INDIAN BOYHOOD
Written by Noel Sircar. Illustrated by Olga Lehmann.
Stock no. 1325822
Published by Hollis & Carter. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth. A lovely account of a young boy's experiences growing up in Indian. Bold b/w illustrations. The author paints a vivid picture of life in India, as well as demonstrating the universal nature of "growing up." Small, light mark to lower edge of front cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss, a bit grubby and marked to rear panel.

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MEMOIRS OF A FIGHTING CAPTAIN
Written by Admiral Lord Cochrane; Brian Vale.
Stock no. 1826497
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Vale. Cochrane was an inspired naval commander in the Napoleonic wars, a leading figure in the Radical movement but he was also guilty of making disastrous decisions on land and being pig-headed and vindictive and he used his memoirs to settle old scores. Colour illustrations. Dark blue cloth, with gilt title, border and vignette. 311 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase in almost fine condition.

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FIELD MARSHAL VON MANSTEIN, A PORTRAIT: THE JANUS HEAD
Written by Marcel Stein; Gwyneth Fairbank.
Stock no. 1826466
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Translated by Stein, Edited by Fairbank. Feldmarschall Erich von Manstein was the most outstanding German high commander of the Second World War. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9781906033026. Pictorial dustwrapper has a 2" closed tear to front panel center (no loss and difficult to spot immediately), lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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