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RAFFLES' ARK REDRAWN
Written by Henry J. Noltie.
Stock no. 1826561
Published by The British Library. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Natural History Drawings from the collection of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. An illustrated catalogue of the 123 colourful natural history drawings of the Raffles Family Collection. Oblong format. Cardwraps. ISBN: 9780712350846. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY MINIATURES IN THE COLLECTION OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
Written by Graham Reynolds.
Stock no. 1826002
Published by Royal Collection Enterprises Ltd. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Royal Collection contains one of the largest and most comprehensive groups of miniatures in existence. This catalogue describes the portrait miniatures dating from the origins of the art in the 1520s up to the end of the seventeenth century. Large format, heavy. Red cloth boards, black title label with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1902163451. Minor white mark to lower edge of front board. Text block slightly grubby. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and slightly scuffed.

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THE LIMBOURG BROTHERS: NIJMEGEN MASTERS AT THE FRENCH COURT 1400-1416
Written by Rob Duckers; Pieter Roelofs.
Stock no. 1825613
Published by Ludion, Museum. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name which ran from 28 August - 20 November 2005. The Limbourg brothers were famous for their miniature paintings and late Gothic manuscript illuminators. Large format, very heavy! Dark blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour illustrations throughout. 447 numbered pages. ISBN: 9055445967. A few minor marks to boards. Text block lightly browned else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper has a tiny closed tear to top edge and is unevenly faded.

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ART DECO SCHMUCK: JAKOB BENGEL - IDAR-OBERSTEIN / GERMANY (ART DECO JEWELRY)
Written by Christianne Weber-Stober; Ilonka Wenk.
Stock no. 1824499
Published by Arnoldsche. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

More than two hundred and fifty pieces of Bengel jewellery are superbly reproduced and described in this monograph on the firm. In addition, the book surveys over one hundred and thirty years of Bengel history and gives insights into sample books that have survived from the years 1924 to 1939. Many drawings in colour furnish conclusive source material on designers and design practice during those years. Large format. Black glazed pictorial boards. With a contribution by Ilonka Wenk. Bilingual (German and English). ISBN: 9783897902473. Boards a little scuffed. Contents fine.

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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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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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SOUL OF A NATION: ART IN THE AGE OF BLACK POWER
Written by Mark Godfrey; Zoe Whitley.
Stock no. 1824249
Published by Tate Publishing. 1st 2017. Slightly better than very good condition.

A significant and transformative contribution to art history and American history. This volume documents the powerful role black artists had in shaping contemporary art and our society at a pivotal moment in history. Published to compliment the exhibition at Tate Modern 2017 of the same name. Cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781849764636. Light scuffing to covers, contents fine.

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IN SEARCH OF GREECE: CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBIT OF DRAWINGS AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM BY EDWARD DODWELL AND SIMONE POMARDI FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE PACKARD HUMANITIES INSTITUTE
Written by John McKesson Camp Ii. Illustrated by Edward Dodwell; Simone Pomardi.
Stock no. 1824089
Published by The Packard Humanities Institute. 1st 2013. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A catalogue for the first public display of part of the Packard Humanities Institute's collection of more than 850 drawings done by Edward Dodwell and Simone Pomardi during their visit to Greece in 1805-6. Accompanied by introductory essays designed to set the collection in its historical, cultural, and artistic context. Large oblong format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781938325304. A lovely item. Very scarce at the time of cataloguing.

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OTTO FRELLO - AN INCORRIGIBLE PAINTER
Written by Ole Faber. Illustrated by Otto Frello.
Stock no. 1824077
Published by Museet For Varde By Og Omegn. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

An exhibition in 2009 featuring the broadest possible spectrum of the many different genres Frello has covered and the many ingenious items that Frello has brought into existence in the course of a long and exceptionally creative life. Oblong format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 8789834690. A lovely copy.

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VIKING ARTEFACTS: A SELECT CATALOGUE
Written by James Graham-Campbell.
Stock no. 1824021
Published by British Museum Publications. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A catalogue of the objects featuring in the major exhibition on Vikings mounted by the British Museum in the spring and Summer of 1980. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Bw photos. 312 pages including text and photos. ISBN: 0714113549. Text block lightly browned, contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few marks. A scarce item at the time of cataloguing.

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