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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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PORTRAITS: A HISTORY
Written by Andreas Beyer.
Stock no. 1825477
Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.. Circa 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A fascinating overview of portraiture in all its manifestations: individual and group portraits; official and casual settings; sitters ranging from the famous to the anonymous; renderings of lovers, friends, and family; artists' powerful depictions of themselves; idealized visions along with warts-and-all realism. Large format. Red cloth boards, blind titles. Colour illustrations throughout. A hefty volume. ISBN: 0810945398. 2nd printing. A lovely copy in a pictorial dustwrapper which is lightly faded in places.

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THE RENAISSANCE PORTRAIT FROM DONATELLO TO BELLINI
Written by Keith Christiansen; Stefan Weppelmann; et al. Illustrated by Donatello; Giovanni Bellini; et al..
Stock no. 2138869
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Yale University Press. Circa 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Dark cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour photos and illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780300175912. Some light knocks along cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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TITIAN'S PORTRAITS THROUGH ARETINO'S LENS
Written by Luba Freedman; Pietro Aretino. Illustrated by Titian.
Stock no. 2138860
Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Maroon cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0271013397. Page edge browning/foxing. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few nicks; faded to spine.

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THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN: PORTRAITS OF THE FEW
Written by Christopher Yeoman; David Pritchard.
Stock no. 1822908
Published by Fighting High Ltd. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A tribute to the small group of legendary pilots that served with the Royal Air Force through one of the most critical periods of the Second World War. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour portraits. ISBN: 9780956269645. SIGNED by the authors (no dedication) to title page. Previous owner's name in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly grubby to rear panel.

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MAN WITH A BLUE SCARF: ON SITTING FOR A PORTRAIT BY LUCIAN FREUD
Written by Martin Gayford. Illustrated by Lucian Freud.
Stock no. 1819311
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The history of a portrait, seen from the sitter's point of view. Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. Blue ribbon page marker. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780500238752. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.

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A SELECTION OF FRENCH PAINTINGS 1700-1840 OFFERED FOR SALE
No author listed.
Stock no. 2117265
Published by Matthiesen Fine Art. 1989. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Catalogue for exhibition of Medecins Sans Frontieres 6th June - 28th July 1989. B/w illustrations. Spine is creased and faded. Some browning to covers.

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BRITISH PAINTING 1600/1800
No author listed.
Stock no. 2112677
Published by National Gallery Of Victoria. 1988. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w illustrations. An exhibition organized by The British Council for The Australian Gallery Directors' Council. 1977/1978. ISBN: 0724100431. Some wrinkling and chipping to cover edges.

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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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TREASURES IN THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
Written by John Hayes.
Stock no. 2111970
Published by National Portrait Gallery. 1ST 1977. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. ISBN: 0904017168. Covers are very browned, with a few marks. Contents are still excellent.

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A COMPANION GUIDE TO THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
No author listed.
Stock no. 2111967
Published by National Galleries Of Scotland. 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. ISBN: 0903598701. Uneven fading to edges of front cover. Contents are excellent.

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THE ENGLISH FACE
Written by David Piper; Malcolm Rogers.
Stock no. 2111949
Published by National Portrait Gallery. 1992. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 185514008X. A few small marks to prelims. Wrapper is lightly edge-creased, with a few marks.

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