UP RIVER THE SONG OF THE ESK
Written by Darren Woodhead. Illustrated by Darren Woodhead.
Stock no. 1824824
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Beige cloth with gilt title to spine. The artist captures the outstanding natural beauty of the countryside around Carlops and the valley of the North Esk river, which lies just south of Edinburgh. He was artist in Residence in the area for 3 years. ISBN: 9781841588346. Spine & corners of boards lightly bumped, top corners of contents have a tiny crease, a result of bumped board corner. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lighty scuffed to rear.

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A GRASS ROPE TO CATCH A UNICORN: WENSLEYDALE WILD FLOWERS AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS
Written by Janet Rawlins. Illustrated by Janet Rawlins.
Stock no. 1824666
Published by Bain Falls Publishing. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Janet Rawlins painted this collection of wild flowers as relaxation, whilst carryng out commissions for large scale machine-embroidered fabric collages. Janet Rawlins has observed and loved Wensleydale, with illustrations, landscape paintings and tose famous collages, all in her own inimitable style. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout, many watercolour. ISBN: 9780992866006. Signed by the artist 'for (the previous owner)'. Top & tail of spine slightly bumped, small knock to top edge of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly edge-creased, tiny tear (no loss to top edge of rear panel, previous bookseller's label to rear panel.

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REPRESENTATIVE ART OF OUR TIME (8 VOLUMES)
Written by Charles Holme.
Stock no. 1824054
Published by Offices Of The Studio. 1st 1903. Very good condition.

With original etchings & lithographs, also reproductions of oil & water-colour paintings, pastels, &c. A set of 8 (complete) very large format grey card-wrap booklets with string binding. Each volume has an essay and 6 plates. Eight volumes with light edge0wear and browning to cover edges. All plates are present. Volume III has some foxing to a plate or two and facing blank pages, Volume VII has foxing to pages and plates are foxed on verso of page. Volume VIII has foxing to 1st plate and facing blank page. Some top edges unopened. All contained in a large presentation folder with ribbon clasp, folder is very worn, browned and scufffed, foxing to inside boards, spine is split. A nice, complete set.

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WATER-COLOUR GUIDANCE FOR THE STUDENT, THE AMATEUR AND THE OCCASIONAL COLOURIST
Written by J. Hullah Brown. Illustrated by J. Hullah Brown.
Stock no. 2137051
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1931. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. 24 colour plates and other b/w illustrations. A & C Black Colour Book. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spotting and marks to covers. Top inner margins of pages (next to top of spine) creased. Foxing to outer page edges. A few margin marks. All plates present.

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AUDUBON'S AVIARY: THE ORIGINAL WATERCOLORS FOR THE BIRDS OF AMERICA
Written by Roberta J.M. Olson; Marjorie Shelley; Alexandra Mazzitelli.
Stock no. 2136489
Published by Skira Rizzoli Publications, Inc.; The New-York Historical Society. 1st thus 2012. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth with white, black and yellow title. This is the Deluxe edition and includes a hand-produced facsimile of an Audubon watercolour (The Tufted Titmouse). Stunning colour illustrations throughout! In colour pictorial slip case. Features the one-and-only set of watercolours that Audubon created as a prototype for the large engraved edition of 'The Birds of America'. All 474 watercolours of the New-York Historical Society are reproduced. ISBN: 9780847839438. Wrapper has some very light edge-creasing. Facsimile reproduction painting is contained in an envelope to front endpaper, which has come unstuck from endpaper. Still excellent. This copy would make a wonderful gift. Slip case is in fine condition. Also contained in original colour cardboard box, which has a couple of dents and some wear.

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TURNER'S HUMAN LANDSCAPE
Written by Eric Shanes. Illustrated by J.M.W. Turner; Joseph Mallord William Turner.
Stock no. 1322120
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. 382 pages. A mass of information on the historical and artistic influences on Turner. ISBN: 0434695025. Spine slightly bumped. Price-cut wrapper is just a little creased at top edges.

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THE STANNARDS OF BEDFORDSHIRE
Written by Anthony J. Lester.
Stock no. 2130898
Published by Eastbourne Fine Art. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Family of Watercolour Painters Patronized by Royalty. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0902010115. Creasing to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and some grubby and brown marks.

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ARTHUR MELVILLE
Written by Iain Gale. Illustrated by Arthur Melville.
Stock no. 2129564
Published by Atelier Books. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1873830041. SIGNED by author to title page. Bumping and wear to spine and corners.

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MASTERS OF THE SEA
Written by Roger Quarm; Scott Wilcox.
Stock no. 1809761
Published by Phaidon Press. 1st 1987. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A survey of the marine watercolour, from its origins in the seventeenth century to the fresh and fluent seascapes of the early twentieth century. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0714824909. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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WATER-COLOUR PAINTING IN BRITAIN II THE ROMANTIC PERIOD
Written by Martin Hardie; Dudley Snelgrove; Jonathan Mayne; Basil Taylor.
Stock no. 2112454
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. 4 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713407174. Light bumping to spine and along a couple of cover edges. Some page edge browning. Wrapper is unevenly browned, with some chipping and creasing; minimal loss.

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ARTISTS & WRITERS AN EXHIBITION OF WATERCOLOURS, DRAWINGS AND ETCHINGS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2111972
Published by The Ranelagh Press. 1976. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Catalogue for Exhibition at Parkin Gallery October 8th to November 7th 1976. Uneven browning and some grubby marks to covers.

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ENGLISH WATER-COLOUR
Written by Charles Holme.
Stock no. 817607
Published by The Studio. 1902. Almost very good condition.

With Reproductions of Drawings by Eminent Painters. Introduction by Frederick Wedmore. Parts 1-8 separately bound in card-covers, contained within hard cloth folder. Tissue-guarded colour plates are tipped-in. All plates present. Text in part 4 is detached. Bookplate to inside cover of folder. Scuffing to folder, with small tear to side of spine. Faded.

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