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IAN HAMILTON FINLAY: A VISUAL PRIMER
Written by Yves Abrioux; Stephen Bann. Illustrated by Ian Hamilton Finlay.
Stock no. 1830863
Published by Reaktion Books. 2nd 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition. Includes biographical notes. This book describes and illustrated Ian Hamilton Finlay's whole artistic career. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. 318 pages including index. ISBN: 0948462353. Light rubbing to cover edges. Vertical reading crease to spine. Couple of minor marks to lower edge of text block. Contents clean.

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HAND, HEART AND SOUL: THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT IN SCOTLAND
Written by Elizabeth Cumming.
Stock no. 1830861
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

A remarkable and often inspiring story of ideals, commitment and imagination. This book provides a national context for the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Robert Lorimer, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh and Phoebe Anna Traquair. A look at public art, craft education and concepts of tradition, the rise of independent professional women designers, domestic and church buildings, the role of craft within communities, and how Arts and Crafts was finally transformed in the age of Modernism. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos, b/w illustrations. xv and 240 pages. ISBN: 9781841586106. Spine slightly faded. Lowere edge of text block a little grubby. Contents clean.

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AN ILLUSTRATED JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLD
Written by Thomas Daniell; Samuel Daniell; William Daniell; Katherine Prior. Illustrated by Samuel Daniell; Thomas Daniell; William Daniell.
Stock no. 1208993
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

The story of the Daniell brothers' voyages from London to Canton in 1786 and return via India in 1794, when China was a very exotic and relatively unknown destination. Edited and introduced by Katherine Prior. 3/4 buckram cloth with pictorial front board and gilt title. Large oblong format. Endpapers are maps. Full page colour illustrations throughout. xix and 329 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is shelf-scuffed on non-illustrated sides.

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ROCKING HORSES
Written by Emma Marsden; Tony Stevenson.
Stock no. 1830849
Published by Courage Books. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Collector's Guide to Identifying, Buying and Enjoying Rocking Horses. Large format. Brick red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 80 pages including index. American Edition. ISBN: 1561382191. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, lightly marked, verso is affected by damp mottling (not visible to front).

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AN INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING IN OILS
Written by Hazel Harrison.
Stock no. 1830844
Published by Eagle Editions Ltd. 1st thus 2000. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An intensive and thorough course in oil painting, featuring may step-by-step photographs to illustrate all the basic techniques. In addition, there is plenty of useful information on materials and equipment, as well as how to do the groundwork in preparation for painting. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. 127 pages including index. ISBN: 1861603657. A few minor knocks to board edges else boards bright and clean. Top edge of text block has some minor spotting. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel and has some marks to verso (not visible to front).

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REPAIRING AND RESTORING FURNITURE: THE COMPLETE MANUAL 17TH - 20TH CENTURY
Written by V.J. Taylor.
Stock no. 1830840
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete reference to the woodworking techniques required for any sympathetic renovation - by an acknowledged expert. Includes common repair jobs such as stripping and re-finishing, re-making loose joints and many more specialist repairs. Also covers upholstery, veneering, carving, turning, sharpening tools and special finishes. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 0715398857. A few minor marks to rear board. Foxing and marks to top edge of text block, not affecting contents. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is damp stained to lower edges with some visible marks to lower front edge, light scuffing, and tiny tear to top of front panel.

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ROCKING HORSES
Written by Margaret Spencer.
Stock no. 1830805
Published by The Crowood Press. 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Wordwork Projects. How to make a range of different horses. After a brief history of the toys the book describes the materials, tools and accessories for the craft, and distinguishes those that are essential from those that are not a necessity but would be useful. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and black and white photos with detailed diagrams. 160 pages. ISBN: 1852234547. Reprint. Some staining and browning to text block else a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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RENAISSANCE DECORATIVE PAINTING IN SCOTLAND
Written by Michael Bath.
Stock no. 1830775
Published by National Museums Of Scotland Publishing Limited. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

An exploration of the rich inheritance of decorative painting found in Scottish buildings of the 16th and 17th centuries, of which more than 100 examples survive or are recorded. These painted walls and ceilings show striking images of religious, classical, emblematic or grotesque subjects that have never before been comprehensively documented or described. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w and colour illustrations. ix and 286 pages. ISBN: 1901663604. Spine faded. Minor mark to lower edge of text block. Else a lovely copy.

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A STUDENT'S GUIDE TO WOOD ENGRAVING (BOOKS FOR THE CRAFTSMAN)
Written by Wilfred Gregson.
Stock no. 1830773
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A practical introduction to the technique of the woodcut. The author is a wood engraver and is well qualified to eplain the technique of the craft and to illustrate the technique. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w wood engravings. xv and 79 pages including index. Boards clean. Text block foxed. Endpapers browned. Some foxing throughout. Green pictorial dustwrapper is browned, edge-rubbed with a few small closed tears and chips, small amount of loss to base of spine.

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NORFOLK & THE GRAND TOUR
Written by Andrew W. Moore.
Stock no. 1830761
Published by Norfolk Museums Service. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

This book explores the origins of some of the finest art collections in Britain, tracing the travels and souvenirs of those Norfolk gentlemen who went on the Grand Tour of Europe throughout the eighteenth century. Large format. Black pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 168 pages including index. ISBN: 0903101491. Covers lightly scuffed. Text block has some minor foxing and minimal grubbiness. Contents clean.

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CELEBRATING THOMAS CHIPPENDALE: 250 YEARS OF INFLUENCE
Written by Rene Bilodeau; Anselm Fraser.
Stock no. 1830759
Published by The Learning Mill Press. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book celebrates Thomas Chippendale's, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director: A pattern book of household furnishings published in 1754. Chippendale's folio would become the most important and significant publication of its time, influencing furniture design and style up to this day. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0976212404. White mark to lower front board imprinted from the verso of the dustwrapper. Dustwrapper has been glued to the pastedowns via the flaps (will not be removed). A few minor marks to front endpaper. Some damp crinkling to contents but no staining, clean. A few minor marks to rear panel of dustwrapper and light fading to front edge of spine.

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THE ART OF FLORENCE (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Glenn M. Andres; John M. Hunisak; A. Richard Turner.
Stock no. 1830758
Published by Artabras. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Two volumes. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Superb colour photos and numerous b/w illustrations. 1312 pages in total. Due to the size of this book, if posted, it will need to be sent via courier and may incur extra shipping costs. ISBN: 9780896601116. Spines slightly faded else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly faded to rear vertical open edge.

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