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THE POWER OF DOGU: CERAMIC FIGURES FROM ANCIENT JAPAN
Written by Simon Kaner; et al.
Stock no. 1827713
Published by British Museum Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published to accompany the exhibition at the British Mueseum from 10 September to 22 November 2009. Dogu - abstract clay figures with recognizably human or animal features - have a long and fascinating history in Japan. This book illustrates 67 Dogu. Edited by Kaner. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714124643. Light fading horizontally to top of rear cover. Contents fine.

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BEYOND THE PALACE WALLS: ISLAMIC ART FROM THE STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM
Written by Mikhail B. Piotrovsky; Anton D. Pritula.
Stock no. 1827711
Published by Nmse Publishing. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Islamic Art in a World Context. Exhibition at National Museums of Scotland Edinburgh 14 July to 5 November 2006. Edited by Piotrovsky and Pritula. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781905267040. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks.

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THE MEGALITHIC ART OF WESTERN EUROPE
Written by Elizabeth Shee Twohig.
Stock no. 1827709
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Megalithic art is found mainly on the structural stone of the tombs of passage grave type in Brittany, Iberia, Ireland and Britain. Most of the art consists of geometric designs. This work is based on extensive field work and provides a catalogue of the art in western Europe.The author has examined sites claimed to have megalithic art and the catalogue comprises a plan and description of each site and a drawing and full description of each decorated stone... Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0198131933. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE ART OF IDW'S TRANSFORMERS
No author listed. Illustrated by M.D. Bright; Don Figueroa; Guido Guidi; et al..
Stock no. 1327298
Published by Idw. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

The most memorable work from series such as Beast Wars, Generations, Stormbringer, etc. Large format. Cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781600102561. Wear to top and tail of spine which is also slightly faded. Contents bright and clean.

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HETEROPTERA: THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE OTHER, OR IMAGES OF A MUTATING WORLD
Written by Cornelia Hesse-Honegger.
Stock no. 1327294
Published by Scalo Zurich. 1st UK 2001. Very good condition.

Large format. Cream boards. 309 pages. ISBN: 3908247314. Spine and corners bumped. Covers very slightly grubby. Contents fine.

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PRINTING WILDLIFE: APPROACHES TO WILDLIFE PRINTMAKING
Written by Lisa Hooper.
Stock no. 1327292
Published by Langford Press. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

Wildlife Art Techniques 2. Cardwraps. 135 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781904078692. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed otherwise a fine copy.

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TURNER IN THE ALPS: THE JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE & SWITZERLAND IN 1802
Written by David Hill. Illustrated by J.M.W. Turner.
Stock no. 1827684
Published by George Philip. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A comprehensive guide to the most important tour Turner made, the author has travelled through the Alps in Turner's footstpes and vividly recreated the artist's journey, using Turner's sketchbooks and the writings of contemporaries including Byron and Shelley. A fascinating mixture of art, history and travel. Large, oblong format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations, colour photos. ISBN: 0540012513. Small white mark to rear board. Tiny nick to lower edge of pages 59/60 and 61/62 (extremely minor). Else contents are fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top of spine and slightly scuffed to rear panel.

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HOCKNEY'S PORTRAITS AND PEOPLE
Written by Marco Livingstone; Kay Heymer. Illustrated by David Hockney.
Stock no. 1827683
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards. With 246 illustrations, 233 in colour. Through a careful selection of works both iconic and previously unpublished, this book explores the many ways in which Hockney has depicted the people around him, be they famous names or life long friends. ISBN: 050023812X. A couple of very minor scratch marks to front board else fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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RAILWAY POSTERS OF THE YORKSHIRE COAST
Written by J. Robin Lidster.
Stock no. 1327239
Published by Scarborough Borough Council. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

Prepared in conjunction with an exhibition of railway posters mounted in Scarborough Art Gallery, 1990. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0905120027. Slight rubbing to cover edges and some slight grubbiness at spine edges. There is some minor curling of page corner tips.

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ROYAL ACADEMY PICTURES 1896
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327179
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1896. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Decorative blue cloth with gilt title to front cover and black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Small booksellers label to front pastedown. Foxing and some page margin finger creasing.

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MANET BY HIMSELF
Written by Juliet Wilson-Bareau. Illustrated by Edouard Manet.
Stock no. 1327173
Published by MacDonald. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Black cloth, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. Correspondence & Conversation, Paintings, Pastels, Prints & Drawings. ISBN: 0356191613. Spine and corners slightly rubbed. Contents fine. Wrapper is slightly creased at top edges.

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THE ART OF PAMELA KAY
Written by Michael Spender. Illustrated by Pamela Kay.
Stock no. 1327170
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Including a biographical background to the artist and an informed commentary on the paintings. Oblong format. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0715300326. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly foxed on verso and is faded to edge of rear panel.

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