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OLD MASTER DRAWINGS FROM THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM
Written by Christopher White; Catherine Whistler; Colin Harrison.
Stock no. 1829416
Published by The Ashmolean Museum. 1st thus 1992. Very good condition.

Published for the exhibition originally shown in Rome from 13 May to 13 July 1991 and subsequently in Oxford from 18 August to 11 October 1992. Includes works by artists working in Italy, Spain and Northern Europe, from the time of the Renaissance to the end of the eighteenth century. Large format. Red cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 232 pages including index. ISBN: 1854440209. Vertical creasing to spine from reading use. Old price-label to rear cover and a few minor marks. Text block grubby. Faint browning to half-title page else contents clean.

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'COMING FROM THE DARK'
Written by Rungwe Kingdon. Illustrated by Lynn Chadwick.
Stock no. 1829413
Published by Gallery Pangolin. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published for the exhibition of the same name featuring the sculptures of Lynn Chadwick. Square cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. 47 pages plus contents. A nice copy.

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BEN NICHOLSON
Written by Jeremy Lewison. Illustrated by Ben Nicholson.
Stock no. 1829389
Published by Tate Gallery. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

This catalogue, published to accompany the major exhibition of Nicholson's work held at the Tate Gallery 1993-1994, sheds new light on Nicholson's achievements and his life. All the works in the exhibition are described and analysed and there are ten essays on different aspects of Nicholson's art. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. 277 pages. ISBN: 1854371304. Lower front edge and top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's pictorial slipcase which has a few marks.

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TURKS: A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND YEARS, 600-1600
Written by David J. Roxburgh.
Stock no. 1829385
Published by Royal Academy of Arts. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

This magnificent catalogue accompanies the spectactular exhibition of the same name devoted to the artistic and cultural riches of the Turks. Large, heavy format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations throughout. 494 pages including index. ISBN: 1903973570. Text block a little grubby and marked. Book has been dropped on lower rear corner giving rise to corner crease of last few page. 0.5" split to rear edge at base of spine. Front joint pulled where glue has dried out but binding is tight. Some imprinting of ink from front flap and frontispiece. Contents very good.`

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JEAN-LUC BARONI LTD.: AN EXHIBITION OF MASTER DRAWINGS NEW YORK & LONDON 2003
Written by Stephen Ongpin.
Stock no. 1829235
Published by Jean-Luc Baroni Ltd.. 1st 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Exhibition ran from 1st to 30th May 2003 in New York, 3rd to 26th July in London, this is the catalogue of drawings. Large format. Dark green cloth, light green title to spine, front board has faint vignette in light green. B/w and colour illustrations by various artists. Not paginated. 56 Master Drawings. Light rubbing to spine and lower edge of boards. Lower edge of boards lightly knocked. Text block a little dusty. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, worn at top rear edge of spine with slight loss, scuffed to rear panel.

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DURER IN AMERICA: HIS GRAPHIC WORK
Written by Charles W. Talbot; Gaillard F. Ravenel; Jay A. Levenson; Wolfgang Stechow. Illustrated by Albrecht Durer.
Stock no. 1829230
Published by The Macmillan Company. 1st 1971. Very good condition.

Exhibition dates at the National Gallery of Art, April 25 - June 6, 1971. Edited by Talbot, Notes by Ravenel & Levenson, Essay by Stechow. Large format. Red cloth boards, black title label with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations throughout. 362 pages. A few marks to boards, top corners bumped, Spine slightly faded and worn at top & tail. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.

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MAN, DRAGON AND DEATH: THE GLORY OF SAINT GEORGE
Written by Laurent Busine; Manfred Sellink.
Stock no. 1829229
Published by Mercatorfonds. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published to coincide with the exhibition of the same name which ran from October 2015 - January 2016. This book offers the first-ever survey of artistic depictions of the legend of Saint George defeating the dragon. White paper boards, black title to spine, red title to front. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. 287 pages. ISBN: 9780300215755. A few grubby marks to white boards, else a lovely copy.

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STUART LUKE GATHERER: A RAKE'S PROGRESS
No author listed. Illustrated by Stuart Luke Gatherer; William Hogarth.
Stock no. 1829227
Published by Albemarle Gallery. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oblong format. Beige cardwraps, black titles. Colour illustrations. Exhibition catalogue. Some fading to covers. Contents clean.

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DR. SEUSS FROM THEN TO NOW
No author listed. Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 1329013
Published by Random House. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A catalogue of the Retrospective Exhibition organised by the San Diego Museum of Art. Red boards with gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0394892682. Minimal bumping and rubbing to corners. Some foxspots. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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EDWARD WESTON: A LEGACY
Written by Susan Danly; Jonathan Spaulding; Jessica Todd Smith; Jennifer A. Watts.
Stock no. 1829112
Published by Merrell Publishers Limited. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Edward Weston was the first photographer ever to receive a Guggenheim fellowship. This book celebrates Huntington Library's extraordinary collection of five hundred Edward Weston photographs, all of them selected and printed for the institution by the artist in the 1940s. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name which ran from June 28-October 5, 2003. Edited and with an introduction by Jennifer A. Watts. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 1858942063. Black endpapers have very light scuffing (very minor). Else a beautiful copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed, light fading to top edge of flaps.

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COLOURS OF MEDIEVAL CYPRUS
Written by Demetra Papanikola-Bakirtzi; David Hunt; Eleni Loizides.
Stock no. 1829111
Published by Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Through the Medieval Ceramic Collection of the Leventis Muncipal Museum of Nicosia. Essays by Sir David Hunt and Eleni Loizides. Published in the event of the exhibition 'Colours of Medieval Cyprus: Aspects of Daily Life 1191-1571' organized to mark the accession of Cyprus to the European Union. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 165 pages. ISBN: 9963560636. Minor scuffing to rear cover. Contents clean.

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GEORGE TUTE WOOD ENGRAVER
No author listed. Illustrated by George Tute.
Stock no. 1328613
Published by City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. 1986. Very good condition.

Grey card wraps. B/w illustrations. Catalogue of a retrospective exhibition held in Bristol. ISBN: 090019930X. Slightly grubby mark to front cover, spine slightly faded. Contents clean.

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