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THE ENGLAND OF ERIC RAVILIOUS
Written by Freda Constable; Sue Simon. Illustrated by Eric Ravilious.
Stock no. 1828818
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st thus 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Re-issue of the 1982 publication by Scolar Press. In his powerful yet exquisite watercolours, Ravilious's England reveals itself as a country of rolling downland, quiet countryside, tranquil gardens, greenhouses and farmhouse interiors, the calm and beauty of which are threatened by the gathering storm of an imminent war. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 0853318808. Corners of covers lightly rubbed, covers lightly scuffed. Contents generally clean.

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THE ART OF DAVID JONES: VISION AND MEMORY
Written by Ariane Bankes; Paul Hills. Illustrated by David Jones.
Stock no. 1828612
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book challenges the simplistic view of David Jones (1895-1974)as an outsider or an eccentric and instead explores his work in relation to the wider cultural and intellectual climate of his times. Fresh insights into the career of a multi-talented British artist. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. 176 pages including index. ISBN: 9781848221604. Minor knock to lower edge of rear board and corresponding tiny crease to lower edge of rear panel of dustwrapper. Else a lovely copy.

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REPRESENTING SLAVERY: ART, ARTEFACTS AND ARCHIVES IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
Written by Douglas Hamilton; Robert J. Blyth.
Stock no. 1828117
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book draws on the extensive collections of the National Maritime Mueseum, Greenwich, and is published to mark the 200th anniversary of Parliament's abolition of the British slave trade in 1807. Ten specially commissioned essays by leading scholars set the collections in their historical context, demonstrating the scale and brutality of slavery, the nature and extent of African resistance, and the widespread effort to achieve abolition and emancipation. Edited by Hamilton & Blyth. Grey cloth boards, white title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780853319665. Light rubbing to base of spine. Name & date in ink to front endpaper else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapperi s lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT
Written by Mary Greensted.
Stock no. 1825553
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Writings by Ashbee, Lethaby, Gimson and their Contemporaries. Edited by Mary Greensted. An introduction to the ideas behind the Arts and Crafts Movement in England in its own words, and a vivid picture of the people and events which shaped the Movement. Cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0853319235. Corners rubbed. Text block slightly marked. Contents clean.

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FORTRESS: ARCHITECTURE & MILITARY HISTORY IN MALTA
Written by Quentin Hughes.
Stock no. 2139027
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st 1969. Very good condition.

Very slightly oblong format. Card wraps. B/w photos. Creasing and browning to spine. Some marks to covers. Page edge browning.

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JOCK MCFADYEN: A BOOK ABOUT A PAINTER
Written by David Cohen; et al. Illustrated by Jock McFadyen.
Stock no. 2134830
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Square format. Black cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour reproductions of the artists works. ISBN: 0853317917. A few marks to covers. Contents are still excellent!

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KYFFIN WILLIAMS
Written by Nicholas Sinclair; Ian Jeffrey. Illustrated by Kyffin Williams.
Stock no. 1822005
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

With an essay by Jeffrey. This book encapsulates all aspects of Wales' most famous living artist and is consequently an invaluable resource for both scholars and art collectors. ISBN: 0853318964. Spine & corners bumped & rubbed. Small white mark to lower edge of front cover. Small nick to lower rear edge. 'LOFT15' written in ink to front endpaper. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at corners.

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KYFFIN WILLIAMS
Written by Nicholas Sinclair; Ian Jeffrey. Illustrated by Kyffin Williams.
Stock no. 2130140
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

With an essay by Jeffrey. This book encapsulates all aspects of Wales' most famous living artist and is consequently an invaluable resource for both scholars and art collectors. ISBN: 0853318964. Some light wear and a few knocks to cover edges. Contents are fine. Wrapper is faded to spine.

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ESTATE VILLAGES
Written by M.A. Havinden.
Stock no. 578157
Published by Lund Humphries. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A study of the Berkshire villages of Ardington and Lockinge. B/w photos. The book shows how a famous Victorian country estate was built up by the eminent banker Lord Overstone. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to top edge of text block. Dustwrapper: price-cut and has tape on verso, title to spine faded.

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